New Christmas Stamps & Giveaway, Halloween, Friendship and France Trip!

Hi Everyone,

We got back from vacation last week but it’s taken me a few days to get back to reality.  I took over 500 photos in France but I will just share a few at the end as I have a bunch of projects to show you and our NEW Christmas stamp set Winter Wishes (update now a ($9.99 Digital Set)

To celebrate, I’m going to give this stamp set away with one of our Christmas Booklets and Christmas Scraps!  Just leave a comment on this post to be entered. A Random.org winner announced this Tues, Oct 11/11.



There are 19 separate stamps on this set with adorable children, snowmen and some great vintage lettering! You can stamp the gift, the pie or the turkey for the 3 children at the bottom to create a Thanksgiving or Christmas card or gift tag. There are 2 snowflakes, swirly lines and holly you can use as accents and a little glitter snow will add some holiday sparkle.

DT member Linda Duke was very sweet to color this sheet of the stamp set to give you some ideas.  You also have to check out the stunning floral cards on her blog she created for a class!



Okay, now for some fun Halloween ideas! Past DT member Lisa Zappa decided to decorate a Halloween tree and created a bunch of fun ornaments to decorate it with.

She used images from our Halloween Creative Scraps and Halloween Image Booklet

Lisa said she just spray painted some old bare branches black she found in her backyard and folded paper to create medallion's, used some glitter and vintage tin cups to add the images.

How about these cute Halloween Cards Elizabeth Droege posted on our Facebook page she made with our Halloween Creative Scraps.

Look at this cute Halloween card Lisa Hensley posted on our website using our Costume Cuties Stamps and tickets from our Halloween Scraps.  You can see more Halloween ideas HERE in our Online Gallery.

I am in LOVE with the 2 shadow boxes that DT Member Jan Hennings revamped and decorated using papers from our CD, images from our Mini Scraps and our new Mini Frames Clear Art Stamp Set.  The details she added are what make them both so special. 

There are great close up photos of both rooms HERE on Jan’s Blog and check out the little books she made using scraps of paper for her 2nd shadow box the ‘reading room’. The angel is from our Cherub stamp set.

I adore this beautiful chipboard album that DT Leader Vicki Chrisman created HERE for a friend and the Friendship Challenge HERE at Splitcoast that Marcy hosted. 
The papers Vicki used from our CD look so pretty and I love the stamping details she added to the inside with our Vintage Labels and Antique Trims Stamp Set (now a digital $9.99 set)

How about this very pretty card that DT Member Pam Hooten designed HERE using the Vintage Labels stamp set and papers from our CD.

Here's an adorable card by DT Member Tammy Roberts using one of my fav images from our Girlfriends Image Booklet.  See details HERE on Tammy’s Blog

I really enjoy reading any of DT Member Julie Cambell's blog posts , especially when she tells a family story like this one HERE Julie scrapped about her great great grandmother Celia's accident as a child.  The image is from our Birds and Blossoms Scraps and the cameo is  from our CD.

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This week Lori Lynn hosted a Make it Pink Challenge over at Spiltcoast using any of our products and she created this pretty card below using our Bird Notes Stamps. Lori has all the posting details HERE and see the Gallery HERE.

We had an amazing vacation and I was surprised at how many French Flea Markets and Brocante (second hand) sidewalk sales and stores I found. My carry on suitcase was so crammed with antique books and paper I could barley lift it.   I will do a blog post on French flea markets soon and include a bunch of photos, some links and helpful tips I learned.

The Hop On, Hop Off Bus was a fantastic way to see the city. We hopped off at the Eiffel Tower, had a picnic and hopped on another to see more sights.



I’m still dreaming about the baguette's, chocolate croissants and other yummy pastries.

During our 2nd week we visited different towns on their market days in the Burgundy area we stayed in. You could buy from the butcher, the baker, the cheese maker, soap maker, farmers – all super fresh!

One of our longer day trips (1.5 hr. drive) was to Annecy, this enchanting town close to the Swiss border. The old triangle building use to be a prison. Full of cute restaurants & stores. We ate amazing crepes.

I will have create a photo gallery for the other pics.
Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post to be entered into the GIVEAWAY for our NEW Winter Wishes Clear Art Stamp Set, a Christmas Image & Journal Booklet and our Merry Christmas Creative Scraps!

Wishing you joy and creativity
Sandy Redburn
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Pretty Things & Halloween

Hello, everyone!

Julie here for Sandy today...she's still in far-off France having a wonderful time and a very well-deserved vacation!

Just a few projects from some of the Design Team ladies to share with you today...

Here is a pretty vintage creation from Tammy Roberts...

A beautiful card with a stitching theme..she's wishing to pick up embroidery again, and hopefully this will inspire her to do so!  The main image is found in the "Sew Nice" Creative Scraps and she used one of the paper designs from the "Creating with Vintage Patterns" CD.

Now we'll shift a bit from pretty to spooky...sweet, VINTAGE spooky!

Pam Hooten created this adorable Halloween duo...

...she used Crafty Secrets' "Halloween Greetings" Creative Scraps...love all her sweet details & embellishments!

Lastly, I had so much fun working on this vintage muffin tin I picked up in a yard sale this summer...the perfect "frame" for some fabulous Halloween images...

I used images from "Halloween Greeting" Creative Scraps, the "Halloween" Images & Journal Notes booklet, and "Halloween Time" Vintage Cuts...(I'll have more details on my blog by tomorrow...)

...then I added some vintage buttons, gingham ribbon (tinted with Glimmer Mist to age it a bit), vintage bottle caps, Stickles for sparkle...and that's about it!

Well, that's about it for today!  Hope you're having a wonderful beginning-of-fall week...thanks so much for stopping by!

Julie for Crafty Secrets

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Design Team Challenge "Feeling Retro"

Today is this months Design Team Challenge. Our theme for this challenge is "Retro".   Crafty Secrets has many products that fit under this category, so it will be fun to see what each of the Design Team member girls have chosen to create their projects.    Here are the links to each of the DT members blogs where they will have their projects posted.  Pop around and take a look.  

Vicki Chrisman Team Leader

Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Linda Duke
Michele Kovack
Julie Campbell
Amy Teets
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Fauve van Maanen
Gini Cagle
Jan Hennings
Tammy Roberts
Victoria Warren Mears
Viola Mahr

I also have a few new projects to share here. The first project is from Design Team member Victoria Warren Mears.  You can read all about what you need to create this fun altered frame HERE on her blog.

 I created the next three cards with Images from the "Girlfriend" double sided Creative Scraps.

The stamped border on the card above is from the "Mini Memories" Clear Art stamp set.

The stamps used on the "I love you" card above is from the "Twinkle Stars" Clear Art stamp set.  I think they are perfect for a Retro feel background or accent. It was fun to add rhinestones to the centers for extra bling.    I used the same stamp set to create the border on the card below.  Instead of using bling on this, I used my SAKARA clear stardust pen.   ( all papers are from the "Creating with Vintage Patterns CD" )

I am in love with this darling project DT member Jan Hennings Created, using Crafty Secrets Halloween goodies.   One of my very favorite things to do, is to find something (preferably on a clearance table :) and alter it to create something new and fun.  Jan did just that.  take a look.....

here is the before.   Now that's thinking out of the box. ( I mean ..the "bus") lol

There are many different ways to create a "retro feel" to you projects.   Look at this gorgeous card created by DT member Debbie Marcinkiewicz .   It's retro/shabby! Cool!  

I hope you've enjoyed the Retro inspiration today.    Enjoy a great start to your week!

Thanks for coming by! 

Vicki

A little Halloween fun!

Hello Everyone, Vicki here.. filling in for Sandy while she's away.   I thought it would be fun to do a Halloween post, since there's a chill in the air.. and Halloween is getting closer each day.    I thought I'd start by showing you a gorgeous card  Beate created.

Beate John has a fabulous tutorial on making this Petal card HERE  at Splitcoast.  She has done a step by step with photos, and a video also.

Look at this CUTE house desing team member Gini Cagle created.

The Halloween Fun Clear Art Stamps were used on Gini Cagles house above.

Debbie Marcinkiewicz (also a CS Design Team member) created the next two cards using that same stamp set.

I created the next two cards using the Halloween Greetings Double Sided Creative Scraps and papers from the "Creating with Vintage Patterns" CD 1, for Crafty Secrets Challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers.  This first card was for last weeks challenge.."Wheres your button"  hosted by Lori Washburn.   I really enjoy the challenges these girls come up with.  I created a fun little flower with my button, and did a tutorial on my blog on how to create.  You can see that on my blog HERE, as well as some other fun ideas for using "text" on your projects.

I also used the "Happy Halloween" stamp set, on the inside of my card.  Crafty Secrets also has this fun Halloween set available  "Costume Cuties"

This weeks Challenge is hosted by Darlene, and its' another fun one..... "Using up Scraps".    Here is the card I created for this weeks challenge. 

  We'd be thrilled to have any of you come play along with us any time!  Thanks girls, for the fun challenges!

I thought I would just show a few other Halloween projects done with other Crafty Secrets "Halloween themed goodies".  (With Sandy Gone, I'm not sure on which of our Amazing DT girls created each of these projects.. so I could give them each credit .... my apologies to them for that).

Halloween Vintage Cuts

(above) Halloween Treats Cardstock Stickers  on one of the "Sweet Chips" Folding Chipboard houses.

(above) Halloween Image and Journal Books

(above)  Halloween Postcard Kits

This could be used for Halloween goodies I suppose..but it's just cool for about anything, so I wanted to share it here.  It's a  fun altered case Jan Hennings created  with papers from the "Creating with Vintage Images CD".

Well, I hope all this inspiration gets you in the mood for creating some Vintage Halloween fun!
Well, be back soon with more inspiration! And .... dont forget, next week is our Design Team Challenge post. The DT has been working on their creations to post on Monday Sept.19th.

Hope to see you then!

Vicki ( filling in for Sandy)



Fun New Samples!

Hello todays post is from Cindy as Sandra is flying off to Paris for a well deserved holiday,
Bon Voyage Sandra and Scott.

To start we have “Button, button where’s my button” the challenge at Splitcoast.

Lori Lynn Washburn is hosting the challenge at Splitcoast and this is her lovely card.  Be sure to add CSSC188 to your keyword section so you don't miss anything!
Our very talented design team has made the following incredible samples.


Michele  made this adorable card with our Queen Bee set SS22  I love the colors' she used.



This “Wish you were here” card by Tammy is so clever and the details are awesome. Tammy used the chair and expression from Take it Easy. Then she used Mini Frames sm41 to make little picture frames around our Vintage Mini Creative Scraps. I love it, you could personalize this by using family photos or do a whole family tree on a scrapbook page.




Julie used the Little Blessings CS13-ds double sided Creative Scraps for this lovely card. Again it is all the details. Julie used multiple layers of paper then inked and glittered the edges to show off this pretty image. The buttons, scallops and bow really kick this card up a notch.



Jan created these adorable labels using the stamp set Vintage Labels SL45 and assorted Creative Scrap images. With lace, ribbon and pins she recycled plain bottles into a lovely collection of vintage gems.

Watch for guest bloggers while Sandra is away.
Happy Scrapping everyone
Cindy