Enamel Dots at CHA!

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So what new product does day 3 at CHA bring?  Enamel dots!  But not just dots.  Oh no.  There are dots, of course, but there are also trendy triangles, geo tags, and hearts.  I love them all!  I had a little bit of fun. ;)

See that jar?  It's a new Lifestyle Crafts die.  Super cute!

I fussy-cut those butterflies from one of the beautiful patterned papers from the Inked Rose collection.  Swoon.

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New Washi Tape at CHA

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It took me awhile to embrace the washi tape trend.  Now I'm a hoarder collector of washi of all kinds and styles. ;)

We R Memory Keepers is coming out with a bunch of fun new washi tapes.  I'm loving them all!  If you look at the layout, you'll be able to see a sneak of another new product We R is coming out with. So excited!!

Don't you love them?  I especially love the silver.  There's also gold and a bronze/copper one as well. As if all those aren't good enough, there is going to be some metallic chevron shaped washi too!  Woot!

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Game Day at CHA!

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Guess what time it is?  It's time for CHA Winter 2014!  I was privledged to be able to make some samples to hang in the We R Memory Keepers booth.  Dang I wished I could be there to see the booth in person and feel the excitement of new products that are being introduced to the crafty world.  Sigh.  Someday.  Maybe.

Today I'm sharing the samples I made with the Game Day collection.  I have 3 boys and a husband which means I'm very familiar with home plates, 50 yard lines, and free throws.  And lets not forget the soccer lover in your life.

And here you go.  I promise you're going to love the colors and patterns as much as I do:

photo courtesy of We R Memory Keepers

photo courtesy of We R Memory Keepers

photo courtesy of We R Memory Keepers

Make sure you stop by the We R Memory Keepers blog to keep up on all the latest and greatest products!  There's a new punch board that you definitely want to check out!

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Okay, Just One More!

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Don't you love how inspiration hits you right as you're falling asleep at night?  Most of the time I'm too tired to get up and and make the inspiration come to fruition and so I forget my great ideas by the time the sun comes up.  But thankfully not this time!

I received the Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress Kit a few days before Christmas and I've been imagining the projects I'll create with it.  Because Christmas, I'm just now getting to play with it.  It's so fun!  I have to say I was a little intimidated to try it at first, so I watched a bunch of videos on YouTube to get a feel of how it works and then decided to jump right in.  It really is pretty easy and I know the more I play with it the more comfortable I will be and the better my results will be.

I decided that since it's still officially December for a couple more days, I would make just one more Christmas card.

I decided to use the Holiday Letterpress plates and silver ink.  I paired that with the Candy Cane paper (love that design!) from the North Pole collection by We R Memory Keepers.  Oh, and let's not forget I used the Knotty Bow die also by Lifestyle Crafts.

Here's what was floating in my head as I was heading to dreamland:

It turned out exactly like I pictured it.  I love it when that happens.  Here are a couple of close-ups of the fantastic letterpress texture.

And isn't that silver ink so pretty and shiny?

I cut a section from the 12x12 Candy Cane paper for the background and then used the 6x6 pad to die cut the bow.  Cute, right?

Okay, thanks for letting me share just one more Christmas card.  I can't wait to get more plates and make lots letterpress cards for other occasions.  :)

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A Silhouette Chalkboard Ornament

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas celebration.  My family and I enjoyed lots of food, games, movies and FaceTime with our missionary daughter.  It was a wonderful day.

I thought I'd share one more Christmas post before the year is through.  I was totally inspired by a project Kimberly Crawford made for her tree.  I fell in love with it.  It takes advantage of the sketch feature on the Silhouette.

It was so fun replacing the blade with the white sketch pen and watch the magic happen.  I LOVE how these little chalkboards turned out and they add so much to my rustic Christmas tree decor.

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SUPPLIES USED:

PAPER:         Soft Suede – Stampin’ Up!

                        Black Textured – We R Memory Keepers

STAMPS:      Woodgrain background – Stampin’ Up!

INK:               Early Espresso – Stampin’ Up!

OTHER:        Gold Baker’s Twine – Stampin’ Up! (will be available January 1 in the Occasions Mini)

                        Die Cut Machine – Silhouette Cameo

                        White Sketch pen – Silhouette America

                        Sketch Designs (#52565, #52564, #52562, #52558, #52561, #52606, #45150)

Last Minute Card Ideas

Hello and Merry Christmas Eve!

I had all but given up on the idea of making and sending Christmas cards to our family this year.  Until I saw an idea by Julie Ebersol.  It was simple but oh, so cute that I knew I had to take that idea and run with it.  It took me about an hour to make 30 cards.  And now I don't feel like such a schmuck because even though the cards will probably be late, at least they'll get them.  he he.

I decided to call on Stampin' Up!, Hero Arts, We R Memory Keepers, and Lifestyle Crafts to help me pull these babies together.  And here they are:

I wish you all a very merry Christmas and I'm excited to "see" you all in 2014 for more crafting!

SUPPLIES USED:

PAPER:         Whisper White card stock – Stampin’ Up!

                        Silver Glimmer paper – Stampin’ Up!

STAMPS:      Color Me Christmas – Stampin’ Up!

                        Get Merry – Hero Arts

INK:               Gumball Green – Stampin’ Up!

                        Island Indigo – Stampin’ Up!

                        Real Red – Stampin’ Up!

                        Rich Razzleberry – Stampin’ Up!

OTHER:        Baker’s Twine – We R Memory Keepers

                        Holly Leaf Die – Lifestyle Crafts (Quikutz)

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Silhouette Home for the Holidays

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I've been playing with my new Silhouette Cameo and having a blast.  Tonight I decided to whip up some cute snowflakes out of vinyl and apply them to my front door to dress up the little windows, like this:

Outside

Inside

The snowflakes are all from different sources but the second one from the left (on the inside shot) is a We R Memory Keepers snowflake that you can find in the Silhouette Store (#38815).

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