Happy Monday!

Hello guys! I'm just signing in to let you know I've done a tutorial for the "Christmas Angel" I did a few months ago for CHA.  All the details are on the Maya Road DT blog HERE.

Here are a few pics of the re-do.

  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Let it Snow!!!

Hi guys, today I have my last project share for Ally Scraps. My son has been watching The Penguins of Madagascar a lot lately, and I think it definitely inspired me to do this piece.  Hope you like it!:)

Since being on the Samantha Walker design team, I have been using my Silhouette so much more. For this project I used two of Samantha's files. Then main one was the irregular scalloped border from her Scalloped Circle Border File Set. I used the border to cover most of the penguin body and head.  The lettering on the sides of the box and the red border (which is from Samantha's Wacky Borders set) was also cut on the Silhouette.

On the penguin's hat I used Maya Roads Vintage Crochet Trim, that was spritzed with some Maya Mist first. 

Below you can see the that I used Star Trinket Pins and pom poms to embellish the box.

 

I also used some of Samantha Walker's Swirl Die Cut Paper on the top of box. It was white to start off with, so I used some more Maya Mist to match up the cream color in the rest of the project.

Above the eyes I added pieces of chipboard scrolls that were cut into the "V" shape and then feathers were glued to the ends. You can find the tutorial for this on the Ally Scrap blog HERE.

Ally Scrap Supplies:

Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Collection - Flurries
Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Collection - Jack Frost
Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Collection - Woolens
Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Collection - Deck The Hollies
Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Collection - Festivities
Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection - Worker Bee
Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection - Bees Wax
Maya Road - Vintage Crochet Trim - Baby Pom Pom, White
Maya Road Trinket Pins
Maya Road Trinket Pins - Crystal Stars
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Set - Snowflakes
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Set, Scrolls
Other Supplies used:
Maya Road Mist - Buttermilk Cream
Maya Road Chipboard Wings Sheet
Plaid - Matte Mod Podge
Samantha Walker - Silhouette Files (Borders Wacky Set and Scallop Circle Border Set)
Samantha Walker - Swirl Die Cut Cardstock for Creative Imaginations
6" paper mache egg, paper mache ornament, paper mache box, tulle ribbon, feathers, felt balls, black pearls, gems, glitter, wire and raw chipboard.

Before I go, I just wanted to let you know about a few things going that Samantha Walker and Maya Road have going on at the moment.  Firstly if you haven't heard already Maya Road has announced their Early Winter Release.  Lots of cool new stuff!!!  One of which, is the new smaller size Maya Mists. 

You can check out the full release for yourselves on the Maya Road Company blog.

 

Then, Samantha Walker is looking for some crafty friends on Facebook.  When we reach the 2000 mark, which isn't too far off, Samantha will be giving out 2 prize packs full of goodies from her collections. So head on over to Facebook and tell her I sent you!!! :)

See you soon!

Ally Scraps and Samantha Walker!

Hi guys! I'm back with another one of my Ally Scraps projects.  I've been wanting to play with Echo Park's, Everybody Loves Christmas since it came out. I just love the pink, green and red combo for Christmas!  All the solid distressed papers used on the reindeer are  by Pink Paislee, like on the antlers, face etc. 

 

As you can tell from the title of this post, I combined some Samantha Walker product into this project as well.  Actually, I used a few of her Silhouette files to add some fun details. Here are a few close-ups. 

The eyes were cut from the "Animal Eyes" file. After cutting them on the machine, I used colored pencil and markers to add some more detail.

I used part of the "Laurel Leaf - Border Set" file on the front of the boots and the negative area of the "Border Dripping Circle" around the top.

Above, you can see the 1 Piece Leaf Cluster was used on the hat, and more of the (negative) Dripping Circle Border around the edge of the hat.

Here you can see the actual "Dripping Circles Border" used on the jacket detailing. I used two over-lapped rows of the border and added Trinket Pins in the center of each circle.

You can get full details on putting this project together HERE on the Ally Scraps blog.

On a different note, I've had a few people ask me what type of glue I use on my projects. Well, when I can find it, I like to use Helmar's Craft and Hobby Glue. I really need to get a huge jug of the stuff, I go though it so fast!  I also love using Plaids Matte Mod Podge which is what I used on this project.

Thanks for stopping by, guys! :)

Ally Scraps Supplies:
Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection 12x12 Double Sided Paper Paper - Honeycomb
Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection 12x12 Double Sided Paper Paper - Bees Wax
Pink Paislee 365 Degrees Collection 12x12 Double Sided Paper Paper - Be Free
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Ornaments
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Trim The Tree
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Bright Stripes
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Christmas Bells
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Christmas Words
Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Borders

Echo Park Paper Everybody Loves Christmas Collection - 12x12 Paper - Alpha Stickers
Maya Road - Chipboard Snowflake Coaster
Maya Road - Trinket Pins
Maya Road - Vintage Crochet Trim - Baby Pom Pom - White
Maya Road - Velvet Pleat Flower

Other Supplies:
Maya Road - Flower Petals 2 Chipboard Set
Maya Road - Foundation Chipboard Set
Pink Paislee - Enchanting Collection -12x12 Paper - Pleasant
October Afternoon - Good Cheer Collection Stickers
Samantha Walker - Silhouette files (Border Dripping Circles, 1 Piece Leaf Cluster, Border Frame Set - Laurel Leaves and Animal Eyes.)
Plaid - Mod Podge (Matte) and Folk Art Paint (Raw Umber and Taffy)
Hobby Lobby - Red and green tulle, bell, fur trim, 2 - 4" styro-foam balls, chipboard or cardboard, small box, Babushka doll and base with legs (recycled from wood cutout)