Washi Tape Pin Wheel Flower

Hi, everyone!  I'm up again on the Love My Tapes blog, this time giving a little tutorial on how to make a washi tape pin wheel flower using Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Four die.  :) 

Hop on over to the Love My Tapes blog and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Janice :)

How to make a Fabric Bow using LMT Fabric tapes!

Hi, everyone!  Head on over to the Love My Tapes blog where I show ya how to create this fabric tape bow!

Stamp set used is "Pears" by Flourishes.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Much love,

Janice :)

LMT + Pretty Little Studio blog hop winner!

Hi, everyone!  Just a quick announcement about my giveaway winner!  I used random.org and got these results:

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Congrats to:

 Stacia Brandt said...

Beautiful cards! So inspiring!!

                                                                  April 30, 2013 at 9:09 AM

 

Stacia, email me (or post a comment on this post)  your address and I will mail you your LMT and PLS goodies!!!! 

Blessings to you all!  Make sure to come back on Monday for my LMT post!  I will be showing a little tutorial on making that bow that I got rave reviews during the blog hop!  :) 

Janice :)

A little jewelry crafting :)

Click HERE if you're here for the Love My Tapes + Pretty Little Studio blog hop.  



Hey, y'all!  Today I have a couple of bracelets I made last night.  I was at Hobby Lobby perusing their beading aisle and came upon this beauty of a project page:

I love nature inspired jewelry and this bracelet was calling my name (and those cute earrings, too!).  :) I had a few beads at home already that I knew would work so after purchasing the adorable dragonfly and filigree bead caps, I got to work!

Here is how it turned out:

I totally love it!

Here is an up-close shot of the wire wrapping that I think adds such a fun, industrial chicness to it.  :)

To create the hook on the clasp, you simply bend the dragonfly's tail inward with a pair of round nose pliers.  Isn't that so fun?

I had made a bracelet a looooooooong time ago but it wasn't quite large enough and broke pretty quickly.  I'd been storing the beads waiting for a time to put it back together and I finally did so!  It is VERY basic but I love the size, color and texture of the beads.

I used a magnetic clasp to finish it off (one of my favorite clasps!).

Well, thanks so much for stopping by for this "beading edition" of MadetoCreate!  Lol!

Blessings, 

Janice 

Love My Tapes + Pretty Little Studio Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Pretty Little Studio and Love My Tapes Blog Hop! 

We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share with you projects highlighting Pretty Little Studio whimsical goodness paired with the versatility and trendiness of Love My Tapes. 

During the Blog Hop, you will be visiting blogs from both Pretty Little Studio and Love My Tapes Design Team members. We promise to bring you a hop FULL of inspiration and creativity. 

And what’s a Blog Hop without giveaways? Be sure to visit all the blogs, including the Pretty Little Studio and Love My Tapes blogs for a chance to win some PLS and LMT goodies! When visiting the Design Team member’s blogs, be sure and leave comments as many of the Design Team members will also be hosting their own Blog Hop giveaway.  :)

The Hop will start on the Pretty Little Studio blog and end on the Love My Tapes blog, so head on over to the Pretty Little Studio blog if you are just joining in. We will announce the winners of the PLS and LMT giveaways on May 3rd, so be sure to be watching for the announcements. If you get lost along the way, just check below where you are to get you hopping in the right direction.

So let’s get hopping!

Now, you should have just arrived here from Heather's blog. 

Here are is a card I made using a roll of LMT fabric tapes and an adorable die cut from Prettly Little Studio:

I stamped the background with various leaf stamps from GKDs Hope Grows stamp set using Memento inks.

I used one of the rolls from the "Camellia" fabric tape set and colored in the leaves to match my stamped images.  See pic below.  I also made a bow from the fabric tape keeping the backing paper in place to keep it from caving in.  :)

I couldn't help myself and just had to create a little card using this sweet image!

I made a striped background using two different LMT washi tapes and placed the sweet little cupcake queen right in the middle of them using foam dots.

Hope you've enjoyed the hop so far!  Off you go to Jenni's blog!

And here's the blog roll in case you get lost: 

Pretty Little Studio Blog 

Aimee Maddern 

Annette Allen 

Annette Witherspoon 

Ashley Horton

Candice Elliott 

Christina Collins 

Heather Adams 

Janice Whiting    - You are here! :)
Jenni Calma

Krissy McKee 

Lisa Spiegel 

Lisa Wilkinson 

Mary Ann Jenkins 

Missy Whidden 

Tina Walker 

Love My Tapes Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I will be drawing a name at random to receive some yummy Love My Tapes and PLS goodies so make sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!  :)

Blessings, Janice  :)

Ferns and Fiddles - watercolor

One of my favorite plants in nature are ferns.  I just love them! They have such a fairy tale aspect about them, plus a fun woodsy feel and if you know me you know I love being out in the woods.  When I saw this stamp set from Flourishes I just couldn't resist and had to get it. :)

Isn't it lovely?  Well, being a nature lover it totally spoke to me! :)  I made a card using Faber-Castell Gelatos again, this time using some of the gorgeous ferns and fiddles images you see above.  

I kept the card clean and simple, letting the beauty of the images do most of the talking.  

I wish I had a better picture to show off the shimmer from the Gelatos--it is really pretty! 

I'm entering this card into Moxie Fab World's "The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge".

Thanks so much for checking it out!

Blessings, 

Janice :)

A little bit of watercolor

Hi, everyone!  Today I have a card I made for a couple of challenges using Faber-Castell Gelatos to create a watercolor effect.  :)

This gorgeous image is from a stamp set called "Garden Picks" by Flourishes and I colored it using red, pink, dark green, light green and silver Gelatos.  

Here is an up close shot of the flowers. 

I'm entering this card into Flourishe's Timeless Tuesday challenge #217 called "Wedded Bliss" and also into Moxie Fab World's "The Wonder of Watercolor Challege".

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Janice :)