The printed cork stack

I cannot tell you how happy I was to see DCWV make a printed cork stack! And the colors are just so pretty! There is a cream, a pink, a seafoam green and a yellow. They also make one that has bolder colors too that you are going to love just as much!

For my project today, I created a wall hanging using a collage frame that I picked up at Wal-Mart. I filled it with pictures of my sister and soon to be brother-in-law. Seafoam green is one of her main wedding colors, so I knew I wanted to make her something using this stack!

I left the glass out of 3 of the openings and used 3 different patterned sheets of the seafoam green cork to fill in the empty spaces. I backed them with some cardboard and they work perfectly!

I love what the patterned cork adds to the project! I am so happy with the way this turned out and I hope she loves it as much as I do! I am thinking I need to make one for myself... :)

DCWV Stencils!

DCWV now has stencils!! They are giving their customers what they want and in such a variety of patterns! Here is a little sneak:

To see a video of these up close, you can check it out here.

For my project I used a fancy swirly design. First I cut my stencil out and taped it down to my plate. (This was a $2.50 ceramic plate I found at Wal-Mart)

Using a foam brush and some black enamel paint, I lightly dabbed on a couple layers of the paint (letting it dry a few minutes in between layers.) I let the final coat dry for a couple hours before peeling the stencil away from the plate.

When I was done, it looked like this:

I then baked it for 30 minutes at 350 degrees to set the paint, and let it cool. Baking time varies on what paint you get and some paints don't need any baking time.

And the finished plate:

 I love the way it turned out! What a fun way to turn a solid plate into a work of art! There are alot of stencils to choose from and they are all out at Jo-Ann stores now.

aah... much better...

Yes, that is what I said to myself after my amazing husband installed my new flooring! I was beginning to really hate the old white linoleum that we had since we bought the house 14 years ago and this is much better, wouldn't you agree? 

I used Creative Scrappers sketch #262 for my page today:

I loved all the chevrons and knew it would be the perfect thing to jazz up my page! To see more inspiration using this sketch, click here to go to the Creative Scrappers blog.

Products used: DCWV "Gilded" stack, Simple Stories paper, Studio Calico cork arrows, American Crafts, DCWV, and Tim Holtz alphabet stickers, Inkssentials, Zig pen.

Good Wood cards

Yesterday I shared a couple projects I made using the Good Wood stack by DCWV. Today I wanted to share a couple of easy cards that you can make with this stack as well!

I love the "picket fence" look to this paper! I just cut a piece to size and added the sentiment and hearts. I then punched out a border and added some pearls. Ta-da! Easy peasy! I really love pearls with this paper for some reason. I think it is just the opposite textures that really appeal to me. :)

This next card was fun to make! I wanted it to look like the flowers were popping over the edge of the fence. :) First I cut the back ground paper to size. Then I found a small piece of scrap paper to use as a guide so that I wouldn't stamp on the fence portion.

 

I moved around the edges of the fence to create the stems. 

 When I was finished, I added some small punched flowers (with pearls of course!) and my sentiment. My mom is celebrating her birthday on Monday and I think she will love it!

I think this paper would look cute with a little bird or owl sitting on the fence, or maybe a cute animal peeking over the edge! So many fun ideas!

Hello Spring?

Okay, well not quite Spring, but I am imagining that it is right around the corner with all this cold weather we have been having! Right now as I am typing, it is a chilly -5 degrees outside! Brrr! I think my project today was inspired by warmer weather and also the new Good Wood stack from DCWV!

This stack has so many fun wood grain prints that you are going to love!

I bought an unfinished wooden bird from Michaels and thought it would be fun to cover it using this new stack.

I love the texture that the wood grain paper adds! Even the wing looks like it has feathers! The HELLO is from the stack as well. It comes with alot of cute words and phrases to use! And see the background paper sheet? Loving that too with the fun pattern on it!

While I had this fun stack out, I also made a family name frame for a close friend of mine. I thought it would look perfect in her front entry way! This is how the frame looked before:

And after I was done with it:

I like being able to create things for my friends! It makes me so happy! The alphabet letters are cut outs from the Good Wood stack and so are the background papers. I cut the word family out in black and added the Est. 1996 with Basic Grey stickers. Oh, and I love the little silver brads I added to the corners to make it look like little nails were hammered into the wood letters! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! There alot of new releases coming out from DCWV that I know you are going to love! To see the latest ones, click here.

I am also sharing my little bird project with the SWAT blog! Here is a link to their blog with all the info.

February Stack-a-holic Challenges!

It is that time again to come play along with the stack-a-holic challenges at DCWV! The February sketches are up and they are good ones!

The layout sketch:

 And the card sketch:

For both projects I used the new HONEY CHIC stack that is out at Jo-Ann Stores now.

This stack is full of vibrant colors and patterns you are sure to love!

Okay, and now here is my take on the sketches:

 I used a cute picture of my grandparents that I just love! This paper is so "happy" that I wanted to use the word "happy" in my title. :)

For the card I fussy cut parts of the triangle patterned paper and added in little embellishments. Don't the colors just pop off the card against the kraft background?

Hope you will find time to play along with us at DCWV this month! For all the details click here.

You're my sweetheart

I just love the song by the Lumineers called "Ho Hey". The chorus reminds me of my sweetheart! (Even though he loves to scare me sometimes and shout the "Hey" part when I am not expecting it! Silly guy!) :) The picture was taken on our 17th anniversary! I feel so blessed to be married to such a sweet man that shows me that he loves me every day.

For this layout, I cut the words out on my Silhouette and used the negative space for my title. I backed some of the words up with navy to give them an extra pop! The paper is from Echo Park called "Beautiful Life". Such pretty colors in this collection! And one of my favorite things about this layout is the little jar I stamped and added a grouping of flowers too that were also from the Echo Park kit. 

Here's to many more years with my sweetheart!

K.I.S.S. Challenge

Today I am playing along with Paper Secrets K.I.S.S. Challenge. The challenge is to include items, colors, brands, etc. that begin with each of the letters in the word KISS.

must include items, colors, brands, etc. beginning with each of the letter of the word - KISS. - See more at: http://paper-secrets.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-1st-sketch-challenge-kiss.html#sthash.MRus4KcC.dpuf

must include items, colors, brands, etc. beginning with each of the letter of the word - KISS. - See more at: http://paper-secrets.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-1st-sketch-challenge-kiss.html#sthash.MRus4KcC.dpuf

must include items, colors, brands, etc. beginning with each of the letter of the word - KISS. - See more at: http://paper-secrets.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-1st-sketch-challenge-kiss.html#sthash.MRus4KcC.dpuf

I chose:

K: Kraft paper

I: Ink

S: Stitching

S: Snowflake punch

This was such a fun challenge and if you want to play along, just go to the Paper Secrets blog here for all the details.

Supplies used: Simple Stories "Handmade Holiday" paper, Snowflake punch, brads, Basic Grey alpha stickers, DNC floss.