Sotm blog hop - wild about love

Welcome to this months blog hop.  We are featuring wild about love.  You should be coming from {Wanda Riley}.  Next is{ Sheila Bennett}.  This is circle hop, so wherever you start, you will still see everyone. If you get lost, you can find the whole list of bloggers {here}

I hurt my right hand so I am very slowly working with my left.  I am ambidextrous, but not 100%.

This first thing when I saw this stamp was the stump and how I wanted to do I initials in it, but it was too small.  Frowny face.
I wanted to do something different with these stamps.  I know everyone was going to do " what does the fox say" (which I still have no clue about, I just know its some sort of video with singing, maybe). I wanted to do word bubbles, but thought that it would be thought of that way.  So I thought it would be cute to make baby cards with the fox.

The saying underneath is from a stamp set called new arrival.  It is not in the idea books, but it is a cricut compatable stamp, which mean they are always available.  How cool is that?  But back on track.  The image actually features a alligator with an bird on his nose.  So I masked him out.  

see how I masked the stamp. Here is stamp set normally

This is my valentine card.  The polka dot paper is retired, sorry, but any polka dot would do.  I actually cut the stamp in half to separate the two foxes.  The banner is from remarkable wreath.  That is not in the new book, but stamps are available for one year, so you can still get it.  I still think there is something missing, but since I can't put my finger on it, this is how it will be.  

Thank you for visiting.  If you would like to items so you can make your own, visit {nikkageers.ctmh.com}

Next in the hop is {sheila-bennett}

Recipe:

Baby cards

Wild about love. S1402

New arrival. C1501

Colonial white Cardstock   1388

Sky Cardstock.  X5761

Cotton candy Cardstock. X5760

Babycakes paper packet. X7173B

Sky ink. Z2194

Cotton candy ink. Z2193

Black ink. Z2105

Love card

Wild about love. S1402

Remarkable wreath. C1473White daisy Cardstock. 1385Hollyhock ink. Z2128Ruler. Z1471Piercing kit. Z1114Dotty for you paper pack. Retired

Organizing my craft room

I am moving my craft room downstairs, so that mean reorganizing. I want to show you some things that I use to do so.

I keep all my current stamps on my desktop. They are easy to grab, plus I know which stamps are still available.  I have it set up like this; current idea book, last idea book, and wotg/sotm/hostess. In my old one, I use to keep my cricut stamps, but that got to large and no longer fit. I use a photo box for those now and they are by the cricut.  I got the idea for this box when I grabbed a box while shopping, brought it home and it fit my stamps perfectly.  I added fabric to that box, but it wasn't holding up well. So I made a new one, out of foamboard and wrapping paper.  Isn't that paper gorgeous?  I got it half off at target.  The damask part is flocked.  That is just to pretty to be used on a present.

This is where I keep my atg gun.  It is the bottom of a Velvetta cheese box.  So it is nice and sturdy.

Another item I got from target was this.  I got it for half off after Halloween.  It actually had one of those battery candles, but I just removed it.  The white isn't actually used. I placed it in there so you could see the design.  It is very gothic (the era, not the lifestyle), which I love.  I use it to hold my scissors, and cricut tools.  I have a quite larger one, I just haven't figured out what to use it for.

This has been used for the same thing the whole time. this is a cassette tape box. I ahe had it for a while. it use to hold my paints, but i wanted something different. I used cardboard to divide the spots for my ink. I love it. I might reprint it tho. I love the color, but it very hard to match. So I think I am going to stick with black, white and silver.  

Cloud nine blog hop

Welcome to this special blog hop.  It features close to my heart's papercrafting month special, Cloud Nine.  You should be coming from {Gina Brandstetter}.  Next in this hop is {Michelle Johns}.  If you get lost in the hop visit the Hop list.

The kits comes with one B&T duos, one sheet of lagoon, one sheet of honey, special stamp set, and some previews from the new idea book that comes out next month, gold dotted washi tape, teal shimmer tape, and durable triangles. And those preview items, are complete packages. So you will have lots of leftover from this kit.

I am in a 3 x 3 kick right now.  These use the B&T, and studs featured in this kit.  The stamp set is also a preview, not from the kit.

Sorry for the quality of these photos. They were taking with my iPad, but right under a lamp. What you can't see is that the paper on the left has circles in honey.

This 3 x 3 set features the washi tape from the kit.  Very simple to do.  The stamp set used is the same one as above.

You can purchase all item used, including the Cloud Nine Kit here. 

 Next in this hop is {Michelle Johns}.

Recipe:

White Daisy  1385

Banner Wishes  B1483

Black Ink Pad. Z2105

Cloud Nine Kit

Jan sotm

Happy new year. We have a brand new stamp of the month blog hop for you.    {Teresa Scrivens} is where you should be coming from.  Next in this hop is {Connie Walsh}.  For the whole list  visit {Here}

I had a family emergency and  I can't find my stamp even to make something.  I finally found it, and quickly made it.  So there are mistakes but my crafting ability is nonexistent at this moment.

This is a 3 x 3 card.  I think these are so cute for valentines day and quick to make.  Even you little ones would be able to make one.  The heart on the stamp are actually a banner, but I thought making my own banner would be cute.  Everything is stamped with pigment ink, which is why the one heart is smudged.  

To get your own stamp set and other items to make this card, visit nikkageers.ctmh.com

Next in this hop is {Connie Walsh}.

Recipe:

Cross-Stitch Wishes S1401

Holiday Tags D1560

White Daisy Cardstock 1385

Kraft Cardstock Z1375

White Daisy Ink Pad Z2163

Cranberry Pigment Ink (Adventure Mini Set) Z2501

Cranberry Baker's Twine (Harvest Assortments) Z1751

3-D Foam Tape Z1151

Sotm jan - happy valentine's

Sorry.  I am updating my blog to include Pinterest buttons and for some reason this one changed to a recent post. This post was actaully from jan 2012. This stamp set will not be available.   

Welcome to this months sotm blog hop. You should be coming her from{Beth Naumann}.   Next in the hop is {Mary Eisen}.

there is not much to say about this. I used La Belle Vie for the paper.  I did my first time coloring with the new alcohol markers. I think I did the coloring backwards tho.   And btw, I hate hand cutting.  I cut the flower and the sentiment.  This is why I have a cricut, so I don't have to hand cut. The card design can be found it "make it from the heart". 

Thanks for joining me. Next in the hop is {Mary Eisen}

It's a birthday

My mom's birthday is coming up and I made her a card. I got the layout from Pinterest.

I do want to show you a trick that I use. i sometimes leave some sort of border when making cards with pattern paper. I think it just adds a little something and makes it look better. I took pictures of both way. One without a border and one with. I meant to use a smaller border around the card, but oops.

I am still running the mystery hostess party until dec 4th, so you have a couple days left. For every $100 you spend, not only will you get a free star item from Close To My Heart, you will also get a chance to win your choice of item for half off. You could get one of our cricut cartridges for onl $49.99. You will need to place your order under they mystery hostess gathering at nikkageers.ctmh.com

Recipe:
B1419. Happy Birthday
D1477 Universal Backgrounds
Retired-flower stamp
X7170B Laughing Lola Paper Packet
1385 White Daisy Cardstock
X254 White Cards and Envelopes
X5930 Slate Cardstock
Z2173 Slate ink pad
Z2195. Lagoon ink pad
Z1809 Black Shimmer Trim
Z1745 Sparkles Black Flourishes
Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

December stamp of the month blog hop

Welcome to this month's blog hop featuring the stamp set special care. This hop is a circle, so keep hopping til you get to where you started.  You should be coming from { Beth Naumann}.   Next in this hop is { Krista Hershberger}.   If you get lost along the way, you can find the whole list of bloggers {Here}

This is one of our 6 x 6 canvas'.  I painted it yellow with white acrylic paint dyed with honey reinker. The texture on the canvas is made using this technique.  I cut the overlay from pg 62 of the Artbooking cartridge at 6 in.  Then I used it as a stencil with texture paste, I had MS white texture paste.  As a wonderful mistake, it dried with a yellow tint to it.  I love it.  But it takes forever to dry.  The paper is from babycakes.  I wanted the grey banner to be vellum, but I didn't have any.  I was going to buy some, but I stopped at best buy first and got so ticked at them that I forgot to go next door to michaels and buy some.  That's a whole other story. A trick to get the washi tape to stay on the canvas, I used liquid glass.  It's a little hard to tell in the pic, but I scattered a few bitty sparkles inbetween the texture.  Another mistake I made, not so lucky on this one, was I forgot to double check where the hanger was before I added the paste.  Now I have to move the hanger, looks easy enough to do.   

I hope you enjoyed this project and all the rest you will see on this hop. 

To get the materials to make this or any other project, Shop here.

Recipe:

Z1818 6 x 6 canvas 

X7173B Babycakes paper packet

S1312 Special Care stamp of the month

Z2191 Sunset ink pad

Z2262 Honey reinker

Z1817 Slate washi tape

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z697 Liquid Glass

Z1906 Artbooking Cartridge

Next in this hop is { Krista Hershberger}.