Dont forget you have one more week to apply for the TCP Design team. Details on my previous post Here.
Happy Crafting!
Category: project life
The Crafty Pickle’s FIRST Design Team Call!
Hi Everyone!
I am excited to announce that I am hosting my first ever design team call for TheCraftyPickle! Design team members will work with TheCraftyPickle Flair buttons, Close to my heart stamps and supplies, and other shop items as they become available.
I am looking for a variety of crafters, Cardmakers, Scrapbookers, Project lifers, Special DIY project makers.
As a design team member you will receive:
- Free Flair and accessories from my Etsy shop to work with.
- A discount on all Close To My Heart products, Plus free bonus product as available.
- Your creative work featured on The Crafty Pickle blog, Etsy example photos, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and other social media.
- Support and creative connections with our design team in a private facebook group.
What we are expecting of our Designers:
- Two to three projects per month using Flair and or Current Close To My Heart Products, and to share them on your personal social media (Blog, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, etc..
- An active blog and active presence in other social media such as instagram, facebook, Pinterest, etc…
- High quality project photography.
- Participation in Blog hops and group events.
- Participation in at least one detailed tutorial (text/photos or Video) that will be on The Crafty Pickle blog per month. (this counts as one of your projects)
- Promote and share The Crafty Pickle products and blog whenever possible using social media.
- A Three month commitment (starting November) with the option to continue longer if mutually agreed.
This call is open to all crafters, even international.
Sound like fun? Here is what you need to do to apply to be apart of the TCP Design team.
Email the following application to TCraftyPickle@Gmail.com with the subject Design Team Call.
- Your name, location, and a short bio of yourself.
- Links to your Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and any other social media sites you actively use. Link any craft type forms you are apart of and would post to as well.
- List any past or present design team experience (experience is NOT necessary).
- Submit at least three projects showcasing your talents especially in the area of using flair buttons and stamping. Using TCP Flair and CTMH stamps are a plus but definitely not a requirement.
- Do you own an electronic die cutting machine?
- Attach a photo of yourself that could be used on the blog if chosen for the design team.
I am beyond excited to see your projects and form a fantastic team. Due date for your application is October 17th at 11:59pm PST. Every applicant will be notified by October 24th. Followed by an announcement on The Crafty Pickle blog the following week.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
HUGE Etsy Shop update!
Hi Friends!
I just finished with a HUGE Etsy shop update this week. Lots of new flair sets and a couple of fun things like Ponytail holders and bookmarks perfect for project life, scrapbooking, or your organizers/filofaxes!
Here is a peek:
All Button flair is flat so it adds less bulk to your page protectors.
Ponytail holders made with ANY of the buttons in the shop!
Monthly flair sets including this one for July. The flag flair is made with real glitter!
My little girl is obsessed with My Little Pony right now and this is a set I created for her… maybe some of you have little fans out there too.
My addiction 😉
To see all of the 22 NEW listings check out my Etsy shop HERE.
Happy Crafting!
More Embellishment Organization!
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while but I am back to share an idea of how to organize and store your flair buttons/badges.
I actually struggled with this one and searched for a solution everywhere. At first I had all of mine in a jar but that was a pain to sift though.
I saw ideas of putting them flat in CD cases. Putting them in packaging inside a basket and flipping though them, even putting them in coin page protectors and placing in a binder. All very clever ideas but none of which I thought would work for me.
I knew that they needed to be organized by color. If you have seen my previous posts you know that I organize nearly everything by color. I also knew that I needed something that would have room to add more than my current collection. I didn’t want to have to have multiple cases for one type of embellishment (except washi tape and PL cards, those don’t count ).
While I was at Michaels in the beading section I came across a fantastic sectioned organizer (for bead organization) and it was really reasonable ($5.99) It had more space than a embroidery floss organizer box ($2.99) and I figured it just might work. Here is my little button collection.
In addition to organizing by color I have 4 sections dedicated to seasonal buttons. Spring, summer, fall, and winter. There is also multi-colored button sections and spaces for specific themed flair.
I think this little case would also be perfect for shaped paperclips, buttons, and wood veneer as well! If you have a larger collection or want a bit more portability I would suggest the Close to my heart small organizer with the foam insert and small craft boxes. I store my wood veneer in those and it works out really well for me.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
Using flair buttons in your Project Life albums.
Hi Everyone!
Today I am showing a few of the new Flair sets in my etsy shop as well as some ideas for using flair in your Project Life albums.
I had a problem in the past with using flair inside my pocket pages because of the bulk and I really didn’t care for putting mine on the outside of the page protector as it seemed to pop off or come loose over time. Now that I am using my own flair that are flatter profile, I am less worried about bulk and have been using them lots more in my album.
Here is a look at the flatter profile from a side angle.
Here are a few ideas using TheCraftyPickle flair!
Sometimes keeping things simple is the best way to go. Although I love adding clusters of little embellishments throughout my album, sometimes keeping a simple design makes a big statement. For this card I used my silhouette to cut out a simple frame. I attached it to a Project Life pre-designed card and then added a flair piece from the everyday set.
This next one I whipped up in minutes. I took a clip art TV and positioned it on my 3×4 card in Photoshop Elements. I added a flair from the afternoon/Evening set in the center of the TV and now it is ready for a small photo or some journaling.
Background stamps are wonderful for making your own Project Life cards. For the sunshine card I stamped the background using a Studio Calico background stamp and added on a little yellow face flair (which are free with any purchase for the month of April!)
This next one uses a basic Becky Higgins grid card and a few scraps of cardstock. I cut out the shapes using some basic paper punches and added a Flair piece from the Crummy day set. To finish it off I splattered a bit of gray and black ink in the bottom corner.
This next card was made using a digital stamp from Tracy Larsen, some cloud washi tape, and a flair from the May Flair set. Right now there are January though June monthly sets in the shop and they all include one real glitter flair piece! July-December coming soon!
Same idea for a monthly marker card. Layered with a paper punch and some chalk stenciling in the background.
This sweet card was made with a silhouette cut, a label punch and a heart flair from the Watercolor Hearts flair set. The elements in this card would be great layered over a photo directly as well.
Using Flair as a “O” substitute is lots of fun. To make this card I just splattered red ink over white cardstock and added some Heidi Swapp Mistable letters to make the word JOY. The Flair piece is from my Everyday set.
I LOVE enamel dots and they are so fun to mix with flair. This one uses a piece from the Family set.
And this one uses a piece from the Disney set.
My Teenagers are very much into Minecraft lately. These three pieces come from the Minecraft set. Try making a border with three matching flair either in the center of your card or off to the side of a 4×6 card.
Finally, a card to celebrate spring. This one was made by stamping some clouds and die cutting a little tree that made a perfect spot to add the Spring flair piece from the May Flair set.
I hope those examples provided some inspiration of your own to use flair in your albums.
Here is a peek of some new flair sets that have been updated to my Etsy shop. I am also happy to do Custom orders as well, Just drop me an email or send me a custom order request though Etsy.
To see more Crafty Pickle flair sets click HERE to visit my Etsy Shop. Want even more flair inspiration for your Project Life album? The talented girls over at ProjectLifeCardSwap.com have come up with some beautiful designs using my flair, And if you hurry over before March 31st you can enter to win a Crafty Pickle Flair package.
To celebrate my shop update I would like to give away two sets (any that are in my Etsy store) to two lucky winners. For a chance to win please add your name, location, and tell me what Crafty Pickle flair set is your favorite. Winner will be announced 3/28 Friday afternoon.
Update: Congratulations to Cyndie Hart and Lynne Thomas Rudolph! You both win a CraftyPickle Flair set. Please drop me an email and let me know which set you would like.
Happy Crafting!
Flair… oh you beautiful, shiny, buttons of fun……
Hi Friends!
I have been working hard to give my little etsy store a pretty big update. I listed 10 new sets (or in some cases singles), and one of the best things is they are flatter making them perfect for Project Life /Pocket pages! I thought I would show you what was new in the shop today…
I will be coming out with more monthly sets as the year progresses but I have January though April up now. Each set will have their own special glitter piece like the ones below.
To visit my etsy store please click HERE.
I also have a few custom orders I am finishing up. If you need any customized buttons drop me an email, I would be more than happy to help.
I am so excited and I hope that you love them as much as I do. I will be blogging soon about ideas to use these little gems in your scrapbook and project life pages soon!
xoxox,
CTMH Storage solutions: 6×6 paper, Thickers, and Washi Tape.
Hi Everyone,
I know it has been a while since I have blogged. We all got hit with that horrible cold which seemed to consume most of January. Since recouping from that I took on the task of reorganizing and transforming my loft space of my home into my crafty studio. It has taken a few weeks and there is still much more to be done but I am really happy with how things have came out. I hope to be able to do a craft room tour very soon!
Today I wanted to share with you how I am now organizing my 6×6 paper, my washi tape, and how I plan on organizing all of my thickers. I felt that doing a little video would explain better than a few pictures. Take a look!
I hope you found the video helpful. Hopefully you are inspired to organize your pretty paper things too!
If you missed my previous video on how I organize all of my project life cards by color you can see that video on my previous post here.
If you have any questions please feel free to comment here or send me an email (button on the right hand side of my blog)
If you would like to purchase a CTMH organizer or any Close to my Heart products you can do so on my CTMH website HERE. The link directly to the organizers is HERE.
If you are looking for the free cut file I made specifically for the CTMH cases to help organize your Project Life cards you can find that post HERE.
Thanks for stopping by. Happy organizing!
December Daily: Days 1 to 6
Happy Holidays!
I hope all of you are enjoying the season so far and have been keeping up with your December Daily albums or Journals. I wanted to share a little bit of my album today. I have up to day# 5 complete. (warning this post is kind of photo-heavy). For my 2013 December Daily I am using the Merry and Bright Kit from Whimsical Twist. I am also using items I have collected from this year and previous years as well as die cuts from my Silhouette. If you have any questions on products used please let me know.
For my title page I did it in three separate page protector layers. For the First layer I printed a title using Ali Edwards digital brushes on a transparency and placed that in the page protector
For the second layer I took a transparency and two silhouette die cuts (out of the silhouette printable gold foil) and adhered them on the transparency back to back. After sliding that into the page protector I sprinkled sequins on either side and sewed the protector closed.
For the Third and final layer of the Title page(s) I cut a piece of American Crafts POW glitter paper and slid that in the protector, On top of that was another transparency that I printed on the bottom.
The next page I kept really simple.
Day one:
For the card on the bottom left, I stamped in white ink and then I went over the stamped areas with a white chalk pencil to give it a better chalkboard effect.
Day Two:
For the middle layer I used a 6×8 page protector and sewed the bottom portion shut with sequins, glitter, and heat embossed wood veneer stars (Studio Calico Printshop stars) Then I slipped the two photos back to back on the top.
This year I decided to incorporate our advent Calender within our December Daily album. You will see these pockets throughout my album. The little circles are special chalkboard paper. I stamped the number in white prima Chalk ink. (the Advent Kit that I used can be found HERE)
I printed our advent activities on a piece of shimmer cardstock and then sewed them to the tag that I had cut down to fit the bag. I also did some heat embossing on the tags as well.
Day Three & Four:
Day Three:
Day Four:
Day Five:
I had a lot of fun working on Day 5. Lots of digital stamping on the photos using files from Ali Edwards @ Designer Digitals, Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday Stamps, and the Pine Wreath Die from Die-Namites Dies.
For the Tree embellishment I used the Pine Wreath die from Die-Namites dies which you can find HERE. I made 12 cuts of the die and one tree base out of the same card stock. I cut off all of the pine branches from the die cut shapes and made a pile. Then I took some clear liquid adhesive and squeezed a bit out on a scrap piece of card stock. I dipped the bottom part of the pine branch in the glue and started layering from the outside of the tree base inward. After everything was completely dry I added some clear and white gems (Michael’s brand and Studio Calico) To see more photos of this embellishment visit the Die-Namites blog HERE.
Day Six:
For day 6 I kept things super simple. I took cards that were included in the Merry & Bright Kit and embellished the tree card with some sequins and glitter pen accents. Sticker letters are also from the kit. There are a handful of kits still available and you can find them HERE on sale for $35!
That wraps up this round of December Daily Pages. I should be back next week to share another handful of pages.
Happy Holiday Crafting!
Happy December and Welcome home, Cupcake!
Hi Friends,
It’s been crazy around here which has not left me much time for crafting (or blogging) as much as I would like. I am excited for December and all the fun festive things going on this month though, and am hoping to have a bit more time to document and enjoy the season.
Today I wanted to share with you our Elf On The Shelf’s homecoming and first three days of silly elf antics.
When our elf, cupcake, was “discovered” this season she had a little slip of paper with our street address on it tucked in the waistband of her skirt. My then 6-year-old daughter must have slipped it in so that Cupcake could find her way home (too sweet, right?) so Cupcake attached that to a wood skewer like a flag and attached it to the remote control helicopter that is my sons for her grand entrance. When my little girl came home from her dad’s house she was SO excited and spent the rest of the evening talking to her elf and wearing the bell that Cupcake brought back for her. (You can find these at the dollar store or craft stores like Michaels)
Day Two. I knew that my Daughter had her big dentist appointment this day and I reallllly needed to get rid of the Halloween candy in the house. Well its no fun if mom just throws it out. Our elf eating it all is another story 😉
Day Three. ok, this was a last-minute thought and I was exhausted so in looking around the kitchen I spied a bunch of fruit I got earlier that day for the kids. Inspired by a conversation between my daughter and Niece about mario kart I thought cupcake fruit-karting sounded like a good idea. It was a HUGE hit around here let me tell you. My 7-year-old woke up my 17-year-old at 3 am to see what Cupcake did! Poor Lexie, She was a good sport though and shared her sister’s excitement.
For more elf on the shelf ideas follow Taniesa on instagram!
Happy “Elfing”
A BeWITCHing Halloween!
Hi Everyone!
Today I am sharing a quick 6×8 layout that I did of my daughter’s Halloween costume for this year and I wanted to give you an idea for making the most of your space when working on a small layout like this.
Here is the full layout;
I used my Silhouette to cut out the circle title accent and cut it out of American Crafts POW glitter paper in silver. I backed that with black cardstock and added some white sticker letters that I colored orange and then put a coat of clear glitter on top with my Wink Of Stella Glitter marker. I also cut out the spider and the Jack-O-Lantern face out of black POW glitter paper.
Because my photo took up so much space in the small layout I wanted to conceal my journaling tag in a design type element. I took one of the Whimsical Sacks sold in the Whimsical Twist shop and put the Jack-O-Lantern face on the top. These little bags are perfect for tucking away journaling or memorabila especially when you have a small layout like this. These bags also fit perfectly in a 3×4 pocket page protector.
I am absolutely addicted to these little bags and I thought it added a real fun element to the page. There are a bunch of patterns and colors in the Whimsical Twist shop, Check them out HERE!
Also don’t forget there is a bonus ephemera pack that you will receive if you buy any of the Whimsical December Days kits this week! I have been featuring the kits that are currently on sale and shipping in the shop. Today I am giving away a set of EXCLUSIVE Flair buttons made to match Merry And Bright!!
These will of course go with any of the kits but especially Merry and Bright! If you havent seen the Merry and Bright kit, check out my video going through the entire kit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YT1naleX8Y
Make sure to leave your name and location for a chance to win a set of this awesome flat backed button flair.
Also I am giving away a spot in the Whimsical December Days class! You can read more about that HERE. Lots of things to win this week. I will be announcing all my winners Monday morning so be sure to go back and enter each of this weeks giveaways!
I hope you all have a Fun, Safe, and BeWITCHing Halloween!
Taniesa Vlasak | The Crafty Pickle 