Watermelon Card with Darkroom Door~

Hi guys!!

I have a watermelon card to share using the Brush Strokes set 

by Darkroom Door.

Can you tell which stamps I used?

Instructions~ 

I masked off the top right corner stamp to make the meat of the watermelon. 

 The watermelon rind is from the middle curvy brush stroke.  

I love taking out a stamp set and seeing what I can create with it~

very fun to do!!!!

The sentiment stamp is by Texana Designs!

Thanks for stopping by~

Try It Tuesday~ Watermelons, again!

Hi guys!!!

Thanks for stopping by for Try It Tuesday~

All you need to create this cute watermelon refrigerator magnet is~

Brazil nuts (in the shell)

Acrylic paint ( red, black, white and green)

Paint sealer or Varnish

Magnet

Hot glue

Our area is known for delicious watermelons, so I kinda have a thing for

 watermelon decor in the Summer:)

  This is a simple project perfect for kids~

Instructions~

* Locate the nuts:) ~

this is where I got mine.

* Paint a line of green on the bottom front.

* Paint the red next. 

* Add a white scribble line between the green and red.

* Use a small rd #2 to make the black seeds.

* Varnish, let dry.

* Hot glue magnet to the back.

This is one of my kid crafts for this summer. (I will be operating the hot glue gun:)

Kinda of cute:)

Sweet little gifts for the "little people" to give out, that have a purpose:)

Thanks for stopping by~

See ya soon~

A Decorative Pillow using Clear Scraps !

Hi, Connie here with a home decor piece using, the very cool, stencils by Clear Scraps.  For this project I chose the Lamps and Chevron stencils in the 12 x 12.

The pillow is made out of canvas, making it a great candidate for stenciling with acrylic paints.  I used a steeple brush and just went slow.  Up and down motions.  I added some trims and hand crocheted flowers to the lamp shades after the front of the pillow was dry.  The last thing to do is stuff the pillow.

Clear Scraps products used~
Lamps 12X12 stencil
Chevron 12X12 stencil
Other products~
Canvas pillow, stuffing, acrylic paint, buttons, trim, crocheted flowers.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT member

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog hop!

Hi everyone!

I'm happy to be a part of the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog hop. 

 I'm sure I qualify because I sure do love coffee:)

I have several things to share but first up is a card , showing my love for coffee!!!

and vintage {check out the milk cap}

Supplies Used~

Clear Scraps/Doily Stencil 6"

Darkroom Door/Coffee Stain

Quick Quotes/Mocha Mama

S.E.I./Kraft

Stampabilities/Coffee Time Stamp

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My favorite Coffee duo ~

going on 10 years old.

Follow the link, to start at the beginning of the 
Summers Coffee Lovers blog hop!

I will be giving away my favorite Coffee Stain stamp~leave me a comment or follow my blog.

I will be picking a winner through Random.org (so if you leave a comment and follow my blog leave two posts)  I will put the total comment count in Random.org

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A special Thank You to all of our sponsor's ~ You are the BEST!!!

Thanks for stopping by~

Father's Day card with Quick Quotes!

Hi, Connie here with a Father's Day card using some of the Gypsy Road papers by Quick Quotes and the fabulous, PowderPuff Chalk Inks. The papers are very manly and look great layered.

Instructions~
* Layer papers from the Gypsy Road set.  All different sizes, so each paper is showing.
* Use a paper distress tool and go around the edges of the papers.
* Ink the edges with Quick Quotes PowderPuff Inks.
* Staple the papers together in the center.
* Attach black brads to four corners of one of the layered papers.
* Stamp "Dad" on a small coordinating paper (Joy Ride).
* Ink up the chipboard frame (Bag of Chips).
* Adhere with brads at each end.
* Adhere all layers and frame to front of card.
* Add mustache (die cut)  and twine.

Quick Quotes products used~
Gypsy Road 200
Gypsy Road 300
Gypsy Road 400
Joy Ride 400
Bag of Chips/Frames
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Ink/Mocha Mama
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Ink/Bicotti

Other products used~
Tin Holtz Mustache die / Sizzix
Jenni Bowlin label punch / Fiskars
"dad" stamp
Distress tool
brads, twine, clip.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/ DT member

Try It Tuesday~ spruce them up!

Hi guys! 

Time for Try It Tuesday~

I took some Maya Road journal cards and embellishments

 and spruced them up.  You could still use them for journal cards

 or as an embellishment for a scrapbook page or gift bag~

So many choices...........

Try It~

Would love to see what you come up with.......

Thanks for stopping by!!

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I'm on jury duty~

Be back soon:)

Clear Scraps ~ A Card from the Mixable Cutie Album!

Hi guys! I'm here with a half chipboard, half acrylic card made from the Mixable Cutie Album by Clear Scraps.  This album comes with five pages.  I used the first two pages to create the card.






Instructions~
* Cover the chipboard with some pretty pattern paper. I used paper's by Pion Design. Gorgeous vintage designs.
* Stencil the acrylic cover with random patches of a design.  I used the Chevron Stencil by Clear Scraps.  The ink is StazOn.
*  I used a tag from the paper set and added twine, a flower and trim to decorate the front.
* The inside of the card has a vintage photo copy and the sentiment.
* Tie the two pieces together with twine.

Supplies used~
Clear Scraps
Pion Design
Petaloo

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer
Clear Scraps DT