Our Design Team Fairy Challenge, Crown Pattern Printable & Giveaway!

Hi Everyone,  Today is our DT Challenge and the theme is fairies!

I’m excited to see what our DT ladies have created – plus I have the Free Printable Crown I posted in Feb in case you missed it, some great past fairy theme samples and a Giveaway!         
But first, click on each of these links to see today's Design Team creations!

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 thought this crown would be great for fairy tea party hats or if you know a little fairy queen girl that is having a birthday. Printed on pink cardstock it’s easy to jazz up with gems & glitter. Just click it on to get larger & save it to a picture file.

Hah – I still just have just this one photo of our dog Otis (excuse his scary eyes, he’s blind) modeling the quickie sample I made.



Here’s an adorable fairy crown that Samantha Sibbet entered into a Party Hat Contest we ran way back in June 2009 and won. Samantha used an image from our Fairy Homespun Cotton Scraps.

I still love this album DT Leader Vicki Chrisman created a few years ago using our Fairy Enchanting Stickers and our Wood File Folder Album. Plus – they are on $Sale for $2.98!  They don’t come with much except the wood front & back covers, 2 binder rings and 3 color sample projects ideas (including this album) with a supply list.

Back in Feb 2009 Melanie Kaye was a guest designer who created this adorable pendant using an image from our Fairyland Stamp Set stamped by stamping on polymer clay.



Melanie also stamped this sweet little cotton gift bag using our Fairyland stamp set as well.



Did you ever see these fun altered bottles that designer Nathalie Kalbach from Scrapbook Trends had published using our Altered Fairy Scraps earlier this year?

Look at how past DT Member Lisa Zappa used Flower Soft with our Fairy Enchanting Stamps to give her fairy a head of hair and add a meadow of flowers.

Our Altered Fairy Scraps are so popular and past DT Member Melissa Phillips used them to decorate this adorable 3D Shadow Box Frame (designed by Vicki Chrisman) in portrait or Landscape styles when they first debuted.

We finally received our NEW Vintage Labels Clear Art Stamp Set and I’m thrilled with the way how detailed they stamp and all of the possibilities!   You can read details if you click on the link above.



Look at this fabulous layout DT leader Vicki Chrisman created using the stamps! The yellow & cream paper is from our Vintage Pattern CD.  Vicki is going to post it with more photos & details one day this week.

Okay, now to our GIVEAWAY! Just leave a comment here and a random.org winner will get a $50.00 gift certificate & free S&H to pick any products they wish!  So, tell me what you love best?  Winner announced next Monday August 29/11

Wishing you joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
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Inspiring Ideas, Link to Giveaway & Reminder

Hi Everyone,  this Monday, Aug 22 is our Design Team Fairy Challenge, so be sure to come back!

We had so much fun at the Scrapbook Expo Show in Santa Clara last week and met so many new customers!  We don’t have any new shows scheduled – but you can  find a good selection of our products at almost every show now in the Nicole Petersen Booth. They devote a large section for just our products and sell at CK and Scrapbook Expo Shows.

I have a bunch of great samples to show you but first I wanted to tell you about DT Member Pam Hooten’s Giveaway you can enter HERE to win all these fun products!



Here is a pretty album Pam created using a Regal Album and she is giving one away in her Giveaway!  I adore the papers she used on the cover from our CD, Creating With Vintage Patterns and all the supplies she used, which you can see more photos and enter to WIN Here on her blog!

I love these tins that DT Leader Vicki Chrisman embellished with images from our Mini Vintage Creative Scraps! NOTE:  the same BEE is on the inside of our Mini Scraps and on our Queen Bee Stamp Set.  You can get the details and see more photos HERE on Vicki’s Blog.

The stamps are all separate so you can create different combinations like this wonderful card that DT Member Heidi Blankenship created with the Queen Bee set and Spellbinder products. You can get all the details HERE on Heidi’s Blog.



Look how cute the tea cup stamp looks stamped 3 times and stacked on this adorable card DT Member Michele Kovack created using stamps from our Tea With Alice Stamp Set.  Most of the characters from the story have their hand out on this fun set so they can hold the tea tray, teapot, cup, birthday cake or cookies. You can see the details HERE on Michele’s Blog.

DT Member Linda Duke created a great tutorial showing how she used inks and Prismacolor Pencils to color and add shading to her card using our Antique Trims Stamps, paper from our CD and an image from our Little Blessings Scraps. You can see a bunch of close up photos, the full supply list and watch the photo video HERE on Linda’s Blog.

I love the little trinkets that DT Member Julie Campbell created, especially the sweet pendant she made with an image from our Mini Vintage Scraps! You can see all 3 HERE on Julie’s Blog and get the details.

Julie also has a wonderful story on her blog HERE about how we share and pass on skills to our children like sewing, cooking, cleaning and gardening, often taught to us by our mothers and grandmothers. Life is busy but I think it’s so important we take time to teach our kids (sons & daughters) any home skills we can. One of my loves is cooking and I’m delighted I’ve passed that passion on to my 3 daughters (wish I could say that about cleaning). But I I know my favorite times are when we are all together in the kitchen cooking and talking. I love the image Julie used here from our Sew Nice Scraps on her tribute card. 

Look at this digital layout DT Member Amy Teets created with layers of papers, a frame, buttons and journal card off our CD, Creating With Vintage Patterns. Hands down – the coolest part of digital is how you can quickly add multiple layers, any embellishments and make changes with no mess! The files are all jpg or png, so you don’t have to have digital software, you can simply print and use any of the designs.



I like the way DT Member Jan Henning's decorated this plain wood box by tearing the paper off some corrugated cardboard and adding images from our Halloween Scraps.

How about this adorable card that DT Member Tammy Roberts created HERE using the sweet pea girl from our Farm Fresh Scraps and paper from our CD. Love the way the red trim on the paper ties in. Not sure who the pretty roses are from but the 'Hello' stamp is from our Best Buds Postcard Kit.



DT Member Victoria Warren-Mears is in charge of decorations for a friends wedding shower and is going to create favors for the guests using the treat holder template from our CD. She made this sample but to keep a wedding theme, she’s going to print the black design on white card stock and add pink ribbon. You can also hang them from the little handle.



Victoria also made this quick and pretty pendant HERE on her blog using an image from our Bird & Blossom Scraps with a Memory Frame from Ranger. It would be perfect tied to a gift (like a bottle of wine).



I had to laugh when I saw this adorable card that past DT Member Marisa Grosson created using our new Let’s Hang Out Clear Art Stamps. This large set is so much fun  and has so many creative possibilities with all the expressions and images like the clothes line, iron, crown, martini glass, etc. You can see another really cute card Marissa also made with our Birds of Happiness stamp set HERE on her Blog.



DT Member Violetta Mahr captured perfect shabby loveliness on her beautiful card here with her inking, stitching and all her pretty embellishments. The ‘Love You’ image is from our Love Mail Scraps and the paper is from our CD. Get details HERE on Violetta’s Blog.



Lastly, I wanted to tell you about a fun and easy challenge that Joanne Allison is hosting over at Splitcoast to use any of our products and create something with a square theme.  I’m in love with this beautiful Christmas card she created using our Christmas Joy Stamp set.  I think this is one of the most versatile sets we have ever created and I love the way Joanne used the single branch to stamp a larger branch, added the red gems, stamped the snowflake background and the sentiment across the gold embossed ornament with the glitter.  You can see the Gallery HERE and join in the fun! Just be sure to add the code: CSSC185 to make sure yours shows up in the Gallery.




If you don't subscribe to this blog, be sure to come back this Monday, Aug 22 and see all the fabulous creations our DT ladies create for our Fairy Challenge!  Our new Vintage Label Stamps will be in stock and I have a great layout to show you and a GIVEAWAY!

Wishing you joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
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Fantastic New Samples, 2 Free Printable Gratitude Quotes & See Us at Scrapbook Expo Show Aug 12&13!

Hi Everyone, 

I'm doing an overdue post before I leave for the Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo Show today and have everything from boxes, clocks, cards & layouts.  We are driving to the show and would love to meet you if it's in your area. We also have free gifts with any purchase over $15.00.

I'm so grateful for all of your support I also have 2 free printable gifts in vintage quotes today with a 'gratitude and thankful' theme!  They are out of an old 1914 calendar book (the dates were no good) but the calligraphy lettering is hand done. There will be more of of them on the CD's we are working on. Please remember our printable freebies are for personal use only.  Just right click until it gets as large as possible and left click it with your mouse to save it to a picture file. 

I also have some wonderful samples to show you and check out the gift boxes and clocks!  First, look at this fabulous layout DT Leader Vicki Chrisman created using stamps from our Down on the Farm and Farm Chicks Stamps. You can get details HERE on Vicki's Blog 

I adore the pretty card DT Member Linda Duke created using our new Vintage Silhouettes Clear Art Stamp Set.  You can get the supply list and details HERE on Linda's Blog

I love the way DT Member Heidi Blankenship used the Expoxy Stickers we've been selling
over the dress form from our Sew Nice Scraps and our Material Girl Stamps

Look at this pretty card by DT Member Michele Kovack created using an image from our Love Mail Scraps with an embossing die.  Love the glitter! You can get details HERE on Michele's Blog

Becca from Amazing Grace has been printing papers from our CD again and creating more beautiful card s like this one where she shrunk down the sheet music birdy page and used another sheet behind it .  You can get the details HERE on Becca's Blog.  I will also be posting some tutorials on using the CD soon after I get back home.

I also love this wonderful box Becca created and used the same CD paper Jan used on the clock posted farther down.   It's not our sentiment stamp but you can get the full supply list HERE on Becca's Blog  You have to check out how she added the little 'spools of wisdom inside.

Here is a fun box that DT Member Amy Teets created using our Alice Scraps which is perfect for a birthday gift. You can see photos and details HERE on Amys Blog

I'm in love with this clock that DT Member Jan Hennings whipped up HERE from a junk store clock she picked up.  I think it's the paper she used from our CD, as it's one of my favorites.  Look around your house and see what you might be able to re-vamp with some of your fav paper scraps!

DT Member Victoria Warren-Mears also made a cute clock and did her's in a retro style for the kitchen, using papers from our CD and images from our Domestic Goddess Scraps.

Debbie Marcinkiewicz has been busy creating and recently made this card using this image from our Wonderland Tea Scraps and you get the rest of the supply list and see more photos HERE at the Shabby Tea Room Challenge.

 Look at this beautiful card Debbie created using our Blessing Scraps! It's no surprise she won the Pink Elephant Challenge. I love the ribbon rose she added with this image

Darlene Pavlick is hosting the Crafty Secrets Challenge this week at Splitcoast and I love here idea to case an older card for inspiration and she pick one of my fav designers - Lisa Zappa!  Lisa used our Sew Special Stamps  HERE on this card and stamped the 3 ladies a second time to create a row, with the sentiment.

Here is the card that Darlene created and she used our Garden Girl Stamp set and you can get the details and join in the fun HERE as today is the first day!

Ooops, I almost forgot, check out these great paper weights DT Member Julie Campbell found at the dollar store and transformed HERE using our Mini Vintage Creative Scraps!

Whew - I need to post more often and less projects - this was a lot of work

I'm off to California but will be posting next week with more great samples and ideas!

Wishing you joy & creativity

Sandy Redburn

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Our New Clear Art Stamp Sets Have Arrived!

Hi Everyone,  if you were impatient (and yes there are some online stalkers) you may have noticed that I added a bunch of the new stamp sets to our Shopatron store this morning but there was a glitch they needed to iron out.  It's fixed and I added a bunch of fabulous samples to several products to help inspire ideas.

Look at this sweet card DT Leader Vicki Chrisman created HERE with our new Queen Bee Set. Click on the sample so you can see how she stamped the wings again and added them afterwards so they are 3D.

Here are all the links!  Right now I'm linking to the Shopatron Store but we have a new webmaster who will finally have all the new products added to our www.craftysecrets.com website tomorrow!

CLICK on the Links Below to See the New Clear Art Stamp Sets & Samples!

 SL41 Born to Fly

 SL42 Let's Hang Out

SL43 Antique Trims

SL44 Play Ball

SL45 Antique Labels (delayed)

New Medium Clear Art Sets & Samples!

SM39 Birds of Happiness

SM 42 Lacey Patterns

SM43 Golf Time

Look at this fabulous card DT Member Pam Hooten created using our new SS23 Vintage Silhouttes stamp set!  You can get details HERE on Pam's Blog.

Here are links to our 4 NEW Small Clear Art Stamp Sets & Samples!

SS2Queen Bee

SS23 Vintage Silhouettes

SS25 Kets to Life

SS26 Take it Easy

The only stamp set I've showed previously that didn't arrive was SL45 Antique Labels. The proofs were delayed so I just got them back last night. They stamped fantastic, so we have a RUSH order in but we need to fill all our wholesale orders to stores first, so it will likely be about 10 days before they are online.

We have 3 more NEW Clear Art Stamp we finished which we will recieve the proofs of tomorrow and it's usually 2 weeks to arrival but with the huge amount of orders we have been placing I think it could be 3 or more before they are in stock. So - do I show them to you now???  I decided it's better to wait until they arrive as too many things can happen to delay a shipment.

SM40 Grand Greetings  (coming soon) a Medium Clear Art Stamp Set ith 24 separate stamps in a mix of sentiments and greetings to suit several occasions. The antique lettering and all the decorative embellishments make this set a winner!

SM41 Vintage Frames  (coming soon) a Medium Clear Art Stamp Set ith 16 separate  stamp sets in a mix of 7 great mini frames ranging from 1" to 2.5", plus 2 fancy mini banner stamps to add a name or words, a piece of chain you can bend and assorted clasps and pendant 'bails'.

SS24 See You Soon  (coming soon) is a small Clear Art Stamp Set with two 1920's sweet children waving farewell or maybe hello on a pathway . The 2 sentiments include 'Saying Hello, and See you soon'.

 I would love to hear what new Clear Art Stamps are your favorites? 

Are you having a good summer?  We finally started getting some sun here in the north west! Look at this pretty card DT Member Tammy Roberts created HERE using our Garden Creative Scraps. I love her mix of summer colors in yummy pastels

I like the chicken wire paper, recipe card and flowers DT Member Victoria Warren-Mears used HERE from our CD on this digital layout she created from her son's trip to a farm.

Lastly, I wanted to tell you about a challenge the lori Lynn Washburn is hosting over at Splitcoaststampers.com to add a few wrinkles to your project, in ruffles, folds, distressing, etc. It just started today so you can still join in the fun!  See the Gallery samples people have started to post. I love Lori's card she created using ruffled lace tucked under a image from our Sew Nice Creative Scraps.

 Now, that we've finished all the stamp sets, I've been busy working on our next  2 CD's while Cindy is on vacation and I'm getting so excited with all the fabulous stuff they will have!  Please post any feedback on what you would like to see on the Image or the Typography CD in themes or material?
Wishing you joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
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Inspiration Today and New Stamps Sets Tomorrow!

Hi Everyone,

I have a few fabulous samples to share with today and a bunch more tomorrow as our new stamps will be available and start shipping to stores! I forgot today is BC Day, our provincial birthday here in British Columbia so no one is working but our NEW STAMPS WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW! Here is a wonderful layout by DT leader Vicki Chrisman using our Vintage Silhouette Stamp Set and papers from our CD.  You can get all the details HERE on Vicki's Blog.

Here is a sweet book mark that DT Member Jan Hennings created using the same set

I also love this tea light Jan dressed here on her blog up with one of the brass pendants

You also have to check out all the fabulous cards, towel holder and jam jar DT Leader Vicki created here on her Blog using images from our Farm Fresh Scraps!

Isn't the towel holder cute! I love how great the papers from our CD match!

I'm in LOVE with this pretty card that DT Member Gini Cagle created using our Poppy Stamp set and you can get the details HERE on Gini's Blog.

DT Member Victoria Warren-Mears created this pretty card using an image from our new Mini Vintage Scraps with papers, the hankie and flowers from the CD (we also have that same birdie image larger on the inside of the Birds & Blossoms Scraps)

Lastly, I wanted to show you how pretty the hankie and flowers look on this gorgous layout that Shelia Rumney created using the CD and you have to check out the other layout HERE on Shelia's Blog that she made!

I will be back tomorrow with more great samples and a copy of more new Clear Art Stamp Sets to show you!

Wishing you joy & creativity

Sandy Redburn

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