Ann Butler Designs Jewelry Tray

Hey peeps.  I'm sad to say this is my last post as a member of the Ann Butler Designs design team.  I am truly honored to have been a member of this exciting team.  All the ladies on the team are amazingly talented and I wish them the very best.  So let's take a look at my project.

Hues of Purple and Green - Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Hey peeps.  Where has this month gone?  It's already the 13th of the month.  Yup you got it.  It's hop time over at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  You should of come from Jenn's blog.  If not head back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog to start at the beginning.

This month's ribbon club assortment is gorgeous with hues of purple and green. Isn't this sooo pretty?  Oh it makes me think that spring is right around the corner.

Using this gorgeous ribbon I made this beautiful tag for a friend of mine.  She is going to LOVE this tag I'm sure.  It's right up her alley.

I'm going to have to find a bag pretty enough to match my tag.  Hummm...might have to make one of my Silhoutte and use some more of this gorgeous ribbon around the bottom.  Yes, that's exactly what I will do.  See I just needed to talk it through with all of you.  Thanks peeps!  Okay, now it's time to head on over to Kathy's blog to see what gorgeousness she has going on.  I'll see you guys soon.

Go forth and be crafty~

Little Crafty Haul #7

Hey peeps.  Yup, by the title you can tell I've been doing a little bit of shopping.  I just can't help myself.  They keep making fabulous stamps, dies, ink, stencils that I must have to breathe.  LOL  Okay maybe not that serious but you get my point.  Here's my latest crafty haul video.  I hope I become your next crafty enabler. ;-)

Well, let's see what I should purchase next.  Leave a comment and let me know what your latest crafty haul was or what I should be looking to add to my crafting addiction. :-)

Go forth and be crafty. 

Ann Butler Designs - Watercolored Background

Hey peeps.  How's everyone doing?  I'm busy, busy, busy working on items for my husbands upcoming retirement.  But I needed to take a break and work on something besides that.  So I pulled out my Ann Butler Designs inks and made this card.

Valentine's Day Shaker Card

Hey peeps.  Hope your Saturday is going smoothly.  I'm back to share a shaker card I made using the 2" Diamonds & Plaid Faux Quilting stamp set from Ann Butler Designs.  I love that this stamp is large enough to make a beautiful background for my shaker card today.

Customize Your Wood Veneer with Ann Butler Designs and A WINNER

Hey peeps I have been playing around with some wooden veneers lately and wanted to add a touch of pizazz to a few of my pieces. So I grabbed my Ann Butler supplies and got busy. To see how I made this really cool sentiment for my card, check out my post over on the Ann Butler Designs blog.
 

Now on to our winner.  The winner of the Simon Says Stamp Hello Holidays is....

TRINA W 

Congrats Trina.  Please send me your email address so I can get your stamp set in the mail to you.  That was fun.  Love seeing all your comments. No worries more giveaways to come.  Thanks for hanging out with me today.  I can't wait to make some more custom wood veneers.  Oh I'm going to be all inky! 

Hugs and love,   

Holy RESIN!!!

Hey peeps.  I'm back today with a tutorial using some Environmental Technologies Inc. products.  This is the first time I have ever used resin and silicone products so I was excited to see how I could make some magnets with them. Here's is a tutorial to help you see how it all came together.

So let's start with the products I used to make my mold.  I used the Easy Mold Silicone Putty and the Ann Butler Designs 1" Stripes, Dots and Hearts stamp.  I used some nitrate gloves to protect my hands. 

Make sure to follow the directions when mixing this product.  The directions will help ensure you have great results when making your mold.  You want to use equal parts of each product.

Next I'm going to use an Ann Butler Designs stamp from the 1" Stripes, Dots and Hearts stamp set.  This will make a great impression in my putty.  I used a few more items to make additional cast.  You can use buttons, charms, etc to make your casts.  The options are endless.

Once my putty has cured it's time to prep my EasyCast Clear Casting Epoxy.  I'm going to use some  Castin' Craft transparent dye in the color of amber and some glitter. Again, make sure you follow the directions for mixing your resin and hardener.  I made sure to use the Castin' Craft mold release on my molds to prevent my resin from sticking when it came time to release it from the molds.

Here is one of my resin pieces.  You can really see the details from my stamp now. Below is another casting where I used a heart pin to make my impression.  It will take approximately 24 hours for your resin to cure. 
 

Since I had some resin left over I used one of my EasyCast Resin Jewelry molds to fill in a few hearts.

Here is what my resin looks like after it has cured for the 24 hours.  Pretty cool!!  I love the texture I got with the stamp.  This resin was really easy to work with as well.  Your biggest obstacle, your patience in waiting for it the cure. ;-)

I glued on a piece of background paper I made using a stamp from the 2" Leaves all over stamp set from Ann Butler Designs.  This made a great background for my heart resin.  Next I glued on some magnets to each piece and I was done. 

I loved working this these products.  With all the great directions in each box it made the process rather easy and fool proof.  Now I just need to figure out what I'm going to make next.  LOL

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope I have your creative juices flowing.  Stretch outside of your comfort zone and give casting a try.  I never thought working with putty and resin could be so much fun.

Hugs and love~

Rustic Tag - Ann Butler Designs

Hey peeps!  How's your weekend going so far?  I"m busy as heck trying to play catch up with my homework and trying to get some dt projects done.  The life of a crafter.  

Well today I have a video for you!  YAY...yup up to my eyeballs making videos too.  It's time to showcase my Ann Butler Design project.  I had such a blast making this tag.  I love putting tags on gifts that I give to the men in my family.

So here is my rustic tag.  I usually use very simple wrapping paper too.  Guy just don't appreciate the pretty paper.  LOL  This gift is wrapped with just brown kraft paper on a roll.  Okay enough about how I wrapped my gift.  Let's get to the video.

          

Thanks for taking the time to hang out with me today.  Check back soon for more videos and maybe another giveaway.;-)

Hugs and love~

1" Diamonds & Plaid Stamp

Colorbox Crafter's Bark Ink

ClearSnap ColorBox Crafter's® by Ann Butler

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Ann Butler Designs - FIRST PROJECT POST

Hey peeps.  I'm SUPER excited to have my very first post on the Ann Butler Designs blog.  I am honored to be a part of a group of amazing young ladies.  I have the chance to work with some AMAZING products from Ann's line plus some awesome manufactures products.  For all the details on my first post on Ann Butler Designs blog click HERE.

Hugs and love~

Happy JOY JOY - With Ann Butler Designs

Hey peeps.  Today I get to feature my very first project as a team member on the Ann Butler Designs team.  I am so STOKED to be on this time.  You have no idea.  The ladies on this team are incredibly talented and I'm honored to have the chance to work with them and Ann.  So let's get this project started.

Special Announcement - I'm A Design Star for Ann Butler Designs

Hey peeps. I am so happy to announce that I am part of the Ann Butler Designs design team.  Ann is a fabulous designer and I can't wait to showcase her line.  We have some amazing ladies on the team as well.  There is a great mix of talent amongst us and I'm honored to be able to work with such fantastic ladies.  I've linked up there blogs so you can take a peek at there skills.  :-)

Ann
www.annbutlerdesigns.com

Larissa

www.muffinsandlace.com

Kristi

www.kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com

Einat

www.scrapinit.blogspot.co.il

Steph

www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com

Roberta

www.decorablesart.com

Zoey

www.scrapsaurus.blogspot.it

Beth

www.bwdesignstudio.blogspot.com

Carmen

www.florestanisstudio.com

Gracie

www.gracielliedesign.blogspot.com

Vishu:
twww.fabnsassy.blogspot.com

Irit

www.iritshalom.blogspot.co.il

 

Roberta

www.decorablesart.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoyed checking out the ladies blogs.  I'm excited to get down to business and spread the word for Ann and her great products.  I'll be back soon with a winner announcement.

Hugs and love~