Take Flight - Crafter's Companion

Hey peeps.  Happy Tuesday.  Two days into the week and I already want it to be over.  LOL  Just so much going on. Any who...I'm distracted.  I wanted to share another card using some great products for Crafter's Companion.  I have been working with the Spectrum Noir color pencils and loving the effects I'm getting with them.  So let's take a look at my card.

A Taste Of India - Crafter's Companion

Hey peeps.  Happy Monday.  Well this week is a special week because tomorrow is my birthday.  Woot, woot.  Yup 21 all over again.  LOL  No really, I embrace my beautiful age.  It means I was able to see another year of life. :-)

And speaking about seeing another year I have the chance to work with the incredible ladies on the Crafter's Companion team.  Here is my latest tag using the Sheena Douglas A Touch of India Henna Mango stamp set.

I loved working with this stamp.  I started off my tag by stamping it in versamark and then heat embossing it with white embossing powder.  Next I colored in the image with my Spectrum Noir markers.

I used various colors to really make this stunning image pop on my manilla tag.  I then outlined the image with a fine tip black marker.  Adding the enamel dots and gorgeous ribbon was a fun touch for my tag.

I hope you like my latest creation using Crafter's Companion products.  I'll be back shortly with another creation.  I'm going to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Graph It
Crafting With An Attitude



Go forth and be crafty~

Get Your Enamel Dots Out

Hey peeps.  I hope your wintery days are coming to an end.  Here is Georgia the cold weather is just beginning to end and spring is in the air.  Finally I think I might be able to open up my windows and let some fresh air in. 

It is the first of the month so you all know it's time for another challenge over at House Of Cards.  This month's theme is to use your enamel dots.  You can use any color you want.  Also, if you've made your own enamel dots we would love to hear from you.  

Here is a link to a post I had where I made my own enamel dots.  I used the enamel dots I made on this tag.  They were super easy to make and you can make them sooo many colors.  That's what I love about making them myself. 

 

Now it's your turn to show us how you use your enamel dots.  They are everywhere now and they are used in so many different ways.  So please join in on the fun.  Make sure to link your card up over at House of Cards so we can leave you some love.

Go forth and be crafty~

Sun rays of happiness

Hey peeps.  Happy Monday.  I'm back with a quick tutorial to show you how to make a fabulous card with minimal card making supplies.  I know we all have TONS of crafting supplies but sometimes it's nice to use just wants on hand.  I'm always searching for something in my stamp room that I have placed away for safe keeping.  LOL  Hope you enjoy this little tutorial.  Have a fabulous day everyone.  Try to set some time aside to get crafty.





Hugs and love~

Perler Bead Tutorial - CAUTION PHOTO HEAVY

Hey peeps.  I have been promising for some time now to show you how to make DIY enamel dots so here it is.  Caution - this is a photo heavy post so grab a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage and relax. :-)

Here is the package of Perler Beads that I used. I purchased them from Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon.  There are several packages to chose from but I wanted to start off with the primary color package just to see how they worked.  Now there are over 11,000 beads in this package.  Cha ching!  Savings galore!

Go ahead and preheat your oven to 300 degrees.  My oven usually take a few minutes to warm up so this gives me time to get my colors separated and one to my baking sheet.

Speaking of baking sheet, make sure to over it with parchment paper.  This is a must unless you want to ruin your baking sheet.  So I started out lining up a few rows of the beads to keep the colors in groups.

Set your timer for 30 minutes.  This is an estimated time since it will depend on your oven.  Some of the colors take a little longer than others so you will have to keep an eye on the beads.  But for the most part, all of them need at least 30 minutes.

Here they are fresh from the oven. I have mixed them around to see if any had stuck to the paper.  Nope, we are good.   That was super easy right?

There are a few ways you can store your beads.  At first I started out with keeping them in a plastic box I had kept from a recent purchase.  I think It had prima flowers or something in it.










I finally decided to keep the colors separate so I didn't have to dig for the colors I needed.  I found this stackable container at Hobby Lobby and it works perfectly.  I can keep the colors separate but the color families can stay together.

I hope you gained some information that can get you started making your own enamel dots.  Oh before I forget, I use glossy accents to attach the dots to my projects.  I know there are plenty of ways to glue these dots down but glossy accents just seems to be my go to.








Thanks for taking the time to hang out with me today.  I have another tutorial up my sleeve on how to make your own glue dots.  Cha Ching baby!

Hugs and love~