Home Sweet Home {May Arts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony}

Hello Friends!! 

Welcome to my stop today on the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Hop!

Bethney has gathered all the beautiful talented Ribbonistas together to celebrate a brand new site launch! May Arts has been working so uber hard on a brand new more interactive site and you won't believe how insanely awesome the redo is!! PLUS there's a GIANT giveaway of $1000 + -- all from your favorite companies!

Yesterday these girls all shared projects:
Christina Colón
Gini Williams Cagle
Emily Lanham
Jenifer Cowles
Jessica Kephart
Courtney Lee
Latrice Murphy
Charlene Driggs
Erin Thiem

And today it's THIS half's turn:
Candy Rosenberg
Jen Shears
Karen Baker
Lalo IK
Virginia Fynes
Rhea Weigand
Shellye McDaniel
Sandy Allnock
{{DeeDee Catron}}

And now.. I Get to share!! Today I'm sharing with you a 12x12 layout. When Bethney mentioned Ribbon Cutting Ceremony I immediately thought of big red bows being cut right in half, trimmed edges and straight up strips of ribbon. So I set out to commemorate our first home as a family with these things in mind. Needless to say the work took me in a slightly different direction, but never the less RED and RIBBON are still recognizable! 

I layered up some gorgeous ribbons ( 447-1-01 | 336-38-14 | SM08 ) to embellish this layout.

I clipped and layered my ribbons, along with 7 Dots Studio (Domestic Goddess paper and alphas,) Viva Las VegaStamps! stamps (Star, Grid Background, Striped Border Arrow, Coffee Ring,) Gauche Alchemy (Washi Tape,) UmWowStudio (Layered confetti chip, Black and Blue Flair, Chevron Lines Mask,) Pink Paislee (Luxe Alphas,) Prima (flower and leaf,) Tattered Angels (Charcoal Chalkboard,) My Mind's Eye (Epoxy brads,) Archival Ink by ranger in black, Stazon ink in red, a black pen.

Leave your glorious comments everywhere for this INSANE prize!!

Sweet Cousins {12x12 by Kylie}

I really wanted Kylie on my permanent core team for two reasons. 1) because she's Kylie. and 2) because she has this KNACK for a casual style of layout, perfectly embellished, and in color combos I'd never use. and I'm TOTALLY impressed by them. 

Today she's got a 12x12 for us called "Sweet Cousins"

Kylie says "I really, really, really can't stress enough how much I love the colour of UmWowStudio raw chipboard. The colour complements this fall photo perfectly, so I wanted to showcase it here in all it's unrivaled, glory. 

Supplies used: 

UmWowStudio Layered Circles, Layered Clouds, Layered Stars, Maya Rd bingo numbers and ribbon. Canvas Corp patterned paper. Studio Calico covered chipboard camera. Everything else from stash."

Tag Swap

I recently participated in a tag swap with a bunch of girls from the newest Design Team I have the privilege of calling myself a part of... The Crop Chocolate Design Team :)

Here is the tag I sent to my secret tag receiver :) 

It's made with Viva Las VegaStamps! images (handwriting background, chevron, holiday cheer), May Arts ribbon, UmWowStudio hat pin, Authentique paper, a vintage button, cheese cloth, and distress stains (Walnut stain, barn door, festive berries)

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree...

Hello :) If you're here from the May Arts blog today, welcome :) if you're not you might want to take a peek over there, as the Ribbonistas have put together some FABULOUS Christmas tree inspired ribbon projects!

With a 2 year old running around the house I didn't think it would be very smart to put up a whole tree this year, but I've always REALLY loved decorating a mantle and so made my own smaller tree out of paper and ribbon :)

Start with a piece of 12x12 cardstock, in this case I used a piece of tan colored Echo Park. Roll it into a cone, and cut the bottom so it sits flat. Grab your favorite May Arts ribbon and wrap the cone. I used SD01, and purposely made it uneven to get a little vintagy home feel. I then wrapped a section of vintage tinsel from Pink Paislee around it and glued an UmWowStudio flower on top. 

As a final step I used May Arts Burlap Twine SM10 to wrap around the tree and tie on the letters J O and Y from Pink Paislee. LOVE! 

I love this baby on my mantle! I also linked this beauty up @ CropChocolate in their weekly challenge for Thankful + twine. I'm thankful for being crafty enough to still participate in Christmas even when I can't have a tree, lol :) 

The Color Room #127 - Feed Your Soul

I've just entered my first color room challenge.. I'm VERY excited!!

I felt like I was working "out of my comfort zone" the whole time but holy wowza at the end it sure is beautiful!!!

I love the background especially.. I used a huge dry brush to get the effect... run it across your distress stain ink pad (In this case it's the festive berries seasonal one) and spritz the brush ever so lightly with water, just to give yourself some fluidity. Then stroke the paper! After it was dried I also puddled up a bit of the ink and splattered it up the top at an angle from the paint brush strokes and across the bottom left corner. 

One of the prompts in the color room is black and white chevron.. which I don't have in any form.. so I created some using an arrow stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps!. 

Supplies used include:

Paper: Echo Park paper from Winterland and For the Record

Stamps: Viva Las VegaStamps! Butterfly Spotted, Feed Your Soul, Chicken Wire and Arrow

Ink: Memento Black Tuxedo, Festive Berries Distress Ink

Other: Floral Beads, Spellbinders floral die, circle punch, American Crafts brad, Globecraft Memories chipboard piece, Miracle Tape by VLVS!, black pen

Linking up to PaperIssues on 1/16/13

A Dated Journey - REVEAL

Ok - ok - ok! Here it is.. the reveal for a Dated Journey.. I want you to know though.. I will not cave early next month!! You'll have to WAIT through the goodness peeks! !! !!!!!

:) Thank you for so much interest and support good friends. it really means a lot to me to know that there are so many of you backing me and encouraging me to do these types of things.

I'm very excited to share my love of making embellishments with other people and really thought this was the perfect way to do it!! ..

yada yada yada huh? ok! the big picture:

In the May2012 kit A Dated Journey you will receive:

-2 paper feathers; one large, one smal

-a scatter of kraft and old book page shapes for your layering needs

-10 vintage buttons (I scored these at an auction)

-2 bird on a branch silhouettes (designed by me!) one 6inch kraft, one 3.5inch cream (Both cardstock)

-3 red petal and music note leaf paper flowers

-3 brown thick brown cotton crochet flowers

-2 petite cream thread crochet flowers

-3 hat pins; one six inch beauty and 2 complimenting just shy of 2 inches

-an 8-10 inch fence

-and 2 complete old book pages!

$18 + $3 shipping anywhere in the US - $5 to Canada

--RETIRED--

A Dated Journey - Sneak Peek #3

You've seen these babies before, but they're so gorgeous I had to base our first kit around them:

A deep red petal with music note leaves -- everything has been distressed -- I know I was a little vague on the details and quantity of goods you've seen so far, because I want it to wow you :) -- but yes you WILL receive a full set of these, one large, one medium and one small red flower :)

A Dated Journey sneak #1

Here is my first sneak peek for A Dated Journey :)

May 2012 - A Dated Journey

here it is in all it's glory the inspiration board and title of our May kit... doesn't it just make your mouth water?!

A Dated Journey - full of creams and reds with a hint of chocolately brown! 

I made the collage, but the photos I did not take.

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1-2-3 U R Beautiful - CropChocolate Challenge

I was in a real rut last night trying to make a piece for the CropChocolate.com challenge this week -- using a handmade flower. I think it was because I had out the wrong paper... 

anyways.. this morning I pulled out the This and That graceful by EP and set to work -- the flower is made from bazzill/core'dinations cardstock. 

Also used: black cardstock, zig glue pen, hot glue, faux stamen, vintage photo distress ink. 

The 5th already?

Jeez.. time is flyin' by me like no other..

here is the project that I posted on the Basically Bare blog yesterday.. My rainbow road :)

@CropChocolate today!

Check out THE CROP for a piece I made about layering embellishments super easy peasy!

and after you've visited the blog -- head on over to CropChocolate.com itself as today is the beginning of a new challenge based on my project! Lovely inspiration by Jamie! 

Blog Hop with the Chocolatiers!!

We're doing a LOVE Blog hop to help our February projects get off to a great start @ CropChocolate!!

Hop all stops, leave comments and be entered to win 2 Kits from WeScrap!
(if you follow through to the end you'll also be magically transported to the WeScrap blog hop where there are FOUR $25 CropChocolate CropCredit vouchers available!!!)


Here's my project!

This project features the Love Me Do collection by MyMind'sEye!! it was a STEAL @ CC prices!! It also has double dot by BoBunny and uses distress stains and a fancy pants stamp set.

Now you're on your way to MICHELE! 

12 tags day 10

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Each day of the hop we are using stamps from Plate #1363 -- which is also a PRIZE! for people who hop all 12 days, leave comments and become followers! 

You should have started @ Terri's Blog. if not, click the link and be sure to go in order :)

My Creation:

Looking at this guy now I'm thinking I might peel out the red on manila and maybe just go with a blue on dark brown?? something like that!

Thanks for stopping by!! You're on your way to Susan's Blog next!!!

-DeeDee

12 tags day 9

seriously you guys are TOO NICE!! THANK YOU for all the sweet sweet comments!! Sometimes I have a bad day too ;) and you guys really helped me out of my rut! But I'm with you --- simple just aint me ;)

Each day of the hop we are using stamps from Plate #1363 -- which is also a PRIZE! for people who hop all 12 days, leave comments and become followers! 

You should have started @ Terri's Blog. if not, click the link and be sure to go in order :)

My Creation:

LOVE THIS PIECE!

Thanks for stopping by!! You're on your way to Susan's Blog next!!!

-DeeDee

12 tags day 3!

I'm glad to be back folks ... thanks so much for your sweet sweet comments on day 1 and for all the encouragement to get my computer fixed on day 2 :) I really am having fun showing you my tags!

Each day of the hop we are using stamps from Plate #1363 -- which is also a PRIZE! for people who hop all 12 days, leave comments and become followers! 

You should have started @ Terri's Blog. if not, click the link and be sure to go in order :)

My Creation:

Quick note about the background : I used Miracle Tape from VLVS! to stripe .. then dumped embossing powder on the tag.. it sticks to the double sided tape which makes for beautiful stripes! Heat with a gun and viola!!

I have also managed to base my tags off of Linda (The Funky Junkie)'s 12 tags! So I will be linking up there each day :) Today's is linking to tag 2 -- Mostly I took inspiration from her handmade flower and the variety in textures that she used! I've got rough cardstock, plastic netting, smooth satin... it's a super fun tag to hold!

Thanks for stopping by!! You're on your way to Susan's Blog next!!!

-DeeDee

Impossible Things in the PDDD Blog Hop!

Hello everybody!! Welcome to my stop on the October Polka Dot Door Designs Blog Hop!!

I cannot believe the talent that these 2 girls have.. nor the talent that they find to share their hop each month. I am always so grateful and honored when they ask me! And this go round I'll be giving away a PRIZE!! to a random winner who hops along :)

Here is a quick reminder of the blog hop order:

Lindsay (you came from here)

DeeDee (you are here)

Amanda (go here next!)

Debby

Aki

Nicole

Smitha

Sabrina

Joanne

Marivic

Tammy

Diana

Mazlina

Polkadot Door Designs

and here is the beautiful inspiration image:

And here is my piece:

I've got a GORGEOUS red wall in my living room, so I knew I had to have a splash of red for this.. I cannot wait to hang it up!! Supplies used include corrugated cardboard, recycled cardboard boxes, a dymo label maker, MME red paper, red tulle, white snow cap paint dabber, vintage bingo marker, twine, diamond glaze, a frame and a white pen!!

Don't forget to make your own piece and link up on the Polka Dot Door Design's page.. LOTS of prizes included so leave nice notes for everyone :)

You're on your way to Amanda next!!!

Tag-a-licious - SSSnS

Here is another submission for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge -- the DT really has amazing work this week so be sure to check it out! Jury is still out on the new DT spots.. no rejection emails yet so I've got my fingers crossed.. good luck to all who applied!



I started with a manilla tag, black soot and barn door distress ink. I foamed the tag with barn door, and splattered with black soot. I then ran a permanent ink (Momento black tuxedo) over the edges and stamped with a Stampin' Up stamp that I got at a garage sale for ONE DOLLAR! (Normally this stamp goes for $22!) I walking stitched the lace which was folded over and secured it to create a flower. I glued a round button in the middle.. black and shiny. I picked through my feathers till I found the perfect additions! The dress form is actually my own design laser cut by a local cutter here in town. I heat embossed it with black soot and smooth embossing powder.. then dry embossed with a script folder. the pearls were just laying around here in my studio and the black twine/cord was given to me in a box of fabulousness from my grandmother!



click the images to see bigger photos :)

-DeeDee

Polkadot Door BH + Love tags + PRIZES!!

Hiya!! Welcome to my stop on this wonderful inspirational blog hop, sure hope you've found some amazing work to get your creativity flowing. I'm very honored to participate in this hop, as there are some remarkable designers with MAGNIFICENT work!



Here is a list of all the blogs you will have seen by the end -- be sure to visit each one and leave nice comments! It would also be super if you'd leave a comment on the Polkadot Door Designs blog with which project was your favorite!

Jennifer
Nicole
Valerie
Diana
Sabrina
Nicole B.
Court
Tenny
Tammy
Dee Dee -- you are here
Mazlina -- next stop!
Lindsay
Smitha
Polkadot Door Designs

Here is a reminder of July's inspiration (I'm always so blown away by the images that these girls put together):




and after drooling over the hemp like twine, the color combo, and the Love script I had to make a home decor piece -- I decided to make individual tags for each letter and embellish.


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I'm also submitting this to Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge.. as this week is "A Word" =)

I started with plain manilla tags, inked them with antique linen distress wash, and sponged with barn door distress ink and dusty concord distress ink. Then I spritzed with water and let dry. After some light splattering to create droplet effects I embellished each tag separately.




Supplies: Manilla tags, Antique linen distress wash, Barn door, dusty concord, and black soot distress ink, art blanche cursive letters, MM brads and vintage button, American Crafts pearl brad, rusty key, rusty chain, old door knob, small glass jar, purple wire, seed beads, old hinge, TH grungeboard, gold metallic paint, gold eyelets, mini spool, hemp/twine, paper clip, book page, lace, ribbon and copper findings.

Be sure to make your own creation, as there are LOTS of prizes available.. all of which are located on the Polkadot Door's Blog -- your final destination on the hop and where you'll link up!

Don't forget, you're on your way to Mazlina's blog!