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Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #15

Hello Friends!  Can you believe it's September?    Well it might be a holiday but it's also the first Monday of the month so that means a new challenge over at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.  This challenge is called All the Pretty Flowers......you know that is something that I love to make!  So check it out.......

Challenge #15 All the Pretty Flowers

This challenge is for all of you flower hoarders! Maybe you hoard pre-made flowers. Maybe you hoard flower punches or dies. Maybe you hoard flower stamps. "Dig" out those flowers and use them on your project!

Our sponsors for this challenge are - Heartfelt Creations and Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage!  You know I love me some Heartfelt Creations!  They have a special company and it has a very neat story.  I have also used Crafty Secrets and really love the vintage style!  Please check out both of our sponsors for this challenge!!  The prize package for this challenge is awesome, too!  Check out what you can win at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog!

For my project, I have used alot of stuff that I have been hoarding!  LOL  Here is my project!

The container I used for this project is a paper mache canister that was given to me by a sweet friend.  I covered the canister with Heartfelt Creations Daphne collection papers (retired).   I dry fit the paper to make sure it covered everything then I used my sponge to ink up all the edges of the paper.   I used the Tattered Blossoms stamp set and matching dies to create the flowers for this project.  I stamped the flowers onto pink cardstock using Rhubarb Stalk Memento Luxe ink.  After it dried, I cut the flowers out using the Tattered Blossoms dies. 

Here are a few close-ups of my project!

 

 

The sentiment is from the digital stamp set Flower Garden from Crafty Secrets.  I haven't used too many digital elements but for this particular sentiment it works great because you can make it any size you need!  The butterfly was fussy cut from the Altered Fairies Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets.  

So be sure to check out all the other Craft Hoarders Anonymous Design Team members projects!  They are so awesome!!  Here is the list.......

• Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog!
• Christy Butters
• Debbie Seyer  You are Here!!
• Donna Idlet
• Ginny Nemchak
• Glenda Brooks
• Gloria Stengel
• Jan Marie Ennenga
• Karen Zueger
• Kathy Clement
• Pam Bray

Thanks for stopping by today!  Check back tomorrow for a look at the September Creative Cafe' Kit of the Month from The Rubber Cafe'.

Supplies Used:

• Rubber Stamps –  HCPC Tattered Blossoms PreCut Set – Heartfelt Creations
• Digital Element - Sweet Flowers sentiment from Flower Gardens digital stamp set - Crafty Secrets
• Paper – Daphne Collection – Heartfelt Creations; Pink Pirouette – Stampin’ Up!; Altered Fairies Creative scraps - Crafty Secrets
• Dies – HCD 722 Tattered Blossoms – Heartfelt Creations; S4-354 Splendid Circles, S4-328 Foliage die, S5-204 Lace Hearts; retired Edgeabilities die – Spellbinders Paper Arts
• Ink – Olive Grove, Rhubarb Stalk Memento Luxe ink pad – Tsukineko
• Misc – flower shaping stylus and mat, pearls (Want2Scrap); Pink Seam Binding Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), sponges, bracket label punch (Stampin’ Up!), eBosser Die cutting & Embossing machine (Craftwell)  lace (my stash); My Creations Kraft Canister (Close To My Heart);; ruler, pencil
• Adhesives – Designer Dries Clear Glue, 3d Foam squares, 1/8” & ¼” Scor-Tape

New Papers in the House!

Hello friends!  About a week ago, I got this big box full of new papers from The Paper Loft LC!  I have been just dieing to sit down and start creating with these new papers.   The colors of  these new collections are really awesome!  There are 4 new collections and I think they are awesome.  Did you know that all The Paper Loft papers are made in the USA?  Pretty neat, right?  Today I used the On The Go Collection to create a layout of my daughter talking on the phone!  LOL

For this layout, I used this month's sketch that is up over at The Paper Loft Blog HERE.  Each month there is a sketch challenge posted.  All you have to do is create a project using The Paper Loft papers and this sketch, link it up on the blog and you could be a Guest Designer!!  That means free papers, people!

I used a 4 x 6" picture of my daughter talking on the phone!  This was right before she left to go to her Senior Prom but I thought the picture turned out great!  I used the color of her phone as a starting point for my layout.  The papers in the On The Go collection are actually alittle more masculine and about vacation but I thought they went perfect with this picture, don't you?

I used some Petaloo flowers and the Wonderful Wings die (spellbinders) to add some girly embellishments.  I also used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the words.  The papers hold up really well to cut in the Silhouette or a manual die-cutter - just take your pick!

I have a bunch more projects to show you using more new papers from The Paper Loft so be checking back!  Have a great week!

Supplies Used:

• Papers - On The Go Collection - The Paper Loft LC - Like a Flash, Zippy, Hurry Up & People To See papers
• Embellishments - The Penny Lane Garden Collection Flowers (Petaloo); Bits of Bling White Pearls (Creative Impressions)
• Die - Wonderful Wings (Spellbinders) - Teresa Collins eBosser Die cutting Machine (Craftwell)
• Fonts - Charming Bold & Bubble Letter (Silhouette Online store)

 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #2 - A Birdhouse Project

Hello friends!  Happy Monday!  Today I am excited to share with you my project for Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Challenge #2 - Let's See That Hoard!

This is a Color Challenge with a twist. Pick the thing or things that you seem to hoard the most, and using the color scheme shown below, create a project that showcases your hoarded item or items. Do you hoard buttons, beads, ribbon, papers, stickers? Show your hoard, but only the items that match the color scheme! (Please note, you do not have to use all the colors in the photo, nor match the colors exactly. Just use the photo and the colors to inspire you to dig through your hoard.)

 

Here is my project for this neat challenge!

To make this birdhouse, I used a  the Sizzix Bigz XL 3d Rounded Birdhouse that I have been hoarding forever!  I haven't used my steel-ruled dies much because I usually have my Grand Caliber die cutting machine out.  But since before Christmas, I have been using the Teresa Collins eBosser Machine that I won.  You can refresh your memory about that HERE.  

To create this little birdhouse, I used a ton of stuff from my hoard!!  The papers are from Heartfelt Creations - Posy Patch Collection.  The flowers are made using Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms and Foliage dies (which work fantastic in the eBosser).  The Blue Bird was created using Spellbinders Media Mixage Birds One Die and Blanks.  I cut/embossed the bird twice from Sticky Backed Canvas and adhered those onto the Birds One Metal Blank.  Then I used a sponge and some ink to make it blue.  I added the little eye with a black marker.  I put everything together using a low-temp glue gun.  I also used a Doily from my stash as part of the base of this birdhouse!

 

 

I hope my project inspires you to particpate in this wonderful challenge!  You could win a very nice prize package from Shari Czerwinski, Independent Consultant for Close to My Heart!  You have until March 2 to get your project linked up with this blog post over at Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Challenge #2.

Make sure to check out my other team members today to see what they made for this fun challenge!  

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Ginny Nemchak

Jan Marie Ennenga

Kathy Clement

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have fun playing with this challenge and I can't wait to see what you make!  Stop by tomorrow for a short video on how to make a quick and easy card!

A Fun Surprise!

Last week, I was surfing around the web and started checking out the Craftwell & Teresa Collins Designs blog hop.  If you left a comment and other stuff, you were entered in a contest to win a new Teresa Colling eBosser Automatic Embosser and Die Cutter.  I was very intriqued by this machine as its electric.  The thought of not having to crank my die cutting machine is very attractive because my wrist and shoulder really hurt sometimes after making a big project.  So I followed the directions to win and guess what?  I WON!  Look what came in the mail!

So I hurried up and got this beauty unpacked so that I could play with it!  It fits perfectly on my die cutting cabinet.  It doesn't take up anymore space than my Grand Calibur.

Luckily my husband was thinking ahead when he put electric plugs here for me.  I remember telling him 3 was too many and now I am not so sure he wasn't right!  Of course, don't let him know that!  LOL

So you build your sandwich and place it in the slot and give a little push.....it runs right thru and will wait for you on the other side.  It takes about 15 seconds or so.  I haven't really had a chance to run too many dies thru but there were 2 big embossing folders included and they work fantastic!  I can't wait to share with you some projects I made using this new fancy machine!  I will be sharing my projects later in the week!  Thanks for stopping by today!