Use your Stash - Color You Own Bling

Today I am guest designer over at Paper Craft Weekend Challenge - thank you Allison and Caroline for inviting me to play.

We've all got them, probably lots of them, because when we buy them, they usually come it big packs!  The 'them' I am referring to are gems - the clear type.  Mini round gems and faceted gems, I have a whole bunch.  But you don't always want clear ones for your project, so how about coloring them for yourself using alcohol inks?

All you need are the gems, some alcohol inks, paper towel and a little patience.

Take the gems and lay them on a piece of kitchen towel (use a craft mat or something else underneath to protect your work surface.)  Then take you alcohol ink and drop a small amount on the gem - you only need a very small amount, the ink will spread over your gem.

It really is as simple as that.  Now this is where the patience kicks in, as you have to wait for the gems to dry before using them on your project.

Here are some others I colored using the clear faceted gems.

The finished project.

As always, thank you for stopping by - see you next time.

Michelle

Rollergirls Rule - Birthday Card

My youngest daughter for the last year has become involved in Roller Derby, joining the junior league of the Denver Roller Dolls.  A few weeks ago she tried out for the adult league, and made it!  This is very exciting and scary all at the same time - I don't know how I'm going to handle seeing 'my baby' getting pushed around!  I knew immediately the kind of birthday card that I wanted to make for her.

Although this is a pretty simple card, it took me ages to make.  Why?  Because I must have spent a couple of hours trolling the Internet for a suitable svg file or image that I could trace - some of those images were not really suitable to put on my daughters card if you know what I mean :)  I almost gave up and decided to go with a different theme, but then I checked the images on the Silhouette online store and found this.

  

This was definitely more the kind of image that I was looking for.  The Cameo cut this out beautifully, and considering the intricate cuts on the 'fishnets' there were only a couple of places that I had to 'poke' pieces out.

I really hope she likes it.  Happy Birthday "Shebe Dangerous".

Michelle

Holey Cow!

Wanted to share this project with you all - a cute milk carton file available here at The DigiChick.  As soon as I saw this I knew what I needed it for.

My daughters both love "Cow Tales" candy, I usually buy the mini ones for them, and thought that these boxes would be a great way to present them.

Here is a close-up of the "Holey Cow" - you can take a peek inside and see the candy.

The cow is a file from Silhouette,  I used a 1" circle punch to cut out the hole and backed this with acetate.  I altered the milk carton file with a hole on each side to allow you to peek in.

The finishing touch for this is the ribbon and cow bell (both from Hobby Lobby.)

Thanks for taking a peek at my project.

Michelle

I 'Wuff' You Card

A quick post today of a simple card inspired by Allison and her card sketch over on Paper Craft Weekend Challenge.  The challenge was to use a stamp or printed image on your card.  This is what I came up with.

This stamp is from Rubbernecker Stamps - they have some really cute images.  I coloured the images with ProMarkers (sorry Allison I haven't got any crayolas.)  The base of the card is cut from the new Silky Stack (DCWV), the heart paper is from Studio G (Walmart), the ribbon and brads are from my stash and I think originally bought from Hobby Lobby.

The sentiment inside simply says.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle

Underwear Mishap Inspiration

It really is strange sometimes where my inspiration comes from.  My project today is a typical example of this.  A couple of weeks ago I bought some gift bags at the store that I wanted to duplicate.  I forgot all about them until a friend related a story of her 'underwear mishap' involving a new bra 'fastener' (that didn't), and the delivery man (who arrived when he shouldn't) - not going into details, let's just say blushes all round.

I just took a plain Kraft gift bag, and cut off the handles, then embellished it with some double-sided paper (K & Co I believe), some ribbons (to replace the string handles), lace and buttons.  The corset beneath is a file from Silhouette.

Thought that this was a cute way to add a feminine touch to an otherwise pretty boring gift bag.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Michelle

Queen for the Day Birthday Card

Just a quick post today for a fairly simple card that I made yesterday.  One of the main reasons for me buying the Silhouette Cameo is that I wanted to use the "Print and Cut" feature.  Despite having the machine since before Christmas this is the first time I have really played with this feature - here is my card.

This image comes from Digi My World, and is called Tiffany Chibi Birthday Girl.  I downloaded the files, (they come in JPEG and PNG), and imported them into my Silhouette Designer Studio.  My next step was to trace the image, fill it with various colours and then send it to the printer.  Once the image was printed I put it on the mat and loaded it into the Cameo to cut.  There are some great tutorials on how to do this on YouTube.

The real "wow" factor of this card however lies on the inside.

This is a file from Silhouette online store, and as soon as I saw it I just knew I had to have it. I think it just finishes off the card perfectly.

On a side note, a few of my 'friends', (I use the term loosely), suggested I replace the words with "Smut Queen" - I don't know why.

Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Love you...so there!

My good friend Jenny from the UK sent me this beautiful paper pack for Christmas.

Isn't it lovely?  It has been sitting on my craft room desk, being drooled over by me on a daily basis (just as well I left it in the packaging.)  Today I decided it was finally time to use it (someone please revive Allison - I think she has fainted from the shock of actually using paper!)  As I said previously I need to make quite a few cards for next month, and this paper just screams Valentine card to me.

The stamped image is from a set called Gorgeous Girls which I purchase from Funky Kits.  This particular image is called Little Miss Attitude (reminds me of one of my daughters when she was younger - not saying which one.)  I coloured the image with ProMarkers and used some stickles to highlight the hearts on her dress.  here is a close up.

The heart and arrow are a file from Silhouette and cut using my Cameo.  The  'Love You' is also cut with the Cameo, the font I used is Kidprint.  I was going to use the cut out letters, but liked the look of the negative image instead.

The flower embellishment came in the pack, but I decided to add the red gem in the centre to make it 'pop'.

Finally I generated the sentiment inside on the computer using Kidprint font again - here's what it says.

Thank you so much Jenny for this paper, I really love it and I have more left to play with (lucky me!)

Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle