Altered Silver Brooch Box using Vintage Jewels on special this week!

Hi everyone! I'm SUPER excited to be back with you for another GREAT Creative Charms project today! You will not believe this but Creative Charms has a special this week--two specials actually...and it's MY favorite thing--BLING!! You get one of EVERY single gradient gem pack in the first special, and one of EVERY single Vintage gems in the second special. Yes this is one special that you could just use over and over! It's such a STEAL. I am not sure if they've sold out, since it's already Thursday--but you might hop over there and see at this special price!

Here is the first special of EVERY single color of Gradient Gems (these are self adhesive too which I love) for only 7.99 (This is a 30.00 value and includes TWELVE entire sets of gradient gems in all colors! eeeeek!

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Here is the second special of EVERY single color of Vintage Gems (these are also self adhesive--be still my heart) for only 6.99 (This is a 22.50 value and I think it has 9 sets)

Now my awesome and amazing sister Karey has her birthday coming up August 20'th, so I wanted to make her something that included her birthstone, and was also beautiful and elegant like she is. So I found an antique silver small brooch box, and used the GREEN PERIDOT stones from both the Vintage gems and the Gradient Gems. I love it because the stones are the exact SAME peridot green!

I think it's wonderful when we can use our crafty stash in altered projects that otherwise would have no business in a crafty post! lol!

Here is the box that I have created for my sister's birthday (inside will be a special  lil monetary gift so she can do something NICE for herself). My sister's friend committed suicide two weeks ago and she is so sad and broken-hearted. I wanted to do something that would lift her heart.

Front of Box

Isn't this a GREAT way to use that bling! eeek! I know she will love it! So elegant and Victorian in nature.
Here is a pic of the top looking down.

Top of Box

How EASY peasy was that? I love that Creative Charms has the perfect embellishments to add just that special touch!

Okay so make sure you HOP over to my blog Getting Cricky! and leave me a comment there too. I'll choose one super special blog reader and follower to receive the ENTIRE Vintage Jewel set FREE! Don't worry you will want to stock up on these, so head on over and grab a set or two! If you win, you will be glad to have TWO of these fabulous deals! I still can't get over that they are 70%. Just eeeeeeek!

Have a very special day today--and remember if you have little lost treasures or vintage finds...alter them! Make them your own--it really is a purposeful and fun art that is very green and really is one of a kind!

Love Kristal

It's All In The Family

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We recently got together for our Family Reunion. I created this layout to capture the fun of the day. Also featured the oldest and youngest members of the family on my layout.

I went Cricut-less for this project (I know not like me!) I used lots of stitching and the Creative Charms Deal of Month from May (Sparkling Garden of Delight) for this layout. All the Kits & Deals of the Month are 10% Off. Check out the great deals!


I used papers from DCWV Green Stack for this layout. I cut the flower from patterned paper to add as an accent. Here are a few closeups:


Isn't the little owl cute? And love how the Creative Charms are the perfect accent.


Thanks for stopping by today - enjoy the rest of your Summer & Happy Scrapping!

Time for a Layout!

I've got a Happy page for ya today that features two of

my favorite Creative Charms products!

Gradient Gems and 3D Sparkly Garden Butterfly Brads

I paper punched one of the butterflies and layered it with 

a Creative Charms 3D Garden Buttefly Brad.

I added some pretty Gradient Gems to the others.

Creative Charms are so fun to use on your pages.

Order yours in the online store HERE!

Enjoy your day!

Jewels, Gems and Pearls - On Sale

Happy Monday everyone. I am so excited to be announcing two specials for this week. The first one is all the basic Vintage Jewels in one set for only $6.99. Together they are normally $22.50. You will get 108 Vintage Jewels.

This next special just makes me giddy thinking about it. We have all the Gradient Gem Stickers and all the Gradient Pearl Stickers together in one set for only $7.99!!! That is over 900 pieces and a $30.00 value.

Now for the winner of last week's giveaway. Congrats to Kris in Alaska. She won the June Deal of the Month - Patriotic Burst. This week's giveway is the Gradient Gem and Pearl Sticker Set. Leave a comment on this post and be a follower to win.

Picture perfect

Hello everyone!

I hope that you all had an awesome weekend! Mine was busy getting ready for my kids going back to school. I'm sure that I'm not the only one doing lots of shopping!

I'm here to show you another layout using fabulous Creative Charms products!

I needed an excuse to use those beautiful dreamy looking flowers. :) They're so delicate looking!

Now look at how the gradiant gems add a whole other look to my handmade butterfly! Totally makes it pop out!!! I love how everything can be combined, the colors go together very well.


Well, that's all for now. Happy crafting!
Arlene

Thanks So Much!!

It is always nice to thank someone who has helped you, gifted you, or just plain was there when you needed them with a Thank You card. I know I always enjoy receiving them.  I used one of my favorite Creative Charms flowers to adorn this card, the Multi Layered Organza flower in blue.  It is such a soft looking flower and so very pretty!  I also used a MS edge punch on the Bo Bunny Double Dot CS and accented the flowers in the punch with the Gradient Pearl stickers in white.  The "lace" ribbon is actually a paper ribbon that I colored with ink to match the card and the stamped sentiment is from Stampin Up. 

Gorgeous Green Flowers

I love the color green and use it all the time but sometimes it is hard to find a pretty green flower to add that extra kick to your cards.  Creative Charms has some great green flowers that are unique and add great dimension to any project.

 For this card I used a darling green dream brad flower.

This card uses a green shimmer flower with a pearl brad.  

Both cards use cotton pads on them (one circular and one square) - part of our anniversary celebration at my site Practical Scrappers was to use cotton.  So of course I thought I'd work them in with some great Creative Charms flowers!  I'd love to have you join in our fun over at Practical Scrappers today too!

Some Favorite Charms...

Hi, it's Diane today with some soft and pretty cards to share with you. I thought I'd highlight a few of my favorite items for you today.

Some of the first Creative Charms items that I ever used were these 3D Sparkly Garden Brads with the tiny butterfly brads and floral gems.  They are a "go to" item when I need a bit of sparkle or whimsy on a project.

The Flared Flowers are another favorite - the iridescent centers add so much sparkle and always make me smile!  This card is a "just because" card and would be nice to send to a crafting friend.

 

Did you know that the Vintage Poppies come in fourteen different colors?  

They arrive with a pearl brad in the center but I often switch these out and substitute a Vintage Jewel Brad or a Gradient Gem Brad if I want to add more color and sparkle. 

The Gradient Gem Stickers are always useful as accents or to replace the missing dots for your "i"s if you use a small die cut sentiment - I don't know about you but those dots seem to have a way of escaping from me!

If you'd like any more details about these cards, you can find them on my personal blog, Capadia Designs.

Don't miss the special offer this week - all remaining Deals of the Month and Kits of the Month are an additional 10% off this week only. Quantities are very limited so you should order right away if you want to pick up some more of these great kits! There is also a blog giveaway this week - click to go to THE GIVEAWAY POST and leave a comment to enter.

Kit and Deal of the Month Sale

Hi Everyone - All remaining Deals of the Month and Kits of the Month are an additional 10% off this week only. Order yours quickly as quantities are very limited. Here is a small sampling of what we brought back:

Deals of the Month

July - Summer Time

June - Patriotic Burst

May - Sparkling Garden of Delight

April - Hopping into Spring

March - Oh My Lucky Charms

January - Be Mine

November - Falling for Fall

September - Girl

September - Boy

Kits of the Month

July - Christmas in July

June - Red, White and Blue for You

December - Nouveaux Vintage

November - Fabulous Fall

This week we are having a giveaway! To enter, be a follower and leave a comment on this post. You have until Sunday night to enter. Come back next week there is going to some great new specials.

Have a great week!

So Sweet

Hi everyone!  Lisa here. 

Have you discovered the great knit products Creative Charms makes?  They are so very perfect for cards.  I used one of the Knitted Strawberries for this card. 

I finished the card off with a few other embellishments including adding a few pearl stickers to the top edge. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great week!

Lisa