Special Delivery

Greetings!  I’m feeling a little shabby and chic.  I used Prima packing cardboard for the frame and border.  Also, a bit of burlap, dies, Special Delivery Stamp, brad and some beautiful GCD Studio’s designer paper.  Mom crocheted the little pink flower and leaf

and I'm a Featured Crafter today!  Hop on over to Krafter's Paradise for another peek of some of my Circus creations :)  Sandy invited me and it's always such an honor to be featured.


Supply List:
GCD  Studio's (Come One, Come All Fun House Collection)
Spellbinder's (Classic Oval, Beaded Oval, Poinsettia and Star  Border)
Creative Charms (Vintage Brad)
Prima (Cardboard from packaging and Lace)
Crafty Secrets  (Special Delivery Stamp, SS18)
Stazon and Distress Ink
Glue Arts Perma Tac and Hot Glue Gun and Sticks)
Burlap, handmade tag, handmade crocheted flowers and leaf

Paris Night

Paris Night Framed Art was inspired by the g.c.d Studio paper I spotted while at my favorite scrapbook store.  The paper is double sided and has a bit of a shimmer to it.  I also used Prima border and the flower off another flourish piece (#544485 and 544492).
The frame is 11” x 14” and was a thrift store find and it was chipped in some places, so I used my scissors to distress all the edges.  I’m thinking of giving our bathroom a bit of a facelift and may go with black, cream, burgundy and pink.  My hubby won’t be happy to hear that this picture may be the cause of a bathroom redo. LOL!  I used my Glue Glider Pro (Perma Tac) to adhere to the frame backboard.

Configurations Box

My favorite scrapbook store is the RC on Main, located at 222 Main, in Charles City Iowa.  Charles City is my hometown and sweet mama still lives there so I get to frequent this shop often.  Erin is the Manager of the store and she put together a package of goodies for me so I could make a sample for the store.  It included Tim’s Configuration Box and Tissue Tape (Symphony), Jenni Bowlin number stickers and chipboard banners and Maya Road, Ruffled Blossoms in Red and Cream.

As you can see, I decided to stack the lid on top.  I stitched the work “journey”and also some stems for the flowers.  I used Glue Arts, Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks to add the little figurines. Extreme Tac  was used to hold the burlap securely in place. 



*NOTE
Hot Glue won’t stick to the tissue tape.  I just scraped away areas of tissue tape where I wanted to apply hot glue.


Apply Extreme Tac to the back of the lid.  Stick the stitched burlap piece in place.  Trim edges.

Stick Tissue Tape to scrap cardstock.  Sew leaf shapes on the sewing machine and cut out.  Hot Glue in place.

Heart and Soul Canvas

A mixed media production, just for you!  I’m really enjoying canvas art and had so much fun with the design and bright colors on my canvas.

Here’s a few of the steps
1.)  Start with a 12’ x 12” canvas. (My Mind’s Eye)
2.)  Lightly mist Glimmer Mist for the background colors. (Cranberry, Harvest Orange, Caribbean Blue and Chalk, Banana Pudding and Cotton Candy)
3.)  Using Cricut and George Cartridge (Provo Craft) and Car Accents Vinyl Décor (Glue Arts), cut a 4.25” & sign.

4.)  Remove the backing from the vinyl and place the “&” sign to the right of the center.
5.)  Using a brayer or mini roller and yellow paint, roll over the “&” sign until you’ve reached the desired coverage. (Folk Art, Morning Sun)
6.)  Let dry and remove the “&” sign.
HEART letters
1.)  I used Prima metal flower (549725) as a stencil on the letters and misted with “Bubble Gum” Glimmer Mist.  Let dry.  The canvas letters are Donna Downey, Prima.  They come in assorted words and I used the “he” and “art” and combined, made the word heart.

2.)  Use two Prima leaves to make a heart that will be placed under the letter “a”.  Glue in place and then glue the “a” in place.
LEAVES
1.)  Using a hot glue gun and glue sticks (Glue Arts)., run a line of glue through the center of the leaf and sprinkle with Bead Treasures, Czech Green Glass Beads.)  Repeat this for all the leaves and then to add beads around the heart under the letter “a”.

FLOWER STEMS
1.)  Cut different widths of Fanciful Flight paper. (Prima)
2.)  Adhere stems with “Extreme Tac” (Glue Arts)
Prepare to be amazed at how well the  “Extreme Tac” sticks to canvas!!!

Big Announcement

Good morning!  I’m super excited to share some exciting news…I’ve made the design team at Glue Arts and am now a GLUE GIRL!  I talked with Julia, Design Team Coordinator and Social Media Gal from Glue Arts and I have to tell you…she made me feel so good with her kind comments and enthusiasm!
So please help us give a warm welcome to our new Glue Girls Design Team!
Andrea Budjack - Orlando, Florida
www.andreascreativepapertrail.blogspot.com
Grace Tolman - Colorado Springs, Colorado
www.tolmanchronicles.blogspot.com
Jan Hennings - Garrison, Iowa
www.papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com
Lisa Day - Gowen, Michigan
www.lisaday.typepad.com
Anne Jo Lexander - Norway, Europe
www.aniia.blogspot.com
Jenny Chesnick - Washington, DC
www.mrschez.typepad.com
Audrey Pettit - Cary, North Carolina
www.audreypettit.wordpress.com
And returning to the team:
Linda Albrecht - St. Peter, Minnesota
www.lindaalbrecht.typepad.com
Kristen Swain - Elkton, Maryland
www.scrapinkris.blogspot.com
Leslie Ashe - Fort Worth, Texas
www.leslieashe.blogspot.com
Patti Milazzo - Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
www.pattimilazzo.blogspot.com
Lesley Langdon - Burlington Ontario, Canada
www.lesleylangdoncreative.blogspot.com
Julia Sandvoss - St.Louis, Missouri *Social Media & Design Team Coordinator
www.buzybunny.blogspot.com
Thank you again......and our congrats to our new team!
We can't wait to share with all of you their amazing talents!!