Creative Paperclay Compact Mirror

It is my turn on the Creative Paperclay® blog today!

So if you would like to see How I turned this Compact Mirror into..................

This!

Come on over and pay a visit!

Creative Paperclay®

Glue Dots and Marion Smith Designs Blog Hop!

I am so glad you have come to visit!

First I have to say, when I received the Marion Smith Designs paper....I confess! I did not want to cut them! I really had a hard time! I wanted to use both sides and I could not, no matter how bad I wanted to! This line is called "Never Grow Up".

The paper dolls in this line are sooooo cute!

I have 3 projects to share today!

       

First up is the Flower

Marion Smith cardstock is a sturdy cardstock, I love that! This means it works really well for using with die cut machines. It is not easily torn. 

So to try it out, I first started with a flower cut on my Silhouette.

I used my handy dandy Glue Dot® dispenser with my Glue Dots® Minis loaded in it. This makes it so easy to put the flower together. 

Just add your Glue Dots® and stack your petals until finished.

Here is the finished flower. See the little nest with the bird?
This is also part of Marion Smith Designs, they are called Junque & Gems! LOVE them!

My next project is a card for the new baby!
Again using my Glue Dots® dispenser I cut out my card and then adhered the pieces together.

Do you see the paper doll up there? I love them!

Once everything was adhered down I added the stamp and fussy cut the little outfit to go on the front of this cute little dresser card! Check out that little resin flower, isn't that super cute! 

Another of the Junque & Gems by Marion Smith Designs! 

Such a great cardstock, cuts well, inks well and love the weight of this cardstock!

And the designs are soooo cute!

Next is my final piece and I LOVE the way it turned out! I hope you do too!

It's a Paper Purse!

Look at this fabulous design! I love this large floral print! What a great print for a purse!

I cut all my pieces out and started putting this purse together. 

(Watch out Coach) LOL!

You can see why I like using the Glue Dots®. They fit nicely on each of the little tabs and they hold in place. If I were to use glue I would have to hold that area till it was tacky enough to move on. But with the Glue Dots® I can continue to work! I love that!

The purse itself is so cute! Then if you used it as a gift card holder or for a small gift bag! PERFECT!
See the flower I used for the "snap"? Again Marion Smith Designs Junque & Gems! It was a perfect finish to this gift handbag!

Marion Smith products are available at Scrapbook.com and BlueMoonScrapbooking.com for online ordering. 

Glue Dots® products, including the new Desktop Dispenser, are available online at Jo-Ann.com or at your local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.

I hope that you hop to the rest of the designers blogs. I am sure they have some fabulous eye candy!
How could they not with this fabulous line by Marion Smith Designs!

Glue Dots®

Dawn Barrett

Donna Budzynski 

Erin Bullock 

Joy Dickson 

Jessica Griffin 

Danielle Hunter 

Samantha Taylor 

Grace Tolman 

Marion Smith Blog
Angela Carter - www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com
Tonya Gibbs - http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com
Peggy Baker - http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com
Aneta Matsuzuska - http://artisant2.blogspot.com/
Maggie Armstrong - maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com
Colette Nederhoff - http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com
Ana Paula Leal - http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Remember to leave a comment.

Thanks for stopping!

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Party Banner with Eileen Hull

It's that time of the year..............Party time!

                                           Graduations......Picnics.....Family Reunions.....

whatever the occasion, you need a Party Banner!

I used Eileen Hull's Mini Album die #658982

I also used Eileen Hull's Bird die.

                                                                  

Using Eileen Hull's Mini Album die made making this banner so EASY!

Did you know if you only cut half of the book as shown below, you will get a perfect size for a banner? Yes that's right, I just cut half of the book. It also gives you perfectly rounded corners

and..........wait for it .....................................Scored lines to fold over you ribbon!

I thought that was so AWESOME!

I then added stitching around each of the banner tiles. Each one with a different stitch.

I  use different embellishments to decorate each of the banner tiles.

Here is where the scored lines were used, I just folded on the score line 

and used my tiny attacher by Tim Holtz. So EASY!

I then adhered all of the embellishment down and then hung to enjoy!

Here is a close up of the bird with her party hat on!

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did!

Don't forget to enter Eileen Hull's Art with a Heart Challenge for a GREAT prize!

You will enter you piece on Eileen's blog HERE!

• 658982

  Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Album, Mini

• 658982

  Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - A

Tips for using Creative Paperclay®

I am up over at the Creative Paperclay blog today!

I get asked all the time...."How do I use Creative Paperclay"

The BIG question is........"How or what do I use for a base"

It can be as easy as you want it to be. Don't be intimidated by wire armatures! Start easy if you are afraid, it does not have to be hard. And it should be FUN!

So I am giving you some really easy bases to start with and maybe it will get you to think differently when you look at something!

What do you see?

 Before you head over to Creative Paperclay® blog.

I want you to do me a favor and tell me what you see. Use your imagination.....come on....play.

Tell me!!

Okay, now head over to Creative Paperclay® blog and find out how easy it can be to use Creative Paperclay®.

Thanks for playing and stopping by!

First Post as a Creative Paperclay® Design Team Member!

I am so excited to have been asked to join the Design Team for Creative Paperclay®!

My hope is to give you inspiration and tips on becoming 

a Creative Paperclay® addict  expert!

My first project includes a Gnome Home for this little Gnome piggy!

I love how it turned out. It kind of reminds me of the

story of the 3 Little Pigs!

No wolf is going to blow this home down!

He can huff and puff all he wants!

Just in case you would like to know......his name is Winston!

If you would like to see the process of how I completed this Home, head on over to the 

Creative Paperclay® blog HERE!

I hope you enjoyed my first post as a Creative Paperclay DT member!

Let me know what you think and how I did for my first mission!

Sneek Peek ~ Exclusive

 That's right!

This is big, Big, BIG news!

I have been asked to join an amazing team of Artists! 

Where, You ask?

Well you will have to come by Sunday and see!

Hint?
Something new on my sidebar..................

2nd hint...........it involves this little piggy!

He is a extra for my 1st project!

I hope you will join me on a journey that can take us anywhere!

See you Sunday!

Enjoy your WEEKEND!

Eileen Hull Inspiration Team - April Showers bring May Flowers

3D Canning Jar Vase?

This is a fun little vase you could give as a thank you gift, birthday gift or just keep for yourself!

I started with Eileen Hull's Canning Jar 3D die.


I cut my Jars out of chipboard.

I  colored my jars and lids with colored pencils.
Then I blended them with Gamasol.

Here is Jar and Lid colored and blended.

Shaded to give the appearance of water in the jar.

Here is the jar with a bit more shading and I added the shading of the word Ball on the jar. I did this very lightly as I wanted it to be seen, but not the focus.

I then adhered all the pieces together and this is what I came up with!

I love how it turned out!

I had a very small glass that I used to put the flowers in.

Like a shot glass, but not. I think I saved it from some embellishments.

                                                  
If you would like to enter this month's challenge, here is the information.

You could win an awesome PRIZE!

The Art with Heart Challenge is a monthly celebration of creativity!  Each month the Inspiration Team will be showcasing their Art with Heart created with Eileen Hull’s innovative Sizzix dies. They will be following a broad theme left entirely open to creative interpretation.  We invite you to play along with us and share YOUR art with heart!

We want this to be a place for everyone to create, inspire and share.  We would love to see what you can do with Eileen Hull’s fabulous products but this is not a requirement.  Use what ever products your artful “heart” desires.  Art is for everyone so come along and share your Art with Heart!

We want you all to create freely there are no rules here, just a few simple guidelines…

1. Create a new project following the Art with Heart Challenge Theme (however you interpret the theme) OR if you have created something that fits the theme previously create a new post with a photo and link to the original post.  

           *This a great way to expose older projects to fresh eyes!

2.Include a link to the current Art with Heart Challenge in your post so others can play along too!

*Buttons and graphics are available for you to display in your sidebar if you would like to help us spread the word :)

3.When linking up your project please include a direct link to your post.

4.You are not required to use Eileen Hull Products in your projects.  However, those who do use Eileen Hull products will be given two entries into the prize draw.

That’s it!  So get going, get creative and share your Art with Heart!

Be sure to come back each week on Tuesday to see more creative project ideas from the Inspiration Team and check out the latest entries in the challenge.  There is no shortage of inspiring ideas here so kick back and enjoy a healthy dose of creative inspiration!

Now it’s your turn to share some inspiration by sharing YOUR creations!  You have until May 29, 2014 to link up your projects for a chance to win an awesome prize.  The winner and Top 3 will be announced on May 30, 2014.  In the meantime the Inspiration Team will be bringing you more creative projects and inspiration every Tuesday right Here!

Can’t wait to see your Art with Heart!

You will add your entry at Eileen Hull's blog, Click Here!
 (PS....enter now, only 2 entries so far.............
Odds are really good with only 2 entries! Good Luck!)

*Art with Heart Challenge Winners will be announced the last Friday of the month.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the other DT's inspiration!