Vintage Valentine Samples, Tutorial, More Stamp Sample Idea Boards

Hi Everyone,

I have a mix of fabulous samples to share, a Altered Frame Tutorial and more Stamp Sample Idea Boards.  Also, don't forget this Monday, Feb 3 is our February Linky Party and Design Team Love Challenge.

DT Member Darlene Pavlick made a pretty altered frame for her granddaughter and posted a tutorial for it on her Blog using paper from our Valentine Kit and the sleeping fairy from our Born to Fly Digital Stamp Set.

I love that the images are larger when we turn them into Digital Stamp Sets and that you can re-size and flip them in different directions.  I made up a Idea Board and although most of the samples were made with the old Clear Stamp Set before it sold out, you can print the fairies from this Digital Born to Fly Stamp Set and use them for the same ideas below.       To paper piece - simply -re-print a fairy/fairies again on pattern or color paper and cut out wings and outfit(s).

DT Member Kathy Klement made this sweet Valentine tag and she made the pocket holder from an empty toilet paper holder and just stitched across the bottom. Kathy used our Valentine Stickers (but sadly we just sold out of them) but have Love Mail Scraps.

Here are 2 more adorable    vintage valentines by Kitika from Russia that she made last year using our Valentine Kit

DT Member Michele Kovack created this beautiful card with a shadow box effect and the flower is from our Flower Garden Digital Stamp Set Download.

Here's an Idea Sample Board using our Fairlyland Stamps, now a Digital Stamp Set Download . All of these samples can be printed and colored like the original stamps - except you can't stamp on clay (like the necklace) but you can decoupage on any flat base for a pendant or pin.

Also a sample Idea Board for Sew Special, now a Digital Download and designs are larger and easier to color!

We Do have Down on the Farm CLEAR Stamps left and also Farm Chicks Clear Stamp Sets on sale for $12.50 each as I had placed a huge order just before my stamp manufacture moved and I quit placing orders.

There is also some Seasonal Friends Clear Art Stamp Sets left and you can see some great samples on the board below using faux snow, Fun Flock, glitter and a cool Stamped Faux Tile Tutorial by DT Member Michele Kovack.

Darlene Pavlick also made this pretty baby card for a neighbor who is expecting a baby girl using images and the mini stamp set from our Baby Girl Postcard Kit. You get 3 of all 4 large images plus a bunch of the smaller ones and could make a great banner for a shower and baby's room.

 Are you still in the organizing mode still that the new year seems to bring out in us? If so, check out DT Member Vicki Chrisman's Tips on Organizing Your Craft Room or area. Vicki has some great ideas and so many inspiring photos!

 Please come back and join us starting this Monday, Feb 3/14 for our Feb Linky Party and Design Team Love Challenge. You can post a sample and receive a $6.oo Off Coupon and 1 lucky random.org winner gets a $50.00 Crafty Secrets Gift Card.  Note: you can enter up to 4 samples and increase odds of winning but just 1 $6.00 Coupon per person.  Plus - I've had a peek at some of the DT Projects and they are wonderful!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Sandy Redburn
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Clear Stamp Set Sample Idea Boards, Bird Canvas, Tutorial, New Shipper and More!

Hi Everyone,  I'm pleased to announce we have a new shipper Lyssa and I have been busy training her and she is enthusiastic about organizing the warehouse and providing excellent service once again! Shelley finished her 3rd round of chemotherapy and was super lucky to get a great job offer with great benefits. 

I made up a bunch of sample boards for some Clear Stamp Sets we still have in stock. I thought it would be easier than clicking on a bunch of samples and you can save the Idea Boards on your computer and I will also add them to Pintrest where you can bookmark them.  

But - first I have to show you this beautiful Bird Canvas DT Member Vicki Chrisman made using our Bird Notes Digital Stamp Set and printing them on a digital collage she created. 
I love all the layers of lace, stamps, the twigs and nest!
 

SL06 Favorite Fellas , we still have 30 of this Clear Stamp Set left and at $12.50 it's a great set for guy cards and Fathers Day.

We still have SL11 Cherish Clear Stamp Sets and this is a perfect set for love, anniversary and valentine theme projects. In fact if I ever get a tattoo I would like the word Love 

 Here are some fabulous samples done with our Art Blooms Clear Stamp Set

We also have over 25 s of Birthday Kids Clear Stamps Sets marked down to $12.50 and you can see by the samples you can mix and match the kids, party images and sentiments to create cute birthday cards, invitations and layouts.

We still have about a dozen Home Sweet Home Clear Stamp Sets left and it's also available as a Digital Set and the houses are larger and more fun to color.  I love the style of these cottage art deco style homes!

Here are samples created with Sing for Joy now a Digital Stamp Set  Download for $9.95

Plus Feeling Yucky has sold out of the Clear Stamp Set and is now available for just $5.95 in Feeling Yucky Digital Set.  The best part the images are larger, re-sizeable and flippable if you want them to face the other way.  The nurse is now 6" tall and the crying duckie is 4" tall. Check out all the amazing samples that have been created with the images! I made the Idea Sheet below but also saw so many great cards on Splitcoast Stampers like this fun card by DT Member Darlene Pavlick

Also this sweet pink nurse card by KellyP on Splitcoast. 

Here's a pretty card by DT Member Michele Kovack using our Digital Flower Garden  Set

I also have a link to DT Member Sheila Rumneys new Digital Tutorial and this time she shows us How to Change Backgrounds Using Filters.  Sheila used paper from our Valentine Kit and a Valentine Stamp

I'm also sad to say DT Member Rebekah Fairies stepped down from her design teams to send more time with her family. We will miss her pretty creations!

I have a bunch more sample boards to add next time and more new digital sets. Also my printer died and I'm waiting for a new one and can make some samples.

Do you like these sample boards more than individual samples? 

Sandy Redburn
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3 Tutorials, Romance 12 x 12" Stamp Set Special and Giveaway Winners!

Hi Everyone,   I have 3 great Tutorials today on making Paper Flowers by Darlene Pavlick, and Digitally Blending and How to Erase in Layers by Sheila Rumney.  Plus I have a special on the last of the 12" x 12" Tattered Angels Romance Stamp Sets and the winners of the Blog Giveaway for our Digital Love Pack.

Congratulations to random.org Blog Winner #9 Anne Mills and Facebook Winner #1 Jennifer Hawkins who each won our Digital Love Giveaway!

 DT Member Darlene Pavlick posted a great flower tutorial showing how to create paper flowers with photos and tips.  Darlene used a flower Die but her instructions will work for other flower dies or punches

DT Member Sheila Rumney has been creating some great digital Tutorials with step by step instructions showing how to use Photoshop Elements to create samples with our products. Here's her latest Tutorial showing how to blend 2 digital papers using the Gradient Tool.  Sheila used papers and designs from our Sew Decorative CD 7.

Here is Sheila's previous Tutorial on Erasing using layers in Photoshop Elements. Sheila used our Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD 2 to create this pretty card. 

 Some of you may remember I bought over 600 of these Romance Jumbo Stamp Sets when Tattered Angels discontinued them and I now have them marked down to $8.50 and am also putting in 4 jumbo square lace doilies while supplies last - as this is the only item larger than the doilies so they should ship ok.  

Sorry I don't have a photo of the doilies but they are about 10" x 10" embossed white die cut paper. Perfect to cut them up for valentine cards and accent projects as you can spray and ink them as well. 

Here's a pretty valentine card by DT Leader Kathy Clement using the Romance Stamp Set and you can see the inside on her blog. You also have to see the adorable valentine she made with the clothes line girl from our Seasonal Booklet

I adore this fabric layout Vicki made with this set when it first came out and you can see how big the large heart stamp is.

 We also have Heart shaped Ivory Coaster Board is also on sale for .50 cents each.

 Don't forget if you place an order in our Crafty Vintage Girl Online Store to add the free digital gift this month - Chandelier Fun!  If you don't see it on the home page you need to click to refresh the site

I will be back later this week with a fun home decor post or Shrinky Plastic?  I started the Home Dec post and then my printable Shrink Plastic arrived and I'm itching to try it! 

Also, many thanks to everyone for all your condolences on the passing of my father last Tuesday. We are spending a lot of time with my mom who lives downstairs. At least now we can smile and think of him in heaven drinking Pepsi and eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Sandy Redburn
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Love Giveaway, Linky Winner, New Samples and Digital Stamp Sets

Hi Everyone,  *** I need to come back and add all the links later as my dad is in so much pain I need to take him to emergency.  UPDATE: Sadly, he passed away peacefully at the hospital tonight. 

We have a Giveaway for Digital Love/Valentine Package which is also on special for $21.50 and you can save over $10.00. To enter to WIN all these items just leave a comment here and a random.org winner will be announced on Monday

Congratulations to our January Linky Party Winner , # 1 Jo Willis from the UK and a big thank you to everyone who entered all the fabulous samples and received a $6.00 coupon.

Did you get our Free Valentine Printable with '10 Things I Love About' last year? This is a cute layout Cindy van Koll created for my niece using the list with paper and images from our Valentine Kit. It's actually Arissa's 4th birthday today and I'm having a family pizza party here tonight for her.

With Christmas over, our Design Team ladies are getting in the mood for Valentines and Spring so you will be seeing a bunch of great new samples popping up and new specials like our new Free Digital Download Chandelier Fun you can add to your basket with any purchase and it comes with the sample Idea Sheet.

 DT Leader Kathy Clement used our Digital Heart to Heart Stamps to create this pretty layered card

Kathy also made this cool embossed card for her challenge with Really Reasonable Ribbon using a Tattered Angels Jumbo 12" x 12" Stamp Set on special for $8.50!
  I bought a skid of 600 of these stamp sets when they discontinued all the 'extra' products and it's a great set as the back sheet works as the stamp block to hold the stamps.  Just cut around each design.

Lovely birthday card Vicki made for her sister using our CD 2 Creating With Vintage Illustrations

Great Snow Girl card by Michele Kovack using Winter Wishes

 Elizabeth Lincoln these pink  support cards for her friends who just got diagnosed with breast cancer using our Support the Girls Digital Set.  Sadly, it seems to be growing much more common. Thank goodness the cure rate has improved

 I also adore this cute mouse card Elizabeth made for a sick child in a card group she belongs to.  The little girl loves animals and this should make her smile using digital stamp sets Cutie Cats (mouse) and Sweet Stuff  Digital set for the cupcake

 UPDATE: I've come back and finished adding all the links and the 4 new Digital Stamp Sets. 

This is our free Chandelier Fun Digital set  with any order until end of January, just add it to your cart You can also see samples with the links to  Sew Special Digital Set  ,  Sing For Joy , and Home Sweet Home

Sadly my dad did pass away tonight. My mom and dad have a suite downstairs (with us  for over 25 years) and he felt so sick I was going to take him to Emergency this afternoon and realized he was too weak for me to get him in the car by myself so I called an ambulance and while we were waiting it seemed like he had a stroke. They intubated him and he was on life support until this evening and my mom had them take the tube out he passed away peacefully within a few minutes. All our family was there with him when he passed but I came back here to stay with my niece and nephew (my mom baby sits them during day).

His health had really declined since Sept and he stopped driving but he did celebrate his 85th birthday with all his family and close friends here and his favorite foods – Kentucky Fried chicken and my mom’s trifle. It’s such a drag that it happened on my niece Arissa’s birthday as she turned 4 today and I had a family pizza party planned here for her. I still had everyone over after they came back from the hospital. Her Grandpa would have wanted that as he watched Arissa help Grandma bake the cake and cupcakes yesterday and knew how excited she was. 

Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words, prayers and condolences to our family.   

Please don't let this stop you from entering our Love Giveaway!

Sandy Redburn
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January Linky Party, Design Team Calendar Challenge and 2013 Faves!

Welcome to Our January Linky Party - Come Join In!
Design Team Calendar Challenge - Check Out the Samples!
My Fave DT Samples in 2013 - See 3 from Each Member
Digital Stamps Coming - * little delay

Welcome to our January Linky Party where you can add a sample(s) you've created using any of our products and receive a $6.00 Coupon and 1 random.org winner will get a $50.00 gift card!  Scroll to the bottom to check our the entries which can take place all week and don't be shy - come post something!!   

I'm doing my post from Arizona as Scott and I are down here for the week fixing up a rental house we are going to sell. We're sleeping on a air mattress and sort of 'camping out' while we paint and fix it up. *I've had some internet problems and haven't been able to add the next batch of Digital Stamps yet - but they are coming shortly!

Today is also our Design Team Calendar Challenge and look at these fabulous samples and tutorials  the team has created,  you have to check out all their links below!  Plus, here's the link to the New Free January Printable Calendar Month if you missed it.

  Kathy Clement  New Team Leader!  Bird Tag Calendar

Vicki Chrisman  Flip Desk Calendar


Michele Kovack  Art Calendar (using our Free printable)
   
Darlene Pavlick  Collage Calendar Card 

Rebekah Fairies can't join us today but see her samples below

Sheila Rumney  Winter Digital Calendar Card 

Elizabeth Lincoln  Art Calendar (using our Free printable)

Cherry Nelson  Valentine Calendar Card 

Guest - Julie Campbell    Journal Calendar Page

Vicki and Kathy have traded spots and Kathy is going to be our New Design Team Leader.  After all these years Vicki deserves a break but she is still on our Team - thank goodness!

Julie Campbell is joining our DT Challenge today (see here beautiful Calendar Journal page on link above)  but I've also picked 3 of my favorite samples from each Design Team Member during 2013. Julie hasn't been on our team for awhile so her's may be a bit older. 

 Julie has been creating fantastic art journals and she used our Halloween CD4 on these pages

This was a pendant Julie made with our Fairy Wishes - now Digital Stamp Set and the images are all larger and re-sizeable with the fairy writing 6" tall!

I like these cool altered pages Julie created using Barber Shop Digital Download Kit

The next 3 samples are by DT leader Kathy Clement who creates amazing mini albums and this one is a tag holder using our Girlfriend Scraps and Girlfriends Booklet

 Look at this beautiful layered card Kathy made using our Garden Girls digital stamp set

I also loved this seaside album using our Bathing Beauty Digital Stamps 

Here are 3 samples I picked that DT Member Vicki Chrisman made but it was really hard to pick 3! 
Vicki stitched this album using one of the poppies from our Digital Poppy Stamp Set

I adore this clever gift card Vicki made using paper and the birdie from CD7 Sew Decorative and how it folds out to hold the gift card.

This big wall canvas turned out really cool Vicki also created with CD7, Sew Decorative 

Here are 3 picks from samples by DT Member Michele Kovack. I adore this card using our Rose Stamp Set and Michele colored it with Inktense Pencils

If you click on the card below you can see the beaded snow globe which looks all frosty from our Snow Globes Set

I cheated here and included 3 of the great cards Michele made using our Vegetable Garden Digital Stamp Set

Here are 3 great samples by DT Member Darlene Pavlick and I love how Dar created this fold our card using our Valentine Download Digital Paper and Image Kit. 

This was a fabulous album Darlene designed with a step by step Tutorial using our sewing papers and most of the images are also on the Sewing CD7 (except for some Button or Bobbin Card Printables. 

I think this card is so pretty and clever the way Darlene designed it to open and using our Easter Blessing Stamps

I love everything about this card Rebekah created using Vintage Silhouette Digital Stamps 
Papers are from CD 1 Creating with Vintage Patterns.

I'm not sure if it's the colors or the way Rebekah layered these large blooms to look 

like flowering bushes but I really like this card  

Here's a great spring card Rebekah created with the seed packet from our Garden Download Kit set, garden tools stamps and baby chicks across the bottom are adorable from our Spring Chicks Digital Stamp Download.

Now I have 3 samples by DT Member Sheila Rumney who has been posting so many fantastic Digital Tutorials showing all sorts of tricks - I learn something every time! Sheila used paper and designs from CD 3 Creating With Vintage Typography

I will come back when Google will let me add the links but Sheila did a wonderful Tutorial using sample of her daughter with CD7 Sew Decorative

Okay, I think I loved so many of the sewing samples - I picked 3 before I had a chance to go through all the other themes  - but the colors and layout work so well here

Now it's DT Member Elizabeth Lincolns turn with 3 samples I picked including this artistic card she created using our Wine Lover Clear Stamps - also in a Wine Digital Download.

This card Elizabeth made using our Down on the Farm Clear Stamps has great colors and look at the cow bell!

 I just showed this card last month but I love Elizabeth's clever idea of adding the stamp with the kids at the table looking out a window from our Winter Wishes Stamp Set

Lastly for DT samples, here are 3 by new member Cherry Nelson including this cute gift envelope she made using paper and images from our Retro Christmas CD

Cherry made this pretty card and matching envelope with our Queen Bee Set

Lastly, I had to add this cute set of cards Cherry made previously using our Girlfriend Creative Scraps which are on all marked down to $1.95 for the double sided sheets

What was my fave project I did last year? This heart album I made for my sweetheart with our Heart to Heart Digital Stamp Download and I was pretty happy with some of my tutorials but I will just add a link to our Tutorial Pintrest Board as and start our Linky Party!

I really like the way my Fairy Garden Dome and Tutorial turned out that I made using our Altered Fairy Scraps. The little fairy kids I used remind me of my niece and nephew and I let them pick out their favorite pieces and they wanted everything!  

Also, the decoupage plates tutorial I did using our CD #2 Creating with Vintage Illustrations.

Do you have any past project you created using a Crafty Secrets product?  The only rule is it can't be something you've posted in our past Linky Parties. Each person will recieve a $6.00 coupon and 1 random.org winner will get a $50.00 Crafty Secrets Gift Card!  You have until next Sunday night to enter and can add up to 4 samples.  Have fun and show us what you have made!






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Sandy Redburn
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