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Paper Crafting: Merry Christmas Noel Card

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Vintage

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Scarlet Calliope Merry Christmas

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I’m creating some Christmas cards and I’ve been inspired to work with silver and pink lately.

It’s pretty straightforward but here’s the details:

I used some Lovebug Creations On The Edge collection to make a petite bow. This is the “White with Black Edge” Rumple Ribbon, which matches so well with the grey flowers and silver accents on this card.

I topped the bow off with a pink snowflake. It started out white and I colored it with a Pink Copic marker, glittered it with Martha Stewart pink glitter and gave it a rhinestone accent.

The background paper is Tim Holtz’ Idealogy Paper Stash in “Vintage Shabby”.

Next, I ran some pink card stock through my Sizzix Big Shot Pro using a letter size Teresa Collins eBosser embossing folder in the Sophisticated design. I outlined the pink paper with Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter.

I cut out the chipboard Noel 25 using a Sizzix Tim Holtz die, called “Vintage Noel”, (which I recently scored for just $8.99 at Tuesday Morning). I painted it with my secret faux snow recipe and then glittered part of it with crystal clear glitter (the inexpensive kind in the giant bottle, I love that stuff!). I outlined the letters and numbers using a grey Copic marker, sometimes it’s easier than using a stamp pad with those itty bitty corners.

Next, I outlined the paper flowers with Mica glitter to give them a vintage, old fashioned look. Then I layered a snowflake, cut from vintage wall paper, and then added a jingle bell that I had covered in Silver Extra Fine glitter.

That’s it, easy as pie!  🙂

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Want to see what the other girls on the Creative Team have been creating? Stop by their blogs!

The Lovebug Creations Creative Team

Kimi & Pamela
Stephanie
Zeni
Connie
Dawn Mercedes
Stacey
Dorcas
Katie
Kathy
Dawn Rene
xo,
Christine Barker
 
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Secret Santa: Merry Christmas!

15 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Jewelry, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Swap, Vintage

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christmas decoration, christmas giraffe, giraffe, giraffe christmas decoration, glitter, LOveBug Creations, rhinestone, rhinestone jewelry, Rumple Ribbon, secret santa, secret santa swap, vintage, vintage rhinestone jewelry, vintage wreath

Scarlet Calliope Merry Christmas

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The Lovebug Creations Creative Team is starting Christmas celebrations a little bit early with a Secret Santa swap. Why wait for the 12 Days when we can start now?  We each created a hand made gift for our Secret Santa Partner and bought them some gifts from their wish list.  The best part is that the rules say that I’m allowed to show you what I made, but I can’t tell you who it’s for.  But, I’ll bet that everyone on the Creative Team will know who my Secret Santa swap partner is right away!

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From what I’ve heard, my swap partner loves this animal and loves the color pink as well. I hope she’ll be really surprised, in a happy doing-the-clap-dance way, with these sparkling creations. The mommy giraffe wears a crown made from vintage rhinestone jewelry.

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Her wreath is vintage too, found at an estate sale a while back. It had some red glitter on it that I covered up with my secret recipe vintage faux snow. (I had to match the color and texture of the original vintage snow on the wreath!) A dab here and there covered up the glitter perfectly!

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These little cuties are wearing wreaths adorned with beautiful Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon bows in Princess Party Pink.

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After I was done putting the finishing touches on, I looked at these two and decided I don’t want to part with them. But I must, and I hope that my Secret Santa swap partner loves them!  They’re all ready for a fancy Christmas party now!

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Thank you so much for stopping by. Want to see what the other girls on the Creative Team have been creating? Stop by their blogs!

Kimi & Pamela
Stephanie
Zeni
Connie
Dawn Mercedes
Stacey
Dorcas
Katie
Kathy
xo,
Christine Barker
PS:  A great big thank you to my friend, Michelle Hurtt, for the helpful suggestions she gave me to help me create these cuties.
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Home Decor: Pretty Dry-Erase Board

22 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Vintage

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craft, dollar store craft, dry erase board, dry erase marker, fabric flower, fake calligraphy, german glass glitter, glitter, home decor, home decor craft, LOveBug Creations, mother of pearl button, paper flower, picture frame craft, pinterest inspired, rhinestones, rosette, Rumple Ribbon, scallop, vintage lace

Welcome Friends!

I spend quite a bit of time on Pinterest looking for exciting new ideas and trends that I can incorporate into my creative projects. I do love being creative and creating art for arts sake, but I also love making something pretty that I can use around the house to make my life easier.

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I came across this dry-erase board idea on Pinterest a while back and was inspired to create something similar for this weeks project featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. You could create a board for writing down: your schedule, love notes to your family, a grocery list, or inspirational quotes. Or make one for each of those tasks!

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I started with an 8″x10″ wooden frame that I bought at the dollar store and then put in a sheet of 8″x10″ scrapbook paper. Next, I started creating my embellishments. A lace scrap became a flower, a left over rosette from another project was incorporated, I added a mother of pearl button, and then I hot glued on a length of rhinestones.

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I cut up some vintage sheet music and created a rosette using my Martha Stewart Score Board.  Next, I added some German glass glitter to the paper flower on the right, topped it with a mini crocheted doily and finished it with a mother of pearl button. The scallop edge circle to the right is from a scrap of vintage wall paper.

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I got brave and used some scraps of vintage lace from my stash to decorate the top and side edges. The flowers started off as white so I diluted some cream-colored acrylic paint with water and painted the paper and fabric flowers. Next, I glued some large silver glitter to the paper flower.

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The beautiful bow is made using three different colors of Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon: Oh Darling, Buttercream and Augusta. Using a tutorial that I found, I wrote out the quote in fake calligraphy using a dry erase marker. I think I need more practice. The nice thing is that if you don’t like the way it looks you can just wipe off the glass and try again!

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Here’s the dry-erase board on my wall.  What do you think?

Thank you so much for visiting my blog!  It makes me super excited when visitors leave comments, it makes it all worthwhile and tells me that someone is looking and hopefully getting inspired!

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And, I have a special announcement!  You may have heard that Lovebug Creations is looking for some new Creative Team Members.  Check out their blog for all the juicy details!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Mixed-Media: She Sells C Shells featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

16 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media

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She Sells C Shells by the Sea Shore!

A while back I received a fun little gift from Debi Beard during a field trip to the Mermaid Mercantile at Out of the Blue in Solana Beach, CA. This extra special field trip was part of a dreamy shopping adventure arranged by Kim Caldwell during her Affaire at Tiffany’s-themed art event in Manhattan Beach.

The gift from Debi consisted of a white letter C and some sea shells and a challenge to embellish the letter in our own style. It’s only been 2 years but I finally stepped up to the challenge! I’ve put together a Sailor’s Valentine inspired tutorial so you can make your own project using some sea shells you collected on vacation (or purchased in a craft shop!)

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First, start out with a letter or shape. It can be made of wood or chipboard.

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Using a paint brush, cover a small area of your letter with Matte Medium, and then lay down a piece of book paper, vintage music sheet or clothing pattern tissue. Cover the paper with the Matte Medium (I use Liquitex) so that it becomes soft and will stick flat to your letter.

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Continue layering paper all the way around the top and sides of your letter. If you have curves in your letter, you’ll want to brush a little Matte Medium onto your letter and then place a strip of paper down. Cut slits into your paper on the inside and outside of curves to allow it to fully wrap around your letter and not create wrinkles. Always cover your paper with more Matte Medium so that it is completely sealed. Set on a piece of plastic wrap or a non-stick surface and allow to dry.

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Once your Matte Medium layer is dry, you can begin painting the paper with acrylic paint to give it an aged and shabby chic look. I mixed some Gesso with Matte Medium, brushed on a thin layer and then rubbed most of it off with a paper towel. You could also use a baby wipe for this step. Allow to dry.

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The next step is to glue down your sea shells. I used Tacky Glue, but you could use E6000 if you want a faster drying time.

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Begin laying down your larger sea shells first, and then add in your tiny shells into the blank spots. Allow to dry.

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You can skip this step if you want your book pages to show or you can follow along and have a sparkly, glittered initial!  Using a paint brush, smooth on your favorite glitter glue on a section of the sides of your initial.  I used Scotch Scrapbookers Glue with a 2 way applicator. I really like this glue because the tip is skinny and allows me to get glue into all the nooks between my sea shells. Work in sections so that your glue doesn’t dry before you get your glitter on. Glitter the sides of your initial with Diamond Dust glass glitter and after the entire initial is covered, allow to dry.

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Next you’ll want to squeeze glue in between all the sea shells and then sprinkle with more Diamond Dust glass glitter. Allow to dry.

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For the final step, tie a gorgeous bow using Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. I used “Eyes of Blue” and “Icy Sky” for this project. I added a piece of coral to the top to finish it off.

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Thank you so much for joining me for this easy and fun summer project!

And, if you joined us for the Lovebug Creations Summer Release Blog Hop you’ll remember that I offered a $5 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner!  It’s Crystal Riley!  Crystal, please contact me at info @ scarletcalliope .com (remove spaces) with your email address. Congratulations!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Sneak Peek: Lovebug Creations New Release

11 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Papercrafting

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Hey there Crafters!
Lovebug Creations has been working on a super secret new line of ribbon and all week we’ve been giving sneak peeks of these gorgeous new patterns and colors. Tomorrow, Friday July 12, we’re having a hop to show off more amazing projects made from this fun and wild ribbon and you’ll be able to order some for yourself.
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You’ll want to check out all of the Sneak Peeks to see the other colors and patterns:
Day 1  Pamela
Day 2  Candace & Zeni
Day 3  Dawn Rene & Pamela
Day 4  Michelle & Annie
Day 5  Dawn Mercedes & Stephanie
Day 6  Kimi & Martha & Me!

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Want a $10 Lovebug Creations gift certificate? Join us during this Sneak Peek Week, become a fan and leave a comment on each crafters’s blog site to be eligible to win! (Offer valid to US Residents only)  AND, as a thank you to our wonderful blog readers, there will be ANOTHER $10 Gift Certificate for Lovebug Creations that will be given out to our crafty friends who join our blog hop!

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And now for my project featuring Lovebug Creations Fun Footz Ribbon.

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I created some whimsical pinwheels to play with this summer.  How adorable is this ribbon from Lovebug Creations?

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I love pink and yellow together and love how well this ribbon collection coordinates perfectly with the paper from Heidi Swapp!

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The paper is Sugar Chic from Heidi Swapp, layered with some paper doilies and cut with my Martha Stewart Scallop Rotary Cutter Blade.

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I painted three skewers white and then dusted them with some sparkly glitter and added some glitter to accent the pinwheels as well.

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I’m bow-tying challenged so I watched a tutorial online about how to tie a bow using a special bow maker.

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I don’t have a bow maker yet, so I used a fork (I’m versatile like Ariel, the Little Mermaid!) and I’m so happy that I can finally make bows that are even on both sides!

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Thank you so much for stopping by. Don’t miss the fun Blog Hop that starts at 5 pm EST and 2 pm PST at the Lovebug Creations blog.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog to be entered to win some blog candy!

xo,
Christine Barker

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Crafting: Mini Album featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

26 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mini Album, Uncategorized

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#imaweirdo, anna corba, arlene baker, cheryl mezzetti, copic marker, creative, creative process, echo park, emma trout, french general, glitter, golden acrylics, graphic 45, ingrid dijkers, jim hankins, kaari meng, lisa kaus, LOveBug Creations, michelle geller, mini album, paint chips, rhinestones, Rumple Ribbon, sally jean alexander, scallop, signo uniball, washi tape

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I don’t know about you, but I really struggle with knowing when a creative project is done. I’m never happy about things I make until someone tells me they like it and then I puff up with pride and feel I’ve actually created something worthwhile. The creative process is convoluted and tangled. I add a couple finishing touches, take a step back, and sometimes I even take a picture on my phone of the project so that I can see it from a different perspective. And all the while I’m doubting and questioning whether I should just tear it up and start again. Is anyone else like that? Please leave me a comment and tell me I’m not the only weirdo like that…

For this weeks project I wanted to create a mini album that pops off the page. My go-to inspiration for pop-off-the-page POW comes from different sources, like the blogs of Graphic 45, Echo Park, Emma Trout, and Jim Hankins, The Gentleman Crafter.

To give you an idea of where I started, I submit to you Exhibit A, my project that was published in Take Ten, Volume V. Yes, this flatness was actually PUBLISHED in a magazine from Stampington and Company.

Art by Christine Barker published in Take Ten

EXHIBIT A

“Flatness 2005”

I thought I was all crafty and advanced, using paint chips WAY back in 2005, and stamping on them and layering them onto paper and then onto pages out of a book that I had painted with Anna Corba inspired pink stripes. (Ok fine, I’ll come clean, I worked at Stampington & Co for a bit and I think they published this because they felt sorry for me. lol.)

Thankfully one day I read a book, Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets and Keepsakes from Sally Jean Alexander, and joined one of her soldering classes, which led to stalking her taking several more of her amazing classes, and I sorta finally learned how to collage, and how to use charcoal pencil to add interest and depth. From there I blossomed, with inspiration learned in classes with Ingrid Dijkers, Lisa Kaus, and a paper flower class with Arlene Baker taken in Kaari Meng’s dreamy French General shop.

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Fast forward to today, and I’d like to introduce you to my tools that come out for almost every project that I work on. I use my brown Copic Marker to edge my paper to give it an antique look. Alternatively you can use a brown ink pad. Foam squares are a must-have to bring elements off the page. (Budget substitute: cut up corrugated cardboard into squares and glue those on instead of foam squares). Dimensional floral embellishments add visual interest and color. Rhinestones are a fancy girls staple. Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon adds a delightful pop of color. Then, there’s my eraser, black charcoal pencil, white charcoal pencil, blender/smudger, and finally my favorite pen, a white Signo Uni-Ball. I am forever grateful to my friend, Michelle Geller, for letting me in on the Signo secret. They are impossible to find and she was so sweet to buy a couple for me from her local Japanese book store and send them to me.

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I used the black charcoal pencil to lightly trace around the edges of the papers and then I smudged it with my blending tool. It really makes the letters in “LOVE” stand out. Next, I used the Signo white pen to add dashes around the outside. The white charcoal pencil was used on the scallops to add some depth.

Hog Heaven Mini Album by Christine Barker

I’ve been on a vellum kick lately, so I added a layer of scalloped vellum into the rosette. I used some Golden Interference Gold paint on the paper flowers and the baby mushroom to give them some shimmer. I used some brown flocking powder on Miss Hedgehog, because wouldn’t fuzzy be better than quills? Some pink rhinestones gave her some sparkle and interest. And, of course, I had to add some enchanting Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon in “Pink Clouds” to the ring.

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On this page I used washi tape to hold the writing paper down and smudged charcoal pencil around all the paper edges.

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To make the flower stand out from the paper underneath, I used a triangle shaped makeup sponge to pick up some white ink off of an ink pad, lightly pressed it on the page and then rubbed it with a paper towel to blend it all together. I crumpled up the flowers, like I’ve seen Cheryl Mezzetti do in class, and I added some glitter to the edges because you can never have too much glitter!

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I used the same techniques on the rest of the pages, black smudged charcoal around the edges, foam squares to lift the embellishments off the page, and more glitter!

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I added some Golden Acrylics Interference Gold to the clouds.

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More black charcoal!

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On this layout you can see the difference between the white dashes and white charcoal smudges on the scallops on the page on the right and no white details on the page on the left. The white picks it up and adds a touch of whimsy!

I hope you enjoyed learning about my techniques for finishing creative projects. I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

xoxo,

Christine Barker

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

12 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Uncategorized

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chipboard, glitter, love, LOveBug Creations, martha stewart scoring board, paper crafting, paper crafts, paper doily, paper rosette, ranger glossy accents, rhinestone pin, rosette, Rumpled Ribbon, scrapbook paper, slice die shape cutter, valentine, valentines day, Valentines Day Craft, valentines day decor, valentines day decoration, Valentines Day paper craft, vintage

Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. I love the colors of red hearts, with pink accents, and white trim. And, I love the idea of celebrating LOVE!

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But most of all, I love candy, especially chocolate. So it’s amazing to me that there is a holiday that brings all of these things together!

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To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I created a fun card using Lovebug Creations Rumpled Ribbon.

Scarlet Calliope Valentine Card 2013

Supply List:

  • Lovebug Creations Rumpled Ribbon in Caddy Blue
  • Valentine Scrapbook paper collection
  • Chipboard key shape
  • Paper Doily
  • Turquoise rhinestones
  • Clear glitter
  • Red paint
  • Rhinestone pin
  • Hot glue gun
  • Tacky glue
  • Ranger Glossy Accents
  • Foam Squares
  • Slice shape cutting tool
  • Scissors

Begin this project by creating your embellishments. Start by cutting out a 2.5″ heart out of red patterned paper using a Slice or other die shape cutter.

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Flood the top of the heart with Ranger Glossy Accents to give it a beautiful shine and use a paint brush to spread the glue around before it begins to dry. While the heart is drying, cut out an interesting element from your coordinating scrapbook paper that will be placed in the left hand corner (I used a sweet bird). Add some vintage glitter to really make the embellishment pop. Edge this element with a brown stamp pad or brown marker to give it some definition.

Paint a chipboard key red and set aside to dry. Once dry, add some glitter.

Next, to create a rosette, cut out two strips of the red patterned paper that measure 1″ x 12″. (I attached one strip to the other and ended up using 21″ of it). Also, cut out a 1″ circle of paper using a punch. Using the Martha Stewart Scoring Board, score the strip of paper every 1/2″ and then accordion fold in 1/2″ intervals. Stick the ends together and glue with your hot glue gun. Work the rosette into shape and using a hot glue gun, glue a circle of paper onto the middle of the rosette.

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Using 12″ of Lovebug Creations Rumpled Ribbon, create a loosely gathered bow and tie it down in the middle with 2″ of ribbon. Glue this down on top of the rosette and attach the red Key Chipboard Shape. Attach a rhinestone pin on top of the red key. Set this aside to dry.

Next, cut a piece of scrapbook paper that is 7.5″ tall and 6″ wide. Using a red ink pad, rub the ink pad on the edges to give them a vintage look. Set aside to dry.

I love using Paper Doilies, they remind me of making Valenting crafts in elementary school. Glue a paper doily to the center of the card. Using your red ink pad, edge a piece of 5.5″ x 4″ coordinating paper and attach that on top of the doily using the foam tape. For the center element, a vintage valentine, I used 2 identical pieces of scrapbook paper, but you can also go to The Graphics Fairy and download a free and super cute vintage valentine. Print out two copies onto card stock, and cut the main element out of one of the copies.

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You’ll be layering this cut out copy using foam tape on top of the original copy. Attach these to the 5.5″ x 4″ paper. Add some glitter and some rhinestones to your element.

To finish, attach the handmade and glittered element to the heart shape embellishment using foam tape and attach that to the upper left hand corner with foam tape. Attach the rosette embellishment to the bottom right hand corner with glue. Add some additional rhinestones to the upper right and lower left hand corners of the 5.5″ x 4″ paper.

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Voila! You have a beautiful card or decoration for your home. Enjoy!

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Field Trip: CHA Winter 2013, Part One

17 Thursday Jan 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Uncategorized

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a place to bark, arlene baker, art, artist, be aware foundation, cha, cha winter 2013, charity wings, claudine hellmuth, craft, craft and hobby association, craft designer, crafter, elaine hull, Elena Lai Echeverry, embroidery, fiber, french general, glitter, graphic 45, jenn mason, jo packham, kaari meng, laura mccollough, mixed-media, quilting, ranger, scrapbook, scrapbooking, sewing, suze weinberg, suzi blu

Claudine Helmuth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.

I was really hoping to go to the Craft and Hobby Association 2013 Winter Conference and Trade show (CHA) this year. As a major art and crafting fiend, it’s marvelous to see all of the new products that the craft and hobby manufacturers are creating before they’re available in stores. I wanted to be a part of it so much that I put an offer on my Facebook page that I would be a slave at CHA in exchange for a badge. I was willing to build a booth, promote products, do a demonstration, lead a make and take, whatever it took to get me to Anaheim so that I could be a part of the Craft and Hobby Association Conference and Trade Show.

The last time I went to CHA I did product demonstrations and before that I had experience doing everything from building the booth, meeting manufacturers for advertising in a publication, promoting product and tearing down and packing up the booth. I was really hoping that someone would hit me up and tell me that I was going and I was infinitely disappointed when I didn’t get any bites. Imagine my delight when I saw that Elena Lai Echeverry of Charity Wings posted on her Facebook page Monday morning that she needed a couple of volunteers to help out in the Charity Wings booth and was there anyone available to help? I jumped on it immediately and enthusiastically, like a girl with new glitter kind of excited, and sent her a message. I was so truly happy when she called and asked me to come up and help. You’ve never seen a girl get dressed so fast!

It was so exciting to walk through the hall and see all of the vendors new products on display. I love to see the new scrapbooking papers, stamps, embellishments, as well as new products from the sewing, quilting and embroidery companies. There is really something for every type of artist, crafter, and hobbyist, from scrapbookers to mixed-media artists, and from model builders to fiber artists.

After I got familiarized with the details on Charity Wings I got to share their mission with the CHA attendees. Charity Wings is a non profit organization that hosts and sponsors scrapbooking crops, online raffles, mixed media events and fairy fly by appearances.  From their Facebook Page, “Charity Wings is a 100% volunteer run organization whose mission is to raise money and awareness for noble causes through unique scrapbooking and crafting events and to coordinate and promote “creative” opportunities for crafters to give. We raise money for the worthy causes we support.”  These causes include “A Place to Bark” no kill shelter, Hurricane Sandy Victims, the Be Aware Foundation and many others.

I had so much fun being in the booth!  I got to see people I’ve met through the years, meet the owners of scrapbooking stores, chat with art and craft designers, and giggle with my friends who work in the art and crafting industry. People who came by the booth included Jo Packham, Jenn Mason, Suze Weinberg, Arlene Baker, Laura McCollough, and Kaari Meng. Artist Suzi Blu worked in the booth on Saturday and Sunday painting “Live” and stopped by on Monday to drop off her finished work of mixed-media art.

During my lunch break I ran from booth to booth quickly snapping pics of some of my favorite new products. Among my best loved companies is Graphic 45. I always love their unique and amazing designs! I also stopped by to see Claudine Hellmuth doing a demonstration in the Ranger booth. Another of my favorite lines of products is from Tim Holtz for Ranger, I can’t get enough of the Steampunk/Cabinet of Curiosities theme! One of the highlights was meeting designer Elaine Hull for the first time. We’ve been friends on Facebook for a little bit and it’s always fun to meet people in person after you’ve had a conversation online!

Here are some of the snapshots I took. I’ll be posting more photos that I took on my second day of CHA so come back to check those out. I’m also going to be posting pics and talking about my experience at an event I went to over the weekend. The Art of Craft is held at one of the most special places on earth, French General, in Los Angeles. Kaari Meng is an incredible event organizer and I met some really talented and genuinely nice women. I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

In the meantime, enjoy these pics that I took at CHA.

Claudine Helmuth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Claudine Helmuth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Jo Packham and Jenn Mason. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Charity Wings booth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope
Suze Weinberg in the Charity Wings booth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Kendra Wiggins with her beautiful wings she made for Charity Wings. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Suzi Blu with her mixed media work of art. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Painted live in the Charity Wings booth at CHA.
Painted live in the Charity Wings booth at CHA.
One canvas created by eleven artists.
One canvas created by eleven artists.
Wing Art - "Wedded Bliss".
Wing Art – “Wedded Bliss”.
Elaine Hull and Pamela Keravuori. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Laura McCollough. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Arlene Baker. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Tim Holtz for Ranger. Photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graohic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Graphic 45 photo by Scarlet Calliope
Inside the Tim Holtz booth at Ranger. Photo by Scarlet Calliope
Tim Holtz for Ranger. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Tim Holtz for Ranger. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Tim Holtz for Ranger. Photo by Scarlet Calliope.
Gorgeous soldered necklace in the Tim Holtz booth. Photo by Scarlet Calliope

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