Mini Gift Bag Purses & Gift Card Wallet

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!

I'm excited to share these adorable Mini Purse Gift Bags with you.  I made them in 2 different sizes and you can see the process in my YouTube video if you CLICK HERE 

I show how to make the 3" purse and gift card wallet all out of one piece of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock!!!

I also include the directions for the 4" purse.

These are so easy to make...quicker than my video...lol

The decorating is up to YOU :)

Don't forget to watch my tutorial on making these...

CLICK HERE to see the video

and you can also see my other videos on my YouTube channel jjgz4ever Janie's Crafters Castle 

Thanks for stopping by and...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY - LOCKING MECHANISM CARD TECHNIQUE

I came up with this locking mechanism card years ago...still can't come up with a better name for it.  A couple years ago someone asked me to make a video on how to make the locking mechanism and that is when I made my very first YouTube video.  I reposted it back in October as an anniversary edition.  You can watch it on my YouTube channel by  clicking HERE 

This is a Christmas card made using the same technique.

I belong to a craft swap group on Facebook called

CREATIVE SWAPPERS 

It's group for advanced crafters, and I sent this card to the lady I was swapping with.  There is another swap group,

Seasonal Swaps and Cards 

for crafters of any level.

Be sure to visit my YouTube channel

 jjgz4ever "Janie's Crafter's Castle

to see my other tutorials, and click HERE to go directly to the tutorial for the locking mechanism

Now for the challenges....
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - #206 Monochrome
Hiding In My Craft Room - HIMCR #258 Super Scraps W/ a Twist
52 Chrstmas Card Throwdown - July Colour Challenge
ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for No Rules
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - July 2016
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - July Challenge
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #19

Thanks for stopping by and....

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

CTMH STAMP & DIE REVIEW PROJECT WITH DISTRESS INKS

Close To My Heart recently started selling stamps with matching die sets...and I just happen to LOVE stamp & die sets....so naturually I had to order some and see how good they are.  I decided that since I needed to make a  block step card for a swap I was in that this was a good time try the stamps and dies.  
So here is my review that you watch on YouTube.

Here are some pictures of the card I made for the swap.  Other than the frames and squares, all images and sentiment are from the CTMH "Stuck On You" stamps & dies and are colored with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

And if you want to learn how to make this style card click HERE to see my YouTube tutorial.

The bad news is....I just bought these in January and CTMH no longer sells the "Stuck On You" stamp set and dies.  I guess they are putting out new ones every few months and retiring the others.  That would have to be the negative in my review...I don't like that.  If you don't buy it right away then you might not get the chance.

Here is a link to CTMH where you will be able to see the sets they have right now.

Close To My Heart 

Thanks for stopping by and...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!