10 things~tags!

It's time for Shimelle's 10 things on the tenth of the month, so here we go~ Tags!!!

Jenni Bowlin and old flash card tag~

                                                           Darkroom Door tag book~

Jillibean Soup and Darkroom Door~layout with tag~

Darkroom Door rubber stamp set~

Darkroom Door rubber stamp set and Just My Style stamp set~

Tag designed by Debby's (Lewis) Designs (hybrid) ~

Darkroom Door Love Birds rubber set~

Jenni Bowlin style tags~

Journaling tags with Gluebers and Jenni Bowlin~

Christmas tags with Crate Paper and Epiphany Crafts~

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To see more collections of 10 things~ go to Shimelle's blog and happy hopping!!

Have a great weekend~ours looks like it is going to be a wet one but a fun one!!!

See ya soon!!!

Texana Designs~nice!!!!!

Last Saturday Craft Crossing {LSS where I teach} had Texana Designs in house with their fabulous stamps for a Trunk Show. The DT was doing make n takes !!! Oh I had a blast~nice to be on the other side of the table learning. These are my make n takes~just wanted to share !!

These represent four stamps, the wild flowers, I {heart} wildflowers!, the cute little chicken and Happy Easter. Such fun little projects!! Next were these two cards~

I loved doing these even if I whined at first.  The Iris folding looked so hard and it is so not!!! The second one is embossed paper piecing ~ very cool!!!!

A close-up of the Iris folding. This is very fun and doesn't take a huge amount of time.  I bought a couple of kits, I liked it so much!!  I'm thinking Jenni would  look awesome in Iris fold~

I do want to give a shout out to the design team member's~Jimmye Sue Mitchell /owner, artist, Joyce A. Meyer (JAM'n Stamps) artist, Janet Bradshaw / designer, Jilda Bolton /designer, Karen Lambert/designer, Libby Hickson/designer and Linda McClain/designer!!! VERY talented bunch of ladies!!!!! Thank you ~ hope to see you soon!!!

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No compensation was received for this blog post ~ just a shout out for GREAT stamps!!

see ya soon!!!

Another recycling project~

Hi everyone!!  I have been recycling again~I can't help it !!! I took these product containers from Little Yellow Bicycle and Tim Holtz and made some easy little gifts. I have Easter on my mind~

I used Jenni Bowlin scraps.  I just can't bring myself to cut sheets of paper for this kind of crafty stuff!!

The ribbon is by May Arts.  I also used Prima, Elle's Studio, Jenni Bowlin {new bird punch}.  These don't take long at all. Just cover the cardboard insert, in the package, and then fill with treats and decorate the front~couldn't get any easier. I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to glue the embellishments to the front of the container. Works every time.  I love easy!!!

Hope you make a bunch!!!! See ya soon!

Try It Tuesday~a simple portfolio!!

Hi everyone~this is a really easy project using the bi-fold papers by Authentique and Helmar Craft Glue. 

Score bi-fold paper 4" long ways across the paper.

Next score at 6" {down the middle} on both sections of the bi-fold.  It should look like this folded.

Punch scallop design along the edge that is to be folded up.

Glue middle section #2 & #3 together~Helmar Craft Glue is what I used.  You now have the portfolio ready to decorate.  I matted pattern paper on the inside for added color.

The portfolio is about a 6" X 8".  I decorated the front with ribbon, rosette flowers, buttons and I used Tim Holtz's tissue tape on the edge that was glued together.

I'm using it to hold all my Authentique alpha's and stickers~they will all be in one place!!! I love Authentique papers as much as I love Helmar products!!!

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and ~don't you just love, after one door closes and another one opens~I do!!!

Have a good one! See ya soon!

My source for Inspiration~ well one of them!!!!

Hi everyone!! Coming off of a great weekend~We went to my favorite store and one of my main sources for inspiration.  I revealed to you in my last blog post my thing was antique hardware~from door knobs, to drawer pulls, to hinges, back plates ~ you get the picture.  Here is where we went, the store has changed but it is still full of inspiration~in fact it is everywhere you look!!!

I love getting a copy of their catalog~great patterns and ideas for scrapbook pages and altered art!!!

I loved this pattern and plan a scrapbooking page after it!! The pictures I'm showing are out of the catalog.

I saw these tables in the store and they are just magnificent as they are in the catalog.  The store clerk told me they are an exact replica of a 5th-century ionic capital.  Wow~it looks authentic to me!!!

Loved how the old photo's were arranged!!

Love the wire baskets!!!

And so excited I found another "5" for my collection ~ I really feel like I got two for one because I'm planning on using the box also!!!!

I hope you enjoyed this post.  Catalogs are great sources of inspiration for your art and scrapbooking.  I love getting catalogs when I go to my favorite stores!!! Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow for Try It Tuesday!!!

Junkin' finds~Primative style!

Good morning!!! Here are those junkin' pics I promised!!! These are large {really large} about 4" long safety pins.  Pretty cool find~ wish I had more of them. Here I paired it up with some Jenni Bowlin and made a mini album {about the grands}!!!

I have three and haven't seen them in stores for a while now.  I have been told these large pins were used on sailor's duffle bags to close them in the 40's.  I think the top two are a later version~they have no date.

Closer view of the two that are not dated~

If anyone has info on these would love to here it!

OK now you know~hardware is my thing.  This sets on my table in the family room. Cool, right?

Old door knobs, hinges, back plates, brass knob, pull handles~love it all!!!

Close-up, as you can see the rust doesn't bother me one little bit!!

These were given to me by a friend~love that door hinge.  I want to do soemthing really cool with it.

I know I'm going re-paint these~just got to find the perfect spot for them.  They will make beautiful decorative corners for inside your windows or use to hold a shelf.

I have five "grands" so I have been collecting the number five.  I want to do a display of 5's in my home somewhere !!!  Thanks for stopping by today~glad the weekend is here!! Have a good one and I'll see ya soon!

Party Time with Vintage Street Market~

Hi everyone!  This is the rest of my first post for Vintage Street Market!!! I used Party Games paper set and and black Twirly Twine. I had in mind that these tags could be put on a gift or goody bag and then used as a book marker.

The center embellishments are by Epiphany Crafts.

These are the party favors  I made using the packaging from this tacky tape~

Everything is glued with Helmar 450 Quick Dry.  I had a stack of these that I had saved but really you could use any container of this type to make candy or toy party favors.  Prima has some good ones that would make super cute party favors!! Take a good look before you toss you never know what you can make!!

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Thanks for stopping in today. I have some cool junkin' stuff to show you just have to get it photographed.

See ya soon!!