Day 319: Little Yellow Bicycle Acorn Hollow Scrapbook Page

Today I created this scrapbook page for The Paper Forest Scrapbook Boutique, a new scrapbook store that opened in Washington, Illinois. Products used are from the Acorn Hollow line by Little Yellow Bicycle, Stampin' Up! (lace), and Tim Holtz (metal photo corners).

Day 302: One Moment in Time Gears Card Part 1

I need some men's cards for upcoming birthdays.  I started out with intentions of making an entirely different card, but when I was looking for an embossing folder to use as a background, I came upon this Tim Holtz gears embossing folder, and changed my mind completely!  I used kraft cardstock by Recollections (Michael's), ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot machine, then used a Ranger silver paint dauber and  Ranger chocolate distress ink to highlight the embossed areas.  I got enough backgrounds done to make 8 embossed card bases, but will need to finish working on these tomorrow.

Day 241: Dress Form: Embellishments Added

I added some paper flowers by Prima to the bodice of the dress form and painted them silver with a paint dauber by Ranger.  Then I sponged some of the silver color off with a crumpled up piece of tissue, revealing some of the pink from the flowers.

I also added some Tim Holtz charms to the skirt by tying them onto some of the ribbons. I used a porcelain rose (made in England) from a clip earring as an embellishment at the waist line.  The Tim Holtz angel wings fit perfectly beneath the rose.

I am really pleased with how this turned out. While it is neither a scrapbook nor a stamp project, I have been using my supplies and tools and creating. Isn't that what it's all about!?

Day 239: Dress Form: Painted

I recently read an article in Somerset Studio about Tim Holtz and some other artists that altered, decorated, and embellished dress forms.  I was really inspired by the article and decided if I found one, I was going to make one too.  As luck would have it, today I was at TJ Maxx and found one on clearance.  The front side was a black and white version of the British flag, but I painted the whole dress form with silver paint by Ranger.  I am letting it dry over night and will work on it more tomorrow.

Day 208: Tag Album: Part 3

Today I selected the photos I wanted to use, uploaded my photos to a photo website, and had them printed in sepia tones so they would not compete with my papers.  I added the photos and embellished the tag pages.

Materials:  Papers: Generations by Simple Stories; Mod Podge by Plaid; pearls: Jolee's; metal bird, key, key hole: Tim Holtz; ribbons and lace with pearls, door handle, heart:  from my stash; crochet ribbon on page 6: Stampin' Up!; flowers on page 1 and wooden clock on page 2: Prima; tags:  Gallery J Creative Crafts

Since I always cover up the faces in my photos, I have shown you the tag book before I added the photos in the pictures below:

Completed Tag Album

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

Day 188: Books of Note Journal

I like to read and I like to write down summaries of the books, or sometimes even take notes chapter by chapter.  Rather than just using a plain old notebook, I buy a black and white composition book and cover it with scrapbook paper and decorate it.  For this one, I used a beautiful bird paper by Prima Marketing for the cover, and purple card stock from Stampin' Up! for the inside and back covers.  I used Smooch pearlized top coat to add some glimmer and depth to the pastel flowers and the bird's wing and tail.  I used some pearls from Jolee's to accent the center of the flowers, the bird's eye, and the keyhole (Tim Holtz). I tied a ribbon around the key and used Lock-Tite glue to adhere the key to the cover. I had some light-colored velvet letters in my stash and altered them with my Stampin' Up! markers for the "Books of Note" title. (I even altered a couple of numbers: turned my 9 into an "S" and turned a 3 upside down to make an E!) I added a multi-layered butterfly to add some more dimension to the upper left of the journal. Finally, I used a pretty variegated pink and purple crochet trim to accent the spine of the notebook.  Now when I write about the books I have read, I have a pretty journal to use to record my thoughts.