I believe everyday should be celebrated!  Which is one reason why I tend to scrapbook way more everyday moments then holidays!  But, today I'm not sharing a scrapbook layout, I'm sharing a simple framed piece of wall decor that I made to go along with the "celebrate today" theme.

I used some pretty background papers by Studio Calico and sewed them together with my sewing machine.  Then I cut out the “celebrate today” text twice using my Silhouette Cameo…once on brown cardstock and once on black cardstock.  When I glued to two layers together I let the black peek out a tiny bit behind the brown to give it a bit of a shadow.

And then I was ready to make the cupcake using the Basically Bare Stack-A-Bellies Cupcakes.  I love that the pack has pieces that are felt, chipboard, and cardboard…I used the felt frosting (there's two different styles in the package!), the cardboard cake, and the chipboard wrapper.  They looked so cute all stacked up that I really didn’t have to do too much to them.  I just “wallpapered” the chipboard wrapper and added a few embellishments.

I love that they are so dimensional when stacked up!!  It looks so cool,  especially when I added the glass back into the frame.  (I removed the glass from the frame to take photos with out a glare.)

And here is the final piece!

 sponsor: Basically Bare

Today I’m sharing a scrapbook layout I did using Nikki Sivils' “Message” line and some great Basically Bare products!  Recently our design teams swapped products and this is what I came up with:

I used some of the chipboard Basically Embellies Bare Large Basics Pennants and ran each of them through my Epic 6 using the Lifestyle Crafts Sweetheart embossing folders (which will work on most of the popular manual die cut machines)...don't you just love these folders!!!

"Sweetheart" embossing folder #1

"Sweetheart" embossing folder #2

After I embossed them I just ran an ink pad over the top of them to highlight the embossing.  And then I put a bit of Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam on each of them.

I also took one of the corrugated cardboard hearts and stripped off the top layer and then brushed on some more of the Glimmer Glam onto it.  I also added an arrow to it too.

I also created a little embellishment cluster in the upper corner.  I love that typewriter!

Sponsors: Basically Bare, Niki Sivills, Tattered Angels, Lifestyle Crafts

Who likes vintage?   Of course I do, but with a modern twist!  Sewing manikins are still hot in the crafting world and so I thought I’d create a canvas for Basically Bare with one using one of the Basically Embellies Dress Forms.

I stared off by painting a 5″ x 7″ canvas using some of my favorite paints and stencils.

Then I pulled out three of the canvas leaves, and one of the small chipboard flowers from the Basically Embellies Bare Basics Blossoms & Leaves, and one of the bodices from the Dress Form set and painted them up.  While they were drying I covered the skirt of  the dress form with the chevron zig-zag paper.  I then adhered the dress form onto the canvas with Golden matte gel medium…it’s nice and thick so I can “slope” the edges around the chipboard since it dries clear, and then paint over it.

Then I just adhered the “leaves” onto the skirt with some more gel medium and added a few embellishments too.

I was careful to only adhere the tops of the leaves onto the canvas so that the bottoms could have some dimension.

And then I just finished it off by stamping on a scripture verse I paraphrased and adding some finishing touches.

Sponsor: Basically Bare

Today I’m sharing a necklace/pin I made for Basically Bare that Kathy Cano-Murillo inspired me to make awhile ago and I just never got around to it.  -I’m sure none of you can relate to that, LOL! Here’s what the finished piece looks like:

This project is almost 100% Basically Bare product,  I used the following Basically Embellies: Bare Basic Wings, LOVELY Locket Set, Bare Basic Hears Set #1.  The only other supplies I used were Foil Tape (from the hardware store), craft foam, adhesive, a tiny bit of fiber paste, a bit of acrylic paint, and a black Sharpie.

I used Kathy’s embossed foil technique to create the main heart piece.

To make the smaller chipboard lock piece,  I covered it with the foil tape without adding any foam to it and then I put it inside an embossing folder and ran it though my embossing machine.  I then finished it off the same way I did the heart, by scribbling with a Sharpie all over it and then rubbing the marker off with a baby wipe.

I covered the wings with a thin coat of fiber paste and then scratched lines into it and let it dry.  Then I painted it with acrylic paints.

For the felt key hole,  I painted it with the acrylic paint and used a paper towel to fluff up the felt before it dried.  Once it was dry I used the fine tip of the Sharpie to draw faux stitch lines onto it…and a heart too.

Then I just assembled it all together using some Beacon adhesive and one square of foam adhesive to pop up the chipboard lock piece.

I covered the backside of the heart and wings with more foil tape and then just doodled over them quickly with a bamboo shishkabob skewer.  I then added a clip to the back so that I could either clip it to my shirt or to a necklace.  I like versatility!!

And now I have a great handmade piece to wear!

Sponsor: Basically Bare

Yesterday my "Birds Of A Feather" mixed media canvas was featured on the Basically Bare blog.  It's a fun size one...12" x 6"!

I was thankful to partner up with Pink Paislee for this project.  They sent such great product for me to work with!!  And of course I used a bunch of awesome Basically Bare pieces on it as well!

Don’t you just love those little birdies? Each one is made of different Basically Bare materials….felt, chipboard, and acrylic.

This first bird was made with the chipboard bird....

The second bird was made with an acrylic bird...

And the last bird was made with a felt bird....

I used my favorite little heart punch for the tree leaves and used some Faber Castell PITT Big Brush pens for the shading on the leaves and trunk.  I also took a canvas heart, embroidered my our initials on it and some edge stitching, and added that to the tree trunk. That’s my favorite part of this canvas!
I also frayed the heart edges…like I do on just about any fabric I get my hands on.  ;)  To keep it from fraying too much I like to put some Fray Check along the fray so it doesn’t get out of control.  Once it’s dry you can’t even see it.

Stop by the Basically Bare blog to check out what some of the other designers made!

Sponsors: Basically Bare, Pink Paislee, Faber-Castell