W for Whatever you wish Design Team Post for the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers,

Whew!! This year has blew by! And so have I today....it was very windy out today. I had to finish my Christmas shopping and my last minute rush to finish my Christmas cards. Why do I wait till the last minute!
Only Heaven knows! Todays card is for my DT post at the Alphabet Challenge Blog .

Thanks for stopping by. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Roxx.T Barnes

Babyshower for baby Balli

TheHello Bloggers,

I wanted to share a project I worked on for my sister's  1st baby shower. Everything cut and printed with my Shiloutte cameo except the popcorn boxes. I cut those with my Cricut expression and the Tag, Bags,Bags ,Boxes and more . The one piece baby laundry line created off a Google search image I traced.I didn't have the pink and grey paper so I made a stencil and painted paper before I cut.The party was a huge success With great food! Sisters are FANTASTIC!

Thanks for stopping by. 

Roxx

U for Umberella at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers,

Todays card is for my DT post at the Alphabet Challenge Blog .I stamped this sweet Magnolia stamp on some round circles I had cut too big for a project I was working on. I colored with Prisma pencils,& a stack of 4.5 Pink Armadillo paper pack from the Paper Studio. I added a little Liquid Embossing by Plaid (similar to Glossy accents) plus a few stitches and it was as easy as that.,

Thanks for stopping by. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Roxx

 

Hello  Bloggers,

 

Sorry for my late DT post. My daughter flew in from Oklahoma! We had an action packed weekend/!

My Mom and Dad drove in from Corpus Christi. Ooh how I miss my daughter, so grateful she came home for a visit.

Todays card was made for the Alphabet Challenge Blog I used Starving Artist Stamps called witch Trio I colored her with Prisma pencils, a little paper piercing and she is all done.

 

Thanks for stopping by and come join us at the Alphabet Challenge Blog .

Roxx

Q for Quilt at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers,

I created this card for my DT post at theAlphabet Challenge Blog
.Unfortunately I don't consider it my best card. I have lost my mojo!
I won a Shilouette Cameo back in May and I have just begun to learn and play with it. I feel so overwhelmed! Then I became a Close to My Heart Consultant the same week. I am not making much of anything lately! Hopefully my Mojo will come back.
Have a great weekend and come join us at the Alphabet Challenge Blog


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lady Bug Crafts -Anything Goes
Marianne Design Divas -Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Roxx.T Barnes

One word Sentiment at the Alphabet Challenge

Hello Bloggers,

Whew what a whirlwhen month! I feel like I blinked and August flew by!  I won a Shiloutte Cameo at Katilyn's Crop and I have yet to set down and learn it!! My husband had surgery due to  a tear in his knee and he was mending at home, our dogs loved every minute. He is back to work this week so hopefully things will get back to normal soon. 

Todays post is for the Alphabet Challenge Blog One word sentiment. Hope you stop by and play along.  

I would like to enter my Teddy Bear on Parade (cricut cartridge) card in to the following Challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge- #88 Any Sentiment
Five Simple Things - Inspire me Fridays
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by
Roxx

M for Micro or Mini at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers,


What a wonderful week! Todays card was a kick off to Christmas card making.I hope to make one once every two weeks. This card is for the Alphabet Challenge Blog  M for Micro or Mini Challenge. I hope you stop by and show us your your Micro and Mini project. This week I have been on cloudy 9 all week! Last weekend I attended a Kaitlyn's Promise Crop 2013 in Conroe TX. I had a blast! This was my first time attending something so big!
God willing I plan to attend  Feb 28th and Aug 1st 2014 and hopefully some of my sisters will come along and make it a long weekend.

  

K for Keys at the Alphabet Challenge

Hello Bloggers,

My internet issues are still causing me grief! Today they said my Uverse is finally fixed. I actually believe him; this tech went into the attic and found the 1^st guy who installed our line in January didn’t connect the junctions together correctly. We lived without service for so long I was tempted to go to another company.

I am posting my design team project late and hope you get a chance to stop on by Alphabet Challenge Blog

 I made this tag from a recycled box, and texture paste I made from a recipe Luvleescrapins posted on youtube.Heres the link how to make texture paste here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX9XRhcw6ao&list=WLCE570D8E9C52758B

I distressed the tag/ gift card with Tim Holtz ink pad, my daughter Kim hand painted the stenciled textured side.I used Pink By Design background stamp and embossed it with some distressed power. I cut the key out from a cricut cartridge and used gesso, black paint and copper acrylic paint to give it a realistic look.
 I would like to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge #14 - Anything Goes
Splendiferous Creations  - Create your own background
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thanks for Stopping by

Roxx.T

My first Mixed Media Project

Hello Bloggers,

My internet is down and I am posting l from my galaxy note 2 !

Todays post is for Tracy Weinzapfel Studios - June 2013 Creative Dare-Your Powerful Truths. This is my first mixed media project, well my second try. I started out with a totally different canvas I looked at it and said that s not me! l don't like it!  I gesso'd over it and came up with this in my sleep. I painted her with a hodged podge of Acrylic paints. I made my own textured paste and stencil. I used my cricut to create stencil and key. I also used some embossing powder and stampology flourishes. .ooh and lastly I used Faber Castell gelatos.I had a lot of fun making this. .but more practice is diffently needed!

I think I may start an art journal too...Too bad my Aqua Zumba is on Mondays! I enjoy watching Tray's youtube videos, almost makes you feel like you were talking and typing along with the group.

Thanks for stopping by.

Roxx.T

I for Image at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hi Bloggers,

Sorry I am late, it’s been a crazy week! Good and bad. Are you a Country music fan? I love all music,but Country is what I listen to most .My brother in law had to work and my sister invited me to go with her to the George Strait concert!! I have never seen him in concert!! I know as many times as he comes to Houston, and the Houston Rodeo…I have never seen him! I had such a great time!!! He is on his farewell tour this was his final concert in SanAntonio.He suppose to retaire, he did mention finishing his tour next year. Enjoyed myself I cried …tears of happiness ! Double bonus I got to spend some one on one time with the Sotomayor girls.

Sad news late Friday night while we were at dinner I received a text from a co-worker my bosses daughter passed away in a huge fire, which claimed the lives of 4 firefighters and seriously injured 3 other firefighters.The last time this many fire fighters were lost was in the 70’s or 80’s. Houston had a huge memorial service for the 4 fighters.The private funeral service was beautiful, she was a lovely person inside and out.My prayers go out to the Sullivan family along with all the other fire fighters.

Good/ bad news after a month of full of doctor appoints, catscans and optomologist/nuerologist appointments we now know why my daughter was in so much pain. Migraines! Continuous migraines! She was given medicine which seems to be helping.Now we are on a hunt to find out what causes them.The pain was so bad, Dr. asked her to start a food log.Thankfully all will be ok for my baby girl….which isn’t a baby anymore.

….whew!!! busy May! On to Todays card .I made this card for the Alphabet Challenge blog I for Image. You are suppose to use the image as a main focal point in your card or project. Come buy and join me and my fabulous team mates.

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Roxx.T

G for Glitter and Gems

Hi Everyone,

Todays post is for my DT post at Alphabet Challenge Blog . I made this tag for the G for Glitter and Gems challenge. I have been making tags for the Relay for Life walk, and have enjoyed every minute!

I made this gift card tag with Forever Young and Tags,Bags Boxes and More Cricut  Cartridges.
I hand painted the hair and face, then made her a dress out of scrap fabric.

I would like to enter my gift card tag into the following Challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge - #6 Anything goes
Five Simple Things - Inspire Me Fridays 102 - Anything Goes!

Thanks for Stopping by, Come play along with us at Alphabet Challenge Blog.

Gift card Tags for Guys

Hello again Everyone,

After I made my gift card tags measuring 4x8 for the ladies I decided to make some for guys too.
We call him the Rocker guy tag. I was stumped on what to put on a guy tag, so me an Mireya went shopping! We decided to go to Hobby Lobby and it was close to closing time,we got lucky and found the little guitar . Have you ever been in Hobby Lobby when they announce it's ten till 8? We turned around and it was a ghost town in seconds! The place was full and we blinked and everyone left!!From there we went to the dollar store where I found a skeleton scarf and thought I can make this work on a guy tag.I love the way my Rocker Tag came out he was so much fun to make! This was also my first time using a mixed media type of painting with Time Holtz Alcohol inks and Distress Stains, plus some homemade sparkle spritz made with Rubbing alcohol and metallic acrylic paint. I used the cricut cartridge Paper Dolls Teen Scene to cut out guy and hand painted the face and hair.I also used the Tags,Bags,Boxes and more cricut cartridge for the tag, but I am sure you can use any tag.
Thanks for looking

I would like to enter this tag in the following Challenges:
 

All That Scraps Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Celebrate The Occasion - # 110 Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Diva’s - #113 Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Free For All
Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - One for the Guys

Comments appreciated
Roxx.T

Tags. ..Tags and more Tags

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well. I have been drooling over the new prima doll stamps . Everywhere I look they are sold out. Then I thought why not Use what you have ? My husband said "What will you Use those big tags for ?" Hmm good point...I thought...They can be displayed Ooh I know !! I can make them into gift card holder /tagsThe front is the artwork the back is were you insert the Gift card or money. Then afterwards you can display them or put them in a Scrap book ! or Reuse!
I plan to sell them at the Relay for Life in Corpus Christi.I had so much fun making them I even got my daughter and Mireya dressing them up. In the Tag we call the Jolee tag, I forgot to take a picture of the back, but I will post more so you can get a look at the back.

Comments appreciated Thanks,
    Roxx.T

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges.
All That Scraps Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Celebrate The Occasion - # 110 Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Diva’s - #113 Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Free For All
Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

Cartridge used : Forever Young- I cut dress to look like split and free hand the leg, because I had already cut the lady out. Tag from Bags Tags boxes and more cartridge.

E for Emerald at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello bloggers,

Sorry for my quick post. Unfortunately my family has had a rough couple of months. My Mother in Law passed a way in February and my Grandfather is very near his final day. I am so glad I took a half day off of work and drove to Corpus early to visit Grandpa. I got to see him wake up, after 3days of sleep, and even got a few lucid moments. I will always remember my Grandpa’s last kiss and hearing him say he loved me. God willing Grandpa will pass peacefully in his sleep.  I couldn’t ask for anything more for such a loving Grandfather. Prayers for my family always welcome.

   On to todays card for the Alphabet Challenge Blog.The challenge this week is E for Emerald (use mainly green). Last challenge our wonderful team leader Lesley decided to step down. Thankfully Shaz has kept our blog going for hopefully another few years or more! Come check out our new fresh look and play along.Sorry,I bought this stamp a few years back and I forgot her name! Anyway she was a joy to color, frame cut from Fancy Frame Cricut cartridge,paper from My minds eye.

Thanks for stopping by,

Roxx.T

D for Daffodils at Alphabet Challenge Blog

 

Hello Crafty Bloggers,

Today’s post is for my DT post which was D for Daffodils. This wasn’t my best work; I was stumped on the Daffodils. I made the daffodils from prima flowers cut and glued to look like daffodils. Pink & brown dress made from recycled Victoria secrets tissue paper. Dress form from a Cricut cartridge, sorry can’t remember which one right now. I stenciled the background with some stencil paint cream made by Plaid (brown) and Delta (pink). Frame created from Fancy Frames Cricut cartridge.

 Thanks for stopping by.

Roxx.T

 

C for Coveted use your most Coveted

Hello Paper crafters,

Todays post is all about my coveted paper collection. I LOVE PAPER! Especially my DCWV Immortal Love paper pack!  My sister Emily sent me this paper pack in 2011, because I don’t have a Joanna’s near my house. I was so excited to receive it!! Why you ask?? Well we had the intention of making this beautiful mini album. Elizabeth at 217 Creations   had so generously provided her gypsy cut files to all her followers. The album is a work of art! But so are my beautiful Immortal Love papers. So here I am in 2013…. I haven’t begun to make my mini album.

Todays Design Team post at the Alphabet Challenge Blog  COVETED- use your most coveted item DCWV Immortal Love

I took baby steps cutting up Immortal Love & created a card inspired by 217creations.com Twilight Mini Album. I used an 8 ½ by 11 black card stock and folded it in half. I cut the gate from Cricut cartridge Ornamental Iron & shadow & glued on to card. I fussy cut the base of the card to match the gate at middle of card. Images from Pixie Dust Studios, Breaking Dawn picture cut out from Uverse Guide (which came in at a perfect time!).Ribbon from an old stash I had to paint red & melted the edges down with my heat gun to create the puckered look .The little roses I bought on clearance after Valentines Day at Hobby Lobby. I cut and painted with acrylic paint, nothing like Elizabeth’s but inspired by her hard work!! Roses were small no Glimmer Glam or Glimmer Glaze, only my home made glitter spray made with rubbing alcohol and metallic Acrylic paint. I love how this card turned out! Baby steps I will eventually make the mini album. This card would be great to use as an invitation sometime this year for a Twilight Marathon weekend of crafting at my house.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges: 

Cute Card Thursday - #260 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Craft Challenge Blog - #11 Ribbons and diecuts
Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog- #78 Recycle (plastic from cricut cartridge used under iron gate & Breaking Dawn 2 picture from a Uverse mailing.


Thanks for Stopping by Roxx.T

B for Bottles at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

 

Hello Bloggers,

I hope this week finds you well and ready for the weekend! First off let me say my card was a little hard to photograph this time around. I used oil pastels to color this lovely stamp by STAMP HAPPEN,Inc. from Hobby Lobby called Wine Collage #90290. The mustard background looks like it's a shimmery gold in the picture! I don't usually work with oil pastels, but I love how vibrant the colors look.I did one with watercolors too,but I got over ruled on which one looked the best! I was undecided on which one I should use for my DT post, so Kim & Mireya made the decision for me.
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes
Happy Campers -Use a favourite Stamp
Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - Anything goes
Divas by Design- Anything goes
Crafty Creations - CASE yourself
 Me drinking wine and crafting is diffently CASEing myself! LOL

Roxx T Barnes

Anything With Wings at the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers,

I hope all is well & you had a nice Valentines day.Todays post is for the Alpahbet Challenge Blog.I made these quick and easy gift cards with some cut out from Micheals.I lost the orginal packageing so I can't tell you who made them.Stop by our Alpahbet Challenge Blog and play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.
Roxx.T

Z for Zig Zag At the Alphabet Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone,

Wow can you Believe We are in February? I hope you started on your Valentines day cards!

I haven't and I have none in my stash....Yeah so I need to get cracking!  I colored this beautiful image when I first learned how to use prisma colored pencils. I almost tossed it in the trash and then I thought... You know most people you give a card to will not notice all the flaws you do. So I added a little Zig Zag embossing to the card and BAM she is ready for my DT post at Alphabet Challenge  Blog.Our design team ladies are really talented . I am truely in awe of thier work and enjoy being part of a team. Stop on by the Alphabet Challenge Blog  and visit us.

I would like to enter my card into the following Challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts- Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody  -  #12 Anything Goes
 Die Cuttin Diva’s -#100 Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays-#105 Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy-#49 Anything Goes
Paper-Crafting Journey - For a Girl
Just-Hanna-Stamps -Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge -Anything Goes with Ribbon
The Play Date Cafe longing for spring
Lady Annes Challenge - 5th Anything Goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy-59 Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog
Roxx.T

Quinceanera Money Box

 

Hello Everyone,

Here's another post for the Quinceanera I recently got to participate in. I made the Money Box where you place your cards. I haven't been to a 15 party in 5 years...and before that it was 10yrs! Things sure have changed!  It was so much fun!

  I wrapped the box, cut the slot in center, and sanded the cuts to a smooth finish and spray painted the top. I used fabric stiffener on the ribbon and wrapped it  around a dowel and let it dry to get the ringlets.

 I would like to enter my project into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts- Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #12 Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - #24 Use Teal or Turquoise
Die Cuttin Diva’s -#100 Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays-#105 Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy-#49 Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Roxx.T

Quinceanera dress card

                                                     Quinceanera dress Card

Hello Bloggers,

Have you ever researched a project you had in mind….and even had an exact idea on what you wanted, but unsure of how to make all the pieces come together. That’s exactly what happens with me…I started this dress 3 weeks ago. I was watching a you tube video from nanajl54.  I wanted one much smaller…so I took her idea and adapted it to a card size.I cut my tp roll in half then cut in half again. Which meant I now had to tape the tp roll together. I have done a few dress form dresses, but this dress form I wanted it to be more voluptuous and more dramatic. I used hot glue to build up chest and used crepe paper and glue to shape her more. I wrapped sequins ribbon around and hand sewed corset together. After this I was stumped! How do I create the bottom part of dress? I moved it to the side and worked on a few other things. After I worked it all out in my head I sewed the top straight stitch and pulled strings to gather up around the waist. I originally straight stitched both bottom and top to try and form a ruffled dress…then bam it hit me! So I took off stitching at bottom and hot glued stripes of ribbon under the gathered ribbon to give it more fullness ..and poof…Tadda it was finished!! OOh I forgot to mention I made the dress form into a pin..This way Brittney can take it off the card and put it with her Quinca keepsakes.

I would like to enter my dress card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts- Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody  -  #12 Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge Blog # 166 – Put a Pin In it
Eureka Stamps - #24 Use Teal or Turquoise
Card Makin Mamas - CAS (Clean and Simple) I think my card dress is CAS
Creative Card Crew -# 29 Girly
Die Cuttin Diva’s -#100 Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays-#105 Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy-#49 Anything Goes
 Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog- Challenge #12 Anything Goes

To learn more on how to make your own dress form visit Nanajl54 you tube channel .

Thanks for stopping by
Roxx.T

Y - For yummy at Alphabet Challenge Blog

                                               

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I moved my craftroom around and stayed up till 1am! I hardly ever sleep late now I am groggy and tired...Ugh why didn't I go to sleep early? My craftroom is still a wreck,but I did get my TV,radio, Dvd and my tables set up.It's going to be along day. Tonight I have a Sweet Fifteen party to go to ....ooh I can't wait to post the card I made for it. Love...Love it.
   Well todays card is for Alphabet Challenge Blog My DT card I made this card with The Doodle Garden image and card scraps. I would like to enter this card into Card Makin Mamas -Clean and Simple.

Thanks for Stopping by


Roxx.T

Vinyl Hello Kitty meets Iphone

Hello Everyone,

Now that the holidays have past I have a few moments to post some of the projects I worked on over the holidays. I created an IPhone (4s) cover for Mireya.The 1^st Hello Kitty I cut out with the Cricut very carefully, Halloween Hello Kitty is a sticker from Wal-Mart. I created a cut file on my gypsy for this, but it wasn't exact. I did trim it slightly on the side. These are fun to make, but they don't hold up well if like me you like to place your phone in your pocket. The Halloween one did hold up longer, because we modge podged after we placed it all together. If you would like the cut file email me or leave a comment with your email and I'll send it to you.

Thanks for stopping by.


Thanks for stopping by.
Roxx.T

My first dress form

                                            

Happy New Year Everyone,

 

Today’s card is for my DT post at Alphabet Challenge Blog
where X marks the Spot - Spots and Stripes...My card uses stripes and one big spot that has a B on it. This card was so fun to make! I was inspired to use Pink, because Pink is Bella's signature color.

   I used Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge, a glue gun, pink tissue paper, glue and a chopstick. Like we used to do in Kindergarten I cut the tissue and twisted it around a chopstick and put glue at the bottom and pushed in place with chopstick and release. I did this until the bottom was covered. I spritzed water on to my scrap piece of paper and let that dry a little. I enhanced my dress form by adding breast with my glue gun. I used glue to wrap the now more pliable scrap paper to the top of dress form. After all had dried I added a little bling with stickles. I added a La Petites rose with some bling flower picks. Lace from Hobby Lobby, &  circle stamp by Anna Griffin. The pretty pink paisley paper is from clearance paper stack which had no cover page so I don’t know who made it.

 I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

By The Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly
Pennys Challenges - Use favorite embellishments (flower)
Paper Pretties - Bling (stickles & glitter around flower)
Lady Annes Challenges - Anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything goes
Cards Galore Challenges - Anything goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Anything goes
Crafters Café Blog Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for Stopping by & Have a great weekend!
Roxx.T