Wild Wyoming Art Cafe'

Spellbinders Shape It Up Sneak Peek and Giveaway Day Four!!

Hi There!  I'm so glad you stopped by today!  It's day four of the Spellbinders Shape It Up Sneak Peek and Giveaway and I'm so excited to share a new release with you!!

I must tell you that when I saw this gorgeous die template, it was in love at first sight.  It's so beautiful and intricate and I felt like it was hand picked just for me!  

I love all the details and precise cuts this amazing die template creates.  The Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template is perfect for creating beautiful and detailed cards, and expanding the pattern for gorgeous scrapbook pages.

Today, I wanted to show you a way to use this die that was a little bit outside the box.  I've created an intricately cut and embossed envelope by using the expandable capabilities of this fabulous Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template.

Supply List:

Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ Machine

S5-198 Tapestry Expandable Pattern

• WorldWin Papers®
• ClearSnap®
• Want2Scrap©

 

This Tapestry Envelope may look like it took hours to create, but with the fabulous Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template and the Artisan Explorer, it couldn't be easier!

• Cut a piece of tan cardstock 
• Cut/emboss using Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template- make sure to use a piece of wax paper in between the cardstock and die template to release the paper from the die template easily.
• Move the Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template vertically down the cardstock leaving about an 1/8" space for the fold line
• Cut/emboss using the Tapestry Expandable Pattern die template
• Apply Fluid Chalk Ink as desired
• Fold in half vertically
• Adhere the left and right edges of your envelope

• Adhere Bits of Bling
• Slide your card inside the envelope
• Enjoy!

 

Here are all the details of the Giveaway

 ~ Enter Now Here ~   

 

I have one more project to share with you today.  It’s a mixed media altered apothecary bottle.  I found this vintage bottle in a wonderful store in Wyoming.  It’s got a slight purple hue to it and it was just screaming for me to give it some life.  I’ve seen pages and pages of altered bottles on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. 

I love how it turned into a beautiful home décor piece.

I hope you enjoyed these projects.  It was so much fun creating them for you!  Don't forget to visit Tina McDonald for more chances to win!!

 

Questions? [email protected] No entries will be accepted at this email address.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

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Leave a comment and let me know what you think

of the new Tapestry Expandable Patter die template!

Hugs Holly

 

New Media Mixage Coffee Cup Mini Album a Video!

Coffee Cup Mini Album Tattered Angels

My favorite coffee mug says "Peace, Love and Coffee".  I usually have my morning cup of coffee in that mug.  A little inspirational quote and some coffee are a sure way to start the day of right.

So I decided to use a paper coffee cup to create a mini album full of quotes.  This has to be one of my favorite projects I have made.  

So grab your cup of coffee, kick up your feet and enjoy the video!

 

I hope you create one for yourself.  Please share with me if you do!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Hugs

Holly

Spellbinders Media Mixage Video ~ With Scrap Time!

Hi!  I have been so excited to share this video with you!

Scrap Time was nice enough to come into the Spellbinders CHA 2013 Media Mixage part of the booth and wanted to film a little demo of all the new product!  

Scrap Time - Media Mixage by Spellbinders – CHA WInter 2013 from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

  

I worked with them last year as well, and they are such nice people.  So happy to be filming with them again!

I'd love to hear what you think

Have a fabulous day!

Hugs

Holly

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I'm On Spellbinders Try It Tuesday LIVE!!!!!!

I'm On Spellbinders Try It Tuesday LIVE!!!!!!

Hello!!!  I'm so excited and over the moon happy that I will be on Spellbdiners Try It Tuesday LIVE on January 15th (tomorrow) at 8am PST, 9 am MST, 10am CST, 11am EST.

I hope you will join me!!  Pop it on your calendar, grab your coffee, kick up your feet and get ready to see all the new Media Mixage(TM) Bezels, Die Templates, Texture Plates and Blanks.

You are going to LOVE them!

Try It Tuesday will air live streaming on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/SpellbindersStacey/feed?filter=2

 

 Here's a bit of a sneak peek for you ;)

The fabulous Cindy Alexander, Me, Kim Hupke and Cathy Chlebana - we have so much fun! 

 The Spellbinders Booth has been sooooo busy!!!  It was one amazing show!

 The beautiful and always inspiring Stacey Caron - owner of Spellbinders

Me and Ken

 

I will be joining Ken, Terre and Kelly on Spellbdiners Try It Tuesday LIVE on January 15th (tomorrow) at 8am PST, 9 am MST, 10am CST, 11am EST. 

I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying this new Media Mixage line by Spellbinders.  If you've been following my blog, you know how much I love Mixed Media.....and this new line is fabulous!!!

Thank you all so much for your support!!  I hope I'll see you on Spellbdiners Try It Tuesday LIVE on January 15th (tomorrow) at 8am PST, 9 am MST, 10am CST, 11am EST.

Please shoot me a question or say hello in the LIVE chat during the show!!

Woohoo!!

hugs

Holly

Create A Keepsake Baby Album in One Night!

I have a quick and easy Keepsake Baby Album to share with you today!

I have been so very busy with a full time job as a counselor, being a wife and mom, a Boys and Girls Club Board Member, Graduate School and being a member of Spellbinders Inspriation Team, Tattered Angels DT and Social Media and DT Coordinator for Julianna Hudgins Positively Me.....that I often don't have any time to carve out to just create art for me.  Whew, it's exhausting just reading about all my duties. lol

Most days I enjoy juggling my many hats and feel very productive in all of them.  But, sometimes my plate is so full I don't know where to start.  That's when I really have to make sure to take time for myself.  I do something that feeds my soul.

This Keepsake Baby Album was just what I needed to create, as a gift for a co-worker, with no specific products or guidelines, and the hope and wonder of a new life as my creative mojo.

I made this Baby Album in one night.  It measures about 5x7".  I started with a Maya Road Board Book, which has rounded corners.  I chose a variety of My Mind's Eye patterned papers that blended well together.  I kept the theme focused around vintage baby and neutral colors, as my co-worker doesn't know yet if she's having a boy or a girl!

I traced an inside page onto my paper then used my paper trimmer and scissors to trim it perfectly.  I kept this to use as a template for all the rest of the pages.

 I left an 1/8" on each page near the book binding to allow it to close easier.  I let the base of the board book show through at the binding.  It gives it more of a vintage feel.  I used industrial strength adhesive to adhere each page.

I cut and embossed several different Nestabilities Spellbinders Paper Arts die templates to create mats for the baby pictures.  I adhered the Heidi Swapp BABY letters to the front of the album, along with a strip of ribbon.  Then I signed the back of the book.

I placed the BABY Album in a gift bag and included several types of adhesive.  This way the new Mom has an album all ready to go, knows exactly where to include the pictures and has a way to adhere them as well.

This is was such a fun project, that really helped me enjoy the creative process, ramp up the mojo and create just for fun.

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

I really appreciate it.

Holly

A Jewel Bling Gift Card Holder

Most importantly I need to shout out a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister, Diana Dellos!!!  She is such a wonderful sister, mom, wife and friend.  She is an incredible artist too - take a peek at her blog!

There are only a few more shopping days left until Christmas!  If you're like me, and need a few more gift ideas....I have one to share with you today ~ A Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Bling Gift Card Holder!

 I'm so excited to get my hands on the new Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Bling by Want2Scrap!!

I cut and embossed Jewel Flowers and Flourishes and then adhered the Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Bling.  It's gorgeous!!  I love how perfectly the bling lines up with the die cuts.

I cut a piece of white cardstock to size, then used an M-Bossabilities to create some texture, folded back a corner, added some ribbon, the die cuts and bling, the giftcard and a decorative stick pin.

A quick and easy project that is great for those last minute gift ideas anytime of the year.

The tragedy of Newton, CT weighs heavy on my heart.  Our prayers and thoughts go out to all those touched the events.  Speaking of prayers and positive thoughts, I'm sending my love and prayers out to Julianna and Momma Bev today as well.

I wish you all a holiday filled with love, peace and joy.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and for ebing a subscriber.  I really appreciate it!

Holly

Holly-Days Vintage Canvas

It's time for more "Holly-Days" projects!  This one is featured on the Julianna Hudgins ~ Positively Me Website.

Oh I am so in love with these Canvs Corp. Chunky 6x6 Canvases!  It was the perfect base forJulianna Hudgins' Jewel Framed Sentiments and Jewel Flowers and Flourishes die templates by Spellbinders Paper Arts.

Of course I threw in some Tattered Angels paints as well.  The entire tutorial is on Julianna's blog!  There is a giveaway on Julianna's blog too!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I truly appreciate it.

Hugs

Holly

Canvas Christmas Stocking

The Holidays are drawing near (or Holly-Days as I like to call them! lol) It brings to mind so many fun times playing board games at my Grandma Theresa's, learning how to make her favorite recipes, drinking holiday drinks such as as eggnog, and trying to organize our house to make room for all the holiday decorations.  This month, the Tattered Angels Design Team will be showing you projects that bring to mind family holiday memories and traditions.

Christmas stockings are a big tradition in my family. I can remember a stitched and sequined Stocking my Great Grandmother made for me when I was very young. My Grandma Theresa always had long red felt stockings with our names on them at her house. They are memories I cherish always.

I created this Christmas Stocking with memories of Wyoming Christmases in mind.  I began with a Canvas Corp Canvas Stocking.  This is the little Canvas Stocking.  It is so adorable and so easy to mist, paint, stamp, stitch and alter.

I placed my stencil on top of my stocking and lightly misted using Woven Burlap Glimmer Mist and Plain Jane Simpley Sheer in Rosey.  I also misted the toe and heel of the stocking.

I tied ribbon and twine around the stocking.  Next I cut and embossed Spellbinders Stars Five out of premium craft foil and then embossed it using Spellbinders M-Bossabilities (R) .  I cut and embossed the Star out of Canvas Corp corrugated cardboard, then pained with Plain Jane Red Stained Glass.  I cut and embossed the smallest Star out of Canvas Corp striped paper and painted it with Chandelier Glimmer Glam.  Then tied these to the twine and added a few stick pins for detail.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial for this super quick and easy Canvas Christmas Stocking!  Check the Tattered Angels Blog Today for my project, and every day this month for even more fabulous projects from the Tattered Angels Design Team!

Hugs

Holly

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Fall Gift Ideas

This month all the “Angels” will be showing you fabulous ways to use Tattered Angels Paint Products in all your gift giving!  Celebrations, Birthdays and Holiday gifts are wrapped with Tattered Angels goodness.

I’ve created a fall themed card and handmade wrapping paper to share with you today!

I used some die cuts as well as some found objects in nature.  Wooden twigs soak up the gorgeous color and glimmer of Tattered Angels Paint Products.  Real leaves let the color and glimmer pool into the cracks.  Die cuts add some uniform to the projects as well.

I used the negative space on the die cuts as a stencil to create a soft misted effect on the wrapping paper.  I also used Canvas Corp Fringe and colored it with Sugar Maple and Sun Sister Glimmer Mist.

I even used a feather I found in my yard, and painted it with Butterscotch Glimmer Glam.  A few of leaves were coated with Bon Bon Glimmer Glam and Penny Loafer Glaze as well.

I hope you enjoyed my project today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to come by everyday this month for more fabulous gift giving ideas!

Hugs

Holly

A Jillian Vance Design ~ Tooth Fairy Ensemble

I am so very excited and honored to be a Guest Designer for Jillian Vance!!!  I have always adored her stamps.  It's been a pleasure to get to know her and see her at each CHA show.  Her story is inspirational and you are going to be blown away when you hear that she started designing stamps at the age of 10!!

You can read about Jillian Vance Here.  She is such a brilliant young entrepenuer and if you're a paper crafter or mixed media artist, I hope you will support her by visiting the Jillian Vance Website and buying truck loads of her stamps!

She has created so many fabulous stamps, it's really hard to choose my favorite.  But today I'm going to show you the Tooth Fairy Stamp Set.

The Tooth Fairy Stamp Set has so many fun stamps in it and is so versatile!  My youngest daughter Mackenzie Hope just lost a tooth, and this stamp set was the perfect inspiration for my project today.

I created a Tooth Fairy Ensemble to share with you today!! A Card, A Tooth Box and Tooth Fairy Dust! This was so much fun to create!  Here is a sneak peek of the ensemble for you......

Please make the jump over the Jillian Vance Blog by clicking on the link to see the entire project and visit her website.

It would mean the world to me.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

 

You can see all her amazing stamp designs on the Jillian Vance Website.

Be sure to check out her blog ~ The Princess and the Paper as well!

 I had so much fun being a Guest Designer for you Jillian!  Thank you for being such an inspiration to young women around the world!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Hugs

Holly Simoni

www.hollysimoni.typepad.com