Embellishment Swap at My Scap Room

 

Hello my friends and sweet bloggers.  Today what I have to share is my Embellishments that I made for a swap at My Scrap Room.  For the perimeters of the swap we were to create 4 Stick Pins, 2 Altered Bottle Caps, 4 Handmade Flowers, and 2 Altered Keys. 

We were to make 3 sets of Embellishments and keep one set for ourselves.  This is my second set.  They are almost the same.  Slight difference in the keys and the bottle caps.  It was so much fun to create these embellishments that I actually made a few more than 3 sets.

 Here are some of the stick pins I created.  I love stick pins so I made a bunch of them to have on hand.  I haven't made some for a while so I just played with my stash of beads and made these.

 

These are the stick pins I included in my swap package.  I wanted to keep with a vintage shabby chic look in basic white colors so that they can be used in any project by my swap parteners.

 

Here are my Altered Bottle Caps.  I purchased my bottle caps from Michael's and had a horrible time trying to flatten them in my cuttlebug.  They didn't come out evenly so I need to try a different bottle cap next time.  I really like these as embellishments and want to create more.  I used some die cuts for the background on some and lace on others.  

 

Here are the handmade flower for the swap.  I crochet all the flowers and used lace and bits and piece of gold or white mesh for some of the flowers and eyelash lace for others.  The centers are "Spare Parts" from Hobby Lobby.

These are the altered keys.  My keys came from the $1 bin at Michaels.  They are a pretty good size and would look stunning hanging from a mini album or as an embellishment on a mini album.   This video has better close ups of all the embellishments and the packaging.  Thank you so much for stopping by to see my project that I have been working on the last couple weeks.  See you soon!

 

CottageCutz Hoot Owl

 Whoo is crazy about CottageCutz dies.   Owl tell you the truth....it's me!!!  Hi everyone.  Today I want to show you the Cottage Cutz Hoot Owl Die, Tea Time Doily, and Greenery.

 Isn't this owl just the cutest!  He was so much fun to create with and super easy.  I cut to branches to fill in my die cut and sprinkled some extra leaves in the branches.  After all it is springtime and things are blooming all around.  Here are the CottageCutz dies I used to create this card:

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I sure do appreciate it.  It's been a while since I posted a project.  But, I assure you, that I have been working on something that I have almost completed and will be showing soon.  Have a great day and success while crafting!

Paris Bracelet Box and Dangle Swap

 

Well what to we have here?  This is a swap I did over at My Scrap Room.  It is my first Papercrafting Swap.  We were to alter a bracelet box and make a charm dangle in either a Paris or Roaring 20's theme.  My swap partner was Markisha and I asked her a couple of questions and found out "Chocolate" was her favorite color.  So with that in mind, I went with it.

Granted I was only suppose to make an Altered Bracelet Box and Charm Dangle but once I started I couldn't stop-so I went all out.  Above is an Easel Card I made.  I love this image.  I found it on the internet.  I made all my own flowers either with the Spellbinders Bitsy Blossom die or a Marvey punch.  Everything has been distressed with Rangers Brushed Corduroy. 

Here is the actual Bracelet Box for the Swap.  If you watch the video you can see the Charm Dangle inside and how I decorated the inside of the box.  The Eiffel Tower is a CottageCutz die and I made it 3D.  This image is also something I found on the internet.

When I purchased my Bracelet box it came with two other jewelry boxes so I just continued to alter them as I went along.  I painted this box a nice deep rich chocolate brown.  I used cheesecloth under my roses and stickled it with icicle stickles.  See the CottageCut 3D mini Eiffle Tower....isn't it cute on this.  The corner is a Cheery Lynn die.  I believe I put some hand crochet flowers and a couple small crochet doilies inside this box.

Here we have another box that was in the set I purchased.  By the way I got the 3 boxes at the dollar store in a package.  I painted this with the rich brown paint.  This image matches the Easel Card.  I used a Tim Holtz rosette die and a paper doily on this.  Again the little mini Eiffel tower in the lower left corner.  This box contained some "Paris" themed chipboard pieces and a metal Fleur de Lis.

Believer it or not this is an altered box of Ferrero Rocher Chocolates!  After all my swap partner said her favorite color was Chocolate....that's my kind of girl.  I know this says Chocolate in french-exactly what else I am not sure....lol  I used the CottageCutz Eiffel Tower on this and a couple rows of Martha Stewart Doily punch border. 

This is an altered Glassine bag.  It contains a French themed Prima Stamp set.  I used the Martha Stewart Doily Border again, Cottage Cutz Eiffel Tower, Paper Doily and flowers and corner to match.

One last look at a few of the items and how they coordinated together.  I had a blast making this.  Markisha really loved it and I am just thrilled.  I have included a video below if you would like to see what was inside the boxes and more details about the project.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you have enjoyed your visit.  Guess what?  I joined another swap!!!  lol  I have been working on that this past weekend.  Fun Fun Fun.  I will share with you soon the beautiful Bracelet Box and Charm Dangle I received from my partner.  Probably in a couple of days.
Happy Crafting!!!!

Purple Hydrangeas

Nothing says spring like a Hydrangea doesn't it?  These beautiful flowers are so gorgeous in real life.  My friend Colleen (Dietrich Designs) had a Birthday recently and she loves Hydrangeas.  It's the first thing you see when your browser opens to her blog!  So I made this card and sent it to her.  She just told me yesterday she received it so I will post it now.  I found that I would rather surprise someone with their card rather then post it first.   So here it is!

Believe it or not I found this Hydrangea image on the internet here.  I have been collecting images and stamps of Hydrangeas for an upcoming project.  I want to have a variety of images in my arsenal.....lol

Martha Stewart Punch around the Page was used for the perimeter and framing of the Hydrangeas inside the card.  Spellbinders for the actual center.  Marianne corner dies at the corners with some Recollection bling.  The Hydrangeas were colored with Copic markers.  Gold seed beads were applied to the centers with Glossy Accents and stickles makes those centers sparkle. 

This is the inside of the card.  I colored and cut another image to compliment the front of the card.  I was just thrilled to learn that Colleen loved it!!!!  Now I know she will forgive me for being a little late with her card....lol  Have a wonderful day everyone.  I will be back soon with more to show you.  I have been working on some really cool things.

CottageCutz Spring Chick-a-dee Basket

Easter is just around the corner and time to think of Easter baskets and Chocolate Bunnies!  Here's a little egg shaped Easter Basket I created with the Spring Chick-a-dee and Greenery die from CottageCutz.

A Martha Stewart Punch was used to create the decorative edge around the egg shaped basket and the little fence border.  The Martha Stewart matching border punch was used to decorate the handle.  Prima flowers and the Greenery decorate the front along with a little pearl swirl.  This Spring Chick-a-dee is all dressed in her Easter finery and ready to put a smile on the face of the person who receives it filled with chocolate.  Here are the CottageCutz dies used:

 

Thanks for viewing my project today.  Sure do appreciate it.  Hope you have a wonderful Easter!

CottageCutz Vintage Loveseat and Chair

Hello crafters and welcome to another Cottage Cutz creation.   Today we have the Vintage Loveseat and Chair and Shower Peeper dies.  Isn't this sentiment true?  That little peeper looks like me!  Just scrunch my nose up at the housework as I would rather be creating!!!  lol  Doesn't it seem like you never get done housework.  If it isn't the cleaning, it's the laundry, or the cooking, and then the dishes.  It's a wonder we ever have a moment to create!

DCWV At Home Stack paper was used to create this card.  Very appropriate don't you think?  The sentiment was created on the computer.  Spellbinders Labels Eight was used for the background along with a paper doily.  Brushed Corduroy ink was used for the distressing.  The rosette has a Recollection bling in the center.   Here are the dies that were used:

 

Thank you for viewing my creation today.  I really appreciate it.  Have a wonderful day. 

CottageCutz Elegant Purse and Shoes

 

 It's CottageCutz time here at Chocolate Crafts and Bears, Oh My.   What fun it was to create this card.  Sending this to a special friend would really convey how much their friendship means to you.   You know we all have one of those girlfriends that loves to shop and can't resist a pair of shoes and matching purse!  She would just adore this card. 

 The following are Cottage Cutz Dies used to create this:

Elegant Purses

Pumps MiniGreenery 
Greenery
Lace Flower Doily

Three different purses with a matching pair of shoes for each were created from the Cottage Cutz dies.  The rose from the Elegant Purse Die was used to embellish two pairs of the shoes to match the purses.
Here are the dies used:

Thanks so much for stopping by today to view my creation.  I really appreciate it so very much.  Happy Crafting!