Little Pumpkin 2!!

HAPPY FRIDAY! Hope you all had a GREAT Week... I was able to create ALOT! It felt GOOD!! 

Remember that little pumpkin jar in the post below?!! Well I cant STOP creating Pumpkins with the cute little Dollar Tree Jars!!! I have created a little vintage one this time! Going to enter some challenges.. they will be listed below all the photos! THANKS if you make it all the way through! LOL!!

BEFORE-

AFTER-

Including SIDE View -

 A Quick Peek at Both Little Pumpkins.. I just LOVE that jar can be altered to such different looks!!!

For anyone interested here are the steps to this vintagey pumpkin!!

Basically the same process as orange pumpkin (steps listed in blog post below this one!).. started with the Spray paint by Krylon ColorMaster (paint + primer) in ivory (satin)made for most surfaces..so it says!! Then after that dried light sanding then I use Apple Barrel acrylic paint in Country Tan.. painted it on.. then wiped it off.. did this a couple times.. to get the look I wanted.. then I added streaks with a paint brush of craft smart acrylic paint in Bright Gold.. again wiping it off, repeating until I got the look I wanted.. then to top it off when it was dry I sprayed it with a glitter blast spray paint- Diamond Dust.. Spray Paint Lid with brown and for this little cutie I made a stem with clay (baked it.. hot glued it on the top!) Added my lace all the way around the lid.. added my bow, tag and trinket pins.. and done! 

Challenges-

Paper Sweeties- Inspired By Photo

                          613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist (#3 for me)
  Creative Corner- 3 Embellishments (3 flowers, 3 trinket pins, 3 trims)
                                           Not Just Cards- ATG
                                       The Sisters Of Craft- ATG
                                      Just Keep On Crafting- ATG
                            Papertake Weekly- 2 X 2 - (2 different trims!)
                            The Sisterhood Of Crafters- Dies/Punches (tag)

THANK YOU for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day and WONDERFUL WEEKEND!! 

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PIO Challenge- Anything Christmas!

Good Morning!! Hope you all had a GREAT week and WONDERFUL Weekend!! I was without a computer for 2 days. (ours crashed!) BUT my sweet hubby got us a new one Friday night.. so I was back online yesterday.. A LONG 2 days I tell ya!! HA HA!!! Well  it is time for our last PIO Challenge of the year!! Our theme is Anything Christmas.. we have some fun sponsors this week and great prizes for some lucky players! We do hope you will join us!! :)

Here is my card and challenges!!!

Challenges-

PIO- Anything Christmas

Di's Digis- Christmas

613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist

Brown Sugar-winter

CRAFT- Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - ATG

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas/Holiday

Jingle Belles - Anything Christmas

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas

Patties Creations-Christmas Cards

Sister Act-ATG

Creative Moments- ATG W/Winter

Crafty Sentiments- ATG

Party Time Tuesday -ATG

Winter Wonderland- Snowman or Penguin

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!! Happy Holidays!!

PIO Challenge Share- Vintage

Happy Sunday!! Hope you are all having a WONDERFUL weekend!! It is that time again... Time for a PIO Challenge- This week our theme is Vintage! Our sponsor is  Rogue Redhead 

(THANK YOU!!!) They are giving a fabulous prize of a $25.00 voucher to one lucky winner!! (All details can be seen at the  PIO Blog!!) We hope you will join us!!!

So I am ADDICTED to this box!! The Captured Card Case.. with a window added.. sigh! The moment I saw our BEAUTIFUL stamps we got to use.. I knew what I wanted to do!!! 
Yep.. ANOTHER box! ;) 

Here is what I came up with!! 

GIFT BOX TOP-

 

 Side View-

Challenges I am entering-
PIO- Vintage

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes/Twist  
A Crafty Mess- ATG  
Crafty Calender- All About Christmas 
  Brown Sugar- ATG 
  Party Time Tuesday- ATG

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Favorite Holiday

Love To Create- ATG

The Artistic Stamper- Christmas Is Coming

CRAFT- Christmas

DL Art- Anything Christmas

Christmas Stamping All year - ATG

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas

 We Do Doobadoo Christmas 

Clear It Out- ATG(Stash) Use 3 Of An Item (paper, flowers, button stash- 3 flowers) 

THANK YOU for stopping by!! I hope you will join us over at PIO this week!!!

 Have a GREAT day!

PIO Share- Special Occasion!

Good Sunday Morning!! Hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!! Our has been so NICE! Spent the whole day in a place I LOVE yesterday.. Leavenworth... weather was PERFECT.. today I woke to RAIN and hubby told me the Mt. pass got SNOW (PHEW missed that!!) ANYWAY...

It is time for another PIO challenge...Special Occasion! I am CRASHING Team B's party again!!! I LOVE working with the metal from our sponsor this week...Add a Little Dazzle, one lucky winner will win $25 to their store!!! We hope you will join us!!!

Here is my GIFT BOX!!  I LOVE the PTI Captured Card Case template... I used it last week and cut a window.. and had to do it again! So here she is.. for Thanksgiving I will fill her with some treats.. but for now empty!! ;)  (challenges all listed below photos!)

Box Top View-

 

 Side View-

 

Challenges I Am Entering-

 PIO - Special Occasion (Thanksgiving)  
Add A Little Dazzle - Anything Goes
Shabby Tea Room - Just Neutrals/Photo Inspiration

Whoopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment  

Fab N Funky - 3 Different Embellishments
The Stamping Boutique - Use 3 Embellishments
 Moving Along With The Times - Sparkle/Shine (Used Shiny Metal Sheets)
  613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes/Twist (1/3)
The Sisters Of Craft - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes   
Not Just A Card - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
A Crafty Mess - Anything Goes 
  Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

Thank You so much for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!

BOO!! Happy Halloween!!

Warning LONG POST with Photos! :) 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Hope you all had a GREAT week and have a FUN and SAFE Halloween!!  This is the first year I have no kids going out.. they still gotta trick or treat here for me!! (they will for the candy! ;) and because they LOVE me! HA HA!) 1 is off to a party.. the other is gonna hang out here!! I plan to open the door and see all the CUTE and SCARY costumes!!

Ok enough chit chat!! I have a couple Halloween Shares for ya!! First up is a version of the Halloween card I sent.. I actually sent a few this year, different styles.. I had PLANS for them to be the same but then this came to my head so I had to start over and make these up! ;) (yes I do this sometimes!! put me behind but thats ok!!)

Here is my card, I made a fun junk bow.. oh how i LOVE these!! Used my Criucut Mini Monsters for this, and sprayed the WHOLE thing with glitter paint! (my new addiction!) Challenges will be listed below the treat share!

Challenges-
The Shabby Tea Room- Spooky Wishes/Photo below

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

Glitter N Sparkle- Halloween

 The Paper Girls - ATG
 The Pink Elephant - ATG
 Just Inspirational - Occasions (Halloween)
 Party Time Tuesdays - ATG

 Divas by Design - ATG
 Scrapper's Delights - ATG or Halloween

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)- ATG

Pennys Challenge- ATG 

 Alphabet Challenge Blog - S is for Stitching

Before I go I wanted to share a treat box I made for our neighbors for Halloween!!! Used the Captured Card Case from PTI.. added a die cut window (my first time of doing that and I LOVED the look.. will try again!)

 Inside- This was a new recipe to me and we all LOVED it!! Will make again!!

  

If your interested here are the links to the recipes I used.. I did do a few things differently.. I used half Whole Wheat & White Flour , half White/Brown Sugar, added some homemade vanilla, and milk choc, chip! 

http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/762/harvest-pumpkin-bars

This is glaze recipe is what I used, I did add some pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon to it!

https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/32364/old-fashioned-soft-pumpkin-cookies/

If you made it this far.. THANK YOU!!Have a  HAPPY Halloween!!!

Hello Kitty Happy Halloween!

Can you BELIEVE Halloween is just DAYS away.. where has this month gone?!! I really do LOVE this time of year!! :) I have been creating like crazy the last couple weeks.. and have LOTS to share but had to wait til they arrived to some SPECIAL people!! Today I got the CUTEST video from my SWEETIE PIE Niece that she got her package! So I can NOW share her card I made!!

We LOVE Hello Kitty! Yep I am a 40 (something! ;) ) Mama and still LOVE that cute Kitty! So I found a FUN free coloring page online and made a Halloween Card up for our sweet Bug!!

Here is the card and challenges listed below! :) It is hard to tell in the photo, but the bow is doubled as are the bones.. lots of shimmery shine too!! (does that ever photograph well?!!! )

Challenges-

 Alphabet Challenge Blog - S is for Stitching

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG  

Glitter N Sparkle- Halloween 

A Gem Of A Challenge- Trick or Treat/Halloween 

Crafts 4 Eternity- Halloween 

Creative Corner- Halloween

Aud Sentiments- 2 or 3 Word Sentiment

Milk Coffee- Halloween

Crafting At The Weekend- ATG

Through the Craft Room Door- ATG

Anything Goes- ATG/Twist (add pink)

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper

Thank You for stopping by.. I have a few more Halloween shares for ya.. THEN on to Xmas.. I LOVE this time of year! .. WAIT did I say that already! HA HA!! ;)

Have a GREAT day!

 

EEK! Happy Halloween Share!!

Happy Tuesday!! Hope your having a GREAT week!! I have been carving out some CREATIVE time.. and by that I mean IGNORING my house cleaning and laundry chores! :)

I bought this CUTE Sherri Baldy image (Spider Ella)  LAST Year!!! FINALLY I took the time to color her up!! Used some tips from the color class (Copics Marker Class For Card Makers!) I took, that white pen trick SAVES me ALOT!!! I just think she is so CUTE! SOOOO CUTE in fact I am KEEPING HER! HA HA!! She will go sit right on my mantle!! :) 

Here is my card, and challenges listed below!!

Challenges-

Besties Challenge- Bling It Up!

Besties UK Challenge- ATG/Button (my spider in the black ribbon is a button!!)

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

Crafting At The Weekend- ATG

Through the Craft Room Door- ATG

 Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Lady Bug Crafts- Autumn or Halloween 

QKR Stamps- Delightfully Frightful

Simply Create Too-  Halloween

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Big Share Today!

WARNING: LONG POST w/PHOTOS! :)

Happy HUMP DAY! :) It cracks me up when I hear this.. why is it just getting so popular to say when we have had Wednesdays since the beginning of time! I think we have anyway.. I wasnt here then.. much to the SHOCK of my kiddos!!  HA HA!! ANYWAY.. Happy Wednesday.. hope your week is going well! I have been taking lots of CREATIVE time .. I need to focus on Halloween treats, but sometimes.. I see something and I get side tracked.. like todays share! :) I am taking the Copics Marker Class For Card Makers! - LOVE!! Learned some FUN tricks!!  Today Jennifer shared a video on using your copics to color your dies so they are multi colored and not just one color like when cut with CS.. oh my.. I am in LOVE!! This took me over an hour to do.. BECAUSE I didnt like my butterflies, so I recut them.. then hand cut just the butterflies, and put them right on top of the orig. and I LOVE how it turned out.. this will have to be hand delivered since I dont want to squish them in the mail!! HA HA!

I LOVE the Memory Box Dies.. so much DETAIL.. I have only 4.. so you know what this means.. YEP I need MORE!! :) can I just blame the class?!! 

I WISH You could see the sparkle .. I used my copics, and spicas   on this. I TRIED to get a photo to show it you can sorta see in the 2nd photo.. IRL the WHOLE die is like that!!! :) Challenges I am entering are listed below!!!

My Card-

 TRYING to show you the sparkle!! IRL it is all SPARKLY!! :)

Before I go.. wanted to share how I will NOW be storing my copics and spicas, and a few other things I use when coloring! :) Went to an auction the other night.. and my FABULOUS Hubby surprised me with the set of baking dishes I wanted, but stopped bidding on since I had out right bought some little crocks I want! WELL little did I know the basket would be PERFECT for my pens! :) He came home and said.. Oh your using the basket! ;) I THINK he was gonna donate it to good will! I LOVE it.. I can take it around the house, and LOOKY room to add MORE copics, my refills fit in there too!! NOW to keep it this organized!! :)

 

Challenges-

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

 Stamping Sensations- Autumn Colors

Crafting Musketeers- Autumn Colours

Anything Goes with a Twist - Twist is ATG

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything with a B (Butterflies, Bling, Brown)

 Alphabet Challenge Blog -Q Is For Quadruple (4 Butterflies)
 Scrapper's Delights- Anything Goes / Monochromatic 

If you have made it this far.. THANK YOU!! Have a GREAT day!!

Merry Christmas Jar Share!

Happy SUNNY Thursday!! Hope you're all having a GREAT week!! 

I had time to play along with this weeks MIM on Nicoles Blog...(if you know me you know I LOVE anything to do with Jars! Boxes, Bags.. etc... etc.. ha ha!!) I have a FEW of them running in my head now! So that was a warning you maybe seeing MORE! ;)

Here is the jar I created! I really wanted it to sparkle! So after I did coats of green and white paint I used my glitter spray paint over it! (need to replace this with the holidays upon us!) I then STAMPED it with my distressed stripes stamps from PTI and added embossing powder and head embossed so it would stay on! .. that is the GREAT thing about acrylic stamps you can bend them anyway you want.. so for the stripes I used NO block.. just my hand to gently lay them down and press.. I was happy with them!!! Then I added the FUN big tulle bow and embellies!! 

 Just some different shots of the jar and bow!!!

Challenges I am entering-

PTI- MIM Stamping On Mason Jar

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist (heart trinket pin in bow!)

 Holly Jolly-ATG

Thank You for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!

PTI Blog Hop!!

 

YIPPEEE I got to play along this month with the PTI Blog Hop!! I have been missing them the last few months!!

I LOVED the inspiration photo this month... so PRETTY!!

 

Here is my little goodie box I made using the colors in the photo!! :) 

 Thanks so much for stopping by.. looking forward to HOPPING today!!!

Have a GREAT Day!!

PIO Challenge Share- Shiny!

Good Morning!! I hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!!! :) Ours has been full of FUN!!! :) I have a couple things to share with you today if that is ok!! Yep we have a NEW challenge for PIO!! The theme is Shiny!! (LOVE that!) Had a GREAT sponsor  

Add a Little Dazzle, (THANK YOU!)  One lucky participant will win a $25 GC to the  

Add a Little Dazzle Store. WE hope you will join us!!

First if you dont mind I am gonna share just a couple quick photos.. my BABY BOY who is a Senior! (where as time gone!) got his Sr. Photos taken.. WELL I wanted family photos and brother/sister photos that day too.. SO if you dont mind real quick.. I am gonna share just 2 of them! (more will come later!) but oh I was so HAPPY with them!! I cant keep it in!

 HA HA!! 

 Ok THANK YOU!! NOW on to the project!! I had plans to make an ornament BUT my BEAUTIFUL metal poinsettia was just a bit to large, SO I swapped it to this CUTE little gift box, which makes me happy!! NOW I am ahead of the Holiday game.. by 1 gift box! :) Challenges listed below!

 

The poinsettia is made from 2 different pink color metals AND silver! To get that green for the leaves I used my green inka-gold over the silver!! I know exactly who is gonna get this.. now to find the perfect little gift to go inside!!! 

Metal Sheets- Add A Little Dazzle, Poinsettia Die-MFT, Gift Box and Tag Die, Stamp and CS- PTI, All bling and inka gold from Michaels!

Challenges-

PIO- Shiny

Add A Little Dazzle- Home For The Holidays (or ATG)

ABC Christmas- S-Something Festive

Completely Christmas- ATG

Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Petals

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist
My Mums Craft Shop- Dies or Punches

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Crafty Girls- ATG
Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday) Tag It (Merry Christmas Sentiment)

Thank You for stopping by!!! I hope you have a GREAT Day!!!

Thank You!!!

Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a GREAT week!! We sure did, the weather has been AMAZING! I celebrated my 20th Wedding Anniversary!!! Spent a FUN FILLED Family day in Seattle!!! Now I am hiding in my crafty space while my hubby watches football (GO SEAHAWKS), the kids are reading and or doing homework.. a perfect day here in the Johnson house! :) 

I LOVED the sketch at Fusion.. so I used it for inspiration on this Thank You Card! :) Here is my card, and challenges listed below! :)

I just LOVE tissue paper flowers (ok I LOVE ALL Flowers! ;) ) but had a tissue flower in my head so I created this one with tissue paper,3 different glimmer mist, some inking and alot of scrunching! :) My newest OBSESSION are the CUTE Stamens for the flower centers! I found them HERE at this cute etsy store.. I had to buy a FEW colors! ;) The leaves are Maya Roads Leaf Trinket Pins I cut down, and of course a fun SWIRL (MFT  die) finishes it off! 

Challenges I am entering-

Fusion Card Challenge- Sketch &/Or Photo (I used sketch)

 

 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

Crafty Girls- ATG

Scrap-Creations - Favorite Embellishments (Flowers)

Crafting From The Heart- ATG 

Artistic Inspirations- ATG 

 Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Anything Goes / Make Your Own Flowers

Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Petals

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - All Things Girly

My Mum's Craft Shop - Dies Or Punches

Thank You for stopping by!! ENJOY the rest of your day and have a GREAT week!!

PIO Share- Shabby Chic

Happy  Sunday!!! Hope you are having a WONDERFUL weekend!!! If you are here for my Crafting By Design GDT project please scroll down!!) 

I have ANOTHER share for you!! It is time for our Pile It On Challenge - Shabby Chic is our theme! LOVE it!!

 We're sponsored by Paper Sweeties (THANK YOU!!)  and they have a fabulous prize of $20 to spend in their store! We hope you will join us!!! 

Here is my project!! This was a Bday gift for a SWEET neighbor girl! Thought the cupcake theme was perfect for a Bday.. she LOVES my dipped marshmallows.. so I made her 4 of her own, a little treat box!! My girly helped me and colored the cupcake for her card! (Photo below!)

  Photo to show card my girly made! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenges For Beth:

PIO- Shabby Chic

Paper Sweeties- Cupcakes and Sprinkles

 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie - Bling And Cute

Pink Gem- Favorite Color Combo (Pink, Red, Blue)
Sweet Stamps- Polka Dots

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes W/Ribbon

QKR Stampede - Punch or Dies

Divas By Design- Anything But A Card

Open Minded - Use Ribbon

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Pennys - Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping - Ribbons And Bows

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Challenge M  (Marshmallows, May Birthday, Mmm Cupcakes)
Lady Bug - Favorite Embellie- Bling and Sequins!

Feeling Crafty-One For The Girls

 

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!!