MBT Dt project An early St. Paddy's day top hat surprise!

 

I created this top hat for my sister for her birthday.  It's March 17th but I was inspired to do so and when I get inspired I try to let the creativeness flow even if it's out of season.  I thought I would just start this tonight but only after 2hrs did I realize I was finishing this baby and I was super excited to get it finished because it was just so much fun.

The top hat construction tutorial came from Msliberty25 on youtube I will have this uploaded to my channel by tomorrow and Miranda's link will be there just in case you want to know how I made this.  She is a designer for Swirlydoos and she had the easiest construction of any to follow.

I used a ton of new Mbtreasurista.com products in this and they were:

 Ruffled eyelet trim glimmer sprayed with Lindys

Ruffled satin green apple trim

Azul spray copic colored in green olive

Petaloo flower center

NEW mini rosette flowers

NEW mulberry leaves

NEW cherry blossom flowers

NEW dove birds I used one on the flower

Green mesh bling

Green satin ribbon trim

NEW hair barrette piece underneath sorry forgot to take pic of that

I had a ton of fun creating this and I hope to do more in the future.  I'm branching out! 

My TP challenge entry for itripledogdareu's a Hot air balloon

So I saw all the beautiful Tp roll pockets, treat boxes/bags, and mini tussy mussy's and I had to create one but when I was in the process of it something else came to mind and all of a sudden my toilet paper roll became the basket of a hot air balloon.  I used Prima almanac paper and DCWV Lady couture stack.  I used cherry blossom flowers, heart drop pearl trim in peach, white pearl bead spray and the black & white chinese braided trim from mbtreasurista.com. I added the bling from want2scrap, I believe it's the donna salazar collection and I stickled around the note sheet.   I fussy cut most of the accents you see such as the girl, the dark flowers, the note sheet, the window diecut behind the girl and I added laces from my stash and beautiful flowers at the top with a peach satin bow to hang it.  

I do not even know what I am going to do with this but when the creativity came I went with it and was super excited how it turned out.  If you want to see close up pics check out my blog link below.

MBT design team youtube hop...come on over and see

I want to invite you all to the monthly Mbtreasurista youtube hop where you can check out all the new goodies that the store has to offer for February.  There are some great new flowers and I don't mean to brag but they are some of my favorite embellishments so I don't have to say much because scrapbooking with flowers just makes me so very happy.  You will want to come see what the designers have made Deb at Craftytexaswoman and Leslie at kbgirlygirl also have created something special for this event.  So without further ado I want to welcome you to the Valentines Day youtube hop and show you what I have created.

This is a 12x12 Valentines Day layout!

All the new MBtreasurista.com goodies you will see listed below:

White satin trim
NEW rose bud flowers
NEW sweetheart blossoms
White ruffled trim
Red satin ruffled trim
White flat back pearl

A few new project rolls into one big BLOG POST....

I made this sign for Jamie over at ScrappinStampers for her desk, a thank you present!

The card I made for Jamie

A layout I made of my daughter after she cut her thumb in two places, she was a trooper even after getting her first stitches she was giving me the "I'm okay" thumbs up sign.  Love her ♥

These are some Atc's I made for a swap ove at CreatingthecraftyLife.ning.com.

This is a "Your Expecting" sign I made for my cousin who just found out she is expecting a baby boy and they are naming him 'NICK".

New Gun Laws?????

What are your thoughts?  What are your propositions?  We are a family who survives on the likes of my husband being able to go out and shoot our livelihood, our meals.  He is a hunter who serves to be the bread and butter of my family, I do not even understand what is happening to this country?  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?  Really?  Somehow I don't think so anymore. 

We have snow & Disney Cinderella princess pages for sale

We have some snow here at my house and it's soo beautiful outside so I'm loving it!  I am sitting right by my scrapbook window crafting today and this is the beautiful view I get to see while I'm hard at work, hee hee!

So I've created this Disney Cinderella layout that I am actually selling if anyone is interested I have the link for this piece. 

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-pg-Disney-Cinderella-girls-princess-flower-layout-paper-piecing-handmade-NEW-/150981538304?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2327337200#

A SCRAP CRAFTY DAY .... HE IS RISEN...♥

A beautiful Easter layout from 2012 is what I have been working on all day.  The 12 x 12 paper was Websters Pages and already had this beautiful background scenery on it so it wasn't hard to find embellishments to match.  I used my copic marker to color in the scallop circle behind the "he is risen" title and then I colored the branch at the top with the birds and bells hanging, and then I lightly colored the little angel in the corner I wanted her to remain a bit obscure so she is lightly accented.

I then added the banners in the upper left hand corner with pieces of different websters collection paper and added crochet trim, velvet trim and pearls.  The bottom corner is made up of  flowers, small accent diecut pieces and again pearls.  I used a new spellbinders die to make the leaves and sprayed them with Lindys Stamp Gang glimmermist.  I love the peaches and greens in this layout which matched my daughters dress and added to the beautiful scenery with my mom' blooming cherry blossom in the background.  We got that for her about 5 yrs ago when they moved into their house so I love to see it blooming every year and growing bigger and bigger. 

January...destash.....CHA...3 words that come to mind!

So I always enjoy the Christmas holiday and then New Year.  But there is one thing I enjoy so much more to start my year off and that is CHA?  What is CHA you might say well for us crafters or anyone who knows anything about art, it's the bi-annual Craft & Hobby Association expo in Anaheim California and it's on my bucket list......has been for a few years now.  You either have to be an owner or a demonstrator or a buyer to participate which is what I have been told.  That category does not reach my namesake yet but hopefully one day it will.  

Now having said all that I always seem to make myself a list of items that I want to fill my scraproom with every year and somehow at the end of the year only about 1/4 of that list was actually fulfilled.  It's probably because in my line of work I've decided to be a stay at home mom, one without a hefty income but the benefits I reap are far worth more than any CHA could provide me with.  That doesn't go without saying that I dont' get jelly or envious of the people's whose lists are always completely checked off at the end of the year and their craftrooms are filled with all the newest and latest gadgets, doodads, dingles and art mediums.  

So once again I have started my list but there is something I enjoy this year more than any other and that is pinterest.  Pinterest is like my online diary of all things I want, have or want to do in my crafting and that includes all the CHA list of items I always hope to fulfill.  I know this seems silly but somehow having them on my pinterest list gives me that I've already achieved and received feeling.  Like I've somehow already arrived and purchased everything, silly, goofy and crazy right?  Right!  But if it's in my pinterest isn't that almost like it's already in my closet?  I sure hope so!  Hee hee.   ~♥

The new doily punches from Martha stewart ..... YES PLEASE!

New resin molds by Mod Podge......YES PLEASE!!!

The new Sunrise collection inspired by Finnabair for Prima......DOUBLE YES YES PLEASE!!!

SURPRISE sign for my friend Jen....Dt project for mbtreasurista.com

Here is a sign I created for my friend Jen.....SURPRISE!  I knew I told you I would do this probably for your birthday but ha ha I couldn't wait and so here it is...I hope you like it and I think I said that like 10 times in the video.

MBT products used: 
Daisy pearl trim (cut small pieces off)
NEW Rose paper mini flowers
Paper flowers oldies
Turquoise mesh bling
Small mini chrysanthemum flowers
NEW Pearl adhesive strands

Check out the store for some of these amazing goodies.

NEW STORE:  http://mbtreasurista.com/

OLD STORE: zibbet.com/mbstreasurista

FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/MbsTreasurista

YOUTUBE:   http://www.youtube.com/user/MBsTreasuristaDT

BLOG:  http://mbtreasurista.blogspot.com/

TWO CARDS INSPIRED BY PINTEREST

HOW TO MAKE BANDAID CARD FROM SCRAPS

 

1.  Cut rectangle shapes from scraps
2.  Round the corners
3.  Cut another piece 1/3 of the size of original rectangle
4.  Ink edges and add pop dots to center pieces
5.  Use sharpie to make black dots and smiley face on center.
6.  Finish and there you have it ..... your very own bandaids.

How to make candles with scraps of papers

1.  Cut scraps into square size pieces all equally the same size.
2.  Just start rolling into cylinder shape and adhere at the end.
3.  Use glue and stick small string or twine on the inside for candle wick.
4.  Adhere to paper in a line
5.  I added stickles to the candles to make it look like they were actually lit.
6.  Finish card and there you have it, another great way to use up your scraps!

New scooter 12x12 layout scraplifted from pinterest

This was a 12x12 layout I scraplifted from pinterest.  I cannot get enough of that website and while I was sick and stuck in my chair most days resting I pinned quite a few things so now I have to get work creating since I got some energy back. 

MBT products used
NEW flowers
mesh bling