MAKIN' IT WITH MOD PODGE

Welcome to the final hop of 

the Krazy Crafting Crew!  

Today's creations will be all things ModPodge! 

We are an independent hop team that enjoys sharing our work with everyone and hope to inspire you with new ideas for your own creativity. We are a team who loves to do all different themes, such as cards, layouts, 3D projects and so much more. We do all the paper crafting from traditional to digital. Mostly traditional, every now and then there may be a little mixed media too! 

Now on to some fun. 

Here is the project I have made for today’s hop-

I started off with this - 

Next I took masking tape and closed up the open spots on the bottom and reinforced the seams.  Then I took black cardstock and lined the inside and covered the bottom.

I decided to use the Couture Collection by SEI.  I chose two papers - a floral and a stripe.  I cut the first one a bit larger than the sides so that it would wrap around.

I added the other pattern to the other two sides as well as to the carrier top.  

Next I took washi tape and went around all the edges so that they would be smooth.

I covered the inside and outside with a layer of Mod Podge Gloss-Lustre to seal it.

I thought this would be it but when I went back to my 'art' area I happen to notice a bag of ribbons and lace that had a trim that matched perfect so I decided to dress it up a bit...

And I just realized that I never told you the purpose.  It is a pen caddy!  There are four sections so I can keep my pens separated by type!

Our hostess for today is Jerise Havenga. Please make sure you stop by her blog and take a peek. She has a neat little give away going on and you can find out all the details on how to sign up for it.

Here is the total line-up!

Jearise Havenga : http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Lori Johnson Apgar:

http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Paula McLane Jennings: 

http://www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Liz Sternal Cline: http://www.tryin2craft.blogspot.com/

Christina Bartels: http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/

Nana's Scrap Spot: http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Robin Lane: http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie: http://www.somanycrafts.com/

Thanks so much for coming by and for all your support on our previous hops.

I am also going to enter this project in the Crafty Creations Anything But a Card challenge and Flying Unicorn Anything Goes challenge.

ALL FRAMED UP BY THE KRAZY CRAFTING CREW

Welcome to our ALL FRAMED UP BLOG HOP brought to you by our Krazy Crafting Crew. 

We are an independent hop team that enjoys sharing our work with everyone and we hope to inspire you with new ideas for your own creativity. 

We are a team who loves to do all different themes, such as cards, layouts, 3D projects and so much more. We do all the paper crafting from traditional to digital. Mostly traditional, plus every now and then there may be a little mixed media too! 

Now on to some fun. 

Here is the project that I have created for today’s hop -

I started out with two plain black wooden frames I picked up at the local dollar store.  

 I took out 6 rolls of coordinated Washi Tape that I had just waiting for a project.  3 of them were wide and 3 were narrow.

The first one I did I used the narrow tapes and I placed them in various random ways and sizes around the whole frame.  This turned out to be much more time consuming than I expected.  The frames came with photo mats so I popped them out and used the wide tapes to decorate the mat this time using a pattern which went much faster.

The second frame I did with the wider tapes on the frame in a specific pattern and the mat with the narrow tapes also in a pattern.  These went much faster!

Our hostess today is Cicily at Pink Dalmation Scrapper. For Blog Candy her  sponsor is Scrapbook Generation.

They are sponsoring two winners who each get to choose an ebook sketchbook of their choice.
I was your last stop for this month but in case you just stopped by to visit me, please go back and see all the great frames our Krazy Crew has created for your viewing pleasure.  

If you missed the full line up here it is: 

Cicily - http://www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com
Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com 
Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com 
Christina ~ http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/
Kathryn ~ http://creationswithkathryn.blogspot.com
Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Robin S ~ www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com
Katina ~ http://lovinglifeslittleblessings.com
Miranda ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com
Lori ~ http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Paula ~ www.preciouspagesbyPaula.blogspot.com


We'd love to hear what you thought of our projects so if you have a minute please consider leaving a quick comment!  They truly make our day!  

Thank you for coming by and hope to see you again next month! 

TAGS, BAGS, BOXES AND WHATEVER IN 3D!

Welcome to this month's blog hop with The Krazy Crafting Crew!! 

This month we are making Tags, Bags, Boxes and whatever can be made 3D!! 

If you just came by to visit with me, thank you, but I'd be thrilled if you would check out the entire hop beginning with our hostess, Janet at www.janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com

If you have been following the hop you must have arrived here from Miranda at www.nanasscrapspot.com

Janet is also offering a fantastic giveaway. 

Here's her description of the giveaway that you DON'T want to miss!!  Close To My Heart Cloud Nine Cardmaking Kit. Includes card bases, envelopes, cardstock, double sided paper, a stamp set, and washi tape, glitter tape and other embellishments to make 10 cards! Valued at $45.00! You can win this by leaving comments on each blog, and if you're not currently a follower, why not follow the blogs because there's always fun in this group and a blog hop each month to inspire you!

Here's my creation for this month's hop:

I started out with a size 8 shipping tag which I covered with a pretty SEI aqua and green patterned paper.  Next I took some templates and Ranger paint daubers and added two different patterns.  I edged the tag with a mint colored felt trim and white lace which I touched up the edges with a hint of Distress Inks.  Finally I added a Making Memories sticker that reads 'Spring has Sprung', a Scenic Route chipboard piece that reads 'Welcome Spring', 3 green and yellow Sassafrass chipboard flowers and two Hallmark Disney Tinkerbell stickers which I raised up by mounting on corrugated and adhering with Helmar's dimensional glue dots.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting with me today. Please leave each of us a comment and let us know how you liked our hop for your chance to win that awesome prize!

Now hop on over to the next stop with 

Katina at 

www.twochicsandacricut.blogspot.com

The complete lineup:

Janet www.janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
Liz www.tryin2craft.blogspot.com
Christina www.cema1cema.blogspot.com
Lissa Marie www.somanycrafts.com
Lori www.Scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
Zenita www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com
Cicily www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com
Jearise www.lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Miranda www.nanasscrapspot.com
Paula www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com
Katina www.twochicsandacricut.blogspot.com

LOVE STRUCK WITH THE KRAZY CRAFTING CREW

Are you Love Struck by someone that you never thought would enter your life, your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, son or daughter? Maybe even your pet!

Well here we are again for another Krazy Crafting Crew blog hop, Lissa Marie at "So Many Crafts, So Little Time" will be your hostess today if you would like to start there, but since you are here... let's have some fun!

If you have never hopped before it is fun and inspiring, grab your favorite drink and stay awhile for these inspirational valentine projects that are linked one after another. Lissa Marie has provided a layout sketch and a card sketch for the team to go with, and have them show you their take on how they will interpret this piece of art. We only have to do one or the other but I opted to do both. Stick around for the blog candy that Lissa is giving away for those who have hopped by. Here are the sketches courtesy of Google on the layout and a sketch Lissa re-interpretated of the scraplift of a card she saw on Google.. oh yes, she is a scraplifter!

Layout Sketch:

My Layout:

I am also entering this layout into the color palette challenge at Creating with Paper and More.  I used 4 of the 5 colors.

Card Sketch:

My Card:

We all appreciate you stopping by and checking out all the projects, we all love that comment lovin' so please feel free if you like even if it was just to let us know you were here! We love visitors too!

If you didn't start from the beginning, don't forget to stop by So Many Crafts, So Litte Time to grab her instant download for blog candy!

Then you can get all the blogs in on the hop!

Here is your line up to help you navigate through..

Your hostess 

Lissa Marie So Many Crafts, So Little Time

and the rest of the Crew

Christina ~ Crazy about Scrappin’

Janet ~ Janet's Creative World 
Paula ~ Precious Pages with Paula 
Miranda ~ Nana’s Scrap Spot 
Kathryn ~ Creations with Kathryn 
Zenita ~ Scrappin' with Z 
Robin Scott ~ Scrap and Chat 
Lori ~Scrappin' my stress away 
Liz ~ Tryin' to Craft 
Robin Lane ~ Create-a-Latte
Jearise - Lorby's World

I hope you have enjoyed our hop.  Be sure to come back again soon!

ANYTHING GOES WITH THE KRAZY CRAFTING CREW!

Here we are in a New Year and all new projects for the hop.  

Today Robin Lane will be hosting from Create a Latte.  With the New Year just beginning we thought  "Anything Goes" would be a great way to start.  

Do you like paper crafts, making cookies, crocheting or making pillows? 

Really anything goes for more fun and inspiration for us ladies who love to bake and do other things then paper crafts!

Today I have prepared a card for you.  

I used the Color Palette from Color Throwdown CTD273.

sketch #77 from Feeling Sketchy -

and the Get Well theme #175 from 4 Crafty Chicks.

Help us by making our teams resolution to gain followers and do a fantastic job for you that won't disappoint.  

We have a hop every first Sunday of the month, and we will bring  some kind of inspiring project with us!

Thank you for stopping by don't forget to hop the whole hop to see what we have going for you!

Blog lovin' can also win you some blog candy!  Here is the blog candy you can win from Robin Lane from Create a Latte.  It's a Hello Kitty Smash Book Kit.

Your next stop will be with Liz.

Here is your line up just in case you want to navigate back through!

Robin www.create-a-latte.blogspot.com

Lissa Marie   www.somanycrafts.com

Lori www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com

Robin www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Janet www.janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com

Miranda www.nanasscrapspot.com

Paula www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com

Liz www.tryin2craft.blogspot.com

Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/

Jessi www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com

Katina www.lovinglifeslittleblessings.com

Wendy http://www.luvinstampin.com/

GIFT GIVING WITH THE KRAZY CRAFTING CREW!

Farewell to 2013 soon it will be 2014. 

It is that time of year that gifts are being purchased and made, and it is always wonderful to receive a handmade gift, and there are so many great things to give. Some can be expensive some may not. We all are here to give you ideas for all occasions that you may be giving to another.

Our hostess today is Lissa here at So Many Crafts, So Little Time.

I decided to make a holiday mini-book for your idea gallery...

I am still busy embellishing the pages so for now, here is the cover -

I promise to add more to it as the day goes on...

For today's blog candy Lissa is giving away a $10.00 Gift certificate to anywhere you choose that she can purchase online and send the gift card to you online. Preferably you will choose Close to My Heart for a Studio J layout but this is the time to give and I like to give what you like to receive so good luck to every new and old email follower (required to win the certificate) and commenter who comments on the hop, hoping you make an effort on all the blogs.

Here is the full line up for your convienience

Lissa ~ So Many Crafts, So Little time

Ciclily ~ Pink Dalmatian Scrapper

Ellen ~ Card Monkey's Paper Jungle

Robin Lane ~ Create~a~Latte

Janet ~ Janet's Creative World

Lori ~ Scrappin' my Stress Away

Christina ~ Crazy about Scrappin'

Paula ~ Precious Pages by Paula

Robin ~ Scrap n' Chat

Thanks for joining us!

WELCOME TO THE KRAZY CRAFTING CREW GIFT CARD HOLDER BLOG HOP!

Well, it's that time of the year for gift gifting... 

and for many families that begins with the Thanksgiving holiday if you're trying to fit in all the families on both sides and extended ones.. so we've put together a great hop today with plenty of ideas to make those gift cards look like a million bucks! I personally love gift cards... no hassle in returns, wrong sizes, etc. and with the ability to buy cards for even Visa and/or MasterCard, how could your gift even be considered to be re-gifted!

They will surely find something they want or need..

For hopping today, we have a gift for some lucky person.  A 17.95 value Close To My Heart Merry and Bright Holiday Stamp set. You'll have a great little set to make your Holiday cards, gift tags, or other décor. A winner will be chosen by Nov. 6th so I can get this in the mail and off to the winner in plenty of time!.

How to win? 

Comment on each blog and show our creative team some love please! 

If you're not a follower, you might want to be... this group does a hop every first Sunday so you won't want to miss what's in store! Be sure to leave a way to contact you as well!

Now let's get hopping! If you havent already started head to Janet's Creative World where it all began (and where those awesome stamps are up for grabs!)

Today turned out to be the perfect day as Michael decided to buy his sister a gift card for her birthday and needed a holder.

I have never created a gift card holder before.  I just bought a great die to do one but as I haven't tried it out I figured the learning curve might take longer. (Boy was I wrong!)  I found some tutorials on YouTube and worked from some of those instructions.  

First I cut my Kraft cardstock and used my favorite border punch on the edge.  Then, as I nearly always do - I edged everything with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Next I cut some birthday paper to fit both of the outsides.

I didn't care for the belly band idea with the pattern I was using so instead I added a few glue dots on the back and put a coordinating ribbon.

I added a bit more of my patterned paper and a sentiment inside.

And finally I am finished!

Now you're off to: So Many Crafts So Little time    

I've posted the line-up in case you get lost... Happy Holidays!

Janet's Creative World

Loving Lifes Little Blessings

Scrapping My Stress Away

Create A Latte

Scapple Tree                                               You came from here

Precious Pages by Paula                       You are here now

So Many Crafts. so Little time            Go here next

Card Monkeys Paper Jungle

Nana's Scrap Spot

Crazy about Scrappin'

Thanks for hopping with us today!

A QUICK PEEK OF WHAT I'M UP TO...

Today I want to share a layout that I did for Scrapbook.com Ugly Paper Challenge for October.  

 Here are the papers I had to work with:

And here is the layout I created:

And now a card using sketch #317 from Mojo Monday that I am also using as one of my samples for my Anything Goes!! - Give Thanks challenge over at Colorful Creations.

The Sketch:

I chose to do square - here is my card:

Now I am off to create a gift card for the Krazy Crafting Crew's Blog Hop tomorrow.  Be sure to stop back and hop along - I hear there is some awesome blog candy to be won!

TO DIE FOR...

Welcome to the Krazy Crafting Crew's October blog hop: To "Die" For. Many crafters today have die cutting machines and we thought it would be fun to let them show off some of the work they do with their machines and tell us which machine they own. I can guarantee you will have a fun time looking at all their creations and if you're in the mood for a new die cutting machine, their work might sway you on which one to buy.

Our hostess for this hop is Jearise from Lorby's World and her blog is the place to start. She will have a give away going on so make sure you check out how to get signed up for that while you're visiting her.

Now let the fun begin...

I currently own the Sizzix Big Kick. I also have the Side Kick which I have had from when the Sizzlet dies came out. Now everything can be used in my Big Kick so the little machine only gets to come to crops if I am not planning on using embossing folders or full size dies.

This is my machine and the dies and embossing folders I used for these cards:

The first reason I went with the Sizzix Big Kick is that I already had a huge collection of dies from when I used the Sizzix Big Red Original Machine. While I had the Big Red I also purchased the Side Kick when they introduced Sizzlets which are much thinner smaller dies than the originals. The next reason was that I had tested out a Cricut at a scrapbook shop and found it much too complicated - it was great to be able to cut the same design in a variety of sizes and to be able to download cuts from online or design your own but the learning curve was greater than I was willing to do when I already had so much invested in my 'so easy' to use Sizzix. At this point I decided to upgrade my 'Big Red' to the 'Big Kick'. After I got the Big Kick I started collecting embossing folders. I use these nearly all the time. The machine is SO easy to use. You create a 'sandwich' with your die/folder and paper between some cutting plates. You put it at the front of the machine and crank the handle. It quickly rolls out the back complete.

Saturday was World Card Making Day so I decided to use my Sizzix Big Kick to help me create some cards.

The first one uses Sketch #313 from Mojo Monday.

The Sketch:

My Card:

The next one uses sketch #194 from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges.

The Sketch:

My Card:

Thank you for stopping by and now on to Jessi at www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com

In case you arrived here from another site here is the full line up for the hop.

Full Line up:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Lissa - http://www.somanycrafts.com/

Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com/

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Anita and Bugs - http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Paula - www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com

Jessi - www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com

Thanks so much for joining us and learning a bit more about die-cutting. A random commenter will be selected to win an envelope filled with various diecuts.