Angel Blessings ~ Crafty Secrets

Good Morning!

Did you have a wonderful Thanksgiving? We did, too much food, but, lots of family fun! The little ones had the most fun playing together, that's my fave part, watching them having fun.

Now, back to some blogging and sharing what I've made, that is fun too!

Today's card is from the new Angel Blessings set by Crafty Secrets.

Look at all of the gorgeous images in this set! This is defiantly an all occasion set for Christmas, sympathy, wedding, birthday and new baby cards like the one I made here for a baby boy. Man, so many images, so many possibilities!

Isn't the angel pretty, she was super easy to color too. Her wings have glitter on them, of course, you can't have an angel without glitter!

I stamped the white image repeatedly along the bottom with VersaMark and sprinkled on white embossing powder and heat set it. Then I added the Kaiser pearls in the center of each image.

Supplies: Stamps - CS Angel Blessings. Paper - Neenah Solar White, blue, Baby of Mine Mini Papers by Jenni Bowlin. Ink - Ranger Distress Black Soot, VersaMark, Copic markers. Acces. - Kaiser Pearls, A Muse Creative Candy, Martha Stewart glitter, white embossing powder, blue silk ribbon. Tools - Spellbinders scalloped oval (lg) & ovals (lg), MFT open scalloped border, Scor-Buddy, heat tool, sewing machine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I hope you have a great day, it's raining here today, a good day to stay in and create if you can.
Thanks for stopping by!

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Crafty Secrets Christmas Challenge

Good Morning!

It's Crafty Secrets Challenge time again, this month we're doing Christmas. Crafty Secrets has the best Christmas stamp sets, Creative Scraps, Post Card Kits, booklets, so much to have fun with!

My project is a Christmas hanger, I used a large chipboard piece that Sandy sells as my base.

I covered it with Christmas Creative Scraps, I layed the chipboard piece down on the scrap sheet and traced it and cut it out. I made a little house out of an old Bingo card and some more chipboard. I cut out a roof from the chipboard and stamped it with the music stamp from the Artsy Banner stamp set and covered it with Martha Stewart snow and glitter. I covered the Merry Christmas chipboard with Martha Stewart White Gold Glitter. I made the little candy cane by twisting red and silver pipe cleaners together.This is the sweet little Santa from the Christmas Mail stamp set. I stamped, colored, cut him out and put him on the ledge. I painted my ledge which is wood trim from the doll house dept. at Hobby Lobby and fence with my Snow Cap Paint Dabber.
I made the little banner using my Artsy Banner stamp set. The little snow couple in the heart is an image from the Christmas Creative Scraps. I squeezed some Crackle Accents on the image so it would crackle.
Supplies: Stamps - CS Artsy Banner, Christmas Mail & SU! Rough Edges Alpha. Ink - Ranger Distress Black Soot, Vintage Photo and Copic markers. Acces. - Large chipboard piece, Merry Christmas Creative Scraps, Scrap metal frame by Autum Leaves, wooden fence and trim from Hobby Lobby, Adirondack Paint Dabber in Snow Cap, Diamond Dust glass glitter, Martha Stewart White Gold glitter & snow, Merry Christmas chipboard by Maya Road, vintage button, red silk ribbon, jingle bell, vintage tinsel for the hanger, red & silver pipe cleaners, Martha Stewart bakers twine. Tools - blending tool, hole punch, circle punch, snowflake punches.
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Here's a list of the Crafty Secrets designers, check out their eye-candy!

Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
Pam Hooten <---you here="" re="" span="">Heidi Blankenship Linda Duke Michele Kovack Melissa Phillips Flo Teixeira from France Julie Campbell Mary Hamer Anna Wight
Crafty Secrets Heartwarming VintageHeartwarming Vintage blog
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I hope you have a great Monday, thanks for stopping by!

If I don't see you before then, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

OCL Valentine Blog Hop

Good Morning!

Today is the day for the Our Craft Lounge Blop Hop, YAY, and your chance to win an OCL stamp set!

This is the SWEEEEET set I'll be giving away! I LOVE this little fairy girl, don't you?
This set will make the cutest little Valentines for the loves in your life!

One thing I wanted to point out is the Sparkly Fluff I used on her skirt, it's one of the new colors, Daiquiri Ice, I LOVE it, my fave color so far.

Here's a picture of the set.

Not only can you use it for Valentines Day, but, birthdays too!

Supplies: Stamps - Fairy Dust is a Must. Paper - vanilla, Neenah Solar White, Webster Pages Petite Paper Combo Lullaby Lane & Life's Portrait. Ink - Ranger Distress Black Soot, Antique Linen, Copic markers, Gellyroll Stardust pen. Acces. - Daiquiri Ice Sparkly Fluff, Ice Crystal Crafty Sparkles, heart chipboard by Maya Road, Snow Cap Paint Dabber, Twinkle Stickers, ribbon, vintage buttons from my stash, linen thread, Kaiser Pearls. Tools - Scalloped punch by EK Success, Spellbinders Labels 1, Scor-Buddy, stipple brush, sewing machine, Glue Dots.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are some details about the hop, don't forget to leave your comment on todays post and yesterdays for your chance to win this cute set!

1) your comment left on sneak peek day will automatically enter you into the giveaway for the blog hop prize

2) you MUST leave contact information in order to be entered - or at least be signed in to blogger;

3) you can enter on each blog once each day; and

4) you will only be eligible to win one new set. Blog candy will be drawn Sunday morning (November 21st) by each blog participant. Winners will be notified by the designer & a full list of winners will be posted on the OCL Blog.

Here is a list of the hoppers for more chances to win!

Amber HIllman Bev Gerard Broni Holcombe Cambria Turnbow Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari Denise Marzec Heather McNally Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy Kendra Wietstock Kisa Peters

Lori McAree Pam Hooten Tammie Edgerton

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Thanks so much for stopping by, have a FUN OCL hop day!

OCL Valentine Sneak Peek

Good Morning!

Today is the day for the Our Craft Lounge Valentine Sneak Peeks, are you ready? Be prepared to see some new, way cute Valentine sets today and be sure to comment on each post for your chance to win an OCL Valentine set tomorrow! I'll give you all of the details in a minute. First I want to show you a card I made with the new Vintage Valentine set illustrated by Marianne Walker, I love the vintage images she creates for us! You'll fall in love with this sweet set too when you see it! The new Valentine sets will be available at Inspiration Emporium in the next few weeks!

The wreath is cut out, colored and popped up with foam dots.

Supplies: Stamps - OCL Vintage Valentine. Paper - vanilla, Neenah Solar White, Red Vintage Line and Baby of Mine by Jenni Bowlin. Ink - Ranger Distress Black Soot, Antique Linen, Copic markers. Acces. - blue silk ribbon, linen thread, vinatge buttons from my stash, blue Kaiser Rhinestones. Tools - Spellbinders Labels 1, slit & 1 1/4" circle punch, Scor-Buddy, stipple brush, blending tool.

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Here are some details on the Hop...

1) your comment left on sneak peek day will automatically enter you into the giveaway for the blog hop prize
2) you MUST leave contact information in order to be entered - or at least be signed in to blogger;

3) you can enter on each blog once each day; and

4) you will only be eligible to win one new set. Blog candy will be drawn Sunday morning (November 21st) by each blog participant. Winners will be notified by the designer & a full list of winners will be posted on the OCL Blog.

Here is a list of the peekers!

Amber HIllman Bev Gerard Broni Holcombe Deb Felts
Heather McNally Jeanne Streiff Joy Kennedy Kendra Wietstock Kisa PetersLori McAree Pam Hooten <-- me="" s="" span="" that="">Tammie Edgerton

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I want to tell you about more fun going on at Our Craft Lounge. See the OCL blinkie at the top of my blog on the right? OCL wants to say thanks for being the best customers ever! Check it out for some fun give-aways and blog fun going on until Dec. 31st!!

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Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to comment for your chance to win!

See you with my give-away set tomorrow.

Little St. Nick ~ Crafty Secrets

Good Morning!

Booooo-zie, is it ever cold here, winter is coming to the south. ugh.

I've been busy crocheting my towels and dish cloths, thinking about Christmas gifts and who is getting what this year, trying to sort it all out in my mind. I've decided I need to make myself a holiday notebook so I can keep track of everything, eh, the mind slips a little sometimes, LOL. I'll show y'all when I get it done.

Todays card is from one of the new Crafty Secrets stamp sets, it's a small set, Little St. Nick. How cute is that, a little Campbells soup Santa?!
I did some paper piecing, sewing, and coloring. I used some Jenni Bowlin papers, for a non-traditional holiday look.
The rusty snowflake has the Martha snow on it.

Here's the Copic markers I used and I painted on some Opaque White on Santa's fur and the snow. I sprinkled on glitter while it was wet, after it dried I toned down the white with a blending tool and some Distress ink.


Supplies: Stamps - CS Little St. Nick. Paper - confetti cream, vanilla, Vintage Redline papers by Jenni Bowlin. Ink - Ranger Distress Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Copic markers. Acces. - rusty snowflake from Hobby Lobby, vintage button from my stash, May Arts ribbon, Martha snow & glitter, Copic Opaque White. Tools - sewing machine, scalloped punch by EK Success from Hobby Lobby, blending tool, Scor-Buddy.
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I hope you have a great week, thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Mail ~ Crafty Secrets

Good Morning!

I have another Crafty Secrets Christmas Mail card to show you.

This time I made a full size card instead of an ATC.

I paper pieced Santa with some cute Webster Pages petite papers, added the December calendar from the CS Calendar Creative Scraps, did a little die cutting, a little sewing, distressing and it's done!
Supplies: Stamps - CS Christmas Mail. Paper - vanilla, confetti cream, Webster pages Waiting for Santa & Sweet Season Collection Pack. Ink - Ranger Distress Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Copic markers. Acces. - CS Calendar Creative Scraps, OCL Sugar Sparkly Fluff on Santa's hat, Copic markers, atyou Spica glitter pen on the key in Santa's hand, cream rick rack, Martha gem stickers, button, linen thread, Kaiser pearl. Tools - sewing machine, MFT large scalloped die, blending tool, Scor-Pal.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is what I made last night, a crocheted hand towel. I saw these pretty Ralph Lauren hand towels at TJ Maxx on clearance. They weren't kitchen towels that are usually made like this, but, I thought they were so pretty and why not use them in the bathroom if you want? So, I bought the only 3 that was left for 6 cute little Christmas gifts!

Here's the pattern I used if you're interested, it's super easy and fast!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I hope you have a beautiful day, thanks for stopping by!