New site and more posts

Hi all,  well the last year has been challenging.  This year I promise more posts and the possibility of videos (yes I am going to make the jump and at least try).  Come join me on my new blog www.maymaycrafts.wordpress.com  I even have a post up already.  Thanks for visiting and as always happy crafting.

 

 

 

 

 
 

PROM oh my

Well its that time of year, flowers are blooming, trees are getting their leaves, Spring is very much on its way along with PROM.

 Man its hard to believe that my son is 17.  Where did the time go. . 

My sons date sent him pictures of her dress so we could match his tie and get a corsage ready.  Has anyone priced out corsages ????  Holy Crap when you price out real flowers its $25-35 for one of those babies and that if you get a generic one (white flowers, and ribbon for color).  Its not very pretty if you ask me - which my son did and I told him we could make one for about $10.

   So off to the local hobby stores here to find the right colors and items that I needed and of course along with way I found some other treasures I couldn't live without.

Here is the final product

 

one sprig of fern leaves, one sprig of blue flowers, in the bridal isle we found a pearl bracelet that everything tied too and the small blue flowers and then navy and silver ribbon that is on the bottom and top.  Best part of all of this (as I am talking to my favorite designer at Michael's) she starts telling me all of the easy ways to put it together

• take a pipe cleaner in a similar color and  twist into a figure 8
• cut small pieces (about 2-3 inches long) of the  ribbon and twist another piece of pipe cleaner in the middle until its secure
• cut a few leaves off the sprig of fern leaves attach to the figure 8 pipe cleaner
• then attach the ribbon and then start to assemble the flowers building up and out (until you are happy with the arrangement).

The whole thing is put together with hot glue.  It took about 25 minutes to make.   All of the items where purchased at Michael's Crafts. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and seeing what I have crafted, until next time Happy Crafting.  

Blending with something other than Copics

As always, a huge thank you to Lindsay for showing us an alternative way to saving a few bucks on our crafting addiction (or therapy as I like to call it).

 

(this is being re-blogged from The Frugal Crafter)

Let's Draw then Color with Cheap Markers {that look expensive!}

Howdy folks! You know how it is, you browse the galleries and shops online coveting the lovely new stamps that have been colored in with the most expensive of markers. Then you came to your senses and decided to visit my blog because you know I’ll show you how to do it cheaper and what’s more you will have a one-of-a-kind creation that others will try to copy. Today we will draw a cyclamen flower (you CAN do this, it’s easy!) then I am going to show you how to color it beautifully with ANY alcohol markers and to prove my point I am using Sharpies. You will need a colorless blending marker that is alcohol based, any brand is fine but it must be alcohol based if you are using alcohol markers. If you don’t have one it will be hard to get the colors really light. Most large craft stores have the Prismacolor brand markers and they work great, pick up a clear one (retail $4.50) with your coupon and you will be all set. Ready? Here we go! (Please click here see the original post)

 

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Thinking of you

Going thru some of my scrapbook/card ideas I found this idea for pattern paper that is busy.  By breaking up the pattern with a little bit of solid color it really does do wonders.  Noticed when I was editing the photo that my spacing was a little off between the strips (hey that is what makes things homemade so unique right?).

The card is a standard 5.5x4.25 inch card, with the fold on top, all of the supplies except the sentiment/embossing powder are from the Simon Says Stamp February 2014 Card kit (these kits sell out fast and sneak peaks at up coming kits are released on the 14th of each month).  The sentiment is from Stampin Up Sincere Salutation set, I love this set because it has a lot of everyday sentiments.

Almost forgot to mention that I used my new Wink of Stella pens on the flowers for a bit of shimmer. 

Hope you enjoyed this card and until next time Happy Crafting.

Homemade sponge daubers and homework for class

Hi everybody,

I want to throw a great big thank you to the Frugal Crafter (you can find a link to her page on the right side of this blog).  She did a video some months back on how to make spray mists and sponge daubers.  So I set out this week asking a friend of mine to keep all of her pop bottle caps for me and then headed to the dollar store to pick up make-up sponges.  Holy cow these were really easy to make and work wonders on your crafts (not to mention being way less expensive).

Here is a shot of all the daubers I made in about 15 minutes, 28 in all. 

 

Each dauber will get a number that corresponds to the individual ink pad that will be used with it.  They hold and transfer the color just like you get with the higher more expensive daubers.

 

Now when you tear the sponges apart you get that little ridge that you see down the middle of the above picture.  It will not affect your project and will eventually fall off. 

Now on for the fun part - I am taking a class on Stenciling.  Jennifer McGuire is one of the teachers.  She talked about different ways to get more out of your stencils - one of them is to turn your stencil over and continue the pattern.

I have this cute stencil from Heidi Swap, the diagonal stencil is the one that I used along with four different stamp pads from Stampin-Up (Pretty in Pink, Summer Sun, Lavender Lace and Ballet Blue), the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp ( Very Special).

Here is what I made for my homework assignment for day one (the colors on the 2nd card are a little lighter because of the lighting). 

 

Hope you learned a little something today, until next time - Happy Crafting.

 

Smiling

OK, I am looking at this New Year's resolution a little like my exercise routine - every time I post it becomes a little easier and way more fun.  So here we go

I recently signed up to take a Stenciled class with some great designers (Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Shari Carrol, Julie Ebersole and Debby Hughes).  Nothing could be easier—or more satisfying—than seeing a beautiful design magically appear when you lift away a stencil. In this class, you’ll learn sixteen exciting new techniques for this inexpensive and popular tool, including embossing paste, layering, masking, embossing, and more!

While I would love to purchase all of the new stencils that I am finding, it just isn't feasible.  One of my new sayings is - Use what you see, so that you can use what you have to create fun, beautiful new designs. 

I copied the sentiment from my stamp and made it larger (hence another way to use your stamps).  After stenciling this heart I just followed the design and cut it out. The light caught just right so you can see the embossing gloss on the heart.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting, hope you can use this design to create your own beautiful creation.  Until next time - Happy Crafting.

for this card I used BAZZIL 2-253 Peppermint paper, pink and white card stock. The stamp set is Simon Says Very Special, Hearts where made from a stencil set found at Michael's crafts, 3D Gloss Enamels RED, Classic Stampin Up Rose Red ink, and Gelly Roll Glitter Pen.