"Good Dog" Mini Album

So, Shiloh isn't always "good" but she takes such great care of us. She scares the beegeebees out of anyone who comes to the door; her version of keeping us safe. She is a constant companion and always wants to be where we are. She is so faithful. She wouldn't sleep in her bed in our room while Husband and I were in the hospital. I think she knew something was wrong because, even when he's late or out of town, she will sleep in there with me. I could go on and on but I won't. I'll just say that she's an awesome dog and we love her so very much.

First night at home and where she still sleeps today. 

This mini has been a LONG time coming. I found this paper, TPC Studio's Paws and Claws Dog, many moons ago at Tuesday morning (I think). I knew immediately that I wanted to make a "Shiloh" album.

Only later did I find the perfect chipboard album. It was meant to be a beehive but all I saw was a fire hydrant, and the perfect book coming together. You can watch the video HERE.

I traced the chipboard outline on my papers and cut them out by hand. Once I had adhered everything down, I roughed up the edges with a nail file and then inked all of them in Walnut Stain distress ink.

For the cover, I used my go to chipboard letters that I have had forever and have a TON of. Of course, when I go to spell out "good dog" in the orange, I have no options for all upper or all lower because I don't have a complete set in either. Oh well! I just mixed them up and then distressed them. :) I LOVE how the title turned out and that sweet touch of whimsy, just like our Shiloh.

For her picture, I cut five kraft circles from my circle punch with a patterned piece layered on top. I cut Shiloh's picture with my Stampin' Up 1 3/8 inch circle punch to mat it inside. Her tiara is punched from an old Martha Stewart punch I found on sale years ago. (I thought I would use it for the girls' minis but Shiloh got it first.) I did the same layering to bring some dimension and topped it with patterned paper. I applied Crackle Accents all over for more detail.

I wanted to add as many photos and as much journaling as I could to this mini album. On the first page, I popped up one of my favorite pictures of her and the journaling spot slides out from underneath. For even more journaling room, I folded the paper in half. The pull is punched and layered using my small and large Stampin' Up tag punches. I Crackle Accent-ed the paw on the patterned paper.

On the next page, I tried something I haven't done in a long time; I used a magnet closure. Forgot how fun and cool those are to use. Again, I slipped the journaling spot behind the matted photos.

*open*

 I made a pull out for five pictures and a journaling spot and tied with orange hemp cord. Used a mini lunch bag as a pocket to hold photos that I wanted to include but not display. A memo clip holds the sack shut. I matted a photo on the outside.

*Special heart jewel from Regan*

I created a pocket for photos and journaling from a longer photo that I backed on kraft cardstock. I popped up the photo on the next page and slipped more photos and a journaling spot underneath.

I fussy cut the dog house out of the papers and, after backing it on kraft cardstock, covered it with glossy accents. Once dry, I added the 'dog' brad that I had cut the prongs off of. The next page, I made a library pocket and matted with patterned paper. I popped it up and added even more pictures beneath.

The back is plain and simple. I added Shiloh's old tags with a trinket pin back here because they didn't look good on the front. I don't like it much so I'll be playing with other options.

That's my "Good Dog" mini album! Hope you enjoyed it.

I was able to create a kit out of my left overs. You can find that at my Zibbet shop by clicking the link to the right. :) You can also check out the video HERE.

Hope this finds you happy and healthy!

Pals Mini Album

I made this mini album from the Baby Saurus envelope kit by Little Yellow Bicycle. I have had it awhile because, when I bought it Archivers, I didn't notice that the chipboard covers were WAY too small for the envelopes. Realizing it was too late to return them to the store, I set the too-small covers to the side, made my own, and finished the mini. I made this for our cousin in Wisconsin that we visit every summer. Thought it would be fun to put pictures of his toys or him and his toys or him and friends (or us!) or really whatever. I didn't do a whole lot of embellishing (or really any embellishing) because I didn't want there to be little pieces possibly coming off and into little hands.

I did, however, paint and distress the letters for the title. Still not sure if I like them. First I covered them in a custom orange I mixed from acrylic paints. That was too bright and didn't match like I wanted in to. So I added brown paint with my finger in small swipes. They still needed something so I repeated the step with Antique Gold Rub'N'Buff. Wiped off as much as I could and there is the final product.

I also created the title layers with some left over Stampin' Up Simply Stampin' Kit (that I have no idea what the name was) scraps. Roughed them up a little by carefully crumpling and then smoothing out. I also only adhered them in the center so that the ends would stand up from the cover a bit. I punched five ovals from kraft cardstock, along with one from the scraps of design paper and glued them together, creating a little dimension.

I inked the hole reinforcers (came with the kit) with Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress Inks.

Thanks for stopping in! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Long Time...

I know it's been awhile and I really have no excuse but that I've been just too tired to do anything but meet the basic needs of my family and household. :) I am hoping that it will get better but I have the feeling it will get worse first. Thanks for bearing with me. I truly appreciate you.

I did get a burst of energy today (with the help of caffeine) and created a couple of Halloween kits. I had all these materials lying around and I thought if I'm not using them, someone should be. I hope you like. :) You can check them out in my Zibbet shop.

I also rearranged the girls' bedroom. Can someone say "nesting"?

Dress Diecuts with Paper - Zibbet.com

As promised I added the dress chipboard minis with paper to my zibbet.com shop. Check them out and let me know what you think! My next mission is to get out some baby onesies using these paper collections. (Plus, I need to make some baby minis myself as my friends are flooding my life with them!!)

I used K & Company's Life's Little Occasions Line and these papers are so perfectly "baby girl". Love them.

This set is using DCWV's Nana's Nursery set and, would you believe, it's from the boy stack!?!? I think it's so perfectly girlie even with the cute little animals. :)


Thanks for stopping by!

New Zibbet.com Shop Items

Just wanted to let you know that I have baby onesie chipboard books and one overalls chipboard book, both with papers, up on my Zibbet.com shop. These are for our cute little boys! (See right side of this post to get to my store :)) Keep an eye out for little girl onesies and dresses coming soon!

I used K & Co's Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy and DCWV Nana's Nursery Boy lines.

I also have one more Tim Coffey mini album kit available!

Double-sided (only see one side here) check out shop for other side! (This paper is also used with a chipboard onesie.)

Thanks guys! Have a great weekend!!

New kits!!

Wanted to share the two new kits I have available at my Zibbet.com shop. Let me know what you think!!

"Songbird" Kit - This is a kit using the Songbird collection by DCWV

5 Chipboard birds w/ binder ring
13 single sided DCWV papers (many glittered; see video for measurements)
4 coordinating 8.5x11 cardstock (Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Real Red, and Pumpkin Pie)
Coordinating diecuts/tags/journaling spots
2 sheets of K&Co chipboard elements (frames and tags)
Various Chipboard elements
6 Prima white flowers
3 baby roses
3 fabric leaves
Various die cuts
1 small "lunch-style" bag, kraft
1 small bag, kraft
6 shipping tags, 3 small and 3 large
3 various fibers/ribbon
Various embellishments including brads, eyelets, charms, bling

See Video HERE

"Baby Girl" Kit - This is kit was created using the Nana's Nursery: Girl from DCWV. Love it!! So girlie.


5 chipboard dresses
24 single sided 6x12 papers (many glittered)
5 coordinating 8.5x11 cardstock (Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, and Barely Banana)
Various Chipboard elements
6 Prima white flowers
3 baby roses
3 fabric leaves
Various die cuts
1 small "lunch-style" bag, white
1 small bag, white
6 shipping tags, 3 small and 3 large
5 various ribbons
Various embellishments including brads, charms, bling

See video HERE

Let me know what you think!! I'd love to hear your opinion!

Kit Questions

I am putting some new kits together and I have a few questions for you. I would love your feedback...

What do you look for in a kit? What things HAVE to be included for you to consider a purchase? What are the most important items to you? Do you consider loads of embellishments, fibers, flowers, and "extras" strong selling points or simply icing on the cake?

Thanks for the feedback! I greatly appreciate it!!

New kits available!! Woo-hoo!!

So I put together two new mini kits, a Christmas mini and an "Unconventional" Valentine's mini. Here are the contents of each.

*SOLD* Christmas Mini featuring papers from K&Company's Brenda Walsh Christmas line:
12 double-sided papers
4 coordinating cardstock
5 Christmas tree chipboard pieces
1 star chipboard piece
5 ornament (lightweight chipboard) diecuts with 12 toppers
Various diecuts elements from the collection (vary per kit)
6 Prima white flowers
2 pieces bling, snowflake and tree
4 coin envelopes in various sizes
6 shipping tags, 3 small and 3 large
Various Fibers
Binder ring, charms, customizable pebble, and magnet

***SEE VIDEO HERE*** 

"Unconventional" Valentine's Mini featuring the Euphoria Collection by Basic Grey:
5 Chipboard hearts
18 single sided BG papers
4 coordinating cardstock (shown in second picture)
1 complete package of BG chip stickers
1 complete matching BG Alphabet (upper and lower, including numbers)
1 sheet of BG element stickers
2 sheets of K&Co chipbaord elements (flowers and tags)
Various Chipboard elements
6 Prima white flowers, and 2 small bags of small Prima flowers in purple and pink
3 coordinating journaling spots
Various die cuts
"Key" rub-ons and bling
4 coin envelopes in various sizes
6 shipping tags, 3 small and 3 large
Various Fibers

 ***SEE VIDEO HERE***

Let me know what you think!! Visit my store at Zibbet.com, the link is right there. :)

Regan's Gift

Regan and I decided to swap swivel clasps and I just opened hers. It's very beautiful and no words will do it justice. My pictures don't do it justice either but I must try. :)

She added beaded charms, including beads that are "crackled", fuzzy (the light pink one), crackled, and crystal. She used lots of buttons and tulle...love them! Regan UTEEd (I think) a flower and put an eyelet through the center, making it a charm. How cool is that? She added a key, locket, and journey (Tim Holtz) charms. The fragment charms have my girls names and their meanings on them; so sweet!!

I love it, Regan. I absolutely love it. It's going on the tree and when we take it down I will have to decide where to display it then. I am already planning a very special mini for this but I have a feeling that it will take awhile to get this mini completed. It needs to be super special to carry off this swivel clasp! :)

I have to add that she filled my box with goodies! Prima, and paper, and charms, oh my!!

Zibbet Shop Items

So I just wanted to take a minute to share with you all the items available in my Zibbet.com shop. I have mini albums and a kit, charms galore, coin envelopes, and chipboard die cuts.

Charms "kits":
*Christmas - 7 charms including Santa, snowflake, wreath, "joy", tree, stocking, bell
*Halloween - 5 charms including skeleton hand, howling wolf, witch hat, bat, jack-o-lantern
*Zoo, African animals, Safari - 6 charms including lion, giraffe, tiger, zebra, coyote, elephant
*Travel - 2 charms including a camera and the Eiffel Tower*Beach, aquatic, aquarium, SeaLife - 9 charms including starfish, fish (bead), anchor, ship steering wheel, seahorse, crab, seashell, turtle, flipflops (inscribed "Made with Heart & Sole")
*Tea - 2 charms including a cup and saucer and a teapot
*Spring, Garden - 5 charms including watering can, butterfly, flower, rose, ladybug
*Fashion, Crafting - 4 charms including hanger, singer sewing machine, handbag, and small handbag
*Western, Rodeo, Cowboy, Texas, Ranch - 5 charms including horse with colt, guitar, horseshoe, boot, hat

I will sell these charms individually upon request.


Here are the visuals:

9 different charm collections available (also sold individually)

Whimsy mini album and a kit (not shown) are available

Baby mini available (personalized after purchase)

Set of 6 coin envelopes in 4 different sizes

Dress, overalls, and onesie die cuts; all available in 3 different chipboard options (shown in medium weight chipboard)

Check out my store and tell a friend...I would greatly appreciate it! :) Have a great day!

Zibbet Shop

OK. So I was going back and forth about opening an Etsy.com shop. I really wanted a place, other than my blog, that people could see and buy my work, mostly the buying part. I feel more comfortable buying from a "legitimate" site, so I just assume others prefer that as well.

Anyhoo, I found that Etsy had so many fees that I would have to jack up all my prices just to break even. I want my products to be accessible to everyone and, in this economy, I just couldn't see the point in higher prices to pay a website, know what I mean?

Here's what I have found in my first week:

Zibbet.com Cons:
*It's not as well known as Etsy (yet). Products seem to move a little slower because of this. 

Zibbet.com Pros:
*IT'S FREE!!!
*You can pick your shop. For example, I can have a free shop and get all the basics. Or I could pay $9.95 a month and "Upgrade", get more perks and amenities. Or I could go even further and pay $69.95 a year ($6ish a month) for an even further upgrade and get every perk they offer. I chose to start on the free end and see how it goes.
*It's easy to use. Literally, just like Etsy.com.
*Once you open your store, there are all kinds of helpful hints that you can use it promote your business. For example, the link on my sidebar (with the owl...really, how can you miss it? :)). Super easy. 

So I wanted to share this find with you. Regan (Emora Designs) gave me this hint and I can't keep quiet about it. Super excited! Check it out and tell me what you think!!

Whismy Album Kit

I created a single kit to complete the Whimsy mini album in the previous post. This would make a fantastic gift for a loved one or special friend! Check out my new shop on zibbet.com!

Here's what's in the kit:

7 #6 coin envelopes (measuring 3.5*6.5)
3 each of 6 8*8 designer papers (with the exception of the solid orange; there's only 2 sheets)
3 each of 3 colors solid coordinating cardstock (8.5*11 - vanilla, olive, and chocolate)
3 full sets of alpha stickers
paper borders
3 curling ribbons
4 ribbons: rose red, striped olive, blue grosgrain, and brown tulle
assortment of stickers (including 6 "pull tabs")
die cuts: 4 elegant labels, 1 petal card, 1 scalloped envelope - all in vanilla cardstock
flowers: 4 Prima - 2 small, 1 medium, and 1 large; 2 printed and 2 felt Making Memories flowers
assortment of chipboard and paper pieces
hardware: 2 binding rings, 12 silver eyelets (great for inking), all brads used in mini; Basic Grey magnet closure
assortment of buttons with twine for threading
2 small and 2 large shipping tags

***BUY IT HERE***

***SEE VIDEO HERE***

Halloween Kits and Extras for SALE!!!

***UPDATE: I will be attending to a family affair so I will have little to no internet time for the next week or so. Please feel free to email me about the kits or extras but please understand that I probably won't get to respond until after the 1st of October. Thanks for understanding! Be well.

3 Halloween Kits Available

Included in these kits are:

24 6x6 double-sided Halloween papers

  6 6x6 specialty papers (foiled, embossed)

8 6x5.5 coordinating cardstock

5 chipboard "Tombstone"-not shown, check video (2 kits) OR 6" round pieces (1 kit)

1 chipboard coaster

2 chipboard skull and crossbones

4 various sizes of coin envelopes

2 paper bags, one black and one orange

1 package of rub-ons

1 package of alpha stickers green glitter (2 kits) OR black (1 kit)

loads of various Halloween "puffy" stickers

12 round "tag" stickers

2 sheets of bug double sided stickers

2 small and 2 large shipping tags

1 bag Diamond Dust (warning: keep out of reach of small children)

Lots of charms, button, brads, trinkets (see video for details)

2 spiderweb border strips in black and white

Loads of die cuts (not shown in picture, oops. Please check video for details)

3 pairs of black velvet Prima flowers in small, medium, and large

8 tiny white roses

2 green leaves

2 white doilies

 Lots of fibers, ribbon, tulle (see video)

***3 Kits Available***

Cost of kit - $35 (including shipping)

***VIDEO HERE***

Halloween Charm Collection

This charm collection includes one each of the five charms shown above. The largest charm is the skeleton hand measuring roughly 1 1/4 x 3/4 inches. 

Cost of charm kit - $5 (including shipping).

Halloween Button Collection

This collection of buttons includes a small, medium, and large button in each of four colors, totaling 12 buttons. The largest of the buttons measure roughly 3/4 of an inch round. These buttons vary slightly in color and style. 

***3 button kits available***

Cost of button kit - $3 (including shipping).

Coin Envelopes

The coin envelopes will come 6 to a purchase and are available in the following sizes:

#1 - 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches - $2

#3 - 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches - $3

#6 - 3 3/8 x 6 inches - $4

#7 - 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches - $4

Assortment (8 total) - 2 of each of the above sizes - $4

All these prices include shipping.

***SEE VIDEO HERE***

Please email me with your interest (under "View my complete profile" at the top of blog). I will combine shipping. I will send you an invoice and once payment is received, I will ship out the next business day.
As of right now, I AM ONLY SHIPPING WITHIN THE US. Sorry.

Happy Chick Designs will not be responsible for lost or damaged kits, so if you are interested in insurance please let me know before payment is made. 

Thank you and happy creating!