30. June 2010 by admin.

So everyone I know is getting pedicures and fun designs on their big toes.  I decided to try it myself, using some of my crafting supplies.  I grabbed my Recollections sticky backed rhinestones and my embossing tool (see picture below) and got started.  Happy with how mine turned out I did my nieces toes when she was here last Friday.  I included images to show the process .

First grab your nail polish of choice and paint the toes.  Make sure they are completely dried before moving on to the next steps.  Delaney pick this shade of green because it matched the outfit she was wearing.

Pick your rhinestones out.  On mine I used clear but Delaney wanted pink.

Apply rhinestone to toe and hold there for a minute.  I was able to wear mine for a week (wearing sandals) before the rhinestones fell off.  Delaney’s didn’t stay on as long but she went to the pool for an entire afternoon.  I think I am going to try using a little nail glue to adhere them on next time.

Next, dip an end of your embossing tool into a contrasting color of polish.  We used white.  I dipped the smaller end into the brush a few times to get a skin on the metal ball.  Then I started putting dots around the rhinestone, forming the flower.  Here is a shot of the finished toe.

Once that was completely dry I went over the toes with a clear coat twice, giving plenty of time to dry in between coats.  Thanks for looking.  If you give yourself a partial pedi I’d love to see what you did!  Just leave a link in the comments section.  Make sure you scroll down I have added about 5 more blog updates. 

Have a wonderful Wednesday,

Stacy

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30. June 2010 by admin.

My aunt and uncle celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this weekend.  They had everyone down to the river and it was lots of fun…hot but fun.  Their wedding colors were pale yellow so I made the card using pale yellow, black and a splash of blue.  I also used Fridays sketch challenge #118 at  Taylored Expressions.  I found this quote online and hand wrote it…thought it was fitting with the two birds and the fact that growing up I remember my uncle singing all the time.  I stamped the music notes background over and over again onto the yellow cs.

Supplies: cs: HL, image: basic grey (bought at archivers), background image: great impressions-j13, scallop border- cutterpede, ribbon, sharpies, oval cutter-creative memories

Next up is a tag I made for my mom and dad’s gift.  She went with the color ruby which signifies a 40th wedding anniversary.  She got them a bottle of red wine.  This is the tag I whipped up to go over the wine bottle neck.  I found this sentiment on the Internet too and thought it was fitting for a bottle of wine.  I wrote the sentiment on the paper.

supplies: cs-HL, image-studio g, sharpies, ek success circle punches 1 3/4″ and 1 1/2″, ribbon-the paper studio, tim holtz tiny attacher, corner rounder

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30. June 2010 by admin.

I made 20 of these birthday invitations for a friend at work.  She celebrates her daughters birthdays together and this years them was dogs.  Both girls enjoyed there invites so it was well worth it :)  Half had the purple cs strip and half had a blue cs strip, representing each of their favorite colors. 

Supplies: sentiment: studio g, dog: sarah beise, ink: Stazon jet black, cs: HL, pp:the paper studio-bright blocks

Next up are three cards that I have not used yet…although I think I will be very soon!  I am sorry that the pictures are blurry, my camera was acting up

Supplies: cs: HL, pp: HL the paper studio- bold stripe, die cut: spellbinders nestabilities labels 4- I used the largest one, image: BoBunny, ink: stazon jet black and colorbox chalk lime green, sentiment: PTI- Enjoy the ride, scallop: the paper studio -2 5/16″

For the next card I stamped the cake image onto a piece of transparency and then cut it out.

Supplies: cs: HL, pp: HL the paper studio- bold stripe, die cut: spellbinders nestabilities labels 4- I used the largest one, image and sentiment : studio g, ink: stazon jet black, black brad

This last one in the set is my favorite!  I love the colors.

Supplies: cs: HL, pp: HL- the paper studio, die cut: spellbinders nestabilities labels 4- I used the largest one, image: BoBunny, ink: stazon jet black and colorbox chalk lime green, sentiment: PTI- Enjoy the ride, scallop: the paper studio -2 5/16″

Here are some birthday cards I gave to some friends at work before school was out.  The first card I created the printed paper.

Supplies: cs: HL, ink: color box chalk paintbox- ocean breeze and stazon jet black, punches: the paper studio scallop-1 7/16″ and ek success 1 1/4″ circle, sentiment: PTI- mega mixed messages, ribbon, staple, border punch: MS

The last one is very clean and simple.

Supplies: cs and pp-HL, ink: stazon jet black, sentiment: PTI- mega mixed messages, punches: the paper studio scallops 2 5/16″ and 1 7/16″ and ek success circle punches- 1 1/2″ and 1 /1/4″

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30. June 2010 by admin.

I’m always looking for ways to be greener.  When our cousin’s sons birthday party was coming up, they said he was really into Legos.  It seems like you buy this huge box with only about a 1/4 being used to house the Legos.  Then over time the box breaks down and Legos are falling out everywhere.  I decided to pull out the sewing machine and stitch up this drawstring bag (that I learned how to make in middle school)for the Legos.  I put the box of Legos inside the bag (not knowing if he had this set already) and used the bag as the gift wrap and then explained that the Legos could be stored in there once opened, making it easier to take them with him to a friends’ house and such.  Next I whipped up a simple boy looking tag for the bag.  Both the Legos and the bag were a hit!

Supplies:  fabric and cording from Wal-Mart, sentiment: PTI Enjoy the Ride, Sizzix: tags, scallop combo #2, EK Success: 1 3/4 circle punch, thread and staples

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30. June 2010 by admin.

My cousin is getting married in October.  With all the details that go into planning a wedding I thought she could use a mini notebook to hold all of her to do’s in.  She is having a rainbow wedding and said that her favorite color is purple.  It;s hard to see in the picture but the scallop is punched from purple cs and the button is also purple.

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30. June 2010 by admin.

Here’s a little basket I made a filled with Hershey’s nuggets.  My cousins fiance broke his ankle playing baseball a while back and I had whipped this up for him.

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16. June 2010 by admin.

Here’s the card I made for last weeks Little Red Wagon  sketch challenge 32.  I had fun with this sketch and will definitely use it again.

 The cupcake is not this dark in person.  I took the picture at night and was trying to avoid my shadow on it so it’s a bit dark.

Supplies:  kraft and cream cs: recollections, other cs from HL, pp: the Paper Studio-bold stripe, image: hampton art footlongs-cupcakes, markers: sharpies, paper crimper: Fiskars

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2. June 2010 by admin.

Yesterday my baby sister had her first child.  Her and her husband were blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby boy.  We drove up to see them yesterday and here are a few of the many pictures I snapped of him.  Look at all that hair!

Here is the card and onesie I altered for him. 

I couldn’t resist this blowfish…isn’t it just adorable!  He is going to look so cute in it

Here it is packaged up with some ribbon, twine and a tag.

Supplies: card: blue, brown and off white cs-Hobby Lobby, printed paper -imaginisce/baby powder-king of the crib, onesie image-studio g/katie & co.

onesie: onseise, blowfish-imaginisce/ snag em’, ColorBox Chalk inks-chestnut roan and lime green

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2. June 2010 by admin.

I took this picture last year on the 4th of July.  My oldest son and his cousins found a mud puddle and decided to paint themselves and bathe in it.  They would get themselves full of mud and then run to the lake side chanting “let’s get clean, let’s get clean” and jumped off the dock into the lake.  Then they ran pack to the the muddle puddle saying “let’s do it again, let’s do it again”.  We all had so much fun watching them do this for about an hour.  Anyhow :), here is a layout that I did of  my son(I am working on the rest of the photos from this fun-filled weekend).  I put it on two challenges: The Pink Elephant scrapbook #9 -summer theme and Little Red Wagon #31-altered embellishment.  I inked the white floss with butterscotch ColorBox chalk.  Thanks fo looking.  I have some more posts to share with you hopefully later

Supplies:  pp-the Paper studio/boy multi block, white cs-the Paper Studio, colored cs-making memoreis, carefree & fun sentiment-studio g, embroidery thread-Sullivan’s (was white), ColorBox Chalks-butterscotch, chestnut roan, dark brown and charcoal, title-scrappy cat/twist of lime, mud drops-recollections/splat, journal tag-Kaiser Scrapbook/kid’s zone

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