Butterfly with Bling

Good morning Creative Charms fans! Who's ready for spring? THIS girl. I figured maybe if I created spring-like crafts, it would come sooner. I made this card using the Gradient Gem Stickers in Black. A simple bit of bling goes a LONG way by adding a trail behind the butterfly.

Have a beautiful {almost spring} day!

I Love Bling!

Hello! Laura Evangeline here again!

I just gotta tell you that my absolute favorite thing at Creative Charms is the BLING! 

They have brads, butterflies, blossoms, beads, and of course... gem stickers. I'm pretty sure that nearly every project I've ever made has ended up with some sort of bling on it. It just adds that extra special touch when you feel like it's not finished or you want a special little detail.  

I've made a couple of winter cards to show you what I mean...

See? Don't you love how the BLING just makes the cards POP!?

I sure do!

I'm also totally in-love with all the colors you can get in each shade. I have yet to find gems that come in such an array of colors. I'm not just talking pink or red, but the various shades within each color package. It almost guarantees that you'll get a perfect match every time.

If you're looking to get your crafty hands on a few goodies, check out the sale section over at Creative Charms. I see they still have a few kits left filled with yummy bling for some really great prices!

Supplies for "Forecast: Joy: card:

Gradient Gem Stickers - Pink	Cardstock - Cheeky	Winter Words/Brown Skate Scratch	Clear Cuts Shapes	Metal Rimmed Tags	Chipboard Shapes	Cardstock Labels with Buttons
LYB Chipboard Alpha	Dark Brown Ink	Iridescent Fine Glitter Set

Supplies for "Let It Snow" card:

Gradient Gem Stickers - Red	LBP Cardstock - Grenadine	LBP Cardstock - Skylark	Blue Forest/Winter Pom Pom	Baker's Twine	Winter Woods/Winter Wishful	Winter Stripe/Wood You Be Winter
Journaling Cards	Clear Cuts Shapes	Chipboard Shapes	Lost & Found Buttons

Hearts Aplenty!

Hearts that sparkle embellish this pink, red and white Valentine card.  The hearts were left over from a previous years kit of the month but made a great focal point for this card.  The sparkle was added using Creative Charms Gradient gem Stickers in red.  

Happy Valentines Day to all our blog friends!

This card is a revival from one that I did when I first started with Creative Charms design team several years ago.  The red Gradient Gem Stickers embellished the lace punched edge and the butterflies are from the Red Gem Garden.  

Romantic Cards

 

Hi, it's Diane today with a couple of cards to share.  It's already the middle of January and Valentine's Day will be here before you know it.  Adding just a few Creative Charms embellishments to your valentines will make your cards even more special.

This cheerful card has two colors of Groovy Petals string flowers layered with a single brad.  I used the Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon as a trim along the sides of the floral cardstock, allowing just one row of dots to show.

This card is a little more formal but still light and fresh.  I added pink Gradient Pearl Stickers in alternating sizes to the outer ring of hearts, the smallest clear Gradient Gem Stickers to the pink ring of hearts and a red Vintage Velvet Poppy in the center.

A few strategically placed gem stickers give your card the extra sparkle to make it perfect for a special occasion.  Have you started on your Valentine's Day cards yet?

If you would like more details and directions for making these cards, please visit my personal blog, Capadia Designs.

Wedding Favors

Hey everyone, Amy here - it’s that time of the year when young ladies get engaged and have to start planning for that special day. My friend’s niece is getting married in the fall and she asked me to do some wedding favor prototypes.

Here are a few simple boxes I created:

Here is the first box which features Vintage Poppies with Pearl Brads in Ivory.
I also used the Gradient Pearl Stickers.


The second box features the following Creative Charms products:
Vintage Pearl Brads ~ Grey Pearl
I cut the monogram along with the actual boxes on my Sizzix eclips using Ecal software.
The boxes are from SVG Cuts - the box is one piece that fits on a 12x12 mat.
They offered these for free at Christmas, aren’t they great?
Hopefully you picked these up while the offered them.


Here is the box open, it can fit plenty of goodies!
Papers are from BasicGrey - Little Black Dress line.

These boxes would also make a great birthday or party favor. Would be perfect for the wedding shower or the wedding day. Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!

Winter Display Tray

Hi, it's Diane today and I hope you had a wonderful holiday!  After working with so much red and green for the Christmas season, it's fun to shift into Winter projects.  This little display tray is a great accent on a shelf or table and can stay up long after the Christmas decorations come down.

I used some snowflakes from the Winter Seasonal Medley and the Winter Seasonal Sparkles and then added Gradient Gem stickers to the centers for additional dimension and color.

In the three bottom squares, I added some Sequined Flowers along with flowers from the Sparkly Garden Brads and more snowflakes from the Winter Seasonal Medley.  The teardrop shape gems from the blue Vintage Jewels make lovely corner accents. 

If you'd like to see more details about this project, please visit my personal blog, Capadia Designs.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the holidays and have a Happy New Year!

Ornaments and Games

Hi, it's Diane today with a couple of "off the page" projects to share.  When choosing Creative Charms embellishments, I think most people plan to use them for cards and scrapbook pages.  Sometimes it is fun to think outside of the box and find other ways to use your Creative Charms treasures.

These glittered ornaments have been popular for several years.  If you don't know how to make them you can check THIS POST on my personal blog for directions.  The ornaments are often decorated with vinyl initials and words.  I used some of the leafy ribbon from the Fuzzy Daisy Kit, two colors of Gradient Gem Stickers and some of the brown Velvet Ric Rac ribbon for this ornament.

The Vintage Metal Frames make great playing pieces for a game.  I used two of the Christmas sets to make this tic-tac-toe game.

I punched 3/4 inch circles to adhere to the frames and cover the adhesive.  You can easily attach the pieces to a slightly larger base if you would like to.

You can even store the playing pieces in one of the little organza bags that sometimes come with the large Creative Charms butterflies.

If you would like more detailed directions for these projects, please visit my blog, Capadia Designs.  These are quick and easy projects when you have the Creative Charms items to work with.

I hope you have fun thinking of some new ways to use your Creative Charms embellishments - be sure to leave a comment and tell us what you make when you start thinking "off the page."

Have a very Merry Christmas!