Handmade Christmas Ornaments-Candy Canes with Canvas Corp Brands & Petaloo

It's that time of the Year again!

Time to start digging through your crafty stash and your favorite

Canvas Corp Brands products, to create beautiful

 Handmade Christmas Ornaments!!!

Join us over on the Canvas Corp Brands Blog, HERE

to see all the beautiful and fabulous 

Handmade Christmas Ornaments everyone created.

BE INSPIRED

Here is my take on the DIY Handmade Christmas Ornaments!

I started with a simple dollar store find plastic candy canes...

I gathered my Canvas Corp Brands supplies and hot glue gun-oh yes

put on some favorite Christmas music!

Let the creating begin....I have a Step by Step Tutorial in this long blog post!

But I wanted to share how easy and fun it is to create...enjoy!

I so love the natural canvas shabby torn look with the amazing

Petaloo flowers with the natures tiny pine cones...

Step by Step Tutorial

Step 1-Dollar Store Candy Canes & Canvas Corp Canvas

I tear small sections out of the natural canvas.

Step 2-Start by wrapping the canvas around the candy cane

using hot glue.

Whoola see how fun and easy it is to change (alter)

a simple candy cane...this opens up a world of creativity...

Step 3-Grab your favorite Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist!

I used Dazzling Diamonds to give the natural canvas a 

soften feel. 

Step 4-Start coloring your embellishments...

Here I am coloring in layers on Petaloo flowers and trims.

(coloring layers-start with your lightest glimmer to darkest).

Adding darker glimmer mist just running it around the edges

of the flowers this will bleed into the centers with 

a little water to help push the color in....fun technique.

I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-

Abominable Snowman & Snowy Pines as well.

Step 5-Create leaves out of Canvas Corp's natural burlap.

I just cut little squares, started on one corner and cut out 

a leaf shape...all mine are different sizes. 

Step 6-Color your burlap leaves with Tattered Angels 

Glimmer Mist Partridge in a Pear Tree.

Step 7-Edge the burlap leaves with Tattered Angels

Glimmer Glam Glitter Paint-Lime Cordial.

Dry them and add a layer of gel mediumn on them

(this helps for the burlap not to unravel)

Step 8-Start to embellish I used another

dollar store find white snowflakes ornaments.

I cut them apart to tuck in around the flower cluster.

Skies the limits on embellishing! I used cheese cloth,

trims, flowers, jute, snowflake, tiny pine cones and

 for the finishing touch, Decor Art Snow-Tex...

Up close photos....enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by today,

be sure to stop over to Canvas Corp blog, HERE

Hope you are inspired to create for the Holidays!

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Canvas Corp Brands-Natural Canvas, Jute twine

Tattered Angels-Glimmer mist-Dazzling Diamonds, Abominable Snowman,

Snowy Pine, Partridge in a Pear Tree

Tattered Angels-Glimmer Glam Glitter Paint-Lime Cordial

Petaloo-Fancy Trims Crochet Lace White

Petaloo-Botanica-Faux Dried Berry Clusters Ivory/green,

Textured Elements-Burlap Blossoms Ivory

DIY Paintables-Burlap Wild Sunflowers Ivory

DecoArt-Snow-Tex

Candy Canes

Snowflakes

Cheese Clothe

Pine Cones

Hey That's Me-Returning Die~Namites DT!!

Guess What I am up on the Die~Namites Dies Blog today!!!

I am returning as part of their Design Team-WHAT! 

That is so exciting....it's time to start die cutting and creating away!!

Stop over on the Die~Namites Dies Blog 

and meet some of the other team member (still a few to announce)

so keep an eye out on the blog.

Today help us welcome
returning Die-Namites DT member....

Hey that's ME!

I am a mom for two beautiful daughters, a wife of 23 years to a wonderful man. I enjoy sharing my love for scrap booking, card making, stamping and altered art. I love everything about primitives, weathered worned, tattered and torn, shabby chic, country and cottage simply living. 

I am a vintage scrap/flea market junkie so you could call me a "scrap junkie"!!

I am currently on Canvas Corp Brands-Market Contributor, and so thrilled to be returning for another term on Die~Namites Design Teams...I have designed for Marion Smith Designs, Artist Addicts Blog Author, More Paper Than Shoes as well as Die~Namites past design teams. 

I create everyday always with a "CUP" ok a "POT" of COFFEE...YES I LOVE Coffee...it keeps me going in my creative mind...plus you can use the leftover coffee to distress your papers!!

Also

Die~Namites has a 

 Monthly Sketch & Dare Challenge!

Here is March's Sketch & Dare

THIS MONTH'S CHALLENGE IS TO USE A CUT OUT!

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TO ENTER the Die~Namites Dies February Sketch Challenge YOU MUST:

1. Use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.
2. Use the SKETCH! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly) as a card, layout or altered piece!
3. Incorporate the DARE into your creation.
4. Mention the Die~Namites Die you used in your blog post.
5. Link back to the Die~Namites Die.
6. You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog and link up to this post.  **PLEASE add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog.*

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing

for each entry into the challenge.

 A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a

$25 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies.

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To get this month's Sketch & Dare Challenge started 

with this amazing card by our  Design Team Leader

Lynne Forsythe

check out more details on this creation on the blog, here.

Thanks for stopping in,

hugs

Peggy Lee

Art for 5 Days-Day 3 "Altered Wedding Cake"

Thank God it's the weekend...a busy day today running errands with my hubby, shopping and running to do the trash run....good afternoon nap on this chilly day here on the east coast.

Posting my Day 3 a little late, but better for all this goodness to see...

Day 3 "Art for 5 Days" 

You can see the regional post here, it was  

a blog hop with Marion Smith and

Petaloo!

"Altered Wedding Cake"

Created with Marion Smith Designs papers and Petaloo flowers! 

Thanks for stopping by 

have a great weekend...

hugs,

Peggy Lee

Marion Smith Designs Blog "Mini Album" Design Team Farewell

True Beauty Vintage Mini Album

The Marion Smith Designs Team has created a mini album farewell! Vintage is my middle name with a twist of shabby chic! I have been collecting many vintage inspired items such as mother of pearl buttons, lace, old book, photos, little bits & pieces....etc. I was flipping through the beautiful paper collections of Marion's (or I should say my scraps..lol). I created this shabby little lovely with Marion's papers (Never Grow Up, Motley, Garment District, Nirvana), along with her Junque & Gems, Doilies, resin flowers. I created the flowers (on cover) with her Bloom Tool, Dies and papers! I felt that the papers needed a vintage backdrop...so old book pages it was!! This mini is simple, vintage and busting with a shabby chic feel......simply love!
Hope you all enjoy flipping through the inspiration of "Something Old with Something New"!!!!

True Beauty Vintage Mini Album

5 x 7 size

Chipboard pieces covered in old book pages and modge pod on.

Embellished with Marion's beautiful products!!!

Mini Album is ready to fill it with photos of memories to share...

Here is my video on the walk through of my Vintage Mini...enjoy!

Here is a picture walk through, enjoy!

Here are a few close up photos!

Paper flowers created with Marion's Bloom Tool, Dies, Junque & Gems,

resin flowers, vintage buttons!

Thanks so much for stopping by today

and joining the Marion Smith Designs Team in our Mini Albums!!

hugs,

Peggy Lee

Graphic 45 Design Team Call 2014 Audition

Yes I have decided to try out again for the fabulous Graphic 45 Design Team Call 2014!!!

I get so excited to create new artwork and to share some of my favorites!

This Audition is for Round 1 which ends today phew cutting it close, since we have moved into a new but smaller home life has been crazy but there is always time to sit with a hot cup of coffee and create.

Graphic 45 amazing team will pick a top 30 list which will be posted on March 27th, 2014. 

So sit back with your coffee and enjoy the submission inspiration I have for you all.

I do want to say thank you to Graphic 45 Company for always giving us

 vintage and beautiful products to create with.

Graphic 45

Tropical Travelogue 

Easel Card

Tattered Dress Form Canvas

"On This Day" 

Garment District Card

"Remnants of Spring"

Garment District Card

Love This-Epic Grunge 

Altered Heart with Wings

"Reasons To Smile"

Scrapbook Layout

Tag Mini Album

"Sisters"

Graphic 45 

Once Upon A Springtime Paper Collection

Fairy Play land

Thanks for stopping in today!

Hope you all enjoyed my submission inspiration!

Wish me luck as I wish everyone the best of luck too!!!!

hugs,

Peggy Lee