Hello, folks!
I just added two additional pages for the supply sale:
Ribbon By the Yard
Boxes, Bags and Tags
These two pages might stick around for a longer period of time. I will be finishing up supply listings in the next couple of hours. That won't be it for me, though, as far as trying to help Rolling Dog goes -- there are other non-blog ideas swimming around in this old noggin'...
Hello there!
Thank you to those who have inquired about supplies! The place looks a little crazy right now because I'm going through practically everything, deciding on what I can let go of. Needless to say, it looks like the kits aren't going to happen, but I'm going to list some of the supplies that I planned to put IN the kits -- these include kraft paper bags, kraft pillow boxes, glassine bags, cute glassine envelopes, and some parcel tags. Really basic stuff, but things that are good to have around for crafty packaging projects. They will be priced per piece so that, if interested, you can get as many or as few as you need. I'm going to take pictures of these supplies tomorrow and will have them listed by tomorrow evening.
If you're not looking to purchase any supplies, please consider making a direct donation on Paul Rudd's fundraising page for Rolling Dog Farm -- any little bit helps!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hello, folks!
The Craft Supply Sale page is now up -- you can find the link over there in the sidebar! :o) Right now, most of the things on that page are things that were left over from the previous supply sale [most with lowered prices], but I'm working to get more stuff added as quickly as I can. Let me know if you're interested in anything -- you can find my e.mail address in the sidebar, too!
Hello, folks!
I just read some really exciting news today! Rolling Dog Farm has been chosen to be one of the charities to participate in the $25,000 Firefox Challenge, which started yesterday on the Crowdrise site! Twelve celebrities are competing to raise the most money for the charity of their choice, and Paul Rudd chose Rolling Dog Farm because it was his late father's favourite charity. How amazing is this? I'm so thrilled for Rolling Dog and hope the extra exposure they're getting will bring in lots of new supporters! If Paul Rudd raises the most money, Rolling Dog Farm will win $25,000! That's incredible! Even if he doesn't win the challenge, Rolling Dog will still receive the money raised for them, which is fantastic, too!
The challenge ends on January 11, 2012. Here are a couple of links where you can find more information or make a donation:
Rolling Dog Farm's blog post about the challenge can be found HERE
Paul Rudd's fundraising page on the Crowdrise site can be found HERE
I'd really like to send in a nice chunk of change and am hoping I can involve some of you!
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I had a fundraising project in the works for Rolling Dog Farm. My plan is to offer small gift packaging kits on the blog. The tricky part of this has been trying to figure out how to put a lot of stuff in the kits but still keep the postage somewhat reasonable [and still keep the kit price low]. I have no idea if anyone will be interested in buying them, but I guess I'll never know unless I try! I was also planning to do another craft supply sale in the spring as a "Spring Cleaning" sale to help Rolling Dog, but with this great opportunity, I'm bumping that sale up to tomorrow. I will start listing supplies tomorrow, continuing on into Saturday. The packaging kits will be listed on Saturday [or possibly Sunday, depending on when I can get decent kit pictures taken]. Getting all of the product links together for the supply sale will take quite a while, but I'll be typing my fingers to the bone over the next couple of days and hope you'll check back in to see what's for sale!
Hello, folks!
I hope your weekend is off to a great start! I wanted to stop in to share this holiday card that I was able to contribute to the November/December 2011 issue of Paper Crafts. It was one of the online bonus projects, but something went amiss, and a lot of the online projects didn't make it onto the website. I wanted to share the card here because, well, I like how sparkly it is! So, without further ado, I present to you...the shiniest card I've made so far:
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I had submitted this card to the "All That Glitters" category. When I made this, I thought, "They asked for sparkly...this thing is dang Sparkly." Ha! That awesome glitter paper is from a Martha Stewart Christmas paper pad. I love glittery products where the glitter doesn't come off and cause a sparkly mess!
Speaking of sparkly things, I recently got the new-ish [not really sure when it was released, but it's new to me!] Tsukineko ink, Delicata metallic pigment ink in Golden Glitz. I really like it! It dries nicely on regular paper/cardstock, and you don't have to heat-emboss or heat-set it [haven't tried it on coated papers, though]. To tell you the truth, I don't like using anything that requires heat-setting. It's such a blah step. Ha! While I like the look of heat-embossing, I rarely use it on projects -- I'm prone to sudden sneezes, so me and embossing powders are not buddies -- we're enemies. >:o|
If you haven't finished your holiday crafting yet, this ink pad might be something you'd like to try -- the shimmer is quite pretty and very holiday-crafts-friendly!
I tried to take a picture of the ink "in action", but it was difficult to get a good picture of the shimmer. This low-light [horrible] photo was the best I could get out of the bunch:
I haven't tried that many metallic ink pads, so I can't really offer a comparison between different brands. I'm happy with the shimmer that this ink offers, though, so I likely won't be shopping for another gold ink pad anytime soon! That fun stamp is from the A Very Jolly Holiday set from Green Grass Stamps!
Thanks for stopping by and spending a bit of time here today! :o)
Hello there!
A huge thank you to everybody who stopped by and left some kind words during the Card Creations: Get Inspired blog hop! I appreciate you guys very much! Once again, I'm late to announce the winner of the magazine, and I'm so sorry about that! Seriously, I don't know what my deal is. I'm slow as molasses, I say. The winner is Renee [Dec. 3rd, 9:52 AM]! Congratulations, Renee!! I'll be sending you an e.mail in a little bit. :o)
Did you submit any cards to the Card Creations 10 call? I spent much of last weekend getting the rest of my submissions crafted and frantically tried to get the actual submitting done on Monday. Again, I don't know what my deal is -- I always leave the actual submitting to the day they're due [usually just a few hours before the deadline], which I really don't recommend! When I get frantic, I make a LOT of typos. I do foolish things like spell my name CHam VOug. Ah ha ha!
Do you stand or sit while crafting? I usually stand because I feel like I get a better angle/view of the card so that I can line things up a little easier. Since I spent so much time crafting last weekend, that also meant that I spent a lot of time standing. I actually jacked up my ankles standing and crafting so much. No jokes! Now, if that doesn't earn one the label of "Hardcore Crafter", I don't know what does. HA! ;o)
Hello, folks!
Today I'm very happy to be part of a fun Paper Crafts blog hop in celebration of the new special issue, Card Creations: Get Inspired!
Image courtesy of Paper Crafts magazine
A bunch of us were asked to create cards using something from our homes as inspiration. How fun is that? I immediately found inspiration in this...
...vintage bunny cup! :o) This little guy is one of my favourite vintage items -- he sits on our desk and always makes me smile! How could he not? :o) Here's the card that he inspired me to make...
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He's supposed to be jumping for joy -- ah hee hee!
I was inspired by the bunny himself [of course!], his blue clothes, the yellow and the raspberry colours!
The stamps I used are from Starving Artistamps. To give the bunny a little more dimension, I trimmed around the upper body and lower body separately -- I attached the lower body with one layer of dimensional adhesive, and I attached the upper body with two layers of dimensional adhesive. The frame around him was die-cut with a Spellbinders die. The picture doesn't really show it, but the cloud paper [which is from Reminisce] is shimmery -- fun stuff! :o)
I had a blast working on submissions for this issue! I love getting card ideas from objects that are completely unrelated to paper crafting -- inspiration really can be found anywhere!
For more card fun, check out the blogs of the other crafters on the hop:
Chan Vuong ----- you are here!
Kalyn Kepner
Kim Hughes
Carly Robertson
Kristin Tierney
Lorena Canto
Lynn Mangan
Sarah Moerman
Teri Anderson
If you'd like to order a copy of Card Creations: Get Inspired, click here! Comments are open on this post, so you can also leave a comment here for your chance to win a copy! You have until midnight MST on Sunday, December 4th to leave your comment [only one comment per person, please!], and I'll announce the winner on Tuesday! I have Comment Moderation turned on, so your comment will not appear right away. You can increase your chances of winning by commenting on the other blogs on the hop!
Also, be sure to comment on today's post over at the Paper Crafts Connection blog! They're giving away a Martha Stewart Craft Station!
Thanks for stopping by today, and have a craft-happy weekend!! :o)
