Stylish Blog Award! Thank You!!

I received this cute Stylish Blog award from Dorothy (Dakota Bear) at http://alwayslivemorescrapping.blogspot.com/.  I have been scraping friends with Dakota Bear over at Sistas Scrap Too and Scraps of Colors for a while now. She is extremely sweet and supportive; I love her creations and family stories.  Thank you Dakota Bear.

Now I need to write 8 things about myself. And pass this award onto 8 other bloggers.  So here it goes.

1.I am a wife to Hollis, we will be celebrating our 10^th year anniversary in June

2.I am a loving mother to a 23yr son, Antoney and  I have 8 Godchildren ages 24yrs-3yrs

3. I have four cats (Monty, Smokey, Precious and Raven) and have a salt-water aquarium

4. I love vacationing in Orlando family.  I have not missed a year since 1998

5. I have been dabbling with crafts and scrapbooking for 12* years. I love everything about it, and I love trying new ideas or techniques

6. I am a shopaholic (scrapbooking stuff and Coach bags are my poison)

7. I always have a camera; I am the go to person in my family for old and new pictures

8. I love everything about African American culture (music, movies, TV, theater, art, books and poetry)

The 8 blogging sites I have found interesting in the last couple of weeks.

1.    Kim: http://kim-kimscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

2.    Lisa: http://cropdropnroll.blogspot.com/

3.    Terry: http://tellensplace.blogspot.com/  and http://terryeo.blogspot.com/

4.    Vernetta: http://scrapinnovations.blogspot.com/

5.    Cammie: http://cuttin-up.blogspot.com/

6.    Tammy: http://fromme2upapercrafting.blogspot.com/

7.    Yolanda: http://yolandasscrapnstampspot.blogspot.com/

8.    Angie: http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/

Thanks again Dorothy,

Thank you for stopping by

~~Netta~~

SST! Valentine's Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sistas Scrap Too! second blog hop! We had so much fun with our first hop that we decided to do a hop once a quarter. This is the hop for the first quarter of 2011 and we are glad you decided to join us! We have 13 designers working on our theme for this hop, which is none other than Valentine's Day. We've put a twist on it, asking the designers to use the colors red, black, and white in their designs. We can't wait to show you what we've come up with! Some of the Sistas went the traditional route and used traditional colors for their projects. What would craftin' be without creativity and diversity?! We know you'll enjoy what lies ahead on the hop route!!

Remember, start at the beginning of the hop and work your way through each blog. Please leave blog love (comments) along the way and become a follower of the blogs so that you can see the beautiful creations year round and not just when we have a hop! There are Sistas who are offering blog candy and you never know where you'll find some so be sure to visit each participating blog. Thank you for joining us for our 2011 SST! Valentine's Day Blog Hop! We hope you enjoy the creativity...

Hop Line Up
I hope you enjoyed my project(s)! Here is the list of participating blogs. I've made them clickable to make it easier for you to follow along the hop route. Don't forget to stop by and visit everyone. Leave some blog love and enjoy!

Sumaiyah: http://www.StampinDymonz.com
Cassie: http://cjscropcorner.blogspot.com
Michele: http://nowstampthis.blogspot.com
Yvatte: http://gr8ful1-sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com
Lei: http://divinescrapper.blogspot.com
Renee: http://reneehagler.typepad.com
Tonya: http://rileyscustomcreations.blogspot.com
Kim: http://kim-kimscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Cammi: http://cuttin-up.blogspot.com
Normea: http://mmdezigns.blogspot.com
Ella: http://sharingmystuff.blogspot.com
Lanita: http://stepintonitasworld.blogspot.com
Vernetta: http://scrapinnovations.blogspot.com
Netta: http://craftcreationsbynetta.blogspot.com "<You are here!"

Yesterday I received my flowers and chocolate,  and now I need a Valentine’s Day card.

Ingredients:

Cricut Cart: Tie the Knot

Whimsy Stamp: I Heart You Sentiment

Sweet N Sassy Stamp: Valentine's Day Greeting I Love You

Martha Stewart’s Deep Heart Punch

Friskar end punch

ACMoore

Hot Pinks Kisses  and black cardstock

White shimmer ribbon-inked with Copic R 69

Copic markers (hearts) RV17, RV 19, (ribbon and rose)  R69, (stem) YG 03, YG05

Flowers, chocolates, and card are on board, I can't wait to spend the day with my husband...But wait where is my surprise..MY COACH BAG...lol just kidding.  Love spending this day and everyday with the one I love. 

Thank you for stopping by you have reached the end of SST Valentine's Day Blog.  If you missed anyone please go back and visit their blog.

~~Netta~~





Cupid Hoppity Hop!!

Welcome to the Craftin' Sistahs first ever blog hop! We are a group of Facebook friends who share the same passion for papercraftin'. The hop starts with the Mix On The Memories blog and ends with A Scrap Above. Along the way you'll stop by 7 other great blogs for a total of 9! You will find creations of all kinds along the hop. Be sure to start at the first blog and follow your way all the way through...several of the divas are offering blog candy! You never know where you might find some so be careful not to miss any of the blogs. While you're there, leave some blog love! Creative people love feedback on their work! We hope you enjoy this first Craftin' Sistahs blog hop!

I hope you enjoyed  Christel: Scrappin' Sista - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/  creations, now it time to hop on my blog.  If did not start with Monique, please return to her blog and view in order.
Monique: Mix On The Memories -- http://mixonthememories.blogspot.com/
Sumaiyah: Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space - http://www.stampindymonz.com/
Normea: M M DeZigns - http://mmdezigns.blogspot.com/
Tammy: From Me 2 U Papercrafting - http://fromme2upapercrafting.blogspot.com/
Renee: My {Life}, My {Blog} - http://www.reneehagler.typepad.com/
Yolanda: Yolanda's Scrap-N-Stamp Spot - http://yolandasscrapnstampspot.blogspot.com/
Angie: Angie's Paper Passion - http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Christel: Scrappin' Sista - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
CraftyNetta: http://craftcreationsbynetta.blogspot.com/"<You are here!"
Bonnie: A Scrap Above -- http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/

This is my very first blog hop and I am glad cupid came my way early.  As Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, most men prepare for this day with roses, chocolate, dinner, card and maybe an extra treat. I wanted to set the scene by creating a mist clipboard vase with roses, ribbons and a little bling. In addition, I saw this cute crush rose box on the SVGcuts.com forum and thought it would finish off my project. I absolutely love purple and white roses over red, so it it fit my project perfectly.

Craftin Sistahs blog hop

  



This is how I made the vase:

·         Cut 4 3x6 Trapezoid shape chipboard

·         Cut 1-3x3 Square shape chipboard

·         Sand the edges of the chipboard

·         Next-Mask/Ink the chipboard (I used Inkadinkado Spray Ink –colors Lilac, Rasberry and Royal Blue and Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz-Silver) to  your desired coating, bloat excessive ink and allow it to dry

·         BIA and 4-10 rings Zutter baby pink owire to bind the 4-trapezoid sides

·         Hot glue the square to the bottom of enclosed trapezoids

·         Decorate with embellishments, I use ACMOORE silk roses, MICHAELS Valentines purple/red/pink heart, ribbon and K&Company’s Elegant Swirl

The LOVE sign:

·         ACMOORE wood LOVE  sign

·         Mask/Ink the  sign(I used Inkadinkado Spray Ink –colors Lilac, Rasberry and Royal Blue and Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz-Silver) to  your desired coating, bloat excessive ink and allow it to dry

·         ACMOORE purple pop up hearts

Crush Heart Box:

·         SVGcuts Crush heart box file

·         Purple/Pink/White Cardstock

·         Mask/Ink the  center of the rose(I used Inkadinkado Spray Ink –colors Lilac, Rasberry and Royal Blue and Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz-Silver) to  your desired coating, bloat excessive ink and allow it to dry

·         Roses inked with Memento Lilac/Rosebud inks

Please make sure you check out Bonnie: A Scrap Above -- http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/.


I hope you enjoyed my creations.

~~Netta~~

Did someone say vinyl

Hello again,

I was so inspired to experiment with a little vinyl from my sistas on the cricut message board-Sistas Scrap Too, so I jumped right in. I did not realize layering the vinyl would be so difficult. First, I experimented with a Bed, Bath and Beyond pink acrylic tumbler. I designed this tumbler with SCAL and Fiolex Girl font. I used Oracal 651 vinyl with all the projects. Okay, not so bad, it appeared easy enough..let's try something else.  

Once again, my sista’s over at Sistas Scrap Too, gave me the idea for the picture frame. My hair stylist’s mother passed away a few months ago; she often finds comfort in talking about her mom at the salon. She told me once; she wanted to hang a picture of her mom at her booth to give her strength. I decided to make a picture frame for her and a cute tumbler. This is where I had my first battle with the vinyl, after many attempts, I think the score is Netta2/-Vinyl-0.

I designed the tumbler with SCAL basic shapes, a scissor/comb clipart on the web and AR Berkley BC font.  The picture frame was designed with SCAL basic shopes and  Edwardian Script ITC font.





Please visit my wonderful sistas blogs, they do amazing craft projects. 

Nubian Crafter NC

My {Life}, My {Blog}

Still Young and Croppin

Made by Dee

Have a blessed day and thank you for visiting.

~~Netta~~

How sweet it is…

   Welcome to Craft Creations by Netta. This is my first time blogging about my creations so please bare with me. I always loved  making fun projects from my wedding brooms and centerpieces, scrapbooks, invitations, t-shirts and most recently cards and the copic world.

    What a great way to kick off my blog by being in the Valentine’s Day spirit.  I saw these cute little Candy Heart Goodie Bags and Valentine Mailboxes kit on the  SVGcuts and I wanted to try it.  They were all were easy and fun to assemble and decorate.

Sweetheart Goodie Bag

Valentine Basic Mailbox

Pixie Card

Ingredients used:

• Imported Mary Rudakas’s  SVGcut  file Candy Heart Goodie Bag kit and Valentine Basic Drop box kit the SCAL program  to cut.  There is a nice youtube valentine mailbox tutorial video as well.  
• BW Sweet Talk Pattern Hearts cardstock 

• Martha Stewart’s designer paper pad/holidays cardstock and all around page small heart punch
• ACMoore heart ribbon and foam hearts
• tissue paper (red, pink and purple)
• Pixie Dust Studio digi image Pixie Pie is catching hearts
• Copics: C4, C5,C7,C8-hair; E11,E13,E15-skin;E40,E41,E42,E43-dress and boots; RV21, RV23,RV25-hearts, sock,  hair and arm accessories

Of course—Sweetheart candy and Hersey kisses.

I hope you enjoyed my first blog entry and Valentine Day project, please come back soon for more projects. 

Thanks for stopping by.

~~Netta~~