Crafty Secrets DT New Product Challenge

May 31, 2010

It is time for another Crafty Secrets DT challenge. This months challenge focuses on recently released products from Crafty Secrets. For this challenge I am using 2 new products - Sew Nice Creative Scraps and Material Girl stamp set.

The New Nice Creative Scrap has 24 beautiful images on the front side 18 Vintagey images on the reverse size. I simply love the 2 sided sheets and there is just so much you can do with them. They are sure to complement any project you may have. The Material Girl stamp set is a small stamp set with 10 beautiful designed images. Both these 2 new products go very well together.

My project for this challenge is a Sewing/Craft Storage Centre. I used the Storage Drawers from KaiserCraft which measure 330x240 mm and has 9 storage drawers. Started off by covering each of the drawers with different designer paper from Crafty Secrets (Pastel, Classic and Earthy Paper Designs Pad) and then distressed the edges with Vintage Photo Distressing Ink. For the Labels on each of the drawers I used a sheet from the Earthy Paper Designs and a Ribbon Tag from Spellbinders. Oval centre of the labels was hand cut and I also matched the paper that covered the drawers. I used the computer to print the label on Vellum for each of the drawers and then added the tools, embellishments and doodads inside the drawers. For the top of the storage unit I hand ripped the images from the back side of the Sew Nice Creative Scraps, crumbled the paper then distressed the wrinkles and edges with Vintage Phote distressing ink. I adhered the paper to the top side of the storage unit in a collage then covered the whole top with Glossy finish Miracle Podge and let it dry. For the sides of the unit I again covered it with another piece of the back side of the Creative Scraps and distressed the edges once more. I embelished the top part of the storage unit with a button filled glass jar, some thread, the Dress Form from the Sew Nice Creative Scraps, a needle storage and a pin cushion that I made from scratch.

Here is a close up of the top portion of the storage unit.

These are some of the shots of what is inside of the drawers.

This was made with the floss tag stamp from the Material Girl stamp set. I stamped several of these tags on craft cs and glued 2 pieces together back to back and wound up some thread on them. This certainly looks better then placing my loose thread on the plain white cardboard.

One of the images that is available on the Sew nice creative scraps is a needle holder image that you can cut out and fold and use to store your needles. This is what it looks like when it is closed and when it is open.

Now it is time to check out what the rest of the Design Team have to share with you today.

Vicki Chrisman

Pam Hooten

Linda Duke

Heidi Blankenship

Michele Kovack

Melissa Phillips

Flo from France

Deborah March

Don't forget to also visit the Heartwarming Vintage Blog and the Crafty Secrets site. Sandy has more to share with you and she will also be announcing the winner to the $30 give-away.

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Marisa

Cooking and/or Kitchen Crafty Secrets DT Blog Hop

December 7, 2009

Good Monday morning to you all. Today the Design Team of Crafty Secrets will be posting projects with a Cooking and/or Kitchen Theme. We also have a talented crafter joing us today and she is no other then Julie Campbell. It is so exciting to see what everyone comes up with. Each and every DT members has their own unique style. So I hope that you all have a grand time and get some inspiration from our projects.

My first project is a Recipe Box. For this project I used paper from the Raidiant Paper Designs, stickers from the "What's Cooking" Vintage Stickers, images from the "Homemade" Images and Journal Notes, and stamps from the "Kitchen Classic", "Little Chef" and "Wine Lovers" stamp sets of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.

My second project is Shortbread Cookies Baggies giveaway for Christmas. I stamped some Snowflakes from the "Vintage Christmas" stamp set with Opaque White Stazon Ink on the clear plastic bag. Tag was made using 2 other images from the same stamp set and it was colored with Copic markers.

And lastly, I would like to share with you the recipe I used for the Shortbread Cookies. It is no easy to make and tastes real good.

Shortbread Cookies

1 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup potato flour or potato starch
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
50 grams sliced blanched almonds

Sieve potato flour and all purpose flour together. Cream butter, add sugar and blend well. Add vanilla and mix. Graudally add in flour to butter mixture. Knead the dough for a few minutes. It it is too sticky, add a little more flour. Slightly crush sliced almonds by hand, then mix well with dough. Roll in little balls and tap with fork dipped in flour. Bake at 325 degrees oven for 20-25 minutes. Let cool and enjoy!

Now it is time to take a look at the other DT members and our guest designer to see what they have in store for you today.

Vicki Chrisman
Pam Hooten
Michele Kovack - Prize Giveaway
Michelle Van Etten
Melissa Phillips
Flo Teixteira
Julie Campbell - Guest designer

And don't forget to check out the Heartwarming Vintage Blog and Crafty Secrets Site for added inspiration.

Thanks,

Marisa

Crafty Secrets "Spring" Challenge

February 16, 2009


Once again our talented DT leader has challege all the Crafty Secrets DT members to make something using stamps or images for a card, layout ... altered project with a "Spring" or "Easter" theme.


For this wonderful challenge I covered a wooden bag from Michael's with paper from the Pastel Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets. I then got some green quilling paper that was 1/4" wide and used a fringer to cut strips through out the entire length of the paper. Used about 4 strips of quilling paper. This was glued to the bottom on the bag. Stamped the flower patch from the Bird Lover's Stamp Set 4x on white cs and colored in the images with various Copic markers. Cut the flower patch out and adhered the bottom portion underneath the green fringed paper all around the bag. Once that was done I used some stickers from Heatwarming Vintage sticker set -"Spring Joys". Covered the sides and edges of the handle with yellow paper frills from doodlebug and added some buttons around it. To finish off the Spring bag I added a yellow ribbon around the bag. For the inside of the bag I got several strips of yellow, green and purple quilling paper, run it through the paper crimper and tossed it inside the bag and added some Cadbury Mini Eggs.


Go check out the blogs of the other DT members. They have made some other "Spring" or "Easter"themed projects to share with you all.


* http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/

* http://sweetmissdaisy.typepad.com/

* http://shabbychickjunk.blogspot.com/

* http://pamhooten.blogspot.com/

* http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

* http://www.vivlyndesigns.typepad.com/

* http://chelemom.blogspot.com/

* http://lindaduke.typepad.com/

* http://www.heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com/



Stamps: Bird Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Pastel Paper Designs - Crafty Secrets and while cs
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink and various Copic markers
Accessories: button, ribbon paper frills, quilling strips, paper fringer, paper crimpers and Mini Eggs

Christmas Design Team Challenge

December 1, 2008



Wow, can you believe that it is already December. Soon Christmas will be here, all the kids will be excited to see what presents will be under the tree on Christmas morning.

I cannot believe that it has been a while since I last posted anything on this blog or at Splitcoast Stampers. I have been really busy at work. 4 co-workers have retired on Friday and all week long I was busy making them some mini albums to take with them so they have something to remember all the years that they have worked with us. It was a sad day to say good bye to the 4 of them on Friday. I am glad it is over and we all can move on.

For today's post, our Team leader, Vicki Chrisman has challenged us to use any of the Christmas stamps... images.. or both for a card, a layout, an altered project.. anything. For this challenge I made 4 items.

The first is a Christmas Countdown Calendar. I used a 12x12 piece of chipboard for the frame on my project. I trimmed down the chipboard to 12x10 and then cut it at 5, 6, 7 inch intervals. I layed all 4 pieces beside one another leaving a gap of about 1/8". I then covered both side with DP paper from Basic Grey. The front portion of the frame was covered with Basic Grey's Wassail and the back portion which is not visible was covered with a DP from Basic Grey's Figgy Pudding. I used some cardstock strips from Bazzill to the top portion of the frame. Then proceeded to use a bind-it-all to punch out the holes for the binding. This was done on the 2 ends of the frame. This was put aside for awhile. Cut out 13 (1-3/4x4") strips of DP also from the Wassail collection of Basic Grey. Stamped the Christmas Ornament from the Christmas Joy stamp set of Crafty Secrets. Stamped the numbers using A Sexy Little No. stamp set, colored the ornament holder with a gold mettalic Sakura pen and added a little glimmer on the bottom portion of the ornament with a glitter Sakura pen. Used the bind-it-all to the top portion of the 13 strps of paper and then proceeded to bind the 2 ends of the frame together with the strips of paper to make a tent. Stamped the work CHRISTMAS downwards on a strip of green cs using the TopHat - ABC stamp set and COUNTDOWN across on another piece of green cs. The 2 strips were placed towards the left and underneath the numbered strips. For the right side of my Christmas Countdown tent I placed another piece of the Wassail DP. Stamped the Holly leaf stamp in a circular pattern to form a wreath. Before stamping the next holly leaves, I would mask the last one stamped. Colored the leaves and holly berries with Tombow markers and cut the DP using a circle Coluzzle. Cut 2 different sizes of scalloped circles with the Red DP also from the Wassail collection using Spellbinders scallop circle nestabilities. Matted the wreath to the scalloped circles and then onto to the background DP. Stamped DAYS in the middle of the wreath with some letters in the Favorite Fellas stamp set and then added 4 green half-pearls from Kaiser to the 4 corners.

Stamp: Christmas Joy, A sexy Little No., Tophat - ABC and Favorite Fellas stamp set from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.
Paper: Wassail and Figgy Pudding from Basic Grey and green cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Mettalic Gold Sakura pen, Glittle Sakura pen and various Tombow markers.
Accessories: Green half-pearls, circle coluzzle, scallop circle nestabilities and Bind-it-all

For the 2nd, 3rd and 4th projects I made some Christmas Candles. I stamped some images from the Christmas Joy stamp set onto white tissue paper with Onyx Black Versafine. I colored the images with Tombow markers and then cut the tissue paper either with a scallop circle nestability or scissors. I placed the tissue paper images on vanilla candles and then placed wax paper on top of the tissue. Used a craft iron to melt the candle wax and tissue together. I have always admired candles decorated this way and always thought that it would be too completed to make. Realized after making 3 of these, that it was really quite simple. Now my kids want to make some of their own to give away for Christmas.

Stamps: Christmas Joy
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and various Tombow markers
Paper: White tissue paper
Accessories: Candle

Check out the blogs of the other Design Team Members to see other projects for this challege.

• Vicki Chrisman
• Anna Wight
• Lisa Zappa
• Pam Hooten
• Heidi Blankenship
• Vivian Peters
• Michele Kovack

Believe in Pink

October 20, 2008

Well I decided to make another card for our Design Team Challenge -to use stamps from the Support the Girls Stamp Set and the Splitcoast Monday Technique Lovers Challenge to use watercolor pencils and Twinkling H2O.

For this card I randomly stamped on the pink DP from The Sasha Paper Collection of Prima the image of the lady with Rose Romance. I then matted the DP on black cs then gold cs. I used some Peel-Offs Outline Stickers (Daisy in Frame) on white cs and painted the flowers with pink and green watercolor pencil and used the Cherry Sorbet Twinkling H2O over the colored pencils. Each of the 4 flower frames were mounted on black cs. For the center sentiment I stamped the words from the Support the Girls stamp set on white cs and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. This was then outlined with gold sticker and mounted on black cs. Added some gold dots all around the black outer matting with gold metallic get pen.

Stamps: Support the Girls Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp

Ink: Black Soot, Rose Romance, Twinkling H2O, water color pencils

Paper: The Sasha Paper Collection and black and gold cs

Accessories: Outline stickers, clear embossing powder.

Our Crafty Secrets DT Challenge

October 20, 2008

In keeping up with Breast Cancer Awareness month, out design Team Leader Vicki Chrisman, has challenge us to create something with that theme in mind. We are to use the "Support the Girls" stamp set from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp or the Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes or both. This stamp set was designed to help raise funds for the Susan Koman foundation for breast cancer research and Crafty Secrets is donating $1.00 for every set ordered.

For this challenge I made a card using an image for the Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes and also used the Breast Cancer Ribbon stamp from the Support the Girls stamp set. The image was mounted on to a Purely Promegranate cs. Used the Martha Stewart Lace Border punch to cut the cs mat. This was them mounted on to my BG designer paper manufactured by K&Company from the line of Brenda Walton - Chelsea Pink Flat Paper. I sprayed Glimmer Mist's Tattered Rose all over the layers of my card and sponged the edges with Purely Pomegranate and Walnut Stain to distress the paper. I also cut out some flowers from the dp and added it on to the corners of the image panel and topped it off with liquid embossing. Stamped the Breast Cancer ribbon stamp onto my dp, cut it out and added some liquid embossing. This along with some ribbon was added to the left side of the card. Used a Gold mettalic gel pen to the enges of all the layers of the card to further distress the look of the card.

Do check out the blogs of our other Design Team Members. They have created more projects using stamps or images from Crafty Secrets.

• Vicki Chrisman


• Pam Hooten


• Vivian Peters


• Heidi Blankenship


• Anna Wight

Stamps: Support the Girls Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Chelsea Pink Flat - K&Company - Brenda Walton line
Ink: Purely Promegranate and Walnut Stain
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lace punch border, ribbon, Sepia Liquid embossing

Crafty Secrets DT Challenge

September 29, 2008

Vicki Chrisman our DT leader has given our DT Team another challenge this month. Challenge is for us to use the Artsy Alphabet stamp set in a project. So, for this challenge I have made 2 projects. Guess what, it is not a card.

First one is a Journal Book entitled "Journal of Hope". I bought this pink journal book at the clearance section of Michael's for $1. Not a bad deal. I immediately thought of doing something for the upcoming 'Run for the Cure' that is happening this coming weekend, October 5th. My daughter Nicole is joining her co-worker's from La Vie en Rose in an effort to raise money for this worthy cause. If any of you would like to support a participant like my daughter you can do that online here. Now back to my project. I covered the front of the pink journal with DP from the Radiant Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets. Stamped Journal of Hope with the Artsy Alphabet stamp set on a pink cs with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Sponged the edges with the same Distress Ink. Mounted the Pink cs on Gold cs. Stamped the 'J' on a another pink cs and cut it out and distressed the edges with a distressing tool and sponged some more Walnut Stain. Cut a strip from another DP from the Radiant Paper Designs and glued it to the left side of the journal. Layered some Prima flowers and held it together with a pink brad and glued it to the left bottom portion. Added some green punch ferns to the flowers. Stamped 2x the pink ribbon from the Support the Girls stamp set(symbol for many Breast Cancer causes) on pink cs and added some clear liquid embossing and cut it out with scissors and mounted it on top of the flowers and to the top of the title. On a pink tag, stamped some more ribbons in pink and Support the Girls in Walnut stain. On another DP stamped the image of the bra, cut it out and mounted it on to the tag. Then tied a pink polka dotted ribbon to the tag. Stamped the image of the girl on white cs and on DP from Crafty Secrets. Colored the body with Skin White Copic markers and cut out the underwear from the DP and glue it onto to the white cs.

Stamp: Artsy Alphabet and Support the Girls Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: DP from the Radiant Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets
Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Onyx Black Versafine and Copic markers
Accessories: Prima flowers, pink brad, clear liquid embossing, distressing tool and punch ferns

For my second project I made a picture frame. Used a picture frame from the $ section at Michael's. First of all, I painted the frame with a peachy pink acrylic paint. Let it dry. Then cut the DP from the Classic Paper Design of Crafty Secrets in an oval shape. Glued it to the frame. Outlined the edges with a gold gel pen. Stamped a small flourish border stamp from the Frame It stamp collection all along the edge of the oval frame that did not have any paper with Walnut stain Distress Ink. Added a sheer ribbon on the bottom on the frame. Stamped the Rose from the Cherish Stamp set 6x on white cs with Walnut Stain. Colored the rose with Rose Tombow marker and added clear liquid embossing. Set aside to dry. Once dry, used scissors to cut the whole rose and also the layers. Mounted the different layers on top of the ribbon and added some punch ferns. For the top of the frame, added some DP from the Classic Paper design onto a chipboard piece. Stamped the letter MOM with stamps from the Artsy Alphabet set with Walnut stain on another DP. Topped it off with clear liquid embossing and let dry. Once dry, mounted it onto the covered chipboard, added the other rose layers and finished it off with some punched ferns. I will add a picture of my mom to the frame and with update this blog once done.

Stamp: Artsy Alphabets and Cherish stamp set Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp
Paper: Classic Paper Designs Crafty Secrets and white cs
Ink: Walnut Stain Distress ink, Rose Tombow marker and gold gel pen
Accessories: ribbon, punched ferns and clear liquid embossing

Make sure to go check out the blogs of the rest of our talented Design Team members for more projects using the Artsy Alphabets.

Lisa- http://shabbychickjunk.blogspot.com/

Vivian- http://www.vivlyndesigns.typepad.com/

Pam - http://pamhooten.blogspot.com/

Anna- http://sweetmissdaisy.typepad.com/

Heidi- http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

Vicki- http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/

Sweet

August 27, 2008

Our Design Team has been challenge by Vicki, our Team leader to create something using images from the Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes booklet from Crafty Secrets. Here is a card made from this sweet, innocent looking girl holding a wine bottle and music note. Included in the sheet are some words, "wine, women and song are a wonderful thing" and "crush me, squeeze me, make me wine!"

The image was mounted on dark red cs then onto black cs. This was then mounted onto the scallope white cs. Used the border and matching corner stamps from the Frame It stamp collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps to make the scalloped border, then cut around the border with scissors. Background paper is from the Radiant Paper Designs collection. Used a vintage lace to go around the DP which was then mounted on to dard red cs. For the finishing touches to this card, I added some ribbon, prima flowers and white chip tag with the words 'sweet' on it.

Be sure to check out the blogs of our our talented design Team members for more samples from this fun 'Girlfriends' Images and Journal Notes.

Vicki Chrisman

Lisa Zappa

Vivian Peters

Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Stamps: Frame It Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Radiant Paper Designs Crafty Secrets, Image from Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes and Black, Dard Red and White CS

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine

Accessories: Vintage Lace, Prima flowers, black brad, ribbon, chip tag and sticker sentiment