Spotlight on DT Member, Gloria Stengel

Welcome, Friends!  

All this week, we are spotlighting the newest members of the Crafty Secrets Design team.  Yesterday, we welcomed the lovely Diane Hover of Nellie's Nest. I hope you were able to pop over and leave her a word of welcome.  

Today, we are putting the spotlight on Gloria Stengel of Scraps of Life and the brand new Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.  Gloria's work is well known in paper crafting circles and it's hard to find a design team for whom she has NOT worked!  We're just thrilled to have her joining us here for the next 3 months, and hope she'll be able to stay with us for a very long time after.  So, without further ado, I turn the spotlight over to Gloria.

My name is Gloria Stengel and I have been hooked on paper crafts all of my life. I have always loved to color, play with paper dolls, and create "projects"! In 1990, I discovered rubber stamping and in 1996, I stumbled across "modern" scrapbooking. I love all aspects of paper crafting: card making, scrapbooking, mini albums, altered art, up-cycling, you name it! I am happiest when I am making a mess! It's the cleaning up part that I don't care for!

 I have been on a number of design teams over the past few years, including three terms with Graphic 45. I also accept various guest design spots and work with online stores from time to time. I have recently started my own challenge blog, Craft Hoarders Anonymous. I think the name says it all. 

 I have a blog, a Facebook Fan Page, and a YouTube channel in order to share my creative work. Please visit my blog, Scraps of Life: www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com for more inspiration. 

 Gloria has been a fan of the Crafty Secrets line for quite some time, so she has a few samples to share with us today. This first card is typical of Gloria's wonderful vintage style.  It is using our Material Girl  digital art stamp set.  I love all the layers and the wonderful shabby flower and trim.

Gloria also shines when it comes to retro designs. Her sense of fun and great ability to use color really shine in this great card that uses an image from our Vintage Girlfriends Journal Booklet.  These are still in stock, and even better, they are on sale!  I have also heard a rumor that Sandy is cooking up some new kitchen goodies. 

This card made with our Halloween Fun DAS is just so cute!

I know you are going to enjoy getting to know Gloria better.  She and I have developed a wonderful friendship, so I can tell you that she's a very genuine, generous and hilarious person.  I'm so glad that she's decided to join us here on the Crafty Secrets team.  Be sure to visit her blog and leave her some love below to make her feel welcome! 

I'll be back tomorrow to put the spotlight on our next new DT member!  Until then, on behalf of Sandy Redburn, I wish you joy and creativity!

Kathy

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Crafty Secrets Welcomes Diane Hover to the Design Team

Hello, Friends!    

Welcome to our new Design Team Spotlight Week!   We have 4 fresh faces on the Crafty Secrets Design Team and we are so excited to introduce you to them.  Today's spotlight is on the lovely Diane Hover.  Her shabby chic/vintage style will be right at home here on the Crafty Secrets team.  Let's meet Diane!

I have 2 grown sons and 1 daughter and 2 step-sons...all which live in the area.  I have 18 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren...and yes, I am way too young for all that!  LOL  I love them all!  We live in a log home on a creek in the country, and besides paper crafting (which is my passion) I also love gardening and sewing!!  I like to tell people that when I was born and the doctor inked my footprint, I was destined to get inky and crafty!

 My blog was named after my dog "Nellie"...Nellie is the most wonderful dog-child ever!!  She is a Goldendoodle and ever so smart...I just can't even think about life without her!

My hubby and I have lived in our log cabin for about 19 years...it sits by a woods along a creek...we have named our place here "Cabin On The Creek"...its old...its cold in the winter, buggy in the summer, but we love it.  I have major flower gardens that I work in daily "in season".  I have many interests...so many, that its a bit overwhelming at times....I love to papercraft~sew~garage sale~go to auctions~and refurbish old items!

You might see me "write" about our lake home...we have a newer home (oh how I love new homes) on Lake Huron...about 30 miles SE of the Mackinac Bridge...we go there whenever we can...we call that house "Summer Wind", since my hubby is a big fan of Frank Sinatra.....it sets very close to the lake, love the sound of the waves....we kayak in the summer months...kind of scarey on that big lake, but we are careful!

Visiting Diane's blog, Nellie's Nest, is a real treat!  This crafty gal makes the most beautiful paper flowers and dimensional cards.  I was so impressed with the many different ways that Diane uses paper in her artwork.  It seems she can do anything from clean and simple cards to ornate shabby chic.  She stitches, layers, colors, die cuts and creates dimensional art.  Diane is a wonderful artist with a great sense of humor and a warm personality.  Her blog  also features photos from her beautiful home in the countryside. We are so happy to have you on the Crafty Secrets Design team.

Look at this beautiful box Diane created for her Crafty Secrets debut:

This darling altered box features papers and images from our Digital Garden Papers.  I just love the delicate flowers and butterfly embellishments. 

I know you will want to join me in welcoming Diane to the Crafty Secrets team in your comments below.  We can't wait to get to know her even better!

I'll see you tomorrow with another new designer spotlight.  Until then, I wish you joy and creativity!

Kathy

 

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Linky Party Winner, New Samples and Exciting Announcement

Hello, Everyone! Kathy Clement, DT Leader here, filling in for Sandy Redburn who is busy being the Mother of the Bride this summer.  

First, thank you to everyone who joined in our July Linky Party and for the wonderful samples that were posted! Congratulations to this months random.org lucky winner #4 which was Vicky who gets a $50.00 gift certificate and all the other entries will receive a $6.00 gift card to use in our online store at www.craftyvintagegirl.com 

 Did you have a great weekend?  The weather in North Carolina is hot and steamy with lots of thundershowers in the afternoon.  But then, it is summer time, and that's what summer in the South is all about! Our design team has been busy making great projects featuring the Summer Printable Download that Sandy is offering for free with each purchase from our online store.  Look at this cute card DT member Darlene Pavlick made.

I just love that cute vintage camper, don't you?  I found a whole thread on Pinterest where people are buying these and fixing them up and making them into the greatest design studios!  I want one!

DT Member Michele Kovack used her Inktense colored pencils to create this 
lovely summer card.

DT Member Elizabeth Lincoln created a stunning card with our Poppies Digital Art Stamps.

Sheila Rumney has a new tutorial  showing you how to combine our Radiant Papers with Angel Blessings Digital Art Stamps.  The colors in this digital layout are so pretty!

I promised you an exciting announcement and I'm just thrilled to announce that we have 4 new members joining us on the design team!  Yippee! Beginning with the August Linky Party, our existing design team will be expanded to include these fresh faces!

Diane Hover of Nellie's Nest 

Gloria Stengel of Scraps of Life 

Melody Clement of Paper Melody's 

and

Shantaie Caudill-Fowler of Inking Pink

We'll get to know each of these talented designers a little better this week.  Tune in Tuesday through Friday as they introduce themselves to you, share a project and make their debut on the Crafty Secret Design team!  I couldn't be more excited about having them join us, and I think you will agree once you see their beautiful work!

I'll see you tomorrow when you'll get to meet Diane.  You're just going to love her!  Until then, I wish you joy and creativity!

Kathy

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July Linky Party and DT Challenge

Welcome to the Crafty Secrets July Linky Party and Design Team Challenge! 

This is Kathy Clement filling in for Sandy Redburn, who is enjoying a very busy summer. I'll be posting here for the next several weeks as Sandy works on her daughter's wedding plans, getting her house ready for sale and working on new releases for Crafty Secrets.

Before we get started, I have a little news to share with you.  Our wonderful design team members Cherry Nelson and Vicki Chrisman have stepped down from the design team. Cherry has a very full plate in her life right now, and is taking care of the home front. Vicki is enjoying exciting adventures while living "life outside the studio." We will miss the work from these two very talented designers. In particular, we will miss Vicki's wonderful contributions having been here from the beginning since 2007!  Vicki will continue her personal BLOG and she may join us from time to time. But keep your eyes open here for fresh new faces....good things are coming your way!

We also have a special treat for you this month as we are being joined by a wonderful guest designer.  My good friend and mentor, Gloria Stengel has decided to play along in the July Linky Party and I couldn't be more excited! Here's a little introduction to this wonderful artist and friend.

My name is Gloria Stengel and I have been hooked on paper crafts all of my life. I have always loved to color, play with paper dolls, and create "projects"! In 1990, I discovered rubber stamping and in 1996, I stumbled across "modern" scrapbooking. I love all aspects of paper crafting: card making, scrapbooking, mini albums, altered art, up-cycling, you name it! I am happiest when I am making a mess! It's the cleaning up part that I don't care for!

I have been on a number of design teams over the past few years, including three terms with Graphic 45. I also accept various guest design spots and work with online stores from time to time. I have recently started my own challenge blog, Craft Hoarders Anonymous. I think the name says it all.

I have a blog, a Facebook Fan Page, and a YouTube channel in order to share my creative work. Please visit my blog, Scraps of Life: www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com for more inspiration. 

July Linky Party Details and Inspiration

The theme for this month's Linky Party is summer fun, and the design team has created some great samples and helpful tutorials to get your creative juices flowing. 

 For those of you who are new to the Linky Party, the rules are simple: visit all the blogs along the way and leave some love for these talented designers.   Then, get to work creating your own NEW project featuring Crafty Secrets products.  You don't have to use the summer theme, but if you choose to do so, that would be really fun!  

If you don't have any Crafty Secrets goodies, there is a list of FREE PRINTABLES in the sidebar of this blog post. Just click, download, print and create!  Everyone who plays along will receive a $6.00 credit to the online store and one lucky participant will be randomly drawn to receive a $50 shopping spree!  Use the Linky form at the end of this post to add your project before midnight PT, July 13th,  and we'll be stopping by YOUR blog or online gallery (no Facebook galleries, please) to view your creations!  Be sure to link back to Crafty Secrets and let us know what product you used in your post. It's loads of fun! 

OK: Here's a sneak peek at the tutorials the team has prepared for you this month:

Guest Designer Gloria Stengel created this fabulous Summer card using an image from our Summer Image Booklet

 

Mini Beach Album by DT Leader Kathy Clement

Mermaid card by Michele Kovack

Seaside card by Darlene Pavlick

By the Sea card by Elizabeth Lincoln 

Beach Layout by Sheila Rumney

 

Also want to remind you that Sandy has some wonderful SALES going on right now, and everyone that places an order this month will receive the beautiful Digital Summer Printable Sheet as a free gift.  She also has a few of the original Homespun Cotton Scraps available for just .99 cents! 

Thanks for stopping in!  We can't wait to see what you bring to the party this month!  Just click on the Linky Party link below to add your project!  

Wishing you Joy and Creativity,

Kathy Clement, DT Leader

 

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Catching Up With Crafty Secrets, Free Summer Printable and .95 Cent Summer Cotton Scraps!

Hi Everyone,  are you enjoying Summer and hopefully great sunny weather?  I have been MIA for ages and have a big catch up for you with some fantastic samples as well as a new Free Printable Gift with any order this month!  As soon as I saw this pretty dragonfly card that DT leader Kathy Clement created I decided to use our Summer Printbale Sheet this months free download gift when anyone places an order in our www.craftyvintagegirl.com store.

Our Free Summer Printable Download is also available as our Summer Homespun Cotton Scraps and I've put them on sale for .95 cents this month as well.

Here is a  fun typewriter card Kathy created with a bunch of photos and details using our Office 101 Digital Set and all the ephemera tickets she used are from a sheet on CD 3.  The background paper is from our Radiant Digital Collection but you could use any paper to suit your colors.

  I love this altered Seaside Jar by Vicki Chrisman she created to hold a collection of shells and sea glass and tell a story using a vintage photo for her Whatevers Challenge.  The bathing beauty she used on the inside of her jar is from our Digital Bathing Beauties Collection.

DT Member Michele Kovack made this cute Dog Treat Box using a Silhouette box template with our Big Dog Digital Stamps and you can get the details on her Blog plus see some cute photos of her daughter's modeling job.

I also love this jar and lettering stamp Michele used to create this Good Dog Treat Jar Card using our Big Dog Digital Stamp Set  with Prisma Pencils.

DT Member Darlene Pavlick created this great guy card using our Car Classics Digital set and combined it with a great 'roads you may take' friendship sentiment included in our Puppies Card Download.

If you are new to using digital designs you should check out this 'How To Tutorial by Sheila Rumney on Creating a Color Label.

Sheila used our Message in a Bottle Digital Stamp Set  and shows how to change the color of a black stamp and combine different images.

Our Home Sweet Home Stamp Set was always a favorite of mine and now that the Clear Set has sold out and it's a digital download I think I like it better because the houses are so much bigger and easier to color now! Look at this fun card by DT Member Elizabeth Lincoln she created using the set along with the heart and key from our Heart to Heart Set.



Elizabeth also also made this cool beach card using our Seaside Stamp Set now a Digital Download. I love the way she added the twine and did the shells 3D.

 I've been so busy I'm going to have our DT Leader Kathy Clement help with the Blog and she is going to do a post each week

I've been busy working on some New Designs as well as helping our oldest daughter Katie move, our youngest Chelsea plan a beautiful wedding on a budget - plus Scott wants to move so we've been house hunting. I also had a chance to take a mini vacation with my friend Mariana in Palm Springs for her birthday. We've been friends for over 35 years and although so many things have changed in our lives I know we will be friends forever.

I want to remind everyone that our next LinkyParty is coming up (first Mon each month) this Monday July 7, 2014 and we will have a Design Team Guest Gloria Stengel from Craft Hoarders Anonymous! She is super talented and we are proud to be a sponsor this Sept for her Design Team and Giveaway!

Wishing you joy and creativity

Sandy Redburn

Owner

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Blaine,WA 98230