Home Again…and a Winner!

Hello, dear friends!

Aaaahhhh!  So good to be home again!  We were gone for exactly a month…don’t think we’ve ever been away that long before!

Had such a wonderful time with our family…I miss them already…I’ll tell you more of our adventures later!

Just popping in today to share a couple more quick & easy projects using Crafty Secrets’ brand new “Mini Vintage” Creative Scraps…

…and to reveal the winner of my giveaway!

Here’s my first little charm…

 

Such a sweet little vintage angel resting on the moon…

…this was SO simple!  Just cut out your chosen image, place it on the charm (these charms and necklaces will be available through Crafty Secrets)…pop on the matching acrylic top…and that’s it!

(I DID have to add a little Platinum Stickles around the edge, of course!)

Here’s my next one…

…a definite theme with me last night…another vintage sweetie sitting on the moon….this is one of my all-time favorite Crafty Secrets images—I just LOVE it!

I backed it with a piece cut from the backside of the “Mini-Vintage” Creative Scraps, cut out the little girl and words, aged everything with “Vintage Photo” Distress Ink, glued them in place…added a bit of Platinum Stickles around the edge…and voila’!

Now here’s the fun part!  The backing for this one was from a “pocket watch” from Tim Holtz—fabulous!

I then added some real silver shavings glitter—a bit of a shaker necklace!  (Sorry about all the shadows—a bit cloudy out this morning!)

Now—for the winner of my giveaway!

Joanne of “Vintage Dragonfly”  …you’re the winner of the new Crafty Secrets’ “Creating with Vintage Patterns CD and 2 of the “Mini-Vintage” Creative Scraps sets!

Just email me your address & I’ll get them out to you next week!

Believe it or not, I’m off on another adventure on Monday…camping in the mountains all week with over 100 women & girls (including my two younger daughters)………wish me luck!

See you the next week with something new!

Julie

LiveJournal Tags: Crafty Secrets,Giveaway,pocket watch,Mini-Vintage Creative Scraps,charms

Crafty Secrets DT---New Product Show-Offs...AND a Giveaway!!!

Good morning, my friends!

Believe it or not, I'm STILL on vacation--a long one this year!

I have managed, however, to sneak a few moments here and there over the last few weeks to create a few things with all the fabulous new products being released by Crafty Secrets...and that's what I'll be sharing with you today!

Charms, decorative wall hangings, cards...so many fun things you can do with the gorgeous new "Mini Vintage" Creative Scraps...you are SO going to love this new set!

Here are a few things I made...

 Three ready-to-wear charms...simple and so much fun to make!  Add a bit of seam binding, cord, or a perfect chain...and you're ready to go!

A beautiful French lady in a locket...trimmed from a larger image in the scraps...just perfect for this more ornate brass charm...

A little girl sings with the sweet little birds in her summer garden....this took me only about 5 minutes to put together...

...a larger scrap cut to fit the frame, cut from the backside of the scraps sheet...topped with the little girl's garden image...edged with "Vintage Photo" Distress Ink...a bit of Platinum Stickles surrounding it for a bit of sparkle...covered with a clear glaze, and that's it!

I then just added a lovely bit of wired ribbon and a few found metal flowers for an accent...easy peasy!

Another fun little accent piece using the "Mini Vintage" Creative Scraps, a large "bottle cap" for the frame, and Crafty Secrets' lovely new "Queen Bee" stamp set--I just LOVE this one!

 Now...how about a few cards?

First--from the new and oh, so adorable "Birds of Happiness" stamp set...

...a sweet, tiny card made with one of my favorite new images...

...this charming little "Cup of Joy" girl sits in a pretty little teacup.  I used two different paper patterns from the fabulous new "Creating with Vintage Patterns" CD--another new offering from Crafty Secrets --just wait till you try this!

And for the men in your life...how about a little vintage baseball?  Crafty Secrets' new "Play Ball" stamp set is just filled with wonderful images and sayings to use for any manly occasion!

Two more masculine-style prints and a piece of "journal paper"taken from the CD for my backgrounds...I stamped the vintage baseball card twice, cut out the player...colored him & put him back in place on the card....giving it just a pop of color & some dimension...

And another one of my very favorite new sets...

...isn't this fabulous?!  Here's what I came up with: 

...a sweet little set of keys...tied with "ribbons" complete with words that make up your "Keys to Life"...family, love, joy, gratitude...and so many more!

Again, I used two different prints from the new CD--you won't believe how many choices you'll have just at the push of a button!

So many new & wonderful vintage-inspired products to create with!!!

***To help celebrate all the new releases this month, I'm giving away a brand new "Creating with Vintage Patterns" CD and 2 new "Mini Vintage" Creative Scrap sets!*** 

All you have to do is leave ONE comment.  That's it!  Let me know if you're a follower & I'll automatically enter you twice!

The giveaway will run until this coming Friday 7/22 night at midnight & I'll send them off to the lucky winner!

So glad you came by for a visit today!  Before you go, I hope you'll stop  & visit all the other ladies on the Crafty Secrets Design Team--they ALWAYS have so much to inspire you with--I promise!

• Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
• Pam Hooten
• Heidi Blankenship
• Linda Duke
• Michele Kovack
• Julie Campbell--me!
• Amy Teets
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz
• Fauve van Maanen
• Gini Cagle
• Jan Hennings
• Tammy Roberts
• Victoria Warren Mears
• Viola Mahr 
•  

Heartwarming Vintage Blog 

Crafty Secrets Website

I'll be back home later this week & will get back to my regular posts soon...hope you're continuing to have the most wonderful family & fun-filled summer!

Julie

Simply Charming

Hello, my friends!

It's been a while, hasn't it?! I've been away from home for a while with my family...my poor husband has had to return home to work, but the girls and I are still having a wonderful time with family...


I just wanted to pop in and share with you a some things I made the other night--had to sneak in a LITTLE crafting while I'm here!

A few sweet little charms made with Crafty Secrets' brand new, VERY soon-to-be-available "Mini-Vintage" Creative Scraps...

...you're so going to LOVE creating with these!!!

Just a few necklaces made for sisters, Mom...and myself, of course!  Just some found charms, a bit of Platinum Stickles, a clear epoxy tile fitting perfectly on top of the whole thing...

...tie it up with a bit of luscious seam binding, and that's about it!

That's it for today...but I'll be back soon with more to share & just to say hello!  Hope you're all enjoying a wonderfully charming summer filled with fun, family & relaxation...

Julie