Halloween Soap

When I was a little girl my mom used to work at a very large aerospace company.  Many of the women working in my mom’s group were pretty crafty and she always brought home items she had bought, hand made cloth dolls, knitted slippers, Christmas ornaments and embroidered dish towels, just to name a few.  As I was thinking back on all of those items I remembered one item in particular she brought home that I just loved.  It was an embellished bar of soap!  So, right about now you’re saying to yourself, a bar of soap, who gets excited about a bar of soap?  But, if you were a little girl about the age of seven and you were given a bar of soap wrapped in beautiful blue tulle, adorned with sequins and pearls and fashioned to look like an exotic fantail fish…..come on, you probably would have been excited too!  So, I decided I wanted to try my hand at “decorating soap” and went searching the internet for pics.  Crazy thing, I found a picture of a bar of soap just like the one I had has a child!  It seems that back in the 1960’s the Palmolive Soap Company used to make an oval bar called sweetheart soap and used to sell kits to decorate them with.  For some reason, I can’t seem to find the pic of the fish again but here is a pic I found of the kit.

Anyway, I decided to try my hand at “decorating soap” using a Halloween theme.  Mine doesn’t look anything like the pics of the past but I had fun with it just the same.  Here is my version.

Let me know what you think! :)

Penny Black Vintage Frame

Pretty Penny Black Vintage Frame.

I love that Spellbinders has a die for this image.  I'm going to use it to make some journal cards too.

Here is a close-up.

Stamps – Penny Black, Floral Frames & Just Rite Stamps, Sentiment

Ink – Memento, Tuxedo Black

Cardstock – Pink Paisley, Stampin Up

Glitter - Martha Stewart (Fine)

Punch – Martha Stewart, Rose Leaf

Spellbinders –#14-S4-290

Pearls – Michael’s

Markers – Copics

Crystal Glaze, Judikins

Misc. – Ribbon, Buttons, Flowers

Lawn Fawn Stamps

 

These Lawn Fawn Stamps are too cute.  I made a couple of cards and a gift tag with them.

I especially like the Merry-go-Round. 

The sun ray image in the background is a very cool stamp from Hero Arts

Supplies Used:

Stamps – Lawn Fawn, Admit One & Hero Arts, Cling, Radiant Banner

Ink – Memento, Tuxedo Black & Ranger, Archival

Card stock –Cosmo Cricket, Togetherness

Spellbinders – Nestabilities, Circles

Markers - Copics & Spica Atyou

Pearls – Michael’s

Misc. – Ribbon & Buttons

Here is the tag.

Supplies Used:

Stamps – Lawn Fawn, Admit One & Hero Arts, Friends

Ink – Memento, Tuxedo Black

Card stock –Cosmo Cricket

Embossing Powder - Judikins

Spellbinders – Nestabilities, Ovals

Markers – Copics

Misc. – Ribbon & Buttons

Lawn Fawns Merry-go-round!

Supplies Used:

Stamps – Lawn Fawn, Admit One

Ink – Memento, Tuxedo Black

Card stock – American Crafts, Neapolitan

Glitter - Martha Stewart (Fine)

Spellbinders – Nestabilities, Circles & Scallops

Markers - Copic & Spica Atyou

Misc. – Ribbon & Buttons

Thanks for stopping by.



Lovin Memory Box Dies

Made this card for a friend of mine.  I used the Memory Box rosette die again.  I really like these dies.

Close up 

Then I decided because it was too bulky to put in an envelope, I boxed it.

I love this paper from my Minds Eye too!

Memory Box Gift Bag

Almost for got to post these:

Supplies Used:
Memory Box designer paper, Valise
Memory Box die, Scalloped Posie
Memory Box, Script, rubber stamp
Spellbinders Petite Oval Frame
Merchant’s Small, Kraft paper bag
Misc. Leaf & Scalloped die
Martha Stewart Glitter
Joann Muslin fabric

Memory Box gift Tag Set

Here is a gift tag set I made using all of my new Memory Box goodies. It turned out so pretty.

Here are close ups of the individual tags.

Supplies Used

Memory Box, Chrysanthemum Frame rubber stamp

Hero Arts, Friends & Sending Smiles acrylic stamps

Printworks, Beautiful Day B-day stamp

Memory Box die, Scalloped Posie, Vivienne Butterfly & Darla Butterfly

Sizzix, Large Tag & Leaf Sizzlit

Martha Stewart, Lace Border, Petite Butterfly & small Rose Leaf punches

Misc. Ribbon, Buttons

Hero Arts, Rhinestones & Pearls

K7 Company, Watercolor Boutique designer paper

Michael’s Doilies

Martha Stewart Glitter

Judikins, DG3 Art Gel

Stampin Up Cardstock

Misc. Copics

Memory Box

Hi Everyone, 

Today I am posting some design work I did for StampinEJ's store.  I am using some of the latest releases from Memory Box.  I'm crazy about their new Chrysanthemum Frame stamp and I really am loving ther new dies.  See for yourself!

Isn't this butterlly beautiful!

 Come back tomorrow for a tag set I created using Membory Box.

Supplies Used: Memory Box designer paper, Valise
Memory Box die, Vivienne Butterfly & Darla Butterfly
Memory Box, Chrysanthemum Frame rubber stamp
Hero Arts, Friends acrylic stamp
Stampin Up, black cardstock
Various Copics

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Cutest Babies Ever

Want to see some of the cutest grand babies ever!  My Granddaughter modeling a pretty little dress that was given to her by a friend of the family.  He brought it from his vacation in Guatemala.

Here is my Grandson getting in on the modeling session,  he is a handsome little man!

Here is the only Valentine shot I have of my little man.

Stop by tomorrow I will have some new Memory Box items to show you.

Better Late Than Never

Hello

Thought I would post some projects I did for Valentine's Day.  I created this card for my Granddaughter's dance teacher.

I created this heart for my mother-in-law using paperclay.  I'm really getting into paperclay!