Nature Mini in a Box

I was playing with some things that I found while I was cleaning up my craft room.  I found a couple of paper mache boxes with mini's inside so I thought I would dress one up!  I used the Green Stack from DCWV and coloured up Nutsy Kaylee for the outside of the box.  She is so super cute!!

I added some bling and felt flowers from the Michaels $1.50 bin. and sequin butterflies from my stash.

Here is a little sneak peak of the mini inside.  To see the whole thing please head over to my youTube channel for the whole mini.

Here are the copics that I used to colour Kaylee!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Hidden Surprise Card!

I was playing with the Twisted Kit from the Greeting Farm - again =) and came up with this super easy hidden surprise card.  When you pull the first tier of the cake you find Celeste - so super cute!!

It is a nice clean and simple card, I decorated with some old large sequin flowers that I found while I was cleaning up my craft room.  And the little metal tag and flower eyelets that came from the Eyelet Outlet.

I added some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to Celeste.  Just love how she turned out.  Check out my youTube channel for more details and head on over to Not2Shabby for some awesome stamps.  Everything is still on sale right now for 15% off and if you use my GDT code "SARAH" you will get an additional 10% off - woohoo!!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

I'm a Special Guest Designer...

for Not2Shabby on Zibbet!!  Yah me!!

Can you believe it - Jamie asked me to be a "Special" Guest Designer with the Twisted kit from The Greeting Farm.  Oh yah, super exciting.  And part of me being a Guest Designer means that you get a Coupon code for 10% off your purchase at Not2Shabby!  Your welcome =)

The Twisted kit is on sale right now for 5% off - $45.60 and with my coupon you get another 10% off that price.  And there are 16 stamps in the set so you are getting them for less than $3 a stamp - what a deal!  Each single image stamp stamps are $8 to $12 when purchased separately but these ones are not available separately.  I know, I'm an enabler =)

So, for my first project as a Guest Designer I have decorated these mini composition books that a dear friend gave me (thank you Irene!).  The little boy represents Jonathan and his love of camouflage, and the little girl represents Madison and her secret wish for dip-dyed hair.  Super cute!

They are so adorable!  I hope you enjoy them.  The paper used is from the DCWV Rock Star collection and the chipboard frames are from Recollections Vintage Collector.  The greetings are from the Twisted kit and white embossed on black card stock.

Here are the Copic colours used for each image.  I hope you head over to Not2Shabby and pick up this kit before they are all gone.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Miss Lilly Summer - DT Project for LBBS

I'm here with my 3rd and final project as a guest designer for Little Blue Button stamps.  I have had a blast with each of my projects and I decided to make something big for my final one.

I used some chipboard pennants from Fancy Pants which I have had in my stash forever.  I covered them in paper from the Endless Summer stack from DCWV (also an oldie).  I decorated each of the banners with a doily from Michaels and a spellbinders out of the patterned paper.

Then they were decorated with flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and some acrylic flowers and butterflies.  All the laces are from my stash and then I also used some iridescent flat back pearls from MB Treasurista.

I absolutely love the way it turned out and Miss Lily Summer is so adorable.  Below is close up pictures of each of the banners.  Be sure to stop by my youtube channel for a video of it.

Miss Lilly Summer was coloured up with Copics (colours listed below).  I added some glitter with Wink of Stella on her skirt and the ribbon on her hat and then I added some crystal accents on her sun glasses.  I decided to make the popsicle into a fudge-sicle - mmmmm!

Hope you have enjoyed my projects for Little Blue Button stamps - head on over to their website and get yourself some of these stamps and digi's for yourself!!
http://lbbstamps.com

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Accordian Bean

I was playing around with different folds for cards and came across the accordian card fold from Splitcoaststampers.  The card base has been sitting on my desk for weeks just staring at me - so finally I matted it up and added some super cute Beans from the Magical Bean kit (which you can still buy right now at the Greeting Farm or Not2Shabby).

 It is so adorable!!  I added some black doily dies from My Favorite Things and some spellbinder shapes with the stamped sentiment.  All the paper is from the Citrus Stack from DCWV.

You can see the sparkle from the Wink of Stella on the images and the black doilies.
Check out my youtube channel from a close up look!

Here is the colic marker colours that I used on these two images.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Miss Lilly Glasses - Guest DT for LBBS!!

Hi Everyone!

I have my second project for Little Blue Button stamps and I am so super excited about this one.  I decorated an envelope from the DCWV Vintage Collector line and she is adorable!!
I coloured up Miss Lilly Glasses with my Spectrum Noir and Copic markers and added some paper from the Authentique Sweetness collection.

For the base on the envelope I used one of my new dies from Mama Elephant which has a scallop card base and a stitched layer for inside.  I die cut some floral paper from the Vintage Collector and a vellum piece for the inside.  The sentiment "Just Eat Ice Cream" is fussy cut from the Authentique collection and I added a sprinkling of sequins all over.

The marker colours that I used are listed below and for some additional interest I added diamond stickler to her headband and her dress and glossy accents to her glasses.  I really do love the way this one turned out.

If you would like a closer look please visit my youtube channel to see the video on this project!

Spectrum Noir:
Dress - PP1, PP4, PP5, BT3, BT5
Copics:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, R20
Hair - YR20M YR21, YR23, E33

Check out Little Blue Button Stamps for some great rubber and digi stamps - http://lbbstamps.com


Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Altered Tea Box and Discount Paper Crafts

While I was looking for inspiration on YouTube I came across a video from MsLiberty25 telling us all about Discount Paper Crafts on Etsy - It's also an amazing altered cigar box.  Well she also mentioned that they have a call for Design Team members - one for cards and one for altered projects.  Woohoo!!!

I'm all done my term on Color me Scrappy and really looking forward to working on some other items - I was getting in a 12x12 rutt :-)

Ok so for my project - I found these amazing unfinished wood tea boxes at Dollerama for $3 - yes $3 and thought that would make an amazing Christmas present.

I already had Garden Tea Party paper stack from DCWV and thought it would be perfect.

Take a look at my YouTube channel for the video - giving a description of how I altered the box.

I used some of my sacred items from my stash including the felt die cut strips that are adhesive - love the way they look on the glass lid. 

 Here the inside - I covered all sides with the patterned paper which is already tea stained.




Take a look at Discount Paper Crafts on Etsy - I've taken a look and I'm in love - she has amazing projects and great prices.  I already have a wish list going.

To Cathie at Discount Paper Crafts - thank you for the opportunity to apply - it would be a great privilege to design for you.

Don't forget to get in on my first give away and stay tuned - I've been collected some mixed media supplies and am working on some new projects.

Happy Paper Crafting!
Sarah

Baby Mini in a Tin

This isn't the mini that I mentioned in my last posting but it is the first one I got finished.  I used one of my cherished Maya Road Coffee Break tins that I've been hoarding.  Of course it's for a boy.

 On the inside of the lid I've used a memory box that can hold a lock of hair or baby teeth or any other memorabilia that you want to see.  Very cute.

 Each page is toilet paper roll style but made with paper.  Each tag has one side for journaling and the other side is blank for photos.  I even made some super cute and easy coffee filter flowers sprayed with glimmer mist.  I even used my Cricut - so happy!!

Well if you want to see the rest you'll have to head over to YouTube and watch my video here!

Happy Stamping!
Sarah