Top 13 projects of 2013

Here are just a few of my favorite creations from 2013. They are in no particular order.  Many have video, so please take some time and check out the ones that you have not had the chance to view!! I would LOVE to hear which were your favorites!!!!! I'm already into the swing of 2014 and am working on some fabulous creations!!! Can't wait to show you!!!

 

Just a Little Bit Country

 

 

 Happiness Mixed Media Canvas

Created for Spellbinders Explore Beyond Blog Frenzy.

With Video

 

 

 Jewel Framed Sentiments Gift Wrap

created for Julianna C. Hudgins Design Team

 

 

 Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Masking card

with Seed Beads (Full video)

 

 

 Baby It's COLD Outside

Created for Spellbinders Platinum Blog Hop Party

With Video

 

 I AM TWO

Created for Spellbinders,

Published in Scrapbooking and Cards Today, Spring 2013

(Just realized I never shared this one on my blog! Stay tuned and I will in the coming weeks!)

 

 

 

 DECEMBER DREAMS for Spellbinders Paper Arts

Featured in Winter Spellbinders advertisement for Canadian Scrapbooker, Scrapbooking and Beyond, and Scrapbook and Cards Today. Full instructions can be found on Scrapbooking.com  or on the Spellbinders website for Feature Gallery projects.

 

 

 Elegant THINKING OF YOU card

With video

 

 Glittered Poinsettia card for Imagine Crafts

With Video

WISHING YOU WELL card

With Video

 

 

Decorative Labels 28 card

 

 

TODAY

 

 Be-YOU-tiful Mixed Media Canvas  for Spellbinders

Featured in Spellbinders Media Mixage idea book!

So there you have it!!!
Which one is your favorite?

What would you like to see more of in 2014?
Do you enjoy the video's? Do you rather lengthy full tutorials, or the quicker basic HOW TO video blogging posts?

I'd love to have your feedback!!
Until next time...
HAPPY CREATING!!
and
HAPPY 2014

Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Masking Tutorial

Hi! Thanks for dropping by!
Today is my day to post on Julianna's Positively Me Design Team Blog! I hope you will stop over and leave me a comment! That'd be fabulous!
Today I have another video for you! I am showing how to make this card...

I have explored 2 techniques... Masking using die templates and creating flower centers and accents using seed beads! It is SO much fun!

 

 

I hope you will check out the video and let me know what you think!

Until Next Time...

Happy Creating!

 

 

 

 



Jewel Framed Sentiments gift wrap!

Today is my day to post on Julianna's Positively Me Design Team Blog! Stop by for details on this project!! :)
Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!
And don't forget about the Let's Get Creative with Dies video series!! :)

Let's Get Creative With Dies Video Series... and giveaway!

I think I hear an ECHO in here!!! echo echo echo!!!! ;)

Yep, it's been REALLY quiet in here lately! It's been a good, much needed break for me! But I'm READY to get back into the groove of INSPIRING you!!!

So, I have something FUN planned!! I'm going to be doing a 5 week video series! I'm calling it "Let's get Creative with Dies" and it is of COURSE going to feature my beloved Spellbinders dies!!! I have been experimenting with some really fun new techniques (new to ME anyway) and thought that the best way to share them with you is to do some little video's!! So, starting THIS Friday, and for every Friday thru March, I will be showing you a little something fun to try with your dies!!!
It actually begins TOMORROW, with the Spellbinders Explore Beyond Blog Frenzy!!! I have a video for you tomorrow using dies in a fun and different way! Can't WAIT to show you!

So... while I may have gone missing for a while, I'm excited to be back! So much fun in store!
And to top it off, I'm having a GIVEAWAY too!!!Yep!! Here's the details!
*For each post you comment on starting today thru the end of March, you will be eligible! (Blog Frenzy comments do not count, sorry!)
*If you are a follower of my blog, you are eligible for an extra chance to win!
*Each time you "SHARE" a post from my blog thru the contest dates (Now thru March 31) you are ALSO eligible for an extra chance to win! Just be sure to stop by here or my Facebook page and let me know you've shared! :)

So there are LOTS of chances to win!! Starting today! Yep, leave a comment on THIS post and your chances begin!
I'll try and post a picture of the prize sometime soon. It will include a set or 2 of Spellbinders dies, of course and some other yummy goodies!!
PLUS, you will be getting inspired thru the videos... at least that's what I'm hoping happens!
Sound good? Who's with me?!?!

I'm going to leave you with a little project that I created for Julianna's Positively Me blog a couple of weeks ago. Check out the link here for more info!

 

 

So... tune in tomorrow for Spellbinders EXPLORE BEYOND blog Frenzy and the beginning of my LETS GET CREATIVE WITH DIES series!!

Until then...

Happy Creating!!

Jewel Keys Wedding Card... sneek peep

Good morning my friends!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Today I have a post up on Julianna Hudgin's Design Team blog! I'd love for you to stop by!!
Here is the project that I'm sharing over there... Well... a peek of it anyway~ You''ll have to stop by the blog
to see more!! :)

Hope you'll stop by to see the entire project and for a cool KEY tutorial!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!

Julianna Hudgins design team work!

Hello everyone! Today I'm here to share with you two projects that I did using Julianna Hudgins  die templates! The first is in my blog post on Julianna's blog today! Here is the project... for more information and some details hop on over to Julianna's blog and check it out!! I have used her new die template set from Spellbinders called S5-143 Jewel Flowers and Flourishes! SWOON!!! ADORE this set! Check out this simple elegant card that I created...

WITH LOVE

Next, I have a special project to share with you. I had originally created it for my first blog post with Julianna... only both of my posts for June were postponed due to Spellbinders blog frenzy and then for Julianna's new website changeover!! So I waited an extra month to be able to share! I wanted to use the new dies for my post, so I decided to share the first one here! :).....

Here is my original post I had written for that!!

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Today I want to share a bracelet that I made using the LF-013 Jewel Goddess set. I had SO much fun creating this project!! Check it out!

Wild Thing Bracelet

To create this bracelet I cut the baby Goddess out using clear shrink plastic and Spellbinders (TM) Grand Calibur machine. Once it was cut, I punched shrunk it down in the oven at 250 degrees for about 5 minutes. While it's still hot, I like to put it under a heavy book or something to make sure it cools nice and flat.

Once it's cooled, I ran it thru my Xyron 5" Creative station. This is an adhesive machine that applies adhesive from edge to edge. Once it has adhesive on it, I stuck a piece of Zebra print patterned paper to it,(Momenta) with the pattern facing the plastic. The great thing about this adhesive is that it is clear, and edge to edge so you can not see it thru the plastic! Very cool!! OK, once the paper is stuck down good, I went around the edges with a craft knife and cut away the access paper. I then lightly sanded the edges using a sanding block to smooth out the edges. Finally I added a coat of Making Memories glitter glaze, just to add a little sparkle to it!! From this point, you can use this beautiful little Goddess for anything you want!

I chose to make it into a bracelet! I added some fun and funky chain that I found and adhered the Goddess to it using some Artistic Wire. Such an easy project, but it has gotten me SO many compliments!

I hope this will inspire you to create some fun charms using shrink plastic and Jewels fabulous dies!! :)

Until Next Time, Happy Creating!!

Julianna C. Hudgins Design Team!!

I have been holding this secret for a couple of weeks now... and I know it's been driving some of you crazy that I've been so secretive! :) Sorry, but I just could NOT spill...
Until now!!
The talented and fabulously Fabulous Julianna C. Hudgins has decided to begin a design team.  You can't even begin to IMAGINE my surprise when I received her email, asking me to be a part of her dream... Speechless... in tears... and so unbelievably EXCITED! How could I NOT say yes!!
So... I did! And here I am today to share this exciting news with you!!

I am one of the designers for the 

Julianna C. Hudgins Design Team!!! 

SQUEEEEELLL!!!

For those of you who are not familiar with "Jewels" let me share a bit about her... She is a designer for Spellbinders... she has come out with her own line of die's which she calls "Positively Me". You can find them on the Spellbinders site if you'd like to see more.
She is also a GIA Accredited Jewelry Professional Jewelry Designer, Author, On Air Talent, International Teacher. But besides all that professional stuff... she is adorable. She is the kind of person who makes you excited... she is real, she's fun, and she is encouraging. I am so pleased to have a friend like her... and I am extremely honored to be a part of this adventure of hers! It's sure to be an amazing ride!! :)
Besides myself, Jewels has also asked the following designers to be a part of this team...
Holly Simoni
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
Judy Hayes
Lesley Langdon
Savannah Starr
Jeremy Bright

I have been playing around with her Jewel Goddes dies and shrink art! Working on potential Mothers Day gifts... (yes... procrastinate is my middle name!) I am not finished, but I wanted to share with you what I have so far... it's so much fun!!

This is a piece of white shrink plastic.I diecut it using the "baby godess" die template. After it was cut, I stamped using a variety of stamps from Jenni Black (script), Sparkle N Sprinkle (butterflies) and Unity (Heart). Then i used my heat gun and shrunk it down! Then I added some metallic gold alcohol ink, some gold Stickles and a touch of white gel pen! I have to say that I LOVE this piece! I found this old strand of beads literally laying around the floor... we had gotten them as part of a costume at a thrift store! I think I'll be re purposing them and using them with this piece! They go so well together! A bit of wire... a few beads... :) Makes me want to head to my studio!! :)
Here is a shot that I took to show you the die template... and how much it actually was reduced in size...

Isn't that FUN??? If you have not played with shrink plastic... you will have to give it a try! :)
I also want to quickly share with you another piece that i started... I used the larger "godess" die for this one... it is bigger of course, but still shrunk down so sweet! I used the same techniques as for the above one (different stamps) . But I allowed my alcohol inks to sit differently... check it out..

I can't wait to make this into something fabulous!! :)

So there you have a taste of what is to come... It has been an amazing few weeks and I am SO pumped about what the next year holds!! You will be seeing so many different things from me... way more than just scrapbooking and paper crafts! So if you're looking for a fun ride... subscribe, follow or check back often! It's going to be awesome!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I look forward to inspiring you in the days to come!!
Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!!