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Who Knew . . . Coffee Filters Have More Uses that Just Making Coffee!

Chipboard/Illustration Board, Classes, Coffee Filters, Gift Boxes, JustRite, Lavender Sentiments, Spellbinders, Techniques, Wrinkle-Free Distress 25 Responses »

Feb 102010

I can’t believe that I’m up and moving and have already finished my project for tonight’s class. I’ve also just started my second pot of coffee hmmmmm hmmmmm good!

Hopefully my class hasn’t been canceled tonight due to the weather but if it is, I’m teaching the same one next Monday at 10:00 am. There are still seats available and if you are interested please call Lavender Sentiments. They get you all set up!

I walked into Lavender Sentiments the other day and Robyn was inking up coffee filters for a class, and I got a wicked idea of using coffee filters with my project. I’m quite happy with the results.

Now look at the flowers on the top . . . they are coffee filters made with the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique. I LOVE them!

I’ve used these boxes for many things . . . . there’s two on my desk, one holds Post-It Notes and the other holds binder clips. I’ve even put gift cards in them to present my gift in.

Typically I’ve used Spellbinders™ Labels on the top, but with this one I decided to use my new stamps from JustRite and Spellbinders™ Circles. I tied a little ribbon on the top of the circle for added embellishment.

Stamps: JustRite Romantic Sentiments and Custom Design Cardmaking Kits from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Paper: K&Company Filigree Texture; Core’dinations Periwinkle; Papertrey Rustic Cream; Coffee Filters; Heavy Weight Chipboard Coasters
Ink: Ranger Embossing, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Distress
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S7-014 Classic Lace Border Grand, S4-109 Flower Creations 3, Classic Circles – S4-114 Large and S4-116 Small, Classic Scalloped Circles – S4-124 Large and S4-125 Small; Ranger Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder, Mini Misters, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Gold Perfect Pearls, Matte Accents and Claudine Hellmuth Studio Matte Multi-Medium (from eclectic Paperie); Sanding Tools; Brads

I’m off to get more coffee now! Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures of the day!

Oh and by the way, we DID get that 6″ of snow and then some!

Pink . . . Dreaming of Spring!

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Tombow Marker 13 Responses »

Feb 092010

Good morning! How y’all doin? It’s snowy here today and its gonna be a great day to spend some time in the studio! We are expecting up to 6 inches, but one thing I’ve learned living in the Ohio Valley . . . they never get it right. On February 4-6, 1998, they predicted 1” of snow and we had 22. Since that time the weather stations make sure everyone panics . . . go to the store, get your milk and bread . . . and it misses us entirely. It will be interesting to see what happens with this winter storm!

I’m supposed to be teaching a class at Lavender Sentiments Wednesday night as long as the weather cooperates. We’re going to be making gift/memo boxes and I still need to get a sample made . . . I’ve got some wicked ideas using distress inks and coffee filters!

After spending the morning yesterday working on behind the scenes DT stuff and then an early dinner with my mom, aunt, sister, brother-in-law and uncle (it was mom’s birthday on Saturday), I headed home and went down to the studio. I received a packet of stamps from

Just For Fun® the other day and have so many new images to play with. One of them was this fabulous floral image that I just had to use for today’s card.

The image was embossed with Queen’s Gold EP and then water colored with Tombow Markers. I used Spellbinders™ Oval Nestabilities to die cut/emboss the image. Because the oval was just a bit shy of actually fitting the image, I outlined the oval with gold acrylic paint before I sponged the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink. Just for the heck of it, I added a frame die cut/embossed using Labels Eleven.

Stamps: G1809 Floral Oval VI from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor; Prism Herbal Garden Medium; Kraft; DCWV Vintage Collage Stack
Ink: Ranger Embossing and Old Paper Distress Ink (from eclectic Paperie); Tombow Markers
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, S4-246 Labels Eleven and S7-014 Classic Lace Border Grand; 1” Satin/Grosgrain Edge Pink May Arts Ribbon and 100% Jute String (from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); Ranger Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber and Matte Accents (from eclectic Paperie); Tim Holtz idea-ology Philosophy Tag and Trinket Pin (from eclectic Paperie); Sewing Machine; Vintage Button; Foam Mounting Tape

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures the day brings!

Taintor-tude!

Crafty Secrets, Graphic 45, Humor, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques 14 Responses »

Feb 082010

Happy Monday! I hope y’all had a great weekend . . . I raced all day Saturday (oh yeah my guy has the pole for the 500 . . . go daddy, go!) Happy to see Danica is going to be in the Nationwide race as well . . . she did a great job on Saturday! The only problem was with the broadcasters . . . you didn’t know there were other drivers on the track. Yesterday we played football . . . how about you? Bummer that the Colts lost, but am so happy for the Saints!

I remember seeing on the Moxie Fab World Blog some time ago that there was an Anne Taintor card challenge. Now it’s no secret that I’m a huge Anne Taintor fan and some of my best cards (the pecker card) have been inspired by her. I’ve had this challenge in the back of my mind knowing that one day I would get the perfect idea. I think I’ve got it!

This image reminds me of driving down my boulevard on the back of a convertible (Ya-Ya style) . . . yes old enough to know better, but young enough not to give a rat’s ass! Then the other day I received my Graphic 45 On The Boardwalk paper . . . too perfect not to use it!

Image: Heartwarming Vintage Collection Girlfriends Images & Journal Notes by Crafty Secrets (from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); Sentiment from Anne Taintor and computer generated
Paper: Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk Collection (from eclectic Paperie); Prism Iced Yellow; Basic Black
Ink: Ranger Old Paper Distress (from eclectic Paperie)
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-130 Classic Rectangles – Small and S4-132 Classic Rectangles – Large; 7/8” Natural Gingham May Arts Ribbon (from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape

I hope you have a fabulous day and remember . . . life is short, make the most of the day’s adventures!

Better Late Than Never!

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Tombow Marker, Wrinkle-Free Distress 19 Responses »

Feb 052010

Good morning! I can’t believe that it took me all day long to get into the studio yesterday. It’s not that I didn’t try . . . I started my JFF card and didn’t like where it was going and walked away from it. While I was sitting last night watching one of my favorite shows, Private Practice, an hit me and I ran with it!

So finally, here’s my card for the Just For Fun Design Team Hop! Forgive me that it’s so late, but I didn’t want to show you something that I had just thrown together and truly didn’t like. This one . . . I like!

Using the Wrinkle Free Distress technique along with Broken China and Vintage Photo I added some color to a sheet of watercolor paper. I made it very light so that I could stamp color over it. The floral image was colored with Tombow Markers, spritzed with water and then stamped on the watercolor paper. The edges of the image and the other papers were sponged with Antique Linen. I did some funky sewing to add some interest to the edges of the card and held everything else down with paper fasteners.

Stamps: RB7004 Floral Block from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor; Prism Butter Cream and Majestic Purple Medium; KaiserCraft Lilac Avenue Collection (from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)
Ink: Ranger (from eclectic Paperie) Broken China, Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress; Tombow Markers
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-161 Labels One, S4-244 Fair Isle Petite Borderabilities, S4-201 Deckled Rectangles – Small, S4-202 Deckled Rectangles – Large; Ranger (from eclectic Paperie) Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Mini Mister; 7 Gypsies Paper Fasteners; Tim Holtz idea-ology Mini Fastener (from eclectic Paperie); 100% Silk Lavender May Arts Ribbon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

I hope you had a fabulous day yesterday and an even better one today. Remember . . . life is short, live each day to the fullest and enjoy the adventures the day brings you!

Just For Fun Design Team Hop!

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps 7 Responses »

Feb 042010

Good morning. I hate to admit this, but I’m running a little late today. By the time I got done with family stuff yesterday my mind was total mush!

The Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Design Team is having a blog hop today. Some of the girls are giving away blog candy and you’ll want to make sure you visit their blogs:

Broni Holcombe
Heidi Blankenship
Linda Duke
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry