WWC118 - Penny's "Mom" Theme Challenge.

Hi All and welcome to Watercooler Wednesday! This week we have Penny's "Mom Theme Challenge! So without further ado, here is a card I made for this challenge!

Check out all the amazing samples the Design Team has for you and do play along with us!

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking here.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, May 15th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time to link your project.



I can't wait to see what you create!

Hugs,

Judy

WWC117 - Heidi's Feminine Anything Goes Challenge.

Welcome to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

I am so excited to be here! So let's get right down to the fun!

This week Heidi is hosting the Feminine Anything Goes Challenge  Here is my take on this week's challenge.

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking Here.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, May 8th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time to link your project.

Craft Fantastic Bling It On Teachers Gift

Hi All! Today I am bringing you something a little different. I think we as crafters like to be able to use our supplies in many different ways. Today I am using two sizes of jewelers glass (Tiny Glass Rounds and Mini Glass Rounds) , our fabulous new Tiny Glass Bling and our Fantastic Glaze and Glue.

So here is our project. I started out with just a plain unfinished basic wood frame from one of the big box stores.

 I used basic craft acrylic paint in white first as a base coat. Then I took several other assorted colors (light pink, light blue, lavender, yellow and quite literally put a few drops on the end of a paper towel and dabbed it on the frame. This gave me a pretty base. I then let that dry.

Next I took two different sizes of the glass rounds and used a few coats of glitter nail polish on the flat side of the glass and I let that dry.

Next I had some paper flowers and some color sprays. I placed these inside a showbox. If you have never worked with color sprays, they can get away from you rather easily. (I know this because the first time I used them I accidentally got some on one of our dogs. Lets just say our gray and white schnauzer was rather colorful for a bit.)

Spray the flowers inside the box. I then used a heat gun to help along the drying process.

Now you are ready to assemble. I used the Glaze and Glue to attach the flowers to the frame, then used the Glaze and Glue to attach both assorted pieces of bling as well as the jewelers glass on to the flowers.

And there you have it!

Please let me know what you think about this project! Did you like it?

Hugs,
Judy

WWC116 - Kath's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hi All! Here is my entry for Watercooler Wednesdays masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge! Hope you like it!

Come play along with us! You can find the challenge here on the Watercooler Wednesday blog at http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/04/wwc116-kaths-masculine-anything-goes.html

Hugs,

Judy

WWC115 - Gail's Clean & Simple "Spring Theme" Challenge

Happy Monday Everyone! Here is my entry in the Watercooler Wednesday Clean and Simple Spring Theme Challenge.

One thing that always says Spring to me is hearing birds singing, and this little bird was singing to me to use for this challenge! Then just add some watercolor!

If you would like to play along, please check out this wonderful challenge blog here! http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/04/wwc115-gails-clean-simple-spring-theme.html
Thanks for stopping by!

Mother's Day Gift Idea With Craft Fantastic

Hi All! Today I am bringing you a Mother's Day Gift Idea. I have made many wonderful pieces for my mom over the years with Craft Fantastic and this year will be no exception. For this project I am using ALPHABET#1 Image Sheet, Tiny Glass Rounds, Tiny Round Link Trays, Small Jump Rings, Lobster Clasp, Multipurpose Jewelry Pliers, Fantastic Sticky Dots, Fantastic Glaze & Glue, and a scissor and qtips.

To begin I trimmed out the letters from the image sheet to spell out GRANDMA.

Next I put one dot in the center of the flat side of the glass with Glaze & Glue and carefully placed over each letter. While the glue was still wet I made sure that the letters were centered within the glass before that moment when the glue really grabs on to the glass.

Next I trimmed around the letters.

The next step was to place the Sticky Dots into the Tiny Round Link Trays. Now I did cut down the Sticky Dots because they are the same size or even slightly bigger than the surface of the Tiny Trays. Then I attached the glass to the trays.

Add small jump rings to connect the trays as well as using a small jump ring to attach the Lobster Clasp and a small jump ring to use as the other end of the bracelet for the clasp.

Now a few sizing notes. My Mom has tiny wrists and this size is perfect for her. If you need to make the bracelet longer you can do several things. First, I used seven trays. You could use more trays which will add length. Second, I used one small jump ring to connect the trays. You could also use more, but use either one, three, or five between links so that the bracelet will lay correctly. I also used a small jump ring for the Loop to be used with the Lobster Clasp. The large jump ring could certainly be used as well. This is personal preference. And finally you could add a series of jump rings by the ends to connect the Lobster Clasp and the Large Jump Ring at the other end. This would also give you a way of adding a little lengt based on how much more length you need.

I do hope you have enjoyed this Mother's Day Project and will see you all again soon!

Hugs,

Judy

WWC114 - Penny's Colour Challenge

So today I am playing along with Watercooler Wednesdays Colour Challenge 114. This time it is a colour challenge featuring Stampin Up colors Pool Party, Calypso Coral, and Island Indigo. One thing I always love about color challenges is that I wouldn't necessarily choose a combination and this stretches my creativity. Here is my take on this weeks' challenge. What do you think?

You can check it out and play along here! http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/04/wwc114-pennys-colour-challenge.html

Hugs,
Judy