Photos of the Ice Cream Party!

Use a jar with small rocks to hold a skewer with the designed paper tag on top!

Thanks for stopping by today! Leslie

Satin Flowers: The Posy or Peony

There are 100s of videos on YouTube about how to make lollipop flowers with satin fabric, a candle, and some hot glue. The video I have made for you is a twist on the lollipop flower. You'll see samples of each in the video!

These flowers remind me of a posie or, if you add several layers, a peony or rose. In my opinion, the lollipop flowers look great for clean and modern layouts, while these layered flowers continue the vintage theme really well. Of course, you can interchange them all to suit your needs!

Layer a larger flower with a smaller flower before you add the center for a fuller flower! Don't forget to use larger circles to make larger flowers too!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Leslie

Pretty Woman Tag

I made my first tag!! Well, I have made Christmas tags before, but this is what I call Tag Art. I won't be using these tags as tags. I plan to place them in a book, sort of like a mini album of tags! Remember: click on the photos to see a larger view!!

            

Carlene the Pink Scrapper hosted a swap for August, and the theme was Pretty Woman. I decided to use a photo of my grandmother. I love things from the 40s. I think it is my favorite decade. So, I thought a photo of her from 1944 would be great!

I used pearls below the photo on the swap tags and black beaded trim at the base. I didn't have enough of the tiny trim I used below the photo on the tag for my grandmother or the vanilla trim I used at the base of her tag. It all worked out well though! They both look great! To me, at least.

My tag was themed around her as inspiration to the rest of us. I added a hope ribbon charm because she has survived kidney cancer (they gave her 6 months to live over 6 years ago) and bladder cancer (three times so far)! I am inspired by her strength, so I decided to add the definition of inspire and the word inspire stamped on the tag. Besides cancer, she has survived atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rate), where they have to shock you with the "paddles" to get it back in rhythm. She went through that 3 times. It never worked. It basically kills you for a second or two, not to mention the pain of an all over extreme body contraction! She has a pace maker (recently placed) to help keep her heart rate from going so slow too! She had two strokes and was still 100% the same as before the strokes. She just had another stroke two weeks ago, which she is still recuperating from, but she should recover completely from it too!

Here is a video with all the tag details. I also have a video for the flower coming tomorrow!! For any further info about what I did or how, email me at CreativePzazz at Gmail dot com.

Did you lose count?

• Cancer X 4 (with a death sentence of 6 month over 6 years ago)
• Stroke x 3 (and still the same after all)
• atrial fibrillation (basically killed by the defibrillator paddles 3 times)
• Pace maker

Amazing, right? She is strong and it is all because of her faith in God. So, I dedicate my tag to her!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you enjoyed the video!

Leslie

It's a beautiful day! I just got home from the Neurologist! There is still no change in my MS, but on Spetember 5th I will be celebrating my 5th anniversary without ANY relapses!! 5 years is a big deal in the cancer world! I have no idea if it is a big deal in the world of MS (I forgot to ask the doctor!). BUT I am celebrating like it is! Woo Hoo!!

For today's project, I have a video showing you the canvas that I made for one of my daughter's friends. It was well received by all the kids at the party. Plus, it was easy to make!

I will show a video soon about how I made the flowers. There are thousands of videos for making the satin lollipop flowers already on YouTube, but I make one a little bit differently! My girls go back to school Aug 6th, so I will have more posts and videos after that. I can't promise anything before that. They are demanding little divas, right now! LOL

Enjoy!



Thanks for stopping by today!
Leslie

What's Up?

What is going on in the world of CreativePzazz? Well, I thought I would take today and ramble a little.

Mini Albums              I am planning to make a video to show a mini I made. It has combination of a paper bag mini plus an envelop mini. The reason is that I want variety in the pages. I don't want each page the same. I am thinking that I will make it look like a purse, when I finish it.  I saw one that Laura of FollowthePaperTrail on YouTube made for a customer. It was so super gorgeous and fun on the inside! I loved the colors too! She used greens and aquas!  I take color spells. I love blues and aquas, pinks and browns, black, red, and whites. Those combos really inspire me.

Flowers- Paper and Fabric              I have a couple of videos I want to do. I have made some lollipop flowers, an alteration to the lollipop flower, some paper flowers, and an alteration to the paper flowers. I want to share the tips I learned by making these and the new different versions I made.I have made oodles of lollipop flowers from fabric. I hope to sell these in the store, because they are great as a pin, in your hair, and on your purse or bag! Plus I may add an Etsy store soon. A couple of people are really pushing me to open an Etsy store to sell things too. As you know, it is my biggest fear to get overwhelmed with work. Crafting is my love, and I don't want it ever to seem like work; plus, when I get overwhlemed I get stressed, and that makes my MS worse. So I definitely do not want that. I also have a couple of videos I would like to do about some techniques for mini albums that I have made and about closures for mini albums.

Tim Holtz Dies            I have a wish list that I will hopefully get to buy soon: a couple of glimmer mists and Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix Die for the Big Shot.  I bought a couple of chipboard die cuts from the various TH dies and a couple of others that I have been wanting from a lady on Etsy. That way I can decide if I REALLY want them or not. I think they were $2.00 each, but they were BOGO when I ordered them. Yippee!!! I am super excited about these!

Glimmer Mists and PAPER       I also really want some glimmer mists. I can't get any though. Luckily, I have some Pearl Ex powders and Gum Arabic left over from another project long ago that I was going to do (don't ask what that project was or if I did it because I don't remember and no I didn't). I am going to make some Glimmer Mists using these supplies. I will make a video about that too. I want the glimmer mists so I can change some patterned paper that I hate it so much!! I thought that spritzing it with glimmer mists, rubbing inks over it, stamping it, and altogether changing the looks of it that maybe I would like it and use it. I am banned from purchasing any patterned papers until I use a good chunk of what I have already.  Well, ok. I am allowing myself one paper purchase… the Tim Holtz Lost & Found set and two new sets from STampin Up: Newspaper and Vintage something. I LOVE THEM!!!  So, I am trying to use and used it! I would love to get the blue and cream papers of K&CO, the MAMBI collection with the birds, and the black and white collection by anybody! I can't have them until I use what I have.

Why am I not posting?                  My crafting and posting has been hampered by the girls being home for the summer. There is a lot of going and doing with them being home. Plus, I have had several orders and a vacation to fill my time too. The next two weeks are full as I teach the summer reading program at the Opp Public Library. This is my only chance to teach, since I had to retire because of MS. It is fun! Val don't forget to bring the girls! Presley is so excited!

Well, thanks for hanging in for the rambling.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Leslie