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Le Romantique Tag…

Happy Saturday!  I did a bit of creating today so I thought I would share with you the tag that I made for a friend…

This is the #8-sized shipping tag die that is by Tim Holtz.  It mades a really nice size for altering and doing whatever you’d like to it.

These gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts as well as the butterfly and the faux rhinestone ribbon slider.

The papers are from the Le Romantique range by Graphic 45.  One of my favorite paper collections of all time! Each of the pages are so pretty.

I die cut the butterfly using the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Sizzix die using fabric from SaCrafter’s store on Zibbet (I don’t have the link, but just as you would with etsy, you can type in her store name with Zibbet.

Hope you like it, and if you would like to see me creating this tag, you can check out the 10+ minute YouTube video below, or go directly to my YouTube channel HERE.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free, otherwise thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. xx

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Vintage Sewing Machine

Hi Ladies,

I created this thank you card for a sweet elderly lady that just did some sewing for my daughters. The background stamp is the vintage sewing machine from I Brake for Stamps. It’s very intricate and detailed. The card base is Kraft, the patterned paper is from the Mariposa stack, and the sewing machine due cut was cut with my Cricut E2 (I added Rick Candy Stickles to it). The seam binding is from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the true vintage button came from my stash.

Be sure and check out I Brake for Stamps, and if make a purchase, please feel free to use my discount to save 10% off, it’s SAVE10ROBYN

Hope everyone us having a great day! xx

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Happy Wednesday

Hello Everyone,  I hope you are having a fabulous Wednesday for yourself!  It’s rainy with thunderstorms here in Michigan, but it’s nice all the same.  I don’t mind the rain really…well, that is unless I have gardening that I want to do.  I don’t, so it’s nice to be inside and hear the thunder crashing.

I made this card last week for a dear friend who lost the love of her life.  It was very, very sad.  He meant a great deal to my hubby.  He had a long battle with his illness, but is doing fine now so that helps everyone feel a bit better.  His wife, my friend, is in her 60′s and is doing as good as can be expected.  I’m sure she would appreciate your prayers though.  Her name is Kathi.

It has sort of a vintage feel to it.  I used the Mirabelle stack from Hobby Lobby, I believe it’s by The Paper Studio.  I used an eyelet punch on a script sheet from the stack, and then cut out the layer and image using a Nestabilities set.  The pretty flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, 10mm and 15mm open roses.  You know how much I love those!  The lace trim is SU!, and the pearls are Prima.  The sentiment is also an SU! set.  The image is from a Crafty Secrets sheet called “Birds and Blossoms.”

I hope it brought a bit of encouragement to her, and that you enjoy seeing it.  I like to create and give…otherwise I end up with a huge stack of finished projects sitting around not doing anyone any good. I feel like a handmade card is like a hug with a fold in the middle. :c)

Thank you for stopping by today.  I always appreciate it, and your kind comments. xx

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Happy Mother’s Day

A very happy that you stopped by “Hello” to each of you. I am so sorry that I’ve not been able to post in the past 2 weeks. Our trip to the States was uneventful, and we’re getting somewhat settled in for the summer here.   Thank you to those of you who mentioned you would be praying for my family. (((hugs))) It’s just been crazy-busy since we got here. We’ve been visiting family and friends that we hadn’t seen in 2 years, getting ready for my son’s graduation next weekend, and catching up on LOTs of paperwork,  but it’s been a great 2 weeks. I’ve missed you all though. I FINALLY was able to get some of my craft supplies unpacked and take a few minutes to create this card.

The background paper may make it look a bit wonky:  I had to take the picture at night and this was the only background paper that didn’t alter the card color too much.  What I’ve used is Webster’s Pages papers, a Stampin’ Up! stamp set for the sentiment and the yummy flowers and seam binding from Wild Orchid Crafts (open rose, Hydrangea bloom, and pink siam seam binding).  I cut the ovals out using my Nesties and Big Shot.    I loved using the Adirondack gold dabber on the edges of all of the layers.  I am limited on what supplies I have here with me, so it’s missing some touches that I would have liked to make, but hope you enjoy seeing it.

Thank you again for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it and hope that those of you who are privileged to be mothers have a fabulous and memorable Mother’s Day today!  I appreciate each of you! xx

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Carnation Collage

Happy Thursday to each of you! I hope you’re having an enjoyable day. I’ve been busy packing…and packing…and packing, but couldn’t help but stop and have a little creative time away from it all. Just 18 days before we fly back to the States and 10 days until my kiddos are finished with school for the year (at the sacrifice of Christmas break and many, many Saturdays!) They’ve worked hard, but it will all be worth it when they have a nice summer break. I know my hubby and I are sure ready for some relaxing days! It’s been a busy, busy year for our family.

I’ve been wanting to grab the new Beloved Carnation Collage stamp from I Brake for Stamps that I got back in February and experiment with it a bit, so that’s just what I did today. I’m pretty new to collage coloring, but it was fun to just sit and play with ink. I stamped and embossed the collage stamp onto watercolor paper and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I did the same with a piece of vellum. I trimmed them both out, not sure which I’d like better. I used my Aqua Painter and ink pads to color in the image and then trimmed the flower out of the vellum one to add a bit more dimension by layering it on the one that I water colored.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  You always make my day a little bit brighter.  xx

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Altered Frame/Box

Two yummy projects: An altered, crackled painted picture frame and an altered Christmas mail box.

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been busy creating so many different types of things lately that I almost forget to stop and take pictures to share with you all. I  have an altered frame to share with you that I picked up the other day at the Heart Foundation Charity Shop (Re-sale shop).  I’m always on the look-out for frames at these type of shops as a lot of times you can pick them up for a song and then re-purpose them and pretty them up. :c)  Then below are a couple of still photos of the Christmas mailbox (US Post box) that I created yesterday.  I didn’t get a chance to take pictures last night.

Here are some pictures of the frame…

The frame measures 9″ x 11″ and was raw pine.

I painted it brown and then added crackle medium before painting on the cream acrylic paint.  The gorgeous flowers all came from Wild Orchid Crafts.  If you haven’t checked out their website, its just full of gorgeous-ness!  Is that a word?  I added some Prima lace, Prima pearls, pearl trim, and Webster’s Pages paper.  The sentiment is a sticker that I cut out using my labels #14 nesties.  The paper can be removed and be replaced with an 8″ x 10″ photo.

From Wild Orchid Crafts, I’ve used the smaller sized Flat Gardenias, Cherry Blossoms, 25mm (I believe) Roses, 15mm Roses, and 4mm closed Rosebuds.

I love the crackling effect, it’s almost as exciting to me as when my embossing powder melts while I’m embossing. LOL  I’m easily amused!

Here are a few photos of the mailbox for my friends that aren’t able to watch the videos…

Side note:  My camera just does not like the color red for some reason.

These are the lovely new Hellebores (white center flower) from Wild Orchid Crafts.

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