Simply Happy Birthday

The July-August edition of Through the Craft Room Door Magazine is in the Subscribers Only area for your viewing pleasure.

We have some amazing Tutorials and Articles for you to enjoy.

3 videos for your viewing pleasure and several Studio files for some fun Summer cards.

Learn how to make popsicle stick bracelets in our Kids Korner. Check out our 101 Tutorial on how to use those fun Gelatos and see how a water bottle is transformed into a work of art that is both lovely and useful as a pencil holder.

Come play along in our Christmas in July Challenge and adventure to several blogs on a mini treasure hunt.

Our Featured Digi Artist is Deedee Anderson, the artist and owner of Deedee's Digis!

She has provided us with 3 awesome sets of images as well as inspiration from her team using the images!

As usual, we have awesome inspiration for the summer and Christmas!

So grab that glass of something refreshing, kick back and enjoy!

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Happy Crafting!

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This week our sponsor for Through the Craftroom Door is The Stamping Boutique.  My card features the image "Little Girl With Balloon".

All of the other supplies used on this card will be listed in an upcoming issue of Through the Craftroom Door Magazine.  

Challenges:

Craft Your Passions #275

Inspiration Destination #46

Cute Card Thursday A.G.

Sister Act Card Challenge #119

DTS #18

May You Find a Treat Box of Gold

It's time for another challenge at 613 Avenue Create!  As always, this week's challenge is "Anything Goes" but with the optional twist of using an Irish saying/blessing/quote.

Coincidentally, it is also time for another of my monthly boxes to be sent to my grands.  This month I'm not altering a mailing box, but I did make a treat container for them.  

I was able to use the super cute "Cynthia Fairy Pushing the Mushroom Cart" for my image this week.  The Stamping Boutique is one of our generous sponsors this week.  I cheated with this image a bit.  I knew I wasn't going to be able to get my background the way I wanted with markers, so I colored in the image and background on my computer, added my Irish Blessing and printed the whole thing.  

I made the box out of green card stock - it is 5" x 5" with sides that come up 2.5".  I used my Fiskars scalloped border punch to punch the top edge all around the perimeter.  I lined both the inside and outside of the box with some of the Echo Park "Saint Patrick's Day" papers.  The twill ribbon is some that I got at work.  

 (In addition to the "treats" in the box, I'm also including this DVD I found that has both "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" and "The Gnome-Mobile" on it!  The kids might not be to impressed, but I'm sure their parents will get a kick out of it!)

 I had cut shamrocks with my silhouette out of the same green card stock I made the container from, and then punched holes in them to be able to use them as a tag.    I tied them to the tops of clear treat bags, filled with Rolos, with some sparkly Offray ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the amazing inspiration being shared by my teammates over at 613 Avenue Create!

Challenges:

Craftitude: Anything Goes or Add a little Green

Crafty Boots Challenge: Green

Inky Impressions Challenge: 3D projects