Family Graphic

Hey Everyone! Just stopping by to give you this little freebie I made featuring these gorgeous vintage calligraphy feathers. These are one of my favorite graphics. this would make a darling home decor project transferred onto wood or canvas. If you make something with it I would love to see! I've included it as a .jpg or .png with transparent background for you.

Labelled Herb Pots

Wow, so a lot has happened since I last posted and the biggest news is that my hubby and I bought a house! We moved in July15th and since then my world has exploded with creative possibilities. I've been thrift shopping furniture like crazy and for the first time I have the space to plant a garden! Also, I now have a huge, out of this world studio that I spend most of my time in : ). I wanted to start posting more often as a chronicle of my new creative journey so thank you for coming along for the ride!

My project today was to spiff up some plain clay pots to use in my container kitchen garden. I'm hoping to have raised beds eventually but for now i'm starting things simple with pots. I bought some delicious smelling Morrocan mint and needed a pot to plant it in. For those of you who don't know about mint, its super easy to grow but is also very invasive so it should always be planted in a container unless you want an entire garden full of mint. Here is my project photo:

I used Americana paint in Bahama blue and then used Martha Stewart silk screens and adhesive stencils to add the letters and embellishments. This is the first time I've used the adhesive stencils and they are fantastic. They are a thicker, rubbery material with a cling type adhesive and they worked well on the pot and would do even better on a less porous surface. After the paint was dry I applied some Americana clear creme wax that I bought for redoing furniture and then some rubbed on some creme wax in golden brown to give it an aged look. I will post a picture of my growing little garden once Its a bit more put together : ). Thanks for reading!

Spring Home Decor Project

Hey Everyone!

I'm here to share a pretty little home decor project I just finished. I still have my winter decorations up but they are going bye bye at the end of January so I thought I would get a jump start on some brighter Spring decor. I used my Silhouette and my new "My Garden" clipart set. It comes with .svgs so you can use any of it with your Silhouette! Here is the set

 And here is the little decor piece I made:

 I used the back out of an old frame and just glued some pretty paper on the front before mounting my piece.

 I layered the flowers and accented with some glitter glue, I love how it turned out and you can layer yours however you want! The more delicate leaves I printed straight on the background, saving time and making assembly way easier.

Mojo Monday 266

Hey all!

I'm here to share a fun little card I made based on a sketch from this week's Mojo Monday entry. I also used a few new sets of mine that are up in my Etsy shop.

Here is the sketch I used:

And here is my take on it:

The owls are from my "Snowy Owl" set which was another collaboration between my sister and I.

 I printed everything and then cut the pieces with my Silhouette. The snowflake paper and sentiment are from another owl set called "Winter Owls". The berries are glittered with diamond glaze and ArtC glitter my husband bought me as a stocking stuffer for Christmas last year (A man that buys me glitter? *swoon*). I added a rhinestone to the sentiment for a little sparkle and then finished it off with a dupioni silk ribbon bow. 

Here are the full sets that I used:

Also, I have been experimenting with printing on vintage book pages using some of my vintage flower and fruit illustrations and did these pieces for my boss to hang in her home.

Won't these be just gorgeous framed and hung side by side? It was super easy to do, I just taped the vintage book page in the middle of a piece of copy paper (make sure your tape isn't too sticky or it will tear the paper) and ran it through my inkjet printer.

Thats all for now, thanks for dropping by and be sure to enter this week's Mojo Monday contest!

Images/Sets used:

- little owls, branch: "Snowy Owls"
- sentiment, snowflake paper: "Winter Owls"
- vintage peaches printable art
- vintage pomegranate printable art
- vintage pear printable art.

Sihouette Sketch Challenge

Hey All!

I'm here today to share a little Silhouette project with you that I made using the sketch over at the Silhouette Blog.

I created this card using my Showers and Flowers clipart set. You can get the set as a .svg file which you can then easily manipulate in Silhouette Studio. I used a tag and border shape from the Silhouette store and then made my own washi shape by just taking a rectangle and giving it some ragged edges using the knife tool. Then I filled it with some cute paper from my Carnival Stripes Collection.

 I printed the sentiment and dotted white line on the tag and cut everything out. The tag, cloud, and star were popped up with pop dots and then I added a touch of sparkle on the star with diamond glaze and Martha Stewart glitter. The whole thing was super easy thanks to my Silhouette!

Ingredients:

- cardstock: Conqueror
- Sentiment,  cloud: Showers and Flowers by TanglesTreasures
- Patterned Paper: Carnival Stripes by TanglesTreasures
- Tag, Border: Silhouette Store
- extras: vintage ribbon, diamond glaze, Martha Stewart Glitter

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope your day is full of fun and lots of sugar : ). To celebrate, I'm having a sale so hop on over to either of my shops and get a 20% discount when you enter coupon code: HALLOWEEN at checkout!

-Here's to the creative journey

BBTB2 Breast Cancer Awareness

Hey All!

Today I'm here with a really  meaningful challenge from BBTB2.  The challenge this week is to create a project reflecting the fact that October is breast cancer awareness month. My personal challenge to you would be to create a project specifically for someone you know who has struggled with this disease or maybe is currently fighting it. Let them know that you are thinking of them and how they have inspired you. I created a little notecard and I apologize in advance for the photos, my husband and I just moved into a new condo (yipee for my own craft room!) and I haven't unpacked my photostudio yet : ). I used the bra cut from the Forever Young cartridge to make a shaped card. The paper print is from my Adelaide Collection (scroll down to the bottom of the post for a freebie!) which is no longer available in my Etsy shop.

The flower and leaves I made using Martha Stewart air dry clay, which is my new favorite crafting tool. The stuff is magic and you just push the light fluffy clay into the silicone molds, pop them out, let them dry and you end up with an endless supply of gorgeous little embellishments which can be painted and in this case, dusted with some shimmer powder and  coated with diamond glaze to give them a shimmery shiny finish. If you haven't seen this stuff I highly recommend looking it up. The dried embellishments are flexible and have the consistency of foam, which makes them perfect for paper projects.

 

Be sure to check out the BBTB2 blog to see the other lovely designers' work and enter the challenge! Also, here is the lacy digital paper I used for the project. You can click on it to bring up the larger picture and download it download to use in your digital scrapbooking or papercrafting projects. 

Here's to the creative journey

New Etsy shop!

Hey All!

I have recently started another Etsy shop but have been so busy with it that I haven't even had time to write about it! It is similiar to my first shop except I'm focusing entirely on individual vintage graphics and graphic collages. The shop is called Tangle's Graphics and you will find the link on the left side of my blog near the top. These images are designed for crafters and are formatted to print easily on an 8.5x11 sheets of paper. They can be used to print on fabric or burlap for home decor or can be used as image transfers onto fabric, wood, linen, burlap, clothing, or almost any other material!

I have over 200 designs so far but here are just a few:

 

To celebrate the launch I'm giving away one of my graphics, this gorgeous French Chandelier design:

I hope you all have fun with this new shop, stay tuned for more giveaways in the future! Also, I am working on processing literally thousands of images from my collection of vintage graphics so if you are looking for a particular image for a project, just let me know and I will do what I can.

~Here's to the creative journey

BBtb2 and Blog Candy: Pretty Different Designs

Hey All!

I'm doing a double feature post today because I wanted to introduce 2 new things to you: this week's challenge over at BBTB2 and one of my dear friends and talented designer, Maura Kelly from Pretty Different Designs. Read to the end of this post for some fun blog candy!

The challenge this week was to create a project based on anything that flies in nature. I chose the butterfly from the Cricut Sophie cartridge as the focal point of my design and used one of Maura's designs to make the background.

Here is the finished project:

 You all know I love digital papers and today's project features just one more reason why: printing on fabric! You can buy rolls of printable cotton, linen, and silk online or at Joann Crafts or you can make your own by ironing on fabric to freezer paper, cutting it down to 8.5x11 and running through your inkjet printer. It dulls the colors a bit but I love the rich, vintage feel of it. This card's background was printed using a design is from Maura's "Anemones on Canvas" set, which includes 15 gorgeous prints for only $5.50! I printed a full sheet and then cut it down to size and frayed the edges. You can find the set by following the link HERE. The scraps from this project can be used to make fabric flowers, fabric covered brads or buttons, or lots of other fun embellishments.

Maura has lots of super fun and modern, as well as vintage and elegant designs in her shop and she has just come out with some fun iron on transfer printables too! Be sure to check out her Etsy shop and leave a comment back here letting me know your favorite design of hers. At the end of the week, one lucky commenter will win the set of their choice! Have fun browsing and be sure to enter this week's challenge over at BBTB2!

~Here's to the creative journey

BBTB2 challenge - September 11th

Hey All!

I'm here with this weeks challenge over at the BBTB2 challenge blog. Brenda has tasked us all with making a card in memory of 9/11 or to honor and remember our service members. Its hard to believe that 9/11 happened so long ago. I'm sure you all remember exactly where you were when it happened. I was in London on vacation with my family and we were visiting Westminster Abbey when a monk approached us with the news that an airplane had hit one of the twin towers. It was amazing to be in another country and see Europe's reaction to the diseaster. The next day at the changing of the guard at Buckingham palace, they played the "Oh Say Can You See" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" in tribute. The most amazing story was when we met an elderly French doctor on the train to Paris who told us that he was there the day that the American's liberated the concentration camps....he was a Jew and had a 7 digit number tattooed on his arm.

 My project today is another simple one meant to honor and remember the heroes who laid down their lives for others. I would really encourage you to make a project for this challenge, maybe you know someone who lives to serve our country who you could give it to.

I used some digital papers and a cut from the Cricut "A Child's Year" cartridge to make this card.

~Here's to the creative journey

Artist Spotlight: Krafting Kelly

Hey All!

I'm here to share some darling projects made by a very talented designer: Krafting Kelly! I met Kelly through the Silhouette Plus Forum and she has recently made some really special projects for the Card Care Connection. She used my Bennit the Bunny set of die cutting files to make these cards. Be sure to check out her blog, Finding Time to Create to see all her wonderful projects!

 ~Here's to the creative journey

BBTB2 Vacation Challenge

Hey All!

I'm here today to share the latest challenge over at the BBTB2 blog. The fabulous Carole has challenged us this week to create a vacation themed project using any cartridge. I stretched myself this week by creating as simple a card as possible. I have a tendency to pile on the glitter, ribbon, and layers and sometimes I feel like I need to just get back to basics and try something clean and simple. I hope you like the result!

I printed the sentiment on some digital woodgrain paper I have and cut a little rectangle to serve as a backdrop for the ship that I cut using the Wall Decor & More Cricut Cartridge. Super easy and simple, definitely a 5 minute card.

Stay tuned this week for some new products I have launched on my Etsy shop!

~Here's to the creative journey

Robot Clipart freebie and Mojo Monday

Hey All!

I'm here today to announce some more new sets that are a collaboration with the fabulously talented Rachel Land. Rachel is a children's book illustrator and happens to also be my best friend and sister. She has collaborated with me before  and is back to bring you some exciting new image sets.

The first set is a series of adorable robots (or "adorobots" as I call them). These images would be perfect for any little boy but are versatile enough to span a multitude of purposes and occasions. I made a card using one of the images inspired by this week's sketch over at the Mojo Monday blog. Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Here is the full set of images: They all come as .png files with transparent backgrounds or as one .svg file for you to play with.

The second set is a series of equally adorable owls:

 

Aren't they just too cute?  The owls are here and the robots are here on my Etsy site.

I'm also offering this little freebie which is one of the robots from the robot set. Have fun with it and be sure to let me know if you make something with it!

~Here's to the creative journey

New Vintage Photos

Hey All!

I'm just swinging through to show you some gorgeous new vintage images I've put up on my Etsy shop. 

What a bunch of lovely ladies! I've also just launched a new clipart/photoshop brush set of vintage silverware. 

 

~Here's to the creative journey