Graduation Dessert Stand **Chibitronics & Deflecto & Beacon & Eyelet Outlet & DCWV**

My husband is about to graduate with his Masters in business and we are throwing him a party.  I have a friend that makes the prettiest cookies and I wanted a dessert stand to display them all.  I have been dying to decorate my Deflecto dessert stand and I now have the perfect occasion to use it!!  

I went with a black an white theme on this stand, and just used the year of graduation as the topper.  Here is a full video tutorial on how I made the stand with the electrifying Chibitronic lights I added in on all 3 tiers and the top.

I used the 3 Tier Dessert stand and the Versa Grip Double Clip Sign Holders both from Deflecto and the Chibitronics lights and tape to make each flower and gems on top all light up.

Here is a little video tutorial on how to use the Chibi Lights.

Here are some up close shots of the stand.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my fun dessert stand all lit up for graduation.


Supplies Used
Stand - Deflecto
Holder - Deflecto
Light Kit - Chibitronics
Papers - DCWV
Flowers - Prima
Washi Tape - Scotch
Gems - Eyelet Outlet
Punch - EK Success
Circle Cutter - Kreaxtions
Alpha Stickers - American Crafts
Tape Runner - Scotch
Glue - Beacon

Enjoy!!

Inspire Art Mixed Media Junk Journal w/ Video Tutorials

While at the NAMTA conference with Canvas Corp Shannon Green and I make this super cute little junk mini journal and I really had fun making it, so I re-created the idea from the supplies I had on hand in my stash.  A little bit of everything went into this little book from all the companies I work with, for that is what a junk journal is all about anyway pulling things together from what you have!!!

I really pulled my inspiration from a number of places, first the little book Shannon and I made, second is the color scheme from the Creative Embellishments May Inspiration Challenge (peacock), and third the 7 Gypsies Wanderlust Open Doors papers with the keys, doors, and knockers helped add to idea for the embellishments.

Here is video Tutorial for Part 1 - Construction

Here is the video for Part 2 - Adding pages and inserts plus color using glimmer glaze and glimmer mist

Here is the video for part 3  - Embellishments and the Walk Through

Here is the peacock inspiration for this journal.

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I used lots of other companies I work with for this book and the full list of what products I used are all located on the final video (part 3) at the end.

Here are a few up close pictures of the journal inside.

I hope I have inspired you to make something fun a cool.  Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies Used

Envelopes - Canvas Corps

Papers - 7 Gypsies

Burlap/Canvas - Canvas Corp

Tags/cards - Canvas Corp

Cardboard - Canvas Corp

Rope - Canvas Corp

Clothespins - Canvas Corp

Metals - 7 Gypsies

Ephemera - 7 Gypsies

Colors Squares - Recollections

Paints/Mists - Tattered Angels

Clay/molds/tools - Makin's Clay

Chipboard - Creative Embellishments

Stamps - Rubbernecker Stamps

Plastic Sheets - Deflecto

Flowers - Eyelet Outlet

Bling/gems/pearls/enamel - Eyelet Outlet

Ink - Prima

Tape Runner - Scotch

Glue - Beacon

Heat gun - Marvy

Enjoy!!

M is for Mischief Layout **Creative Embellishments & Tattered Angels & Canvas Corp & 7 Gypsies & CSI Color Stoires & Beacon**

My son Morgan loves to hunt and find little critters everywhere he goes from mammals, bugs, reptiles, fish, birds, and crustaceans it does not matter.  He turn over rocks and climb into streams and ponds to find fun new "friends".  He is a true naturalist!  On this occasion he found a little garden snake in our backyard, it is really small and called an earth snake.  Morgan was beside himself and ecstatic that he found it and that I let him hold it (snake eats only small bugs and is completely harmless).  So for my little rugged boy Morgan, here is my "M is for mischief" layout just for you!

Here is the process video for this fun layout.

I used the CSI (Color Stories Inspiration) Case File 198 as the inspiration for my layout being a Special Investigator for them this month.  I used all 5 colors, 3 evidences are stripe, mesh, and string, and the testimony is documenting something about nature.

I used the most amazing chipboard for this layout including Circle Chain Frame and Social Hashtags (#happy).  I used lots of mists to get the fun grungy colors on the chipboard.

Here are some up close pictures of my layout.

Thanks for looking!!  Now go get grungy :)

Supplies Used
Papers - 7 Gypsies, Canvas Corp, DCWV, Core'dinations, Bazzill
Chipboard - Creative Embellishments
Mists - Tattered Angles
Burlap - Canvas Corp
Stickers - 7 Gypsies
Mesh - Other
Ink - Prima
Heat Gun - Marvy
Tape Runner - Scotch
Distressing Tool - Zutter & Prima
Glue - Beacon

 Enjoy!!

 

DIY Floral Paperclips **Makin's Clay & Tattered Angels & Beacon** w/ Video Tutorial

I have love the look for the the little paperclips with the embellishments on the end, so when I get my box of goodies from Makin’s Clay®  I had to make a set, but what to make?!? - FLOWERS!!!  But not just any flowers, colorful ones that had a pretty shine and on some fun shaped clips!!

So the first thing I did was to blend my clay using the Multi Neon pack of Makin’s Clay® colors and I played blending every shade using the Makin’s® Clay Mixing Ruler™ blending even amount of colors from size E. See the video tutorial below on how to mix the clay with the Makin’s® Clay Mixing Ruler™

The next step was to make the shapes, so I used the Makin’s® Push Molds Floral and use various flowers with the clay colors I made above.  Here is a video on how I made the flowers with the molds.

Now for the last step, turning these amazing air dry clay flowers (I let mine dry over night) into cute little clips, but first let paint them with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in various colors such as Icicle, Waterfall, Wicked, Plumeria, and Desert Sun to make them all shiny and pretty!!  See below video for the final steps to making these super cute floral paperclips!!

I think my favorite are the yellow ones with the yellow glaze they just really shine!!

Here are the supplies I used from Makin’s Clay®  to create these fun little clips:

Makin’s Clay® in White and Multi Neon

Makin’s® Clay Mixing Ruler™

Makins® Clay Cutters - Round 3 pc

Makin’s® Push Molds - Floral

Makin’s Professional® Clay Tools - Roller and Cutting Mat

The possibilities are endless for these fun clips, use them on a planner, card, mini book, tag, scrapbook page, and more!!  Now what am I going to use these fun little clips on - maybe a mini book!!  

Supplies Used

Clay - Makin's

Clay Tools - Makin's 

Mold/Cutters - Makin's

Glaze - Tattered Angels

Paint - Craftsmart

Clips - 7 Gypsies & Maya Road & Other

Glue - Beacon

 Enjoy!!

 

Rellections Haul!

Check out some fun NEW mixed media Recollections items I got from Micheals and watch me test out the paints!!

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Double Stacked Rotating Organizer **Deflecto** w/video tutorial

I am in organizing mode, and today I am tackling some textures and trims I got a couple years ago at a CKC convention that have been tucked away in a drawer and I forget about them.  They are starting to fray and get messy, so time to to get to work!!

Here is a detailed video on how I organized it all!!

Some up close shots.

This is the organizer I used, just stacked 2 high.

This is where I keep my organizer for easy access!!

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My prizes from Scrapbook.com

I love to enter into the challenges and contests that scrapbook.com has, and here are 2 of the prizes I have won from them in the past couple months!!

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