tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48765142060763928582024-02-19T14:42:05.895-08:00Kellye KimmelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-8050546618182332362015-01-17T02:00:00.002-08:002015-01-17T16:31:06.736-08:00Project Life-Figuring out my wayWow! It's been a whole year since I blogged! I can't say that it's surprising though. Blogging, I've found is something you really have to be serious about to get it done. Last year it was one of my "resolutions" and I think we all see how those usually turn out...as in, they don't. So this year, instead of making resolutions I am making intentions. And one of my intentions is just to blog more often. Not once a week, or once a month. Just more often than I have in the past. If I exceed that I will be doing better than I was. 2014 wasn't a kind year for me, but despite that I am keeping my heart and mind in a good space as much as I can, planning for the future and trying not to worry about the past.<br />
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Today I want to talk about something I have wanted to do for about three years. Project Life! Most of us know what it is. Some don't. If you are in the minority and don't go <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/">Here</a> to find out about this awesome and easy memory keeping plan created by the amazing Becky Higgins.<br />
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I've had the supplies to do Project Life for about 3 years, sitting in my art room mocking me for not picking them up and starting some sort of memory keeping. It's ironic in a way, because I got my start doing mixed media art by discovering traditional scrapbooking and paper crafting. When I find something that really interests me I usually jump in with both feet, so I began to scrapbook, bought many supplies that I never used, and quickly became bored doing 12x12 layouts and mini albums. However, finding scrapbooking guided me towards discovering how much I really love mixed media art. So despite all the paper hoarding, embellishments sitting around doing nothing and me feeling frustrated for awhile, everything worked out for the best. I now use those 12x12 papers, embellishments, etc in a variety of mixed media art and art journals. But then along came Project Life. A whole new use for those supplies was born.<br />
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I was very intrigued by this new system that the amazing Becky Higgins introduced to the memory keeping world. I thought to myself, now that should be doable. So I started ordering core kits, albums, grid cards, even digital kits. And the core kits were a little hard to come by in those first couple of years and the variety was limited. But mine just sat there, the same as my traditional scrapbooking supplies. And they sat there unorganized to boot.<br />
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Towards the end of December of last year I started thinking about Project Life again (among many other things) and why I hadn't made it a priority in the last three years, lamenting at the albums of memories I could have completed in that time. Then, the thought that I could make these albums for my grandsons came to mind. I had been wanting to start writing in a book for Tucker, the oldest, for a long time but just writing isn't really what I wanted to do for him. I did start a journal just for the boys this year, but I wanted something that could hold tangible pieces of my life and my written words. It dawned on me that PL would give me the freedom to be creative and also allow me to tell the stories that I want them to know about me, about how I lived my daily life, and what was important to me. It will tell them who their Grannye Kellye is, what she did, what she stood for, and what she dreamed about. I really wish I knew all of those things and more about my grandmothers but I really know very little about their daily lives. That gave me all of the motivation I needed to make doing Project Life a priority this year and in the years to come.<br />
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I started doing research on other people's approach to their Project Life process. I wanted to see what was working for other people and what wasn't working. I looked on Pinterest, did lots of web searches and reading websites, watched YouTube videos, and I followed conversations in some of the Facebook groups I am in. There is a ton of information out there! I noticed a lot of people were converting from doing 12x12 albums to smaller sizes, like 6x8. Others were switching from doing weekly spreads to monthly spreads. Others were switching to doing only digital using the Project Life App that was introduced recently. I took all of this info into account when deciding how I would approach my Project Life for the first year and my takeaway from it was that I'm not really going to have a lot of rules.<br />
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<li>Above all, I want to feel free to use whatever page protector design that my photos, mood, or theme, etc. calls for. I don't want to be tied down to using only Design A all year. To me, that would just be extremely boring. I need some variety. </li>
<li>My plan is to make one weekly spread this year of at least 2 pages, but if I want to add more I will.</li>
<li> I will also be including one of the 6x12 envelopes and keeping all of my receipts for the month in it. This serves two purposes. I have my receipts and my ancestors can see what I spent my money on!</li>
<li>If possible I will be using rounded corners on my cards and pictures. In some instances I have found that I could not round them. For example, the calendar cards I chose to use have type that is so close to the edges of the corners I would chomp it off if I rounded them.</li>
<li>I will use my own handwriting as much as I can tolerate. I know I will be typing on journaling cards too but I want to practice my handwriting more so that it will get better, which will then make me happier to look at it and want to use it even more</li>
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I'm using a lot of tools to help me construct my pages such as apps, my printer, an HP Envy 7640 (I am printing at home; to me it's just more convenient-more on my ink strategy in another post), my planner for PL, corner rounder, lots of different pens, stamps, ink pads, spray ink, cards organized by color in plastic containers, page protectors stored in an album, my Smash labeler, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, and also some tools that some wouldn't call "traditional" PL supplies such as white sage and a conch shell and my feather fan. I usually smudge myself just to help clear my energy and put myself in the right frame of mind. I also diffuse essential oils into the air. Which oil(s) I use depend on my mood. I like to feel at peace while creating but it can't always be that way so the times that I can't feel peaceful are usually the times that I just paint or do something in my art journal, not Project Life.<br />
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I'm looking forward at the end of 2015, to look at my album(s) and reflect on a year full of many good things that will make my heart swell with bliss and also the not so great things, so that I will remember what I have been through and how strong I am and so that my grandson will know that too. Project Life is really for them, Tucker and Gavin. I love those boys and I hope they love my albums. When we make these albums for other people, as well as ourselves, they become that much more special.<br />
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Here's a few photos of some of the details of my first pages. I hope all of you are having an amazing weekend! xoxo<br />
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Signing Off!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-54712283828394905352014-01-04T17:49:00.001-08:002014-01-05T06:27:47.158-08:00My PathAlong this path my soul expands<br />
and<br />
the knowledge that I crave has room<br />
to<br />
enter into my being.<br />
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Along this path there is no room for fear<br />
and<br />
my warrior goddess stands tall<br />
with<br />
her sacred tools by her side.<br />
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Along this path I seek heart-connected relationships<br />
with<br />
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so<br />
I can have connection with others who love the journey.<br />
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Along this path my heart swells with eternal love<br />
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I know that I have finally found my-self again.<br />
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Along this path I see the hearts and souls of others<br />
who<br />
have been through many things, good and bad<br />
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still persevere and celebrate the lessons they learn.<br />
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Along this path, my path, I can see my big life and it's the best one ever,<br />
for me.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-54147452734407824712013-12-07T23:06:00.000-08:002013-12-07T23:06:12.417-08:00Finding my Vision.<span style="font-size: large;">I've been vision-booking.</span><br />
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Ever since I took <a href="http://www.hannahmarcotti.com/">Hannah Marcotti</a>'s class, Hello Awakening Woman, at Serendipity last September, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, (which is the *perfect* location for this retreat), I have been addicted to the technique of vision-booking. With Hannah's buttery, yummy voice, she soothes you as she teaches you how to take magazines and cut out images and text that speak to you and then you just start gluing things down without much thought really. With a glue stick. And a composition book. That's it. Sounds sounds so very simple. And it is really. But it goes so much deeper than that when you go back and look at what you have glued down.<br />
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Hannah talked of things that she glued down actually manifesting in her life and I absolutely believe that it can happen if you "vision it." I've already been surprised by some of the things that have happened to be placed next to each other and it has kind of made me addicted to vision-booking. I have started to hoard my magazine so I can cut them up instead of just recycling them outright. Only the waste of the magazine goes now. The forgettable parts. For me anyway. For someone else, what I cut up may be their precious thing that they paste into their book. That is one of the beautiful parts of this technique. As the saying goes…"One man's trash is another man's treasure.<br />
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One of the biggest things that surprised me about Hannah's class was that it reminded me of a time when I was a young girl where I did similar things with magazines, cutting out the things that called to me, pasting them down in composition books. The kinds with the black covers, lined, that we had to buy for school. I'm not really sure why I quit doing it. I didn't just quit one day and that was it. It went away gradually. Stopping for awhile, then picking it up momentarily, then coming back, and away, until finally one day there was just no time for it. Life became too-filled. I had no room for visioning. I had no room for me. Then I lost me.<br />
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Years later, while finding me again, Hannah teaches me of vision-booking and I don't think it was by mistake. I believe it's a great enhancement to journaling, and a great thing to incorporate into your life to "envision"one's life, basically. Try it yourself with just a few prompts such as "I am" and "I deserve" which come straight from Hannah. Cut out things in some magazines that inspire you and then start pasting them down. You will probably be surprised and amazed at what you begin to see. I was.<br />
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Hannah gave us temporary tattoos that say the word "yes" on them. All we need to do is say yes. I still have that little tattoo and something is telling me that it's time for me to use it. It's time for me to say yes. Things that seemed so insurmountable just a year ago seem so, not easy, but so much smoother now. I don't feel like I need to fight it so much. I can manage things. So if I can do those things, why not do even bigger things? Why not? A girl's gotta dream doesn't she?<br />
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Thank you Hannah, for being you with your voice of butter and heart of gold, and for your wisdom and your spirit. You are one amazing awakening woman. You can check out Hannah's offerings at <a href="http://www.hannahmarcotti.com/">http://www.hannahmarcotti.com</a><br />
xoxo<br />
KellyeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-43782019764553391722013-11-21T11:27:00.001-08:002013-11-21T19:24:00.029-08:00One long year...it's been a long year<br />
full of change and healing.<br />
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i drove and flew to places as close as 2-3 hours<br />
and<br />
as far as across the country,<br />
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from the sandy deserts of arizona<br />
to<br />
beautiful beaches of the obx,<br />
to<br />
warm, sulpher hot spring at esalen<br />
to<br />
beautiful mountains near petaluma.<br />
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my heart feels grateful and full,<br />
and my throat feels more open and<br />
i feel able to speak my truth.<br />
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my authentic-self has returned to the surface<br />
and i no longer feel the need to<br />
suppress my emotions or<br />
feel like i am not enough.<br />
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i am enough. we are all enough.<br />
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i have the biggest dreams for<br />
my-self.<br />
i no longer see only darkness,<br />
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see light streaming into the tunnel<br />
i have been living inside of<br />
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i am right at the entrance<br />
to the beginning of<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-85525587031033036732013-10-02T18:21:00.000-07:002013-10-02T18:21:12.667-07:00Things Are A'Changin I've tried many times to write this blog post. I've fretted, worried and wondered..."Should I really share this much of my life with people?" Then I'd think to myself, "no one will read it anyway" as I sometimes do in a self deprecating way. I've been mildly challenged to write more by a few friends, one I've met in real life and have come to respect ginormously, and others that I've only met online but have come to know as much as I could possibly know, without having met them in real life, yet. So I've decided to accept their challenge and go with what I know, which is my thirst for infinite knowledge, my long and tedious quest for personal growth and healing, my desire to have more meaningful, heart-connected relationships with other women, my ferocious urge and longing to give back to others what I am learning about myself, the creative initiate inside of me that is emerging, changing and leading me into a new way of life, my own reawakening of the spirit and soul, and the beauty of love that I am learning how to give without expecting anything in return, and the power I am taking back from places it did not belong to begin with. I could go on with those things, those truths. The things I am learning from the extraordinarily authentic and "truth"-filled human beings who's soul's I am in love with and I honor them with the commitment I make, to heal my own self, my own soul and to transform into knowing who I have always been from the beginning and fulfilling my path on this earth. Most of all I give thanks to my Creator, because without Him, I could never create my own beautiful life.<br />
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So where to begin? Some of my friends out there may think that I'm certifiably insane after reading the next few blog posts that I will write, including this one. My hope is that if I am to suffer any judgement over my beliefs, which have always lived inside of me and have been waiting patiently for me to catch up to them, dance with them like a Hafiz poem that can make you laugh and cry at the same instant, that the judgement will be more towards the positive side than the negative. I know how people can be with their judgements, so I'm prepared to lose a few people from my circle of friends. And that's ok. In fact, it's already happened. It happens in the circle of life. (Notice the circles so far, and the circles to come) I'm very sensitive and tender-hearted so it can sometimes be very hurtful, but I'm learning that I don't have to let it affect me to the extent I have in the past. I'm becoming whole again, little by little. One tiny baby step taken every single day, knowing that I will stumble now and again, just as little babes do.<br />
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The solidification of my "wholeness" has been a very complex, beautiful, symphony of people, places, and sometimes, things, that have brought me to where I am now and where I am going. Without all of the people, places and things, I would still be stuck in a black hole of unrelenting torment, mental disarray and chaos. For so many years, very few people even knew that I carried so much "weight" around all of the time, that I was in pain and anguish. I smiled, said everything was fine, never wanted anyone to feel my anguish. But I felt diminished and worthless. I was worthless, in my own opinion because I had been taught that I was worthless. I was taught that I should never cry, have no opinion, keep my mouth shut and never cross the tyrant. What is worse is that I was given mixed signals about it because I was always treated differently around certain people than I was with others. I was treated better around certain people. For years afterwards, when I realized how I had become what I was, I started to show how I felt in a very strong manner. I was crushed from my inner being and finally I let it out. Unfortunately, I think that in releasing all of that built up anguish and sorrow I actually caused people to run from me. I was that "too much" woman that Pixie Campbell and Athena Perakis speak of on Sacred Grit to the nth degree. I was beginning, in my own "there is no wrong way" way of dealing with all of my heartache and pain. It wasn't the best way but it was my way.<br />
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Now I have to take responsibility, because it's my beautiful life and I don't have to let that ruin my entire spirit and soul. I was a child when my torment started and it really never ended as far as the trauma it instilled into my body. However, I have managed to learn, with the help of a few tremendously wise mentors, that I can put a stop to the torment and pain. I can learn to manage it. I am able to learn that I am worth something and I do belong. My feelings do matter. Your feelings matter. You matter. We all matter. If only we could all realize this and treat each other like we all matter. But not everyone will think this way, at any time in their life. I cannot be responsible for the fact that they do not. I can only be responsible for the way I treat other beings and for the way I treat myself.<br />
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If you look at the world you can see that it is a beautiful symphony of things that work together. We as women need to look at this and employ mother nature's ways back into our lives again. We need to care about each other and ourselves. Circling women feed each other's soul and give each woman in that circle a place to feel safe, even for a few hours, and it encourages them to be better women, who can then go out and help our men and children be better souls. I want that world. I want to live in that world. Let's make it bigger.<br />
Come with me to find the magic in our own healing in the circles that we will create. I'm just getting started. I hope you will join me.<br />
xoxox<br />
Kellye Kimmel<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-28611637815844687322013-09-22T00:17:00.002-07:002013-10-04T14:21:26.404-07:00My blog really needs some loving care....I know that my blog really needs some loving care and attention right now. I'm trying things out and changing things up but not really liking what is going on with it now, so bear with me on that one.<br />
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I just wanted to share my latest project for <a href="http://www.annasbeachsidescrapbooking.com/">Anna's Beachside Scrapbooking</a>. This is a mixed media album by Prima that I am putting a lot of different "My Favorite Things" inside. The cover was created with washi tape and decorated with a Julie Nutting Doll.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;">Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mother's out there!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;">In this 2nd installment for the month I've made some Mother's Day Cards with the Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Line. I really love this line because it has so many of my favorite things in it like butterflies, vintagy, retro looking papers, arrows, flowers and much more. I made a total of 4 cards. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the bases all four of the cards.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;">In the picture below, you can see all of the products that Anna sent me for use with this project.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">
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<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;">The first card I made, seen in the photo below, uses paper from the Cottage Farms line, one of the die cuts from the ephemera pack and one of the Burlap Flowers. I cut the card parts out of the paper using my silhouette Cameo. The base was cut from the Bushel paper, and the paper accents were cut from Bushel, Crate and Wheelbarrow. The small pieces were adhered to the card with Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">
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<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;">In the photo below I made another card using the Cottage Farms Line. The card parts were cut using my Silhouette Cameo. The parts were cut from Wheelbarrow, Bushel, Barrel, and Market. I used a die cut piece from the Cottage Farms line. The flower brad is from My Mind's Eye Market Street "Love" Brads, and the heart stamp is from my stash using Ranger Archival Ink in Black.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-7460415638875324242013-04-22T04:30:00.000-07:002013-04-22T05:12:21.875-07:00Spring Garden Memory File Featuring Color Pop!<br />
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I used one of the color pop folders and misted it with Tropical Teal Colorshine. I also layered color pop banners at the top along with some Teresa Collins banner strips and added the Scrabble Tiles from the Basic Grey "Fact & Fiction" line to spell out the word "SPRING." The black butterfly on the upper left was sprayed with Black Velvet Colorshine then wiped back to reveal the resist pattern. The two birds at the very top are from Recollections and were sprayed with Sweet Cherry Colorshine and I added iRock rhinestones for their eyes. There is another bird from the same line on the left side of the tag that I sprayed with Bronzer Colorshine. The rosy pink flower in the upper left corner is from Prima "Hello Pastel" and the leaves are from Iamroses.com. The blue, pink and black butterflies are also from the Prima "lifetime" Collection. The red bird on the far right is from Melody Ross. I used a color pop tag that says "beautiful" and attached it to one of the black and white color pop frames to make the center piece where a photo can be slipped in. I layered parts of color pop banners and HS trimmings on the far right side of the frame and also layered color pop banners on the left side of the tag. On the right side of the tag I used a Teresa Collins border piece. I spelled out "Garden" with chipboard pieces from the Basic Grey "Fact & Fiction" line. On the bottom of the frame/tag piece I layered a trimming from Pink Paislee that I sprayed with Dylusions Spray in London Blue, and another border piece from Teresa Collins. The two hearts at the bottom are from Pink Paislee and I sprayed one of them with Gold Lame Colorshine and the other with Sweet Cherry Colorshine. The buttons on top of them are from My Mind's Eye and I tied bakers twine into each of them. The brads that are on the tag are from the Teresa Collins "Memories" line. At the very top above the word "SPRING" I placed labels from Tim Holtz that say "Cherish The Memories of A Photograph." Inside the tag that says "beautiful" I tucked a bouquet of tiny roses that I sprayed with Sweet Cherry Colorshine. Closeup shots are below...</div>
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The sticker that say "love and the sticker with the little flower on it to the right of the word "Garden" are from Teresa Collins.<br />
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The pink seam binding was sprayed with Primrose Colorshnie and was used to hold another memory folder on the inside.</div>
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When the folder is opened the next page is pictured below.</div>
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The inside of the folder was also sprayed with Tropical Teal Colorshine. I adhered a small memory file from the Serendipity line. On top of this I layered one of the HS tags that I colored with Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Squeezed Lemonade. Then I placed two of the mini instaframes that I placed washi tape from my stash along the bottoms. Along the top of the mini folder I layered a color pop banner with some yellow HS trimmings that I fluffed with my heat gun. On top of that on the far left I layered some of the Teresa Collins die-cut flowers from the "Memories" line and put a brad from the same line through them. The bird is from Recollections and I sprayed it with Mint Green Colorshine and placed an iRock rhinestone for it's eye. To the right of the mini instaframes I put a banner from Fancy Pants (yellow patterned) and on top of that, some small banners from My Mind's Eye. Above the tiny banners I placed a sticker from HS that says "scatter sunshine." The banner running along the top of the teal part of the larger memory file is from Teresa Collins. The pink bird below that is from Prima Resist Canvas and I colored it with Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picked Raspberry then wiped it back to show the resist pattern and added an iRock rhinestone eye. The flowers to the right and below the bird are from the same line as the bird and were sprayed with a combination of Sweet Cherry Colorshine, Mustard Colorshine, Spiced Marmalade Distress Stain and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Stain, then wiped back to reveal the patterns. On the top of the bird is another of the butterflies from Prima. The stem and leaves of the flower are from the same Prima line and were colored with Dylusions Spray in Cut Grass. The butterfly on the flower is from Prima. A color pop banner was sprayed with the Dylusions Cut Grass Spray and placed below the Prima flowers. On the right side of the small memory file, a tag from the HS was adhered where it hangs off of the folder. I pulled the wings of the butterflies up and colored them with Chromatix markers from American Crafts.</div>
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The next photo below shows the smaller memory file opened.</div>
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On this page I again layered color pop banners on the top and used a small portion of a clear pop banner. Underneath the clear pop banner I place another banner from Fancy Pants "Park Bench" line. To the left of that I placed another mini instaframe, which I also layered with banner pieces from Teresa Collins at the bottom and at the top another piece from TC and a piece of Pink Paislee trimmings colored with Picked Raspberry Distress Stain. On the bottom I used another banner from the Fancy Pants line, adhering it with my Tim Holtz mini stapler.</div>
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The picture below shows the upper part of where the smaller memory file is opened inside the larger memory file. This picture shows the bird and flower already described above, and also shows where a HS fotostack was placed. I again layered banners from the color pop line and from Teresa Collins and another bird from Prima colored with Sweet Cherry Colorshine. I tied two parts of it shut with seam binding colored with Tropical Teal Colorshine and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Stain. Prima butterflies were also used on the fotostack. </div>
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In the photo below, the next memory file that I attached with the pink seam binding that shows on the outside of the main memory file is shown. At the top, I lateryed clear pop banners and a Teresa Collins blue border strip, and some HS trimmings fluffed with my heat gun and another color pop banner, sprayed with Black Velvet Colorshine. Two instaframes from the Serendipity line were adhered to the front of this folder, which was sprayed with Sweet Cherry Colorshine. On the left instaframe, I layered clear pop and color pop banners on the top, and on the bottom I used HS trimmings and a Teresa Collins border strip. A sticker from HS that says "Celebrate the Little Things" was put above the border strip. Another Prima Canvas bird was attached with dimensional foam and it was colored with Spiced Marmalade Distress Stain. On the right instaframe another Prima butterfly was adhered on the right top corner. </div>
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The photo below shows the above memory file opened and shows where the seam binding was put through it so that it could be attached to the main larger file. I put washi tape from my stash below the seam binding to keep the folds sturdy so it would not tear. An instaframe was place on the left and a layered banner piece from HS was cut in half and part was used on the top of the instaframe. On the bottom I place a small piece of a color pop banner on top of the instaframe and underneath it another HS banner piece with a piece of HS trimming painted in Broken China Distress Paint. On the right I adhered an accordion file with pockets inside from Teresa Collins so I could put pressed flowers and notes inside of it. At the very bottom of the folder I layered lots of color pop banners, a small piece of yellow trimmings and a piece of Artisan Ribbon from Pink Paislee that was colored with Mint Green Colorshine.</div>
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The photo below shows the above memory file open. I adhered a mini fotosleeve book on the inside of this, placing an instaframe underneath it on the memory file which was sprayed with Mustard Colorshine on the inside. A Fancy Pants border and a Prima butterfly were placed on the bottom of the instaframe. Fancy Pants banners were placed on top of the fotobook and a Fancy Pants border strip in between them, with 2 pieces of color pop banners on each side of the FP border strip. On the top, above the fotobook I placed a Teresa Collins file folder. Behind the small Mustard colored file folder is half of one of the color pop Memory files that I sprayed with Tropical Teal Colorshine.</div>
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I am really looking forward to using this Memory File to place pictures and notes from my garden this year! I can also add the packets of seeds that I have planted in places in the file, such as the large area on the right side of the photo above.<br />
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I think this was a great way to use many of Heidi Swapp's memory file products. They are so flexible and easy to use almost anywhere, in almost in project, and you can integrate almost any other products you might have in your stash with them as well! THAT is one of the main reasons I love Heidi Swapp products.<br />
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This is the first project I'm posting as DT Member for <a href="http://www.annasbeachsidescrapbooking.com/">Anna's Beachside Scrapbooking</a>. Anna specifically asked me to introduce more mixed media projects for her followers, as well as layouts and cards, altered art, etc., so we can reach all of the many different customers who have all kinds of needs. I hope you enjoy making one of these wrist cuffs as much as I enjoyed making it and that you find the inspiration to make something that is all you. I have to give a little shout out to Christy Tomlinson because she inspired the making of this bracelet. I ended up doing it a bit differently than she did, but the substrate used to make the cuff is the same as she used in her class, Artsy Bangles. A regular old empty water bottle. Make sure it has dried out on the inside as well.<br />
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This is the cuff I created. Start off by finding skinny water or vitamin water type bottles that have smooth sides and no ridges or bumps down the side of the bottle. Then, cut off the top and the bottom of the water bottle and cut down the side of what is left of the bottle, so it can then be trimmed to the desired width of the cuff.<br />
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Continuing, cut a piece of muslin to about 6-8" x 9-12" approximately. This depends on the size of your cuff. I found these bandanas at Michaels a long time ago on sale, stocked up, and I've been using them to make flowers for years. I usually don't cut my strips of muslin to size, rather I cut a little snip where I want it to cut and then just rip it apart.</div>
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I then stamped on top of and below the script stamp using a Tim Holtz number stamp and Black Archival Ink. This part of the fabric is what will show on the inside of the cuff. I later stamped this stamp on the top of the cuff too to give it a bit more texture.</div>
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Next, take the muslin and the plastic cuff, and place the fabric side you want to show on the top of the cuff face down on your work surface. Then, place the top part of the cuff down onto the back side of the fabric and fold the long edges over onto the plastic snugly so that the muslin lays smooth over the cuff. This leaves two pieces of muslin at each end of the plastic cuff that will be used to create a fastener. I creased the fabric tightly over the edges of the cuff so that it would fit snuggly around the plastic when I started applying adhesive but do not try and iron it with the fabric on the cuff or it will melt it. Just run your hand along the fabric while holding it snug against the plastic edges.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I then had to decide how I wanted to adhere the muslin to the plastic cuff. I could have used a matte medium or mod podge, but I didn't want to have to spray a fixative onto the fabric, so that when I put the medium on it the colors wouldn't smudge into a big mess. Most ink sprays are water soluble and will blend when they mix with each other. So, I decided to experiment with spray adhesive. I sprayed the back side of the fabric very lightly, and about 10" away from the fabric so that it wouldn't build up a big tacky mess. I put the cuff in place so that my design lined up with the top of the cuff and wrapped the folds over onto the backside of the cuff, smoothing them down, and made sure it was adhered from seam to seam, and that the seams were straight down the length of the cuff on the inside. I also wanted to make sure the fabric was smooth across the top of the cuff before I let it dry. There was a bit of tackiness left on the inside of the cuff and I didn't want it to irritate the wrist while wearing it so I took an adhesive eraser and got it off easily after everything had dried.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Now I had to figure out how it was going to fasten together. I decided that I was going to set eyelets in both ends and lace seam binding through them and tie a bow. I made the cuff where you could just slide it off of your arm, so the bow wouldn't have to be untied and tied every time you want to take the cuff off. It was also made adjustable with 2 different sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Here you can see eyelets have been set into this end which will be the end that sits on top of the back of the cuff and is visible on the bottom of the wrist when the cuff is worn. The other side has 4 eyelets set into it so that the cuff is adjustable. The eyelets used are from We Are Memory Keepers and are the large sized eyelets in black. The picture below shows how the fastener was created. The bottom part of the ends is shown in this picture on the right side and is not seen while wearing the cuff unless it is worn on the larger size and then a small portion would be seen.</span></div>
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I then cut a generous piece (approximately 2 ft) of seam binding and sprayed it with Colorshine in Mustard, Mint Green, Primrose and just a tad of Ranger's Dylusion Sprays in Fresh Lime. This photo does not represent the amount I cut, only a portion of it so that you can see the colors.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Then I made the large flower that covers the top side of the cuff. Although I like this cuff a lot, I think next time I will make the flowers a bit smaller even for a large one. This one is just a bit too big for me because I have really tiny wrists, but I still like it. I think it would look great on someone who was taller than me (I'm a shorty at 5'2"). To make it smaller I would want to make the length of the strip of muslin shorter. Another idea would be to make three smaller flowers and place one in the middle of the cuff and the other two on each side.</span></div>
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This is the finished flower. Later, I added a button from Tim Holtz as you can see in the finished picture at the top and the bottom.</div>
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I then took a scrap of the fabric that was left over, and using Fabri-Tac, glued it down to the bottom of the green rolled flower to give it a more finished look from all angles. Then, the flower was formed so that it would fit against the cuff tightly when I glued it down. I also sprayed the green flower with Ranger's Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl.</div>
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This is a 2nd example of a cuff you can make with a water bottle. The only difference is that I made the cuff skinnier and put three smaller flowers on it, instead of one big one. It is also adjustable. For the center flower I used Heidi Swapp Sweet Cherry and the outside flowers were sprayed with Mustard. I also spray Rangers Perfect Pears Spray in Perfect Pearl on all three flowers. The buttons are vintage.</div>
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Here is a side view of the cuff. I used leftover fabric from the large green flower in the other cuff to cover the actual plastic on this cuff. Using a Tim Holtz chicken wire background stamp and Rangers Black Archival Ink, I stamped both the outside and the inside of the cuff in random places.</div>
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I hope you enjoy the first project that I am sharing on Anna's site and that it gets you inspired to create your own mixed media jewelry! :)</div>
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Normally, September isn't a busy month for me. This year, I have watched as Summer went by, all of the Olympic excitement, everyone going on vacation with their kids, posting pictures on Facebook and Instagram (I'm late getting on board that train, please forgive me), kids getting ready to go back to school in the fall, and I've already done those types of family activities, but there wasn't any social media or digital cameras back then. Yes, I'm dating myself, but I don't really care. People like me or they don't. Even the Olympic excitement is old hat for me. I am old enough to have watched Nadia Comaneci get the first 10 in gymnastics at the Summer 1976 Olympics in Montreal and old enough to have seen Dorothy Hamill skate her way to a Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria. Dorothy won the long and short programs. Her only downfall was figures (which have been done away with completely, due to the dismay of some fans, but not many) for which she got a Silver Medal.<br />
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My son, below, was born in 1984. I was a very young and immature, 19 year old single mother and had no idea what I had gotten myself into. It was and still is one of the most rewarding and growth provoking things that ever happened to me so far in life.<br />
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I am 47 years old, 14 years married, and my 28 year old son got married last December and is expecting his first son in October. I feel like I have wasted a lot of years though, mostly being ill. My mid 30's to mid 40's seem to be a blur of medical appointments, surgeries and medical incidents/accidents. Quite an unfortunate switch when your career is working in hospitals as a Respiratory Therapist. I finally had to quit work, but I wasn't happy about it for long. The day can get long and old.<br />
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I have health issues which on any day, at any time, can make me have to lay in bed all day and pretty much not move around much. It isn't always to that extreme, but it can be at not a moment's notice. My husband is very busy with work and even works from home after he gets home from work. I have a lot of time on my hands. I live in California which isn't my home state, and it befuddles me that after living here since late '99, although I have some acquaintances, I have not made one real friend that I can call and count on for anything. I am from Texas, and no offense to California, but people are much more friendly in Texas, and are more apt to want to try and be real friends with a person and not just an acquaintance. But, I've gotten off the topic as I normally will do, and the fact is, I think/hope that next month will change the way I have been living my life for at least the last 20 years.<br />
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My life is normally pretty boring. I watch television, mostly In Session, throughout the first part of the day, because I love trials. They fascinate me, the two opponents, the Defendant and the Prosecution, battling it out in court to see who will be the victor. I lived in the jurisdiction of one very famous trial at one time, the Scott Peterson trial. I was petrified that I would be called to jury duty and I knew that I wouldn't be able to sit for those long hours, but prayed if I did get called the judge would have pity on me. I didn't get called. I told you my life is boring. My health issues really have really prevented me from making any real long term or short term plans or life goals at the moment, which makes life very frustrating and lonely, and creatively stifling. Most often, I stay at home and if I have the energy, I might go and work on my artwork, which is happening more often as of late. My medical issues are still around and I've even had more diagnosis concerning my eyes and possibly an autoimmune disorder, but I feel like I'm getting tired of wasting my time and not accomplishing my goals in life, including the ones that have to do with my crafting and artwork. <br />
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I want to be a person that has friends like I did back in my early 30's, and before to an extent (which only confirms to me that you need to work and/or have at least one young child to make good friends these days because I had both then) and go out to places with them and hang out at each other's homes. I miss that. I haven't had that for at least 15 years, if not a bit more. I want to have a business and be able to run it. I want to go places everyday that stimulate me and motivate me and inspire me to become a better version of me. I want to work on this blog more and my YouTube Channel and get my artwork out there more. I want to have the energy to make more art than I am already making. I want to become more proficient at Photoshop. I want to continue my photography studies. I have LOTS of wants. Sometimes it's hard to narrow down what I have the energy to do on any given day just due to the unimaginable "brain fog" I go through from one of my health issues, fibromyalgia. It's getting harder and harder to look at a computer all day long because my eyes are getting worse and one of the eye issues I was recently diagnosed with was glaucoma. I don't dare wonder what's next.<br />
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Which brings me to the point of all of this I suppose. I still want to change. No matter the barrier, be they physical, mental or sociological, I still want to make my life better. So, I am doing two things next month that I am pretty sure will help me get off to the right start. First, my husband and I are going on a much needed trip down the coast to Santa Barbara and are taking our little "girls" with us.<br />
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Spending a week on the beach is right up my alley so I will be in heaven that week. The "girls" are pictured above; Bayleigh on the left and Gabby on the right and I know that they will love getting to "go", especially Gabby. (That part has now been accomplished.)<br />
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Then to top the month off, I am taking off for parts unknown in Idaho for Brave Girl's Camp! I am so excited and I can't wait to get there and meet Melody and Kathy and her entire family, and all the other girls that will be going in September. I have taken Soul Restoration I and Soul Restoration 2 and I have really been looking forward to going to the actual "camp" for a really long time. I've been a long-time admirer of Melody Ross and her designs, her artwork, *and* her life philosophy. I wish there had been a BGC around when I was a young woman, and so unsure of myself, what I wanted, not even knowing if anyone loved me for who I really am. Now I feel totally blessed that they are around because I totally don't know about a lot of those same things even now, at my age! Oh sure, deep down, I know I'm loved by some people, but sometimes they seem so few, it just doesn't feel adequate for some reason. I'm sure those reasons are deeply rooted in my childhood with my mother, and that's another long story for probably not another day, but one reason I probably do need to go to Brave Girl's Camp so badly, so I can learn to put some things behind me and to rest for good.<br />
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I'm ready to come into my own as a woman and as an artist and finally not be afraid to fail anymore and to take some chances in life so that I won't regret it in the future. I hope that going to BGC will be one of the things that helps me learn how to create a concrete plan to achieve my short and long term goals. It's never been one of my stronger points, but we all have something we're not great at until we have a great teacher!<br />
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Melody, asked us the other day what type of flower we were in Brave Girl Art School and I still really don't have an exact answer for that question yet, but I've always liked sunflowers and I grew a really awesome sunflower garden a few summers ago of all different varieties of colors and heights. It was beautiful but had one downfall. It attracted a much larger than normal population of bees in the front of my house that summer and I have had a few bad reactions in the past to wasp and bee stings so I had to be extra careful going to my car. I still loved those flowers. I watered them faithfully. I took pictures of them at 3am. They are so brave and stood so tall even when their stems were loaded with flowers and it didn't seem like they would stand if one more blossom opened, but they did. The beautiful colors were so different that the normal sunflowers that I'd seen growing since I was a child. I was skeptical when I bought the seeds that the flowers would actually grow in the colors they claimed but they really did!<br />
Some of the flowers were a delicate yellow and 2 inches tall and some were a giant 16 feet tall with a diameter of almost a foot across on a few flowers if you counted to the tips of the petals. I seemed to be almost obsessed with those sunflowers and at times wondered why I cared about them so much. So, maybe my flower is the sunflower, because I'm so different and there are so many different kinds of sunflowers. My journey has already started, but maybe I'm finally catching up.<br />
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This is the 2nd LO I have completed taking Jessica Sprague's Up and Running version 2, digital scrapbooking class. <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/">Jessica Sprague</a> has so many excellent classes, both digital and hybrid, and I'm currently taking several of them. They are online and self-paced (unless you take a class when it is first offered or if it is offered several times a year, then the instructor goes along with you, week by week), and you can do them on your own time, anytime. That is the beauty of it. Most of the classes are just that, self-paced. You can access them anytime, forever. Jessica even has several free classes you can take too.<br />
I never thought that I would be bit by the digi bug but it seems to be getting a little easier every time I try it. I've always wanted to do some hybrid work so this will be great if I can keep getting the hang of it. I haven't really given the choice of pictures a lot of thought while taking this class since I just want to learn the ropes, but I can't wait to get down to making some really great stuff with the pictures I love the most. I do plan on doing <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/">Project Life</a> with hybrid work and that should be really fun.<br />
Everyone have a great week coming up!<br />
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Kellye Kimmel<br />
The Distressed CrafterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-38811962121671399972012-08-06T19:33:00.001-07:002012-08-06T19:33:21.370-07:00I never thought I would....I've always considered myself to be the hands on type of artist. I like to get my hands all inky and dirty. However, when my art started sending me on digital quests to make my hands-on art better, I got bit a little by the technology bug. I'm no stranger to computers. I've had one since 1994, when my son's stupid neurologist said I should buy him one to do educational things on. He obviously underestimated the intelligence of said child to find games and gaming communities at the tender age of 9 before the kind of online gaming we have now even existed. So my son basically taught me a lot of what I know. That was 18 years ago and I've learned a lot about computers, both pc and macs, though I prefer a mac any day of the week. But sitting and learning about digital memory keeping was not something I ever thought I'd think was interesting. Recently though, because of my desire to learn Photoshop, I signed up for Jessica Sprague's "Up and Running v.02" and I finished my first LO last night with a quick page and I must say though I did encounter some issues here and there I was able to finish it. It makes me happy to look at it too. It is two pictures of my son that are a couple of my favorites of him when he was little. He is a man now expecting his own son in October and I'm really looking forward to documenting that little guy's life. So, if you think you won't like the digital scrapbooking, give it some time. You might just get bit too!<br />
Here's my LO. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am.<br />
Kellye Kimmel<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-70755924711557792452012-03-05T22:29:00.000-08:002012-03-07T12:11:16.385-08:00Soul Restoration 1 The beginning of my JourneyI finally signed up for Soul Restoration 1 to get me ready for when I actually GO to BGC and I am so grateful that I did. I feel like I will have a head start when I do finally get to Camp. It is looking like that is going to be 2013. I have all the cash socked back and ready to go, on all the wait lists, and ready to sign up the first day they post the dates for 2013 for the camp of my wishes!!! I want to go to one of the Summer Camps that they actually have the classes for in Melody's Art Studio at her home. You stay at a Hilton close by and I think that would just be AWESOME! <br />
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Soul Restoration 1 has so far been one of the most real experiences I have ever been through in just two short weeks of 8 weeks in an online class. It is much more than an online class, but I suppose that may be true of almost any online class...you get what you put into it. However, Soul Restoration 1 is more than your average, everyday, normal, online class. The curriculum is very well thought out and leads you on a journey of letting things go, forgiving yourself, and loving yourself and others. <br />
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Soul Restoration 1 also combines Art Therapy as an aid to help you on your journey by journaling and using different art techniques as a jump start to get you going. There are different journal prompts, collage sheets, videos and other resources to help you along and a forum where you can talk to other Brave Girls as well. You can also sign up to get the BGC Daily Truth at <a href="http://www.bravegirlsclub.com/">www.bravegirlsclub.com</a>.<br />
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I am really looking forward to Week 3 which starts tomorrow. Thanks so much Melody for making this available to all of us who either could not go to BGC or have to wait our turn! :-) We all love you very much! I hope all of you enjoy my photos of my project. This is where it really is NOT supposed to be about the art and what is more important is the thought and work that you put into each lesson. Letting go of lies that we have believed all of our lives can be a difficult thing but it CAN be done! Thanks Melody!<br />
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The Distressed CrafterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-89926346542255545442012-02-17T13:53:00.000-08:002012-02-18T14:09:02.923-08:00Loving My ZIG Pens!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was going through all of my journaling pens the other day, organizing them and got all of my ZIG pens in one place and the colors are so pretty!! I love using these pens for journaling, doodling and tons of other things in my crafting endeavors. If you don't have any of these wonderful pens, you should definitely invest in some, including a Black one! They are the greatest pens for journaling out there.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com2Santa Clara, CA, USA37.3541079 -121.955235637.3036204 -122.0341996 37.404595400000005 -121.8762716tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-77761090758612896312011-09-22T22:29:00.000-07:002011-09-22T22:29:12.646-07:00Inspiration Showcase-Some cards I've madeI've been taking "Inspiration Showcase" with Jennifer Mcguire and I must say that I do like making cards now!!! I actually made it to learn the techniques, which is what I do for most classes but found that I do love making cards and it will probably become a more permanent part of my crafting obsession.<br />
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Here a just a few card that I've made during the class.<br />
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I used resist techniques on the backgrounds for these cards. The paper is from Lost and Found 2: Blush.<br />
Thank you so much Jennifer and all the guest teachers for a great class!! I'm so glad there is lifetime access to it and all the stuff can be downloaded to your computer too. It's a great buy at $19 and I think they will be selling it in a pdf form after the class is over so that everyone can still get in on all these great sketches, techniques and cards!<br />
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The Distressed CrafterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-38690103041660378242011-09-22T21:33:00.000-07:002011-09-22T21:33:31.755-07:00Lindy's Stamp Gang-Featured Artist<br />
I was so honored that Tracey from LSG asked me if I would be her
first Featured Artist for LSG!!! I wanted to make some very special
things and set to work. I decided I would do some work in Fabric to show
how versatile LSG products are. I think Kate Palmer and I were thinking
the same thing about mixing the Starburst Stain powder with glazing
mediums, so I just wanted Kate to know that I did see her video and was
wowed that we were so "in tune."<br />
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I had a great time creating my projects and I hope all of you have
enjoyed them as well. The configuration box was created in memory of my
Dad and I put some special items I didn't want to lose inside of it.<br />
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Here are some pictures of my creations...<br />
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place mat I found at a store in my local area. I did gel image transfers
on it and painted it with Starburst Stains mixed with Liquitex Glazing
Medium. The flowers are from Iamroses.com.<br />
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Next came the Lindy's Style Configurations Box. After taking 4 Tim Holtz classes in July I was inspired to make a box using LSG products and was really excited with how it turned out. It tells a story of my Dad, our lives, and how happy we were.<br />
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Thanks again Tracey for choosing me to be your first Featured Artist for Lindy's Stamp Gang! I am truly honored and will cherish this for a long time to come. I hope that all of you who look at my projects are inspired in some way to make your own projects that speak to your heart.<br />
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Kellye<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
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<span id="goog_1540144482"></span><span id="goog_1540144483"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-89436749982125506632011-06-10T07:31:00.000-07:002011-06-10T07:31:20.085-07:00A Treasure Chest with LSG!I made this fun project using one of those chests that you can get at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. It had a Parisian theme on it with the Eiffel tower and all and I just didn't like it. So I decided to do a Treasure Chest on it using Lindy's Stamp Gang Products. I used mostly the Magical Mica powders after I had established the base of the chest but also used Moon Shadow Ink and some of the Starburst Stains. I entered it into the LSG "Under the Sea" Contest, and there were so many wonderful entries.<br />
Here are a few pictures I took of the Treasure Chest and it's contents...<br />
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Here is a video from YouTube of the chest....<br />
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I hope you enjoy this project!<br />
Have a wonderfully, crafty day!<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
Kellye<br />
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This was just a normal butcher block island that I bought from IKEA several years ago. I use it to put my Vagabond and Cuttlebug on and it has two shelves underneath it that I use to store my TH Alterations Dies and all of my Nestabilities, as well as a basket that has cd cases that hold my acrylic stamps. It also has two small drawers that I use to store photo paper in one and various small TH Movers and Shaper's Dies and a few tins of Cavallini & Co. stickers, which I ADORE. :)<br />
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Above is the video of the process of decorating the Butcher Block table from my YT Channel, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/LaceAndMetal">LaceAndMetal</a>. Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy it and that it inspires you to do something creative! =)<br />
Happy Crafting<br />
Kellye<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
LaceAndMetal DesignsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-37353562719934375172011-05-01T04:15:00.000-07:002011-05-01T04:16:31.814-07:00Spring has Sprung!!!Spring time has come to my house!! My backyard is in full bloom and looking beautiful. The tree that had what we thought were surely some sort of fake cherry blossom tree has turned out to surprisingly be an actual cherry tree with cherries hanging everywhere!!! I love my garden and like to spend time out there. I keep looking for just the right place to hang my hammock so I can lay out there and watch YT videos but haven't quite found it yet. I've had lots of requests for some pictures of my backyard so I'm going to show some today. I recently took both of Maggie Holmes' photography classes and went from shooting in Auto Mode to Manual Mode in a matter of 3 weeks! It was amazing and it is so much fun to see how easy it really is to use a camera to get what you want out of it. =)<br />
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</div>This rose bush actually does not even grown on my property. It is creeping over my fence line from the neighbor next door and I've actually got it trellised on the other side of my walk way to create a rose archway through it. It is filling out and will look wonderful next year. I got in an awful fight with it doing the first trellis though....<br />
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</div>In this pot I have planted some strawberries alongside some chamomile that was already growing there.<br />
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Calla lilies growing wild in my backyard.<br />
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Cherry blossom tree in full bloom. I don't have a lens for my camera that I can use to get a full view of this tree even standing inside my house, which makes me want to get another lens for my camera really badly.<br />
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Dieffenbachia sprouting up naturally in my flower bed in the back yard. It is now almost two feet tall.<br />
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Chicks and hens blasting out of the container I've got them in.<br />
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Flowers that came up on their own under my cherry tree. Oddly purple and white are the colors of my husbands workplace. Yahoo!<br />
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Tomato blooms on plant that I planted recently.<br />
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Purple blooms of two different kinds of scented begonias. When you rub the leaves you can smell the yummy smell of citrus.<br />
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This is where the rose vines come over onto my side of the fence. The bush to the right I have yet to identify. My back door is just to the right of it.<br />
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Red bloom from the bush from the picture above that I have yet to identify. If anyone out there knows what it is, drop me a note!<br />
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One of two grapevines I have growing in my backyard. They were already there when I moved in in January but were pretty dead looking then. After lots of rain and fertilizer they are looking much better.<br />
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My newly established compost bin. I LOVE it.<br />
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Cherries hanging from a branch of the tree.<br />
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I hope in the next few weeks to be once again crafting full steam ahead. My arm is doing better, but is very sore from the exercises I have to do. I am just very grateful that it isn't nerve damage or anything worse. I'd rather be hurt for 6-8 weeks than lose an arm! I can get back to crating in a bit. *laugh*<br />
Everyone have a blessed weekend and take care of each other.<br />
Kellye<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
LaceAndMetal DesignsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-50032282422711941212011-04-20T16:55:00.000-07:002011-04-20T21:43:13.967-07:00Lovin the Lindy's Linky!!!Hey Everyone!<br />
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Today is a blessed day...I have <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/">Lindy's</a> products!!! I can play to my hearts content. This IS true to some extent but I do have two swaps to get out very soon and I also have another project that has a deadline coming up. Now don't get me wrong, I love doing those things or I wouldn't do them, but I've gotten so much Lindy's in I just wanna play!!!! Then, I also have to contend with this bum arm for 6-8 weeks and THAT is a bummer for a crafter, I'm sure you all know. So, I tried VERY hard to incorporate my Lindy's into the packaging of my current swap and I think I did a pretty good job at it. =) I wanted to enter something into the Lindy's Linky so this is my entry for now...<br />
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This is Misty's swap from MB's Treasurista, via <a href="http://www.alilscrapofheaven.ning.com/">LSH</a> and it's a Spring Lace and Trim Swap. I had a lot of fun putting this together and included a few extra goodies for the girls and I'm hoping they like them. Below is a pic of the swap contents (not the extras!) and an example of one of the fronts of the packaging and the back of the packaging.<br />
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I sprayed the black cardstock topper that I cut with one of <a href="http://www.timholtz.com/">Tim</a> Holtz's On The Edge Dies in my Vagabond, with Lindy's Glitz Spritz in Royal Peacock Fire and then just spritzed a tiny bit of Jack in the Pulpit Staburst Stain on it and blotted it, drying each coat in between colors. I then ironed them. After that, I heat embossed them on the front with a fleur de lis stamp from Stampabilities with Lindy's EP Midnight Bronze Obsidian. On the back, I embossed it with a speckle stamp from All Night Media and heat embossed that with Lindy's EP in Silver Moon Turquoise.<br />
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The flowers I made with torn strips of muslin and just made regular rolled flowers. On the bigger flower, I colored the muslin with Lindy's Starburst Stain in Mountain Lavender Gold then made the flower. Then I sprayed the flower with Lindy's Glitz Spritz in Desert Moon Blazing Sun. I then used a shorter piece of muslin to make the top flower coloring it with Lindy's Starburst Stain in Frosted Purple Iris. I attached the smaller flower to the bigger one with hot glue and then using a paint brush I dabbed the larger flower with small droplets of Lindy's Starburst Stain in Saxifrage Olive Copper. I then took 3 iamroses.com small roses on wire and painted them with Lindy's Starburst Stain in Frosted Purple Iris and then sprinkled them with Lindy's EP in Imperial Crown Purple Gold and heat embossed the roses. I cut the wires off with wire cutters and hot glued them to the top of the smaller flower.<br />
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On the smaller yellow flower, I colored the muslin with Lindy's Starburst Stain in California Poppy Gold and made the flower. I then took one iamroses.com small rose and painted it with Lindy's Royal Peacock Fire Glitz Spritz and then heat embossed it with Lindy's EP in Venus Violet Blue. I cut the wire off of the rose and hot glued it to the center of the small yellow flower.<br />
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The flowers are really fun and easy to make and can be make out of a variety of fabrics! I hope all of you enjoy looking at this and I hope my swap groupies love their lace, trim and other goodies.<br />
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Have a wonderful and productive crafty day!<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
Kellye<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/LaceAndMetal">LaceAndMetal</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-49659839749977824452011-04-17T16:30:00.000-07:002011-04-17T16:30:33.267-07:00Someone Won the Vagabond!!!Hello everyone!!<br />
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Time sure does fly. But I did give away the Vagabond!! The winner was Psychomom!!!! =) I had such a great time doing this YT "Hop" and I'm really looking forward to doing it again in the future in the crafting community on YT with other crafters. I already have my brain cranking away on different takes that could be done on it. Below is the video of the announcement of the winner and just some general announcements. Thanks for watching!!!<br />
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Soooo, if you watched the whole video you should KNOW something about this blog. If you didn't watch the whole video you should go back and watch it again so you will know. :) I'll be posting more about it in my next post though.<br />
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I'm working on a couple of special projects right now that I'll be sharing as soon as possible. I'm really enjoying working with all of my Lindy's Stamp Gang Products and I can't stop raving about that company! Their products are quite simply AWESOME!<br />
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First off the Starburst Stains. Yummy colors, available in a dauber and spray top and individually in shots (which are 2 oz little paint pots which are great and the same amount that comes in the spray and dauber bottles. I don't want to slam one un-named company at ALL but these colors are vibrant, stunning and the customer service is out of this world. On to the Moon Shadow Inks...these are walnut ink based with another color of glimmery goodness added so that when the paper is tilted you can see the color and not just the walnut ink. Really cool effect.<br />
Glitz Spritz!! I love that name. It makes me want to smile. These are colors that look really good on both light and dark cardstock (and everything in between in my opinion), continuing along with the Lindy's feature of having those wonderful two-toned colors that just about all of their products if not all have.<br />
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Moving right along we have the Embossing Powders which are as just discussed, two-toned. I had never heard of two-toned EP's before hearing about Lindy's EP's and I was skeptical I must admit. I was not disappointed though. These EP's are simply beautiful. Each one has it's own unique color combination and they are absolutely amazing! You must try these to see their unique look.<br />
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The other two major products that I use from LSG are the Magical Mica Powders and the Mica Powders. The Magical Micas are just that, Magical! The mica powders also contain this amazing "powdered painting stain system with a fixative", as described on the LSH website, <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/">HERE</a> . These are some really great mica powders that actually have a type of paint built into them and you can use them in quite a few different ways. You can paint with them using aqua brushes, brush them onto a project dry, or mix them with embossing powders. They match all of the Starburst Stain colors and have a rich two-toned look to them. The Mica Powders can be painted with in a variety of ways, made into sprays and are two-toned as most if not all of Lindy's products are. The spray tops are TOP quality and don't clog very easily. You can get the Starburst Stains with a dauber or a spray top in the money-saving kits or color shots (2oz wide mouth pots) in individual colors. I love the color shots because you can just open then up and paint straight out of them and not have to unscrew the lid of a spray top or a dauber. They sell these individually, but not in the Money Saving Sets like the spray or dauber, unfortunately. :) I'd love it if they sold those in sets as well.<br />
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The customer service at LSG is awesome. In every order I've gotten at least one free item or a card for 10% off on my next order or both. Tracey takes very good care of her customers and the orders go out pretty quickly. I was shocked at how fast my last order came. I think it was just a few days.<br />
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So, If you haven't tried out the stuff at LSG, you should head over to their website and look at the tutorials and the gallery and all of the products. Read about how they work and watch the Youtube videos. You can buy products in Try Me kits so that you can try out the individual products to see which you like the best.<br />
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I'm having great fun with my Lindy's products and hope that my arm gets a lot better soon so I can get to playing with them a lot more. I have to craft in small increments right now because of my arm but hopefully that will be gone in a couple of months tops.<br />
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When I do reach 150 subscribers on my blog I will be having another giveaway so tell all your friends to stop by. I hope to be posting a lot more often and sharing my photographs. I took that class from Maggie Holmes and shooting in Manual mode is now very fun.<br />
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Have a wonderful scrappy weekend everyone!!<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
Kellye<br />
LaceAndMetalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573957152859208148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876514206076392858.post-14575885870225111352011-04-03T13:08:00.000-07:002011-04-03T13:08:45.266-07:00Hey Tim I'm Giving Away A Vagabond!!!Hello ladies,<br />
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Man it is bad being sick. I have been sick for almost two weeks now and I think that a tooth that is going bad needs to get gone so I am off to the dentist in the am hopefully. I did want to tell everyone how thankful I am to everyone who has subscribed to my channel and I am so excited about giving away a Vagabond!!! I wish everyone the best of luck and look forward to announcing the winner. PLEASE tell all of your friends about my YouTube Channel, LaceAndMetal so they can also get a chance to win a Tim Holtz Vagabond.<br />
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I will be making more videos as soon as I get well!! I am so tired of this. I want to be crafting and not stuck in bed! =) I know most of you know how I feel and can probably be sympathetic.<br />
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Also, I was asked to be the Guest Designer on www.alilscrapofheaven.ning.com by my good friends Cynthia and Laura and my creation can be seen on the front page and in bigger view on the Guest Designer's Tab. I hope you take the time to check it out and I am going to add some photos here.<br />
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I have some projects in the works that I can't reveal just yet in case they fall through but I am very excited and hope that you will all tell your friends to subscribe to my blog and youtube channel, LaceAndMetal, so you will not miss any upcoming announcements.<br />
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The video for this piece can be seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldMLP0Jr71Y">Here</a><br />
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Enjoy and have a great scrappy Sunday!!<br />
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Kellye<br />
The Distressed Crafter<br />
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