New Year- Live With Gratitude (Tutorial)

Happy New Year my friends, 

it's time to begin anew with a fresh start and why not start with art therapy?

This mini album I created was made using the brand new 

Creating Made Easy January Kit! WOOT! Love this kit. 

It has so much goodness and was so beautiful to work with. 

I started by spry painting the pages in alternation coral and gold paint

(Krylon of course). 

 And I took the paper flowers from the kit, and spray painted them too!

How cool is this soft look of spray paint on them? They almost look real. 

 I layered the flowers with a button, then added the title cards from the

Teresa Collins paper included in the kit. 

 On each page I added a 4X6 matte using the patterned paper, I love

the patterns in this paper. 

 Each page I added 2 flowers and a button then some of the stickers included. 

I bound it together with some beautiful Ribbons Unlimited Ribbon I had to make it pop. 

 Everything except the buttons, ribbon, and paint were from this fabby kit!

https://www.clearscraps.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=January20145main

YES! Teresa Collins-CardMaker Xyron Blog Hop~

Hey there friends, it's time for another Xyron Blog Hop!

This time it is Teresa Collins/Cardmaker/Xyron fun and I created

an altered box using the Teresa Collins Xyron Adhesive Kit.

 I love the huge wings on the box. :) 

1. Run chipboard wings through 9" Xyron Creative Station. 

 2. Lay sticky side onto Teresa Collins Patterned paper.

3. Trim out with scissors and blade. 

4. Take Teresa Collins Xyron Adhesive Kit.

5. Empty box- spray paint in coral. 

6. Adhere wings to top of box. 

7.  Using Teresa Collins You Are My Happy Papers create spiral flowers. 

8. Using Xyron Adhesive Dots adhere Connie Crystal crystals. 

9. Trim out journaling cards and letters to create "She has Wings" quote.

10. Use  Xyron Adhesive Dots to adhere card and letters.

11. Add gold glitter paper strip to front and sides. 

This is the finished box and I can't wait to fill it and give it away. 

Be sure to check out the Xyron Facebook and blog for the giveaway and

other awesome projects! :) 

https://www.facebook.com/xyroninc

http://aintshecrafty.blogspot.com

Products Used: 

Teresa Collins Xyron Adhesive Kit, Xyron Adhesive Dots, Xyron 9" Creative Station

 Teresa Collins You Are My Happy Papers, Clear Scraps Wing Album, 

Connie Crystal crystals

RECYCLE Spring Storage Idea With Xyron

Hey there friends and NON CRAFTERS today!

 I am veering off my usual card and scrapbook posts

 today with a VERY EASY

storage idea for everyone doing that Spring cleaning!

And it literally took like 5 minutes out of my life. 

Which is perfect for me, because I barely have 2 seconds some days. 

I am a huge fan of recycling, as I was a Oregon native- so this

project is right up my alley. I saw people use TP rolls before 

for cord storage but they were so ugly, and being crafty and pink..

umm NO can't let that happen. So I dug out scraps of Teresa Collins 

paper and trimmed it to 4" (measure your rolls because each vary between 4 and 4 1/2")

 I trimmed the paper to 7" long because I wanted to get a really good 

adhesion- so it wouldn't roll back off- paper to paper.

Run paper through Xyron 5" Creative Station.

Make sure to use the permanent cartridge.

 Rub. Peel. Stick.

 Roll toilet paper onto sticky side. 

 That's it!

 If you are feeling like you want some glam you can totally add

a ribbon or bow too. Plus the bows make it easy to hang on a hook. 

Here it is with a perry bow on it :) 

And by the way, darned if I could find white extension cords, I

looked in every box and even tried the store! So green it is LOL

Ok off to my son's Autism appointment today- 

so much anxiety on these days! Have a great one friends

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to PIN THIS! :) 

Love And Days And Months!

Hey there friends, 

I have 2 projects to share today and you HAVE to head to the

Avocado Arts blog and check out the others!!

First this fun foil card that I jazzed up using silver ink and

the delicate rose stamp. 

Isn't this stamp set amazing?! I love it. 

My second project features the Days & Months stamp set  and it has
special meaning because my son wanted to make a bookmark for his
friend when he saw this stamp set- so we did!
I love these boys of mine!

Please head to the AA blog 
and let them know if you enjoyed my projects and please PLEASE share them!
AVOCADO ARTS

Hello Valentine's Day~

Hell hump day and hello Valentine's Day season.

 Nothing but some paper fun here with my Creating Made Easy kit and

some Xyron tapes!

You know the big trick to acrylic is making sure the adhesive doesn't show

and the Xyron Tape is perfect for hiding behind stickers and making sure it all sticks!

For this wall hanger I simply stole the back page from the mini album

included in the kit and I had a little V-Day fun! :) 

 The double heart was cut using the Samantha Walker files

from the Silhouette store- and I used some really old Thickers I had. 

Easy Peasy Beautiful....fun! :) 

Just fun to make! :) 

CHA Fun!

Good morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR my friends, 

I might not be headed to CHA but a few projects of mine are, including

this fun steampunk inspired altered hat I created for Clear Scraps!

 I used TONS of Clear Scraps products from the awesome Clearly Accent

Gears, Keys and Fleur-de-lis….

 To the Gear Border Strips…..

 To the Roman Clock Mascil, topped off with TONS

of GOLD Krylon paint and Folk Art Extreme Glitter Paints. 

 Some Prima and Gauche Alchemy fun mies with…..

 Tulle and Teresa Collins bling- alone with some...

 Prima stems and floral accents…it's all a mad house of fun!

So….do you alter things? I have more this year then ever before and I love it!!!

Have a great New Year Eve friends…AND

Clear Scraps is having a HUGE 2 day only 30% off sale…

here is what they posted….

SUPER SALE 30% off your entire order when you use coupon code yearend30. 

New releases are not included in sale and have been taken down from the site for the next 3 days. 
Then get ready Jan 2nd we will start the parade of NEW products. 

Happy New Year Clear Scraps family! 
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