Summertime Party with Pebbles!

It's HOT HOT HOT outside here in Utah and I'm ready for a summer filled with swimming and outdoor parties!  I created a little party using the Party with Amy Locurto collection by Pebbles.

The lantern was cut using the Lantern Die by Lifestyle Crafts (from the Tropical Splash release).

The pillow box and other treat boxes were cut using Silhouette files by Lori Whitlock, and the party hat was also cut using the Silhouette with a file by Samantha Walker.

The pics were easy.  I just used the pre-made rosette stickers from the collection, removed the rhinestone from the center and added a scalloped sticker on top.

The card was printed from Word onto vellum and adhered onto the front of patterned paper using vellum adhesive.

The banner was cut using a paper trimmer, and the rosettes were made using American Crafts cardstock and  Tacky Tape.  The letters were done using the Silhouette cameo and a basic font (sorry I can't remember which one) and the tags were simply cut out of a 12x12 sheet of patterned paper from the collection and adhered.  Then I punched holes with a hole punch and threaded the banner with twine.

Easy, cute and fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Tiffany

Imaginisce Monster Mash Home Decor Projects and a Layout

Imaginisce is having their Monster Mash release party, and there have been lots of fun Halloween projects on the blog that you can check out.  I had the opportunity to play with this fun new collection back in May when I was asked to make sample projects for their fall catalog.  I already showed you the Christmas Cheer projects I made, now here are my Monster Mash projects:

This wall hanging was inspired by the cute characters in this collection.

I wanted to show off each one, so I bought five pre-cut pre-routed wood blocks from the craft store, painted them purple, and used Mod Podge to adhere the patterned paper to the front.

Then I added the character die cuts using dimensional foam adhesive and embellished a couple of them with the I-Rock Tool and Hot Rocks.

Each of the blocks were glued onto a long black ribbon using the I-Bond glue gun,

and then I tied a variety of matching ribbons onto each section.

Most of the ribbons are from May Arts.

I also made a couple of simple treat bags.

And a fall themed layout of by boys four years ago painting pumpkins.

This collection is great for Halloween, but it's also perfect for fall-themed projects.

The burlap is from Canvas Corp.

And again, I popped up the die cuts with foam dimensional adhesive.

Be sure to stop by the Imaginisce Blog to see more fun Monster Mash projects!

Thanks for visiting!

-Tiffany

Lifestyle Crafts New QuicKutz CHA Dies!

Lifestyle Crafts has released it's CHA (Craft & Hobby Association Show) dies, and here's a sneak peek at some projects using some of these dies. There are even more coming out- and you can see them all today on the Lifestyle Crafts Blog!

Butterfly Punches, Nesting Frame 10, Nesting Lace Doilies, Ticket Punches

Hanging Box, Nesting Clouds, Doily Edge, Butterfly Punches

Hanging Box, Nesting Lace Doilies, Nesting Clouds, Butterfly Punches

Business Card Holder, Nesting Frame 10, Butterfly Punches

Treat Carrier, Nesting Lace Doilies, Milk Carton (previously released)

Treat Carrier, Nesting Pennants, Milk Carton (previously released)

  

Drawer Box

More CHA fun to come!

If you want to order anything from the Lifestyle Crafts store, you 

save 20% by entering code "RHINESTONES" at checkout.

Happy shopping!

-Tiffany

Lifestyle Crafts "Blossom" Release

Lifestyle Crafts has released it's newest collection of QuicKutz dies called "Blossom."

They are a beautiful set of springtime inspired three-dimensional shapes.

Here are the projects I made with the collection.

I also used a lot of the 2012 Core collection dies from CHA.

All of the patterned paper is from Echo Park Paper Company's "Country Drive."

"So Lovely"

 The background is one of the new Nesting Doily Circles QuicKutz dies from the CHA release

 "Bee Happy"

 this card also uses Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Hexagon QuicKutz dies

 and the white frame was made using two Nesting Frames 9 QuicKutz dies

"Hello Sunshine"

 This layout features a lot of the new core collection border dies from CHA, as well as one of the Doily dies.

"Banner Card"

Gift Tag featuring the Pocket die from CHA

Butterfly Box featuring the Nesting Doily Ovals and Hamburger box dies from CHA

See the rest of the Blossom Release dies HERE and as always, you can get 20% off your entire purchase of these and any other products from the Lifestyle Crafts online store by entering code "RHINESTONES" at checkout.
Also- check out yesterday's post of the Imaginisce Makin' Waves collection and a giveaway!

-Tiffany

Lifestyle Crafts CHA Winter 2012 Release

The Winter 2012 Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Trade Show is going on right now in Anaheim, California and Lifestyle Crafts is there, along with Doodlebug, Imaginisce, Brookie Crafts, and hundreds of other craft companies, showcasing their newest product lines.  It's the largest gathering of craft-related companies and is like the Scrapbook Expo on steroids.  I can't tell you how much I'd love to be there right now... but since I'm not, I'm perusing the web looking at all the fun pictures people are taking, and having fun seeing all the newest scrapbooking paper lines and tools that are coming out soon.  It's so exciting!

My wallet is definitely going to suffer.

Lifestyle Crafts has new products and I'm going to show you some of the projects I made to send to their booth at CHA using some of their fun new dies.  This is a HUGE release, and not all the dies are featured here, but it'll give you a small taste :)

There are some really beautiful new border dies, as well as three new doily dies and Nesting Butterflies!

The green, red, and blue strips are all border dies, and they're all 12" long, perfect for scrapbooking.

I've been waiting a long time for butterflies, and here they are, and two of the doily shapes are on this layout as well.  There's also another new nesting die set called Nesting Frames 9, and is on the photo above, under the green doily.

 

I really love the soft vintage feel of the border dies.  They are some of my favorites from this release.

The paper is by Stampin' Up! 

They've also come out with lots of new fun box dies.  This one's the Berry Container.

I made the strawberries using the Nesting Blossom and Nesting Spray dies from the Possibilities release.  I thought they'd be a fun addition to the Berry Container.

I made a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make these strawberries that I'll post on my blog sometime soon.  The paper is "Country Drive" by Echo Park.

 

The white flower on the front of the container is from the Nesting Spray die set as well.

Here's another fun box- the Milk Carton die.  I LOVE this die, and I can see myself using it for Easter treats for my kids.  Wouldn't it be fun to make a set of them, and a fun box to put them in?  I think I'm going to :)

 

This darling paper is also "Country Drive" by Echo Park.

The clip is Stampin' Up! and the twine is from The Twinery.

This cute box is called the "Treat Box" and comes with different styles of flowers or labels to use on top.

Or, on this one, I thought it would be fun to use a sucker instead.

I put the label on the front that comes with the set.  The rhinestones and heart are I-Rock gems from Imaginisce.  The paper is by Creative Imaginations.

This is the "Pop Up Box."  It's great because the closure is interchangeable.  You can either put a flower, heart, or butterfly on top.  Then it folds and closes through a slit on the top of the box.

I also used one of the new border dies on this box.

The paper, pearl, and ribbon are Stampin' Up!

There are also some new envelope sets.  This one is the Eyelet Envelope Set,

and it also comes with a mini envelope to match. (paper- American Crafts, brads Making Memories)

And this one is the Basic Envelope Set, and it comes with labels, a card die, and a mini version as well.

I letterpressed the "congratulations" using the L Letterpress and the Letterpress starter kit plates.

Silver glitter cardstock- Doodlebug, solid cardstock- Stampin' Up!

This card features the third new doily, Nesting Frames 9, the Nesting Butterflies, and another border die.

The paper is by My Mind's Eye and the ribbon is Stampin' Up!

 

This is the Pinwheel die, and is a really great die, because you can make real 3D pinwheels that spin!

These would be so cute as party decor!

The set comes with dies to embellish the center. (paper- My Mind's Eye)

There's also a new Megaphone die.

I added a star from the new Stars die, which is a "punch" die set with 8 large and 12 small stars.

And my last little project is the "Hamburger Box."

Paper and ribbon are by Stampin' Up!

There are so many more dies than are shown here.  This release is huge.

Check out the Lifestyle Crafts website and L Blog to see the entire line, as well as more projects using these great new dies.  And as always, you can get 20% off your order of these and any other Lifestyle Crafts products when you enter "RHINESTONES" at checkout from the online store.

Thanks for visiting!

-Tiffany