Time Brings All Things To Pass

Hi everyone!!!

I am back home after an amazing crafty weekend with friends. As sad as I was to leave and come home, it is nice to be back with the family and get back into a routine.

I didn't get a lot done at the retreat because I spend too much time talking and laughing, but I did manage to get a few things made while I was there.

I brought a Tim Holtz assemblage clock along with me and decided to play around with it and I have to say that I LOVE this clock!! I made a time themed one with spring colours and I like how it turned out.


Time Brings All Things To Pass
(the glass front made it a little difficult to photograph, so hopefully it looks okay)

Supplies:

InLinkz.com



A little info about the clock

- The inside of the clock is really deep. I adhered patterned paper circles over cardstock circles and then stacked them with foam adhesive (a lot of foam adhesive which earned me the award of the 'thickest' project at retreat lol!!) inside the clock to help bring the focal circle closer to the glass front.

- The biggest butterfly is adhered with a stack of foam adhesive layered on top of one another to make it look like its 'flying' inside the clock.

- All of the diecut pieces (leaves, sentiment banner, etc.) were cut out with patterned paper and thick cardstock and layered on top of one another for some dimension.

- the sentiment is from the Technique Tuesday 'Dear Time' stamp set. It is a perfect sentiment set for a clock project. ;-)


Now that I have made this one, I want to get a bunch more!! It comes apart super easy and there are so many great things you could do with it. It would make an awesome home decor gift for any holiday from Christmas to Easter. Or even a wedding or a baby themed clock! The possibilities are endless!!

If anyone has made one of these clocks, I would love to see it!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back later this week to share a couple of cards I made this past weekend. ;-)

Steph ;-)

March Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Spring Party Ensemble

Hello!!

Today I have my first project to share using the Simon Says Stamp March card kit 'Friendship Flowers'

For my first project this month, I decided to go a little out of the box and create a spring party ensemble (which can be adapted for any occasion or event). I love adding my own personal touches when hosting a party or baby/bridal shower, etc... and these are just a few ideas of some things you can create.


Spring Party Set

Supplies:

InLinkz.com


I love love love the stamp set in this months kit!! ;-)

I used the awesome Hero Arts midtone shadow inks to stamp the flowers and leaves all over the desert storm cardstock and they look so great on the kraft colour. They dry perfectly and look like they were already printed on the cardstock.

For the border piece on the card behind the stamped flower panel, I just used the same Pale Tomato shadow ink that I stamped the big flowers with and rubbed it onto a piece of the desert storm paper so it would match perfectly.

The little gift bag and tag is cut using my Silhouette Cameo. I did all of the stamping on it before I folded it and assembled it into the bag.

The straw topper was created using the Tim Holtz rosette die and then adding the stamped pieces on top.

Please let me know if you have any questions on how this project was created! :-)

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GIVEAWAY!!!
Heidi at Simon Says Stamp has an extra kit that she said I can give away on my blog (she rocks!!), so leave a comment on this post by midnight on Thursday February 28/13 and I'll announce a winner on Friday! ;-)

I'll be back soon with some cards  and a video using the March Simon Says Stamp card kit!

Steph ;-)

Simon Says Stamp Valentine’s Day Blog Hop and Giveaway

Love is in the air and Simon Says Stamp has made it even more fun to create projects to show someone that you love them with their 2013 Valentine's Day release.
I was asked to create a project using something from this release to share in today's Valentine's Day Blog Hop.

I decided to make a few projects using some of my favourite colours for Valentine's Day - Red, Kraft, Aqua and White and the great new exclusives from Simon Says Stamp.

(Edited to add:  A lot of people have asked how I made the bottlecap magnets so I've decided to create more with the SSS February card kit and do a video! Watch for that here on the blog in a few days!)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I created the card using a Hero Arts notecard and attached the focal part of the card with foam adhesive to give it some dimension. The kitties are stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock, coloured with Copics and cut out. I adhered them to the card and then added a piece of the SSS exclusive woodgrain paper that I inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. I stamped the sentiment and stamped and cut out the heart. I added Stardust Stickles to the heart and added it to the card with foam adhesive.
The candy is a glassine bag with a topper adhered on top. I cut out Pool Layering paper with a Spellbinders die and then added stamped/diecut hearts with some gems and washi tape to complete it.


Valentine's Day Card and Candy

Supplies:

InLinkz.com



Valentine's Day Magnets 
 

For the magnets, I flattened bottle caps and punched out 1" circles for the insides. I stamped on them with various stamps from the SSS releases and then adhered them to the bottle caps. I filled the entire cap with glossy accents and let dry overnight.You can get this exact same look with epoxy circle stickers that stick right inside the cap and need no drying time. I used glossy accents because I wanted my magnets to have a vintage look (letting the glossy accents sit directly on the ink makes it smear a bit and take on a bit of a yellow tinge)

Supplies:

InLinkz.com


GIVEAWAY!!!

And now for the giveaway!!
Leave a comment on this blog post and one lucky winner will receive a Simon goodie bag (if you know Heidi, it will be a good one!!). We will draw the winner on Thursday morning 1/31/13 at 9:00am EST so be sure to leave your comment by then.

Thanks so much for visiting my stop on the hop!
The next stop on the Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day blog hop is the amazing and extremely talented Jana Millen!
If while hopping, you encounter a broken link, you can go back to the beginning here for links to everyone who is participating in the hop.

Steph :-)