~♡♥Back From KY & New TUTORIAL...Chicks 2!!♥♡~

Good morning!!!! Did ya miss me???

I "thought" I would have full internet access and my laptop to

work with while I was gone, so I planned to blog from Kentucky, but as

we all know life is not very planned, so I ended up being MIA. LOL

I had a great and BUSY time! Thanks Mindy for letting me stay with ya.

I met some amazing people this weekend and while scrapping in Mindy's

basement I went ahead and made this and took pictures for a tutorial!

Mindy let me use her goodies, and she handed me a blank frame.

This is what I came up with and she was gracious enough to give it to me!

I wanted to share how I made the aging on this vintage frame.

Aged Vintage Frame Tutorial:

I wanted a crackled age look and we did not have

any crackle paint, after the frame was painted and dried overnight I took

Mod Podge and coated a small section at a time, then I used the PLAID paint

and coated over the wet Mod Podge. You can see it is fairly thick.

I worked with 2-3" sections and before working on the next section

I took out my heat gun and thoroughly DRIED each section, watching it

crack a little making a faux wood grain texture.

After I finished the entire frame making sure it was really dry, I

took this Tattered Rose (You could use any color) Distress Ink and I rubbed

it all over the frame making the aging and distressing pop out.

Now I felt it looked great that way but I wanted it slightly more subtle,

so after I dried it again with the heat gun I added a very THIN coat of

the Plaid Paint over the top and I used my Imaginisce D-stress tool to go

over the edges and top, then I added my paper and embellishments.

I also used my Glue Arts FABRIC glue for the ribbon, and 3D UCUT to

pop up the metal LIVE. I am really pleased with the final project! :)

Oh and look at what I came home to!!

8 brand new baby chicks! We had planned on getting 5 more in April

but hubby fell in love and got 8 instead.

He even got me 3 new baby Rhode Island Reds.

I am so happy. It was a sweet day, I will post more pictures this week

I have a few stories too. For now I am off to pack orders for Tally and rest.

Have a wonderful Monday!

~Hello Thursday-Halloween Album Cover *Nikki Sivils*~

Good morning!

I finally was able to sit down and finish my Halloween album cover.

I made this Nikki Sivils collage layout a couple months ago with

the intent to make an album cover, but it took me this long

to go buy an actual album LOL

Lately I am finding myself heading back to the original trustworthy

glues and sealants as I have had projects falling apart left and right.

*Very embarrassing*

Mod Podge is always 100% dependable for me...I mean hello

I think my mother even used it! LOL

I love the newer Mod Podge that is Shimmer and Glitter.

You can see I tested a shimmer spot, then decided to go with the

gold glitter, I liked the shimmer but thought the gold would

look better with this projects. I love that it not only glues but

also seals in one coat, no gluing then sealing.

First I coated the whole album in glitter Mod Podge,

then I stuck the collage layout down.

After that I coated the entire project in glitter Mod Podge

and set aside to dry.

You can see the glittery goodness, this gold glitter Mod Podge

is very holographic and it rocks! Yes Mod Podge Rocks! LOL

Of course I used my handy dandy i-rock for the gems, I know they will

be on this cover FOREVER! LOL

I am thinking I will customize all my albums now.

Sorry no chicken pictures this morning

(I know they have been requested and I am working on it.)

Today I am helping a friend move, or rather watching the boys

and hubby help them move LOL

My back has been to bad to help, maybe I can bring a meal~

That's all for me today ♥♥

~Thanks for stopping by and chatting at me~

♥Every day I sot down and read every comment♥

~Have an amazing Thursday~

~See y'all tomorrow~

~Pinky~

~Glittery Fun Pumpkin Decorating Tutorial Using Cricut~

Good morning my amazingly talented crafty friends.

Not every day is a scrap day and this week I will be working

on some fun Halloween projects.

My son's teacher asked me to decorate a class

pumpkin for a contest.
The theme was Just Say BOO To Drugs
and this is what I came up with.
Of course you could use any theme you like :)

First of all I painted a BIG 10" spot of orange

Extreme Glitter on the front. Now if I had added another coat it would
have been PURE glitter, but I wanted it to be more subtle and less
feminine for the class room. This Extreme GlitterPaint is amazing!Set Pumpkin aside to dry, then using your Cricut and some Cricut vinyl
Cut your desired shape (I used cut (skull) at 8" Pumpkin Carving Cartridge)
Adhere Cricut cut shaped vinyl to from of pumpkin making sure
to pinch excess vinyl together (since a pumpkin is pretty bumpy).
Now you have 2 options, if you want a solid paint use
Folk Art Acrylic Paint, but I wanted a spooky shadowy effect
so I used a cheap can of spray paint.
I began thinking I wanted it fully painted black,
however when I saw the spooky shadow effect I decided to
leave it like this, I loved the look of it in the end.
Spritz paint lightly coating 3 times (LIGHTLY)
set aside to dry.

After I set the pumpkin aside to dry I went into my craft room
and created these tags, they were all from the Pumpkin Carving Cartridge.
I used Bazzill Glazed cardstock, and on the glittery ones I
painted them with the matching Extreme Glitter Orange Paint.
I used Thickers, and my Elmers scalloped scissors.Then I took a wire hanger, I cut the ends off.
I made sure to double cut all tags, I used Beacon Zip Dry to adhere
them to the hanger and cover the back with the second cut.
I know the Beacon Zip Dry will last and not fall apart.
That's it! Easy right? And no carving :)
If you decide to make one I would love to see your version!!!

~Happy Halloween!~
~Have a wonderful day today~
~Thank you for popping by and saying hey'~
~Pinky~