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Creative Escape 2011 Fun

Here's a fun performance of the "Bazzill boyz"

they we're so cute :)

 
This is all of us from the Echo Park Crop room

we had game night (bingo) with Madison & he gave away lots of prizes

BTW if EP is not your friend yet on FB LIKE their page :)

 
I love this pic with Vicki she was so funny! she my new favorite :)

This pic was fr Cats camera

 
Here's from my camera she was hiding behind me :)

for a "slimmer" pose she said :)

I LOVED my layout & I finished both pages!

Now I just have to stick a pic yahooo!!!!

This is Rosa & I @ the Bazzill warehouse tour

I just LOVE the smell of fresh paper & it couldnt get any fresher

than the Bazzill warehouse :)

 
 
Met some friends fr California & Nebraska

we all had the BLING keyRING heidi gave us on :)

 

I'll post pics of the teachers & projects in the next couple days :)

xoxo ivyPINK 

Welcome Frame DIY

This is one the projects that we made at Creative Escape

 that was taught by Heidi Lynn Schreiber

Here's a pic of a frame she made with her last name

and other ones she had displayed @ her trunk show

 
 
 It looks great with a frame but our project didn't come with a frame

so yesterday I went to our local Salvation Army to look for a frame

& I found this old custom made one for $3.50

 
I cleaned it off a bit & took it outside to dry

 
I bought this awesome chalkboard spray paint

I chose chalk because I wanted a matte black finish

& I have other projects I need to use chalk paint for :)

spray the frame

 
 while I let that dry before I applied my 2nd coat

I let Abbey out for a walk...or poop :)

 
spray the frame again & let it dry over night.

So today I put it all together

 
Looks lovely on our red door :)

 the board size was 18 x 14 but I couldnt find an exact size frame

so the one I found was 18 x 16 so I just added 1"  blue strip

on the top and bottom of the chipboard black board.

Have a happy hump day! :)

xoxo ivyPINK

 

Back from Creative Escape

Seriously Creative Escape was one of my MOST favorite crafting experiences

I'm so glad I had the chance to attend with my cousin Rosa

 
here we are with Heidi my long time scrappy idol

and the famous Mr. Bazzill in the flesh :)

 
Look at his HOT car!

 
I have soooo many pictures to share BUT im so tired

I just wated to quickly say hi

I will work on a few posts within the week promise!

I hope y'all had a FABULOUS weekend

Happy Monday!

xoxo ivyPINK

 

 

Last Swap card

This is the last of my swaps!

I sorta cheated.....I totally copied this card LO

Since the thank you swap is sponsored by Echo Park

I just switched it up & used Echo Park papers :)

 
I stamped the sentiment on the inside using this stamp by G Studio

I LOVE this font it kinda reminds me of the phamacy font a lil bit :)

Supply list:

Cardstock: Kraft-The Paper Company Yellow-Stampin Up Blue-Prism

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Ribbon: Maya Road

Bling: Prima & Mark Richards

Stamp: G Studio

Ink: Versafine Black

Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder-flowers

Other: Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

 
I'm back tomorrow!

I'll be working on my  August Calendar i'm sure :)

I should just keep joining swaps to motivate me to mass produce cards!

heehee

Have a wonderful rest of the week everyone :)

xoxo ivyPINK

Echo Park Birthday Swap

Love Love Love Love Echo Park papers :)

Every time I use their paper it just makes everything look extra happy :)

Like this Birthday card :)

Voila! Echo Park Birthday CE Swap done & done :)

Supply List:

Yellow Cradstock: Stampin Up

Pink Cardstock: We R Memory Keepers

Blue Cardstock: Prism

Stamps: Stampin Up

Twine

Cuttle Bug Embossing folder swiss dots

Copic markers

Rhinestone: K & Company

Punch: Martha Stewart

 

Happy Hump Day :) xoxo ivyPINK

Christmas Tag

One more Christmas themed project and then we're done with X-mas in July :)

Remember this sneak peek?

I made the snowflakes for this tag :)

This project is a Christmas Tag anything goes swap

 
I used the snowflakes from my Winter Woodland Cricut Cart

I cut it out of paper that already had small embossed dots

Here's a close up

 
The white cardstock actually pulls out to this

 
I made a little notch so that it can hold a gift card :)

Supply list:

Red & Blue cardstock: Archivers

Patterned paper: Echo Park

 Clear Button: Foof-a-la

Pink Button: Lasting Impressions

Bling: Mark Richards

Stamps: Hero Arts

Twine: Martha Stewart

Cuttle Bug Embossing folder snowflakes

Cricut winter woodland cart

Notch Punch: Stampin up

 

Christmas in July

I don't know about you BUT I'm not really on "christmas" mode yet

BUT, I had to make a Christmas theme card for the Echo Park Card Swap for CE

I was INSPIRED by this card made by my card Idol Jennifer McGuire

 
Here's my take :)

I used PTI mat stack4 die in the center

 

The "Poinsettia" is made with this MFT Die-namics Daisy

 

 

 

Here's the supply list:

Cream Card Base: Cranes Cardstock

Kraft Cardstock: The Paper Company

Polka dot pattered paper: Echo Park

Stamp: JOY Hero Arts

Rhinestones: Mark Richards

Brads: Making Memories

Cuttlebug Chevron

My Favorite Things Daisy Die-Namics Die

PTI Mat Stack 4 Die

DIY Charms

I signed up for the charm swap f Creative Escape 2011

I'm so EXCITED :)

I've actually never made charms ever!

 I took pics of my process for my very 1st " DIY charms" attempt

So here we go........

I've had these round "frames" forever! I have no idea who makes them unfortunately

I used my handy dandy crop-a-dile BIG BITE to punch a hole at the top

 

Then I used my 1" punch to punch out some patterened paper

I used a patterened paper with images of small pics of playing cards

I then adhered the patterned paper on the center of the disk

using Fabri-tak adhesive

I then used some Glossy Accents 

(this bottle was from a kit so it's not packaged like it is in the stores)

apply generously

 

when the whole disk is covered with the glossy accents

 I sprinkled some art glitter ultra fine Crystal  on top

Then I placed  my copper flower charm from Nunn Design in the center

*be careful, so that the glossy accents doesn't spill over

 Make sure the charm sits on top of the glossy accents

I  used a swarovski crystal rhinestone on the center

and I used a needle to place it on the center

there's a little bit of glossy accents that go through that center hole that

I sed to keep the crystal in place :)

Then just let your charms dry over night :) 

The next day I used my big bite to punch the holes

 through the glossy accents & paper

Soooooo where's the finished charm you ask?

Ummm.... yeah I forgot to take a pic with the lock!

But, I promise it looks just like this pretty pic but with charm locks lol

 
I cant wait to receive my other charms :)

Hope you guys liked the DIY if any of you gets inspired to create your own charms

send me a pic of your finished project!

xoxo

ivyPINK