Crafty Secrets DT Spring Fling Challenge

ETA Pattyjo asked...
That is so gorgeous! When you said a blender tool, I didn't follow you. What is a blender tool and how is it used? I really love the look of the basket picks.Pattyjo

Hi Pattyjo, a blending tool is an ink tool by Ranger. I tap it on my ink pad and then I swirl it around on my image to give it some color. You can put on different colors like I did on my picks. If you don't have a blending tool you could use a sponge, but, I feel I have better control of the ink with my blending tool. I have several of them for different colors of ink.

Good morning!

It's Crafty Secrets Challenge time again. I love these challenges, it's always fun to see what the DT does. I did a tray and basket ensemble for Easter treats or maybe some glasses of lemonade and fresh cut flowers for the basket.

I love taking something I find at yard sales and flea markets and giving it a new life. Like this wooden tray. It was painted a funky green color, so I spray painted it white and covered the inside with paper from the Pastel Paper Pad Then I picked out some images from the Birds & Blossoms and Easter Creative Scraps, cut them out and adhered them with Mod Podge, I painted on 2 more coats to help preserve it. I glued the pink buttons on the side with E6000.

The basket is made from a $1 store folding box and the Best Buds Vintage Postcard Kit. The picks in the basket are made with the Cupcake Party stamp set. I covered the sides and back of the box with paper from the Pastel Paper Pad, the front is covered with an image from the kit. The stamped bird, butterfly and hearts are inked up with Distress inks and a blender tool. I added Ranger Distress Rock Candy for some sparkle.

This is the $1 store box before I altered it.

This is the set that comes with the Best Buds Vintage Post card kit. I love all of them, they are so sweet and full of detail.

Be sure and check out the DT blogs for some fab designs!!

Crafty Secrets Blog
Vicki Chrisman DT Leader
Flo Teixeira
Heidi Blankenship
Linda Duke
Marisa Grossman
Melissa Phillips
Michele Kovack
Michelle VanEtten

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Did you have a good weekend? I did. We went to my mom's and helped her clear out some junk from her shed. They have a city wide junk pick-up every year and everyone gets their junk out by the road. Her shed looks so much better.

Then me and mom went to Batesville to do a little shopping. Terry decided he didn't want to do any shopping, so he went back home. We stopped at a nursery and I got a jade plant and a column cactus. I've been on a cactus kick ever since I saw the huge cactus in Phoenix, they were beautiful! The only thing is I'm having a hard time finding them around here. I used to see them in nursery's all the time, not anymore.

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I hope you have a great day, thanks for stopping by!