Canvas Corp Brands - Lost In Translation Twist & Pop Card!

Hi friends! I hope you've had a wonderful week - I can't believe how fast it's flown by! Today I'm sharing a twist & pop card created for the Canvas Corp Brands Crew Challenge - Lost In Translation. Every month we have a challenge open to the Design Team and as soon as I saw the theme of this one I had an idea of what I wanted to create. Our challenge was to use a word that was not from our native language, so I chose Arigato, and the Japanese symbols that mean the same thing, which translate into Thank You in English.

I layered 7gypsies papers, the Tattered Angels mushroom painted with glimmer mists and preprinted flowers fussy cut from Canvas Corp's Compose Your Life paper on my card base and then heat embossed the sentiment from Pretty Cute Stamps Sushi Sentiments stamp set on a kraft Canvas Corp tag sprayed with Glimmer Mist.

Inside, I followed the directions from a previous Twist & Pop Card video HERE and added more fun crafty goodies from the Canvas Corp Brands shop. I always love the magic that happens when I open up these cards! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Creative Studio Blog to see what other crafty Crew Members came up with and get a list of all the supplies I used. Wishing you a very happy crafty week ahead friends!

SpiegelMom Scraps - Tea Party Pocket Page Layout!

Hi friends! I hope you're having an awesome week! I wanted to share a pocket page layout I posted on the SpiegelMom Scraps Instagram feed last week using photos of my girls having a lovely tea party. Our theme this month is 'recycling' and 'flowers' so I chose to use lovely flowery prints from the Maggie Holmes Bloom paper pad along with amazing vintage pieces from the 7gypsies Architexture Enjoy Stash Paque, including pieces taken right from the packaging - which is one of the cool things about the Architextures products!

I printed a couple cards directly from the Project Life app and used some tea stamps from Pretty Cute Stamps to decorate them along with the beautiful SMS sequins. I love when you find tiny flowers in the sequin mixes!

This vintage tea pot and cut from the Stash Paque is so lovely. I also used some of the 7gypsies Architextures Tall Base Swirls on this card, which are dimensional stickers you can cut, colour and layer!

I used some alphabet dies to cut out the 'TEA' from a diecut piece of the packaging and added some 'party' stickers included in the Stash booklet.

Here's a look at the lovely SMS sequin mixes I used for this layout - Hello Colorful You, Vintage Spring and Sunflower Fields.

Be sure to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off all your purchases at the SpiegelMom Scraps Shop!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a happy and very crafty week ahead!

Kitty Bee Designs #112 - AG with optional Love/Marriage!

Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you!  It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #112 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #112

Anything Goes

Optional Love/Marriage

Super big thanks to our sponsor for this challenge:

Bugaboo Stamps - http://www.bugaboostamps.com

and

MMedel Illustrations - https://www.etsy.com/shop/MMedelIllustrations

For this challenge I'm using a pretty digi image from Bugaboo Stamps - Live Laugh Love Rose Block. I wanted to create a vintage mixed media tag using this image, so I grabbed some fun supplies and got inky! I printed the digi image onto white cardstock and coloured in the flowers, butterflies and leaves with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers (alcohol based) before using Distress Inks to sponge a blended ink layers over the background. I heated the image first with my heat gun to help prevent ink bleeding. Then, I added Versamark Ink over top and shook on clear UTEE, which is a thick embossing powder. I layered on 3 coats of the UTEE, heating and melting the powder each time, and then after it cooled completely I bent it carefully in different directions to add vintage cracks in the surface. 

I started out by stenciling the background of a black chalkboard paper tag with Distress Oxide Inks for a subtle hint of colour. Then I used a craft stencil from Little Birdie Crafts and some of their Wild Wasabi paint to add some pretty leaves over the background. 

I inked up the edges of some Canvas Corp Brands Tan & Ivory French Script paper to tuck behind the digi stamp and then layered it over a piece of tissue from my stash and a pretty floral Tim Holtz diecut from the Botanical collection. The Vintage Tim Holtz Collage Medium was a great glue and added a subtle sepia tone to the ephemera I glued down. A piece of green jute twine from Little Birdie Crafts ties a pretty bow at the top and a lovely Architextures Findings Vintage Key hangs down. I think this sentiment is probably a very important 'key' to a happy marriage... 😉

I added a Tim Holtz Paper Doll image, which I coloured in a bit with Prismacolor Markers, some pretty blue glitter from Little Birdie Crafts, and some lovely Chocolate Cookies Sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps to finish it off!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
SSS Monday Challenge - Grunge It Up

Be Mine Bunny!

Hi friends! I hope you're all staying warm! It's been really cold here - today it felt like -40C with the windchill.  Brrr! Well, a good day to stay in and have some crafty fun! I'm sharing a cute Valentine card with you all, and if you want to see all the details just click to go to the Instagram link!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a very Happy New Years!!

7gypsies - Architextures Scrapbook Layout!

Hi! I just wanted to pop in to share a layout and process video I have on the 7gypsies YouTube channel showing you how to make a Scrapbook Layout using the 7gypsies Architextures System! There are so many cool elements in the Architextures line and they work wonderfully together. If you haven't seen these amazing new products, be sure to check them out, and if you're not sure how to combine them to create awesome projects then be sure to check out the video below for ideas!

Here's a look at the layout up close-

I was 3 1/2 in the photo I used in this layout :) I'm trying to get some more layouts done about me! I  used the September sketch from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! Check out the video for a close up look at all the supplies and links to everything in the Canvas Corp Brands Shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Linked to:
FFC #208 - AG
DL Art - Thankful Thursday October Linky Challenge

CNHC Patterned Paper - October Link Up

Word Art Wednesday - #300-301 AG

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Always Fun Challenges - #26 Dies/Punches (spellbinders dies)

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine September Sketchy Challenge

SpiegelMom Scraps - Retro Inspired Canvas!

Hello! I'm back to show you a canvas I'm sharing on the SpiegelMom Scraps blog today. I love creating canvases, which are awesome as home decor or gifts for someone special! Since our theme this month is 'Take Us Back June' I thought this cool paper doll stamp from Julie Nutting would be perfect combined with the vintage Architextures papers and Prima armoire tag! Here's a look at how this one turned out using lots of pretty SpiegelMom Scraps sequin bling, 7gypsies Architextures, and Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam! You can follow along with the tutorial on the SMS blog.

Don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off your purchases at the SpiegelMom Scraps shop!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week - and be sure to check out the full tutorial on the SpiegelMom Scraps blog!!

Linked to:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June Linkup

DL Art - Thankful Thursday June Linky Challenge

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Patterned Paper

Word Art Wednesday - AG

FFC 193 - AG