Marion's 31 Day Challenge - Day 1

After 2 days I was FINALLY able to successfully upload this to YouTube...and quite unexpectedly it became my first and biggest challenge... hee hee

What a great idea and thanks Marion.. I just hope I can keep up and finish all those projects that have been hanging out there, somewhere in the backwoods of scrapper-land for a very long time now... hee hee

Since this is my first video... please forgive the blurriness and my total rookiness..

Heck..come play along!!
:)

Ornament Christmas Card...

I was so excited when my stamps from Gina K Designs ( designed by Nina Brackett ) and co-ordinating Spellbinder's Heirloom Dies arrived ( a wee bit late for this Christmas, hee hee ) ... I JUST had to make a card with them... I love Nina B's style with cardmaking, too.. she does texture and vintage so nicely.....

Products used:
Embossing powders - Ranger Gold - Dark Bronze
Doillie - Dollar Store
Poinsettia - Imaginesce
Brads - Large - Making Memories
Stamps - Gina K. Designs
Tag #5 - Staples
Holly leaves - Making Memories - Fa la la Collection
Cardstock - Cream - Sage - American Crafts
Laces - Generic
Glues - Tombow Mono - Scotch ATG-Gold

Tag - Birdcage...

It's been so hectic getting organized for this Festive Season..and I'm loving every minute of it... especially since I've become old and wise enough to cut back on all of the insaneness we create for ourselves..I have a small amount of grocery shopping to do today...and then I am all set... well except for cooking Christmas dinner!! hee hee..

Sooooooooooo... I thought I'd sneak out and play in my scraproom for a wee bit...I've been itchin' to make a tag..something I haven't done yet...and oooooooooh what fun... not too sure what to do with it... but... it sure is pretty, eh?? hee hee

Happy Holidays everyone!!
:)
Debbi...

Products used:
#5 Tag
Ranger Distress inks - Vintage Photo, Weathered Wood, Walnut Stain
Embossing powders - Zing Copper, Antique Bronze, Martha Stewart Clear
Button - Spellbinders; Vintage Collection, embossed in copper
Tickets - Tim Holtz stamp
Flourish - Tim Holtz's Elegant Flourishes
Flowers - Generic
Border Punches - Martha Stewart embossed in copper and Ranger Distress Gold
Jute
Generic Rust colored ribbon
Generic Guinea Feathers
Compass embellishment - Dollar Store
Doillie - Dollar Store
Birdcage stencil and birds - Dollar Store
Hot Glue Gun
Rangers Glossy Accents to attach flourish,feathers and gemstones
Embossing Pad - Martha Stewart
Stick Pins - RAK from my friend Holly
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Coffe Shop, Bronze ( on Flowers )
Background Script Stamp - Tim Holtz, Visual Artistry Collection
Gemstones - Dollar Store

Snowflakes Card...

This card was created for another color challenge over at StampTV..and you know... it actually snowed here today!!..not much, but with the snowflakes and Christmas music in the background, this card was so easy to get in the mood for..

Products used:
Textured Green Cardstock by Bazzil
Plain White Cardstock by American Crafts
Red Designer Paper - unknown
Embossing folder by Tim Holtz
Stamps by Making Memories - Fa La La Collection
Distress Inks - Barn Door Red - Vintage Photo
Color Box Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Snowman Card..

This is a card I created for a StampTV Challenge...I enjoy Gina K's Tutorials..and I really like the color challenge she selected for this card..what fun..eh??

Unfortunately I don't have any of her wonderful products ( yet..hee hee ) so I went through my own stash and came up with:

Tim Holtz embossing folder,
Turquoise Acrylic Paint - Decoart
Inkadinkdoo Snowman Stamp,
ColorBox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan
Ranger Distressing Inks: Barn Door Red and Frayed Burlap

Challenges can be fun... Try one!!
:)

Halloween Frame...

It's amazing what you can do with cereal boxes!!... my new Cricut Cartridge - October 31st... and a new Martha Stewart Halloween Fence Border Punch..

I know Halloween is over but I didn't want to post this until I had gven it to my friend Bertha, first..

Frames are pretty easy to make... basic shapes like squares, rectangles, hearts, circles.. whatever you can think of.. and whatever size opening you want...the decorating is really all about having some fun...

So go for it !!
:)
Debbi...

Toilet Paper Roll Tutorial...

As promised, here is a slide show tutorial for my toilet paper roll mini album..( and my first YouTube Video!! )

You will probably notice that many of my supplies are Italian... hee hee.. but you can find such things as acrylic paints.. quick drying glues and sealers here in the western hemisphere, too...

You will need to adjust some of your measurements, based on the size of your toilet rolls..

Close ups of the finished pages and information on the papers are available on the original posting of the album:
http://kindakrafty.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post.html

Hope this helps!!