Altered "Inspire" Frame

I had so much fun making this frame!!! I hope Lina loves it as i made this for her. She was my partner for the Altered Frame Swap at  Creating the Crafty Life !!! 

Here is a video for an in depth look:

Inspire Frame Recipe:

• Michaels $1 Wood Frame
• White, Gray and Pink Acrylic Paint 
• Tim Holtz "Walnut Stain", "Black Soot" and "Brushed Corduroy" Distress Ink
• Tim Holtz Dress Form Die 
• Pink large Acrylic Flowers, Clear Wheat Leaves and pearl trim available at MB's Treasurista
• Iamroses flowers and Leaves
• "Inspire" Stamp, lace, scissor charm, and stick pins from my stash
• Designer paper from DCWV Luxury mat stack

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Thanks for dropping by to check out my project!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

♥Misty♥

Christmas Cookie Recipe Card

Hey everyone, today i would like to share with you my recipe cards for the "Christmas Cookie Recipe Card" Swap over at Creating the Crafty Life hosted by the lovely Leslie!!! So like the title says, its a Christmas Cookie Recipe that we had to come with. We had to make a 4x6 recipe card decorated in the theme christmas. Here is what i came up with. i will post the actual cookie recipe right after this post. i hope you likey...as this was my first and so so so much fun recipe card swap :)

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Thanks for dropping by to check out my project!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

♥Misty♥

"BOO" Banner

Hey everyone!!! I have a halloween banner to share with you today. I made this for my partner Cindy for the "Halloween Banner Swap" over at Creating the Crafty Life!!! I painted chipboard with black acrylic paint and covered it with various paper collections. I used K&Co diecuts for the October 31st and the bat.  For the "B" i used a random chipboard letter i had and crackled it with tim holtz black soot crackle paint. I layered it on top of a rosette flower and then on top of a spellbinder's diecut that i also embossed with a tim holtz embossing folder. I finished it off with another k&co diecut. I did the same to the "O" except i used a spider diecut! For the last panel i used Prima and iamsoses flowers along with more diecuts. I also edged each panel with pom pom trim on the top and bottom.

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Thanks for dropping by to check out my project!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

♥Misty♥

Spiderweb Card for "Halloween Card Swap" @ CCL

 Ok so i'm back with the second set of cards for the halloween card swap @ Creating the Crafty Life!!! I just love this card. Mostly cause i love flowers, halloween and those acrylic wheat sprays...like OMG! So i started with black card stock then my favorite pattern from last years Ravenhead Manor Collection by Recollections. I used a "Happy Halloween" stampabillities wooden stamp for the sentiment. I used a martha stewart spider web edge punch to make the diecut under the sentiment and on the edge of the pennant. 

I love the colors and the way this came out!!! The large flower is from last year and is recollections. The mini roses are prima and recollections and the leaves are iamroses. The wheat sprays which i'm so in love with are from my shop (MB's Treasurista)!!!

I went pretty simple on the inside, layering orange and cray paper from the same collection then some black and cream cardstock. I stamped a cute little spider for a finishing touch. 

Please stop by and check out Creating the Crafty Life for more swaps and the most friendly community around :)

Thanks for dropping by to check out my project!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

♥Misty♥

Spooky Night Card for "Halloween Card Swap" @ CCL

Hey everyone!!! I'm excited to share with you my first halloween card for 2011 (really ever) for the halloween card swap over at CCL (Creating the Crafty Life). This is what i came up with for the first set of 2. I started with some kraft cardstock, and layered using black cardstock and design paper form the new DCWV halloween & fall paper stack. I used an ek success punch for the bats and a martha stewart  edge punch for the decorative strip. I have a video below if you would like to see the card from start to finish.

Please stop by and check out Creating the Crafty Life for more swaps and the most friendly community around :)

Thanks for dropping by to check out my project!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

♥Misty♥

Evening Bag

This evening bag started out with a template from LSH for the evening bag swap. I used two 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of light weight chipboard. I painted the inside and outside with white gesso. Then using mod podge i covered the outside with two different designer papers from the GCD Studios paper pad "Ella Blue" (My Favorite....hehe). Then i used some cream 6" flat lace and covered the main part of the bag. I place dangle trim around the bottom, then added a loopy pearl trim over the ribbon portion. On top of the the main part of the pearl trim i added sequin flower trim. On the flap i used a Tim holtz on the edge die to achieve the gorgeous ornate border. I edged the flap with the sequin flower trim all around except for the top edge. On the top edge i used "frosted Lace" Stickles to just give it a little sparkle with minimum dimension. On the top side of the purse, i added three rows of the sequin flower trim. I also added the same trim to the top edge on the back side. I used some pearl cording for the handle. I punched a 3/16" hole with my crop-a-dile on each side. I made a knot on one end of the cording and fed it through both sides, then made another knot on the other end. The purse is sturdy enough to actually use it as an Evening Bag.

I used a flower charm I had in my stash to cover the closure. It matched perfectly and already had the dangling pearl. I think it really added a contrasting eye catching piece to the flap.

 I dressed up this satin flower by replacing the center with a Tim Holtz button. I then took Glossy Accents and dabbed all over the flower. Then covered it with Diamond Dust. This was the perfect touch to match the texture of the flower trim.

 On the inside of the bag i covered it with flocked design paper from the same paper collection. You can see i used Velcro for the closure. There seem to be an issue with the Velcro being too powerful and ripping the paper, so i cut down the soft fiber and filed down the hard plastic side until it just catched a little.

 I filled it with goodies ofcourse and then i was done. It was fun and easy. I hope you guys will give this a try.

Thanks for looking

♥Misty♥

Recipe for this Bag:

• Evening Bag template from LSH "Evening Bag Swap"
• 2  8 1/2 x 11 light weight chipboard sheets 
• Tim Holtz  Button
• Tim Holtz On the edge die "Ornate"
• MB's Treasurista Shop Trim
• Satin Flower
• Glossy Accents
• Diamond Dust
• Matte mod podge
• White Gesso
• Cream 6" lace
• Charm from my stash
• GCD Studio "Ella Blue"  paper
• Hot Glue Gun

Vintage Pizza Box

I really had so much fun making this and can't wait to join another swap or just make one cause i love it.....lol! I used a gorgeous 12x12" sheet of K&Co paper to make the box. I used Tim Holtz metal corners on the bottom. Then made it so it could hand with a luscious coca brown velvet scroll trim from my shop. On the sides i covered the ends with vintage silver buttons that i colored with a chocolate brown copic marker.

I used iamroses gardenias and painted them with several lindy's moon shadow mist in "Phantom Fuchsia", "Golden Doubloons", "Landlubber Green" and "Buccaneer Bay Blue". I also used recollection leaves. Colored a white "say it in pearls" by Prima with a dark chocolate brown copic marker.

Gotta love Tim Holtz book plates!!! I also use an adage tag "Dream".

One of my favorite things from Tim Holtz are the gorgeous knobs. I have finally brought myself to dip into the hoard vault and use one....sheesh that was hard...lol!

Thanks for looking

♥Misty♥

Recipe for this Box:

• Lindy's Moon Shadow Mists in "Phantom Fuchsia", "Golden Doubloons", "Landlubber Green" and "Buccaneer Bay Blue"
• Iamroses Flowers
• Tim Holtz  Metal corners and Ornate book plates
• Tim Holtz Adage Tickets "Dream"
• MB's Treasurista Shop Trim
• Recollections leaves
• Vintage Buttons from my stash
• White Say it in pearls" by Prima
• Brown Copic Marker
• K&Co paper

Charm and Butterfly Tag for LSH Swap

Front Side

Hey guys! I love the way this came out. I made this tag for the Spring Charm Swap On LSH. I started with a white recollection's tag. I sprayed it with Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist in "Phantom Fuchsia" and Starburst Spray in "French Lilac Violet". Then I stamped these cute butterflies. Distressed the edges with "Frayed Burlap" distress ink and embossed using the "Bird Flourishes" cuttlebug folder. I sprayed some fibers with Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist in "Phantom Fuchsia" and Starburst Spray in "French Lilac Violet" and tied them to the tag. Then I hung the charm i made for the swap from the fibers.

Back Side

I did the same as the front except I stamped my info on the back, and used a butterfly stamp from Cloud 9 Design's "Butterfly" cling stamp set.

Thanks for looking

♥Misty♥

Recipe for this Tag:

• Lindy's Starburst Spray in "French Lilac Violet"
• Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist in "Phantom Fuchsia"
• Tim Holts Distress Inks in the color "Frayed Burlap"
• MB's Treasurista Shop Fibers
• Momento "Tuxedo Black" ink
• Inkadinkado Stamp Set "Pattrened Bugs"
• Cloud 9 Design's "Butterfly" cling stamp set
• Recollections White tag
• Cuttlebug folder "Bird Flourishes"

Stick Pins for the "Stick Pin" swap on LSH

These are the stick pins that i made for Laura's stick pin swap on LSH.

I used a sizzix die "box with scallops" to make the box to hold the stick Pins.
Punched 3 tags out of white cardstock with an ek success punch. Stamped my information on the back of the tags. Sprayed the tags with shimmerz vibez and embellished with recollection flowers, pearls, pink ribbon, and a flower eyelet.
For the closure i just hot glued a small piece of magnet strip to the lid and one to the box.

These are the stick pins for the swap. I just had so much fun!!!!

I hot glued a piece of foam inside the box, to hold the stick pins.

Laura thanks so much for hosting this stick pin swap. It was a blast! Please Click here to view the wonderful site!

Thanks for looking♥