It's Crafty Secrets challenge time again!
Sandy challenged the design team to use the new Vintage Postcard Kits. I've been having fun with the Halloween kit, I decided to use the Storytime Kit for this challenge.
Sandy challenged the design team to use the new Vintage Postcard Kits. I've been having fun with the Halloween kit, I decided to use the Storytime Kit for this challenge.
I used the kit cover image for this hanger.
I made my hanger Zappy (Lisa Zappa) style using a vintage postcard. I used a couple of SU! flower eyelets (retired) and copper wire for the hanger. The buttons are from my vintage button stash and they threaded with cotton string. Everything is distressed with Ranger Distress Vintage Photo ink and my blending tool. The words Dream & Imagine are stamps in the kit. There is Vicki trim 
on the bottom gifted to me from Zappy.
Here I used a couple of the chipboard pieces and images in the kit, I used my tracing wheel to get the faux stitches.
This is one of the stamp images that's in the kit. See the glittery pin? I got those from ePaperie, they are plastic at the top and pastel colors. I smeared some glue on it and dipped it in some glitter. You can have any glittery color you want doing this!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go check out the design teams blogs and the Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage blog to see what they have done, I know you'll love it!
Heartwarming Vintage, Vicki Chrisman, Anna Wight, Heidi Blankenship, Vivian Peters, Michele Kovack, Linda Duke, Michelle Van Etten
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This is a passion flower vine growing in one of my flower beds. They grow wild in fields around here. It grows a fruit, avacado size, they seeds inside are supposed to be a good for making a tea that relaxes you. I've never tried it. I'm chicken, LOL!
I love the story behind it, you can read it below.
Apparently, an Augustine monk made a sketch of this New World blossom in the early 1600s and brought it back to Rome, where it caused quite a stir. Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps providentially, each part of the flower could be linked to elements in the story of Christ's Passion. The 10 petals (actually five petals and five sepals) represented the 10 apostles at the crucifixion, the filaments represented Jesus' crown of thorns or halo, the five anthers were the wounds and the three stigmas were the nails. Papal scholars immediately declared the flower a divine blessing sent to further their missionary efforts. (from Flower & Garden Magazine)
Have a great Monday, thanks for stopping by!
This is a passion flower vine growing in one of my flower beds. They grow wild in fields around here. It grows a fruit, avacado size, they seeds inside are supposed to be a good for making a tea that relaxes you. I've never tried it. I'm chicken, LOL! I love the story behind it, you can read it below.
Apparently, an Augustine monk made a sketch of this New World blossom in the early 1600s and brought it back to Rome, where it caused quite a stir. Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps providentially, each part of the flower could be linked to elements in the story of Christ's Passion. The 10 petals (actually five petals and five sepals) represented the 10 apostles at the crucifixion, the filaments represented Jesus' crown of thorns or halo, the five anthers were the wounds and the three stigmas were the nails. Papal scholars immediately declared the flower a divine blessing sent to further their missionary efforts. (from Flower & Garden Magazine)
Have a great Monday, thanks for stopping by!
Terry was outside weedeating one day last week and he came inside and told me to come and look at something. There were 2 little bitty baby bunnies trying to hide in some moss growing on a big rock on the side of our yard. One of the little guys ran off and this little one hunkered down trying to hide. I got several pictures and I even petted him with my finger.
That kinda freaked him out a little and he jumped down on another level of the rock and I got this picture. Look at those tiny ears, so cute!
I really love Wendy Vecchi's flowers she makes from Grunge paper, so I thought I'd give that try with my Peony Spellbinders dies and Big Shot. I punched the butterfly with my Martha butterfly punch & the tiny heart from a heart punch. The swirls are from Tim Holtz's Grungeboard. I inked up the flowers with Fired Brick and painted on Fired Brick Distress Stickles. The butterfly is sponged with Broken China Distress ink. I stamped the 'don't forget' and cut out each letter and glued them on the top.
I added some vintage buttons. Look at this red gingham button, isn't it cool? It looks like there is fabric on the back of it. I clipped the Tim Holtz clip on top to hold notes, coupons, etc.
I took a few pic's of my grand babies. This is my girls on our way.
This is Jasmine, she's 2, she was not happy riding the merry-go-round.
Pretty cool, huh? Like I said I love the retro look, and the sentiments are perfect, love it!!
Supplies: Stamps - OCL Fueled by Caffeine. Paper - GP white, red cs, 
I decided to make a pastel pink card to add to the sweetness factor. I added a flower I made from a strip of pink gingham fabric, you can see how I make them 
Here is a closeup of one of the blooms. It's just shimmering in the sun light, I hope you can see that!
