4th of July Blog Contest Winner!!!

And the winner is.....................#39, Angelica Chambers!!! 

Angelica said:

Angelica, you will receive an email from me next week.  I will be out of town until then.  Thank you so much for participating in the hop and leaving such wonderful comments.

Joann's and Ross Crafty Haul!!!

Hey Peeps, I just wanted to share my Joann's haul with you.  Here's the story, my crafty friend and enabler, Sharondalyn,  went to Joann's about a week ago and she texted me to let me know that they had KC& Company stickers for .50¢ and  .97¢.  I said...."I'm not going, thanks"!!! Then she sent me another text on Wednesday and asked me again!!!!  Do you believe that???  Once again, I said "No, I'm not going!!!"

So Friday rolls around, I get off at 12:30 on Fridays, wouldn't you know it......Sharondalyn texted me again to tell me that her friend went and spent $50.00 and got a ton of stuff!!!  As much as I tried to ignore her, my car heard her load and clear ( this car gets me in so much trouble!) and dang if it didn't head towards Joanns!!!! I couldn't stop it!!!  So I had to give in when she, my car, pulled up and parked right?.  All I have to say is thank goodness I have an extra 10% off V.I.P. card!!!

 

Here's the damage!!

 

 

Rub-ons!!!

They also had these Disney Stickers for .50¢!!

 

Jolee's!!!  .97¢!!!

 

Miscellaneous Bling!!!  .50¢!!!

 

Ross--50 sheet paper packs from the Paper Company $3.49.  This is really nice and heavy cardstock! Some are textured and some are smooth. I love the colors!!

 Okay, I just bought this cause it was cute!!! $4.99!!  Ross!!!

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                

Yes ladies, I did leave some in the store for you.☺  If fact, there was a ton left.  The cashier said that they were staying overnight on Sunday to put out more clearance stuff for this week.  She showed me stacks of paper that had to be marked down and put out this week!
Well you guess it, Sharondalyn went to yet another Joann's after church and .......she texted me!!! "Girl they have paper for .10¢ a sheet, flowers, more bling and stickers!!!  But, aha!!! This time ladies, I DID NOT GIVE IN!!! (not yet anyway) 

Happy Shopping!!!

4th of July Red, White and Blue Blog Hop! Day 3

I had the pleasure of participating in  the 4th of July Red, White and Blue Blog Hop!
Co-hosted by: Carter’s Crafting Corner and C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC.

On this card, I tried my hand at using corrugated cardboard. I spray it with glimmer mist in red, white and blue, sanded the edges, added Washi tape (I'm newly addicted to this stuff) and a bow. I cut the image with my Cameo and layered it.

    For this card I turned a cut image from the Silhouette store, into a print and cut. I just love this little Patriotic Bear!!  Isn't she a cutie?  Look at those eyes!! The bottom is flatten paper straws then embossed.

 

This is one of my favorite things to do.....decorate charger plates!!

It's challenging as well as fulfilling.  I just love to sit back and admire them once I'm finished. It's amazing how a simple plastic plate and some vinyl can transform into a work of art!



I've recently gotten into making these simple wreaths for the holidays.  You can find my tutorial here

My cards!!!

Washi Tape and Paper Straws!!

Vinyl- Positive and Negatives ( I never throw away anything!!)

Paper Straw Flag

This one, I just wanted to use my new background stamp!! Tee hee!! Also used my scraps!!

Here are two cards from my previous posts. I thought I would share them again.

Washi Tape and Paper Straws 

I changed an Image from the Silhouette Store to a Print and Cut.

I used my Cameo and Cricut Imagine to make this one

 Thank you so much for stopping by!!

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

4th of July Red, White and Blue Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the 4th of July Red, White and Blue Blog Hop!

Co-hosted by: Carter’s Crafting Corner and C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC.

Thank you for deciding to hop along with us! You will get a chance to see the talents of some amazing women and you will find  a lot of creative ideas for the upcoming holiday.

First, let me introduce myself. I'm Danita, known to some as ScrapCat. I love card making, it's my passion, but I also like general crafting. I am so honored to be a part of this Blog Hop with these wonderful, talented crafters.  There should be something for everyone to enjoy on the different blogs. I hope you enjoy my projects and please feel free to browse my blog for more crafty inspiration and ideas!

 

If you've just arrived from http://carterscraftingcorner.blogspot.com, then you're in the right spot.

If you found me first please be sure to go back and start at the beginning with Kathy here. Here is a list of the participants in the hop and the order they should be visited:

 

Blog hop order:

Kathy Gayhart Carter  http://carterscraftingcorner.blogspot.com

Danita Kinney  http://danitasdesigns.blogspot.com

Lyne Schnable-Blodgett    http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com

Sharondalyn Tweeta Newton  http://clippingsbysharondalyn.blogspot.com

Charmagne Welch Rivera    http://www.sanurascraps.blogspot.com

Ellen “Cardmonkey” Jarvis   http://www.cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com

Alicia O'Bryant        http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Felisa Montee        http://felisa21.blogspot.com                                                                                        La-Vie Borde-Perry    http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com

  

The hop begins today, Friday, June 21^st at 9:00 am. You’ll have until Sunday, June 23^rd at 6:00 pm (Central Time) to hop, follow each blog and leave some nice comments for a chance to win awesome prizes. Please note: individual participants may have additional entry rules and/or chances to win.

To qualify to win, you must:

-Become a follower of each blog in the hop

-Leave a comment on each blog in the hop and your contact information

(Be sure to scroll down to the very bottom to see what you could win from me)

Each blog will announce their respective winners on Thursday June 27th. Winners will have one week to claim their prize(s).

 

Here's a group picture of my projects for this hop. I will go over each one for you.

I just love the 4th of July!! The colors, the excitement, the cookouts, family gatherings, parades and all the fireworks. It's so exciting!!

First, this is one of my favorite things to do.....decorate charger plates!!

It's challenging as well as fulfilling.  I just love to sit back and admire them once I'm finished. It's amazing how a simple plastic plate and some vinyl can transform into a work of art!

 

I've recently gotten into making these simple wreaths for the holidays.  You can find my tutorial here

 

My cards!!!

Washi Tape and Paper Straws!!

 

Vinyl- Positive and Negatives ( I never throw away anything!!)

 

Paper Straw Flag

 

This one, I just wanted to use my new background stamp!! Tee hee!! Also used my scraps!!

 

Here are two cards from my previous posts. I thought I would share them again.

 

Washi Tape and Paper Straws 

I changed an Image from the Silhouette Store to a Print and Cut.

 

I used my Cameo and Cricut Imagine to make this one

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

 

Your next stop should be with Lyne @ http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Win this crafty gift pack from me:

Washi Tape, Thickers, Pink Glitter Frame, Memory Album and Aleene's Tacky Dotter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blog Hop!!! Prizes!!! Fun!!!

The blog hop will start here:  http://carterscraftingcorner.blogspot.com


The hop begins on Friday, June 21^st at 9:00 am. You’ll have until Sunday, June 23^rd at 6:00 pm (Central Time) to hop, follow each blog and leave some nice comments for a chance to win awesome prizes. Be there or be square!! Please share this post with your crafty friends!

It's going to be fun!!!!

New to hopping?  Follow these simple steps:

Start with the first blog on the list, view the project, read the post, leave a kind comment (and follow any other directions left for prize entries), become a follower and move to the blog that is designated as next and repeat. When you've visited all the blogs, followed and commented you're done! We have 9 stops on this hop. Prize winners will be announced on Thursday June 27th so check back to see if you're a winner!

4th of July Card with Washi tape and Paper Straws

It's almost that time of year again!!! 4th of July!!! I love this holiday, yes to celebrate our independence but also because of all the excitement that surrounds it. I love the fireworks, the colors, how people show their patriotism and the family gatherings. I think the 4th of July should be a week long celebration!!!

 In this month's project for The Bug Bytes design team, I am using paper straws and Washi tape. These two things are new to me in my crafting experience and I wanted to see what I could do with them.

Here's the front of my card

Here's the inside

 I have a bad habit of not sketching out my cards.  That is probably why it takes me so dang long to finish one!!!  I just tend to go with what comes to mind. I decided that I wanted to change a cut file in the Silhouette store to a Print and Cut file. I chose this Eagle banner. I cut out the banner but then I had no idea where to go from there.

So played around with another cut for the back ground, but I couldn't get it to come together so I trashed it! 

 I didn't want to waste all those cute little stars so I used them to go on top of the straws.  I colored them with my Copic markers.  Then I cut 3 pieces of straws at 2.25 inches and adhered them to the back of the banner, with my glue gun.

 The straws will act as pop-up dots for your image.

Next I stamped fireworks onto to the front of the card and added my Washi tape at the top and bottom.

Then I placed the banner and straws on top of the card.  You can see how the straws lift the image off of the page for that dimensional look.

For the inside, I cut out the phrase "Happy 4th of July" with my Cameo. I stamped on a few stars and a flag.  I cut another straw at 4.25 inches, flattened it out with my brayer and used it as an accent on the bottom.

 

 Again, the Paper straws and Washi tape is new to me, but I am thoroughly enjoying incorporating them into my crafts.  I am finding that when a card seems to be just "missing something" a little Washi or a decorative Paper straw goes a long way!!

 

 

See ya' next month and have a Happy 4th of July!!!