Friday, January 27, 2012

A Card for a Special Friend

Hi everyone! I'm here with a card that I created for a special friend using some of my wonderful goodies from KARLAS001.etsy.com. If you haven't checked out Karla's Etsy, don't delay! She has the cutest trims and embellishments -- perfect for card making, scrapbooking, altered art, mixed media... you name it!

I am completely addicted to making these butterflies using my Butterfly AccuCut die and the 4" rosette trim from Karla's Etsy (all products linked below.) This time, I made it using the deep red rosette trim... it looks so yummy, good enough to eat right? LOL! And do you see that extra large crystal ButterflyKisses flower? Oh my goodness you guys, this flower is big and beautiful! I love it!

The papers are by Echo Park. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things, as well as the fishtail banner die-cut, black flourishes, and scallop border.

Here are some pics...










KARLAS001 products used:


Other miscellanous products used not mentioned above:
PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock
White cardstock - MFT
"Friend" Stamp set (inside card) by 7Gypsies
Black feathers

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my project for today! Be sure to show Karla some love over at her store.

hugs! ❤


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Valentine's Heart Mini in Bird House box and another Valentine Treat idea!

Hey everyone! I'm here again today with a couple of projects for I Am Roses! I'm busy crafting away and getting ready for CHA, so let's get right to it!

First up, here is a fun heart mini album I created to store this year's Valentine's Day photos of me and hubbs. The box was created using the Sizzix Birdhouse die. I used 2 die-cuts of the birdhouse and created the box in the middle to hold up the mini album (see tutorial video below for details.) All products will be listed in this post as well. Here are some pics...






I Am Roses products used on this mini album and box:

Other products:
Valentine Sweetheart papers by K&Company
Trim by KARLAS001.etsy.com
Heart & Birdhouse Bigz Dies by Sizzix
WeRMemory Keepers Extra Large Eyelets in Bronze
Ribbon Buckles (eBay seller: beyongbusiness)
Half back pearl (Sacrafter on Zibbet.com)
HugSnug Seam Binding

My next project are these Valentine's day treat bags made from glassine bags. Super fun and easy to do in mass quantities.... really, they are! ❤





I Am Roses Products used on these treat bags:

Other products used:
Glassine bags (eBay seller: kenjudy)
CuttleBug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Quick Kutz large Swiss Dot embossing folder
EK Success punch
MFT cardstock
Glue Dots

Ribbon Buckles (eBay seller: beyongbusiness)
10mm Half back pearl (Sacrafter on Zibbet.com)
Shabby Chic Valentine vintage digi images: http://iralamija.blogspot.com/

Click HERE to watch my video tutorial for these projects on the I Am Roses Design Team YouTube channel!

If you haven't been over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog lately, head on over to check out our latest challenge! Super fun and what can be better than winning a big package of I Am Roses goodies?!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out I Am Roses, you won't be disappointed with their gorgeous flowers and awesome customer service! ❤

hugs! ❤


Friday, January 20, 2012

"Love is in the Air" I Am Roses YouTube contest!

I am so super excited to announce that the I Am Roses design team is hosting another FUN contest over at the I Am Roses Challenge blog. So be sure to click on over for the deets and a video to explain how to participate. You won't want to miss out on your chance to win an amazing package of I Am Roses flowers, so head over there NOW!

Here's an overview of the rules:


Rules:
  • Minimum (2) I Am Roses products used
  • Incorporate Lace
  • Submit Project as a "Video Response" to the Official IAR Challenge Contest Video
  • 1 Entry submission per contestant
  • 1 Winner will be selected
  • Subscribe to IAR YouTube Channel


For my sample, I created these cute Valentine treat boxes using an old (but favorite!) Sizzix Bigz XL die (Stampin' Up exclusive) called "Bags w/ Scallops." The paper collection is by ColorBok called Flea Market (another old, but fav!) All the I Am Roses products used will be linked at the bottom of this post...







Here is a video tutorial I created of these treat boxes...

 

Now what are you waiting for... get creating! ❤

hugs!

I Am Roses used on this project:


Sunday, January 15, 2012

Shabby Chic Hanging Layout

Hi there everyone! I'm back with another design team project for I Am Roses. I had so much fun playing with this layout... and I say "playing" instead of "creating" because everything to me seems to be an experiment when I'm working on a project. ❤

I like to explore different ways to use products and in this case I took my I Am Roses spray and "built" on top of it with some sprays from Michael's, more I Am Roses flowers and I layered a good amount of other embellishments like lace, crocheted flowers and bling.

I added a vintage BINGO card on top of a heart doily under a matted picture of my and hubbs. All elements were edged with Ranger's Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. The metal butterflies were given to me in a RAK. The pink vintage design paper is from K&Co's Cut & Paste collection. The Die-cut background is from one of my Giant AccuCut dies called "Portrait." The paper collection over that die-cut is by Recollections called Love Letters. The sheer/lace trims are from KARLAS001 and the pretty pink crushed velvet trim was given to me by Jade from JadedStudios a while back (thanks Jade!!)

Here are some pics...



I LOVE the I Am Roses crocheted flowers! I layered them on some May Road Mauve rosettes (thanks Bona!) and added ribbon buckles and bling. So much fun!



In this pic, you can see all the layering of flowers up close... I love the Pink R77's, they are so pretty!!


Click HERE to watch my video of this Shabby Chic Hanging Layout.

Thanks for dropping by to see what I've been up to! Have an awesome week ahead!

hugs!

I Am Roses Products used on this project:

Other products used:
Recollections "Love Letters" paper collection
K&Co Cut & Paste paper collection
Lace trims from KARLAS001.etsy.com
ribbon buckles & half-back pearls
Crystazzi Crystals (bling)
Maya Road mauve flower trim
Spray from Michaels
Bingo card
Heart doily
Ranger Distress ink in Frayed Burlap
Crushed pink velvet trim
Prima Alphas
AccuCut die - Portrait

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

"Butterflykisses" Butterfly cards

Hey everyone! Hope you are all having a GREAT week so far. It's a mere Tuesday and I am already wishing it was Friday... but we all know how that goes, LOL!

Today, I want to share a few cards I made in the past couple of days using some beautiful trims and embellishments from KARLAS001.etsy.com. I just LOVE Karla's Etsy. She is always getting new stuff in her store, not to mention the hottest embellies to use on all your paper or crafting projects!

I used Karla's 4" Rosette Trims to make the butterflies using an AccuCut die. These look similar to the Prima butterflies you can purchase, but I like to make them my own and add little embellies you wouldn't think to add! ☺

Here is a card I made for a scrappy friend (all product links will be included at the bottom of this post):





This is the inside of the card...

Here is  a video tutorial showing how I put this card together:



Here are two other cards I made over the weekend when I first received my KARLAS001 design team package... I couldn't wait to create something!! LOL!



Here is a video showing these two cards up close, along with some of the goodies I received in my KARLAS001 DT package:


Thank you for letting me share my latest projects with you! Enjoy the rest of your week! ❤

hugs! ❤










Here are the KARLAS001 products used on these projects:

"Pink" Butterfly card

Congratulations "Paris" card

Black & Beige Butterfly card




Sunday, January 1, 2012

Altered Picture Frame Ornaments from Michaels

Hey everyone!! Happy 2012! Hope this year brings you much love and all the crafty mojo your heart desires!

I was taking down the Christmas decor the other day and found these plain frame ornaments that I purchased at Michaels and I decided to alter them up a bit using my I Am Roses products. Here's what came about during my little "spur-of-the-moment" crafty session with these ornaments...






I created a video tutorial that walks you through how easy it is to "dress-up" these little picture frame ornaments! Click HERE to watch.

Thanks for stopping by today and have yourself an AWESOME week and a super crafty 2012!!!

hugs!









I Am Roses Products used on these projects:


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