Thursday, December 3, 2009

Cutie Stamps Arrived! Cool Christmas Ideas and More!

In This Post

Cuties Stamp Set is Here & Pam Hooten's Cards!
Christmas Santa Box Video & Angel Card by Beate Johns
Christmas Ornaments & LO by Vicki Chrisman
Christmas Baking Gift Tags by Lisa Zappa
Sweet Stuff Birthday Card by Darlene Pavlick
Sweet Stuff Layout by Heidi Blankenship
Splitcoast Challenge by Lori Lynn Washburn

Hi Everyone,
Our new Couple of Cuties Stamp Set has arrived and is shipping to stores now! This set turned out so adorable and I love this sweet card DT member Pam Hooten created with it! You can get Pam's instructions HERE on her blog and see 2 more very cute cards she designed with this stamp set! The photo of the stamp set seems to be missing on Shopatron right now so I've shown it below.

When this wonderful little candy box from Beate Johns arrived in the mail I was amazed at how beautiful and clever it is! Beate even created a video tutorial on making these boxes after she was inspired by Angie Tieman (the original creator) from Splitcoast. The boxes look easy (if you have a Scorpal). The fancy top was cut with a Top Note Die from Stampin Up and embellished using our Vintage Christmas Stamp set. We had a larger Chipboard Album in this shape that sold out but will be back later this month. Click HERE to watch the video (you need to login) and get the supply list from Beate on Splitcoast Stampers or view the video here on youtube.

Beate also created this stunning Christmas card using our Believe Stamp Set and I love the way the card sits up easel style! Beate stamped the decorative corners and flourish on the right side using our Serenity Prayer Stamp Set and she gives step by step instructions HERE on the Crafty Secrets section of her blog if you scroll down past the box and cracked glass tutorials. (you need to login)



Head DT member Vicki Chrisman created a set of 6 great tree ornaments using images from our Christmas Creative Scraps. You can see them all HERE on her blog and get the details. I love the way she turned some of them into mini shaker boxes and added shimmery snow. The fancy frames are here from Tattered Angels.


Here is a cute Christmas photo wall hanging keepsake Vicki also made using the snowman and lady with a sentiment from our Christmas Creative Scraps on one of the wood pieces from our Wood Clipboard Album. Red check paper is from our Earthy Paper Pad.

You can see the snow couple up close here.


Past DT member Lisa Zappa made this cute tags last Christmas but I wanted to show them again because they are perfect for dressing up Christmas Baking gifts. Lisa used our Mini Chef stamp set and the Merry Christmas stamp is from our Vintage Christmas set.


Another popular stamp set with a baking theme is our Sweet Stuff Set that Darlene Pavlick used to make this sweet birthday card.


Here is the same Sweet Stuff Stamp Set which DT member Heidi Blankenship used to design this special layout of one of her sons in the kitchen baking with her. Heidi used 'Labels' Spellbinders Nestabilities set to die cut cardstock to stamp on.


I wanted to tell you about a fun challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers that Lori Lynn Washburn is hosting. Lori made it easy for anyone to join in and post a sample created with any of our products - you just need to add any 5 embellishments/ Lori used 5 black rhinestones on this cute card she created using the trailer image from our Travel Creative Scraps. You can see all the samples in the Gallery HERE and get the details HERE.


I'm excited that our next DT challenge that Vicki is hosting will be Dec 7th and it's a Cooking/Baking theme , so be sure to come back and see what everyone creates!

Wishing you joy and creativity
Sandy Redburn
Owner

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Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 9:22 PM 3 comments

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving, Winners, SALE!!! and Tribute!


In this Post:
Happy Thanksgiving
Black Friday THANKFUL For YOU SALE!
Tribute to Our Past DT members

No matter how often I decide to do a quick post, I seem to get carried away and it takes me forever – sorry!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving today with the people they love and care about! Here in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October but it always feels too early and today seems like the perfect date to kick off the Christmas Season. I’ve been so busy working on new products I asked Jessica in our office to choose and contact 2 winners. Congratulations to StampinCathy and Paula who each won one of our new Couple of Cuties Stamp sets!

StampinCathy said...
Wow this is some fabulous and inspiring MOJO here! The DT rocked this challenge.I'm thankful for all the friends I've bet in cyber space and of course a chance at this adorable stamp set. Thanks for a chance.
Paula said...
Wow, great set. I have been so very blessed with 2 wonderful children, a husband who puts up with way too much from me :-) and a mother who loves her grandkids and still tries to take care of all of us from 300 miles away. And of course, I am thankful for great stamps!

I have so much to be thankful for and I’ve truly found the more I count my blessings the more they multiply! I’m thankful for my family, close friends and simply – my life! Creatively - I’m thankful for the inspiration that I receive in so many ways each day. From the things I discover, the people that I meet, our talented current DT and past Design team members - from all of you whom I’ve met at shows, or who have left such uplifting comments here on this blog – THANK YOU! These quotes sum it all up.

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."
- Albert Schweitzer

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
- William Arthur Ward

And finally from the simple plaque that always hung over the entrance to my Grandmother’s kitchen “GOD is LOVE’

So in gratitude, I decided we should have a ‘Black Friday Sale’ starting now until midnight tomorrow! I’m also posting some fantastic samples today from our past DT members and I’m going to send each of them a little thankful gift.

Our Black Friday ‘THANKFUL For YOU’ SALE lasts from right now until tomorrow, Nov 27 at 12 midnight for USA & Canadian orders only. * Sorry - I can't contact Shopatron to have them take off the S&H fee but I will issue you a credit or send you a check for what you are charged, you just tell us if you want a credit or a check!

Every Shopatron order will receive a *FREE Shipping Credit and a sheet of our Christmas Creative Scraps!

Every Shopatron order over $50.00 will also receive *FREE Shipping and a Small Clear Art Stamp Set (our choice if you don’t specify in order message box or email Jessica at: office@craftysecrets.com )

Every Shopatron order over $100.00 will also receive *FREE Shipping and a Medium Clear Art Stamp Set (our choice if you don’t specify in order message box or email Jessica at: office@craftysecrets.com )

Now, onto some great samples from our past Design Team members since 2007, to whom I am so grateful for their creativity, hard work and inspiration!

Anna Wight (2007 - 2009) Please click HERE to see Anna's Crafty Secrets Gallery.

Anna used a combo from our Mini Memories Stamp Set with our cake image on this card adding faux stitching and ink.

Vivian created this pretty card using our Bouquets of Joy Stamp set and paper from our Earthy Paper Pad.

Lisa used the Santa from our Vintage Christmas set to decorate her altered Bingo card and great embellishments.
Sherrie used our Bug's Life Stamp Set on this fun card, paper from our Radiant Paper pad and Copic Markers.


Michelle Wooderson (2007-2008) Please click HERE to see Michelle's Crafty Secrets Gallery. Michelle used our Kewpies Stamp Set on this cute card and paper from our Classic Paper Pad.

Janel Brown (2007 - 2008) Please click HERE to see Janel's Crafty Secrets Gallery
Janel used paper from our Radiant Paper Pad and stamps from our Mini Memories Stamp Set on this mini layout.

Lisa created this cute beach house using our Sweetchips Folding House, Seaside Memories Stickers and paper from our Earthy Paper Pad.

Julie Ebersole (2007) Please click HERE to see Julie's Crafty Secrets Gallery
Julie used one of the angels from our Cherubs set and the flock of birds and little note from Bird Notes Stamp Set. Love the glitter on the clouds!

I have a bunch more things to show and share next time, so be sure to come back and visit!
Wishing you joy and creativity

Sandy Redburn
Owner

Toll Free Phone 1- 8888 597-8898
Toll Free Fax 1-888 597-2578
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
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Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 2:24 PM 3 comments

Monday, November 23, 2009

Our Christmas DT Challenge,

Hi Everyone,

Today is our Design Team Christmas Challenge and we have 10 ladies who have created fabulous samples! Our new DT member Flo is joining in for the first time and I hope it all works with the time change between here and France!

I also asked Darlene Pavlick (aka akronstamperdpk) to join in, as she is a big fan of our products, super talented and often hosts the Crafty Secrets Creative Challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.com and Papercraftplanet.com.

Please click on the links below to see the Christmas samples each lady has created starting with our DT leader and hostess Vicki Chrisman! Then scroll down to see more Christmas samples.


I decided to search my files for an extra Christmas sample created by each of our DT ladies. As I just pulled most of these from my picture file I don't have a full supply list or links to instructions on most but if you have any questions, you can email the designer.

I adore this Winter calendar board DT leader Vicki Chrisman created using the Dec, Jan and Feb months from our Calender Creative Scraps and the little girls are from our Christmas Image & Journal Notes Booklet. The extra embellishments add the perfect finishing touch!


DT member Pam Hooten designed this pretty card and candle set using our Christmas Joy Stamps and the candle would make a great little gift. One of the advantages of unmounted stamps is that you can stamp on a curved surface as Pam did here.


DT member Heidi Blankenship used our Sweetchips Little Girls Outfit to create this adorable little Christmas dress, which would make a great keepsake with a little girls photo. The red & white paper is from our Earthy Paper Pad. Heidi also used the little holly branch from the Christmas Joy Stamp Set on the dress and heart and candy canes are Christmas Memories Stickers. We ran out of mini hangers but have more in now here.


This cool advent calendar was designed by DT member Marissa Grosson and she used the little holly branch and the bow stamp from Christmas Joy to create the wreath (amazing) matted with a SpellBinders scallop die. Numbers stamped from our Sexy Little Number Stamps and she used our ABC Top Hat alpha set to stamp words 'Christmas and Countdowm'.

This colors and the little girl look so pretty on this card DT member Michele Kovack created using our Seasons Greetings Stamp Set! I love the extra embellishments of velvet ribbon and the pink & blue combo is one of my favs! Michele went all out on this card using glitter, crystal pins, stitching, Spellbinders dies, Cosmo Cricket Paper, sentiment from Papertrey, Glimmer Mist and Tim Holtz Ink - whew! You can get all the details HERE on Michele's blog

This card DT member Linda Duke created is so cute with the liquid applique and glitter she to the little girls outfit! She is from our Christmas Scraps and Linda has details HERE on her blog.


Michelle van Etten made this cute card using the Santa, circle frame and sentiment from our Seasons Greetings Stamp Set. Paper is from our Radiant Paper Pad. I love the way she cut the bigger circle in the front and added the gold 'pearls' and some type of glitter snow to Santa.


DT member Melissa Phillips used one of the Santa images from our Christmas Postcard Kits to create this fun Christmas wall hanging mounted on a Bingo Card from Tattered Angels. You can get all the details and supply list HERE on Melissa's blog.


Flo, our newest DT member from France is so talented at creating all kinds of chipboard mini albums and containers such as baskets to hold them. This Christmas album she created is amazing. She used a mix of images from our Christmas Image & Journal Booklet and Christmas Cuts.


Darlene Pavlick created this wonderful card using our Snowbunnies stamp set. I love the Winter sky and the Liquid Applique she used. No wonder those bunnies look scared - they are going to crash into the birdies!

Here is another cute Christmas card Darlene created using a page from our Christmas Image & Journal Notes Booklet and the music pine cone stamp is from our Vintage Christmas set.


Last of all, if the download stopped working for you to get our free antique Thanksgiving Postcard, it's back up. Please click HERE to download it. Look at the pretty card Cynthia created using the image!
** Don't forget to enter to WIN our NEW Couple of Cuties Stamp Set! We are drawing 2 random winners on Thanksgiving. Just leave a comment HERE to say what you are thankful for.

Wishing you lots of joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
Owner

Visit our website: www.craftysecrets.com

Toll Free Phone 1- 8888 597-8898
Toll Free Fax 1-888 597-2578
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
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Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
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Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 2:58 AM 6 comments

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Win New Cuties Stamp Set, News and Samples!

Hi Everyone,

In this post:
New Couple of Cuties Stamp Set (Win 1 of 2 sets)
Melissa Phillips on Our DT Again
Basket Album by Flo
Layouts by Melisa Waldorf
Red & Green Challenge
Quick & Easy Christmas Cards
CHA Craft Super Show Coupon

We’ve been so busy, it’s been ages since I lasted posted here but I have some great things to share today! We just got the proofs back for a new set that should be available in 2 weeks. Do you remember the cute couple in the car I showed on the blog HERE? They are on this set called Couple of Cuties and it turned out so cute!

We wanted to create a set that would be fun for valentines but versatile enough to use all year for different occasions. Our graphic designer, Cindy van Koll, did a fantastic job and I’m still amazed that she fit 23 separate stamps on this set! Okay, one of the stamps is just little bubbles but you can stamp as many bubbles now, where ever you want. There are so many creative ways you can mix and match the images, words and little designs on this set. I love them all so much I can’t pick a fav but I think the rainbow over the little sports car would be adorable. It could even work for a girls road trip!

To celebrate Thanksgiving, I’m giving away a couple of these cuties and I will draw 2 random winners on Thanksgiving day. Just leave a comment here on this blog and tell me what you are thankful for. Don’t forget to leave your email or check back.



I have great news - Melissa Philips wanted to return to our design team and we have missed her lovely vintage projects and are delighted to have her back! Look at this beautiful card she recently created! The image is from our new Birds & Blossoms Scraps and you can see it HERE on her blog - which is pure inspiration!
Our new Design Team member Flo (floliescrap) is from France and she creates these fabulous baskets and albums that have amazing detail. Here is a basket she made and decorated with the fairy photographer from our Love & Romance Cuts. She has basket instructions HERE on her blog.
I promised I would post some more layouts by Melisa Waldorf and it's been so crazy with shows and such I'm behind on blog posts, but I do have 3 more fabulous layouts to show you today! Melisa used several of the Birthday Kids stamp sets on this cute LO and love her colors and the way has the kids are holding different different items from the set!


You can see a close up here how she has each of the kids stamped using different items from the stamp set.


Here is another wonderful layout Melissa W created using our Sew Special stamp set and the floral paper is from our Radiant Paper Pad. Look at how she used a bunch of the stamps to stamp background paper, embellishments and a couple of the sentiments.


I love this layout Melisa W designed using our Flourish and Cherish Stamp Sets! It's so pretty and romantic. I hope it gets bigger when you click it on so you can see all the detail and the stamped frame up close!
Pammy Jo is hosting a fun challenge over at Spiltcoast to use red & green on your project along with any of our items. On the lovely card Pammy used cherries from our Garden Scraps. There are some great cards HERE in the Gallery and you can get all the details to join in the fun HERE


In case you missed DT member Vicki Chrisman's 'Fun & Easy Christmas Cards' posted HERE using images from our Christmas Image & Journal Notes Booklet I wanted to post the link because each card is so sweet!

Lastly, I wanted to add a $5.00 discount link HERE to the CHA Super Show in Anaheim, CA on Jan 22 & 23/10. For those who can make it to this show - please come by and say hi! We will have a double booth at the show, make-n-takes and loads of inspiration! We are also sposoring a great make-n-take at the Splitcoast Stampers Booth on Friday, Jan 22 from 2 to 4 PM.
PS 2 - Come back and visit our Design Team Christmas Challenge Nov 23/09

Wishing you all joy & creativity


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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Birdy Prize Winner, New Kitchen Cuts, 2010 Calendars, CK Show

The Birdy Prize Winner
Our New Kitchen Cuts
Print Our Free 2010 Calendar
Some Inspiring Samples
Meet Me at the CK Show in WA!

Hi Everyone,

I’m back, but with those famous words ‘better late than not at all’. I did say I would post the winner today and planned on doing it this evening just not this late! Today was one of those days that I wished I could clone myself to get everything done.

I just did the Random # Generator and it picked # 24, so the lucky winner is Katie Lyon! Congratulations Katie

True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max: 245 Result: 24

There were 245 comments and it looks like Cardinals, Robins and Bluebirds were among the most popular but there were so many different birds people picked it was really fun reading them all! I’m delighted you all love birds because I have lots more fabulous B&W and colored birdie images and may do another Bird Stamp Set with a variety of the most popular birds.

What would you think of a Birdy CD with colored birds you could print from small to large size to use on big projects like cards, pillows or wall art? Would you like this Cardinal? I would love to hear your feedback! PS – we are working on new stamp sets with images you left feedback on previously HERE – thank you!
Okay, we have a brand new Vintage Cut called Kitchen Time and I’m thrilled with the way they turned out! The colors came out perfectly and there are so many fun images on this 7 x 12” coated cardstock sheet. The Vintage Cuts are the first Heartwarming Vintage product we did and still our our least expensive item (sug. retail $1.75 USD). We just re-printed some again and the printer had one extra space so we couldn't resist adding a new sheet

For those of you who didn’t know we have a 2010 free calendar sheet on the home page of our website (just click on 2010 under the calendar icon) that our graphic artist, the talented Cindy van Koll, creates every year. You can print it on any color of light paper, cut out the months and ink around the edges to create mini calendar pages as shown in the 2 samples below.

This calendar, designed by DT leader Vicki Chrisman, is from pg 28 in our Get Round Booklet done on six old recycled CD’s. She printed the calendar on cream paper and used images are from our Seasonal Booklet. Just match whatever images you choose to scraps of paper. I hope it gets bigger when you click it on so you can read the text. I wish I knew why some pictures get larger and others won't!

This sample below is from pg 36 in our Get Creative Booklet, designed by Jennifer Wyatt, co-owner of Mystic Paper in Mesa, AZ. Jennifer also printed the calendar on cream paper and chose images from our Seasonal Booklet and the cards sit on a plastic ‘easel style’ CD case. Sorry, the text is missing from this page.

Both of these 2 little idea booklets were published back in 2005 and we are starting to run low so I wanted to share these calendar projects. I will post more calendar ideas during this month. Gee, if we had more time we could publish 2 new idea booklets and feature our new stuff!


I also wanted to tell you about the challenge Lori Lynn Washburn is hosting over at Splitcoast to create a window on your project and use any of our products. I love the images and stamps everyone used! Here is Lori’s card and she used kitties from the Homemade Booklet. You can see the gallery HERE and you can still join in the fun and post a project you create! Here are all the details.

I had to share this card that Deb created for the window challenge using our new Merry Christmas Scraps. The snow couple look so cute in the little shaker window she made. She has details HERE on her blog. http://frecklefacepw.blogspot.com


Look at this very pretty layout DT leader Vicki Chrisman created using the birds and roses sentiment from our Birds & Blossoms Scraps. The little torn piece on the bottom left corner is from the same sheet. Papers are from the Classic Paper Pad. If you click on Vicki's name you can see the 468 photos she has posted in our Sample Gallery! Holy moly - I just looked and she has had 1,768,006 views! Wow - she is talented and famous!



I also wanted to share this adorable card DT member Michelle Kovack designed using our Snowbunnies Stamp Set. I love the lace doily, Spellbinders die and mica flakes she used! You can get the details HERE on Michelle's blog. Poor Michelle, our gallery has messed up and stopped working for her but she has a great Crafty Secrets Gallery HERE on her blog with 114 projects she has designed using our products!


Okay, lastly for those of you who can make it (I wish everyone could) I wanted to give you the details on the CK Show we will be at this weekend in Bellevue, WA. I forgot to in our newsletter and several people emailed asking. I also found a link to a $3.00 off coupon! Plus if you didn't get our last newsletter with our coupon for a free sheet of our new Kitchen Time Cuts with any purchase over $10.00 - just tell me you read this blog and you will get one!


CK SHOW Shopping Open
Fri, Nov 6/09 10 AM – 6 PM
Sat, Nov 7/09 9 AM – 5 PM

I found a $3.00 off coupon here: http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/content_downloads/Seattle_WEB__3_OFF.pdf

You can get all the other info on the CK website here: http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/events/ckc/seattle/index.html

Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets


Visit our website: www.craftysecrets.com

Toll Free Phone 1- 8888 597-8898
Toll Free Fax 1-888 597-2578
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Design Team Bird Challenge & Giveaway!

Today is our Crafty Secrets Design Team Bird Challenge plus I have a great giveaway filled with a bunch of our products with a bird theme! Please click these links to visit each of the our Design Team ladies BIRD projects!

· Vicki Chrisman

· Pam Hooten

· Heidi Blankenship

· Marisa Grosson * Marisa has a giveaway as well!

· Michele Kovack

· Linda Duke

· Michelle Van Etten

· Florence Teixeira New Design Team Member

· Guest Designer Melisa Waldorf October Guest Designer

Here is a photo of all the bird theme goodies we are giving away! To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment here on this blog and tell me what your favorite bird is! Don't forget to leave your contact info. I will announce a winner this Wed, Nov 4/09.



I also wanted to show you some extra bird theme projects and searched around and found a great collection of extra samples by each of these talented ladies!


I love this altered frame DT member Vicki Chrisman created from a plastic frame she got at the dollar store. The image is from our Birds & Botanical Booklet



This is another favorite of mine that DT member Pam Hooten designed using a wood box she embellished with paper from our Classic Paper Pad and used our Bird Lover Stamps


I sign every time I look at the pretty scene Heidi Blankenship created using a mix of our Sweet Kids Stamps and the branch with the birdies is from our Cherish Stamp Set.


Marisa Grosson stamped this fabulous card using our Bird Lover Stamp set and I'm amazed at how she cut out the leaves and did them 3D like paper tole!
I love the birds nest cone DT member Michelle Kovack created last year adding the birds on the branch she stamped from our Bird Notes Stamp Set.


This is another one of my favorites by DT member Linda Duke when she used our Kewpie Stamp set to create this very sweet card


Look at this cute birthday card DT member Michelle van Etten made using our Radiant Paper Pad and the birds from our new Birds & Blossoms Scraps


I would like to introduce Florence Teixeira our new Design Team Member. She goes by Flo and lives in France and creates fabulous projects! Click HERE to see her blog in English (you can also click on the translator on the side). We met through email when she was trying to order some of our products recently and I was amazed at her work and I've really wanted to add an international designer to our team so it's worked out perfectly! Flo will be getting her box of Crafty Secrets goodies next week but I did find this adorable album she had made using a mix of our Bird Notes and French Mail Stamps - the only 2 items she owns of ours. Click HERE to see the rest of this album.

Melisa Waldorf is our guest designer for the month and I feel bad that I've been away so much I have done very many posts. In my next post I will show you some great projects Melisa has created. Look at this totally cute Thanksgiving card she did using the turkey from our Thanksgiving Stamp Set!


That's all for now. Don't forget to leave a comment and tell me your favorite bird to be entered to win our Big Birdy Gift Pack!
Plus - Don't forget DT member Marisa is doing a $30.00 gift certificate giveaway on her blog HERE!

Wishing you joy & creativity

Sandy Redburn
Owner Crafty Secrets



Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
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Blaine, WA 98230
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 8:48 AM 245 comments

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Creative Ideas, Links and Reminder for Tomorrow!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been bad at blog posting as we are working on NEW EXCITING PRODUCTS and I just finished doing back 2 back shows! I also have the CK Show coming up next week in Bellevue WA (Nov 6&7) and it’s a big popular show. I have some fun things to share today and you have to come back tomorrow for our Birdie DT Challenge and 2 blog candy giveaways!

Crackle technique Video by Beate Johns
Halloween Chandelier
MASKquerade Challenge Gallery
Give a Giggle, Send a Smile Challenge
Adorable Baby Boy Postcard Album
Free Thanksgiving Antique Postcard Link
Reminder – Tomorrow is Our DT Bird Challenge & Blog Candy!
My Backyard Fall Photo

Here is a link to a great little video that Beate Johns from Splitcoast created showing a crackle technique she used on the Santa from our Season's Greetings Stamp Set! Beate has other Crafty Secrets projects HERE on here blog

I know Halloween is only 2 days away but I had to share this fun Halloween chandelier that was featured on scrapscene today. Christy created it and used a bunch of images from our Halloween Cuts. This idea would be easy to change up and tie on Christmas images, baby or? To get more details click here to visit Christy's blog.

I also wanted to show you this fun idea that Pammy Jo had for a challenge she recently hosted over at Splitcoast to create a 'mask' of some type and incorporate it into your project. I love the way she turned the coffee lady from our Homemade Booklet into a sassy little witch adding a hat, spider and webs from our Halloween Stamps, pumpkins and words from our Halloween Stickers and the mask she made. Check out her nail polish! Click here to see the 'mask gallery'


Marcy (kiddieltter) is hosting this weeks challenge to 'Give a Giggle, Send a Smile' and create a fun project using any of our products. Look at this cute 'I Hate Housework' card Marcy created using an image from our Domestic Goddess Scraps and stamps from our Kitchen Classics Clear Art Stamp Set. You can join in the fun and get the details HERE and click to see the other samples in the Gallery HERE!


I also wanted to show you this super adorable baby album that DT member Marisa Grosson created using 2 of the postcards from our Baby Boy Postcard Kit and some of our Baby Boy Vintage Stickers. This would make such an adorable keepsake for anyone with a new baby! Click HERE to see the other album pages on Marisa's blog and details on how she combined a Spellbinder's die to mat on her pages.



If you missed this free antique Thanksgiving Postcard we have, please click this link HERE to download it.


I had to run outside and snap a photo of my backyard and all the pretty Fall colors. I love Fall, if it would just not rain so much!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see our Design Team Birdie Challenge and see what the ladies create using any of our bird images and/or stamps. I will also be posting a great giveaway for a bunch of bird them products and include a link for a $30.00 Crafty Secrets Gift Certificate!

Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets - Heartwarming Vintage Co.
Our website: www.craftysecrets.com
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 11:23 AM 4 comments

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Free Thanksgiving Postcard, Winner & 3 BC Classes!

Free Thanksgiving Vintage Postcard!
$25 Blog Winner
Layouts by Melisa Waldorf
3 Classes at BC Creative Expo
More Samples

When I did my last blog post I totally forgot that this weekend is Thanksgiving on Monday here in Canada! So I’m posting a free vintage postcard you can use to decorate a thanksgiving table, kitchen or quick card. Sorry I didn’t do it sooner but Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve always felt our Thanksgiving comes too early. It was so warm and sunny today it just feels too soon! I’ve been collecting the most wonderful Thanksgiving and Fall images and will be releasing them in a set of Creative Scraps next Summer 2010.

I have the winner of our $25.00 Gift Certificate for the feedback POSTED HERE where I asked what future stamp images you all liked best. Thanks so much to all 96 people who left comments and so many helpful suggestions! Instead of doing a random draw I wrote the names of the 6 most helpful feedback posts on slips of paper and drew a random name and Cheryl Carey Bass, Congratulations - your name was on the slip I grabbed!

I want to introduce you to one of our guest designers this month in case you don’t know her - Melisa Waldorf from Jacksonville Florida! You can click HERE to visit the Crafty Secrets Gallery on Melisa’s blog and see 7 more of her projects including an adorable birthday layout she created using our Birthday Kids Clear Art Stamp Set.

This is such a nice Thanksgiving layout Melisa created using our Thanksgiving Stamp Set!
Here is a close up of the large stamp from the set she used with other pieces to create a frame.


Look at this adorable baby layout she created using our Baby Girl Stamp Set. The lace in the background and the ribbon looks perfect 'hanging' the stamped image.

I love the way she created a little collage of stamped baby toys, shoes and the buggy with the stamped image and sentiment.

Like this big pink flower with the stamped center!


Had to share this super pretty Christmas card Linda Duke designed for the challenge at Splitcoast using our new Seasons Greetings stamp set. The Fun Flock looks so cool on the little girls muff!

We will have 4 booths at the BC Creative Expo this coming Fri & Sat (Oct 14 & 15) in Langley BC and Vicki Chrisman is coming to teach 3 classes!

Class 118, Tricks & Treats The queen of Halloween, Vicki Chrisman will be teaching you her best tips & tricks for using Glimmer Mist and our Halloween Clear Art Stamps with her favorite vintage images to create a Spooktacular Mini Album and 2 wall hangings from our Halloween Vintage Postcard Kit! Get great ideas to dress up all kinds of Halloween projects! Halloween Class Kit includes a Vintage Halloween Postcard Kits (with a mini stamp set), assorted Halloween images from Vintage Halloween Booklet, Halloween Stickers, a bottle of Glimmer Mist and fun embellishments!


Class 120, Fairy Girls Shadow Box & Keepsakes - Journey to fairyland with designer Vicki Chrisman and decorate an altered wood shadow box to house your fairy girl, a fairy stamped wood postcard and a pixie spool fairy! Participants of this class will receive a whimsical sheet of vintage fairy girls, butterfly wings, hats and crowns (not publicly published yet) and our Fairy Enchanting Stickers, lrg wood spool, ribbons and pretty embellishments!


Class #119 Christmas Card Class – SORRY SOLD OUT
Learn an array of tips & techniques for stamping and embellishing your cards with heartwarming vintage charm! Designer, Vicki Chrisman will help you create 4 stunning Christmas cards and a keepsake card box. Plus, you get to keep 24 more vintage Christmas images you can use later!

I wanted to show you this great idea here that Julie Campbell thought of to use the little mini images shown on the packaging of the Postcard Kits. Each kit has little sample thumbnail images showing the larger images inside and rather than tossing them, she started cutting them out and using Glossy Accents and foil tape to create mini charms!


I get excited when I see people get creative and mix up stamps from our different stamp sets and I was looking through our gallery at Splitcoast and spotted this cute french postcard Sophie La Fontaine here created using a combo of Garden Girls, French Mail and Mouse Party. She drew the tiny flag and is sending this to a friend in France.


That's all for now. I've been busy getting ready for our show this weekend as we have 4 booths and I'm having a flea market area to clear out a pile of old stock, craft supplies, magazines, antique postcards and more!

Also, we have started working on new stamp sets and the feedback was so helpful! It was fun reading the suggestions, which were mixed but the 2 images that got a giant yes were 9 & 10, the little kids at the soda fountain and in the car, so Cindy our graphic artist is working on a new set with them! Plus there are more sets in the works!

PS - I checked and the Dick & Jane Books (asked for in stamps) are a registered trademark owed by Addison-Wesley - but I'm working the idea!

Wishing you joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets

Our Website: www.craftysecrets.com
Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets
Head Office15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street,
#436Blaine, WA 98230
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Friday, October 9, 2009

New Samples, Links, See Us Next Weekend in BC!

2 Spots to Win Reminder
DT Samples
Splitcoast Shimmer Challenge
Come See Us in Langley BC Next Week!
Funny Photos and Link!

Hi Everyone,

First I want to remind you if you submitted a card to our WCMD Challenge using any of our products and you didn't contact us for your free gift - today is the deadline to email your choice and all the details to office@craftysecrets.com. Also, if you didn't enter my 'What's your fav designs' blog contest you still can HERE (until Oct 11) and be entered to win a $25.00 gift certificate. So far, 88 people have left great suggestions and feedback!

I realized I forgot to add the link in the last post to DT member Pam Hootens Christmas Giveaway to win one of our Christmas Vintage Postcard Kits, a Image & Journal Notes Booklet and our new Merry Christmas Creative Scraps! Look at this wonderful holiday planner Pam designed using one of the chipboard postcards! You can get all the details and enter on Pam's blog HERE!

Here is the card DT member Linda Duke created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using an image from our Merry Christmas Creative Scraps. Details are HERE on Linda's blog.
Here is the card DT member Heidi Blankenship created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using an image from our Christmas Image Booklet and paper from our Earthy Paper Pad. Details are HERE on Heidi's blog.

Here is the adorable card DT member Michelle Kovack created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using a cute image from the Christmas Scraps and details are HERE on Michele's blog.


Here is the card DT member Marisa Grosson created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using our new Season's Greetings Stamp Set. Details are HERE on Marisa's blog.



Michelle Van Etten has been busy making some very pretty samples! I love this layout of her that she created using the butterflies, lady and butterfly boy she cut out of the back of our Earthy Paper Pad and she used the 'mother' postcard from the Family Postcard Kit. You can see the cute cake and card she also created HERE in our Sample Gallery.


Lori Lynn Washburn has been hosting the last 2 weekly challenges over at Splitcoast and there lots of great samples and inspiration! This is a card Lori created for the Handmade Embellishments challenge she hosted last week and you can see every one's embellished cards HERE. This week she has a Make it Shine Challenge HERE and anyone can join in the fun and post a card!


Look at this pretty little postcard DT member Vicki Chrisman created using an image from our new Postcard Kits! This one is from the Family set. You can see more postcards she made from the Baby Boy, the Best Buds and Kitchen Mail Kits HERE in our Sample Gallery and there are some other great samples other people have submitted that you have to check out!


I had to share these next photos that I made for Vicki's birthday Oct 7 because they are so fun and easy to make using a free program over at www.photofunia.com and they have so many samples you can choose from and then add a personal photo of anyone you pick and places their face in the right spot! So yes, this is Vicki's face on this angel and I thought that was so appropriate as Vicki is coming here to Langley BC, Canada next week (Oct 16 & 17/09) to teach 3 classes at the BC Creative Expo Show and one is a Fairy class! You can get all the details about the classes HERE and on Vicki's blog HERE. Plus we are hosting the Girlfriends Go Vintage Crop Sat night! Here is another photo I did for Vicki's birthday and emailed to her. I amazed at how it can take the photo and place it in all the right spots, here on the sidewalk and in the picture next to it! I think this one looks cool and artsy and they also have one of old vintage stamps that puts faces on the stamps.


I saved the best for the last! Here is a photo of Vicki tattooed on Beckhams bare chest and it also put the photo on his phone! Hilarious, fun, free and you can save the pictures to email to friends.
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! If you can make it to the BC Creative Expo - please come see us! We have 4 booths at the show, 3 classes, make-n-takes, a free gift with every purchase - plus I'm doing a flea market table and clearing out all sorts of older product, supplies, vintage postcard and more!
Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Crafty Secrets
Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817
Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4
USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
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Monday, October 5, 2009

Our WCMD Challenge Winners, Discount Offer & More!

It was SO hard to pick the winners as everything was fantastic! First I want to thank everyone and and let you know I just got a 25% discount that will apply to every single person who entered our challenge (156 people) who may have fallen in love with something and want to place an order in our Shopatron Store. It’s good until midnight tonight only and you must enter this code: CRAFTYWCMD (in the little code box) and you must order from our Shopatron Store HERE.

Also, as I promised everyone who submitted a sample USING OUR PRODUCTS (and didn’t win) they would still get a prize, so please pick a free vintage booklet or a small stamp set! You must email me your choice and address to: office@craftysecrets.com and state what free booklet or stamp set you pick. We will pay and ship by reg. mail. Sorry I can’t offer this to everyone, as there were 156 entries! 3 Booklet choices: Little Dolls , Summer Time or Childhood or choose from 1 of these Small Stamp Sets: Altered Art, Mini Memories, Serenity Prayer, or Story of Me.


Now to the big winners – who I will also contact by email - but I hope they read this now, as I have to go to the gym (my butt got wider this weekend!)

Best Card Using Crafty Secrets Products goes to: TXGrandmax6 wins the $50.00 gift certificate for her fantastic Halloween diorama card

The 3 Runner Up Winners Using Crafty Secrets each winning a $25.00 Gift Certificate:

Laadeedaa for her Enjoy the Journey Card

PapierGirl for her pretty Pansy Card (can't find the Spiltcoast link)


Saffivort for her Birthday Girls Card


From the group that played BUT DIDN'T USE any of our products, the 3 Winners of ANY MEDIUM STAMP SET are:




Tolecookie, for her great You Rock Card

Then there were sooo many fantastic cards created using our products and I want to post them all but I promised my daughter we would go to the gym and she will be here to get me in 30 mins, so I'm posting some people emailed me and I don't have time to do links BUT you can see them all HERE at Splitcoast! I was just so excited I had to put them here and we have so many international people who have slow computers and it will be way faster for them to scroll through these, get inspired and go visit the splitcoast gallery.

Texasgrandma sent me this fab card last night way past the deadline but I love it! Ooops, I accidentally linked her photo as the grand prize winner (the names are so close, TXgrandmax6)
and had to go back and change it but she still wins a booklet or small stamp set for submitting!


LOVE this inside of this card by Tlady, created with our Bird Lovers Stamp Set


This card by Badsherry is so pretty using an image from our Girlfriends Creative Scraps!


Look at this pretty baby card by oh_Kat and how she used images from our Baby Memories Vintage Cuts


Randi Wall (craftybc) created this adorable card using stamps from our Fairyland and Halloween sets


This Halloween card by LindseyRickett is so cute using the little monster from our Halloween stamp set

I thought this card created by CAKath using our Bird Note Stamp Set was so pretty! There's also some another great ones, including one by Beate with these birds all done in browns and orange fall colors and one by avonlea!


I love how cute this Christmas card turned out by harrahx2 using the Santa boy from our Little Dolls Booklet!

This one is so beautiful by Angelnorth using an image from our Christmas Image Booklet and you have to read her cool techniques (no time to find the link)


How about this ornament card created with our Christmas Joy Stamp Set by a_place_for_ink
It looks so 3D I think you could hang it on a tree!


Another fantastic Halloween card (there were so many) this one by ChristieTully using iamges from our Halloween Booklet
I still can't get over the chocolate box that ILoveLucy created for this card, they look so real they made me hungry last night! The lady is from our Coffee & Tea Stamp Set (not the expression).

Here is a very lovely card with fabulous colors that caardvark7 created using our Sweet Kids Stamp Set.
Ohhh, I want to post more but don't have time, and I'm sorry I didn't get everyones 'real names' credited but you can see the entire gallery all 157 HERE (with and without Crafty Secrets).
You can also enter to WIN Some Great Christmas Crafty Secrets Stuff HERE on DT member Pam Hooten's Blog and see her fabulous Christmas Journal!
I will be back later this week with more great samples from our Design Team!
I also need to give a GIANT THANKS to good ol' Vicki Chrisman, our DT leader and with me scince I turned 'vintage' 6 years ago! She did such a fantastic job hosting this event and considering we were both first timers to this, it worked out great!
Also, if you haven't left feedback on my last post on your favorite possible future stamp designs, you still can HERE and we will draw a winner next Sunday. I've really enjoyed reading your suggestions! Great Ideas - Thanks so much!
PS - If you are looking for our products and can't find them please ask you fav store to call us! Also, they may order off Notions who carries most of our products and sells to stores.
Okay, off to the gym!
Wishing you all joy & creativity!

Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets
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