wild wild west wagon – Kelleigh Ratzlaff Blog Hop

Hello~~~!!! Welcome to my blog. I’m participating Kelleigh’s Blog Hop today using her templates, Mini Mailbox (NEW product this week!) and the Matchbox Sets.

Kelleigh’s templates are very versatile. I had fun putting two different templates together to create this cute stuff =). My son loves vehicles, so I tend to find a way to add wheels to my creations.

One of my new year’s resolutions was to keep the house clean. But it seems like I get the project ideas from my cluttered home. I was looking at my kids’ Play-Doh stuff, and thought the mini Play-Doh lids would make some cool wheels for a vehicle. And the Mailbox Template kinda looked like a western wagon, you know =). I don’t think I should ever clean the house! This mess is my muse! Heehee. If only my hubby could understand the importance of keeping the disorganized house! Heehee.

Using the Big Shot, die cut the Sizzix daisy flowers out.
Puch it out with a circle punch (1 3/4″).

Attach the cut out flowers to the Play-Doh lid (I used Glossy Accents).
Make a whole in the center using an Instant Setter (3/16″).

Put a brad through the hole. Wrap it around one side of a cotton swab. I used the Scotch tape to secure the brad and the cotton swab together. But, I think I’ll use something more strong next time. Maybe use the wire first then wrap it with the Scotch tape.

Score and fold cardstock paper to make a room for the cotton swab. Again, used the Scotch tape to attach the paper to the bottom of the Matchbox. The wheels turn!

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“Hey Man~! Do I look like a horsey to you?”

“This isn’t the way a king should drive! Ugh!”

“I must deliever this letter to my sweetheart before these creatures eat me alive.”

“Ackkkkkk~~~~~!!! Freak!”

“Urmmm… You don’t look so normal to me either. What planet are you from!”

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Wagon top/tent (Mailbox Template) opens up.

Stamps: Valentines Remix and Creatures from Starving Artistamp’s DoodleFactory Collections
Coloring: Tombow Markers on watercolor paper

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Hey! Get a room, you animals!
Heehee

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Oh wait!
They did.
Heehee

We have a hitchhiker here~

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“Thanks~”

Please, leave a comment on Kelleigh’s blog for a chance to win the February Grab Bag!

And hop hop away to see more wonderful projects!
Kelleigh – http://kelleighratzlaff.com/
Jen – http://jentapler.blogspot.com
Julie – http://mycrazylifeasamomandawife.blogspot.com/
Dana – www.paperdaydream.blogspot.com
Sunghee <———– ME
Christy – www.scrapsofme.com

THANK YOU!

I’m super excited to be a Guest Rockstar Stamper for my favorite stamp company, Lizzie Anne Designs. Woohoo!

Thanks to LAD for letting me play with their newest stamp set, A Little Love. It is very adorable stamp set and will be passed down from generation to generation. Okie… my son and daughter will have to fight who will get to keep this one, heehee.

Heart box template: Heart Cup Template Set by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs
Digital Paper (outside): Park Avenue Kit by Danielle Young (Do you want a chance to win $20 to her store? Check this out! =)

Stamped images can turn into a beautiful jewerly! =)
Digital paper (pink inside):  A Little Love by Lizzie Anne Designs

I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to put in the heart basket even after I printed and cut the template out. But, I had a chance to talk with a TheDigiChick CT, Sinead about paper flowers, and got totally motivated to create these flowers. This time I used the ribbons instead of the papers. I wanted to make more flowers, but only had 3 lollipops, heehee. Tied with pink waxy floss. A big thanks to Sinead for giving me the inspiration!

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Heeheehee. Isn’t she a cutie!

Digital papers: A Little Love by Lizzie Anne Designs
Album template: Princess Freestyle Album Template Set by Kelleigh Razlaff Designs. I used Pazzles Inspiration Electronic Cutter to cut the castles.

Bookbinding technique learned from Journals 3 Ways workshop by Karla Dudley.

My daugher, Bailey thinks the Little Love Princess is adorable, too.
Stickers: Heidi Grace
Coloring: Tombow Markers on watercolor paper

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And here, I used heart sprouts stamp from the January Monthly Mix (From the Heart).

The tree and the bird shapes are from Melissa Wilson and were cut with the Pazzles. It’ll be available at theDigiChick this Thursday. Thanks Melissa for letting me work with your creation!

And another big thanks to Heidi Sonboul for letting me play with the GCD papers! 

Papers: Artsy Urban by Melody Ross and Zen Garden Collection from GCD Studios

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I cut the green pom pom in half to create the turf. Very soft and cushiony soccer field. =)

A mini Play-Doh holder.
Digi papers: A Little Love by Lizzie Anne Designs (Changed the color in Photoshop)
Coloring: Tombow Markers on watercolor paper
Box Template: Tall Box Template Set by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs (I made it short =)

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I’m so grateful for the opportunities I have with all the wonderful designers.

And thank you for visiting my blog today!

Eeek~! I can’t believe the V-day is right around the corner. Thank goodness I no longer have to worry about the possibility of spending the day alone. There were many many times that I was dreading this holiday. Or hoping I would meet someone at the last minute and have a romantic v-day dinner together. Well, thank goodness for my hubby! I don’t know what he saw in me other than my good look (heehee =), but because of him, I no longer have to be bitter about being alone.

Stamps: Doodle Heart Set, Treat Logo and Vintage Damask Background from Purple Onion Designs.
Pillow Box Template: Pillow Box Template Set by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs

It’s actually a pencil holder, but I put my cosmetics instead. Yes, my face needs some maintenance. Gosh~ I just hate it when people trying to take photos of me when I don’t have .25″ thickness of make-up on! =) Anyway…

I downloaded the template from Extreme Cards and Papercrafting.

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Welcome to Key Ingredients Blog Hop AND Kelleigh Ratzlafff Designs Blog Hop! Yeah, I’m participating TWO blog hops today. =) 

Please, scroll ALL~~~~~~~ the way down for the blog hop participants’ link! =) 

Once again, I was inspired by my messy house, heehee. I wanted to create the cupcake themed projects for Taylored Expressions January Key Ingredients Challenge/Blog Hop. Also use Kelleigh’s Cupcake Box Template for the pefect cupcakes. So, I was looking around my house for some ideas, and there they were, plastic Easter Eggs scattered around on the floor among my kids’ toys. 

I used the rounder half of the egg for the Cupcake Box Template (Reduced to 50%). 

Add Glossy Accents around the egg. 

Cut the strips of paper (I used 3/4″). Wrinkle and twist. I saw this technique to make flat flowers somewhere and thought it would look nice as cupcake frosting. Used hot glue to attach it to the egg. 

My cupcakes look yummy even without the frosting! =) 

But looks yummier with the frosting! =) 

And with button toppings. 

And look at my cupcake stand! =) 

I used Perfect Pumpkin Template Set (Increased the Large Lid to 115%) by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs. And added the ribbon trim. 

And the Priority Mail Box (10″ circumference) for the base. Covered it with cardstock papers. You see, The Key Ingredients ship via Priority, and you can even create a project with the shipping box! =) 

A cupcake album!
Cupcake template: Cupcake Paper Piecing Project from Pink Cat Studio 

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Recipe holder. I didn’t have the banana cupcake recipe, so I made the muffins instead, heehee. 

How about some cakes? 

Cake template: Piece Of Cake Template Set (Reduced to 50%) by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs 

Most of the supplies used from Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients (January Kit) 

Please hop arond to see what others created with the Key Ingredients! 

Laura Leonard: http://lu-lascorner.blogspot.com/ 

Lisa Hjulberg: http://lisahjulberg.blogspot.com/ 

Lynn Mercurio: http://www.stamperosity.com/ 

Randi Barrett: http://randisanewcreation.blogspot.com/
 

Sunghee Chon <—  ME 

Candace Mitchell: http://cestmoicm.blogspot.com/ 

Kathie Bailey: http://justaninkling.blogspot.com/ 

Taylor VanBruggen: http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/ 

Jodi Collins: http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/ 

Karen Giron: http://kgiron.blogspot.com/ 

Melissa Sauls: http://www.instampingmode.com/ 

Donna Baker: http://www.serenityinstamping.com/ 

Charmaine Ikach: http://oodabugalley.blogspot.com/ 

Jeanie Witmer: http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com/ 

And please hop over to see what Kelleigh’s Design Teams created with her new templates.   

 Thank YOU for stopping by! 

Meow~
Do you like it?
I LOVE IT!
I love how it turned out, heehee. I got to play with Pink Cat Studio’s brand new Paper Piecing Projects. I used Pazzles Inspiration Electronic Cutter for all the Pink Cat files. I’m still a novice Pazzles user, but it definitely made the cutting easier. And faster!

Digital Papers: Flutterbies Dots and Solid by Mari Koegelenberg.
I’m not a cat person, but these colorful cats are irresistible!

Knitting needles were made with half pearls and toothpicks.

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Vinyl wall art.

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Lily Valentine Ballerina. Using one of my favorite paper crafting technique, paper-tole.
Digital paper (dress): Pearly Polka by Danielle Young Designs (It’s on sale for $1 right now!!! Woohoo!); Hair: Cream & Sugar Page Kit by danielle young

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This is a Swarovplastic (Swarovski + plastic, heehee) Butterfly Cage. Gems are Swarovski crystals.

Still experimenting with clear sheets. Haven’t found the perfect adhesive yet. Here, I put painter’s tape (over the clear sheet’s protective cover) on the butterfly cage while the glue was drying.

This project took me three days to complete mainly because of glue drying time. I don’t think I’ll use the painter’s tape directly on the clear sheet though. It left the gummy/sticky marks, you know.

I coated Martha Stewart glitter on the antennae and the body.

Butterfly cage template (heeheehee): Daddy’s Toolbox Template Set by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs

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Cuddles the Owl. CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Tree house toothpick holder (heehee): Candy Dispenser Template Set Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs. I used the wrapper file that came with the template to create the roof.

Digital papers: Hoot do you love? and Wood you like some colour? by 4 Shades of Blue

I had so much fun playing with the Pink Cat Studio Paper Piecing files. Thank you, Melissa! Check PCS blog for a free butterfly download and a contest ($50 gift certificate to PCS store. WOW!)

Thank you!!!

Isn’t this pretty! It’s a wallet/clutch. I made it to control my spending. Yeah, really. One of my new year resolution is to save money on groceries so I could spend more on crafting (hehe), and I found the perfect solution, thanks Kelleigh! Check out how she did it!

Using Kelleigh’s FREE Standard Envelope Template and labels.

And I was motivated to make this to participate the Paper Craft Planet 3D challenge.

Papers: Golden Harvest Collaboration by Mari Koegelenberg and Danielle Engebretson

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The clutch was created using Kelleigh’s FREE Standard Envelope Template as well. I just cut off the sides, increased the body/middle section, and scored/folded the top and bottom to create the spine. Applied Modge Podge.

Bound the envies together using thread and ribbon.

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Four envies for four weeks of grocery money…

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And for retirement saving…

I’m serious! =)

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I know, I know… I’ve made this to be better at saving money, but I know me well. I’m likely to go over my budget. So here it is… Just in case…

And inside the envelope…

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And also put my kids photos so I’ll be guilty of over spending…

What about it???
Hehehe…
The amount of money I’m paying for your preschool, you’d better go to Harvard! On a full scholarship!
Hehehe…

Tough! Get yourself a rich husband or two!

Don’t worry, my kids still love me.

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And a matching calender on the back. Also to hid the ribbon.

Calendar: Golden Harvest – Printable 2010 Calendar, a Collaboration between Danielle Engebretson & MKC

Printed on the other side.

Thank you~~~~

Heeheehee. I’ve made another calendar. It is very addictive, you know. I’m actually obssessed with it these days. I have other projects to work on, but can’t stop thinking about making more calendars. Heehee.

I was watching a movie, “Pure” while editing these photos. It’s about a boy helping his mom with a heroine addiction. I watched it cause Kiera Knightley, but the boy was pretty good. Anyway, that’s how I came up with my blog post title.

These are one layer creation. I did not cut any extra papers to glue on it. It is VERY DIFFICULT technique for me, heehee. When I work on a project, I feel the need to fill up the white space or cut more papers and glue on top. I had to keep remind myself it’s okay not to make paper-piece or paper-tole project. Heehee.

Well, you can’t see it on the photo, but I had to add extra touch to the calendar. So I added glossy paint over the square Pearly Polka paper. I didn’t add extra papers, just added a coat of clear paint. =)

I’ve used Danielle Young Designs‘ Countdown Template and Pearly Polka digital papers to create the calendar. I doubled the height, repeated the numbers, then reduced the size down to 3.5 by 7 inches.
Calendar: 2010 CALENDAR Designs by Tracy Little

This calendar was inspired by Danielle’s blog post about a printable calendar. Thanks, Danielle! 

I changed the number to dark grey for coordinating month.

Added a pearl embellishment to the paper clip.

Countdown Template is on sale for $1 this month!!! Yay!