Quick Gift Packaging using items from SpiegelMomScraps!

Wow, it's been too long! I've had a bit of illness and then a lovely and wonderful VACATION which was sorely needed!!! I hope you have all been having a lovely summer, mine has been different. But my vacation with DH was LOVELY and I am now a bit refreshed and ready to go again.
I brought back some candy cigarettes for my co-workers (they are all over 21 so I'm not influencing minors). And decided they needed to be dressed up a bit to be gifted.

Items from the shop:
Tags: https://www.etsy.com/listing/224867316/50-medium-shipping-tags?ref=shop_home_active_5

Doilies: https://www.etsy.com/listing/245435220/gold-foil-doilies-4-inch-50?ref=shop_home_active_7

Clothes Pins: https://www.etsy.com/listing/215003486/1-inch-mini-clothepins-50-count?ref=shop_home_active_1

String: https://www.etsy.com/listing/184881617/navy-burlap-string-20-yards?ref=shop_home_active_2

Dazzlerz: https://www.etsy.com/listing/239742737/dazzlerz-by-shimmerz-7-color-choices?ref=shop_home_active_1

Glassine Bags: https://www.etsy.com/listing/120849360/large-glassine-bags?ref=shop_home_active_2

SpiegelMomScraps Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiegelMomScrapShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Use code Charity10 to save on your purchase

I also made a video of these being put together... I didn't film the making of the tag but I used a new Rebekah Meier stencil and a stamp from Lawn Fawn for the tags.

Thank You Tag Card

Sometimes you just need a little card... and what better to make it out of than some Medium Shipping Tags from SpiegelMomScraps! I love those new Ombre Ink pads from Hero Arts, and I have two of them right now, so I got to work making this tag:

I used a bit of Ribbon  and a Tiny Clip at the top for a touch of added embellishment. I think the ribbon looks great with the lighter portion of the ink on the tag. When you go buy your own supplies at SpiegelMomScraps be SURE and use Code : CHARITY15 for a 15% discount on your total order!

I used a little bag from V's Sweet Ideas as my envelope and the stamps are all from this set of Waffle Flower Crafts stamps.

I LOVE how this turned out!

I filmed a process video as I was making this little card.

SpiegelMomScraps is FIVE!!!

Hello everyone and welcome to the 5^th Anniversary Scrap Party of SpiegelMom Scraps!!  Jody, aka SpiegelMom, brought us all together to celebrate and party with all of you!  We have some fantastic fun planned for you, including prizes for all the challenges being introduced by each blogger.  Jody has rounded up some wonderful prizes for the challenge winners from Marion Smith Designs, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, V’s Sweet Ideas (Vanessa and Nicole are with us today), Shimmerz Paints, May Designs, Willowfields Etsy Shop and American Crafts!! 

To play along here’s what you need to do:

1.  Create a project based on any challenge introduced during this hop.

2. You may enter one challenge or do them all!

3. Link it up on this page under the appropriate InLinkz linky tool. You may link up a blog post with your newly created project (no back linking) OR use your Instagram account and link that up!  Cool right!!

4.  Have fun and share the challenges with your crafty friends.  Sharing is caring and you can win another prize just for sharing!  The blog hop and challenges are open July 10-17^th at midnight CST.

5.  Winners will be announced on July 20^th on the SpiegelMom Scraps website

Now, here’s the entire Scrap Party Line Up for you.  After you hop the blogs, there's a special bonus hop over on 3 YouTube Channels, starting at SpiegelMom Scrap's channel ! Don't miss out on that, there's a fabulous prize for hoping there also!!

SpiegelMom Scraps Blog - Jody   http://spiegelmomscraps.com/

V's Sweet Ideas - Vanessa            http://www.vssweetideas.com/

Charity – SMS Sparkler’sDT          http://scrapfaire.blogspot.com/

Ka – Special Guest Designer         http://stampingsmilesdesigns.blogspot.com/

Lou – SMS Sparkler’sDT                http://punknscrap2.blogspot.com/

Nicole - V's Sweet Ideas                http://sweetdesignzz.blogspot.com/

Kat – SMS Sparkler’sDT                http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com/

SpiegelMom Scraps YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/user/SpiegelMomScraps

Teresa Huckle                                https://www.youtube.com/user/craftinmommaML

Charity                                              https://www.youtube.com/user/scrapfaire

So excited you could stop by and see my project! At the end of the BLOG Hop... there's more to see over at YOUTUBE! I hope you keep hopping all the way to the end and PLEASE  play along! I actually used Jody's sketch to create my card... and my challenge to you is to crate your OWN watercolor card ! I used the Coffee Break Stamp Set from Sweet V's and heat embossed my images on watercolor paper using WHITE embossing powder.  The hearts are NEW from SpiegelMomScraps... and are AWESOME! I love felt shapes! Be sure and use code Charity15 when you shop at SpiegelMomScraps to save 15% on your order! I did get all mixed up and wound up using Jody's sketch for the card, but my challenge to you is to create your own watercolor card. Don't forget to enter in the Linky above... enter as many challenges as you'd like! Get your creative mojo in gear!!! Most of all HAVE FUN!

Don't forget you have until July 17th to link up for prizes and the prizes are AWESOME!!!  I can't wait to see what everyone makes... be sure to play and tell all your friends to play along! I hear there is a prize for sharing!!!

Good Luck everyone!

My first Pocket Letter!

So excited to get a pocket letter from Jody from SpiegelMomScraps! I've had a swap in the works  with some friends for a while, and well... we've missed our dates a couple of times. But after getting my pocket letter from Jody yesterday, I'm ready to get to swapping! I'm almost finished with my first one, and then I'll be making my second (it's actually started). Ok, here is my video of my pocket letter from Jody. I had to film it twice because I got some goodies that aren't available in the shop yet... STAY tuned for what's coming on July 1!!!  Don't forget use code Charity10 when shopping!

Happy Card

I played with my new Fuse tool again today, this time to make a shaker card! Here is a still shot and the video showing the process is below.

Check out SpiegelMomScraps Etsy shop and use code: Charity10 to save on your total order... 

Products I used in this card: Fuse, Fairytale Mix Sequins, Cork Butterflies, Doily

Thanks using scraps and a sketch

This is the other card I had made prior to NSD for some festivities. I used scraps laying around my scraproom, some paint for the blue cardstock and some LOVELY cork pieces, tiny clothespin and ribbon from SpiegelMomScraps. Here was the sketch we were given at SpiegelMomScraps Facebook page. Don't forget, before you check out at SpiegelMomScraps, be sure and use coupon code Charity10 to save on your whole order!

And here is what I came up with. I LOVE this card! I hope the person I mailed it to smiles when she sees it! The doodling was done with a Sakura Souffle pen in yellow. I've been using all of my Sakura pens more on my cards and layouts since I started using them in my planner as well. I love those pens! I also broke out some thickers I hadn't used in a while. They are from one of the Dear Lizzy Collections, I just love that fat font!

Thanks to you for stopping by today. I posted a couple of haul videos last week that you might want to watch, my monthly Clique Kits haul as well as a haul from Paper Issues, and guess what, Paper Issues commented on the video with a coupon code for everyone!

                                      

   
                                        

Mother's Day Card 2015

I made a couple of Mother's Day Cards this year, one for my own mother, and one for my Mother-in-Law. I like them both, and they are very different. I used one of the sketches from the NSD activities over at the SpiegelMomScraps Facebook Page for the first card.

The Sequins, White Tag, Ribbon and twine all came from SpiegelMomScraps Shop, That hi clip I made myself using a stamp and die set from Waffle Flower. I LOVE how this turned out. 

This second card I think is LOVELY! I used a 3x4 card from Pinkfresh Studios. Stickers from October Afternoon that I have had for well over a year. Those cork butterflies, the gingham ribbon and the gold foil doily are all from SpiegelMomScraps Shop. I knew I wanted to use one of those 3x4 cards, I'm trying so hard not to be a hoarder, The background paper was a scrap that was just that size, it was slightly longer than my card base so I picked up the first edge punch that I found and it took off a fantastic amount. I decided I liked the way it looked right on top of the white card base and then I used some things on my desk to embellish. I really like the way this card turned out ad it was so quick and simple. Those cork butterflies are self adhesive and I'm loving both them and the hearts from SMS!

Catching up 5-6

I am so sorry to everyone that I wasn't able to participate in the 2015 NSD events. I hadn't scheduled my post to go up for the blog hop, and I had to leave town because my father was very ill. He passed away on May1. I had several projects ready to share with you for the weekend and I'll be sharing those starting today.

This was my take on the sketch you can find at the SpiegelMomScraps facebook page, I really enjoyed using this sketch created by my fellow Sparkler Kat Benjamin. Jody, the owner of SpiegelMomScraps posted this layout on fb the other day for me, but I wanted to make sure you saw it! It's made with the Pinkfresh Studo's Up in the Clouds collection, I also doodled around the edges of the black cardstock with a Sakura Gel Pen and I wanted to make sure it showed up in the photo, that's why you see the floor as well. That vellum is from Webster's pages and the cork, washi and gold doilies are from SpiegelMomScraps. I AM LOVING the cork shapes, I have more projects coming up featuring them. Not sure how many of you might recognize them, but there are some Sassafras Lass stickers on this layout, I dug into my secret stash, I'm trying hard not to be a hoarder.

SMS supplies on this layout:
Gold Doily (I painted over it with pink chalk paint for the effect in the layout)
Cork Butterfly
Cork Heart
Cork Cloud
Washi Tape

What did you do for NSD? I hope you had a blast!