Friday, January 14, 2011
My Pink Stamper Blog Hop!
Welcome to the first stop on the My Pink Stamper Blog Hop. I am delighted to introduce myself and to get to know you better.
My name is CarrieAnne, and I am a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. A paper crafting veteran of over 15 years I've stayed up late snipping and gluing in my craft room, edited a magazine, taught tons of classes, and designed CHA booths. An avid scrapbooker and card maker, I also love creating 3D and altered art. From purses to pastries, I love recreating the world around me in paper. My "style" of art is characterized by strong color combinations, crisp clean lines, and lots of paper piecing and piercing. My Cricut helps me meet my eclectic crafting cravings and I am excited to share my projects with you.
For today's blog hop your challenge is to guess what our challenge was as designers. You will get a key word at each stop along the way so be sure to stay with me to the end of this post for your first clue and your next destination.
Birds and bird cages are super trendy right now and I have seen a number of variations on the web. I wanted to make a bird and cage just using my Cricut and I was able to do so with just one cartridge - Cindy Loo!
The Cage:
The base of the cage is made from the cupcake wrapper on page 74. I thought it was perfect because of the bird theme it showcases. In order that the inside and the outside of the cage bottom match, I cut two cupcake liners on "fit to page" on a 12x12 mat. They were then glued to together with Beacon Adhesive's Zip Dry.
The sides of the cage are four 1/4 x 12" strips of patterned paper. If you want the interior and exterior to match you will need to cut double the number of strips and glue them together as I did above. The four strips are held together by a brad at their midpoint. They are attached to the cupcake liner with small pieces of double sided red sticky tape.
The base of the bird cage is a spool of ribbon which I covered in dry embossed brown cardstock. The spool is necessary to stabilize the cage and makes it more durable. Red line tape was used to attach the spool to the cage and I tossed in some pretty pink buttons for fun.
The Bird
The bird is the sparrow from page 65. Two of them were cut out at 2" from white cardstock. I snipped off her wings and the little tuft at the top of her head. Each bird was then dry embossed with the Victorian Cuttlebug embossing folder. A 12" piece of fishing line was then placed between the two birds and they were glued together.
I added wings made from a heart cut in half, pink glitter and the pearl half back for the eye.
Caging the Bird
The fishing line goes through the hold in the bottom of the spool and is secured to the underside with tape. The other end of the line is threaded around the brad securing the strips of the cage's side. I added the glitter to the cage bottom by dipping a thin liner paint brush in white glue and dabbing the cage bottom in the glitter.
This little cage is fairly easy to assemble and would be cute on a wedding table as a decoration or hung up as Valentine's Day decor
Thanks for looking,
CarrieAnne
KEY WORD: DO
Next blog on the hop: Court's Crafts
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what a cute project you have...it looks so very pretty and yes...trendy :)
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ReplyDeleteJulie
Gorgeous!
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amazing project!
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Very Imaginative, I like it. Dawn RI
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Beautiful!!!
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That is very cute! I hope I can find the time to do some of these projects.
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abernice13@hotmail.com
This is just beautiful!!
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tjsgal at gmail dot com
This is so adorable! What a great job!!! I love it!!! I think this is so original. XOXO, Julie. :0)
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chevyz7one at yahoo dot com
Love that bird. sucha gorgorous project
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ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing all you make!
Adorable!! TFS. Bug Hugs!
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ReplyDeleteGlenda
http://glendascards.blogspot.com/
Wow, so intricate!! Very cool. :)
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joni
wow that looks great you are really talented to think of all that detail! Thanks for sharing.
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absolutely beautiful...it looks like you are a very detailed person. Thanks for sharing
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http://crazyaboutscrapin.blogspot.com
kfordyce6638 at gmail.com
This is soooo cute, so creative! plus i love birds! thank you!
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Nicole T.
Great project!!! TFS
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http://handmadebyhh.blogspot.com/
I love 3D items and altered art. Thanks for sharing it and I can't wait to see more projects :)
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Sue B
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
What a unique bird cage. Love it!
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mskathywmu4 at cox dot net
WOW This is amazing! Fantastic job...I have so much to learn, glad we are working together!
ReplyDelete~Raechel MPS DT member
beautiful projects. luv the details!!
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Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful!!
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Love it!
Pam
aka mema
Wow! This is really beautiful!! Thanks for sharing. You have given me the inspiration--now all I need is the time (and Cindy Loo!!!!) Ebay here I come!!!!!
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gaudet5 at rogers dot com
Wow!
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ReplyDeleteTerrie Barroso
crafteecards.blogspot.com
This is so elegant! You do beautiful work!
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ksully4597 at gmail dot com
Such a great idea!!
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Wow that is adorable!
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beautiful!
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ReplyDeleteMaria :-)
So creative!!!!!
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This is GORGEOUS. So talented.
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Wonderful project!
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That is really pretty!
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http://latenightscraper.blogspot.com/
SOO ELEGANT!!! Love it!!!
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Soooo cute & inventive!! Great job! :) thanks for sharing!
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WOW...what awesome work. Just amazing.
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annadowdy at gmail dot com
What a cute idea! Beautiful job!
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Cute idea and love your color selection!
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Beautiful!
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What a bueatiful project!!! The details are amazing.
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Your project is absolutely awesome. I love all of your detail.
ReplyDeleteKathy
Katsews at gmail dotcom
Amazing project!! It really looks like an Easter Basket.. can't believe it is made of paper.
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful tfs!!!
ReplyDeleteCarrie
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TFS
Bonnie C
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
I've never seen anything like this. It's gorgeous! :) Janis
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Love it! What a great idea.
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scrpahppycat@gmail.com
This is just gorgeous!
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I was looking at the cupcake cartridge today and thought I do not think I would ever use that. And then you shared a great way other than for cupcakes.
thanks for sharing:)
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What a wonderful bird cage! TFS!
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wow your project is amazing. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to seeing what else you create.
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bvnaia@yahoo.com
che meraviglia di progetto! questi uccellini sono deliziosi!
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http://crazycardmaker.blogspot.com/
Very elegant..I love it!
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That is so adorable.. I love the way it turned out.
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Very crafty...how did you come up with this idea. Thanks for sharing in the hop.\
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wamfamily(at)surewest(dot)net
http://wamfamily.blogspot.com
Amazing! I just love it...
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That is truly beautiful!! Is art!! I was looking at your layouts and they are so gorgeous!!
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Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Your 3D art is such a fun way to further this 'love' of mine. Your intro and directions were great. :)
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puppydogtails@comcast.net
One word....WOW!!!! How amazing!
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Sheri G
Wow! That is a great project! Nice job.
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kelgentry-lovetoscrap.blogspot.com
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Wow! So beautiful and intricate. Wish I had the time:-)
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All I can say is WOW.
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rolfe974@prodigy.net
So cute! how long did it take you to make this?
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Love your project. Thanks for sharing-- Ryansmaama
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Very pretty project. Lots of detail.
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TTFN
dpookyear at yahoo dot com
Beautiful work, i'm glad I found your blog.
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http://paperthisandthat.blogspot.com
Love your blog. This hop is a great way for us to see all the new mps design team. Just became a follower. Looking forward to future posts.
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Jilleen
really creative, love it :)
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ReplyDeleteAnne Pennington
http://raggedyannie1.wordpress.com/
Gorgeous bird basket....awesome job!
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