Kite Flying Congrats

Here’s a picture I took with my new DIY Light Box that my hubby helped me make! This is also my 2nd installment of Practicing Creativity’s new stamp set, You’re Dandy, which is available for purchase now! Do read more details about my DIY lightbox, please scroll down!

Materials:

• Practicing Creativity, by Courtney Baker, You’re Dandy Stamp Set Only $12.99!!!!!!
• American Crafts Paper
• Studio Calico Designer Paper (Whodunit Kit)
• Perfect Match Ink, Fresh Snow & Dark Chocolate
• Stamp N Stuff embossing powder, white detail
• Fiskars Apron Lace border punch
• Hemp Twine (Wal Mart)
• Sewing Machine and Brown Thread

DIY Lightbox

I used Studiolighting.net ‘s Tutorial (Homemade Light Box for Product Photography)!

Materials:

• 5 pieces of foam core project board (30″x20″), $1.98/ea. at Target
• White Masking Tape, .99/ea. at The 99 Cent Store
• 4 Small Work Lamps, 6.98/ea at Lowe’s
• 4, 100 watt natural light lightbulbs, 3.98/pack of 2 at Lowe’s
• Exacto Knife
• Ruler
• I spent less than $50, the lighting is what you’re paying the most for!

My Advice:

• This light box works GREAT for what I need it for. I have a dinky Canon Powershot A480 and it works just fine.
• Do get familiar with your camera settings and find the function to adjust your white balance. I customized mine to adjust to the lighting in the light box.
• Do utilize photo editing software to adjust the white balance even more!
• This light box would ROCK if you have a camera with an external flash. Just bounce the flash off the top of the box and onto your subject, the picture will be seamless!
• If anyone has an old DSLR Camera that they don’t want anymore just send it my way

warm wishes

It’s another sunny and windy winter day in the desert today! I’m hoping to recharge this weekend, TGIF!!!!

Materials:

• CTMH Stamps
• Studio Calico Paper
• May Arts Ribbon
• Palette Ink
• Copic Markers
• Sewing Machine and Thread

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Iheart this store A LOT!!! You’ll find cute bibs for baby, fabric flowers, zipped pouches, pleats, and ribbon

Here’s my creation:

For You

Materials:

• Studio Calico Paper
• May Arts Ribbon
• American Crafts Thickers
• Basic Grey Stitched Brads
• Tim Holtz staples
• EK Success Corner Rounder
• Sewing Machine and Thread

May Arts is giving this away to one lucky participant:

For more details and to see what the other designers cooked up for ya, go to our Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog!

Trendy Fall Creations

Welcome back Petal Press Stamp Fans!!! I have my 2nd project for you and it’s another jar, but this time it’s with a matching card! I wanted to show the versatility of the stamps, so I’ll be showing you 3 different jars in 3 different styles! This one is more trendy than it’s traditional cousin seen in my previous Petal Press post.These stamps are HIGH QUALITY and for only $10!!!

Materials:

• The Petal Press, Happy Harvest
• Basic Grey June Bug Paper
• Creative Impressions Orange Silk Ribbon
• Basic Grey June Bug Chipboard
• Kaisercraft Pearls Red
• Palette Nior Hybrid Black Ink
• Hemp twine
• Copic Markers
• Papertrey Ink Clear Cardstock

Check out the rest of The Petal Press Design Team:

Ashley Cannon Newell
Carly Robertson
Cathleen Torina
Gretchen Belknap
Jenyfur Pohl
Julie Lacey
Krysten Ng
Tiffany Johnson
Tracy Schultz – designer
Kate Baldwin – owner

The Petal Press, Happy Harvest

Thanks Treat Jar

Love

This card was SUPER fast to make! All materials are from Studio Calico.

Here’s another:

get well soon

The build-a-brad is from Stampin Up!

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This week’s shop carries accessories for your furry friends!

Here’s some inspiration:

Also this week, The Digi Shack is our Sponsor!!!! They gave us some stamps to play with that I incorporated into my creation this week! Check out more details at The Etsy Inspired Blog!

The Witch Is In!!

Materials:

• Wood Veneer Sheet- Studio Calico
• The Digi Shack Stamp
• Cosmo Cricket Haunted paper
• CTMH cardstock
• Papertrey Ink cardstock
• Hemp Twine

Materials:

• Studio Calico paper
• Collage Press paper
• Papertrey Ink cardstock, vellum, and button
• Wal-mart hemp twine
• Jilly Bean Cardboard Alphas
• Versamagic Ink
• CTMH Spot On Background stamp
• Basic Grey Button
• Brown thread w/ sewing machine
• Corner rounder

Ur My Hero

Here’s another Clean & Graphic card that my hubby loved!

Materials:

• Amuse Cityscape Stamp
• Studio Calico Frame Stamp
• Papertrey Ink white cardstock
• October Afternoon Paper
• Palette Noir hybrid black ink
• Copic Markers
• American Crafts Thickers
• Corner Rounder

U & Me

This is the kind of card that I make for my hubby! He loves clean and graphic

Materials:

• American Crafts Retro Paper
• Studio Calico stamp
• Papertrey Ink cardstock
• Perfect Match Fresh Snow Ink
• Offray white satin ribbon
• Basic Grey Button
• A-Muse orange ribbon
• Orange Gelly Roll Glaze Pen

thank you

#1- I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all of you out there that comment and encourage me every day! You know who you are

#2- These past few months have been all about reclaiming my creativity! I’ve poured all my energy into my Design Team positions, submitting to mags, and blogging! Thank you for all the inspiration I seek every day in reading YOUR blogs!

#3-Next week, Torendi will be launching! I’ll be announcing another piece of BIG news on the 8th and this Saturday is The Etsy Inspired Challenge’s Birthday Bash! I feel so lucky to be a part of all this!

#4- I’m going to DISNEY LAND for 4 days!!!!!! I will be back in action on Sunday

Materials:

• Studio Calico Stamps
• Papertrey Ink Melon Berry cardstock
• Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
• CTMH desert sand and sorbet inks
• Offray ribbon
• Foam squares
• American Crafts thickers