Covid

 Hello fans!

I've dodged the bullet for a long time, but

now it's got me and I have Covid!

I have some posts that I wanted to get scheduled,

but this virus is no easy thing and they will have

to wait a while.

I'm doing okay and I'm sure I'll be back to normal

shortly, but right now I'm down for the count.

To make it worse, my kids and their spouses also

have it.

Our family likes to do things together.

So far hubby has avoided it somehow.

Sooooo, that being said, I'll be back when

I can and I'll leave you with this gorgeous little

Marie Monster

from her visit to the Erie County Fair.

Until next time,

Keep on Crafting!

Embossing Powder Background Technique

Hello Everyone!

I'm glad you have decided to spend a little time with me

today.  I have a technique to show you today and I 

hope what I tell you will make sense and you'll be able

to give it a try.

This is the card I made for my son for his

30th birthday this month.  I used this technique

to make it.  For lack of a better name I call it

embossing powder background technique.

The pieces I'm showing you when I explain the technique 

are not pictures of the background I used for the card, but

just the technique.

I started with some plain white card stock.

I put glue onto the card and spread it around with 

my finger.  Then added embossing powder and

heat set it.

On some pieces I use the glue in smaller spaces.

Unfortunately, I didn't remember to take pictures as I 

went.  I was so engrossed in experimenting, that it totally

slipped my mind.
I just kept adding glue in different areas and adding colors.

I tried different ways of applying the glue also,

I brushed it on with a brush, with a q-tip and right from the

bottle and just let it go where it wanted to go.
Just don't get it too thick.
Each layer of embossing powder changes the look,

and I found that the more layers there were, the more texture

I got.  It also depends on the brand and type of powder you have.

Some are chunky and some are fine, or anywhere in between.

I'm sorry I don't have more pictures to show you, but here is a

video from  Marion Emberson showing the basic idea of how to

do this technique.  I don't have the same products as she does,

I used what I have and experimented a bit with it.

I also gave some VersaMark Ink a go and swiped it on with

a make up sponge.  The glue and the VersaMark both worked great.

These are the pieces I created.

Here they are a little closer.

Click on the pictures and you can see them larger.

This one I used a silver sparkle embossing powder,

you can see that the results are different than the other

powders.  Not only the sparkle, but the texture also.

This is the one I used for Jaryd's card,

It was my favorite of the bunch.  
I thought the colors blended beautifully.

I hope you have been inspired in some way today,

and maybe will give this technique a try.

Be sure to watch the video linked above to 

maybe understand the technique a little better.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

emboss away!

"Mickey" Cards

Hello creative people!

Today I have a couple cards to show you.

I decided that I wanted to send a card to my

2 great nephews, they are going to Disney for

a vacation, so I thought something Mickey themed would

be perfect.

It's hard to see the background paper under the

patterned vellum, but it is a piece that I created

with alcohol inks.  The blue and green were a great

match for that piece.  I adhered the vellum piece to the

inked piece with Bearly Arts Glue, I love that glue,

it is great for vellum and barely shows on the 'clear' 

spots, and doesn't show at all in the areas that are printed,

even though they are translucent.

I decided to use some corrugated paper that I had in my

stash as a mat on the card and I love the look.

I then made this card with the same technique, but

with different colors.  I decided to add the Mickey head,

but it needed something to make it stand out on the card.
I punched a circle from the corrugated paper and 

mounted the Mickey head and that did the trick.

This is the card I sent to the boys, hopefully they will

like it as much as I do.

I've been challenging myself to use up scraps and 

to think outside the box lately and I'm having a 

great time doing that.  These cards are very different

than what I usually create and I love them.

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm always

glad to have you check out what I've been up to.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

use those scraps!

 

Pocket Tags

Hello everyone!

I hope you've been doing something fun with 
crafting, I know I have.
Today I have some "pocket tags" to show you.
I have recently gotten into making junk journals
and I saw this idea on YouTube.
I took the idea and put my own spin on it.

I cut a piece of a background page from my stash
to the size I wanted.  Then found a piece of light wt.
Acetate and scored it to fold around the background piece.
I folded it around and glued it with Bearly Arts Glue.
This is my favorite glue and it does a great job adhering 
the acetate to the card stock.

I left the top open so I could add some sequins
This background was done with paints and a gel plate.

I added some little flower sequins and 
glued the back closed.

I covered the back with plain white card stock.
I'm not sure if I'll use this as a tag for journaling
or glue it down to make a pocket.

I love how this turned out.  
This would make a great front for a card also.

This one was done with the other half of the
background piece.  Each tag measures 
approximately 4"x2.5"
I'm happy with how both of these turned out
and can't wait to use them in one of my journals.

Thanks for stopping by today.
I hope you have enjoyed your visit and will come
again soon.
Until then,
find something fun on YouTube and give it a try.

Shirts for Pirate Night on Disney Cruise

Good day matey!

I hope you're having a great day.

I have a couple friends that are going on a

Disney Cruise this month and they asked me

if I could help them with a couple shirts for 

the pirate night party.
We had done some together before for a different

event, and I was glad to help them out.

This time I asked if they would be okay with

me doing heat transfer vinyl.
They were happy with that idea and gave me

full reign over the designs.

Here is what I came up with. 

I found some ideas online and went with them

and put my own spin on them.
As I always say, "inspiration, not imitation"

I'm sorry the pictures aren't the greatest,

I had a very difficult time getting decent pictures,

no matter where I took the them.

I think this came out great.

I'm particularly happy with this shirt.

I think Captain Jack came out great.

I googled quotes by Capt. Jack and found

this one and thought it was perfect for my

friend. 
"Not all treasure is silver and gold mate!"

Here's another picture of  Capt. Jack

It looks a little skewed, because it was hanging when I 

took the picture, but you get the idea.

My friends loved the shirts and I'm so glad

they did, because I loved making them.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll come again soon,

until then,

happy crafting!

  

 

Elephant Hat and One Month Old

Hello crafty people!

If you've been following me for a while, you know I have

a couple precious grandchildren.
Asher was just born in June and is a real sweetie.

Before he was born I got a message from Sara with a picture and

a link to a pattern for an elephant hat.
I know that was a big hint, so of course, I decided to make one for Asher.
I took it over and when we took some 1 month old pictures, we

also took a few with his elephant hat.

He and Marie look happy with the whole photo shoot.

Unfortunately, he is growing by leaps and bounds

already and the hat barely fit him,

but we did get a few cute pictures.

The hat isn't perfect, but it's pretty darn cute,

just wish I could have gotten more pictures,

but it just didn't want to stay on his head.

Here is one of his "one month" pictures.

Already a Buffalo Bills fan!

A couple days later he had his 1 month check up and

no wonder the hat didn't fit, his head has gone from

14.5" to 15.25" already.

If anyone is interested, here is where we found the pattern

I didn't add the ear flaps, as you can see from 

the picture with the pattern, as I knew he wouldn't be

wearing it in cold weather.
Now to make the other one that Sara messaged me about.

We'll see how that goes with these old arthritic hands.

Thanks for spending some time with me today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon, until then,

take a hint from someone and make them

something nice.