I Believe Journal

Today's blog post for the Designers Connection is all about journals. What ever kind of journal you want to create. My journal is about a life changing moment in my life when my oldest daughter was told she had cancer, she was only 23 years old. 

I remember her crying and there was nothing I could say to take her pain away, as her mom I was suppose to be able to fix anything but not this...I remember praying like I never had before and thinking, she is only 23...why?

My beautiful child has been through so much and just a few months ago more surgery, I made this journal, it was one of the hardest projects I had ever created. My daughter is fine now but I don't ever want to forget just how precious she is to me. I love you my beautiful, precious child.

I remember just how heavy my heart would feel, like something taking up free parking on my heart.

Every May 16th I think of when this all started, sitting at the hospital waiting to hear how she was, some day I will give my daughter my journal, she has seen it but the pouring out of my soul within these pages makes her cry as she doesn't remember anything on that day and as her mother it will forever be a day etched into my heart.

To see more creative journals just look on my side bar for the Designer Connection logo and either hop forward or backwards. Thank you for stopping by my blog and enjoy your creative journey. Crafty Smiles, Terre

Holiday Treat Holder

Today I am sharing a creative holiday treat holder, this was created using the empty plastic Crystal Light container. I started by measuring and cutting my pattern paper from My Minds Eye and using a heavy craft adhesive I secured my pattern paper to the container. I stamped this adorable holiday stamp from The Rubber Cafe, Having A Ball using Scrap Happy Glue instead of ink. Set the stamped images aside for about 45 seconds then add You're So Fine Glitter, Big Apple Red using your finger, just rub the glitter over the stamped image. Using the S5-026 Labels Twenty die template from Spellbinders™, I die cut my stamped image using the Grand Calibur.I air brushed just a hint of blue around the outer edge of my stamped image to make the red glitter pop. Every holiday project needs a little bling so where do I go for bling? Want2Scrap™, they have Nestabling™ that matches Spellbinders™ die templates just like the Nestabling™ Pearl Labels Twenty shown here.I tied a red silk bow and poked two holes in the lid to make a hanger so that my treat holder can be hung on the Christmas tree. Thank you for stopping by my blog post today, Crafty Smiles, Terre.

Mittens Anyone?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know I had a great time with friends and family. This weeks challenge was a stocking challenge, hmmm that was a challenge. I like to be creative and do things just a little different so for my stocking I used a cute S4-285 Nested Mittens die template from Spellbinders™ and die cut it out of denim material, using white quilting thread I did a blanket stitch all around the outside of the mittens. Using silver wire from Artistic Wire I wrapped the wire around the end of my paint brush to create my hanger for my mittens. I hand stitched white buttons at the top to finish off that hand made look.

Using the Scrap Happy Glue, You're So Fine Glitter - Patriot Red and one of the most adorable stamps that The Rubber Cafe has......Having A Ball.

Some might think that the extra shading on the Christmas ball is a mistake, I like to think of this as a creative opportunity for a little extra shading after all, it is my creation! Speaking of this creation, I am having so much fun using the Scrap Happy Glue on my stamps and then stamping it directly onto different media such as this denim.Once you stamp the image just set it aside a minute or to then grab that You're So Fine Glitter, finger and all right in the bottle of glitter and rub it directly on to the glue stamped image. The results are amazing.I hope you have enjoyed my creativity, I am off to go Black Friday shopping. Crafty Smiles,

Just Steampunk Magazine!!!!

I am so excited, my Corset Album was published in this new publication Just Steampunk. Here are a few pictures of the album, I used a few of my favorite products, Spellbinders die templates, Want2Scrap bling and the corset album is also from Want2Scrap and the paper line is from Graphic 45, Beacon Adhesive Zip Dry and Quietfire Designs Stamps.

I just love this album, I think it was some of my best work, each page has so much detail and to make it a true corset, I punched holes and laced up the back cover, just the added touch it needed. Hope you enjoyed this album as much as I enjoyed making it. Crafty Smiles, Terre

Holiday Thank You

Happy Friday Everyone! I am sure you all are feeling that the holiday's are coming up really fast, I know I am. Today I have a quick and simple but elegant way to give someone a treat in a handmade package. I had this sheer drawstring bag laying around so I took some of my Scrap Happy Glue and I pounced, yes I said pounced glue all over my stamp, the adorable G-708 Having a Ball and I let it set for a couple of seconds then I took out my You're So Fine Terrifically Teal Glitter and rubbed it all over the stamped image.

The neat thing about this is it was so fast and simple, I could do several of these as fast gifts and i can still say it was hand made.

I then took some white card stock stamped J-1095 Fabulous Phrases, air brushed some color using Copic Markers and added some Nestabling™ to Spellbinders™ S5-030 Fancy Tags Two. Well I hope you have fun creating your own handmade gift wrap, crafty smiles.

It's Ornament Time

Happy Friday Everyone! If you live in the Phoenix area you could come to the Mesa Stamp show this weekend and meet Melissa in person, I am going to be stopping by on Sunday so lookout Mesa, here I come.

Today is the day to get your ornament prepped and ready to start creating, they are simple to make and everyone enjoys getting a handmade gift. I just love the new Christmas stamps here at The Rubber Cafe isn't this just adorable, Warren and Frosty.

 Using my Grand Calibur die cutting machine from Spellbinders™, I die cut/embossed S4-292 Beaded Circles. I placed by die template over the stamped image then die cut it, it seems to be easier to line things up doing it that way. I colored Warren and frosty using my Copic Markers, then air brushed it, added some cute Candis (little green circles with polka dots), they are made by Craftwork Cards and you can find them right here at The Rubber Cafe.

 The next cute ornament that I have to share is call Deck The Halls, isn't he just adorable poking through the holly wreath? I used the same steps and product for this ornament as I did for Warren and Frosty.

 The only difference is I used the Red polka dot Candi Craftwork Cards for the outside of my Beaded Circle.

 Just look at all the pretty colors in this one package, can you just see yourself having fun creating with these little treasures?

I have given you pictures of the products I used to make is easier for you to see first hand these great images, dies templates and who could forget about the amazing Scrap Happy Glue.

Give Thanks

Fall...I just love all the rich and elegant colors that come with the Fall Season. This weeks challenge was to create a scrapbook layout using Fall stamps to create elegant embellishments. For my 9 x 9 scrapbook layout I used a few wonderfully detailed fall stamps from The Rubber Cafe. I stamped I-984 Pattern Royale (love this stamp for backgrounds) on white card stock using black ink.I stamped and cut out Pumpkin Face Mix-N-Match and colored them with my Copic Markers, added just a little bit of  You're So Fine Diamond Glitter to the leaves to add some sparkle.

Isn't my niece so cute, her and her little pumpkin, the stamps just matched the size of her little pumpkin perfectly.

Yes, I hand cut out each of the Mix-N-Match pumpkins and adhered them to the layout .

Using Jewel Tone foils from Spellbinders™, I die cut this tag from S5-073 Orchard Harvest Tags & Accents, stamped E-575 Give Thanks in the middle of the tag and airbrushed it with Copic markers. Thank you for stopping by my blog post, have a wonderfully creative weekend, Terre