CCL Color Challenge - FALL

This is the project I created for the color theme over at Creating the Crafty Life. The theme is fall colors (yum!) and I made these cute little paper boxes to use as place holders (instead of namecards) on the table for Thanksgiving. Inside the boxes are adorable acorn candy/cookies that I made as a special treat for each person. I hope they like them!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope the holiday season is off to a great start for you and your loved ones. Check back soon for the next challenge!

'Til then,

Krolli

CCL Monthly Theme Challenge - Shabby Chic!

Come be SHABBY CHIC with us this month over at Creating the Craft Life! CCL changes their theme each month, and November's theme is shabby chic -- so let's show off our fancy/messy beautiful chaos together! The challenge is to create any shabby chic project USING FLOWERS. For my sample, as a member of CCL's design team, I chose to make a card:

If you'd like a chance to win a goodie from Misty at CCL, be sure to head over there and post a picture of your project!

'Til then,

Krolli

CCL Monthly Theme Challenge - Totally Templates!

Hello, Crafting Friends! It's time to get ready for October's theme challenge over at Creating the Crafty Life! Every month is a theme month at CCL, where we have challenges, tutorials, tips, techiniques, and inspiring projects all centered around that theme. For October, we'll be doing TOTALLY TEMPLATES! How fun is that?! Templates are awesome, because they're so versatile. You can take a flat (paper piecing) template and use it for virtually any paper project; you can make a card, tag, scrapbooking page element, and so much more! For dimensional templates (folded), you can design and decorate your modified versions of the template over and over again, creating many different takes on one template. Stay tuned later this month at CCL for me to post a tutorial where I'll create multiple projects using the same template.

For now, take a look at the project I made as a sample for the theme challenge. The challenge for you is to create a project from a template - that's all! Simply surf the web for a template you like (or create your own, if your super creative!) and make sure you include a before picture of the template, plus a picture of the finished project. I hope mine will inspire you -- I thought it was a really fun project for this time of year!

I used these two templates that I found free from Scrapbooks, Etc.

First, I cut the pieces out and played around with them on a card base, arranging them in different ways, to see what look I wanted to aim for. I then traced the pieces onto colored/patterned papers and fit them together. Another option when paper piecing is to print the template pattern directly onto the various patterned papers you will be using, then cutting the pieces directly out of the patterned papers. **This can be a great time saver!** 

I wanted a nice layered look, so I made sure to choose plenty of different textures and patterns. I also used dimensional foam adhesive squares to pop some of the parts up. I like the monster template SO MUCH that I plan to use him for other projects... think Halloween decorations!

I can't wait to see what everyone creates for the challenge -- if you haven't been over to Creating the Crafty Life be sure to create a (FREE!) membership and check all all the cool stuff available there, including this challenge!

'Til then,

Krolli

CCL Monthly Theme Challenge - Up-cycling!

It's about that time again: new month = new monthly challenge over at Creating the Crafty Life! The theme for September is going to be Up-Cycling, and our challenge project is for you to create something new from something old... with a twist! You have to use shimmer (sparkle, glitter, glam, Stickles, spritz, etc.) and it has to be related to BACK TO SCHOOL! As a member of CCL's design team, I created this project to (hopefully) inspire you:

I took a pasta sauce jar that I've been saving and up-cycled it into a pencil/pen holder. I covered the jar with Mod Podge and adhered patterned paper to the bottom half and glittery paper to the top half. (There's my shimmer!) I added some matching ruffle trims to the seam where the two papers met, and put beaded trim over that along the other seams. I also added some beaded trim around the rim of the jar. Then I used some acrylic flowers and beads as an embellishment on the jar's front. If you look at the pencil tops, I glued on some of these same mini flowers/beads and added some coordinating ribbon for a nice matchy-matchy effect. I plan to put this on my daughter's desk for a nice little surprise when she goes to do her homework.

I hope everyone is off to a great start with the new school year! Fall is on its way! Can't wait to see what all of you come up with for this challenge.

'Til then,

Krolli

CCL "TAKE ME AWAY" BLOG HOP!

Welcome to my post in the Creating the Crafty Life "Take Me Away" Blog Hop!!! If you are coming from Leslie's Blog, then you are on the right track! If not, I encourage you to start from the beginning of the hop at Misty's Blog.

The theme of our hop is vacations/destinations, so I made a cute little travel suitcase out of an Altoids tin. It went from this:

To this:

I covered the tin in patterned paper and added appropriate stickers/embellishments to make the suitcase appear as if it's been "around." The handle is made out of a cut strip of leather and I adhered brad heads to the ends to make it look like it's fastened to the suitcase.

I continued the theme on the inside, adding bits of appropriate papers showing various destinations. I made a tiny mini out of chipboard and covered the "pages" in matching patterned paper, then bound them together with a small dog tag chain.

A closer look at the contents. :)

And the back!

I hope you like my project.... I really enjoyed making it for this hop. Makes me want to go on vacation right now!

There is a lot of hidden blog candy to be won, so please be sure to leave comments and to follow all the blogs along the hop. Here's what's up for grabs for the GRAND PRIZES:

$20 gift certificate to the MB's Treasurista store!!!

Check out the STORE

To be eligible for the grand prize, you must do the following:

*MUST* "like" MBT Facebook page - FB PAGE LINK

*MUST* be MBT blog follow - MBT BLOG LINK

*MUST* follow and comment on all the designers' blogs

5 Digi images

http://www.digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/

Here is the line-up for the hop:

Misty - MB's Treasurista

Leslie - Scrap of Art Designs

Carli - Krolli Kraft!   <------- YOU ARE HERE!

Deb - Crafty Texas Woman   <-------  NEXT UP!

Amanda - The Life of a Compulsive Crafter

Liz - Scrapilicious Life

Tiffany - Maineokie Scrapers

Adelle - ANoriginalcrafts

GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN HOPPING!

'Til then,

Krolli

CCL Monthly Theme Challenge - Mini Albums!

This month's theme at Creating the Crafty Life is mini albums! As a member of the design team, I had to create a component for a mini album, and I did a journaling spot. Imagining a mini album with a tea-time theme, I made a journal spot with images of tea cups, spoons, sugar, etc. in mind. Here is what I came up with:

I created a pocket out of patterned paper and made three matching journaling cards that sit in the pocket. The cards have a teaspoon and sugar cubes, detailed with Stickles to make them look like real sugar crystals. I also attached a small clothespin embellishment on the front of the pocket to hold a miniature custom-made tea towel. Finally, I added a small bead accent to dangle in the upper left corner. This journaling spot could either be adhered nicely to a page in a mini album or could be used as a page itself.

Be sure to check out CCL this month for more ideas, swaps, and challenges centered around mini albums!

'Til then,

Krolli 

CCL ANNIVERSARY GIVE AWAY!!!

Hi, everyone! First off, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to Misty over at Creating the Crafty Life, as this marks her 1-year anniversary of the site! Woohoo! CCL has been such an awesome place for me; I've learned so many new techniques and have been inspired so by so many projects from fellow crafters that I've really grown into a better crafter myself. I've also made several new friends... I really love the level of kindness and sharing there. Membership is free if you'd like to join us: Creating the Crafty Life !

For the anniversary, CCL is having a 2-week FUN spree! It already started this week, but it runs through next week, so there's still plenty of opportunity to get involved. TODAY, I am hosting the second give away. here is the loot you could (easily) take home:

Just go over to Creating the Craft Life and post a comment under the post  for GIVE AWAY # 2 what your favorite anniversary memory is. I will randomly select a winner from the comments and she/he will be announced on the 28th. GOOD LUCK!

'Til then,

Krolli