My Minds Eye {Find Your Wings and Fly} Hanging Wall Frame

 

Create your own personalized wall hanging with the NEW Find Your Wings and Fly Collection by Rhonna Designs for My Mind's Eye! The collection is full of sophistication and whimsy all at the same time! 

 

Purchase a frame at your local Craft Warehouse and cover it with your favorite from the new collection! Add embellishments, washi tape, and paint the edges to give the piece a finished look. The sky's the limit!

Echo Park Paper Company Bundle of Joy

NEW to Craft Warehouse stores is both the girl and boy versions of Bundle of Joy collections!

We love Echo Park's Design Team Member's Diaper Cake that she created! Go to Echo Park's Blog here to get the free downloadable instructions to make your own!

National Scrapbook Month Guest Designer Noel Culbertson

Craft Warehouse is celebrating National Scrapbook Day all month long! We have asked some of our favorite scrapbook designers to share with us what scrapbooking means to them! Welcome Noel Culbertson from the Glitz Design Team! We love Noel's fresh style and amazing photography! But, what we admire most is her love for her family always comes out in her pages.

What keeps you motivated to document your life?

The heart of our family keeps me motivated in documenting our daily life. There are so many things to be thankful for everyday, and they are so easy to forget. Often those things we are most thankful for are the little details we see 100 times a day and yet we don't notice them. Watching out for the ordinary moments, photographing them and then taking just a fraction of those and getting them on paper because life is short and moments and memories fade. I've often been accused over the past 15 years of taking far too many pictures, but there isn't one photo I wish I didn't have. Seeing again and again just how quickly the occasions fly by, encourages me on the continual process of memorializing moments.

Shown above, Glitz Design Uncharted Waters NOW in stores!

What do you use the most to take photos with? Point and shoot, Digital SLR, or your Phone Camera?

I usually tote around my Nikon D300 with 24-70mm lens, however in the past year or so I have used my iPhone camera on a daily basis as a supplement.

What is on your scrapbook table right now?

A whole load of bits and pieces of Glitz Designs paper from a project I finished last night.

What do you do to celebrate National Scrapbook Day?

I have always managed to spend National Scrapbook Day with my family doing my best to make more memories to scrapbook!

You can also enter to win prizes the entire month of May on Instagram! This is how to play:

1. Take a photo in Instagram while you are in Craft Warehouse anytime during the month of May (no purchase necessary).

2. Tag your photo by typing "@craftwarehouse" and "#craftwarehouse" so we can see your photo!

3. Each time you post a photo between May 1st - May 30th and tag us, you can be entered to win prizes!

Crate Paper Shadow Box DIY

You don't have to be a scrap booker to create these simple Shadow Box décor.

 In the Black shadow box I decide to add a little glitter on the clothes pins and in the little vial. It gave it a little sparkle!

On the large Shadow Box I added a mini white frame to add detention. Then covered the edge with paper. You can see each sample at your local Craft Warehouse in person! 

Created By Sarah Owens For Craft Warehouse



Supplies for 8x8 Shadow Box:

• Black Shadow Box 8x8 (MCS-242)
• Crate Paper "DIY Shop" Paper Collection Kit, Bakers Twine, Layered Stickers and Die-cuts
• TomBow permanent tape runner
• All Night Media large & Small pop dots
• Tim Holtz idea-ology corked vials
• Lara Crafts mini spool and clothes pin
• Martha Stewart  gold glitter and glue.

Supplies for 12x12 Shadow Box:

• White Shadow Box 12x12 (MCS-44)
• 5x5 White frame (LFA-590)
• Crate Paper by Maggie Holmes Collection paper pack, embellishments, bows, hair clips and sequence.
• Tombow permanent tape runner
• All night media large and small pop dots

*  DIY Shop Collection on sale right now while supplies last!

Backpack Station

Don't just get organized, add style while cleaning up the clutter!
Choose a open back barnwood frame and paint it what ever color matches your décor!

Supplies:

18"x24" Corkboard
18"x24" Barnwood Frame
Acrylic paint color of your choice.
Sanding block.
Black Wood Letters (on sale 3 for $10 reg $7.99 each)
Metal Hooks (on sale 3 for $10 reg $3.99 each)
Metal Medallion (on sale 3 for $10 reg $4.99 each)

If the rustic look of barnwood frames don't match your decor, paint them! We added bright turquoise acrylic paint for a POP of fun color!

Join us for our National Scrapbooking Month! To help celebrate there will be in store giveaways, make and takes, and special sale prices!

You can also enter to win prizes the entire month of May on Instagram! This is how to play:

1. Take a photo in Instagram while you are in Craft Warehouse anytime during the month of May (no purchase necessary).

2. Tag your photo by typing "@craftwarehouse" and "#craftwarehouse" so we can see your photo!

3. Each time you post a photo between May 1st - May 30th and tag us, you can be entered to win prizes!

Canvas Explosion

 Created and Designed by Connie Richardson for Craft Warehouse

Supplies:

• 11x14 Canvas
• Golden Gel Medium
• Molding paste
• Gesso
• Flute Paper - brown Petaloo
• Acrylic paint - Espresso
• Frame - Color me Crazy by Petaloo
• Tim Holtz : Idea-ology Watch, Mini gears, Swivel clasps, Keys, Keyholes and Destinations paper pack
• Tim Holtz : Idea-ology distressed ink black soot & gathered twigs
• Tim Holtz Ranger alcohol ink : Pitch black (applied to embellishments)
• Tim Holtz Ranger distressed stains : Tumbled Glass & Vintage Photo
• Cheese Cloth
• Metal hangers
• Mini Misters
• Exacto Knife
• Embellishments : Martha Stewart
• E6000 Glue

Directions:

1. Paint sides of canvas with acrylic paint espresso - let dry
2. Apply gel medium molding paste for texture (may use stamps or other objects to create desired designs) - let dry
3. Apply small amounts of distressed stain into mini misters and spritz on to canvas in random areas and let dry.
4. Cut Tim Holtz paper "Destinations" to fit the top and backside of the canvas. Then distress paper - glue into place with Mod Podge - let set till tacky...important it is left pliable enough to cut, add Mod Podge as needed.
5. Using exacto knife slice 9 pie pieces, then fold pieces back to took like an explosion. (you can use paint brush handle to help roll back)
6. Apply Gesso to flute paper - let dry
7. Spritz cheese cloth with vintage photo distressed stain - let dry
8. Glue cheese cloth to flute paper.
9. Add Distresses bronze to handle and other metal embellishments.
10. Glue handle into canvas using E6000
11. Tear and spritz paper then glue to canvas
12. Add favorite photo or art work
13. Embellish 

Join us for our National Scrapbooking Month! To help celebrate there will be in store giveaways, make and takes, and special sale prices!

You can also enter to win prizes the entire month of May on Instagram! This is how to play:

1. Take a photo in Instagram while you are in Craft Warehouse anytime during the month of May (no purchase necessary).

2. Tag your photo by typing "@craftwarehouse" and "#craftwarehouse" so we can see your photo!

3. Each time you post a photo between May 1st - May 30th and tag us, you can be entered to win prizes!

3 Little Angels Canvas Art

 

 Designed and Created by Connie Richardson for Craft Warehouse

Supplies:

• 11x14 Canvas
• Mod Podge
• Bo Bunny Paper
• Petaloo Color Me Crazy Flowers
• White  Magnetic 3x3 Mini Frames
• White Zipper
• Silver Acrylic Pearl Paint
• Iva pearls on a string
• Martha Stewart Butterfly Embellishments
• Cheese Cloth
• Gesso
• Golden Gel Med (Art Dept)
• Flower Stencil
• Tim Holtz Angel Wing Dye cut (need a big shot)
• Tim Holtz Distressed vintage photo ink pad and dabber
• Tim Holtz Distressed Stains: Broken China, Tumbled Glass
• Tim Holtz idea-ology tissue wrap
• Vintage patina
• Spell Binders Flower Die

Directions:

1. Paint sides of canvas with silver paint and let dry.
2. Apply gel medium then lay in pearls.
3. Distress Bo Bunny paper
4. Spray canvas with tumble glass shimmer mist - Spritz preparation as follows: In spray bottle - shake together - 2parts simmer acrylic pearl paint along with 3 parts water & then add some distressed stain. Shake well, play with ratio until you get the desired consistency.
5. Apply mod podge to tissue wrap - let dry
6. Tear paper into a V - adhere zipper with adhesive - following the V.
7. Cut out wings using the Big Shot and dye cut. Distress with ink Vintage photo ink pad and dabber.
8. Cut out flowers using Spellbinders Dye & Big Shot.
9. Glue all components to canvas

Join us for our National Scrapbooking Month! To help celebrate there will be in store giveaways, make and takes, and special sale prices!

You can also enter to win prizes the entire month of May on Instagram! This is how to play:

1. Take a photo in Instagram while you are in Craft Warehouse anytime during the month of May (no purchase necessary).

2. Tag your photo by typing "@craftwarehouse" and "#craftwarehouse" so we can see your photo!

3. Each time you post a photo between May 1st - May 30th and tag us, you can be entered to win prizes!