Craft Crossing Class~ June 22 @ 10:00

 

Hi guys~all of you local peeps my class is this Saturday at Craft Crossing and we have a couple of seats left.  We are doing this layout using Fab Scraps and some JBS embellishments.  You will make 8 of these flowers, enough for the layout and the card.

Give Pam a call and she will save your seat!!!!

 

This is a 6X6 card that also is included in the class!!!

Hope to see you~

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By~C. Mercer

Cigar Boxes ~ they are not just for cigars !

 Hi guys~I've got cigar boxes on the brain!!!  This one was my grandfather's.  He loved cigars and these were named after him {well, they had the same name} Edward!  So wouldn't you think the same thing:):):)

 My grandmother used them to store things in.  She had all kinds of stuff in them and she would always ask us ~ you need any cigar boxes?  Because they were to good to throw out.  I loved how they nailed them closed. My box still has the nail in it that she gave me.  It still has the clippers that she gave me also.  Told you she used them as storage boxes!!!  Little did she know how beloved they would become.

 

So that is our topic for Try It Tuesday and to help us out JBS has their mini cigar boxes on half price~awesome right!!!

 This is the box I did of my Edward { not the King Edward}.  Love that picture of him~He is holding a giant shrimp that he caught in the Rio Grande River (the picture is the one that was in the local paper) 

And here is the deal ~ $4.   You can find the cigar box HERE.

Have a great Tuesday and always thanks for stopping by!!

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See ya soon~

JBS, a bottle and Elle's Studio~

 

While on a nature walk back in 2009 I came across this bottle.  I took a picture of it but left it there, just like I photographed it.  Spring forward to 2013 ~ I went back to that exact place and the bottle was still there just like I in the picture.. This time I brought it back to the house and cleaned it up.  It became a re-purposed project for Jenni Bowlin Studio.

JBS carries some really cool old labels in the Ephemera section of the Mercantile.  The label on this bottle is one of those.  I also used JBS feathers and butterflies.  The flowers are by Prima and the ribbon is by May Arts.

JBS is partnering with the fabulous Elle's Studio.  I have three more projects on the JBS Inspiration Blog.  You can see them HERE. Would love for you to stop by!!!

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See ya soon for  

Pinky's Class with Avocado Arts~don't want to miss this!!!

 

So you LOVE stamping and make beautiful cards but want to use stamps in your scrapbooking too? This class is perfect for you! Take your stamps one step further!

Pinky will share 3 different techniques she uses for stamping- Pinky works with Stamp companies such as Avocado Arts & Viva Las VegaStamps so she knows how to stretch a stamp!

In this class you will learn how to create 3 separate layouts each layout will use a different stamping technique.

3 full videos plus printable PDF files of course!

Class will begin June 26th and is ONLY 19.00

 

This is the very cool stamp set you will be creating with~one of my favorite by Avocado Arts.

 

And here is one of the layouts you will be creating in the class.  Pinky is an Avocado Arts Pit Crew Member and a VERY talented paper crafter.  You can find out all the details HERE.  The class starts June 26. Cost is $19.  Check it out~you won't want to miss this!!!!

 

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Avocado Arts~ "Are We There Yet" !

Hi guys ~ introducing this months stamp set by Avocado Arts and it is a beauty!!!!

"Are We There Yet"  ~ you are gonna want it:):):) 

 

 

Such a fun set!!! 

On this layout I stamped the street sign twice, to make it longer.:):) Sweet, right!!!!

My second project is some gift tags~I stamped on the fold, like this~

 

Makes a cute little set to give as a gift.  Just make sure to cut a little tag on the fold, when you are cutting out the shape of the travel trailer:).

And my last project is a card!!!

 

I hope you check out the teams inspiration this month~it is always inspiring!!!

New digi kits, scrapbooking kits and card kits plus the stamps all on the Avocado Arts web site.  Check it out~these girls are amazing!!!!!

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Thanks for stopping by~I'll see ya soon!!!!!

Try It Tuesday~another photo stand!

Hi guys!!!  The topic today~ stencils!!!   I am just starting to get into this so I'm starting off with a small project { I have a chair I want to do next:)  I'm using the Maison De Stencils:):):)  Love the designs.  I had a hard time deciding what to buy~so many cute stencils!!!

 

I used a vintage spool of thread {saw this on pinterest}. I used black acrylic paint and  a flat fabric brush to apply the paint.  Don't fuss over this, just use what you have:):):).  This is a cute and easy little project.

I used painters tape, to keep the stencil in place.  The inside part of the stencil has glue dots to hold it in place.  Worked good like this.  You will still find yourself  holding with your fingers.  It took a couple of minutes to apply the paint.  just up and down motions, don't try to paint it on.

The paint dried very fast.  I stamped a tag, added May Arts ribbon and a picture!!! Yep another photo stand.   I love making them.

And here are just some of my photo stands all lined up and looking cute~

Any unique item makes an adorable photo holder.  Hot glue a clip, cloth's pin. paper clip, etc. to your item, that you want to hold your photo, and you're all set. 

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Avocado Arts is up next!!!!! See ya soon~

Stamping, Stationery and Scrapbooking ~2nd Quarter 2013

 

Hi guys~The third quarter of Stamping, Stationery and Scrapbooking  (Hobby Lobby Magazine) is out so that means I can show you the second quarter magazine.  I had one layout in this magazine and it is really cute!!!  The photos just say it all~

 

The back of the magazine has a 40% off coupon, too~nice bonus:):):)

  

 All of the supplies I used on this layout I purchased at Hobby Lobby.  Some of the manufactures are Paper Studio, 7gypsies, American Crafts and Making Memories. The black border is made using a punch by EK Success.

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See ya tomorrow for Try It Tuesday and then Avocado Arts on the 12th.  You won't want to miss either one of these.