DIY Halloween Earring Holder

Now that both girls have pierced ears our earring collection has grown and Pivia our youngest really enjoys cordinating her outfits with her earrings and since our current storage is just pull our tuperware drawers I wanted a better way to display and store them.

I searched Pinterest and found many different ideas and the one I like best for storing our Holiday earrings used a material from Darice called Plastic Canvas, I found it at Micheals.

 I started out with yep you guessed it $1 store 4X6 picture frames.

I choose a simple black design but you can go with any design or size just make sure your earring material will fit inside.

I used some wire cutters to grab the prongs and wiggle them out.

Discard or reuse the other materials.

 I left this is because I thought it would be fun and cool to use this but let me tell you it was supper hard to glue down and messy and very loose.

I am glad I choose to purchase 6 frames in my trip to the $1 store.

 You want to measure the inside of the frame, I mean from ledge to ledge.

Mine was 5 3/4 wide by 7 3/4 long.

Hot glue around the edge and place inside.

I did this in sections and waited tell cooled and dry between sections.

 Here is a close up to show edge to edge.

Its not pretty but it works and this is the back any ways.

As long as it is secure it will be fine.

 Here it is all done.

There are different sizes of the Plastic Canvas but I choose this one for the holes.

It says 7 on the tag with the price sticker.

 Here are the earrings front the front.

And here is the back with the backings attatched.

 Here is the front with the hang on earings.

 Here is the back.

 I saw these at Hobby Lobby and had to pick up a package, new this year.

A better photo.

 I decided to embosse the wooden pieces but you could easily paint, use marker, or color them with ink or leave plain.

 Useing a lid to a box makes it easier to not burn myself while embossing the wooden pieces.

 I also embossed a sheet of white card stock in yellow to add the holes in the wooden pieces.

 Tombow Mono Liquid Glue to attach.

Here is the finished project.

 Close up, I love how the yellow makes the wooden pieces pop.

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Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

- Wood Veneer Pieces - Halloween theme - their brand

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

- Plastic Canvas by Darice #7

- Celebrat 360 black Gross Grain ribbon 3/8 inch

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

- 4X6 photo frame

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Joanns Craft Store Site https://www.joann.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My big shot, paper trimmer, bone folder, and other adhesives can be purchased at your local or online craft supply places.

At the very end of this post will be links to the products I used if avaliable, if not available I will still put the names of the products I used.

Embossing Powders I used are : Carnelian, Violet, Ebony, and Canary by Recollections (Micheal's brand)
                                                : Silver and Sliver Pearl by Rnager

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MFT (My Favorite Things) Sketch Challenge #400

Decided to try out more of the paint swiping technique and enter anouther My Favorite Things Challenge, this one is their Sketch Challenge #400.

Would you like to join, CLICK HERE.

Again I did not have any MFT product that would work with the design I had in mind so I bundled up a few other companys to make the card work.

 I started by cutting out an umbrella out of masking paper.

 I am using some Tim Holtz water color paper, its hard to see but the umbrella is on their near the bottom and centered.

 Again I used the Daler Rowney brand acrylic paints.

 And apparently I am not too sure about the rainbow order and mess up, but its ok.

 I slowly and carefully drag it down close to the end of the umbrella mask and not going all the way over it.

 Also carefully removing the mask while its still wet as to not smear.

 I use my Hampton Art Stamp Perfect tool to get placement and double or triple stamp with my ink.

And here is my finished card

 I added a variety of close to matching Pretty Pink Posh Sequins that I adhered with Glossy Accents.

 I had extra paint on my card so I smeared it on a scrap of water color paper and cut down to add to the inside of my card.

 The card base is the color Tip To Taupe, the same as the ink I used to stamp the handle of the umbrella and the inside and back of the card.

I used Going Gray to stamp the top of the umbrella and Versa Fine Black Onyx ink for the sentiment on the front of the card.

 Here is with the camera flash on.

Close up with the camera flash on.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

- Heavy Weight White card stock for the inside of the card

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Joanns Craft Store Site https://www.joann.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My big shot, paper trimmer, bone folder, and other adhesives can be purchased at your local or online craft supply places.

- Versa Fine Black Onyx ink

- Hero Arts Stamp Perfect Tool - discontinued

- Daler Rowney Acrylic paints - in the colors - Brillant Red, Orange, Deep Yellow, Medium Green, Coeruleum, and Ultromarine

- Masking Paper

- Tim Holtz water color paper

Stamps of Life found here http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm

- Stamp and die set called umbrella4you

My Stampin UP demo is Jenny Rast, You can purchase from her and support her by searching for her under the demonstrator section here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

- Going Grey ink  -  Retired

- Tip Top Taupe ink and card stock  -  Retired

To purchase Pretty Pink Posh products click here http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/

- Sequins in the color  -  Shamrock, Amethyst, Raspberry, Cobalt, Marigold, and Lemon Drop

MFT (My Favorite Things) color challenge #100

Unfortanitely I did not use any MFT products on this card, I could not find any in my stash that would work with how the card was turning out.

I decided to go for some paint smearing technique, you know from the all mighty Jennifer McGuire Ink a while back she posted a video.

I believe this card would be FANTASTIC for a Veteran or a Soldier overseas during the Holiday season, tell me what you think in a comment.

 I started off by picking colors close to the challenge.

I chose Daler Rowney paint in the colors Crimson, Yellow Ochre, Coeruleum, and light blue.

Some water color paper from my stash as well.

 I at first did all four colors.

 Then I rearranged the blues and tried again.

Then I had an aha moment and thought, Kraft Card base with the reds and blues paint dragged and add snowflakes over it.

 I used some Silver Pearl embossing powder to embossing the snow flakes X3.

They are wooden and from my abundance stash.

Tombow Mono Liquid glue to adhere all the things.

Heavy Weight White card stock to cut out the sentiment.

All done, this is with out the flash on my camera

This one is with my flash on

Here is a close up, so glad and happy with how it turned out.

An all American Christmas card and totally no traditional colors.








Would you like to play along with this challenge CLICK HERE to enter.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Joanns Craft Store Site https://www.joann.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My big shot, paper trimmer, bone folder, and other adhesives can be purchased at your local or online craft supply places.

- I used Ranger embossing powder in the color Silver Pearl
- Water Color paints in the color Light Blue, Coeruleum, Crimson, and Yellow Ochre
- Wooden snow flakes from my stash
- Water Color paper from my stash

My Stampin UP demo is Jenny Rast, You can purchase from her and support her by searching for her under the demonstrator section here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

- Crumb Cake card stock for the base

To purchase Simon Says Stamp products click here http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/

- painted merry and bright die - their brand

JOY card with a Snowflake in the center

I searched JOY cards on Pinterest and found a few I really liked but did not have the supplies I needed to re create so as I was looking threw my stash I found a bunch of wooden snowflakes and decided to roll with it.

 I am using a Lid from an old box to hold my snowflakes while I heat emboss them.

It protects my hands from getting burned and keeps the piece from falling.

 Here it is with three layers of white heat embossing.

 I used heavy weight white card stock and cut out the J and Y four times and glued them together with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.

 I decided I wanted a little color for this card so I versa marked half the snowflake and added some blue powder, then after that heat set and cooled I did it again and added some glitz embossing powder on top of the blue.

The cricut spatula works great to pick up the wooden and card stock heat embossed peices.

 I was going to use a white card base with a white wood grain embossed mat but I believe that was too much white.

I added again blue then glitz embossing powder and Tombow Mono Liquid glue to adhere to my card front because the mat got a bit warped.

I trimmed the edges of the card stock card base to make it even.

 I am using a wood grain textured embossing folder as well.

Finished card

Close up, one day I will be able to have more white space but fore now its just to hard for me not to have texture and color and embellishments.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

- Heavy Weight White card stock

- their brand Glitz embossing powder

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Joanns Craft Store Site https://www.joann.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My big shot, paper trimmer, bone folder, and other adhesives can be purchased at your local or online craft supply places.

- Wooden snow flakes can be found at multiple sources via online or in store

- Zing embossing powder in the color Aqua

My Stampin UP demo is Jenny Rast, You can purchase from her and support her by searching for her under the demonstrator section here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

- wood grain embossing folder

To purchase Simon Says Stamp products click here http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/

- I used their brand of White embossing powder

Broom Halloween Card

I recently brought out my Cricut Expression machine and began using it again. I decided to make a Halloween Card and looked threw the images from the Create A Critter 2 cartridge and found the broom and wanted to see if I could create some dimension with the bristles and also make it a not so scary or kiddy card and I think I achived that idea.

 I used Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry card stock to cut out the broom.

I also used my Gypsy to help with sizing my image.

I added Tombow Mono Liquid Glue to the first layer.

 I used the Create A Critter 2 cartridge and the broom is on page 56.

 After using Tombow Mono Liquid glue to adhere the first layer I then added a glue dot to the second layer and off set it a little.

I then added a dimensional to the final layer and offset that as well.

 I again used my gypsy tool to size an Oval and Scallop Oval.

I used the Cricut Font and Basic Shapes.

I cut it out on white first to see if it would work with my broom and was satisfied and re cut with the paper I wanted.

 Using some extra pattern paper I made some banners for the inside of the card.

I used my Hexagon punch to make the banner end.

Finished card.

 I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede ink.

I added the broom and polka dot paper with regular Tombow Mono Liquid Glue and added the whole thing with foam squares that I recently purchased from the Dollar store to see how they work.

 Here is the inside of the card.

 The back of the card, I brought in Cajun Craze ink because that matched the paper on the front of the card.

I choose a Kraft envelope to match the card.

Here is the back of the envelope.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

- New this year 12X12 pattern paper called "Thankful Heart" - their brand

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

- I am trying out their Foam Mounting Tape

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Joanns Craft Store Site https://www.joann.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My big shot, paper trimmer, bone folder, and other adhesives can be purchased at your local or online craft supply places.

My Stampin UP demo is Jenny Rast, You can purchase from her and support her by searching for her under the demonstrator section here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

- Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry card stock

- Soft Sued and Cajun Craze ink

- Hexagon Punch - retired

- Mini dimensionals - for the broom

To purchase from Technique Tuesday click here http://www.techniquetuesday.com/

- Stamp Set called Broom Riders - I believe this is retired as well

To purchase Cricut products click here http://us.cricut.com/home

- I used my Cricut Expression 

- I also used Create a Critter 2 - which is only a digital cartridge now I believe but I have a physical one

- I also used my Gypsy - which is retired