Thursday, November 19, 2009

Win New Cuties Stamp Set, News and Samples!

Hi Everyone,

In this post:
New Couple of Cuties Stamp Set (Win 1 of 2 sets)
Melissa Phillips on Our DT Again
Basket Album by Flo
Layouts by Melisa Waldorf
Red & Green Challenge
Quick & Easy Christmas Cards
CHA Craft Super Show Coupon

We’ve been so busy, it’s been ages since I lasted posted here but I have some great things to share today! We just got the proofs back for a new set that should be available in 2 weeks. Do you remember the cute couple in the car I showed on the blog HERE? They are on this set called Couple of Cuties and it turned out so cute!

We wanted to create a set that would be fun for valentines but versatile enough to use all year for different occasions. Our graphic designer, Cindy van Koll, did a fantastic job and I’m still amazed that she fit 23 separate stamps on this set! Okay, one of the stamps is just little bubbles but you can stamp as many bubbles now, where ever you want. There are so many creative ways you can mix and match the images, words and little designs on this set. I love them all so much I can’t pick a fav but I think the rainbow over the little sports car would be adorable. It could even work for a girls road trip!

To celebrate Thanksgiving, I’m giving away a couple of these cuties and I will draw 2 random winners on Thanksgiving day. Just leave a comment here on this blog and tell me what you are thankful for. Don’t forget to leave your email or check back.



I have great news - Melissa Philips wanted to return to our design team and we have missed her lovely vintage projects and are delighted to have her back! Look at this beautiful card she recently created! The image is from our new Birds & Blossoms Scraps and you can see it HERE on her blog - which is pure inspiration!
Our new Design Team member Flo (floliescrap) is from France and she creates these fabulous baskets and albums that have amazing detail. Here is a basket she made and decorated with the fairy photographer from our Love & Romance Cuts. She has basket instructions HERE on her blog.
I promised I would post some more layouts by Melisa Waldorf and it's been so crazy with shows and such I'm behind on blog posts, but I do have 3 more fabulous layouts to show you today! Melisa used several of the Birthday Kids stamp sets on this cute LO and love her colors and the way has the kids are holding different different items from the set!


You can see a close up here how she has each of the kids stamped using different items from the stamp set.


Here is another wonderful layout Melissa W created using our Sew Special stamp set and the floral paper is from our Radiant Paper Pad. Look at how she used a bunch of the stamps to stamp background paper, embellishments and a couple of the sentiments.


I love this layout Melisa W designed using our Flourish and Cherish Stamp Sets! It's so pretty and romantic. I hope it gets bigger when you click it on so you can see all the detail and the stamped frame up close!
Pammy Jo is hosting a fun challenge over at Spiltcoast to use red & green on your project along with any of our items. On the lovely card Pammy used cherries from our Garden Scraps. There are some great cards HERE in the Gallery and you can get all the details to join in the fun HERE


In case you missed DT member Vicki Chrisman's 'Fun & Easy Christmas Cards' posted HERE using images from our Christmas Image & Journal Notes Booklet I wanted to post the link because each card is so sweet!

Lastly, I wanted to add a $5.00 discount link HERE to the CHA Super Show in Anaheim, CA on Jan 22 & 23/10. For those who can make it to this show - please come by and say hi! We will have a double booth at the show, make-n-takes and loads of inspiration! We are also sposoring a great make-n-take at the Splitcoast Stampers Booth on Friday, Jan 22 from 2 to 4 PM.
PS 2 - Come back and visit our Design Team Christmas Challenge Nov 23/09

Wishing you all joy & creativity


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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Birdy Prize Winner, New Kitchen Cuts, 2010 Calendars, CK Show

The Birdy Prize Winner
Our New Kitchen Cuts
Print Our Free 2010 Calendar
Some Inspiring Samples
Meet Me at the CK Show in WA!

Hi Everyone,

I’m back, but with those famous words ‘better late than not at all’. I did say I would post the winner today and planned on doing it this evening just not this late! Today was one of those days that I wished I could clone myself to get everything done.

I just did the Random # Generator and it picked # 24, so the lucky winner is Katie Lyon! Congratulations Katie

True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max: 245 Result: 24

There were 245 comments and it looks like Cardinals, Robins and Bluebirds were among the most popular but there were so many different birds people picked it was really fun reading them all! I’m delighted you all love birds because I have lots more fabulous B&W and colored birdie images and may do another Bird Stamp Set with a variety of the most popular birds.

What would you think of a Birdy CD with colored birds you could print from small to large size to use on big projects like cards, pillows or wall art? Would you like this Cardinal? I would love to hear your feedback! PS – we are working on new stamp sets with images you left feedback on previously HERE – thank you!
Okay, we have a brand new Vintage Cut called Kitchen Time and I’m thrilled with the way they turned out! The colors came out perfectly and there are so many fun images on this 7 x 12” coated cardstock sheet. The Vintage Cuts are the first Heartwarming Vintage product we did and still our our least expensive item (sug. retail $1.75 USD). We just re-printed some again and the printer had one extra space so we couldn't resist adding a new sheet

For those of you who didn’t know we have a 2010 free calendar sheet on the home page of our website (just click on 2010 under the calendar icon) that our graphic artist, the talented Cindy van Koll, creates every year. You can print it on any color of light paper, cut out the months and ink around the edges to create mini calendar pages as shown in the 2 samples below.

This calendar, designed by DT leader Vicki Chrisman, is from pg 28 in our Get Round Booklet done on six old recycled CD’s. She printed the calendar on cream paper and used images are from our Seasonal Booklet. Just match whatever images you choose to scraps of paper. I hope it gets bigger when you click it on so you can read the text. I wish I knew why some pictures get larger and others won't!

This sample below is from pg 36 in our Get Creative Booklet, designed by Jennifer Wyatt, co-owner of Mystic Paper in Mesa, AZ. Jennifer also printed the calendar on cream paper and chose images from our Seasonal Booklet and the cards sit on a plastic ‘easel style’ CD case. Sorry, the text is missing from this page.

Both of these 2 little idea booklets were published back in 2005 and we are starting to run low so I wanted to share these calendar projects. I will post more calendar ideas during this month. Gee, if we had more time we could publish 2 new idea booklets and feature our new stuff!


I also wanted to tell you about the challenge Lori Lynn Washburn is hosting over at Splitcoast to create a window on your project and use any of our products. I love the images and stamps everyone used! Here is Lori’s card and she used kitties from the Homemade Booklet. You can see the gallery HERE and you can still join in the fun and post a project you create! Here are all the details.

I had to share this card that Deb created for the window challenge using our new Merry Christmas Scraps. The snow couple look so cute in the little shaker window she made. She has details HERE on her blog. http://frecklefacepw.blogspot.com


Look at this very pretty layout DT leader Vicki Chrisman created using the birds and roses sentiment from our Birds & Blossoms Scraps. The little torn piece on the bottom left corner is from the same sheet. Papers are from the Classic Paper Pad. If you click on Vicki's name you can see the 468 photos she has posted in our Sample Gallery! Holy moly - I just looked and she has had 1,768,006 views! Wow - she is talented and famous!



I also wanted to share this adorable card DT member Michelle Kovack designed using our Snowbunnies Stamp Set. I love the lace doily, Spellbinders die and mica flakes she used! You can get the details HERE on Michelle's blog. Poor Michelle, our gallery has messed up and stopped working for her but she has a great Crafty Secrets Gallery HERE on her blog with 114 projects she has designed using our products!


Okay, lastly for those of you who can make it (I wish everyone could) I wanted to give you the details on the CK Show we will be at this weekend in Bellevue, WA. I forgot to in our newsletter and several people emailed asking. I also found a link to a $3.00 off coupon! Plus if you didn't get our last newsletter with our coupon for a free sheet of our new Kitchen Time Cuts with any purchase over $10.00 - just tell me you read this blog and you will get one!


CK SHOW Shopping Open
Fri, Nov 6/09 10 AM – 6 PM
Sat, Nov 7/09 9 AM – 5 PM

I found a $3.00 off coupon here: http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/content_downloads/Seattle_WEB__3_OFF.pdf

You can get all the other info on the CK website here: http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/events/ckc/seattle/index.html

Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets


Visit our website: www.craftysecrets.com

Toll Free Phone 1- 8888 597-8898
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Crafty Secrets Head Office
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Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Design Team Bird Challenge & Giveaway!

Today is our Crafty Secrets Design Team Bird Challenge plus I have a great giveaway filled with a bunch of our products with a bird theme! Please click these links to visit each of the our Design Team ladies BIRD projects!

· Vicki Chrisman

· Pam Hooten

· Heidi Blankenship

· Marisa Grosson * Marisa has a giveaway as well!

· Michele Kovack

· Linda Duke

· Michelle Van Etten

· Florence Teixeira New Design Team Member

· Guest Designer Melisa Waldorf October Guest Designer

Here is a photo of all the bird theme goodies we are giving away! To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment here on this blog and tell me what your favorite bird is! Don't forget to leave your contact info. I will announce a winner this Wed, Nov 4/09.



I also wanted to show you some extra bird theme projects and searched around and found a great collection of extra samples by each of these talented ladies!


I love this altered frame DT member Vicki Chrisman created from a plastic frame she got at the dollar store. The image is from our Birds & Botanical Booklet



This is another favorite of mine that DT member Pam Hooten designed using a wood box she embellished with paper from our Classic Paper Pad and used our Bird Lover Stamps


I sign every time I look at the pretty scene Heidi Blankenship created using a mix of our Sweet Kids Stamps and the branch with the birdies is from our Cherish Stamp Set.


Marisa Grosson stamped this fabulous card using our Bird Lover Stamp set and I'm amazed at how she cut out the leaves and did them 3D like paper tole!
I love the birds nest cone DT member Michelle Kovack created last year adding the birds on the branch she stamped from our Bird Notes Stamp Set.


This is another one of my favorites by DT member Linda Duke when she used our Kewpie Stamp set to create this very sweet card


Look at this cute birthday card DT member Michelle van Etten made using our Radiant Paper Pad and the birds from our new Birds & Blossoms Scraps


I would like to introduce Florence Teixeira our new Design Team Member. She goes by Flo and lives in France and creates fabulous projects! Click HERE to see her blog in English (you can also click on the translator on the side). We met through email when she was trying to order some of our products recently and I was amazed at her work and I've really wanted to add an international designer to our team so it's worked out perfectly! Flo will be getting her box of Crafty Secrets goodies next week but I did find this adorable album she had made using a mix of our Bird Notes and French Mail Stamps - the only 2 items she owns of ours. Click HERE to see the rest of this album.

Melisa Waldorf is our guest designer for the month and I feel bad that I've been away so much I have done very many posts. In my next post I will show you some great projects Melisa has created. Look at this totally cute Thanksgiving card she did using the turkey from our Thanksgiving Stamp Set!


That's all for now. Don't forget to leave a comment and tell me your favorite bird to be entered to win our Big Birdy Gift Pack!
Plus - Don't forget DT member Marisa is doing a $30.00 gift certificate giveaway on her blog HERE!

Wishing you joy & creativity

Sandy Redburn
Owner Crafty Secrets



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Crafty Secrets Head Office
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Creative Ideas, Links and Reminder for Tomorrow!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been bad at blog posting as we are working on NEW EXCITING PRODUCTS and I just finished doing back 2 back shows! I also have the CK Show coming up next week in Bellevue WA (Nov 6&7) and it’s a big popular show. I have some fun things to share today and you have to come back tomorrow for our Birdie DT Challenge and 2 blog candy giveaways!

Crackle technique Video by Beate Johns
Halloween Chandelier
MASKquerade Challenge Gallery
Give a Giggle, Send a Smile Challenge
Adorable Baby Boy Postcard Album
Free Thanksgiving Antique Postcard Link
Reminder – Tomorrow is Our DT Bird Challenge & Blog Candy!
My Backyard Fall Photo

Here is a link to a great little video that Beate Johns from Splitcoast created showing a crackle technique she used on the Santa from our Season's Greetings Stamp Set! Beate has other Crafty Secrets projects HERE on here blog

I know Halloween is only 2 days away but I had to share this fun Halloween chandelier that was featured on scrapscene today. Christy created it and used a bunch of images from our Halloween Cuts. This idea would be easy to change up and tie on Christmas images, baby or? To get more details click here to visit Christy's blog.

I also wanted to show you this fun idea that Pammy Jo had for a challenge she recently hosted over at Splitcoast to create a 'mask' of some type and incorporate it into your project. I love the way she turned the coffee lady from our Homemade Booklet into a sassy little witch adding a hat, spider and webs from our Halloween Stamps, pumpkins and words from our Halloween Stickers and the mask she made. Check out her nail polish! Click here to see the 'mask gallery'


Marcy (kiddieltter) is hosting this weeks challenge to 'Give a Giggle, Send a Smile' and create a fun project using any of our products. Look at this cute 'I Hate Housework' card Marcy created using an image from our Domestic Goddess Scraps and stamps from our Kitchen Classics Clear Art Stamp Set. You can join in the fun and get the details HERE and click to see the other samples in the Gallery HERE!


I also wanted to show you this super adorable baby album that DT member Marisa Grosson created using 2 of the postcards from our Baby Boy Postcard Kit and some of our Baby Boy Vintage Stickers. This would make such an adorable keepsake for anyone with a new baby! Click HERE to see the other album pages on Marisa's blog and details on how she combined a Spellbinder's die to mat on her pages.



If you missed this free antique Thanksgiving Postcard we have, please click this link HERE to download it.


I had to run outside and snap a photo of my backyard and all the pretty Fall colors. I love Fall, if it would just not rain so much!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see our Design Team Birdie Challenge and see what the ladies create using any of our bird images and/or stamps. I will also be posting a great giveaway for a bunch of bird them products and include a link for a $30.00 Crafty Secrets Gift Certificate!

Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets - Heartwarming Vintage Co.
Our website: www.craftysecrets.com
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 11:23 AM 4 comments

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Free Thanksgiving Postcard, Winner & 3 BC Classes!

Free Thanksgiving Vintage Postcard!
$25 Blog Winner
Layouts by Melisa Waldorf
3 Classes at BC Creative Expo
More Samples

When I did my last blog post I totally forgot that this weekend is Thanksgiving on Monday here in Canada! So I’m posting a free vintage postcard you can use to decorate a thanksgiving table, kitchen or quick card. Sorry I didn’t do it sooner but Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve always felt our Thanksgiving comes too early. It was so warm and sunny today it just feels too soon! I’ve been collecting the most wonderful Thanksgiving and Fall images and will be releasing them in a set of Creative Scraps next Summer 2010.

I have the winner of our $25.00 Gift Certificate for the feedback POSTED HERE where I asked what future stamp images you all liked best. Thanks so much to all 96 people who left comments and so many helpful suggestions! Instead of doing a random draw I wrote the names of the 6 most helpful feedback posts on slips of paper and drew a random name and Cheryl Carey Bass, Congratulations - your name was on the slip I grabbed!

I want to introduce you to one of our guest designers this month in case you don’t know her - Melisa Waldorf from Jacksonville Florida! You can click HERE to visit the Crafty Secrets Gallery on Melisa’s blog and see 7 more of her projects including an adorable birthday layout she created using our Birthday Kids Clear Art Stamp Set.

This is such a nice Thanksgiving layout Melisa created using our Thanksgiving Stamp Set!
Here is a close up of the large stamp from the set she used with other pieces to create a frame.


Look at this adorable baby layout she created using our Baby Girl Stamp Set. The lace in the background and the ribbon looks perfect 'hanging' the stamped image.

I love the way she created a little collage of stamped baby toys, shoes and the buggy with the stamped image and sentiment.

Like this big pink flower with the stamped center!


Had to share this super pretty Christmas card Linda Duke designed for the challenge at Splitcoast using our new Seasons Greetings stamp set. The Fun Flock looks so cool on the little girls muff!

We will have 4 booths at the BC Creative Expo this coming Fri & Sat (Oct 14 & 15) in Langley BC and Vicki Chrisman is coming to teach 3 classes!

Class 118, Tricks & Treats The queen of Halloween, Vicki Chrisman will be teaching you her best tips & tricks for using Glimmer Mist and our Halloween Clear Art Stamps with her favorite vintage images to create a Spooktacular Mini Album and 2 wall hangings from our Halloween Vintage Postcard Kit! Get great ideas to dress up all kinds of Halloween projects! Halloween Class Kit includes a Vintage Halloween Postcard Kits (with a mini stamp set), assorted Halloween images from Vintage Halloween Booklet, Halloween Stickers, a bottle of Glimmer Mist and fun embellishments!


Class 120, Fairy Girls Shadow Box & Keepsakes - Journey to fairyland with designer Vicki Chrisman and decorate an altered wood shadow box to house your fairy girl, a fairy stamped wood postcard and a pixie spool fairy! Participants of this class will receive a whimsical sheet of vintage fairy girls, butterfly wings, hats and crowns (not publicly published yet) and our Fairy Enchanting Stickers, lrg wood spool, ribbons and pretty embellishments!


Class #119 Christmas Card Class – SORRY SOLD OUT
Learn an array of tips & techniques for stamping and embellishing your cards with heartwarming vintage charm! Designer, Vicki Chrisman will help you create 4 stunning Christmas cards and a keepsake card box. Plus, you get to keep 24 more vintage Christmas images you can use later!

I wanted to show you this great idea here that Julie Campbell thought of to use the little mini images shown on the packaging of the Postcard Kits. Each kit has little sample thumbnail images showing the larger images inside and rather than tossing them, she started cutting them out and using Glossy Accents and foil tape to create mini charms!


I get excited when I see people get creative and mix up stamps from our different stamp sets and I was looking through our gallery at Splitcoast and spotted this cute french postcard Sophie La Fontaine here created using a combo of Garden Girls, French Mail and Mouse Party. She drew the tiny flag and is sending this to a friend in France.


That's all for now. I've been busy getting ready for our show this weekend as we have 4 booths and I'm having a flea market area to clear out a pile of old stock, craft supplies, magazines, antique postcards and more!

Also, we have started working on new stamp sets and the feedback was so helpful! It was fun reading the suggestions, which were mixed but the 2 images that got a giant yes were 9 & 10, the little kids at the soda fountain and in the car, so Cindy our graphic artist is working on a new set with them! Plus there are more sets in the works!

PS - I checked and the Dick & Jane Books (asked for in stamps) are a registered trademark owed by Addison-Wesley - but I'm working the idea!

Wishing you joy & creativity
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets

Our Website: www.craftysecrets.com
Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets
Head Office15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street,
#436Blaine, WA 98230
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 11:54 PM 7 comments

Friday, October 9, 2009

New Samples, Links, See Us Next Weekend in BC!

2 Spots to Win Reminder
DT Samples
Splitcoast Shimmer Challenge
Come See Us in Langley BC Next Week!
Funny Photos and Link!

Hi Everyone,

First I want to remind you if you submitted a card to our WCMD Challenge using any of our products and you didn't contact us for your free gift - today is the deadline to email your choice and all the details to office@craftysecrets.com. Also, if you didn't enter my 'What's your fav designs' blog contest you still can HERE (until Oct 11) and be entered to win a $25.00 gift certificate. So far, 88 people have left great suggestions and feedback!

I realized I forgot to add the link in the last post to DT member Pam Hootens Christmas Giveaway to win one of our Christmas Vintage Postcard Kits, a Image & Journal Notes Booklet and our new Merry Christmas Creative Scraps! Look at this wonderful holiday planner Pam designed using one of the chipboard postcards! You can get all the details and enter on Pam's blog HERE!

Here is the card DT member Linda Duke created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using an image from our Merry Christmas Creative Scraps. Details are HERE on Linda's blog.
Here is the card DT member Heidi Blankenship created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using an image from our Christmas Image Booklet and paper from our Earthy Paper Pad. Details are HERE on Heidi's blog.

Here is the adorable card DT member Michelle Kovack created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using a cute image from the Christmas Scraps and details are HERE on Michele's blog.


Here is the card DT member Marisa Grosson created for our WCMD challenge at Splitcoast using our new Season's Greetings Stamp Set. Details are HERE on Marisa's blog.



Michelle Van Etten has been busy making some very pretty samples! I love this layout of her that she created using the butterflies, lady and butterfly boy she cut out of the back of our Earthy Paper Pad and she used the 'mother' postcard from the Family Postcard Kit. You can see the cute cake and card she also created HERE in our Sample Gallery.


Lori Lynn Washburn has been hosting the last 2 weekly challenges over at Splitcoast and there lots of great samples and inspiration! This is a card Lori created for the Handmade Embellishments challenge she hosted last week and you can see every one's embellished cards HERE. This week she has a Make it Shine Challenge HERE and anyone can join in the fun and post a card!


Look at this pretty little postcard DT member Vicki Chrisman created using an image from our new Postcard Kits! This one is from the Family set. You can see more postcards she made from the Baby Boy, the Best Buds and Kitchen Mail Kits HERE in our Sample Gallery and there are some other great samples other people have submitted that you have to check out!


I had to share these next photos that I made for Vicki's birthday Oct 7 because they are so fun and easy to make using a free program over at www.photofunia.com and they have so many samples you can choose from and then add a personal photo of anyone you pick and places their face in the right spot! So yes, this is Vicki's face on this angel and I thought that was so appropriate as Vicki is coming here to Langley BC, Canada next week (Oct 16 & 17/09) to teach 3 classes at the BC Creative Expo Show and one is a Fairy class! You can get all the details about the classes HERE and on Vicki's blog HERE. Plus we are hosting the Girlfriends Go Vintage Crop Sat night! Here is another photo I did for Vicki's birthday and emailed to her. I amazed at how it can take the photo and place it in all the right spots, here on the sidewalk and in the picture next to it! I think this one looks cool and artsy and they also have one of old vintage stamps that puts faces on the stamps.


I saved the best for the last! Here is a photo of Vicki tattooed on Beckhams bare chest and it also put the photo on his phone! Hilarious, fun, free and you can save the pictures to email to friends.
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! If you can make it to the BC Creative Expo - please come see us! We have 4 booths at the show, 3 classes, make-n-takes, a free gift with every purchase - plus I'm doing a flea market table and clearing out all sorts of older product, supplies, vintage postcard and more!
Wishing you joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Crafty Secrets
Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817
Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4
USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 1:48 AM 5 comments

Monday, October 5, 2009

Our WCMD Challenge Winners, Discount Offer & More!

It was SO hard to pick the winners as everything was fantastic! First I want to thank everyone and and let you know I just got a 25% discount that will apply to every single person who entered our challenge (156 people) who may have fallen in love with something and want to place an order in our Shopatron Store. It’s good until midnight tonight only and you must enter this code: CRAFTYWCMD (in the little code box) and you must order from our Shopatron Store HERE.

Also, as I promised everyone who submitted a sample USING OUR PRODUCTS (and didn’t win) they would still get a prize, so please pick a free vintage booklet or a small stamp set! You must email me your choice and address to: office@craftysecrets.com and state what free booklet or stamp set you pick. We will pay and ship by reg. mail. Sorry I can’t offer this to everyone, as there were 156 entries! 3 Booklet choices: Little Dolls , Summer Time or Childhood or choose from 1 of these Small Stamp Sets: Altered Art, Mini Memories, Serenity Prayer, or Story of Me.


Now to the big winners – who I will also contact by email - but I hope they read this now, as I have to go to the gym (my butt got wider this weekend!)

Best Card Using Crafty Secrets Products goes to: TXGrandmax6 wins the $50.00 gift certificate for her fantastic Halloween diorama card

The 3 Runner Up Winners Using Crafty Secrets each winning a $25.00 Gift Certificate:

Laadeedaa for her Enjoy the Journey Card

PapierGirl for her pretty Pansy Card (can't find the Spiltcoast link)


Saffivort for her Birthday Girls Card


From the group that played BUT DIDN'T USE any of our products, the 3 Winners of ANY MEDIUM STAMP SET are:




Tolecookie, for her great You Rock Card

Then there were sooo many fantastic cards created using our products and I want to post them all but I promised my daughter we would go to the gym and she will be here to get me in 30 mins, so I'm posting some people emailed me and I don't have time to do links BUT you can see them all HERE at Splitcoast! I was just so excited I had to put them here and we have so many international people who have slow computers and it will be way faster for them to scroll through these, get inspired and go visit the splitcoast gallery.

Texasgrandma sent me this fab card last night way past the deadline but I love it! Ooops, I accidentally linked her photo as the grand prize winner (the names are so close, TXgrandmax6)
and had to go back and change it but she still wins a booklet or small stamp set for submitting!


LOVE this inside of this card by Tlady, created with our Bird Lovers Stamp Set


This card by Badsherry is so pretty using an image from our Girlfriends Creative Scraps!


Look at this pretty baby card by oh_Kat and how she used images from our Baby Memories Vintage Cuts


Randi Wall (craftybc) created this adorable card using stamps from our Fairyland and Halloween sets


This Halloween card by LindseyRickett is so cute using the little monster from our Halloween stamp set

I thought this card created by CAKath using our Bird Note Stamp Set was so pretty! There's also some another great ones, including one by Beate with these birds all done in browns and orange fall colors and one by avonlea!


I love how cute this Christmas card turned out by harrahx2 using the Santa boy from our Little Dolls Booklet!

This one is so beautiful by Angelnorth using an image from our Christmas Image Booklet and you have to read her cool techniques (no time to find the link)


How about this ornament card created with our Christmas Joy Stamp Set by a_place_for_ink
It looks so 3D I think you could hang it on a tree!


Another fantastic Halloween card (there were so many) this one by ChristieTully using iamges from our Halloween Booklet
I still can't get over the chocolate box that ILoveLucy created for this card, they look so real they made me hungry last night! The lady is from our Coffee & Tea Stamp Set (not the expression).

Here is a very lovely card with fabulous colors that caardvark7 created using our Sweet Kids Stamp Set.
Ohhh, I want to post more but don't have time, and I'm sorry I didn't get everyones 'real names' credited but you can see the entire gallery all 157 HERE (with and without Crafty Secrets).
You can also enter to WIN Some Great Christmas Crafty Secrets Stuff HERE on DT member Pam Hooten's Blog and see her fabulous Christmas Journal!
I will be back later this week with more great samples from our Design Team!
I also need to give a GIANT THANKS to good ol' Vicki Chrisman, our DT leader and with me scince I turned 'vintage' 6 years ago! She did such a fantastic job hosting this event and considering we were both first timers to this, it worked out great!
Also, if you haven't left feedback on my last post on your favorite possible future stamp designs, you still can HERE and we will draw a winner next Sunday. I've really enjoyed reading your suggestions! Great Ideas - Thanks so much!
PS - If you are looking for our products and can't find them please ask you fav store to call us! Also, they may order off Notions who carries most of our products and sells to stores.
Okay, off to the gym!
Wishing you all joy & creativity!

Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets
Posted by Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Co. at 4:57 PM 5 comments

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Come Join the Fun, Challenge Prizes & Blog Give Away!

Happy World Card Day Everyone!

Our Card Challenge at Splitcoast
Embellishing Ideas
Welcome Guest Designer Melisa Waldorf
Enter to Win $25.00 G.C. For Feedback on Possible Stamp Designs Below!

Today is our challenge over at Splitcoast HERE hosted by our Design Team Leader Vicki Chrisman and now I can spill the beans and tell you the challenge is to create a 3D card using any of our Clear Art Stamps or images from our Heartwarming Vintage Collection (or both).

Vicki is posting her card over at Splitcoast at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time and I would like to invite you to come by and say hi to us between 11 and 12 HERE today as we are hosting for the hour and will be chatting online and giving away some fun prizes! Also, anyone who enters a card using Crafty Secrets (1 per person) will WIN A PRIZE! The Grand Prize is $50.00 and three $25.00 gift certificates.

To enter you just need to post your card at Splitcoast HERE using the code code and email a photo or scan of your embellished card to: contest@craftysecrets.com by 12 midnight tomorrow Oct 4/09. Be sure to include the keyword WCMD09B when uploading your cards to our SCS gallery.

If you are playing along but don't have any Crafty Secrets products, you can also post a link to a 3D card HERE at Splitcoast - BUT DON'T ADD THE CODE. We will draw prizes from both groups. Sorry, I but I can't mail a prize to every single person entering card without using our products (it could be 100's) but we will pick 3 winners from the 'Without Gallery' as well.

I'm excited to see which of our stamps or images people use and how they will embellish There are lots of creative possibilities for embellishing! Here are a few:
Acrylic, Beads, Buttons, Crackle, Die Cuts, Distressing, Embossing, Ephemera, Glitter, Fabric, Felt, Fiber, Flowers, Flower Soft, Foil, Fun Flock, Glitter, Glossy Accents, Jewels, Lace, Metal, Paper Folding, Paper Tole, Paint, Pop Dots, Raffia, Rhinestones, Ribbon, Sewing, Shaker Boxes, Tags, Wire, Yarn and more!

Melisa Waldorf is going to be a guest designer here at Crafty Secrets this month! She has created some fantastic scrapbook layouts, cards and other creations I will be posting during the month here on the blog. This is a Christmas layout Melisa designed using our Christmas Joy Stamp set.


Enter to Win $25.00 G.C. For Feedback on These Possible Stamp Designs! I have 1000's of old images and now that our Vintage Postcard Kits and Creative Scraps are back from the printers I've been trying to decide what Clear Arts Stamps sets we should work on next. I love to get feedback and see what designs really excite and inspire people, so I posted a bunch. I'd love to hear which you love best, if you have any sentiments or words you think would be great to add and anything else you can think of. Of course - you don't have to answer every question, any feedback would be great!

1. Any of our products that include fun retro designs are popular so what about a retro lady stamp set? Do you like these images? What else would you like to see?
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I think these 2 below would be fun to color. If you do, what else would you like with them?
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#5, what about this one as a 3 x 4" stamp? Or a large set of similar artwork with sentiments?
If you like this old barn drawing from 1904 what images and words would you like to see with it?
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We have been wanting to do background stamps for ages and now I have so many designs I need to narrow them down. What styles do you love best and what sizes?
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What do you think of these art deco kids for a valentine/love set? I have 4 others as well
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What about small frames in a office/sale set with some small funky numbers, little frames, SALE!, Received, PAID, old pens, a typewriter, or??
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Do you want to see more ephemera items like big keys, a big crown and? We have a Hardware set but it's 4 x 6" with smaller pieces. Do you want bigger images? Clean or all distressed looking?
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We have been working on an old Car Classic set but I'm torn between old antique and later vintage models? Which do you like best and what else would you want to see? What words?
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How about floral designs, what size would you like best? What about single words like Beautiful, Love, Grateful, etc?
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I want to have a tree or trees on a set. Which do you like best and what words would you like?
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18. If you like this design what size would you like to see it?

Is anyone else loving these veggies because I think they look super cool! If so what words
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What about a flower set that you can build from? Cindy, our graphic designer could build a set with some of these and add some daffodils as well.
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Okay, I got a little carried away but I would love to hear any comments you can leave here on this blog. A winner will be announced next Sunday, Oct 11/09.
Wishing you all joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets

Toll Free Ph or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604-597-8817
Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4
USA Warehouse
250 H. St., #436,
Blaine, WA 98230
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Friday, October 2, 2009

Come Win Prizes & Join Us for World Card Making Day!!

Hi Everyone!

I'm so excited to tell you about all our prizes and challenge tomorrow over at Splitcoast - but I have to keep it secret until tomorrow, Sat, Oct 3 at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, when our Design Team Leader Vicki Chrisman is hosting a FUN challenge over at Splitcoast HERE


We will be giving away a grand prize and a bunch more prizes for entries.
In fact everyone who enters a card using any of our products will win something! Please come visit us tomorrow and join in the fun! You will have until Sunday night 12 PM to submit a card for a chance to win extra prizes!

Here is a little peek at part of Vicki's card. I can give 1 hint - it's not a Christmas card challenge but you could enter one. You can use any of our products to create your card for Vicki's challenge (which is easy and has lots of creative possibilities) she will post the her challenge Sat, Oct 3 tomorrow at 11 EST HERE. So, pull out your Clear Art Stamps and Heartwarming Vintage Collection of goodies and email your card creation to: contest@craftysecrets.com You have until Sun, Oct 4 to email your card.

Plus - there are a bunch of other companies who are hosting challenges tomorrow as well and giving away prizes, so there will be LOTS of eye candy and THOU$AND$ of dollars given away

Hope to chat with you tomorrow!

Sandy Redburn

Owner

Crafty Secrets

Our Online Store Locator

Our Shopatron Store

This Blog: http://www.heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com
Toll Free Ph or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Ph 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

4 New Postcard Kits Arrived, World Card Day and More Vac Photos!

Our 4 new Postcard Kits have arrived and they turned out fabulous! The 4 new kits include Baby Boy, Best Buds, Family and Kitchen Mail and they are shipping now! I’m also posting a bunch more photos from our trip below and info about our World Card Day with Splitcoast!

Here is the Baby Boy Kit and a photo of the stamp set included below it.
This kit turned out so adorable! I love the sleeping baby with 'Don't wake me, I'll wake you". It includes 6 large postcard size images, 12 smaller images embellishments and 18 ivory chipboard pieces to glue them to. You will be able to create 6 postcards or you can turn them into garlands, baby album covers, ornaments and keepsakes.
The stamp set included is 3" x 2.75" with 10 separate very cute stamps! I love the stork wearing the hat and shoes, the little babies holding the Postcard banner, the baby riding the safety pin and the postmark stamp that says Special Delivery Stork Express. You could write tiny letters inside the little block stamp to spell a name or word and these stamps would look cute stamped in blue ink. The postcards can be embellished and by hung by ribbon, lace, trim, twill, jute, raffia or wire. If you mail your postcard in an envelope – stamp and decorate the envelope as well! * Ink, acrylic block and embellishments not included. The sixth postcard image is printed on the front packaging.

Here is the Best Buds Kit and a photo of the stamp set included below it. This kit turned out so pretty! It includes 6 beautiful large postcard size images, 12 smaller images embellishments and 18 ivory chipboard pieces to glue them to. You will be able to create 6 mail art postcards for friends or use them for garlands, mini albums, ornaments and keepsakes!
The Best Buds stamp set included in the kit is 3" x 2.75" has 11 separate pretty stamps! The little flower vines with the nest and bird can also be stamped together to create borders, dividers or corners. The ‘Greetings & Kind Thoughts’ lettering and lovely ‘Postcard’ stamps are from an antique postcard.
Here is the Family Kit and a photo of the stamp set included below it. This kit turned out so pretty! It includes 6 beautiful large postcard size images, 12 smaller images embellishments and 18 ivory chipboard pieces to glue them to. You will be able to create special mail art cards or use them for garlands, mini albums, ornaments and keepsakes!
The stamp set included is 3 x 2.75" has 14 separate stamps! You can stamp: Dear Mother, Grandma, Sister or Daughter and I Love You on your postcards. The little flowers can be stamped beside either of the 2 art deco cottages to create a garden and the tree stamp makes a great center divider. Plus you get a border and small design stamp to play with.
Here is the Kitchen Mail Kit and a photo of the stamp set included below it. This kit has a fun retro theme perfect for creating girlfriend gifts and cute kitchen decor! It includes 6 large postcard size images, 12 smaller images embellishments and 18 ivory chipboard pieces to glue them to. You will be able to create 6 fun postcards or you use them for recipe album covers, kitchen art and keepsakes.
The stamp set included is 3 x 2.75" has 10 separate stamps! The retro theme stamps include Hello, Girlfriend, a cute check list, a border and corner, lady with a can of Joy, a postmark style circle stamp, coffee pot and the cutest Campbell Soup girl! The postcards can be embellished and hung by ribbon, lace, trim, twill, jute, raffia or wire. If you mail your postcard in an envelope – stamp and decorate the envelope as well! * Ink, acrylic block and embellishments not included. The sixth postcard image is printed on the front packaging.
We have teamed up with Splitcoast Stampers and a bunch of other companies for World Card Making Day this Saturday, Oct 3/09 and we will be hosting a challenge, giving away prizes! Our time slot is 11:00 Eastern Standard Time. Be sure to join in the fun! Here are the details. I will post about this tomorrow as well.
Okay, here are the rest of the photos from our 16 day vacation with Jet Blue 'Fly All You Want' passes we bought for $595.00. The passes are good until Oct 8/09 but they sold out fast. (Hey - we could still fly somewhere) They may do it again next year. Our first stop was Boston to the Brimfield Antique Show. I posted a bunch of photos from the show HERE but deleted these 2 by accident, so I'm adding them now. This was one of those fun little vintage shabby booths that are so great to poke around in. You never know what you may find.
The next day we drove into Boston and spent all day walking all over the city. My favorite thing is all the old buildings!

Boston was established in 1630 so no wonder it looks so cool

This is a photo of Newbury Street. It's very upscale with all the famous designer stores but lots of cute little boutiques and restaurants in 19th-century brownstones.
I love the area called Little Italy in Boston. It's really feels authentic and there's lots of great food!
This store called Polcari's has been around since 1932. I found some great snacks and the best Balsamic Glaze in the entire world, called Blood Orange. Mixed with olive oil, garlic and herbs it is to die for on salad!
After Boston we used our passes to fly to Charlotte, NC and drove down to Greenville, SC to exhibit at the Heirloom Stamp Show. We spotted this giant peach water tower on the drive.
The stamp show in Greenville was lots of fun and we got to meet so many wonderful people! I just wish we had stayed longer. By the time we set up and did the 2 day show we didn't have much time to explore.
We only had a 10 x 10 booth so I filled every square inch with product and samples

After the show we used our passes to fly to Fort Lauderdale and drove across the state to stay in Naples on the west coast. Naples is a pretty little town with a real Italian theme, great little boutique stores, galleries and restaurants. There were great deals on dinners - 2 dinners and a bottle of wine for $29.95.
We had a picnic lunch at the beach and the seagull were very friendly and hungry

Later they went off to watch the sunset.
4 days later we hopped back on a plane with our passes and went to New Orleans for a few days. I loved these old buildings and the streetcars!
 I saw so many beautiful things in this antique store but my budget and lack of space allowed me to only look.
This photo is from the French Quarter in New Orleans. We walked to Bourbon street and YES it's just like they say - a giant party street filled with live music bars, restaurants, souvenir stores and lots of crazy party people.

We celebrated our 31st anniversary while we were away. How did the time go by so fast? I was 20, he was 24 and now he is going to retire this Jan. It seems very weird. After New Orleans we used the passes to fly to Vegas, and Phoenix. Then we flew back to Seattle and drove 2 hours home. We would recommend the passes if Jet Blue offers them again.

In closing, I'm very sad to say that two of our lovely Design Team ladies are leaving the team but they may be back when they have more time. Anna Wight has been on our team for over 2 ½ years and Vivian Peters has been with us for a year. Both of these talented ladies have created so many fabulous samples and really helped show off our products! We will miss them both tremendously and hope they will come back and play again! I will be announcing some new faces and guest designers shortly.

Check out all these fantastic samples in Anna’s Crafty Secrets Gallery!

Thank you to those of you that left all the nice words and tips on my last post! Selena, I’m heading to a Ross store this week to look for that dress form!
Wishing you all joy & creativity!
Sandy Redburn
Crafty Secrets

Our Online Store Locator
Our Shopatron Store
This Blog: http://www.heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com

Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817

Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave., Surrey, BC V3S 8R4

USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230
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