Hazel and Ruby: DIY Chalkboard Clipboard Upcycle

Hello! Today I'm up on Hazel & Ruby Blog as guest designer!! SO EXCITED :)

I created a "Back to School" project using Hazel & Ruby's Broadside Alpha Stencil-Mask, Quote Me Fat Roll, Washi Tape and Too Cool Pic Pockets to create a DIY Chalkboard Clipboard! Here are some peeks on what I did...

I needed to make this a masculine piece for my son who is entering his senior year in high school...sniff, sniff!! I had this NOTES clipboard that I purchased from the dollar spot at a big box chain store a few months ago...

OOops!! Can't show you ALL! You need visit DIY Chalkboard Clipboard Upcycle post on Hazel & Ruby for a FULL tutorial and ENTIRE supplies list!

Please leave me some "LOVE" over there and let them know how you like this project! Thanks!!!

As always, thanks for stopping by here!!
MargieH

JustRite: Bicycle Built For Two

Today, I am introducing JustRite® PaperCraft’s May 2014 Release – Bicycle Built For Two Cling Stamps and Iron Swirls Cling Background Stamp with SVG Bicycle Built For Two Digital Download Cut File and using Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ Venetian Folder to create a card.

JustRiteの5月リリースの最終日です。今日はBicycle Built For Two Cling Stamps、Iron Swirls Cling Background Stamp＆SVG Bicycle Built For Two Digital Download Cut File を使い、楽しいカードを作ってみました。電動カッター機 (Silhouette) & SVGファイルをつかい、とっても簡単に作りました！色をDistress Inkを使い、春らしい感じにしました。

After I stamped the Iron Swirls Cling Background Stamp, I trimmed and colored with a combination of Faded Blue Jeans, Pine Needles and Mustard Seed inks. Then I hand cut the ribbon tails and edged with Faded Jeans ink. Using my Silhouette machine, I cut SVG Bicycle Built For Two Digital Download Cut File and stamped its matching bicycle image from Bicycle Built For Two Cling Stamps.

The sentiment was stamped, then cut/embossed with Vintage Labels Two Dies and embellished with bling. I assembled all the pieces together on the card panel and tied Bakers Twine with a button to finish. I used M-Bossabilities Venetian Folder to create texture to the card base.

Here's a second look at the finished card...

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps – Bicycle Built For Two Cling Stamps and Iron Swirls Cling Background Stamp
JustRite Custom SVG Files - SVG Bicycle Built For Two Digital Download Cut File
JustRite Custom Dies - Vintage Labels Two Dies
Spellbinders Creative Arts - EL-021 Venetian and Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
Inks – Ranger Inks (Distressed Ink - Faded Blue Jeans, Pine Needles, Black Soot and Mustard Seed) and Ink Applicator
WaterColor Pencils - Faber Castell (ART Grip)
Cardstock and Card Base - Darice and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/David Tutera™ for Darice Celebrate Cardmaking System
Patterned Papers - FarmHouse Paper Company (302 Collection)
Bling - Want2Scrap©
Button - Teresa Collins Designs
Adhesives - Beacon Adhesives (Fabri-Tac Glue) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L® (Dotz™ and 3D Foam Squares)
Other: Bakers Twine

See what my fellow designers have created with today’s wonderful release!

JustRite Inspiration
Darsie Bruno
Marisa Job
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Debbie Olson
Sheri Holt
Kristi Schurr
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Margie Higuchi
Heidi BlankenshipKazan Clark

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
MargieH

JustRite: Time Heals Vintage Labels Seven Cling Stamp Set

Today, I am introducing JustRite® PaperCraft’s February 2014 Release – Time Heals Vintage Labels Seven Cling Stamp Set using JustRite's newest Jan 2014 exclusive dies, Vintage Labels Seven Dies and Spellbinders® Card Creator series, S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A, S5-133 A-2 Polka Dots and S5-134 A-2 Fancy Postage Stamps, to create a 3⅞ x 5⅛" card.

今日は２月の最終日のリリースです。Time Heals Vintage Labels Seven Cling Stamp Setは１月のリリース Vintage Labels Seven Diesとマッチングして、Shaped カードを作りました。本物の時計パーツも使いました。

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps - Time Heals Vintage Labels Seven Cling Stamp Set
JustRite Custom Dies - Vintage Labels Seven Dies
Spellbinders® Creative Arts - S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A, S5-133 A-2 Polka Dots and S5-134 A-2 Fancy Postage Stamps
Inks – IMAGINE Craft®/TSUKINEKO® (Memento™ Ink - London Fog)
Cardstock - American Craft
Patterned Papers - FarmHouse Paper Company (Market Square Collection)
Adhesives - Beacon Adhesives (3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L® (3D Foam Squares)
Other: Twine, Watch Parts and Star Nailhead

See what my fellow designers have created with today’s fabulous release!

JustRite Inspiration

Eva Dobilas
Sheri Holt
Michele Kovack

Angela Barkhouse
Kathy Jones
Kristi Schurr
Darsie Bruno

Margie Higuchi - ME!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
MargieH

JustRite: Coffee & Friends Background Cling Stamp

Today, I am introducing JustRite® PaperCraft’s November 2013 Release – Coffee & Friends Background Cling Stamp set using Spellbinders® S6-002 5 x 7 Matting Basics B and M-Bossabilities™ EL-015 Bricks and Bark Folder to create a textured card.

今日は、４日目のJustRite 11月リリースの紹介です。アメリカ的な　イメージのバックグランドスタンプです～！Faber-Castellの色鉛筆で色をつけました。カードベースにSpellbindersのエンボスフォルダを使い、エンボスのDesignをつけました。

I used a card base from Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/David Tutera™ for Darice Celebrate Cardmaking System and embossed with Spellbinderse M-Bossabilities EL-015 Bricks and Bark Folder. To highlight the embossing even more, I dauber sponged the Rich Cocoa ink. TIP: lightly mist the card base with water to loosen the paper fibers for a deeper emboss :)

I wanted to add a little more color to the card so I cut/embossed S6-002 5 x 7 Matting Basics B with patterned paper and for a perfect layering piece. Tie a burlap ribbon for another dimension!

Using a combination of ART GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils and PITT Pastel Pencils, I colored the image in a soft and warm tones.

Assemble and it's ready to go! Here's a second look...

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps – Coffee & Friends Background Cling Stamp
Spellbinders Creative Arts - S6-002 5 x 7 Matting Basics B and EL-015 Bricks and Bark
Inks and Sponge Dauber – IMAGINE Craft®/TSUKINEKO® (Memento - Rich Cocoa)
Coloring Mediums - Faber Castell Design Memory Craft (ART GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils and PITT Pastel Pencils)
Cardstock and Card Base - Darice and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock/David Tutera for Darice Celebrate Cardmaking System
Patterned Papers - FarmHouse Paper Company (Country Kitchen Collection)
Ribbon and Fiber - May Arts Ribbon
Adhesives - ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever)
Other - Button

See what my fellow designers have created with today’s fabulous release!

JustRite Inspiration
Kristi Schurr
Eva Dobilas
Heidi Blankenship
Marisa Job
Darsie Bruno
Margie Higuchi -- ME!!
Angela Barkhouse
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram
Michele Kovack

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
MargieH

A BUSY weekend with HAPPY news!

This weekend was ONE HECK OF A WEEKEND full of creativity and inspiration!!! I was at Scrapbook Expo in Chicago, CREATE Chicago Mixed Media Retreat and asked to be on a SUPER COOL manufacturer's guest design team!!

Scrapbook Expo in Chicago (St. Charles IL)

Took place this past Friday and Saturday. It's always exciting to see scrapbook supplies but even more exciting are the friends I get to chat and hug! Pictured: IL Scrappers Online Group (bottom); Spellbinders' Mary Farneth (left corner) and Want2Scrap Owner Michele Parrish (right corner) = LOVE THEM ALL :)

ScrapMart has always been a part of this venue - this time they brought Button Farm (they offered classes!!) and FarmHouse Paper Company = LOVE~!!

I created a card with FarmHouse Paper Company's Country Kitchen Collection, using JustRite's Large Elegant Sentiments set (August 2013 Release) and Spellbinders latest Cut•Fold•Tuck die release, S5-206 Facination. Love these die templates and they are SO EASY to do...warning: they are addicting to make once you make one!!

First you CUT - I nested the two die templates together (one is the inset die and the other is the border/outlining die)...

Then you FOLD - all the cuts you see, you will need to fold them so that you can tuck them in better...

Lastly you TUCK - all the folded pieces are tucked into the opposite openings and it goes around until all are done. I repeated the process with the smallest one in the set, die #1.

After cut/embossing LF-126 Grand Squares die #1 and #2 with patterned paper from Country Kitchen Collection, I assembled as shown below. I stamped Large Sentiment set and cut/embossed with Fancy Framed Tags Two die (retired). Tied a bow and added bling to the card front to finish.

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps – Large Elegant Sentiments
Spellbinders® Creative Arts - Fancy Framed Tags Two die (retired), S5-206 Facination. and LF-126 Grand Squares
Inks – IMAGINE Craft®/TSUKINEKO® (Memento - Rich Cocoa)
Cardstock and Card Base - Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection and Core'dinations/David Tutera™ for Darice Celebrate Cardmaking System
Patterned Papers - FarmHouse Paper Company (Country Kitchen Collection, Secret Recipe Patterned Paper)
Bling - Want2Scrap©
Ribbon - Offray
Adhesives - ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L® (Dotz™ and 3D Foam Squares)

CREATE Chicago Mixed Media Retreat

Friday night I was at the CREATE Chicago Mixed Media Retreat in Lisle (IL) representing Spellbinders Creative Arts doing a SUPER CUTE!! make 'n take, using Dresses One blanks and its matching die templates from our Media Mixáge™ Line! Designed by our Senior Education Manager, Richard Garay, it was a hit with everyone who stopped by :) BIG THANK YOU to all who participated in the make'n take with me!! I met some of the most nicest and creative people...met a couple of friends I haven't seen in years too!

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®

Found out late Wednesday that I was selected to be a member of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft third guest design team!! WOOHOO~!! SO excited about this and so honored to be a part of a talented line up of artists!! Can't wait to get started!

Are you still with me?! THANK YOU for reading through all this! LOTS happening and I am SO EXCITED & LUCKY~!! Have a great week, everyone! Can you believe it's the last week in August? REALLY~?! LOL!

Thanks for coming by :)
MargieH

JustRite: JULY 2013 Release - Warm and Cozy Holiday

Today I am introducing another JustRite® PaperCraft July 2013 Release - Christmas Labels Twenty-Two set. I used many layers of wonderful Spellbinders® die templates to create a warm and cozy holiday card.

今日の新しいスタンプセットの紹介は、Christmas Labels Twenty-Twoです。たくさんのダイカットを重ねてとても暖かい感じのカードを作りました。

The patterned papers are from FarmHouse Paper Company's Norland Collection and the 5½" square card base from David Tutera™ Celebrate Cardmaking System for Core'dinations. I used the following layers for the card front: Vintage Labels Three, S4-346 Labels Twenty-Two and S4-387 Decorative Labels Twenty-Two - LOVED how it turned out :) A perfect backdrop to this beautiful Santa image!

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps - Christmas Labels Twenty-Two
JustRite Custom Dies - Vintage Labels Three
Spellbinders® Creative Arts - S4-346 Labels Twenty-Two and S4-387 Decorative Labels Twenty-Two
Inks – IMAGINE Craft®/TSUKINEKO® (Memento - Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk)
Cardstock and Card Base - Darice and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking System
Patterned Papers - FarmHouse Paper Company (Norland Collection)
Bling - Want2Scrap©
Adhesives - ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L® (3D Foam Squares)

See what my fellow designers have created with today's wonderful release!

JustRite Inspiration
Kathy Jones
Sheri Holt
Kristi Schurr
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Angela Barkhouse
Marisa Job
Barb Schram
Margie Higuchi = ME!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
MargieH

ScrapMart: Thanksgiving Thanks

Hope my friends in the U.S. had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a VERY low key but productive day - opened windows (in the 60s!) and cleaned the entire house, top to bottom! LOL! Today, it's in the low 30s with sprinkles of snow?! Only in Chicago! LOL!!

With all the Thanksgiving festivities, you will need to thank your host (unless you are the host - lol!), right? So I created a series of thank you card just for you :0)

Market Square Card Folder and Cards by Margie Higuchi
Supplies - Cardstock: American Crafts; Card Base: Core'dinations (David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking System); Patterned Papers, Cardstock Stickers, Stickers, Flowers: FarmHouse Paper Company (Market Square Collection); Marker: KURETAKE ZIG (Black Writer); Pearls: KaiserCraft, Want2Scrap and Queen & Co.; Trim: Maya Road; Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (S2-013 Medallion Two, S2-014 Medallion One, S2-017 Medallion Three, S2-019 Grate Works, S2-021 Medallion Four, S4-161 Labels One, S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A and S5-135 A-2 Fancy Ribbon Threader); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (the Best Glue Ever); Other: Brown Satin Ribbon

I searched online for a folder to fit cards in and found several but I like Mirkwood Designs Card Folder the best. For the inside, I covered with patterned paper and embellished various stickers (border, chipboard and regular) from FarmHouse Paper's Market Square Collection.

On the front, I cut/embossed with Spellbinders™ die templates: S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A, S5-135 A-2 Fancy Ribbon Threader, S4-161 Labels One and S2-017 Medallion Three. To finish, I placed the flower in the center, threaded ribbon, tied a bow and added pearls.

For the cards, I used S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A on all and then placed various Spellbinders Die D-Lites™ (Upper Left ClockWise: S2-019 Grate Works, S2-021 Medallion Four, S2-013 Medallion Two and S2-014 Medallion One), highlighting one for each card front.

To finish, I added trim, pearls, flowers and wrote a sentiment on the stickers with my ZIG Writer. The folder only holds two but I got carried away and created four! These Die D-Lites are just so cute!!

All the Spellbinders Die Templates are available at Scrap-mart.com! If the die you are looking for is not listed, check back later as we just had a big blow out sale on them and they will need to reorder.

Hope these cards give you some ideas for those thank you cards!

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH xo

FarmHouse Paper Co.: Happy Birthday!

Today I created a masculine birthday card for a sweet friend who is celebrating a birthday today! This theme always stumps me and I don't know why...I am a wife, mom of boys and sister to two wonderful brothers. So what's my hang up?! LOL!!

FarmHouse Paper Company made it SO EASY with their Market Square Collection...everything I used is from them.

Happy Birthday by Margie Higuchi
Supplies - Card Base: Core'dinations (David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking System); Patterned Papers, Cardstock Stickers and Stickers: FarmHouse Paper Company (Market Square Collection); Epoxy Sticker: Epiphany Crafts (Bubble Caps Round 14); Twine: May Arts; Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (S5-131 A-2 Matting Basics A, S5-132 A-2 Matting Basics B); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (the Best Glue Ever); Other: Computer Font (Happy Birthday)

I used Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Nestabilities® Card Creator series for the card front and added Market Square stickers to form a cluster to come up with this card :)

So happy birthday, Ken! Hope you have many wonderful wishes coming to you today and hope you like the card!

Here is something I think you all would like if you are a Spellbinders Fan...

This is an amazing sale and if you have some funds, I say now is the time to purchase :) Read the Rules for details by clicking the above image! If you can't get in the first time, keep trying and the deadline is Monday, Nov. 19th @ Midnight U.S. Central Standard Time.

Have a great day everyone! THANK YOU as always for stopping in! xo
MargieH

ScrapMart: Apple of My Eye

Today is another reminder that fall is in the air. I love fall and all its colors! FarmHouse Paper Company's Sugar Hill Collection is a wonderful reminder of it. I whipped up this card - so easy and fast! Thanks to Spellbinders™ Card Creator series and of course, available at Scrap-mart.com :0)

Apple of My Eye by Margie Higuchi
Supplies - Patterned Papers and Cardstock Stickers: FarmHouse Paper Company (Sugar Hill Collection); Twine: May Arts; Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (S5-132 A-2 Matting Basics B); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (the Best Glue Ever); Other: Kraft Cardstock

Friends asked about Spellbinders Nestabilities® Card Creator dies so I thought I'd share a video about them. If you are a cardmaker, this is something you really need to consider!



I hope this gives you a better idea of why I LOVE using them!

Speaking of Spellbinders, they are trying something new & fun called "Try It Tuesday!" A weekly chat (beginning today - Oct. 30th) at 9am PT LIVE about techniques both new and old. We'll be trying new products that we love and experimenting by crafting outside the box! More details, go to Spellbinders' Try It Tuesday blog post!

SPECIAL NOTE: To my friends on the east coast and in Hurricane Sandy's path, know that I am praying for your safety during this time!! I used to live on the east coast right by the Hudson River in NJ/NY area...I can only imagine. Hugs to you all!

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH xo

ScrapMart: CKC & Hi!

I attended the Creating Keepsakes Convention (CKC) - Chicago last weekend. The day I went it was rainy so it was a perfect day to do something scrappy! Met friends and talked so much (really? lol!) that I didn't take too many pictures.

CKC Registration Area

Button Farm! LOVE their kits :)

ScrapMart and my favorite product - Spellbinders Paper Arts!!

Today I am using FarmHouse Paper Company's Market Square Collection to create this card with a little texture - cork, metal and twine :)

Hi! by Margie Higuchi
Supplies - Patterned Papers: FarmHouse Paper Company (Market Square Collection); Cork Paper: Canvas Corp; Ink: Ranger (Walnut Stain Distress Ink); Ink Mist: Tattered Angels; Marker: KURETAKE ZIG (Gold/Silver Painty Twin); Twine: May Arts; Leaf Pin: Maya Road; Dies: Spellbinders™ Paper Arts (S5-132 A-2 Matting Basics B, S4-364 Spiral Blossom Four, S4-368 Hexagons and S5-052 Creative Page Tabs); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (the Best Glue Ever); Other: Kraft Cardstock, Brads, Photo Turns, Staple

I used one of the die templates from S5-132 A-2 Matting Basics B and made this cut to get a perfect tail for my banner with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine!

Had such a fun time visiting with friends and coming home to create with new goodies ;0P

Visit Scrap-mart.com for other wonderful product offerings! Don't forget to sign up to receive emails for their monthly 40% off coupon!

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH xo

ScrapMart: Give Thanks Tin

I created an altered piece out of my mint tin using FarmHouse Paper Company's Sugar Hill Collection. The inside I placed some journaling prompts from the patterned papers for family to write what they are thankful for this year :)

Give Thanks Tin by Margie Higuchi
Supplies - Patterned Papers, Cardstock Stickers: FarmHouse Paper Company (Sugar Hill Collection); Ink: Ranger (Walnut Stain Distress Ink); Twine: May Arts; Gesso: LiquiTex; Tools: Ranger (Ink Blending Tool), Creative Memories (Corner Punch); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (the Best Glue Ever); Other: Tin

First I had to prep the tin with a coat of Gesso and then I inked the edges for a finished look when I adhere the papers onto the tin.

After choosing the patterned papers and chipboard stickers, I cut them to size by tracing the tin shape with pencil and hand cut them. I also rounded the corners with a punch and inked the edges.

Next I used liquid adhesive to all the pieces together - inside, outside and around the sides. LOVE the look so far!

Last it's time to put together the cover - my favorite part! Love these chipboard stickers, they give you a lot and so many choices to add to your project :)

Here is a second look at my finished project!

Hope you enjoyed the process - have a great day!!
Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH