Snowflake Award Clip, for chips, with Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here to share with you a fun idea when taking chips or bagged treats to a party or to give as a gift.  The Snowflake Shaker by Clear Scraps comes in handy when creating a bag clip for yummy holiday treats!!  Homemade or purchased this will look so cute on the bags!!


Take strips of pattern paper and layer them, making an award badge. Ribbons, buttons, ticket strips all can be used to make the badge unique and personal. Place the Snowflake Shaker by Clear Scraps, at the top (after it is created) and attach with strong glue.


Using strong glue attach a small clothspin to the back, that is the clip that will allow you to clip the Snowflake award badge to a bag of chips or cookies.


Easy !!! Now the hard part~picking out treats to use the clip on!


I love the chip idea, goes great with a homemade dip to add to the gift.




This is easy to make and the Snowflake Shaker just adds that extra special pop to the Snowflake award badge.  After the chips are clipped, the Snowflake award badge will look great clipped on the Christmas Tree.

Supplies used:
Clear Scraps: mini Snowflake Shaker
Beacon
other: pattern paper, twine, buttons, ticket strips, embossing powder, sequin mix (for shaker), stickers and snowflake stamp with ink.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

A re-purpose with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here to share with you an original design project using acrylic sheets and stencils by Clear Scraps.  This is a cute way to display and organize Christmas or Holiday cards.  In my case I'm using this to display vintage Christmas cards. Take a look~



I used one acrylic sheet for the top part and stenciled it with the 12 x 12 Nordic Snowflake stencil (white acrylic paint) by Clear Scraps.  The pocket is a sheet of 12 x 12 pattern paper cut in half. Adhere one to each side.



I will be teaching this class at Craft Crossing TODAY!!!!!



 The hanger is a junkin' find from Florida.  The wood part is painted and stenciled with the 12 Nordic Snowflake stencil by Clear Scraps.  I know you will never look at a cloths hanger the same way again :)

Products used:
12 x 12 clear acrylic sheet by Clear Scraps
12 Nordic Snowflake stencil by Clear Scraps
Other:
twine, pattern paper, embellishments, white acrylic paint, buttons.
Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Clear Scraps~ A beautiful acrylic box!

Hi, Connie here with a gorgeous Clear Box by Clear Scraps.   This was created to house my  homemade soaps and keep them fresh and beautiful.



The box is easy to assemble.  Follow the instructions on the label and you should do fine. That is what I did.  I used a regular tape runner to secure the paper on the outside of the acrylic box.  The feet were put on with Beacon 3-IN-1.





The front embellishments are secured with Beacon 3-IN-1 also.  Worked fantastic for this project.  The paper is a, really, vintage set by Basic Grey.  Yes, I'm working from my stash and I love it to see the stack get smaller.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT

Mason Jar full of Sea Shells ~ Darkroom Door

Hi guys!!

I have another creation to share using the new release Mason Jar from Darkroom Door.

Instructions:

Stamp Mason Jar on pattern paper of your choice.  Cut out and ink edges for shading ( Ranger Distress Ink).  Stamps out Sea Shells ( Archival/Ranger) using ink colors of your choice.  Cut them out and shade edges.  Stamp a few of the Sea Shell images inside the  Mason Jar.  Stamp the Carved Leaves and cut them out. Take a small piece of cheese cloth and wet it with a water spray bottle. Use Distress Ink to shade the cheese cloth.  Dry with heat gun.  Arrange the elements around the Mason Jar.   Adhere and add a little shimmer with a glitter pen.  Add sentiment.

 

Darkroom Door Products~

Frame/ Mason Jar

DRD~ Sea Shells

DRD~ Simple Sayings

DRD~ Carved Leaves Vol. 1

You can see more inspiration, using this stamp on the blog.

Never met a Mason Jar I didn't like:)

See ya tomorrow for ~

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks! Blog Hop

Hey guys!!!

I'm super excited to be included in this very "special" blog hop.
I along with many other paper crafter's  will feel the void of this awesome craft magazine.

I never submitted a card to Paper Crafts Magazine but I sure bought tons of them.

This stack is from 2008.  These were easy to get to, I have more in the closet. :)
 You could always find inspiration in Paper Crafts, even if it was a couple years old :)

My card I'm sharing is called"thanks a bunch"!
Supplies used~
Basic Grey
Avocado Arts
White cardstock
Vintage trim
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Blog order:
Vera W. Yates
Me ****** you are here
Audrey Tokach

Enjoy the "Special Thanks! Blog Hop" !!

Happy Thanksgiving!

These are pumpkins from Illinois!!

 I couldn't get over how BIG they were, had to snap a picture!!!

Paper is by Basic Grey.

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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy your family.

We are so BLESSED!!!!

Try It Tuesday~Bingo Card Art!

Hi guys!

I have another Bingo card for Try It Tuesday!!!

I love taking this from this~

to this~ paid $4 ( I think)

Supplies are~

Prima

Basic Grey

Maya Road

Imagine Crafts

Momenta (sticker)

Vintage clip

Vintage Bingo card

I wanted something unique to display for Thanksgiving and this said it all~

So Very Thankful

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Thanks for stopping by for Try It Tuesday.

Fun to see what you can make out of something that catches your eye~

Try It!!!!

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Linked up to~Paper Issues~Get Your Game on with Paper Issues
Linked up to~ My Salvaged Treasures

Try It Tuesday~Just use what you have !

Hi guys!!!!

I love creating with what I have.  I have an idea and just go with it~making it work as I go.  This is an vintage mail box front (brass).  I wanted to make an interesting piece of Christmas Decor.  This is what I came up with~

The music paper is vintage, as is the Christmas ornament and Scrabble tile.  The photo is by Tim Holtz, the envelope by Maya Road, the Snow Flake is by Basic Grey and a few extras.  The envelope collage is adhered with large Glue Dots ( that's all you will need)

Here is the back~

Take note of how the frame sits on the hinge.  Worked like a charm:) Perfect frame

 stand and so beautiful!

and these are the parts I used to make this~

One gorgeous vintage door hinge ~ washed in soap and water, dried with towel.

Brass mail box front and door hinge cleaned.

The inside is prepared with felt, as is the bottom corners

 (so, no scratching the table or surface) that it will sit on.

Very fun project. Get those interesting things out of the cabinet and make something  so you can enjoy those cool things that caught your eye.

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Linked at: Lessology Challenge #42 ~ Monogram

Linked at Coastel Charm Challenge 240

See ya soon~

Pumpkins~Epiphany Crafts style!

 This was my project for Epiphany Crafts this month.  I used the

  Oval shape tool and made Pumpkins  Very easy and you can design a one of a kind Pumpkin.

Mix and match your designer papers and go to town making Pumpkins!!

Follow the my project link for instructions.

You will need this~

Oval Shape Tool

see ya soon~
Linked at Paper Issues~Woodn't you know, it's Fall with Pinkfresh

Try it Tuesday~ Christmas in July!

Hi everyone~ I have my grands {three of them} for a few days and we have been crafting up a storm. They made t-shirts and all kinds of "kid art".  I even had them help me make an art apron ~ I'll be showing it soon~didn't get it photographed in time for this week.  So I decided to share a couple of layouts I did of last years Christmas.  I used Basic Grey /Figgy Pudding { one of my favorite} Christmas papers ever!! I used Helmar 450 quick Dry to glue the embellishments on.  Love how it came out and I love these pic's !!!

More Figgy Pudding and super cute pictures!!!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see ya soon!!

2 of 5 cutie pie's~

Here is a couple more from The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages.  This is one of my favorite layouts because it hold a very special "little one" and the pictures are so cute!!!  I used Sassafras Lass, Jenni Bowlin and American Crafts. Oh and if your interested it is on page 64 ~ just say'n!

Another one that is so cute!! Just look at that wink and thumbs up~love it!!

On this one I used Basic Grey, Making Memories and American Crafts.  This one is on page 212, just say'n~OK I'll stop.  I'll be showing more of the book from time to time~not just my layouts but some of my favorites! The book is full of inspiration!!  Have a great weekend and I'll see ya soon!!

Ranch life~

Hi, it's Thursday and I'm still sick but on way to getting better.  This layout is over a year old and holds a place of honor ~ It show cases our first ever pear and.......It is one of eight layouts in The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages.  Very cool!!! The Book is filled of so much inspiration {you know that stuff I always talk about} you will never scratch your head again~  I hope you will check it out!!  I used Basic Grey, Bazzill, Prima, Jenni Bowlin and American Crafts.

Mt style continues to change~and I love that!  Another reason I love this craft~always room to grow!!! This is a favorite of mine because I love Jenni Bowlin products and probably use Jenni in some way or another on every layout I do.

Another fave~I remember getting my new Canon Rebel and hubby and I went all around the ranch and took a picture of every flower we found.  Seeing the flowers in one place, on a layout looks super cool!!! Belmont flowers!!!  I can't tell what pattern paper I used but the sketch is by Cathy Z.  Thanks for stopping by today ~See ya soon!!!!

Try it Tuesday ~ change it up!!!

Have you ever put your embellishments down and they just didn't look right or you didn't like it ~ that happened to me on this layout.  I kept trying to like it and it never happened.  The more I looked at the layout it was the placement of the title that bugged me!!!! So I changed it up to this~

I liked it tons better!!!  So just change it up!! I used Basic Grey~Oliver on this and a tag by Debby's Designs.  You can see all of her fabulous tags, that she has created, at heART of Scrapbooking.

Here are some of the vintage "boy" tags that I worked up!!!

Have a great day and change it up!!!!

more Dimensional Details

This is week 3, adding material to your layout!! A very fun thing to do. I sewed a border and then stapled it at the ends and on to the layout. I love the layering of the papers-I know you use lots of paper but your "showing off" lots of paper also.

This one is week 4!!! Yes I'm back on track -all caught up!!!! What a good feeling!

On this one I inked behind where the photos would be placed. I love the shadow effect. I hope you get some inks out and play sometime very soon. Have a wonderful day!!!