TBT Family Frame

Altered Home Decor from 2009

I started with a ready-to-decorate frame, I believe from EK Success.  The papers and stickers are Basic Grey Bittersweet, card stock from DCWV, Quickutz heart die-cuts and embossed with Quickutz as well, prima flowers and brads from my stash.  With the exception of the photos, the entire frame including embellishments have been Mod Podged to be dust resistant.  I just took this photo and the frame still looks great 5 years later.  It has been displayed in my china cabinet, so no problem with fading.  Thanks for taking a peek and leave a comment or two!

TBT (Throw Back Thursday) Artist Trading Card

My favorite ATC (Dimensions 2.5 x 3.5 inches)

I have been sorting to the room that is my craft cave attempting to de-clutter, organize, and purge.   A wonderful by product of the process is revisiting projects that I completed in a much earlier time.  The title of the swap was "Snap Shot with a Twist" on Memory Makers forum all the way back in October of 2007!  This remains one of my favorite ATC's I've made.  One was sent in the swap, another I kept just because it is so fun!

I used two sizes of the oval Coluzzle (remember those?), one of my all time favorite tools before wafer thin dies proliferated.  I created this little gem with just a few Prima flowers, a brad, crafting thread, an eyelet, and Narratives by Karen Russell Swatch Book Impress-Ons, Quotes and Designs.  The origin of my idea was from Chinese lanterns, and this was before Martha Stewart came out with her Party Crafting Template.  Alternating ovals connect either on the long side or the short side.  I used small bits of tape on the Coluzzle to avoid cutting through the card stock.  Maybe it is time to re-kindle the fun of making little ATCs!  Want to join me?

Keys to a Good Life Memo Board

The background stamp "Script Key Background" seemed perfect to make a patterned paper design for a magnetic memo board.  It is perfect for a college dorm room, as the thoughts are positive affirmations for a college student.  I choose colors that would blend well with any color decor.

Directions:
Stamp 12” x 12” white cardstock with Script key background to make a patterned paper.  Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the back of the paper and adhere to the metal sheet.   Use a rubber brayer to smooth and remove air bubbles.  Let dry.  Die cut smaller Decorative Blossom Corner from metallic cardstock.  Apply Mod podge and adhere.  Let dry.  Apply 2-3 coats of Mod Podge to  Memo board allowing ample drying time between each coat.  Stamp Script Key Background, Burnished Key, and Journey of Love Key heart with StazOn ink on white shrink plastic.  Let ink dry before handling.  Trim Script Key Background and round corners.  Die cut Burnished Key, this will need to be shimmed to cut completely through.  Pierce smaller keys to enlarge hole.  Hand trim heart.  Bake according to manufacturers directions. 

Stamp Open Vintage Floret in StazOn ink on white cardstock (I did 4 of the mini, 5 of the smaller, 3 of the small, 1 or 2 each of the next sizes up.)  Die cut flowers.  Die cut one set of metallic Vintage Floret flowers.  Shape and assemble flowers adding Liquid Pearls as flower centers.  






Die cut one set of Burnished Keys of metallic cardstock and emboss.  Die cut a second set on the reverse side to make mirror images.  Apply adhesive and adhere mirror images to make two-sided metallic keys. 












Adhere flowers, keys, and shrink plastic charms to magnets.  Adhere Script Key charm to magnet clip. 

Tie loop of organza ribbon through holes and make a bow.  String remaining smaller metallic cardstock keys and shrink plastic key charms on metallic string and thread through holes and arrange.      

Heartfelt Creations Products:  HCD 741 Burnished Key; HCD 727 Vintage Floret; HCD 729 Decorative Blossom Corner; HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret; HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret; HCPC 3574 Journey of Love Key; HCPC 3569 Burnished Key; HCPC 3575 Script Key Background

Other Products:  White cardstock; DCWV metallic Champagne cardstock; white shrink plastic, Encore Champagne Ink; StazOn Platinum ink; clear embossing powder; Liquid Pearls White Opal and Platinum Pearl; 12” x 12” Steel sheet with holes and rounded corners; clip magnet, ceramic magnets of varying sizes; 1 ½ white organza ribbon; metallic thread; Mod Podge

DT Entry for Heartfelt Creations

I truly enjoyed my crafting endeavor for the Heartfelt Creations DT, this is the card that I submitted.  They have wonderful products and a great company.  I did not make it as a semi-finalist this year . . . but maybe in the future?  Enjoy!

Other Products:  Spellbinders Decorative Labels One, Grand Labels One, Decorative Labels One; 3 sheets coordinating cardstock; Colorbox Deep Green, Pumpkin Spice, and Burnt Sienna; Suze Wienberg’s Mini Mosaics Blue Ice; silk ribbon; foam adhesive.  

Trim Sun Kissed Fluer patterned paper to 4” x 12”.  Score and accordion fold at 2”, 4”, 8”, 10”.   Score an X shape between 2” and 6”, 6” and 10”.  Train folds to make explosion card base.  Trim ¾” from end tabs.  Die cut 1 of the smallest Grand Labels One of Sun Kissed Fleur paper.  Die cut 1 of Sun Kissed Fleur paper and one of cardstock of largest Labels One.  Use Decorative Labels One to make border lace from the cardstock Labels one.  Die cut 1 cardstock and 2 Sun Kissed Fleur paper of medium Decorative Labels One.  Die cut 1 cardstock and 1 Sun Kissed Fleur paper of small Decorative Labels One.  Stamp sentiments on cardstock die cuts.  Trim 2 of the Sun Kissed Fleur paper Decorative Labels One die cuts and 1 Sun Kissed Fleur paper Label One to fit into the folds of the explosion card.  Ink all edges before adhering to card.  Ink ribbon to match and adhere prior to placing front of card.  Adhere lace border to largest die cut and cut in half for the front of the card.  Assemble card base and die cuts.  Die cut 3 sets of leaf sprigs from Gift Ensemble.  Sponge ink leaf sprigs.  Stamp and die cut 3 sets of Sun Kissed Fleur striped flowers and leaves in coordinating cardstock.  Cut 2 sets of mini flowers from the Gift Assemble set.  Sponge ink, shape and assemble flowers and petals.  Apply Mini Mosiacs and let flowers dry.  Adhere flowers to the card.  Upper left flower is attached with a double layer of foam tape to allow card to slip together.

Heartfelt Creations: HCD 732 Sun Kissed Fleur, HCD 735 Gift Ensemble, HCPC 3534 Sun Kissed Fleur Stripes, Sun Kissed Fleur Collection, HCPC 3312 Uplifting Scriptures

Cardstock, dies, ink, stamp, and adhesive

Five crafting supplies and a beautiful card!  I started with Radiant Rectangles die from Spellbinders and cut several layers.  I inked some layers before I removed the die and then used the same ink, Encore Ultimate Metallic Blue to stamp the Scrappy Cat sentiment.   Foam tape added the extra dimension.  

Using up the stash

Boxes Scrapbooking is now sadly no longer in business, but I have some great papers in my stash that fit this theme perfectly!  I used a vellum title I found in my stash and finished the page with die cuts using Spellbinders circles, Lacey Circles and a Sizzix decorative strip.

Simple pages

My Minds Eye Academy had a great paper for school.  I didn’t want to use the pattern going the same direction so I used it as a design element.  (Shhhh, there was a part of the design on the paper I didn’t like, so I creatively put the layout together so it is not obvious.)   The title is a Technique Tuesday font.