The Gift of a Gift Card Holder

 I can't believe it is that time of the year all ready and to help you with the gift wrapping all month long the twine-istas are going to share with you fun and creative ways to jazz up packages.

Both of my holders are made out of felt, decorated with twine and odds & ends. 

The first one I and going to share with you is a little time consuming since I did the blanket stitch by hand. I created a little bag with felt and decorated until my heart was content.

 I covered the entire back of the doily with adhesive before I stuck it on. Then I add some glitter  and brush of the excess that didn't stick in the doily holes. For the closure I used brads and wrapped twine around them.

 I stung some twine through the blanket stitch to create the handle.

For a faster and just as cute holder I wrapped felt around the card and tied it with cherry red twine. I add a couple bells as an added cute factor.

Hope this help you with those pesky gift cards that we all don't want to give in a plain envelope.
Items I used Natural, Cherry Red, Olive Green twines and a doily.

Today is a perfect time to stock up for the holiday. The sale ends tonight at  11:59 EST. 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by my blog for more close-ups.

Autumn Blog Hop

Welcome to your first stop of the Autumn Blog Hop. Some of my online friends got together to share some Autumn inspired cards, layouts and altered projects.  The projects I planned on doing was banner but I decided on doing a canvas after I talked to Megan. Thanks girl, for the great idea. 

The photo I used on here was taken when I was walking Buster in Sept. Such a pretty scene for a very short walk from my house. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Echo Park), fabric (Die Cuts With A View), ribbon (Basic Grey), pom-pom trim, jumbo ric-rac, chipboard (Um Wow Studios and ?), stickers (Basic Grey), twine (Timeless Twine), charms (Karen Foster), brads (?), washi tape (?, Target, and Darice), binder sleeve (Up & Up), marker (Bic),modelling paste (Liquitex), mask (The Crafter's Companion) and heat tool

I ended up using adhesive fabric to cover the canvas. I the applied my paste. I used my heating tool to puff up the paste. (Note: fabric shrinks if you get the heating tool to close. Found out until it was too late.)

To cover up the shrink fabric I added wahi, ric-rac and twine to the edges.

Love how this group looks. I matted paper on more of the fabric.

I never know how to finish of the canvas edges so I just cover it in washi.

Mandi - mjskraze.blogspot.com/  <<<<< You are here
Amanda - www.lovejoypaper.com
Megan -  creativitybymeg.blogspot.com/ 
Robyn - cozienookhomestead.wordpress.com 
Devra - www.mycreativeview.blogspot.com/
Laurie -  tulip-scrapper.blogspot.com/
Cassie - allsmilesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Christy - myscrapbookevolution.blogspot.com/
Now onto Amanda' blog to see what she has created that is Autumn inspired.   If you get lost on your way come back here to get back on track.
Thanks for hopping.

Lunch Notes

Today's twine project is perfect since kids a going back to school soon. I created lunchbox notes.

I took one 12"x12" piece of cardstock and cut it to 3"x4" for the bases of these cards. Then, I got busy decorating them. 

On most of them I stitched with the twine.

 On some of them I just glued the twine to them.

All the twine is from Timeless Twine. 

I love making these cards because you can use them anytime and for anybody. 

If you check out the Timeless Twine blog you will be able to see the other half of the cards I made from this sheet of cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Dress-up Pen and Notebook

Today's projects features our newest Sorbet collection. As many of my blog readers know that I am addicted to notebooks and when it has a matching pen I am completely nuts about it.So what I am about to share is drool worthy. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Nikki Silvis), twine (Timeless Twine), eyelets (Eyelet Outlet), brad (Crate Paper), doily, butterflies, and pen. 

 I took a pen that screws together and covered most of it with the Razzleberry twine. I use my favorite glue (Glossy Accents) to adhere the twine to the pen.
The Watermelon twine was used as a closure that wraps around a brad.

 I used the Key Lime twine to sew the pages and cover together. It is is used to create the bookmarks.

I am in love with this and hope it inspired you to add twine to a plain pen and/or notebook.  Don't forget about our current challenge that I created the sketches for.

Thanks for stopping by and have a twine-filled day. 

Timeless Twine New Release Blog Hop - Sorbet Collection

Today is a big day for all you Timeless Twine lovers and those who will be soon. It is the release of our newest collection, Sorbet. 

For this I ended up using each twine color separately so I ended up making three bookmarks.  

 This one uses is the Razzleberry twine.

 This one uses the Watermelon twine

 This one uses the Key Lime. Which I have to say this is my favorite twine. I am in love with this color combo. It has favorite color of blue in it.

If you want to get you hands on these new colors today is the perfect day since they are on sale just for today. Each color will be on sale for $8.00, the set will be on sale for $21 and small party pack $4.
What kind of hop would it be without prizes. Here is what is up for grabs. All you have to do is comment on all the blogs. This runs from 7/26 - 7/28 at 11:59 p.m.
One prize per winner so there will be 5 winners total!
Grand Prize - 1 set of the new Sorbet Collection
Scraptastical Kreations:  http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/
$25 GV
Sweet Stamp Shop:  http://www.sweetstampshop.com/all-stamps/
$10 GC
SVG Cutting Files: http://svgcuttingfiles.com/
$15 GC
KaDoodle Bug Designs:  http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/
$10 GC
Here is the order of the hop:
Timeless Twine:  http://timelesstwine.blogspot.com/
Amy Kolling - http://www.stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/
Amy T -  http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/
Ana Maria:  http://www.shortycreations.com/
Annette: http://myclevercreations.blogspot.com/
Brianna - http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com/ 
Debbie:  http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com/
Kristy - www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com
Melisa: http://www.melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Melissa Shea: http://scrapsbymel.blogspot.com/
Mandi - http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/ <<<<<< You Are Here
Shannon Morgan: http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/
Piali - http://touchofcreation.blogspot.com/

Twintastic Necklace

Today, I am going to share with you a sweet little necklace that uses six different colors of twine. 

Here are the steps to create your own:
1. Add twine to the sticky side of and clear epoxy sticker.
2. Add a letter sticker.
3. Add another sticker to the back to sandwich the twine.
4. Using a liquid glue (I use Glossy Accents) wrap the perimeter with twine. I went around twice. When you get to the top thread the twine through a jumpring.

I used Cherry Red, Pumpkin Orange, Lemonade Yellow, Olive Green, Aqua Blue, and Purple Passion baker's twine.
    

I hope you enjoyed this diy and you too will be wearing a twine charm. 

Tag and Timeless Twine Challenge

July is here and it is time for another great challenge with Timeless Twine.  The challenge rules are simple:

1. Make any kind of a project that uses a tag.

2. Use fun bright colors (Summery colors).

3. Must use Timeless Twine. (If you haven't had a chance to purchase Timeless Twine yet, you may substitute with embroidery floss, hemp, yarn, etc.) Off brand bakers twine will NOT be accepted.

You have until July 31st at 11:59 p.m EST to enter.

I create this cute tag that can stand on its own.  The is stitched into the card. It was easy to do. I just took a die-cut(you could freehand it)  and traced it onto a stamped tag. I then went back with a pushpin to pokes holes. 

Supplies: tag (Cored'ations), stamps (Stampin' Up!), inks (Close To My Heart and Stampabilities). and twine (Timeless Twine)  

Here is a card I made that didn't have the summery color palette but  it needed a color to make it pop.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Glitz Designs), stamp (Glitz Designs), ink (Stampabilities), washi tape (7 Gypsies), punches (Fiskars and EK Success), stickers (Glitz Designs), die-cut (Studio 112), and doily. 

 See how the tag changes the look of the card. It makes it look brighter and happier.

One lucky entrant will win a 160 yard spool of twine, neon gift tags - parcel tags assortment
and neon glitter mini clothespins.
Check out Timeless Twine blog to see what the rest of the design team came up with.

Happy Independence Day

Today, is our nation's 237th birthday. To help decorate for such a special occasion I dyed some white daisies red and blue with neon food coloring.
I put 10 drops of red dye in a spice jar filled with water and stuck the white daisies into it. Did the same with the blue.

 I did this overnight and this is how they looked this morning.

I mixed the flowers together and added clear water to the jars. I also tied a piece of twine around the neck of the jars.
Happy Fourth of July to all my blog readers and have a safe and fun day.
God Bless.

Thanks for the Opportunity

Good day everyone. Today it is my last day here as part of the design team. To commemorate the day I made a thanks card to share with you to say thank you for the lovely time here. 

This card features are special this month diamond dew drops and are monthly partner Timeless Twine.

Supplies:

Lavender Glitter Classic Cardstock

Special Girl ~ Brilliant Pink Swirl

Gold Classic Glitter Cardstock

Glitter Purple on Admiral Daisy

Shocking Pink Glitter Sorbet

Ocean Blue Classic Glitter Cardstock

Black Journaling

White Alpha Sticker Letters

Citrine Diamond Dew Drops

Strawberry Truffle Pink and Brown Bakers Twine by Timeless Twine

Other:

Liquid glue

Markers

For a the little arrows I covered the paper with glossy accents and laid a piece of twine on the top. This gave the arrows a glassy look.

I love the twisted twine on banners it gives them more interest. 

For the seal I punched a star out and adhere it on top of circle of corresponding paper. 

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to stack up on the diamond dew drops this month. They are 

20% off. Also I like to thank Timeless Twine for the twine we worked with this month.