Craft Crossing~6 year Anniversary!!!

Hi guys!

Today Craft Crossing in Gonzales, Texas is celebrating 6 years in business.  Pam is running so many great sales and make-in-takes today.  She has posted some of them on

 her face book page HERE.

Give her a follow while you are there, she would love that!!

I'm sure she would be happy to mail out if you see something you would like:)

Here information is HERE on the blog

I think it would be neat to add the next number every year :)

Anyway this is what I call a Junk Necklace.  Really easy to make just put some of your cool junkin' finds on a necklace~done:)

Have a great Martin Luther King Jr. Day!!

See ya soon~

49 Shades of Grey with Quick Quotes!

Hi, Connie here with a scrapbook page using the 49 Shades of Grey Collection by Quick Quotes. This is a great collection of black, grey and white color tones that work perfect with the other collections by Quick Quotes.

 The inside page has a special edge and I wanted to share with you how that was done.

Instructions~
#1. Cut a half inch off two adjoining sides. Making the paper 11 1/2" X 11 1/2".
#2. Adhere to the 101 (grey polka dots) paper, leave about an inch from the edge with no adhesive.
#3. Take a water pen and run a line of water along the edge with no adhesive.
#4. Fold and bend the wet paper. Do all the edges the same way.
#5. When the edges are dry, ink for shading.

Makes for an unique paper edge and holds the ink well.

#6 Title and journal page.
#7. Add embellishments.

Products used~
Quick Quotes/ 49 Shades of Grey 102, 101.
Quick Quotes/ 49 Shades of Grey die cut stickers
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Ink/ Coal Miner, Feather Gray

Other~
Petaloo
Wink of Stella
irRESISTible Texture Spray
stickers, doilies, corners.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Word Frame from Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a new product alert.  "My Story" is one of the new Word Frames by Clear Scraps  I had the opportunity to create one for the CHA 2016 Clear Scraps booth. Let me show you how I started~



Instructions~
1. Lay the acrylic frame to one side for now.
2. Paint the chipboard backing with acrylic paint and let dry.

3.  Stencil the Chevron pattern randomly on the painted background.  I used black StazOn ink.   Splatter with black acrylic paint.
4.  Trace and cut out letters for the Word Frame ~ My Story.



5. Attach the journal strips to the letters, telling your story.



6. Remove the plastic film from the top side of the acrylic Word Frame.
7. Stencil the tree branch with leaves in several places.  I used acrylic paint and a steeple brush.



8. When the acrylic is dry, clip the back and the acrylic together.
9. Place the letters you cut out in the letter slot on the front of the frame.  If you like a photo to be included, place it on the letter "O".
10. Keep the acrylic and chipboard clipped together so you can punch holes at the top to make a hanger.
11. Add ribbon or wire.


Clear Scraps products:
Chevron stencil 6" 
Word Frame ~ My Story
Tree Branch and Leaves stencil 6"

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Try It Tuesday~ Indiana junkin'!

Hi guys!

Have some great finds to show you, so lets get started~

grouping of vintage books ~ $10.

The books are from the Indianapolis Public Library. Love the colors together.

cupcake stand ~ $3.99

Looks very retro (plastic) ~ spoke to me:)

hanger ~ .50 , vintage heart tart tins~ .75, Tom & Jerry cup ~ $1.50

bell wreath~ $1.50 (spoke to me) must be the rust I liked :)

new eraser ~ .20 (I'm going to carve it into a stamp)

Typewriter stand for the instructional flip book.

$1.00

Like this one ~

This one happens to be mine from high school. Amazing mom still had it.

Great for holding, showcasing or displaying favorite things.  Could be looked at as an

Inspiration Board.  

These are the fine folks I'm working with in 2016. 

Kinda cool :)

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Thanks for stopping by ~

Champion Word Block by Darkroom Door!

Hi guys!

I have a card to share using the new word block stamp/CHAMPION by Darkroom Door.  Such a neat series of stamps. They are great for card backgrounds or to cut the individual words out for embellishments.

Stamp the Champion Word Block image on white cardstock. Shade with black ink.  Using the Stitched Borders set, add stitching to all sides of the image.  Mat on Black cardstock, then on white cardstock. Stamp the Roller Skates image on white cardstock and fussy cut the image out.  Shade with black ink. Add Wink of Stella for shimmer.  Stamp the word WINNER from the Champion Word Block and cut it out. Add shimmer to the word. Add the star rhinestones to the Roller Skates. Add corners and adhere all elements to the card front.  Speckle with black acrylic paint or black ink.

 

Products used~

Darkroom Door/Champion Word Block

Darkroom Door Eclectic/Roller Skates

Darkroom Door Stitched Borders

 

other~

Ranger Ink

Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Ink

White and Black cardstock

Pattern Paper/ Kaiser

Wink of Stella for shimmer

red star rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by~

Footloose and Fancy Free with Quick Quotes ~ January Challenge!

Hi, Connie here with a darling card using the Farmhouse Collection by Quick Quotes.  I love the green and blue color tones in this collection. So pretty together! The challenge for January is, create a project using a stencil and stamps. Stencils make a great background for a card and are easy to use with Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Inks.  You can link up Here

I love what the sticker says  "Footloose and Fancy Free".  Who wouldn't love to feel that way!!!
I added a stencil, to the paper, creating some chevrons to add to the mix of colors. Creating a fun background. The flowers and Ivy are a die.  After cutting them I shaded them with Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Inks.  So easy and then you get the perfect color to match the papers.

Quick Quote products~
Quick Quotes: Farmhouse/103, 104
Quick Quotes: Farmhouse die cut stickers
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Seafoam, Feather Gray

other~
Clear Scraps/Chevron stencil
Elizabeth Crafts/dies
irRESISTible texture spray
Wink of Stella
buttons, twine.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Stars by Darkroom Door

Hi guys!

I have a card to share with you using Stars by Darkroom Door.  This is just one of the newly released stamp sets by Darkroom Door.  To see all of the new release go HERE~

Instructions~

Stamp the Pine Leaf, two times, in Evergreen Ink  Fussy cut them out. Shade with ink if you like. Stamp two Stars, a medium and large from the Darkroom Door set, in red and black ink. Fussy cut them out. Stamp  the sentiment and fussy cut it out. Add shimmer to the Stars,  Pine Leaves and the sentiment. Use the Stitched Border set to outline the mat.  Stamp each side with the Texture stamp/French Script. Adhere  the mat to the card and all elements to the card front. Add corners and sentiment.  Speckle with white texture spray. For more inspiration using the Stars  go HERE

Darkroom Door products~

Stars Set

Stitched Borders

Merry Christmas

Texture/French Script

Eclectic/Pine Leaf

Other products~

Authentique

Ranger Ink

Wink of Stella/shimmer pen

irRESISTible/white

Thanks for stopping by~