So. Much. Inspiration.

I am so blessed to have been able to go I know.  And I know every single one of us that love paper and crafts and scrapbooking want to go.  Believe [...]]]> Ok I’ve come down a bit off my high from yesterday.   I promised I wouldn’t squeal too much and am trying to hold true.

So. Much. Inspiration.

I am so blessed to have been able to go I know.  And I know every single one of us that love paper and crafts and scrapbooking want to go.  Believe me I wished you were there too.

But… yay for internet… because those of us that did go and are still rubbing our feet can share tons and tons of pictures.  To spread the word that cuteness and adorableness and loveliness and all sorts of ‘nesses’ are coming our way.  And then we can all enjoy and partake in each others inspiring projects using the new tools at our disposal.

Love that there are so many of us that share in this wonderful hobby and art.

For this post I wanted to share with you some of the most beautiful projects that caught my eye.  Not only are they inspiring, but I totally feel like we could make them too (which of course is the point to get you to buy the goods), but I love that kind of reachable inspiration.

This is a photo from yesterday’s post…but I have to include it as a fave.  The Mad Hatter hat from Graphic 45′s Halloween in Wonderland:

I want to wear it.

To Comicon.

(C’mon, you can picture it)

I want to live in Hambly’s booth:

I adore what they did to the Ikea lamp.

My favorite Christmas project was this  Advent Calendar using Kaisercraft’s new ‘Tis the Season line.  The drawers are altered with stickers that come with the line that are perfectly sized, talk about easy!

Two projects at the Maya Road booth caught my eye.  This adorable canvas album (I’m loving all the canvas everywhere):

Just look at the details!  The little touches to the letters alone are so great.

Such a cute display for chipboard albums.  (Dress forms were HUGE at the show – I swear there was one in just about every booth)

The award for totally simple yet totally cute goes hands down to these paper wrapped cans in the Melissa Frances booth.

Isn’t that great?  Stacked up on a shelf like that?  I love it.

Two projects at the Prima Booth that I adored (it was hard to pick!):

Here’s a Tim Holtz altered canvas at the Canvas Corp booth.  They were one of my favorite vendors… for their products and sheer niceness.  Stay tuned to Craft Critique for more on their products.

Sorry for the bad pic on this one, but I still had to share.  Also I cannot for the life of me remember which booth this was at?  Anyone?  I just can’t believe how much time this had to take.

(Thanks to Michele Reed for letting me know the pumpkin was at the Petersen-Arne booth… P.S. Michele has an adorable Etsy Shop full of buttons that would make a project like this a breeze!  Check it out here)

New this year were products from American Girl Crafts (from EK Success)… I’m going to need these owls.  Several.

Cutie cute Cosmo Cricket card display:

Another of my favorite booths was Crafty Secrets.  They have such wonderful vintage goods!  Stay tuned for more of them on Craft Critique too, but here’s one of my favs:

Awwww.

This altered tray at the Glitz booth is just inspired!  Totally making one of my own soon:

And finally, 7 Gypsies took the type tray fad and made it their own – literally made their own!

What a great idea.

Phew! So much to take in.  I cannot wait to get some free time to get my own craft on and hope to just come close to the artistry these wonderful designers have shared with us all.

Hope you are having a wonderful week dear friends… next post… my favorite CHA products!

Wishing all the good ‘nesses’ life can bring,

I was so honored when asked to be a Guest Designer for AC Bailey this month.  It was a pleasure working again with one of their kits.   This month’s kit includes the Summery MME line Breaking Free, including matching rub ons and die cuts, not to mention some great Making Memories and Pink Paislee.  Look [...]]]> Hello all!  Happy July!

I was so honored when asked to be a Guest Designer for AC Bailey this month.  It was a pleasure working again with one of their kits.   This month’s kit includes the Summery MME line Breaking Free, including matching rub ons and die cuts, not to mention some great Making Memories and Pink Paislee.  Look how much cuteness!

I must say, those alpha glitter stickers from MM are great to work with.  You know how sometimes glittery accents and embellishments just crumble in your hands and the glitter comes right off?  Not so with these.  They really are great.  

Here’s a couple layouts I put together:

Hee.

So go grab a kit before it’s gone visit the AC Bailey store here.   Only 15 left as of publishing this post!

Thank you again to Erica and the team at ACB for the fun opportunity. 

Any 4th of July plans in your neck of the woods?  I’m personally mostly looking forward to the long weekend so I can get some craftiness done.  I completely owe you a ‘We Can Make That’ project.  What’s next?  I’m thinking this one.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and see you soon!

Do you wanna?  That’s all we ever have to say to get Dixie Dog to pay attention.  It’s frequently followed by “cookie”, “go for a ride”, or “walk”…. but she never really cares which.  As long as she knows she’s about to get all the attention or something fun she’s… well all ears.  If you drag [...]]]>

Do you wanna?  That’s all we ever have to say to get Dixie Dog to pay attention.  It’s frequently followed by “cookie”, “go for a ride”, or “walk”…. but she never really cares which.  As long as she knows she’s about to get all the attention or something fun she’s… well all ears.  If you drag out the “yoooouuuu” long enough she practically tips over. 

I would do the same if you followed that preface with “some chocolate cake”, “a cosmopolitan”, or “to go to the scrapbook store”.

Actually I think Alan has pulled that on me once or twice. 

We don’t lack for entertainment in our home. 

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  I literally read from sun up to sun down (and after yesterday), I am hooked.  Hooked on the Twilight series.  That bandwagon has literally run me over and I can’t get enough of them.  I burned through the second book yesterday and have started the 3rd…  Yeah that place where you’re so into a story that you think about (and dream about) the characters constantly? *sigh* I’m so there. 

I swear if I were 17 this would be a major obsession in my life, my mom would probably worry.  Then again, I was obsessed with the Monkees for a good part of my adolescence, so perhaps she would have found a teenage heart-throb a healthy step up, Vampire or no.

Have a great start to your week, and thanks for stopping by today.