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Holiday Decor!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 8 Comments

Happy Tuesday!  I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything here.  Yes, I can!  I’ve been decorating, crafting with Kate, and simply being lazy.  Oh!  I’ve also been working on projects that I can’t show you yet . . . if you know what I mean.

I have a couple of things today to let you know about.  First, Graphic 45 is having a Holiday Gift Tag Challenge.  It’s the December challenge and you have until December 15th to take part.  Click on the link, Holiday Gift Tag Challenge, and you can read all about it.

The next item . . . one of my shadowboxes is being showcased on the Graphic 45 Blog today.   Please hop over there and check out the other projects . . . which are absolutely fabulous and so darn creative!

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The frame is from Darcie’s and is the medium shadowbox.  A scene from Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Collection, Christmas Emporium, was die cut with Spellbinders™ Grand Labels One then placed on the bottom layer.

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To add dimension, the book and Santa’s upper body were cut out separately and mounted over the bottom layer with 3D Foam Squares.  After building up the frame, iridescent snow flake sprinkles were added before adding the Plexiglas.  The top layer of the frame was covered with Happy Holidays from the collection and then added to finish the frame.

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The poinsettia was die cut/embossed from Under the Mistletoe with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia.  The middle was made with small pearl beads covered with Lemonade Alcohol Ink.

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The tree is from Want2Scrap that was covered with Peeled Paint Distress Stain then covered with Peeled Paint Distress Stickles.  The stamp is from Special Delivery that was distressed then sponged with Antique Linen.  The star at the top of the tree began as clear, but was covered in Lemonade Alcohol Ink.

I guess that’s all for today.  Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, embrace the adventures of the day!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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A Gift for a Roommate!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 13 Comments

Good Monday morning!  I hope your weekend was a good one.  I had some play time in the studio and then some quality butt time watching the final races in NASCAR.  I’m sad that this was the last racing weekend, but I only have a few months until Daytona!  I think I can handle it.

The last time my darling daughter, Mallory, was home it was major crafty time for us.  There was one project that she left for me to finish on my own . . . or should I say . . . there was one project that I refused to do at that time because of time restraints with other pending projects.  I don’t think she was that upset that we didn’t work on it then  either, because she knew I would make the project when I had time.

The story of the project is . . . I send some of my projects with Mallory back to school.  One of her roomies, Megan, loves my vintage flair (which I found out that last trip home when Mallory was looking for things to take back to Megan), so Mallory offered ME, her momma, to make a recipe box for Megan.  Mallory’s approach . . . Mom I told Megan that I would work on this while I’m home this week . . . knowing full well that I would end up doing it.  Sly little fox she is!  Now don’t get me wrong because it sounds like I didn’t want to make this project at all . . . I find Mallory’s ways of manipulating hilarious.  In my heart I’m totally flattered that Megan likes what I do and I wanted to take my time on her project so it would be worthy.

What she sent was a blank chipboard recipe box and a pad of Prima paper that she really loves.  You can see these in the Project Supply list at the bottom of my post.  My problem was the paper was 6×6 and the box was much wider . . . I ended up using some extra paper I had here that would match her paper (to a point).  The box was covered in my paper, sanded at all the edges, and then sponged with Antique Linen Distress Stain.

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and then from the top looking down . . .

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I added a keyhole to the front just for the fun of it, but left off all other metal embellishments (i.e., feet, knob) so the box could sit flat and be opened easily.

The flowers were die cut with Spellbinders™ floral die templates (details in Project Supplies) from the Prima paper that Megan sent.  The leaves were die cut from GrungePaper and the flourishes are from Want2Scrap.

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Even though it’s hard to tell in the photo, all the edges of each petal of each flower were sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  The leaves were covered with Peeled Paint Distress Stain, then the edges were highlighted with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.  The center of the red flower above is a corsage pin that was covered with Lake Mist Alcohol Ink.

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The chipboard flourished were painted with Peeled Paint Distress Stain, then wen dry covered again with Peeled Paint Distress Stickles.   I must stay that sitting across the room and looking at this side of the box, the flower appear to be part of the paper . . .  it’s so cool!   To finish off the flowers, turquoise and brown leaf Trinket Pins were added.

I hope Megan likes what I’ve done and I can’t wait for Mallory to take it to her after the Thanksgiving break.

Thanks for stopping by and remember . . .  life is short, embrace the adventures that come your way today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Handmade Holidays Blog Hop 2011!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 258 Comments

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!


Calling all crafters! Clearsnap gathered designers from some of their favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3-day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

To sweeten to Hop, the manufacturers are offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize package from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors!

Graphic 45 is offering the following prize package (retail value of $75.00):

For my handmade gift, I decided to alter an old frame that I had in my stash.  The frame holds a 4×6 photograph, so I found one of my grandmother taken when she was in her early 20’s.  The photo is a little grainy, but I believe my scan was taken from a copy and not the original.

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The frame was covered with Graphic 45 Renaissance Faire Collection – Renaissance Faire.  The excess paper was sanded from the sides, which were then sponged with ColorBox Mix’d Media Honey and Graphic 45 Dark Cashmere Decades Inks.

The swirls are Want2Scrap chipboard shapes that were covered with ColorBox Olive Pastel Fluid Chalk Ink, then misted with Green Olive Smooch Spritz.

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The metal flowers (Graphic 45 Metal Flowers) were sponged with ColorBox Frost White Pigment and Mix’d Media Peridot Inks, then shaped with jewelers pliers.  The flowers are fastened together with Graphic 45 Metal Buttons.  The red flowers were die cut from Graphic 45 Renaissance Faire Collection – Romantique with Spellbinders™ LF-005 Grand Peony Creations (the larger flower below) and S5-049 Carnation Creations (smaller flowers above).

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The leaves are made from GrungePaper, die cut with Spellbinders S4-328  Foliage, then covered with Graphic 45 Antique Moss Decades Ink.  There were then misted with Green Olive Smooch Spritz.  The floral embellishments were white pearl trinket pins, colored with Lake Mist Alcohol Ink.

Now for the rest of the Blog Hop details:

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by November 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day a brand new list of blogs will be posted with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!  The blogs listed are for today only.

Thanks for stopping by today and cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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e-Team and Want2Scrap Creative Blog Hop!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 54 Comments

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The E-Team is excited to share in a fun blog hop with the Want2Scrap Design Team. If you are new to eclectic Paperie or Want2Scrap, here is a little information about these two creative companies. Each offer unique lines of products for all paper crafters.

eclectic Paperie (eP) is an online boutique for all who love paper crafts. There is an eclectic assortment of products, supplies, tools, and materials to assist you in your quest for creative expression. Stretch your basic paper crafting skills beyond simple scrapbooking and card making. Take the next step into artistic expression by “feeding your creativity” at eclectic Paperie. You keep up new product offerings by following eclectic Paperie on Facebook, Twitter, or the eP Blog.

Want2Scrap™ manufactures rhinestones lines including the Nestabling™ line that coordinates with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line.  A variety of Nestabling and Nestaboard shapes correspond with specific Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

The E-Team & Want2Scrap Design Team were on a mission to create some fun projects using the Nestabling, Nestaboard with any coordinating Spellbinders dies, too. Come blog hop with the two teams to see what kind of creative juices resulted.

The E-Team:

Daisy Sparks (eP Blog)
Broni Holcombe
Latrice Murphy
Linda Duke (Representing Both Teams)
Micki Harper
Sherry Cheever YOU ARE HERE!
Starla Nelson

The Want2Scrap Team:

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Heidi Blankenship – Design Team Coordinator
Dana Gustafson
Elise Durenberger
Karen Taylor
Linda Duke
Mimi Leinbach

 

Twice the number of blog hop participants means twice the fun that includes prizes, too. Visit each E-Team and Want2Scrap participating member and leave them some feedback about their creations. One comment per person, per blog, please.  You have until today, Friday, September 30th to Sunday, October 2nd to visit each blog participant.

Six random winners will be chosen from the blog hop participants. The six winners will win either a $20.00 gift voucher from eclectic Paperie OR Want2Scrap. Each company is giving away three (3) $20.00 gift vouchers. Winners be posted on the eclectic Paperie Blog and on the Want2Scrap Blog on Tuesday, October 4th so make sure you check back to claim your prize.

For my project today I ended up doing a mini Halloween hanging.  My intention was to work with the Labels Seven Nestaboards and show how simple it would be to make a pyramid/3D image with the Nestaboards (no more pop up dots).  However, much to my dismay . . . in my Want2Scrap stash, I didn’t have Labels Seven but I did have Labels Twenty.  This caused me to change my mind because I couldn’t find an image that would fit and that I wanted to work with.  This also resulted in me making a Halloween project instead of something else  . . . .  But it does look cute hanging in my sitting room.

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I used the largest of the Nestaboards and covered it with orange paper from Fancy Pants Oct 31.   The swirl flourishes under the flowers and sentiment, were white pearl Finesse Swirls from Want2Scrap.  I didn’t have black in this swirl, so I decided to color them with Black Alcohol Ink.  I then cut the swirl in half (since it’s long) and placed them from the left going to the right side.

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The flowers were die cut from a different sheet of designer paper from the Oct 31 pad with LF-005 Grand Peony Creations.  The leafs were die cut from GrungePaper with S4-328 Foliage and then panted Crush Olive.  All the sponging on this project was done with one of the new Ranger Seasonal Distress Inks, Gathered Twigs.  The back of the flowers were sponged with Seedless Preserves.

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The sentiment was a small section of another sheet of the Oct 31 paper that I trimmed out.  It just happened to come very close to matching Labels Four, so I die cut and piece of printers chipboard and another section of paper from the Oct 31 pad.  I used that layer as a packing for the sentiment.

I did place a small piece of waxed twine at the top to use as a hanger.

I’ll be keeping this piece and store it along with all my other Halloween decorations.

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Spellbinders and Core’dinations!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 140 Comments

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Welcome to the Spellbinders™ and Core’dinations Blog Swap!

This week Spellbinders™ has teamed up with our Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock® to showcase the wonderful ways our products work together!

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ die templates cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions.  Follow Spellbinders™ on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only sandable cardstock with a color core. Sand it, tear it, emboss it and so much more! The Core Essentials line comes in over 160 colors with matching color families. Or maybe you are looking for something a bit more contrasting like the Black Magic or Chocolate Box collections. The sandable core will shine through the unique black and brown colors once it is sanded. Core’dinations has also teamed up with industry leading companies such as Pink Paislee, BasicGrey, Graphic 45 and more to create new and unique pre-embossed cardstock that perfectly accents their patterned papers.  Follow Core’dinations on Facebook, the Core’dinations Blog and website.

But there is more! Check out Core’dinations website for the new Cardmaker Series, Kraft-Core and various other wonderful cardstock lines.

The Designers from Spellbinders participating this week are:

Monday, September 26

Heidi

Sherry (YOU ARE HERE)

 

Tuesday, September 27

Kazan

Christine

Gloria

 

Wednesday, September 28

Julie

Tina

Kimberly

 

Thursday, September 29

Holly

Latisha

Windy

 

Friday, September 30

Tonya

Beth

 

For the Designers from Core’dinations participating, please visit the Core’dinations Blog.

 

My project for this hop, is a mini pizza box



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made from Core’dinations Core Impressions Graphic 45 Timeless Collection.  The piece of cardstock I chose from this collection is sandable core with clocks.  I sanded (with the Core’dinations Sand It Gadget) the embossed clock areas to leave the kraft core showing through.



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A band was made to go around the box, using a tan paper from the ColorCore Graphic 45 Signature Series that was die cut/embossed with Spellbinders E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities, and then sponged with a crème colored ink.  A strip of Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutant Collection (Mechanical Mind) was attached to the scalloped border.



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To decorate the stop of the band, a label was made using the same black cardstock as the box, that was die cut/embossed with Spellbinders S4-308 Labels One SM.  Placed on the label are sprockets and gears.  Spellbinders Precious Metals Foils were die cut/embossed with S5-048 Sprightly Sprockets and then placed on Want2Scrap Sprightly Sprockets Nestaboard.  The foil was then covered with Pitch Black, Gold and Copper Mixatives Alcohol Inks.



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The flower embellishment is made from Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutant Collection (Nouvea Artistry) that was die cut/embossed with Spellbinders LF-005 Grand Peony Creations.    Before shaping and assembling, each petal of the flower was sponged with crème ink.  The leaves were die/cut embossed from Core’dinations Color Core Tank.  The leaves were also sponged with crème ink.

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When all the pieces are assembled the mini box looks like this:

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Well, that’s all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy visiting all the other designers’ blogs during the week!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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