get crafty...Crafty Secrets Linky Party!

Welcome to the January Linky party for Crafty Secrets! We hope you will play along with us this week and show us what you can create using great Crafty Secrets products. You could win a $50 gift certificate!! This month I was in a Valentine's day mood and chose to use "CD 1- Creating with Vintage Patterns" to create my hearts banner.

These little hearts are so easy to make. First print out your patterned papers. Cut one inch strips 8 inches long. You will need:
2 x 4 inches long
2 x 6 inches
2 x 8 inches.

 

First gather all the ends together. Decide which way you want your pattern to show, either on the inside of the heart, or the outside. I've mixed and matched for my banner here.  Starting with the 4 inch pieces face the patterns outwards(Blank sides together) repeat on either side of the 4 inch pieces with the 6 and then the 8 inch pieces.Staple the gathered ends together.

Next, starting on one side gather all the uneven ends together. Do the same on the other side and bring all ends together in the middle to form the heart shape, making sure these ends are all even too. Using a mini stapler, staple the ends together and voila! Your heart is formed.. Continue this for as many hearts as you want your banner to be.

Punch holes to run ribbon through to join each heart together. I did this at the top of the largest arch. You could always hot glue each heart together too. Tie each heart to the other to form a strand and finish each end off with a large loop for hanging.

Now the fun begins! Time to embellish your banner. I used some handmade, paper-clay frames and alphabet from CD 3- Creating with Vintage Typography.  Flowers and ribbons or what ever you feel like adding.
I just love this banner.. can't wait to hang it up for Valentines Day. All made from the beautiful patterned papers from 'CD 1-Creating with Vintage Patterns'!
Be sure to visit the rest of the Crafty Secrets Girls to see what beautiful projects they have whipped up!

Vicki Chrisman (Team Leader)
Michele Kovack
Darlene Pavlick
Melissa Bove
Happy Creating!
~Becks

chasing the night...

The other morning we headed south to pick up our special weekend guests, a couple of good friends that used to live here. We drove in those early hours of the morning, watching as the dawn was slowly chasing the night away. To the east of us, the skies were slowly brightening up; to the west: inky blackness dotted with twinkling stars. A yellow ochre, crescent moon was slowly being swallowed by the light. 

Its amazing to watch the change from night to day, it's like the whole North is waking up.  The sun turning the skies orange and pink; starting at the horizon..The pine trees were silhouetted against the sunrise. By the time we got into the city it was frosty and foggy; hoar frost(ice crystals) clinging to trees branches turning them into ethereal white beauties. They glisten like they have been dusted with white glitter. They look so soft from afar. A true beauty to behold.

My love affair with nature has become more intense; being able to experience it in many different ways in different parts of the world. Each place holding a special part of my heart, but it seems the natural beauty of the North is now taking hold of me. I welcome it with open arms.

Speaking of love affairs, two more are wrapped up in this card; buttons and yummy glitter. Is there anything better than glittered buttons?! They look so sugary, dusted with that shimmer. I made this card for a co-worker of my guy's. It was a Valentine request for his special lady. I was only too happy to oblige his request.(He was super sweet about it) Over at Papertrey Ink, their Make It Monday challenge incorporates glittered buttons so I'm going to link this up there.
See you soon!
~Becks

ily....

 

Happy Monday !

Yes, I'm back again with another "lovey dovey" card.. I'm quite pleased how this came out. The card itself is about 7 inches long!! I had this grunge board key from the Tim Holtz collection and thought "what the heck am I going to do with it??" I don't scrapbook so it's a little large for card making..but the opportunity presented itself and here we are..it's all spiffed up with some lovely gold paint, and some distress ink.. I took a file to the edges and sanded them a bit. Then I embossed some text onto it and tied on a pink bow..

  It's a simple little card, soft and vintage..it went to a good home; to someone who will treasure it, which is the best feeling to me..I have to mention that I hit a (small) jackpot at the thrift store with trims.. I drool over the different bits and pieces I got my hands on.. all of the projects to come.. I promise I won't hoard these ones.. They sit on my desk in my glass jar, tempting me to use them in some fashion- to add a bit of softness to my creations..

I'll be back later in the week, with my take on the lovely Melissa Phillips photo inspiration challenge.. it's a yummy one! Be on the look out for that!

Have a good night friends!

~Rebekah

love has wings...

 
"...ready to fly.Oh love, linger a while.Rest Your tired wings on the branch of my heart..."-Cheryl Griffith

 Happy Valentines Day!

I hope that where ever you are, you are spending today with your special sweetheart, or family and friends.  Thought I'd share with you a special card I made. It's a larger version of a mini love note I made earlier. I loved the concept so much I decided to enlarge it to a full sized card.. since the original was only 3" x 3".

 

There's something about tea stained sheet music, a little distress ink and a simple elegant stamp to create something very magical...I just love the pairing of these elements.

 

Just take a peek at the finished product.. a perfect Valentine to give to your sweetheart. Again, there are those gorgeous K&Company muted papers peeking out from the background..some of my favourite tea stained trims..a little ivory felt and there you have it..I love the soft feel to the card.. 
Have a great Valentines day.. and remember to celebrate love everyday.. we often forget and take people for granted...keep the spirit going!
Much love,
~Rebekah

little love notes...

 

 Hello again!

Boy, where did the last week go? I've been very busy; happily crafting when ever I get the chance... In honour of Valentines Day, I created these little love notes...to send to my boy, and to give away  to some very special co-workers.. Once I get hooked on a theme I just run with it.. I love the idea of love.. 

 

This one has to be my favourite. It got tucked into a care package of linzor cookies that my boy received. A touch of home when you're away from home, hopefully making him feel all warm and fuzzy inside...More of those K&Company papers here.. a yummy Tim Holtz stamp, perhaps used in an unusual fashion.. but I love those swirly curls.. makes the heart seem like it has wings..

  

Using up some scraps here.. all my favourite little things.. paper edgers, beautiful pink ribbon, lacy doily..and a P.T.I stamp.. I adore this Signature Greetings set... as you can tell, it pops in everywhere lately!

 

Mmmmm... a couple of my fave P.T.I sets here.. Giga Guide Lines and Text Style...an odd end of ribbon, a sweet little button and of course some mini rhinestones.. very girly..

 

I went a little red here.. but whats Valentine's day with out a touch of red? 

Well, I'm off to create a few more cards... and more love-y cards to follow this post.. after all, Valentines Day only comes once a year!

Happy crafting! Thanks for stopping by!

~Rebekah

 

key to my heart....

Hello again friends,
Wow. The weekend is upon us already. Where did the time go? Thought I'd pop on tonight to post one last post before next week. I'm off for the weekend, heading east to visit my guy. A nice weekend trip..always too short if you ask me.. and this one, I'm sure will fly by that much faster. So with him in mind, here's another Valentines Day card.. more subdued than the last.. but still a piece of my heart...Did I happen to mention that I {heart}K&Company papers...only about a DOZEN or so times by now... well, this card is no exception...

Soft pastel pinks, creams.. bit of lacy trim...another of my handmade flowers...I'm finding use for all my edgings I tell you! Some distressed, glittery grunge board care of Tim Holtz (who doesn't love his products?!) How surprising...there's my fave P.T.I text in the background with a swirly flirty sentiment from Signature Greetings.. another set that's becoming my fave too.. I love how Dawn's handwriting mixes with the font.. delish! :D
I hear it's going to be chilly heading to SK...I hate leaving our beautiful weather in BC...but it will be a wonderful weekend for sure.
Hope y'all have a fantastic weekend.. hope to see you all here next week!
Time to get packin'...
Night!!
~Rebekah

beautiful dreamer...

 

I just love the middle of the week...no work, only classes to attend.. and apart from an early morning Thursday class, leaves me pretty much the rest of Thursday to craft and create(even tho I should be doing assignments...ohh the life of a finance student.) 

Today I'm here to share some love.. for all those talented, sweet ladies who left kind words on my lil' ole blog here... Many of these ladies I have followed for ages...so to see they took some time out to visit my blog makes me so very happy!Diane  Vanessa  sewingseeds4u  Mellisa Sauls  Nerina  Stella Jacqueline Lynn Leonie Cath and of course my friend Becca and my most favourite,the talented blogger and crafter Melissa Phillips (soo surprised by her sweet encouraging comment! wow-o-wow!) Take some time to check out their blogs..very talented bunch let me tell you!

So here is a simple Valentines day card I made.. I have to admit..I'm not the biggest fan of Valentines Day. I'm what you can call a "Valentines Day scrooge".. not to say I'm bitter.. I have the love of my life, in my life.. I'm just not for the whole commercializing of it..I love the thought behind it..setting aside a special day to celebrate love..Me, I'm a fan of celebrating all those I love everyday.. but it's still nice to see everyone outwardly showing love on Valentines Day. That being said, I love making Valentines Day cards for people, to give to their special someone..they are the most fun cards to create, for me at least.

I just had to go for that ruby red glitter.It was irresistible...makes it pop don't ya think? I used some Basic Grey papers from their Eskimo Kisses line.. fits well with all that red and pink.. perfect for Valentines Day. Who knew Christmas papers could do double duty.. my most favourite P.T.I stamp..Background Basics Text-style..I swear I only use that stamp out of the three.. I just love the way it flows..Getting back in touch with my Slice machine.. I just love that little machine.. 

Well, it's about that time to get ready to head out to class..where does the time go?

Thanks for takin some time to stop by!

~Rebekah