tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12740512958199451842024-02-07T06:09:55.217-05:00Chrissy's CreationsIt's time for a change; it's time to grow. This blog is one step that will encourage me to explore, experiment, and share my journey. But the primary element in my growth is the inspiration of my talented friends.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-34829561453245320722014-02-12T14:56:00.000-06:002014-02-12T14:56:13.490-06:00Building Block Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WOW... it has been a long time since I posted anything to my blog. And it is not because I haven't been creating things. I've been working on cards mostly and sometimes I just think they may not be worth the time to take a picture and post to the blog. I think I'm wrong about that and should be posting more of my everyday stuff... so here we go.<br />
This is a building block card. No, I didn't come up with this unique card fold ... I found it in on Split Coast Stampers website.<br />
First, let me tell you that the heart shape filled with smaller hearts is a die cut. My friend Mary was over last weekend and brought her new dies for us to see and had die cut several of them using white cardstock for us to have. Mary also provided the multi-colored scrapbook paper that I used behind the heart die.<br />
On the front of the blue card I placed strips of purple and orchid scraps that I had available, and before attaching them I ran them through the cuttlebug using 3 different cuttlebug embossing border folders.<br />
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Inside the card you can now see the 4 'blocks' that give the card its name. Using my scor-pal first to score the lines that will create the blocks, I then used a craft knife and a steel edge ruler to cut them. I did cut orchid pieces of card stock to cover each side of the 4 blocks before attaching the letters I die cut using a cuttlebug alphabet set. I stamped a couple of hearts, an arrow, and the word love that are from a Stampin Up stamp set I've had forever.<br />
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Here's another look at the card opened up from a different angle.<br />
Here is a link to the Split Coast Stampers website so you can read their tutorial on this card if you wish..<br />
<a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/buildingblockcard/">http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/buildingblockcard/</a><br />
It wasn't difficult to do... try it!<br />
Before I attempted the card, I used a piece of plain white card stock to ensure I would understand the instructions for creating this card. I'll save that white card as a template to help me if/when I make another of these cards<br />
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And here is another picture of just the inside of the card. This style card would be great for a 'get well' card also since the number of letters fit well with the number of blocks on the inside of the card.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-47236597607837417212013-10-03T17:52:00.001-05:002013-10-03T17:52:38.704-05:002014 Flip calendar project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's that time of year for our monthly 'shoebox' group to think about the 2014 flip calendar. Each of us takes 2 months of the year and creates 12 pages of each month. My month's are November and December. I had to complete my pages early and that is why they are shown here without the calendar sheet attached.<br />
For November I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and a cuttlebug die to create the pumpkin theme. The 2 acorns in the right bottom corner are made of felt and I found them at a craft store. I typed the 'give thanks' and printed on card stock.<br />
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For December I used a set of clear stamps from Close to My Heart to create the snowman including his hat and arms. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder to create the snowflake background. And on the bottom of the page I tore a piece of Ice Silver Text paper (Curious Metallics from The Paper Cut) and then brushed on some glitter glue to add to the sparkle.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-35296914470665511022013-08-26T11:18:00.000-05:002013-08-26T11:18:17.504-05:00Get well for a 'furry friend'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of mine requested a special card. Their son's golden retriever, Gibson, will be having ACL surgery in the fall. So my friend asked if I would create a get well card for Gibson. She gave me a picture of Gibson to use, but I found some other pictures on the internet that worked well with my idea.<br />
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Gibson is a reddish golden retriever so these pictures worked perfect for the theme of my card. I did try finding pictures of a dog with its leg in a cast, but I didn't really like any that I found. I think this idea with the 'cone' is a much better one.<br />
I hope my friend likes the card. If she doesn't I'll make her another and keep this one for myself. I'm sure I will be able to find a use for it since it isn't specific about what type of health issue the dog has.<br />
I love challenges like this... and love making dog cards.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-22917191894792223262013-08-03T15:35:00.000-05:002013-08-03T15:35:42.209-05:00Calendars for 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It may only be August, but the sooner I get the 2014 calendars finished the better. Since the summer weather hasn't been so great this year I have more time to craft indoors. <br />
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I created 49 calendars in total and here are pics of the various styles that I made. I think I would get too bored making all of them the same. And besides.... this way my friends have a choice.<br />
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I used the Tim Holtz clock die for this group along with a sentiment from one of Tim's Stamper's Anonymous stamp sets.<br />
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In this group of calendars I like the extra pizzazz that the punched border gives. I'll have to remember that for other projects and cards. It is also a great way to use up pieces of scrap paper.<br />
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The saying is from a set of Birthday sentiments made by Fiskars.<br />
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The paper is from a 6 x 6" Bo Bunnie paper pad. I had a difficult time parting with it... but I don't know why I was hanging on to it anyway. I need to use up more of my stuff!!!<br />
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I was using some of my ribbons before I had the idea to use my punches to create an embellished border.<br />
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I wanted to make some calendars that did not have a clock or time theme. I used a brass stencil and momento inks to color the cattails on the decorative scrapbook paper. I had a bunch of die cut butterflies in my stash so I used them also. The sentiment is from Sweet Pea Stamps.<br />
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I just love this frog; I have used this stamp so much (Sparkle N Sprinkle). I like to stamp it in black and color with Twinkling H2O's. The sentiment is a $1 from Michael's.<br />
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I was attempting to use up some of my wide ribbon and found several pieces that worked well with the colors of the paper I was using.<br />
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I used my oval spellbinders to cut the frog and the mats that I used with him. <br />
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<br />chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-4082592548298672582013-07-29T14:57:00.000-05:002013-07-29T14:59:03.826-05:00Terri's book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Terri came for a visit in July... and it was her birthday.. a BIG one!!! I wanted to do something special so I made this book. It contains pictures of most of the obstacle races that Terri ran with her friends in Florida. <br />
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Before I explain more I have to give a GREAT BIG Thank You to Doug. Thanks to him I have these pictures. He ran these races with Terri and Kim and while doing that was taking video and pictures. Doug's business is called Video Dude Productions so all these pictures are copyright. I had to sign my life away at Walgreens when I had these photos printed.<br />
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I won't spend time writing a narrative for each page of this book... there are so many pages!!!<br />
I created the pages using watercolor paper and several colors of walnut ink sprays. I wanted to achieve the look of mud since most, if not all, of these obstacle races involve walking, running, or crawling through mud at some point in the race.<br />
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I went online to find the logo for the various races that are included in Terri's book.<br />
Once I organized the pictures I got the idea to create a caption for as many pictures as possible. There are very few that we, I had Bob help out, couldn't think of a caption.<br />
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I cut decorative corners in each of the pictures and mounted them on colored cardstock before gluing them into the book.<br />
I typed the captions out on the computer, printed on paper, cut out with decorative scissors, and then applied some brown ink around the edges before gluing them in the book.<br />
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I looked through my stash of embellishments and through my stamps and found some of each that would work well with the theme of this book.<br />
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So that's about all I can tell you about the book. I hope you enjoy looking at the pictures.<br />
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<br />chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-47587554741723322552013-06-23T12:33:00.000-05:002013-06-23T12:33:16.544-05:00Happy 60th Mary!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is it!!! Mary is the last in our special group of friends to turn 60. Following is a picture of each page of her book. She won't get this book until August when our group gathers for our annual picnic at the lake.<br />
Pictures I had from Mary's 40th were perfect to use with the saying... "They say that 60 is the new 40". Also, this picture was taken at the lake where we will be celebrating Mary's 60th this year.<br />
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If you didn't notice the horse charmed tied to the balloon on the cover, you might guess by this first page that Mary is into horses. In fact, she owns a horse. So my new set of Stampin Up birthday stamps that center around shoes and boots were the perfect addition to Mary's book.<br />
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On this and the next page I included more pictures taken at 2 different 40th birthday celebrations for Mary.<br />
I used some decorative card stock that was in a pack of birthday specific papers. This set of papers gave me the idea to go with the balloon theme on the cover of the book.<br />
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I had a set of birthday related stamps that happened to have a balloon!! And do you see the balloons that Mary has 'growing' out of her ears?<br />
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I have been collecting pictures from our group of friends and storing them on a disc so that I could make this and all the 60th birthday books I've made in the past for this group. I was so glad to have them. <br />
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I love the picture at the bottom of this page. This was a belated, by about 20 years, bridal shower for Kathy. I am sure I must have included this picture in Kathy's birthday book. <br />
We all, except for Kathy, wore old bridesmaids dresses. Are we crazy, or what?<br />
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We have lots of Christmas pictures together. It has been a tradition to get together in late November. We did try baking Christmas cookies for a couple of years. In fact we still call it the Christmas Cookie party, but we either go to craft fairs or just sit around eating, drinking, and talking.<br />
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I'm sorry to say that I have missed quite a few of these parties as we have been gone visiting relatives and friends.<br />
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And then there is the annual summer picnic held at our house at the lake.<br />
We have been doing this since ... I don't know when... a long time!<br />
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The photo in the upper left on this page is the most recent. Over the years we've gone from swimming and tubing... to sitting and talking. Not many of the group get in the water anymore, but everyone still loves the pontoon boat ride we take just before we eat.<br />
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And at the summer party we usually celebrate the 3 summer birthdays. Cara's is in July, and Kathy and Mary's are in August.<br />
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We've done a couple of trips... whether they are day trips or weekend. It would be nice to do that again, but it is amazing how difficult it is to plan based on everyone's schedules.<br />
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Mary is a very creative person. This picture was taken at my house as Mary and I help Laura become addicted to rubber stamping like we are. Bert joined us for the day and did a great job of spoiling Bella, my niece Paige's dog.<br />
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We got into hats a couple of times. One time we had a special birthday party for Cara and we all created 'garden party' hats for the occasion. Then another time we all viewed the movie "... Ya Ya Sisterhood'" and stole their idea by creating unique hats for ourselves. What a hoot!!!<br />
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We sure do know how to have a good time and have a lot of laughs.<br />
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These great pictures were taken at Susie's surprise birthday party. Dick payed for it, but Cara did all the work. Then we had this great idea to put on a 'fashion show' with some goofy looking outfits.<br />
That is Bob and Mary is the lower left photo... boy, did they make great 'old' people.<br />
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And finally the inside back cover. Nothing special, just a simple birthday wish from me.<br />
I hope Mary likes it!!!<br />
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<br />chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-15608813341819747742013-03-29T15:30:00.003-06:002013-03-29T15:30:58.265-06:00Double Embossing ExperimentsEarlier this month we (Pea, Maggi, Mary, and I) had a Cuttlebug play day at my house. One of the techniques we tried was called Double Embossing. I decided to play around with this technique trying out various embossing folders and inks because I think I am going to use this technique to create a card for my monthly shoebox group when we meet in April. Following are the results of my experiments. I'll explain the technique in general and then I'll identify the specific embossing folders and inks I used for each of the pictures shown....<br />
You'll need a cuttlebug, 2 different embossing folders, and 2 different color inks. Run your piece of cardstock through the cuttlebug with one of the embossing folders. You are going to be using the 'debossed' side of the paper for this first part of the technique. Now, take a stamp pad, or a brayer loaded with ink, and apply the ink to the 'debossed' side of the card stock. I would suggest starting with a light pressure and use a swiping motion from one end of the paper to the other. If you want more ink on the paper, or want the color to be darker use a little more pressure. Also, I found that the results are better if you use a lighter color ink for this part of the technique. Once the ink is dry, place the card stock into a different embossing folder so that you will be 'embossing' the image. Now, take a different color of ink and apply to the embossed image. Once again, you want to start out with light pressure and a swiping motion from one end of the card to the other so that you try to keep the second color of ink only on the 'embossed' (raised) sections of the paper. One thing that I tried and I think helped to keep the second application of ink on the embossed/raised areas is.... when I placed the card stock into the second embossing folder I added a very thin shim on top of the 'sandwich' before running it through the cuttlebug.<br />
So here are my experiments....<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Divine Swirl<br />
Ink: Angel Pink Momento<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Stylized Flowers<br />
Ink: Bamboo Momento<br />
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Sizzix folder: Swirls<br />
Ink on the top half: Lulu lavendar momento<br />
Ink on the bottom half: Angel Pink momento<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Stylized Flowers<br />
Ink on top half: Sweet Plum Momento<br />
Ink on bottom half: Lilac Posies Momento <br />
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Paper Studio folder: Script<br />
Ink: Caramel Adirondack<br />
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Sizzix folder: Sheet Music<br />
Ink: Pearlescent Ivy Momento<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Musical Flourish<br />
Ink: Milled Lavendar Distress<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Allegro<br />
Ink on top 2/3 of card: Sweet Plum Momento<br />
Ink on bottom 1/3 of card: Grape Jelly Momento<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Script<br />
Ink: Tumbled Glass Distress<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Fleur de Lis<br />
Ink: Faded Jeans Distress<br />
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Paper Studio folder: Mesh<br />
Ink: Tattered Rose Distress<br />
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Cuttlebug folder: Numbers<br />
Ink: Aged Mahogoney Distress<br />
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chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-6829512524007258142013-03-14T15:55:00.000-06:002013-03-14T15:55:54.623-06:00Cuttlebug Play Day March 12, 2013Hurray!!! A play day with Maggi, Mary, and Pea at my house. Our objective... play with our cuttlebugs using various dies and embossing folders. I did some research prior to our get together and gathered a bunch of techniques from this website: <a href="http://melstampz.blogspot.com/">http://melstampz.blogspot.com</a> She has over 200 ideas identified via links on her blog; however, not all of the links are still valid so you will run into some that no longer exist. I also obtained a couple of ideas from our friend Carol's blog: <a href="http://carol-creative-expressions.blogspot.com/">http://carol-creative-expressions.blogspot.com</a> Carol has one of the best blogs you will ever encounter.<br />
We didn't come close to trying out all the techniques I had gathered, but we had a successful day... and what is more important is that we had a blast. We'll just have to get together for another Cuttlebug play day!<br />
I'll apologize in advance for the lack of pictures I took during our day. We were just too busy....<br />
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We started with die cutting because there are various types and manufacturers of dies and the cuttlebug sandwich varies depending on the type of die you are using.<br />
Maggi and I have had more experience, and a lot more dies, than Pea and Mary so this was a learning session too.<br />
We all walked away with bits and pieces to make cards or projects in the future.<br />
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Can you see the concentration and hear our little brains clunking along?<br />
We started with the thin dies: spellbinders, memory box, and prickley pear. Then we advanced to the next thickness: cuttlebug cut and emboss folders, sizzix sizzlits, and cuttlebug dies. Then up to the thick dies: sizzix alterations and sizzix on the edge dies.<br />
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We each brought dies and embossing folders we had and this gave us a chance to see and try each others dies and folders. I know I found a couple of dies that I might like to buy and I think Mary and Pea did also!!! What are friends for if not to help you spend your money?<br />
So now onward with the few pictures I have...<br />
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This is cut from Maggi's 'on the edge' sizzix alterations die. The piece at the bottom is what you get, but look at the piece on the top!!! It is the leftover piece and they also look like trees... they may be 'Dr Seuss style' trees, but what the heck! This is one of the dies I might buy since I like to do nature themed cards.<br />
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These birds were cut from a die that Mary had. I can't remember the brand of the die, but it is similar to the flat solid dies that are also made by Prickley Pear and Memory Box. Mary's die cut out 2 birds, one facing left and the other facing right. <br />
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This is also cut from a die Mary owns. It is a Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations die. I love this one and cut out several clocks with hands for myself. It is a large die, but you could cut the clock face in half and use a half of clock on a standard size card... thus getting 2 cards using one die cut of the clock face.<br />
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This mannequin die is Maggi's and is one of the dies in a set that also contains a spool of thread. It is a Sizzix Alterations die. I cut out several of these using various patterned papers and cut enough so that all of us had some to take home. I saved the piece that one of them was cut from also. I'm thinking that it could be used on a card as it is, or can be used as a template placed on a piece of card stock and then sponge ink in the void to create the shape. <br />
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This key was cut and embossed with one of the Cuttlebug folders that both cuts and embosses an image all at the same time... pretty cool!! The only thing I didn't like about those types of folders is that there are multiple images crowded on the same folder. So if you only wanted one or a couple of the images cut from the paper you would need to cut the paper up and carefully place them in the folder over the image you want.<br />
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After lunch and more die cutting we finally moved onto embossing folders. Even though there are many brands, they basically all require the same sandwich in a cuttlebug.<br />
So we tried some techniques. This one and the next are created with the double embossing technique. You use one folder, in this case it is birds, and after debossing the paper you apply ink (either direct to paper or with a foam applicator or sponge) to the debossed side of the card.<br />
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Then, making sure the ink is dry, you run your card through the cuttlebug with a different embossing folder. And this time you want to emboss, not deboss. In the card above Pea used a floral folder. When you take the card out you apply ink to the raised areas using a different color of ink.<br />
We were oohhing and ahhing when these 2 cards were created by Pea and Maggi.<br />
I'll definitely give this technique more attempts. But I do think you need to be particular about which 2 embossing folders you use, and I think that the first application of ink should be a lighter color than the second application.<br />
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The 2 cards on the left were created using the same embossing folder. Mary applied ink to one side of the embossing folder, placed the white card in the folder and ran it through the cuttlebug. Then, after cleaning off the embossing folder, she applied a different color ink to the other side of the same embossing folder, placed a white card in and ran it through the cuttlebug.<br />
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Here is another example of applying ink to the embossing folders and then running the white card through the cuttlebug. For these Mary used a different embossing folder, but the same color ink when she debossed and when she embossed.<br />
For some of the embossing folders we were having a difficult time determining which side of the folder is considered the deboss vs the emboss side!!!<br />
Oh well, does it really matter???<br />
We had fun... that is all that counts!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-54493783909943783882013-02-05T18:38:00.001-06:002013-02-05T18:38:41.281-06:00Clock themed purse and gift card set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I feel good now and can move on to some other projects. I finished the last set of gift cards and matching purse (card holder) that I was working on. This double sided scrapbook paper is one of my favorites. I've made a gift card set with the same paper a while ago.<br />
Here are a front and side view of the purse. I'm sure the ribbon I used was a leftover from some gift I received a while ago, but it worked well with these colors. <br />
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The left side is a piece from the scrapbook paper and the right side piece is from another packet of clock-themed paper I have. I simply placed a brown ribbon down the center where the 2 pieces meet. The 'Time' was stamped and then cut with a spellbinders die.<br />
For the other card I cut out one of the clocks from the scrapbook paper and again used a piece of paper from a Bo-Bunny packet as the background layer. A friend of mine has the Tim Holtz clock die and months ago we cut out several of them. I found the die cuts hiding in my stash and thought it would work well with one of these cards.<br />
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On the left I ran a layer of burgundy card stock through the cuttlebug with the sizzix 'pocket watch' texture fade. Then, using my finger, I applied metallic rub ons to the embossed surface. A piece of the scrapbook paper covers the bottom half of the card with some decorative ribbon attached where the 2 pieces meet. The phrase is from a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous set that I cut with a spellbinders die after stamping on a piece of card stock.<br />
The right side card is simply cut from the scrapbook paper, layered on black, and then placed on a burgundy card. The phrase was stamped and then cut with a spellbinders fancy tag.<br />
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I also found some '7 gypsies' paper that I had to use with these cards. Each of these cards is using some of that paper to compliment the scrapbook paper I was working with. The words I used on both these cards come from a set by Cornish Farms. And once again I used spellbinders dies to cut and layer the words I stamped for the cards. The little corner embellishments are small square and round pieces that I've had for a long time. I don't even know where or when I got them. <br />
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This card uses a sizzix texture fade called 'steampunk'. It came in the package with the 'pocket watch' texture fade. Seeing the gears gave me the idea to attach the 'gears' in the upper right corner. Those metal pieces were found in the jewelry area of Michael's. One package of them includes a whole bunch of both large and small gears.<br />
The words stamped on this card are from a set from Stampers Anonymous. <br />
I attached a very thin decorative ribbon where the scrapbook paper meets the embossed layer.<br />
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The decorative edge on the top card was created with an EK Success border punch. I attached a thin ribbon down the right side also. I used corner punches on the 2 left side corners and added a gold brad for a little color. It may be difficult to see, but there is a clear sticker on both of the cards. I've had these stickers forever in various sizes and decided it was time to use them.<br />
The right side of the bottom card uses a piece from the Bo-Bunny pack I have that matches this scrapbook paper so well. The 'time' stamp is from Stampers Anonymous. It is stamped on the Bo-Bunny paper and then layered on gold metallic and brick red paper. The decorative ribbon is attached where the 2 decorative papers meet. A decorative corner punch was used on the 2 right side corners of this card.<br />
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And here are the first 2 cards I made when doing this batch of cards. Both of these cards have a layer that is from a core'dinations pack. I ran both through the cuttlebug. On the left I used the 'pocket watch' texture fade and on the right I used a cuttlebug embossing folder. Each piece was then sanded so that the core of each paper could be seen. Just a corner of the scrapbook paper was attached in the left lower corner of the cards and then each was embellished. On the left I ran a ribbon through a buckle that was created with a spellbinders die. On the right I used the EK Success border punch to create a decorative piece that was attached to the top of the card. <br />
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I just completed another gift purse with matching cards. For this project I used 2 sheets of decorative scrapbook paper that had a flourish design on one side and a solid blue/green color combination on the other.<br />
Here is a picture of the front of the purse. The colors I would be using to make the matching cards would be browns, blues, greens, and yellows.<br />
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Here is a side view picture of the purse. The cards are not in it yet. I have to choose 6 cards from the 8 that I created with the leftover decorative paper.<br />
I found this color scheme and flourish pattern the most challenging of the purse and card sets I have made to date.<br />
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I really like these 2 cards. The bird cage is embossed on the blue paper with seafoam white embossing powder. The stamp was part of a $1 find at Michaels. The birds on a wire are a Martha Stewart punch. The cage is mounted on 2 pieces cut from spellbinders dies.<br />
I wanted a 'masculine' themed card in this set so I stamped the car, cut with a spellbinders die, and layered onto 2 more spellbinders die cut pieces. I used a fancy corner punch on the decorative scrapbook paper layer.<br />
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Everyone can use birthday cards so I created 2 of them. On the left I created the trim pieces with an EK Success border punch and the solid side of the decorative paper. The card looked very 'blah' without those pieces.<br />
On the right I used a spellbinders die for mounting the phrase and an EK Success border punch on the left side of the dark green layer. A piece of sheer ribbon was placed down the left edge and a couple of fancy embellishments were glued to the corners on the right side of the card.<br />
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I love clock/time themed cards. On the left I stamped a clock face and mounted to a spellbinders fancy die, inserted a brad and some clock hands I found in the jewelry section of Michaels. The fancy flourish corner in the lower right is also a spellbinders die, as well as the fancy label I used to mount the saying.<br />
For the thank you card I ran a piece of core'dinations paper through the cuttlebug with the batik embossing folder and then sanded. I layered a piece of the decorative paper onto a piece of blue/green card stock and then onto the core'dinations layer, which is mounted on a yellow card. I stamped the 'thanks' greeting onto a yellow scrap piece, cut it to fit inside the spellbinders die I cut from the decorative paper and sponged on some broken china distress ink before attaching to the fancy die. I also mounted that fancy die onto a piece of blue card stock before applying to the front of the card with dimensional foam mounting tape.<br />
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And the last 2 cards...<br />
I ran a dark blue piece of card stock through the cuttlebug with the flourish embossing folder. I used the EK Success border punch to create the flourish border for the top of the card and I used the pieces that were punch out (the tiny flourishes) and applied them to the tops of some of the embossed flourishes.<br />
The phrase was stamped and embossed with seafoam white embossing powder onto the dark blue piece and then cut with scissors. I layered that onto a piece of yellow card that I cut following the same cutting pattern on the blue piece.<br />
The card on the right was created by running the light blue layer through the cuttlebug with the sizzix texture fade (Ray), but only on the top half of the card. I happened to have a piece of brown and blue ribbon that went well with this color scheme. The phrase was stamped onto yellow card, die cut with a spellbinders oval and then layered onto another spellbinders scalloped oval.<br />
I'm glad to be done with this set. I have one more to do, but it will be fun... clocks!!<br />
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<br />chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-5762929582529087952013-01-27T19:18:00.000-06:002013-01-27T19:18:42.313-06:00Cattails die<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My friend Maggi gave me a spellbinders die called 'Cattails' in December. It is a wonderful die, but a little bit of a pain in the neck to use. The piece has some very fine/narrow stems that are tricky to cut and then release from the die. I found that using wax paper along with the paper being die cut helps... also running the die through my cuttlebug multiple times makes it easier to get a clean cut and a good release.<br />
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So, as long as I was getting good results I decided to cut several of the die... and rather than put the pieces aside and doing something at a later date I jumped right in and created some cards with the die cuts.<br />
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I did sponge on some light beige to brown inks after I removed the papers from the die.<br />
For some cards I used embossing folders on the layer beneath the die to create texture. For other cards I used decorative scrapbook papers.<br />
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I have quite a few word/phrase stamps that I've been intending to put to use... what better time than now.<br />
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I'm happy with the batch of cards I can now add to my stash. And I used up all the die cuts... maybe I should create more.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-35143599332281999882013-01-27T17:44:00.000-06:002013-01-27T17:44:17.070-06:00Gift purse with matching cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I learned of this project a couple of years ago when a group of my crafty friends spent a weekend sharing ideas. You start with 2 - 12 x 12" sheets of double sided scrapbook paper. Most of 1 sheet is used to create the 'purse', and the leftovers of that sheet along with the other sheet are used to create as many cards as possible that match the purse.<br />
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The sheets I used were striped on one side and had a flower design on the other. This is a side view of the purse with the cards inside. The purse is made up of 4 pieces of the paper.... body, top flap, and 2 side panels.<br />
I used a decorative edge punch on the front flap. And I use eyelets in the top flat and some white cord to create the handle.<br />
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I used the striped side of the paper to create this 'cabin-themed' card. I added some dark brown and red card stock that matched well with the colors in the stripes. I ran the red card through the cuttlebug with the 'distressed stripes' embossing folder. Spellbinders oval dies were used to cut the stamped image and the red and brown layers. The copper tree brads were added to the bottom corners.<br />
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On this card I used the floral side of the paper. This side of the paper allowed me to work with an entirely different color palette. I stamped flourishes on the yellow background and attached a fabric flower created with 4 pieces and a gem brad. The word stamp is from 'Dylusions' (Ranger). I stamped and cut out with spellbinders dies adding the gems in the corners of the orange layer.<br />
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This card also used the floral side of the paper. The bloom stamp, a $1 purchase, was layered on brown and orange pieces cut from Spellbinders dies. My Momento 'Ruhbarb Stalk' ink seemed a perfect match in this color scheme. I used it to stamp the flower on the yellow layer. Three types of fiber were tied around the top layers to add interest.<br />
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I used the stripes side of the paper for this 'coffee-themed' card. The coffee cup was stamped and cut with a Spellbinders die as well as the blue and brown layers that it was attached to. The blue ribbon and brads were attached before the coffee cup image. The saying was stamped on an off white paper and cut into a rectangle, and then layered onto brown and blue.<br />
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Everyone can use a birthday card. This one is very bright and cheery with the red and blue colors. The medallion under the birthday stamp is cut from the striped paper using a spellbinders die. A couple of square red brads add a little interest.<br />
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Back to the floral side... The floral piece was passed through the cuttlebug with a floral embossing folder to add some dimension. I'm not sure if I achieved the look I was expecting, but it's okay. I stamped the flower on pink card stock by applying my markers directly to the stamp and then lightly misting the stamp with water. I love the watercolor look it creates. The words were stamped in pink and cut with a spellbinders die. The pink ribbon with brown polka dots was attached to create a border between the pink and floral card. I used a marker to draw the dots and squiggles around the right side of the card.<br />
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Red and pink made this floral themed card very bright. The pink and red floral pieces are cut with cuttlebug dies, and a rhinestone-like embellishment is attached to the center of each with a glue dot. The green leafy branch is a sizzix die. The red layer was passed through the cuttlebug with a floral embossing folder before attaching to the pink card and adding the striped piece to the top.<br />
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I think this is my favorite card. I love the pink and olive green. The bicycle was stamped on white, cut with a spellbinders oval and layered onto an olive green scalloped oval. I ran the pink layer through the cuttlebug with the dots and spots embossing folder. And I found some pink and green ribbon in my bag of ribbon that was the perfect finishing touch.<br />
Now, I will take 6 of these 8 cards and put them into the purse... which should I choose???chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-18970042324071570642013-01-05T16:25:00.000-06:002013-01-05T16:25:18.502-06:00Baby Carriage Card<br />
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I was looking through my friend, Bonnie's, blog today and was inspired. I commented that this was a card I was going to make. Well, why wait!!! I might not get to it if I put it off. And, since I'll be needing a card like this for the 'soon to be born' great grandson why not get it done now!!!<br />
Here is a link to Bonnie's blog for this card... <br />
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Here are the pieces for my card. I did use a cuttlebug folder on the front piece of the carriage since I was using core'dinations paper and planned to sand it down. <br />
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Bonnie mentioned that you needed to experiment with the size of the piece used for the carriage awning. My piece was 2 1/2" wide by 9" long, and I scored it at every 1/4". After sanding the cuttlebug'd area I attached the awning using plenty of fabric tack. I did use some double sided tape to adhere the bottom edge before gluing and some on the other edge after gluing. This step needs to be done prior to attaching the front piece to the card.<br />
Hold down the awning and let the glue take hold before moving on to the next step.<br />
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I had cut a strip of decorative scrapbook paper from the same sheet I used for the awning. I used the same border punch (Martha Stewart) on that strip as I had on the top of the awning. I attached that with some double sided tape.<br />
Then, just as Bonnie did, I used a brad, mine is a star shaped brad, and some ribbon and attached it in the corner before taping the front piece onto the card.<br />
And the final touch... I attached the small circles to the front and back of the card and then attached buttons to all 4 circles/wheels. Baby Nolan may not appreciate the card, but I know that Mom, Lizzy, and Grandma, Tammy, will!!! Thank you Bonnie!!!!<br />
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I've finished the Art and Soul configuration box that we started at Jan's house during our WI Art Camp in October. Here is a look at the entire project. It will be fun to see everyone else's box. I had various ideas for how to finish this project and even started looking at the craft stores for things to use. BUT... then I decided to use items I already had on hand. I've been trying to use up things I've had so why not in the case of this project!!<br />
It is amazing what a person can accumulate over the span of several years. All the items I added were so small that it didn't even make a dent in my stash.<br />
However, I really enjoyed this project and could see doing more of them in the future.<br />
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Here is a closer look at the embellishments hanging off the right side of the box. The only item I added since leaving Jan's is the shrink plastic torso. There are some beads, one being a die, attached to the stamped shrink plastic torso using red artistic wire. Would you believe this is a left over charm that I made years ago as a swap item for the Raeven's Nest retreat in Cedarburg... where the Bev, Carol, and Margaret met us face to face for the first time!!! I guess this charm was meant to be part of this project class that we took together.<br />
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In the lower right corner is a small rectangular box. This one gave me a bit of a problem. I tried out one idea and ripped it out. Then I strung colored beads and a gear charm onto artistic wire. I pushed one end of each string into a small hole in the sides of the box and secured with some diamond glaze. Then I found some silver fan charms and attached it to the corner of the box with diamond glaze and then added a pearl embellishment.<br />
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Standing on the small rectangular box is the torso. I found a beaded chain, that I think I pulled off some other project, and wrapped it around the torso securing with stick pins and diamond glaze. I added a gear charm in the chain at the torso's waist. I had a package of jewelry heart charms so I chose the silver one and attached to the chest of the torso with diamond glaze. Jan had given us some embellishments to use as we chose so I took a couple of the gears and a large spinner, secured them together with a colored brad and used liquid nails to attach to the torso.<br />
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In the lower right I had placed a square box. I found a metal 'castle' and 2 copper star charms that someone had given me in my stash. I used a piece of thick cardboard to attach and prop the castle up with and placed one star so that it hung in the opening of the castle. The other star was attached using a black brad into the side of the box. I used another fan charm in the corner of this box using red line tape and diamond glaze to secure.<br />
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I placed a small square box on top of the larger box, but before doing that, I used red line tape to attach decorative trim to all four sides on the front of the box. Using a small piece of artistic wire I hung a decorative metal piece from the top of the box. I had 4 of these metal pieces and can't remember who I got them from, but I've had them for years. To the right of the box I attached a small bottle that Carol had made. I think it was from some charm swap that we did years ago on CCSwaps.<br />
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Just above the small square box and to the left of the torso I used the clock face, angel wing, and spinners that Jan had provided with this project. I used another one of my 'gem brads' to secure the hands to the clock face and then used red line tape and dimensional tape to secure the items to the back of the box.<br />
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On top of the box I added 2 more of the metal embellishments like the one I had used inside the small square box. I used liquid nails to secure them to the light bulb.<br />
This project was so much fun. Thanks Jan, for having this class for us. It opened my eyes to a lot more project ideas... now all I have to do is execute them!!!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-52994682490062757572012-11-07T13:40:00.000-06:002012-11-07T13:40:04.822-06:00Altered Apron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm finished!!! Here is a shot of my altered apron that was started during our WI Art Camp in October. The only thing I added since the art camp are the 2 TAP transfers of our art camp group. Here is a run down of who did what to my apron; I'll start at the top and work my way down the apron from left to right...<br />
- Maggi created a small pin using friendly plastic we played with during our art camp. It is in the upper left corner of my apron.<br />
- Jan drew the artistic letter 'C' in the top center.<br />
- Pea created the friendly plastic black and white checkered heart that is velcroed onto the apron just below the 'C'.<br />
- I added the pic of Molly that had placed on a TAP transfer.<br />
- I added the small butterfly transfer on the left side.<br />
- And there is the TAP transfer that Margaret sent to all of us. It is a pic of all of us in our altered aprons.<br />
- Carol drew the butterfly on the right side using fabric markers.<br />
- Margaret applied glittery paint over a flowered stencil and then added gems in the center of some of the flowers.<br />
- Pea stenciled the letters 'W', 'A', and 'C' for WI Art Camp. I added the other letters using scribbles fabric paint.<br />
- I added the smaller TAP transfer of our artsy group that Margaret also sent to us next to Pea's WAC.<br />
- I drew the fish using the scribbles fabric paint.<br />
- Bev hand embroidered the word 'create' onto a piece of burlap fabric and then added a decorative button and flower before attaching to the apron using french knots. I'll bet she thought she'd never finish.<br />
- Mary had stamped an image onto a piece of muslin and added some color prior to art camp. Then she sewed it onto the apron pocket.<br />
Needless to say... I don't think any of us will wash these aprons and take the chance of losing all the wonderful artwork. It was a fun project and I think everyone enjoyed it.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-61585166199684019622012-10-30T14:57:00.000-06:002012-10-30T14:57:16.861-06:00WI Art Camp 2012 - Day 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66WpcF7nAreSoC84iew5wBBOC6mehQpZh5Mm0oWXNCKJMwwB22khiLEeEdtyliONbNbpriIputQ1TvivJ8VZEvCDtfTaA8yU1Pz3dBJyTzIZqfqS0l8IWdQGCmpwaoojnyFxVACKy6OXI/s1600/IMG_1511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66WpcF7nAreSoC84iew5wBBOC6mehQpZh5Mm0oWXNCKJMwwB22khiLEeEdtyliONbNbpriIputQ1TvivJ8VZEvCDtfTaA8yU1Pz3dBJyTzIZqfqS0l8IWdQGCmpwaoojnyFxVACKy6OXI/s320/IMG_1511.JPG" width="320" /></a> It's our last day... sooooo sad!!! But we're taking a class with Jan..... soooooo fun!!!!<br />
Our class is called Art and Soul and we're working with one of Tim's configuration boxes. The project was supposed to be Heart and Soul, but the hearts that Jan ordered didn't get to her in time so we substituted Mary's paper mache torsos. And as it turned out, I think we all liked using the torsos more than we would have liked the hearts!!!<br />
Some things just happen for a reason!<br />
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On the way to Jan's house we met Pea at Artist and Display and did some 'damage'. The TAP paper that Margaret turned us on to, and the gelli plate that Jan demoed at my house were popular items!<br />
And then it was on to Jan's for fun and more shopping!!!<br />
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We had printed instructions that Jan made for us and we began the project step by step. But like any project we all work at a different pace and Jan had great patience with us all. We started by punching holes in our box covers so we could install the wheels and various other embellishments.<br />
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Then we needed to paint our boxes. We had choice of acrylic paints, distress stains, and the new distress metallic stains. I chose the easiest... distress metallic stain.. and I only used one color since I don't trust my ability to blend colors.<br />
We took a break for lunch and you just couldn't stop some of us from shopping.<br />
And then it was back to work.<br />
Jan's husband Carl got home from work and started working on our dinner... what a treat! <br />
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Poor Margaret.... There were so many of us that we had an overflow area since the rest of us took up the entire dining room table. <br />
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We all used decorative tissue paper to cover the inside of our main box... simply applying with glue or matte medium, I used matte medium.<br />
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Once we determine which of the smaller boxes we would use inside the main box we used paper tape and/or washi tape to cover the outside and inside of the boxes. Jan had a ton of choices for us... black, white, colors, patterned, etc. <br />
This was the first time I had used the tapes and after a little practice with them I like them and would use them again.<br />
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Margaret took a different approach... I like it!!!<br />
Rather than have her inside boxes with the openings facing out, she turned them around, painted them to match the outside of the box, and attached embellishments on them so they looked like drawers. How cool!!!<br />
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I think this is Pea's. And now we're almost ready to move on to adding embellishments to the box and then working on the torso. We added metal corners to the box cover, a 'skate' key to the side with embellishments hanging from it, a key to hang off the front, and a numbered plaque attached to the top.<br />
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We covered the torso with metal foil. But before we did that, Jan had us practice with flashing tape on a paper mache heart so that we could see how easy or difficult it would be to work on a curved surface.<br />
We tore the metal tape in pieces and then applied to the entire torso. After smoothing it down we used various items to create texture... like a tracing wheel, a pen, a piercing tool, and a credit card. When we were satisfied with the texture we created we used alcohol inks to color the torso. After coloring the torso we used steel wool on the torso. You could rub as little or as much as you wanted.<br />
Carol did something different with her torso... only part of it was covered with the metal tape and the other part was covered with a napkin.<br />
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This is my box to the right. I didn't rub my torso as much as everyone else. I noticed that the more you rub, the more color that comes off. I wanted my torso to have lots of color since there was so much white, black, and silver to my box.<br />
If you notice on the bottom of the box there is a metal plate, and each of us needed to come up with a 6 or 7 letter word to punch with a dymo that we slipped inside the plate. My word is 'petite' and Pea's word is 'sweet p'... so appropriate. I think Margaret's word was 'armoire'.<br />
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I think this box is Bev's, but I'm not sure. We were all so busy I couldn't keep up with what everyone else was doing.<br />
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Maggi's box is on the right. She painted the insides of a couple of her small boxes instead of lining with the paper tape. <br />
There would be more work to be done on our own. We did not finish the insides of our small boxes at Jan's ... that is to be completed at home. I'm glad because at this point I need to think about what I want to do with them.<br />
And you can see on Margaret's below that our next steps were to embellish our torso with some of the items that Jan provided and to attach the slides across the top of the box.<br />
The original project that Jan found on line showed using a circular slide from a viewfinder, but she couldn't find any of them. <br />
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Above is a picture of all 7 of our creations. Now, it is up to us to take them home and finish them. Hopefully we all remember to post pictures when we finish them. This project has given me more ideas for projects I can make as gifts. Thanks so much Jan!!! <br />
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Check out this grill!!!<br />
Chef Carl is making us dinner... are we lucky or what??<br />
Carl made chicken breasts stuffed with spinach and feta cheese, and if that wasn't enough, he also made pork tenderloins that were covered with coarse ground dijon mustard while they were cooked. It was all sooooo delicious! <br />
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We returned home from our wonderful day of crafting, shopping, and eating at Jan's and Bob had already started a bonfire for us. Too bad we were full from eating dinner... no one had room for s'mores! It was such a mild day and night that the fire was just enough warmth to keep us cozy. It was our last night before Bev, Carol, and Margaret flew away.<br />
Another successful Art Camp!!! And yes, we are doing it again. We may squeeze a CA Art camp in there, but I think we're all wanting to come back to WI again in 2013. It works for me!!!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-21030625660883328872012-10-30T13:35:00.004-06:002012-10-30T13:35:52.477-06:00WI Art Camp 2012 - Day 3 Addition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I forgot something!!! Jan had to leave early, but the rest of us decided to tackle one of the melt pot techniques; however, instead of using the melt pot we used the griddle.<br />
This technique involved using jewelry bezels and charms. You started by placing the bezel on a craft sheet on the hot griddle. First we sprinkled various colors of embossing powders into the bezels. The instructive utube video showed using ultra thick embossing powders, but we didn't have those so we just used the regular embossing powders. That may be the reason some of our colors ran together after we added the clear UTEE. I hadn't taken any pictures of all of us as we worked on this project so this picture is of the 2 bezels I had created.<br />
After sprinkling the colored embossing powders lay charms inside the bezels and then sprinkle clear UTEE into the bezel. We found that adding too much UTEE resulted in your charms being completely covered and since the colored powders appeared to be mixing with the UTEE as it melted the charms would disappear!!! You needed a tweezers so you could grab the bezel and pull it off the griddle as soon as the UTEE melted. I like mine, but if I ever get some colored ultra thick powders I would try this again and see if the results are different.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-22512088277057644652012-10-30T13:25:00.000-06:002012-10-30T13:25:14.791-06:00WI Art Camp 2012 - Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was Day 4 already... where was the time going?? If I remember correctly we started by finishing off the melt pot techniques. I had failed to take pictures during our melt pot session... so you are stuck with pictures of my creations.<br />
This is the cloisonne technique from Suze Weinberg. Using a tweezers dip a Formica sample chip into melted black UTEE to cover one side of the chip. Remove and let cool. Using a brush, apply various colors of perfect pearls to the chip. Now heat the chip using a heat tool to soften the UTEE and immediately press a stamp that has been inked with gold brilliance pigment ink into the chip. Let cool and remove the stamp. You can take this a step further, I didn't, by again heating the chip with a heat tool and the colors with meld together. <br />
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I liked this technique best and I think it worked for most of us. Lay a memory frame on top of a stamp; I used a background image of swirls. Slowly pour the melted black UTEE into the memory frame being careful to not overflow the boundaries of the frame. Let cool and lift the memory frame off. Then brush on perfect pearls and you can also add some glitter glue as I did in my piece.<br />
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This did not turn out as the utube video showed. Lay the memory frame on a craft sheet and pour melted UTEE into the frame. The utube had melted clear and a small bit of white UTEE added. We used clear with a bit of pearl UTEE. Again be sure to not overflow the boundaries of the frame. While the UTEE is soft press a stamp that has been inked with embossing or versa mark into the UTEE. Let cool before removing the stamp. Now sprinkle embossing powders onto the image and heat with a heat gun. I think I heated too much and lost the definition/image created by the stamp. Oh well, this one will require practice.... if I decide to do it again.<br />
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Next we moved on to the ATC booklet. This is the sample I made prior to the Art Camp. I altered the instructions of the booklet that Maggi had found on line so that it would accommodate ATC's. I cut pieces of mat board for everyone and had found small envelopes that were approximately ATC size so that all they would need to do was assemble. This easy booklet takes less than a 12 x 12" piece of decorative cardstock to make... if you don't make the insert envelopes by hand.<br />
When I created my sample I did make the inserts and created a template so that I can do this again.<br />
Thanks for finding this project Maggi... I think everyone liked it.<br />
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And now... the shadow box. Maggi had received a shadow box from her sister. Inside the box were various pieces of paper rolled and secured with thread and embellishments. It looked like something we could do...why not??<br />
I had picked up some 8 x10" black framed shadow boxes at Michael's. We told everyone to bring decorative or handmade papers and embellishments and ribbons or threads for this project.<br />
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Mary brought over lots of interesting papers and others brought papers that were added to the center of the table for everyone's use.<br />
Maggi started us out by showing us how to roll the papers using a bamboo skewer and glue.<br />
It got pretty quiet for a while as we all concentrated on our shadow boxes.<br />
I haven't finished mine yet...I have all my papers rolled, but haven't added the fibers and embellishments. At least I remembered to take pictures.<br />
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I think they all turned out great!!! Here are pictures of some of them. Above, Bev shows off her art. I'm not sure whose art is on the right!!!<br />
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I got a picture of this one before we put the frame on. Maggi had a great idea... since she already had the one her sister gave her she didn't need another. So we all contributed rolled papers for this one on the left that Maggi worked on. Margaret and Maggi worked on the finishing touches and we took it along on Wednesday and gave it to Jan since she couldn't be with us on Tuesday.<br />
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Here is a picture of Jan's shadow box after it was completed. We gave it to her the next day and she absolutely loved it! This box is facing the wrong way in the picture... it is intended to be hung up in a landscape orientation. <br />
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Here is a picture of Margaret's completed shadow box. Again, it will be hung in a landscape orientation.<br />
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And here is Mary's. She did choose to do hers in a portrait orientation; however, I just realized I have this picture upside down!!! Oh well, just stand on your head to view it correctly!<br />
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We're done!!! Maggi has left for the day and the rest of us are having a drink!... Yes, in some cases an alcoholic drink... We deserve it!<br />
I can't believe all that we accomplished!!!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-48902030305693034472012-10-29T17:35:00.000-06:002012-10-29T17:35:35.518-06:00WI Art Camp 2012 - Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Onward to Day 3. Today was transfer day; there were several that we tried: TAP, transparency, and deli wrap.<br />
Margaret had brought supplies for us to use and had printed some images on her printer at home using both TAP and transparencies. We weren't sure if a special type of printer was necessary for those types of transfers. <br />
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It is a good thing Margaret printed some images for us. I was able to print onto the TAP at first, but later on I couldn't get the specialty paper to feed through my printer. I was extremely frustrated. I think that I may have 'gummed up' my print rollers when I printed images onto the slightly waxed deli wrap because it seemed that after I did that is when I began to have issues with the TAP.<br />
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Using the TAP was so easy. Once the image was printed onto the TAP all you had to do was iron the image onto whatever you were transferring the image onto.<br />
You don't have to use a printer to get the images onto TAP; you can draw on it also and then perform the transfer. TAP is a Leslie Riley product and they carry it at the Artist and Display store in Milwaukee. Several of the ladies bought some when we stopped there on Wednesday on our way to Jan's house.<br />
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When doing the transparency and deli wrap transfer techniques you needed to use soft gel medium. I think we all tried some of each type of transfer. <br />
Jan also brought some lutrador for us to try. This product has the look and feel of interfacing. After you transfer an image to it you can use a heat gun to get the edges to curl or to create burn holes on the edge or in the center of the piece... very cool!!!<br />
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In between projects on day 2 and day 3 those who hadn't finished working on the aprons did so. Here we are modeling our embellished aprons. Everyone loved theirs and had a great time working on this project. I'm not sure what will happen if any of us try to wash our aprons!!!<br />
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Just in case our group picture didn't turn out we, or should I say Bob, took many. I picked the best to show on the blog... some serious and some silly.<br />
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I was in the front row so I didn't know what was going on behind me... now I know.<br />
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Some of us have on our pins.... yes, Bev made us pins for our WI Art Camp... just like she had made last year.<br />
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Jan also brought her gelli plate. It is a rather new product that
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at Artist and Display there were several flying off the shelf. <br />
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I was watching the fun and still trying to get my printer to work with the TAP that Margaret brought for us to play with. The more I tried, the more frustrated I got... I just don't know when to give up.<br />
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Margaret is showing off one of her creations. She loved the plate.<br />
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We're getting toward the end of the afternoon and some of us are winding down. Jan had to leave because it was Monday and she had to be home for her son. I'm not sure what the rest of us are working on.<br />
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And on Day 2 the fun continues. I was worried that with 8 of us working at the dining room table we'd be too crowded, but... I think it worked out fine.<br />
Pea took charge of this project and it was a huge success. She had printed out a book for us with colored pictures and instructions of various projects to do with friendly plastic... AND.. she provided the friendly plastic!!!!<br />
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Pea did a lot of work in preparation for us that saved us a ton of time. She had created many multi-colored sticks of FP. We could make coasters, embellishments, bracelets, rings, and pendants. I had an electric griddle and both Pea and Maggi brought theirs so that we had 3 work stations going at once.<br />
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I must have been busy creating because I found I didn't have many pictures to post for this day.<br />
This pic shows some of the embellishments that I created using small cookie cutters that Pea supplied.<br />
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Some of Margaret's embellishments can be seen on this craft sheet. The beautiful colors are achieved by marbling the FP as it sits on the griddle.<br />
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Even the 'negative' piece left after cutting the FP with a cookie cutter can provide an interesting piece that might be used in some future art project.<br />
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It was a busy and enjoyable day. If you look closely on Margaret's craft sheet, in the foreground, you can see a couple of bracelets that she created.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-4159399979446436142012-10-29T15:44:00.001-06:002012-10-29T15:44:31.110-06:00WI Art Camp 2012 - Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bev, Carol, and Margaret arrived Friday evening for our 2nd Annual WI Art Camp. After spending the day on airplanes we weren't about to jump into any art projects. But on Saturday morning Pea arrived and we were ready to go... well almost. The ladies made a trip to the local stamp store, Polka Dots, while I went to our granddaughter's sectional cross country meet. Then we all met up at my house and began. Our first endeavour was a quick and easy project sponsored by Pea. We had no idea what she had up her sleeve. <br />
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<u><b>Alcohol ink colored candles</b></u><br />
First lay out a plastic sheet or garbage bag to work on. Apply alcohol ink puddles on plastic sheet and roll candles in it. Then you can use pieces of felt to apply alcohol inks to areas of the candle that you missed. At any time you can spray the candles with a little blending solution that you've poured into a mini mister. You can also apply the alcohol inks directly from the bottle by squeezing drops down the candle starting at the top. You can even roll your candle onto the plastic sheet again. We found that the look of the candle changed a little after they sat for a while so you may want to wait between applications. And, be careful not to create a 'muddy' look.<br />
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Here Carol went outside to get a better shot of our candles through the window.<br />
Five of us created our candles on Saturday and we thought the others would do theirs on another day in between our other projects.<br />
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Since it was a sunny day we decided to take a walk before starting our next project. We walked down the road and I took them through the YMCA Camp that is located on our road. As we followed some walking paths we came across a tether ball... so a few of us gave it a whirl.<br />
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Pea just couldn't resist climbing this tree. I was glad that we weren't picking her up off the ground!!!! I was afraid that some of the branches might have been weak.<br />
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At one point on the walk there is a wood walkway that goes over a swampy area toward the lake.<br />
It was a little chilly, but we wanted to burn off some calories so that we could enjoy the chicken burritos that Pea cooked for our dinner.<br />
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Bev led the way to the end of the walkway. Some of the railings looked a bit rickety!!!<br />
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Even though the campers are gone for the year we found a soccer ball on the field. I thought that ball was coming right for my camera!!!<br />
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I hadn't walked through the Y Camp in a couple of years so I was surprised when we came upon this climbing wall. Margaret and I were the observers. <br />
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One false move in this hammock and Pea would have been in the lake!!!<br />
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We came upon these comfy chairs. I've seen these for sale and they are NOT cheap. I think they are made from recycled milk bottles; I know they are indestructible. I found out later that the Camp's Director is living on the property throughout the year and I'm thinking that this might be the building he is living in and these might be his chairs... OOPS!!!<br />
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Back at the house we're having some snacks before starting on our next project.<br />
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This was my 'surprise' project... well, it was a surprise for Bev, Carol, Margaret, and Jan. Each of us was given an apron and then we all had to create an embellishment on each other's aprons. I had fabric markers and fabric scribbles dimensional paint available. It was amazing how each of us came up with something unique to do to the aprons.<br />
Carol grabbed markers and began drawing a dragonfly or a butterfly on each apron. Each one was a work of art.<br />
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Bev brought fabric, buttons, and embossing threads. I'll bet she thought she'd never finish. The results were fabulous. On each piece of fabric she embroidered the word "Create" and then she added a button and a flower. Then she attached the fabric swatches with french knots.<br />
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Later that night we decided to relax in the hot tub. Pea had gone home so there were just 4 of us. We were hoping to see lots of meteors because of the meteor shower that evening, and we did see some, but not many.<br />
On day 2 Pea would be coming back and Maggi, Mary, and Jan would be joining us!!!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-47291517489708494352012-10-03T17:27:00.000-05:002012-10-03T17:27:57.086-05:002013 Calendars.... continued<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm finished with my 2013 calendars!!! Hurray!!!<br />
It was fun. I have several stamps that are motivational type phrases and I wanted to use them on this year's calendars.<br />
I still had a bunch of these cute little drink umbrellas and they seemed the perfect addition for this phrase. <br />
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I love this saying... what am I saying... I love all the phrases I used on these calendars!!!<br />
I have a lot of decorative papers, and this sheet from a BoBunny pack was a good choice with the Tim Holtz man and umbrella stamp. Is there a theme going on here with my calendars??? I just realized I have another umbrella in this set of calendars!!<br />
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Here is that same phrase and the umbrella man, but on a different sheet from the BoBunny pack. I used one of my newest purchases on this set of calendars. It is up there in the top left corner and it is called mica fragments. The color is tea stained; it comes in several colors, and it is from Stampendous. I attached the flakes with a little dab of glue. At the rate I'm using these flakes they'll last me forever... with half the jar leftover.<br />
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I bought this stamp some time ago... like years. I don't know if I ever used it until today. I ran the background piece through the Cuttlebug using the Roman Bath embossing folder. The paper is 'So...Jeans Blue' and I purchased it from The Paper Cut. After running the piece through the Cuttlebug I used a piece of sandpaper so that some of the white core came through.<br />
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This calendar is using the same stamp and paper as the one shown above. The difference being that I used the 'Retro Squares' embossing folder.<br />
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These colorful papers were in my large folder containing scraps. But the scraps were large enough to accommodate the sizes I needed for the calendar. I added a little ric rack where the 2 different papers met. I must know someone who will like these bright colors! <br />
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Here again is a piece of 'scrap' paper I had in my stash that was big enough to use for a calendar. I love using up items that I've been saving!<br />
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This one may make your eyes go crazy, but I do like those colors.<br />
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Sticking with the theme of time/clocks like the first couple sets of calendars I made, I came up with this design. I like the fact that this stamp fit inside one of the spellbinders dies that I have.<br />
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The 'Stars' embossing folder was the perfect match with this stamp. One of my most used tools is my Gelly Roll 'clear star' gel pen. It really makes those embossed stars pop!!!<br />
Well, that should do it for 2013 calendars!!!chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-47764714375294269632012-09-17T12:42:00.001-05:002012-09-17T12:42:19.226-05:002013 Calendars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm running out of TIME!!!! I know it is only September, but I need to get my 2013 calendars finished soon!<br />
I recently purchased a set of stamps at a rummage sale at my local stamp store. Those stamps seemed perfect to use for some of the 2013 calendars I am in the process of creating.<br />
All 4 stamps used on this and the next calendar shown came from that set.<br />
I used spellbinders dies to cut out the sentiment and an additional layer of card stock to mount it on.<br />
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After making 4 calendars with the purple card stock I decided to make another 4 using beige and green. I did use a different sentiment on the beige calendars.<br />
I used some sparkling embossing powder on the word 'Time' when I stamped it. And I used my gel glitter pen to highlight parts of the stamped clock in the lower left corner.<br />
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For the next set of calendars I used a sizzix embossing folder, of clocks naturally, to emboss the background.<br />
The sentiment I used is one of Tim Holtz's stamps. I love the sentiment and wanted to use some of my 'inspirational' type stamps on this year's batch of calendars.<br />
I used my gel glitter pen again to highlight the hands on one of the embossed clocks.<br />
I used the sponge applicator tool to add some shading to the sentiment after it was cut out with a spellbinders die.<br />
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And just as I had with my previous design... I created 4 calendars using one color (purple) and then created 4 more in a different color scheme... orange.<br />
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A good friend of ours asked if I would create the guest book for their daughter's wedding. Yikes!!! Would I be able to create something worthy of a couple's very special day?? It was a challenge that I took much time to think about and try to visualize, but I'm happy with the result. I sure hope my friends, and especially, their daughter, are happy with the results too!!<br />
Without knowledge of the wedding color scheme I selected the handmade paper, which I happened to have in my stash, for the front and back covers.<br />
The soon to be married couple aren't into the hearts and flowers or
'cutesy' theme so I selected flourish stamps. I didn't find out until
after I was well on my way with the book that the table linens are going
to be ivory and black... my book will match!!!<br />
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I cut the covers from mat board and covered with the handmade paper. I stamped the flourishes with black onyx versa fine ink. That ink stayed wet for a short period of time which allowed me to apply black sparkle embossing powder. I like the additional texture and sparkle that the powder provided.<br />
I had searched the internet for phrases to use on the front cover,
but none of them 'felt' right. Then one day as I was browsing in
Michael's craft store I saw a photo album with the phrase I used/stole.
I double checked with my friend if she like the phrase as much as I,
and she thought it was perfect.<br />
After printing the phrase, and the
bride and groom's names and date, onto some of the handmade paper I cut
them out using spellbinders dies and then mounted onto black Stardream
text weight paper that was also cut using spellbinders dies. <br />
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I used fancy pearl heart shaped brads to attach the phrase and tiny silver brads to attach the names.<br />
I added dots of pearl colored liquid pearls to the flourishes I stamped on the front and back covers. I love the look of it.<br />
Before I finished off the insides of the back and front covers I cut 3 lengths of tulle and 6 lengths of black and silver fibers. I threaded all of that through a silver bead finding piece and positioned it on the left side of the front cover taping the ends down on the inside so that it would be hidden when I finished the inside of the books covers.<br />
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Since the handmade paper I used for the front and back covers had both silver and gold specks in it I decided to go with a gold panel for the inside of both covers. Before attaching the panels I ran them through the cuttlebug with the musical flourish embossing folder. It seemed that something was missing so I glued a very narrow piece of white gold thread around the edge of the gold panel.<br />
The inside pages are ivory parchment paper. Before I bound the book using my Zutter Bind it All I colored the edges of the inside pages using a gold paint marker. It gave the book a more professional look.<br />
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As an after thought I created this easel card. My reason for doing so was to alert the wedding guests that the bride and groom would appreciate more than just their signature in the guest book. They wanted the book to be more like an autograph album where you can jot a little note or message to the owner of the book.<br />
I did include enough pages in the book so that guests could each use a page to write a message.<br />
I used the same stamps, ink, embossing powder, and brads on this easel card that were used on the book.<br />
I constructed the easel card so that after the wedding celebration the top 2 layers of the card can be removed and added to the inside front cover of the the guest book.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101822480202069933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274051295819945184.post-20911614690612550862012-08-06T17:16:00.000-05:002012-08-06T17:16:46.634-05:00Domino Collage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally finished my domino collage yesterday!!! This was a project that our WI Art Camp group worked on in October of 2011. It is about time that I finished... don't you think???<br />
All I had to do was complete the beading around 3 of the sides and then add any other embellishments the piece needed.<br />
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Here you can see the beading on the right side of the collage. After finishing the beading on the remaining 3 sides I added the black and silver cording around all 4 sides of the collage using red line tape. It helped to hide the wire mesh that was attached to the back of the collage which was used to aid in beading.<br />
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Here is the beading on the left side of the collage.<br />
I also added some silver liquid pearls to embellish the stamped flourish. And I added some black enamel accents to the stamped torso image. I had some pearl heart shaped brads so I snipped off the back of the brad and attached the white pearl heart using glossy accents.<br />
I would do this again, but one thing I learned was that I used far too much glue between the dominoes.... since it 'oozed' up to the surface.<br />
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