Vintage Western Sign

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Thought bling was just for paper art?

Little darlin' - you thought WRONG!

For a super fun and easy tutorial on how to make a sweet lil' sign like this, here...  PLEASE check out my latest post for Want2Scrap®!

You KNOW what I'm gonna say...

{!}

YEE HAWWWWWW!  *Couldn't resist*

Thanks for moseying on by!

DIY Halloween Keepsake Artwork...

Just ADD buttons!

I'm BEYOND excited to share this magical Halloween Craft

featuring scrumptious buttons from Buttons Galore & More!

Please CHECK out their blog for all the spooky details! 

Mwahhhhh ha HA!  

Wplus9 Design Studio - Happy HARVEST!

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I HOPE it's not too early to think HARVEST...!  

The girls from Wplus9 Design studio sure ARE!

A HAPPY harvest!  Happy, indeed!  

WE have a BRAND new release to share with you all, and 

I'm willing to bet the farm, that YOU will be happy, too!

Here are the LOVELY details:

Happy Harvest

• is a 6x8 clear photopolymer stamp set
• 31 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 18 scene building images and 13 sentiment builders
• will be available for purchase August 9th for $21

Happy Harvest Companion Dies

• coordinates with the Happy Harvest stamp set
• seven separate dies wired together that can be easily snipped and separated
• will be available for purchase August 9th for $14

And HERE are links to see the REST of the amazing team of Wplus9 cuties!

Dawn

Jinny

Kerrianne

Savitri {She's on vacation, but GET ready when she comes home!}

Lea

Christina

Jean

Additionally, we are HONORED to welcome the lovely and talented,
Maureen Merritt!

She is ROCKIN' this release, as is custom with her divine talent!
~I've ALWAYS admired her work!~
WELCOME, Maureen!

I cannot even describe HOW much fun I had stamping with this set!
{That's right, I said STAMPING!}

 I could be LOST in the fun details of this breath taking set
for the REST of the season!  Every bit and bauble is SO
beautiful - DAWN really, REALLY {I know I say this EVERY
release, but I'm not kidding!} OUT DID HERSELF, this time!

 Did I mention, she's THOUGHT of everything?

~ Everything!~

Yup.  EVERYTHING!

Check out Dawn's blog for ALL the details and her HUGE
assortment of samples!  I LOVE, love, love seeing her unlock
the magic of her designs...  AND, she's GIVING stuff away...!

HELLO!  Giddy up!  CHECK it out!

Meanwhile, you KNOW how I feel about you...!
I ADORE you and the fact that you've stopped by to let me
gush and drool and swoon...  and HOPEFULLY, inspire!

Have a SPECTACULARLY creative day!

Supplies - 

C/S - Wplus 9 Design Studio & Stampin' UP!
Designer Paper - Bazzil

Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio

Die Cut Shapes - Wplus9 Design Studio

Ink - Versafine, Clearsnap, Stampin' Up!

Acrylic Paint - Eco Green Crafts

Corrugated Chipboard - Want2Scrap®

Bling - Want2Scrap®

Want2Scrap & Authentique Blog Hop

My darling, sparkle-lovin' friends from Want2Scrap® have paired with a SPECTACULAR paper

 company, Authentique, to bring you some FABULOUS artwork...  And a FANTASTIC blog hop!

This glittering combo, of  utmost SPLENDOR has been going on all week!   Jump in and start at 

the beginning, for ALL of gorgeous inspiration - EVERYONE has their extreme craftiness ON!

~ I'm SO excited to mix some of MY craftiness into the pot!  Go, BLING!~

This LOVELY paper collection, Carefree, from Authentique, provided a STUNNING backdrop

 for some blinged OUT memory preservation...  AND a WHOLE lot of FUN!

{Schwing!  I LOVE this paper!}

Such an EXCELLENT showcase for blinged-out craftiness...  

{AND snapshots of my WEE girl!} 

But WAIT: there's MORE!  Check out the other AMAZING Want2Scrap®

designers, being featured today, Team Joe and Terre Fry!  

THEN, don't miss what's happening at the lovely site for Authentique!

{TOTALLY worth clicking on THROUGH for!}

It's SUCH fun to be a DURENBERGER girl, btw...  AND

part of the Want2Scrap® crew!  THANKS for letting me 

share the SPARKLE!!!!!

Want2Scrap® products used:

Nestabling™ Lattice Rectangle - Mocha Pearl

Nestabling™ Sprightly Sprockets, Clear by Donna Salazar

Beautiful Bling Borders - Fancy Waves, by Nina Brackett

Finesse Swirls - Silver Rhinestone - Two Pack, self adhesive

Nestaboard™ Lattice Rectangles

Cross Promotional Products used:

Carefree Paper Collection & Stickers by Authentique

Acrylic Paint and gloss medium - Eco Green Crafts

Spellbinders - Lacey Circles {SKU: S4-293}

Additional Products Used - 

Cardstock - Stampin' Up!

Woodgraining tool - Hardware Store

Chipboard Scraps - My STASH!

Want2Scrap is in the {CHIPBOARD} dog house!

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Check it OUT, friends!

My latest project for, the BEST BLING SOURCE on the planet,
Want2Scrap©, is on THEIR blog! Hope you'll have a look....!
It's an action-packed tutorial on how to add dimension and
~SPARKLE~
to one of Want2Scrap's© exclusive shaped mini albums....!

Hope to see you OVER THERE!

Have a delightfully CRAFTY day!

Show us your CHRISTMAS color!

That's right, friends - CHRISTMAS color - YeOWza! This is the week for COLOR
at Just Us Girls, challenge headquarters - and we ARE feeling, colorful!

Our darling and ultra talented, Lynn, has come up with a MOST delicious
color palette - certain to tickle your Christmas spirit! I'll bet you're just about
ready to create something brilliant to share - I SURE hope you'll join us!


{Such a yummy way to get colorful, don't you think?}




A perfect excuse to get ALL textury and festooned...

{What?}



Detailed. I meant DETAILED! But in a simple and FUN way!
Ya see what I did there? Stamped that groovy word art stamp
from Wplus9, Love You More... A lovely combo to punctuate
what Mom REALLY wants... {LOVE!} Well, if you must know,
Mom wants that, and... as much OCTOBER AFTERNOON
Holiday Style paper as a gal can HOARD, ur, uh - I mean carry.

But, speaking of HOARDERS... I meeeeeeannnn, LOVERS
of the mighty art form of PAPER CRAFT.... My FRIENDS...,
and purveyors of the MOST divine inspiration... The JUGS
have some AMAZING inspiration to get you on your merry
and super crafty way - I hope you'll check 'em OUT!

Kathryn
Andrea
Lynn
Vicki
Maria
Pam

And our super TALENTED guest designer, Lenet!

So MUCH inspiration! Perfect for those last minute Christmas crafts!



So, here I am, dressed in my seasonal best, ready to provide
a stunning and flawless Christmas for my family... Can you
picture it? {Yeah, RIGHT - we just got our Christmas tree,
tonight! Ack, ack, ack, ack....} Okay, MAYBE not as classy
as this mod, Christmas design, but you can bet, well have
fun, in our own, RANCHO DURENBERGER style! Sure hope
you're enjoying ever sparkly moment, yourself! And above all else,
DON'T FORGET SOME CRAFTY TIME FOR YOURSELF!

Enjoy!

Supplies -

D/P - October Afternoon
C/S - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!; Colorbox Chalk
Embossing Folders - Cuttlebug
Acrylic Paint - EcoGreen Crafts
Die Cut flourish - Tim Holtz
Bakers Twine - Divine Twine
Felt Snowflake Ribbon - {?}

Just Us Girls - get bendy with it!

It's NOT your ordinary card - it's all scored, bent and FUN!

That's right - I'll bet you guessed it... Technique time!

Never, never, ever and I mean NEVER made one of these before!
Yeahooooooo! - for new techniques! OUR darling Kathryn picked
this one out and IIIIIIII am SO happy she did! She's our lovely
hostess this week and I'm telling you - she puts ON a party!

I found this Center Step Card to be a terrific platform for REALLY
showing off some AWESOME paper and materials! I hope you'll
consider playing along with us - we'd LOVE to see how you use this!

I sure had FUN with the details! But SPEAKING of details -
you won't want to miss any of these CARDS and all of the
special nuances of the talented Jugsters this round:

Dana
Kathryn
Lisa
Andrea
Lynn
Kristin

And our super TALENTED guest designer, Lenet!

Hope you'll glean all the glorious inspiration you need,
to get your creative "seat" on OVER to Just Us Girls!

{!}

We CAN'T wait to see what you make!



Thanks for riding on through!
Hope you have a super crafty day!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - October Afternoon
Stamp - Creative Imagination
Acrylic Paint - Eco Green Crafts
Seam Bias - Wright's
Ink - Color box Chalk
Charm - Tim Holtz
Pin - Maya Road
Thread - Guterman
Artist Medium - Eco Green Crafts
Glitter - Stampin' Up!
Transparency - Office Supply Store

Want2BLING out some FUN memories!

It's Summer/ It's Fall/ It's Summer again - NOW FALL!

So confusing sometimes. HOT/COLD - sparkly... That pretty much is the
way the Autumn season rolls around where I live, so I decided, to work out
the transition with a little BLING! Combined with a FABULOUS board
book from Eco Green Crafts and TONS of beautiful bling baubles from
Want2Scrap™ - WHAT a super way to BLING on the FALL!

Using some GLORIOUS paper from Simple Stories™ - a fabulous company that
is joining Want2Scrap™ for some super fun collaboration, I MADE summer
transition to FALL! I hope you'll check out this project in it's entirety {and
tell 'em what you think!} at the Want2Scrap™ blog!

There are SPECIALS a-plenty and a beautifully revamped website
to dazzle and delight and make your shopping THAT much more
fun and easy! I hope you'll check it out! {Did I say SPECIALS!?!}

YES! CHECK it out!

Sure DO appreciate it!

It was a dark and BLINGY night....

... a scene MOST mysterious!

Ghouls were out, witches took to their brooms....

But where was I?

I WAS in my CRAFT ROOM!

For the rest of this post, you'll have to go far....
Have you no broom stick?
Then click on
the
STAR!

{I've gotten into my seasonal sonnet a bit early this year ...
If you dare, Want2Scrap™ is WHERE! The place for my
romp with things so sca-ry... I'll bet you know where,
now OFF you go, please! - Don't be wary!}

Just US Girls - goin' back to school!

The bell has rung and it's THAT time already! BACK TO SCHOOL!

... I am not above bribing a teacher or two, to get that extra care
for my darling little progeny...{!} So, I made something to get her
attention! {Hee Hee} In fact, ALL the Jug-sters got their 3D school
craft ON, and we're hoping to dazzle and delight you into playing
along with US! No glasses required, but we're adding dimension
to some back to school gifties this week! Hope you'll join us!

I couldn't resist accessing my inner second-grader, so I turned
to my long lost friend, PAPER MACHE and a good, old school
poly styrene ball... {When's the last time you played like THAT?}

Chisel away at the lower quadrant of the ball to create a slight cone.
Using a sharp, paring knife, create the top indent for the stem,
anda smaller one at the bottom.

Create debits in the bottom of the apple
to accentuate the look of a real apple,
then cut off a slice, like THIS!

I used this delightful, Eco Green™ Gloss Medium to make a
shell from tissue paper, covering both the apple and slice.

I added a second layer of tissue using some 7Gypsies printed tissue,
so the text will peek though when complete. {THANK goodness, I
hoarded THAT back in the day! THEY STILL MAKE IT, but my stash
is a good 8 years old! GOT to love the "collector" in us all!}

Speaking of COLLECTING.... Salvaged children's board book {thanks, kids!},
some BRAND NEW {thanks Scrapbook Territory Road Trip!} Graphic 45 paper,
a FAVE old school drill punch and NAILS for a foundation for my wee-little apple...

Okay! SORRY! This is not a kid toy, nor some strange, early Halloween
craft! THIS, my friends, is HOW I'm going to keep my apples where
"they ought to be!" {Wizard of Oz humor! Can't help it! }

Here's hoping you're feeling a little healthier
after a bite of this crafty apple! - or at least, a little craftier!

But, wait! THERE IS MORE, so much more!

Pam
Kathryn
Maria
Lisa
Kristin

I'm grinnin' from ear to ear, just from knowing
that you stopped by my lovely orchard.. ur, uh,
I mean BLOG! I'm happy you stopped by my
BLOG! THANK you! I sure hope to see your
fine creation over at the Just Us Girls site!

Enjoy!

Supplies -

D/P - Graphic45
D/TP - 7Gypsies
Acrylic Paint and Gloss Medium - EcoGreenCrafts

The GRAND Want2Scrap™ & Graphic 45 Blog HOP!

WHAT a wonderful collaboration, and SUPER exciting blog hop is in store for you, THIS week!

On behalf of the sparkliest place to get your craft on, Want2Scrap™,

I am BEYOND honored to be sending you off on the wild ride to FUN and
FABULOUS prizes, along with Graphic 45's Laura Denison and Tara Orr!
Let me share with you the "official welcome!"

Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing week long Blog Hop August 8th -12th filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers and we will have a master link list just in case you happen to miss one of the days.
What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!! Both Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ will be giving away a $25.00 prize on two of the blogs and on each company's Facebook page. The prizes will be hidden on two of the blogs (one for each company) so be sure to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment to increase your chances of winning. For Facebook, we will be picking a winner from all of the comments made during the week long Blog Hop.

If you are new to Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ here is a little information about both of the companies.

Graphic 45 is an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company. They offer vintage inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920's and 30's - with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar. Let their products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album or home decor project.

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilies™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs.

Anytime you're in the mood for some super crafty ideas and inspiration,
let me share that these BLOGS have ALL of that and THEN some!
I'm so excited that we're all getting together this week to take it all
up a notch or two - HIGHER! Yee Haw! I can't wait to check it out!

Graphic 45 Blog
Want2Scrap™ Blog

Meanwhile, back to TODAY! You're here at MY comfy, crafty spot, MamacowCreations!
In order to play along for the BIG prizes and lovely loot, make sure you leave some love
for these amazing gals, as well:

G45: Laura Denison - www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com
Tara Orr - http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com

Here's how the week will lay out in its entirety:

Graphic 45 & Want2Scrap Blog Hop
August 8th-12th

Monday, August 8th:

W2S: Elise Durenberger- http://mamacowcreations.blogspot.com/

G45: Laura Denison - www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com
Tara Orr - http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com

Tuesday, August 9th:
W2S: Dana Gustafson - http://paperdaydream.blogspot.com/
Mimi Leinbach - http://mycharmingblog-scrappermimi.blogspot.com/
G45: Nicole Eccles - www.NicoleEccles.blogspot.com
Jane Tregenza - www.janetregenza.blogspot.com

Wednesday, August 10th:
W2S: Heidi Blankenship - http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/
G45: Jack & Cat Curio - jackandcatcurio.blogspot.com
Sherry Cheever - http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Yuka Hino - http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/

Thursday, August 11th:
W2S: Terre Fry - http://terresscraptherapy.blogspot.com/
G45: Gloria Stengel - www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com
Nancy Wethington - http://art-from-the-heart.typepad.com
Melanie Forbes - www.melanie-forbes.blogspot.com

Friday, August 12th:
W2S: Karen Taylor - http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/
Lori Craig - http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Lynette Carroll - http://www.lynettecarrolldesigns.typepad.com/
Robin Shakoor - http://robinshakoor.blogspot.com

Soooooooo, now that you have a lay of the land, I'd LOVE to share a
sparkly little gem I cooked up, in honor of the occasion.... The HOP!
The FUN, the marriage of one of the MOST delicious paper companies
in all the land and the BEST source for bling and GREAT platforms to
show OFF your crafty best! That's RIGHT: Graphic 45 & Want2Scrap...

They MADE me do this! {They DID!} I mean, how could I help myself...?
PAPER this FUN, this beautiful, THIS tempting!!! AND just the right,
complimentary, Nestabling™, Babybling™ and plenty of extras... I just
HAD to go, where I went - I mean, c'mon: LOOK AT THE CHARACTERS!

You can't NOT love them!!!

In fact, I love them SO much, I blinged up this tiny {but MIGHTY!} Nestaboard™ shape,
with baby bling AND leftover bits from my partially used, Nestabling™ circles - THERE'S
always things to do with LEFTOVER bling - trust ME! Are you FEELING the love yet?

In case you haven't guessed, I'm thinking of THE MAN, in my life - THIS goes out to him!
{So, I guess... SHE'S me! hee hee - Aren't we fetching in our poolside pleasantries!}

I LOVE GRAPHIC 45 PAPER! What a perfect festival to get crafty AND blingy!

I, SERIOUSLY, get absolutely LOST in these characters! I feel like I could write their
story - or AT least, SCRAP it! SUCH a fine pairing - indeed! But don't linger too long...!
~Although, at LEAST long enough to leave me some LOVE {'Cause doesn't the WHOLE
blog world run better with LOVE?}, but then move your lovely self along to Laura & Tara!

I've prattled on long enough! {Doh!} I DO, soooooooo appreciate you playing along with
us and visiting my fine and fun crafty place! THANK YOU, again! I hope you WIN!!!!!

Yeeee Haw!

Want2Scrap™ Products Used:

Nestabling™ Rhinestone Heart Circles BrownRhinestone
Nestabling™ Rhinestone Classic Diamonds Silver
Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circle, Small Turquoise Rhinestone
100 Count - Baby Bling Silver Rhinestones 2.5mm
Nestaboard™ Labels One

Graphic 45 Products Used: On the Boardwalk Paper

Cross Promotional Product: All Purpose Green Glue by Eco Green

Additional Products:

Stamps - Practicing Creativity Designs
C/S - Stampin' Up! Ink - Stampin' Up!, Versafine
Page Pebbles - Making Memories
Ribbon - Stampin' Up!