Asian themed swap

I made this for my swap partner who wanted Asian themed items in colors of red, black, gold, white/cream. It came unpainted in just the brown wood color. I painted it black then used paper from Bo Bunny Serenity Collection. I lined the inside too. I used a Martha Stewart border lace punch and a couple brads to make it pretty.

More Asian themed swap items to come!

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A scrapbook page

I made a scrapbook layout for my cousins new baby girl. I used DCWV Animal Crackers Stack. I fussy cut the animals and tree out from a sheet from the stack as well.

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Love - my first art journal page

I just completed my very first page in my art journal - Love!! Art journaling and mixed media is something I have been wanting to do and I'm finally doing it. It's so much fun to just be free and play with paint and anything else you want to add in. For this page and techniques I used a video tutorial by Limor. You can check her out on youtube HERE

This is for Tracy's July creative dare, as well as Limor's MM July Challenge. I combined them into one piece.

Tracy's Dare

July 2012 Creative Dare

1. Create a project using your favorite color pallet
2. Include YOUR Word of the Year on your project
3. OPTIONAL: Use the quote I used "once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for..."
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Limor's Challenge

MIXED MEDIA CHALLENGE INFORMATION/RULES

• Create a project using at least one technique that you have learned/seen on my Video tutorials.
• Your work must incorporate a Mask/Screen of your choice
• For those of you that make Videos please add a Video response to my Contest Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMR3ScUvirE<--Link  And call it "Limor1278 Mixed Media July Challenge".
• For those that do not do videos submit your photos to the Facebook Group  <---Link and post it in the photo album called "MM July Challenge"
• 1 winner will be picked randomly to win some amazing Mixed Media Goodies!
• Last but not least! HAVE FUN! GET MESSY!!!

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Olde Curiosity Shoppe Altered box

This is a cigar box that I altered with Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection for a swap I was in. It goes with the 2 previous projects here on my blog. My swap partner likes this collection from G45 and so that's what I went with!  It was my first time altering one of these boxes, it was very fun and I love how it came out! She loved all three projects as well. :)

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to leave a comment letting me know what you think! :)

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When Pigs Fly Dome

This is another project I made using Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection by Graphic 45. I fussy cut a flying pig out of one of the sheets of paper and attached it to a piece of wire. The When pigs fly sign was cut out from a sheet of the paper too and put on wire. The other pieces were border strips included with the collection. I covered half of a Styrofoam ball with material to stick the wire in for the pig and sign to stand up. The base was originally brown and I painted it black. 

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Olde Curiosity Shoppe Altered book

I used the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection by Graphic 45 to create my very first altered book. I took an old book and cut a house shape out of it. Mod Podged the pages together, painted black and created a niche inside and placed a butterfly that I fussy cut from a sheet of Graphic 45 paper. I added some glossy accents to the spots on the butterfly. I wanted the book to look a bit aged and worn so I added some ink in spots. On the cover, I also cut out a hole for eye so it has some depth to it as well.

Thanks for stopping by my blog...

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June Creative Dare

I've been hanging out with Tracy Weinzapfel on Monday nights via Ustream. Every Monday night she goes Live on Ustream and creates a project on canvas or in her art journal. Everyone is welcome to come be a part of it and it is free! She has even made a facebook group for it called Monday Nights LIVE with Tracy Weinzapfel Studios.

Tracy is doing creative dares (challenges) on her blog too. The creative dare for June is to make something using this quote

"Let go of whatever holds you back and no longer serves you because you only get one shot in life" ~ Unknown

So here is my project using the quote. It's the first time I've done something like this so it's not that spectacular but it was fun creating and that is what it is all about!!

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Altered notebook

This is another little notebook from the Dollar Store that I recently altered. I covered the covers inside and out with paper. Added some lace along with some positive sayings from Tim Holtz stamps.

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Altered little notebook

Here is an altered notebook I recently done. It started off as just a little plain notebook from the dollar store and now it looks like this! 

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Graduation Bouquets

Here are a couple bouquets I made for Graduation earlier this month. One I used dollar bills and the other I used a silhouette file of a graduation cap.

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Teacher Appreciation Gift

My 6 year old son made this (with my help) for his Kindergarten teacher. We used one of those clear picture frames as the base. Put chosen paper in the frame where the picture normally goes. Added some diecuts and stickles to glam them up. He finished it off by writing her a thank you note. Pin It

Photo Cube

I made this steampunkish photo cube for my swap partner. It started out as a 5" cube of styrofoam. I covered the cube with paper from DCWV Tattered Time collection and then started adding my embellishments. I used lots of different things; charms, brads, tacks, old key, old watch, images printed from online, gears, lace trim, stick pin, doily, chain, buttons and more. On the bottom, I used screws for legs. The top has an old fork to hold a photo. I had a lot of fun with this, adding all the different things to each side.

I really loved how this came out! It may even be my best project thus far :)

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License plate sign

Here I made a sign for my swap partner Sharon. It too, was inspired from a video on youtube by RachO113

I used my Autumn Leaves Stampology license plate stamp. 

First, I blended some distress ink to achieve the look I wanted on some white cardstock, next I stamped the license plate on and then added embossing powder on top. I also used a Lindy's Stamp Gang starburst dauber to fill in where I felt that it needed a bit more color in random places. The letters were alcohol inked. I sprayed goosebumps on top to give it a bit of texture. I then glued the cardstock signs onto cardboard to make them more thicker and sturdier. I punched the holes with my crop-a-dile, added eyelets, ran chain through them and added some gears for the finished look!

I really enjoyed the process of this project :)

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Altered Can

This started out as a regular green bean can, the kind with the pull tab lid. I altered it and turned it in to a rusty piece of art. It's purpose, you ask? To hold paint brushes! Perfect for just that! 

I was inspired by a tutorial by RachO113 on youtube. She used a rusting solution on hers but I didn't have access to that so I just used acrylic paint. I mixed some colors together till I got the look of "rust" that I liked! I painted the chain with the same color. I cut holes in the can using my crop a dile and attached the chain using brads.  The hearts were cut out of cardboard from an old sizzix die, then I painted them to match. The bottom of the can is started off as a plain piece of cardstock, then I painted and stamped on it to give it the look I desired. I used Mod Podge to adhere the paper onto the can. ART is chipboard letters that I painted black. 

 On the back side, I just added a few rusty things I found to give it a little something, maybe not needed but still fun. I was impressed how well my rusty paint job matched an actual old rusty key! 

This was such a fun project and I love how it came out!

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Junk Journal

This is my 2nd junk journal. I made it for a swap. I used one of those swatch books that you can get from a paper company (not a scrapbooking company) that shows all the different paper you can purchase from them. I took it all a part and altered it. I liked it because the paper staggers inside, and it already had tabs for dividers which also open up to another page. I thought it was kinda cool for a junk journal!

 I covered the covers with brown scrapbook paper. The three men are a Tim Holtz stamp that I stamped and cut out. I stamped on a piece of burlap, added a brown flower, and added some lace and a decorative stick pin, that says "Imagine" to the spine. Inside pages are done with lots of TH stamps, ink, glimmer mists, and Lindy's Stamp Gang mists. 

Here are several of the pages...

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my projects :)

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Altered Notebook

Here is an altered composition notebook for Heather, a new swap friend. I painted and crackled the covers, added lace and trims. A bit of bling too. I used sand on the bottom for the beach scene along with some sea shell brads and crab eyelets. A bottlecap on some canvas material. The inside pages are mostly stamped with different stamps that I had on hand. Inked the edges of the covers as well as the pages.

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Junk Journal

This is the first junk journal I made awhile back. It was for a swap I was hosting on CMB. My partner Kelley asked for one she could use for keeping track of swaps and such. I used paper from DCWV Tattered Time collection for the covers. I filled it with lots of blank paper and graph paper. Stamped it with Tim Holtz stamps and distressed with distress inks. Grunged it up, cause that is what she likes! We both loved how it turned out!! 

Here is the cover and just some of the pages..

These are really fun to make! 

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Cat Motel Tile

Here is a tile I recently made. The person asked for a cat motel . This is the first thing I've made with my new Silhouette Cameo. All done in Vinyl and then put onto the tile and sealed.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!! 

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To match the altered C.D in a post below. This is another name plate I done, only this time I used a Tim Holtz quote stamp " Not all who wander are lost" and the birds on a wire stamp. I stamped these on a piece of cardboard. I used burlap behind the quote, some lace on the front, and twine around on the sides. The little boy is an digital image from The Octopode Factory. Pin It

My blog makeover

As you can see, if you've visited me before, I recently had a blog makeover. I have to say thank you to Daisy from Tsunami Rose Designs. I actually won her contest (just from liking her page) for a free blog button and decided to go ahead and have the whole thing done. You can check her out on her Facebook business page! I love what she has done for me, as well as the others. (You can see examples of her work on her FB page) Her prices are very reasonable too! Check her out on fb and don't forget to add my new blog button your blog as well!! :) Pin It