Art Journal Page using Stampin' Up supplies

Hey guys!  you all know how I love love love to create art journal pages.  For those of you that don't, journal an Art Journal is something you do just for yourself!!  It can be anything and everything! Just image playing with paints, inks sprays dies stencils and just letting yourself do whatever your imagination can come up with.  There is no right or wrong.

This page was done using almost all stampin'up supplies.  The LACE and the SATIN FLOWERS were purchased.  I mixed my own colors using reinkers and glimmer paint for the background.

Here is a closer look:

I cut the corset from a free hand sketch.  And that was just part of the fun.  Size of my journal pages are 9 x 12 but you can use any size paper you wish.  This one is actually the cardboard piece that comes on the back of designer paper packs cut to size.  It was sturdy enough to hold up to my 'playing'.

The quote....  Happiness is that sublime moment when you get out of your corset at night...Joyce Grenfelt...was found online with a google search for corset quotes. I typed it on computer, printed out, tore around it and distressed it.


 Hope you like it as much as I do!! I'll be happy to answer any questions.


Sandra

Artsy, Artsy!

Today I have a fun and artsy project to share with you.
My friend Windi had a Christmas Ornament on her car antenna for … well… Christmas. But when in late January she still had her Christmas ornament on there, I couldn’t stand it any longer and “stole” it one night.   I really just wanted to replace it with something more current.
But then I got to thinking, Windi is an artist by trade and I knew what she had to have for her antenna… A paint brush!
So I got one and splattered it up and added some decoration:


This picture shows how long the paint brush is:

Close up on the letter (wire and mini bottle cap):

And this picture shows the glitter on the letter:

Of course I could NOT go without stamping on the letter
And maybe one day either Windi will take a picture of it on her car or I will and then I’ll share it with you guys!

And here it is :-) Windi took a picture for us:

Card Keeper Box

Did you know you could have a very pretty box to keep your cards in? There is a plain card keeper box offered in the Holiday Mini Catalog on page 35. I think you can easily overlook it so I wanted to point it out. It is only $8.95 – what a great deal!

Friday I had a class and we decorated the boxes. They turned out pretty cute!

We used “Flirtatious” Designer Fabric for the lid and the DSP to cover the dividers that come with the box. I created titles in MDS, printed on white CS. We used the Word Window punch to punch them out and trimmed off the sides some. By the way, it also comes with the silver hardware already included!

The flower on the lid was created with CS and the sizzix die “Fun Flowers” with added petals underneath that were punched with the Blossom Petals Builder punch. Lots of shimmer spray and crinkling and hot glue + a Simply Adorned bauble in crystal clear to make it extra special.

So if you want to give hand-made gifts for Christmas this year, you could dress up a box like that and maybe even put one hand-made card of each category inside.

Nail Polish Greetings

Tomorrow is my niece Emily’s birthday. And since I really don’t know what little ladies like these days, I had asked her what she would like for her Birthday. Mind you, at first she said “nothing”! What a sweet child. But I couldn’t let that go and told her to email me a list. So that “list” consisted of ONE item… Pink Crackle Nail Polish… So aunt Claudia did some research and made up a little kit for her with 2 different colors of base coat, 2 different crackle polishes, top coat and nail polish remover… That all went into a decorated tin:

I used the DSP called “Flirtatious”, which has the perfect colors

And to top it off I made her a “special” birthday card:

This card was so much fun to make! It’s a hybrid card. Well the card itself is “traditional”, only the nail polish bottle was created in “My Digital Studio”!

I’ve purchased a kit to use with “Sure Cuts a Lot” that has the bottle pieces in it, and they are SVG (vector) files. So once I had them on my computer, I copied them into the MDS folders as explained here previously.

I added the “glare” to the bottle by using an oval punch in white and changed the shape of it…

The “crackle” on the cap was done with the 2 of caps actually. One in Melon Mambo and another one right on top of it, which was filled with the DSP “Vintage Overlays” in black. The Label and greeting was added in MDS as well…

The bottle was printed out onto Whisper White CS, cut out and added to card. The Rhinestones are “traditional” not printed.

Emily received the gift already and maybe she was able to use it at her slumber party last night?

Happy Birthday, Emily! Enjoy your hip polishes and have a great day tomorrow!

Fresh Air

Oh my – I am SOOOOOO excited with what I came up with today!

Some of you may know that I also sell Scentsy and how addicted I am to the great scents. While I love all of the products I am not so very happy with the air-fresheners they have. (don’t last long enough for me. I am not bashing the product… just my personal opinion).  So I started out on a mission to “make”  my own air-freshener.

And what better thing to do than to “marry” your 2 obsessions… Stampin’ Up! and Scentsy … and they make a good pair:

Close-ups:

I used my BigShot and and the “Fun Flowers” die with some “Springtime Vintage” Designer Fabric… retired Designer Brad, Designer Button and thread … THEN I used some of the awesome room spray from Scentsy and sprayed it on the fabric. Voila… now I have a “Designer” air freshener . I of course sprayed it with “Inner Piece” which sadly is retiring at the end of the month (but I stocked up and now have at least 6 bottles).

And the coolest thing is that once I notice that it looses it’s scent, I can just spray some more on the fabric again.

I put it in the car right before I went to Ft. Benning today and had to tell myself to pay attention to the traffic and not my new pretty and oh-so good smelling air-freshener. I did make it home OK!

Flowers that will never wilt

For my stamp club hostess I had a very special flower to offer.

Here it is:

I started out with a cheapy pen and cover it with DSP:

Then I made my pretty flower topper. Look at the tons of layers:

I’ve used a button and brad for the center, but you can also fill it in completely with smaller flower punches that are cut in and made fluffy!

I didn’t want to attach the topper permanently to the pen… in case you wanted to put in a new mine, you can take the top off:

This way this flower will NEVER wilt. These are actually pretty easy to make! Just a lot of curling …

These make great gifts AND you know they can’t “walk off” as easy as regular pens, because they don’t fit into a pocket *hehehe*. May have to make some for my craft room!

Organization FUN

Today I’ve put all of the supplies that I’ve used for the stamp club meetings, downline meeting and technique class back in their places – whew, that’s always a chore!
When I started to put up my Pearls and Rhinestones, I really got annoyed with how I have them just stuck up on the “turn and store thingy”… Cause, see I don’t take the time to slide the sheets with the pearls/rhinestones back into their clear cello baggie (too time consuming for ME!)… BUT because of that, they sometimes stick to things they are not supposed to. SO, I remembered seeing a wonderful idea online one day… and had to do some up for myself!
You are going to love it! Lookie:





So now when you place your next order, don’t forget to order some of the clear cases for situations like that. And you don’t have to stop with those 2 items, you could velcro little little baggies inside to hold your favorite trinkets and such… How great is it that they are so affordable at only $4.95 for a set of 4!

I am just soooo excited that a) I got to play in MDS for jus a few minutes and b) got a few things organized AND they are pretty!

I wanted to point out that I’ve opted to keep the back of the case clear just like with our stamp sets, because that way I can see right away if I’m out of something and don’t have a rude awakening ;-) Can’t be without bling and pearls … EVER!

Leadership – Make and Take #2

Today I am going to share a quick project with you.

We used an empty (clear mount) Stamp set case to create this note pad holder:

Supplies

Stamps: Clearly for you

Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Botanical Gazette DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Accessories: Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Chantilly Crochet Trim, Key Trinket

Tools: Top Note Die, 2 x 1-3/8 Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Other: Clear-Mount Stamp Case

And then of course I wanted to have my own personal stationary to put inside, and used “My Digital Studio” to print me some. I’ve cut the pages 4 1/4 by 7 so I have room for a pen as well. Here it is:

I think it’ll be nice to have a case in the purse where you can write notes without having to worry that they might get lost in the purse… you know how that goes :-)

Magnetic Photo Holder

Today I am going to share a quick little gift. I’ve used a piece of Designer Series Paper on top of a metal frame… added a ribbon and a glitter flower… Voila:

It’s quick and cute, and because nothing is glued down, just held by the magnetic hearts and flower, it can be changed out seasonally…

The Last Decor Element Item

in this year’s Christmas gift series is a vase.

Here it is:

And since it has a little glare, I thought I’d share a close-up too:

All of these items were soooo easy to make and fun too!

I gave this vase with Poinsettias to my neighbor Christa and she put it on a table in her entrance so it get be seen by her visitors :-)

Now that I’m back, I will share hopefully a card a day again… At least I will “try”.

Until, tomorrow…

Santa’s Dishes?

Today I am sharing another Decor Element item with you. I simply applied them onto a plate and a cup. Granted, those dishes are more for decoration then actual use, but gentle hand cleansing should be just fine.

Here it is:

I think Santa would really love to get his snack served on them. So why don’t you make a set too?!

Frame #3

Can you believe it? We actually have some little snow flurries here in GA today! I am sure it won’t stay though…

To carry on with our Christmas decor series, I am going to show you frame #3 today:

Again, the background was created in “My Digital Studio” and the Christmas tree decor element was added to the outside of the glass.

Gotta love that wide striped ribbon! It’s PERFECT for items like that!

Frame #2

These posts are rather short and to the point, because I know you all are busy with Christmas preparations … And on to the 2nd frame we go – this was another hostess gift this month:

This is another example how to incorporate the “My Digital Studio” into every day crafting!

The polka dot background, label, sentiment and brads were created with the software and printed on my home printer. I then layered it onto Real Red CS, cut out a Top Note piece in Old Olive, cut it into half and adhered behind a white piece of CS, then layered onto the polka dot piece…

The decor elements stockings are applied to the outside of the glass for the shadow effect…

Back to baking some German Gingerbread (Lebkuchen)…

Enjoy your weekend!

Day’s Til Christmas

Today is the first post in the series of “Candy Cane Christmas” Decor Elements items.

I had gotten the real red sheet last month with the plan to make cute hostess gifts for December. I did that, but also made an item for ME!  :-)  That’s a first… I usually make the cute gifts and give them away, not this time…

The item I made, is a count-d0wn to Christmas Calendar. Here it is:

I’ve created the “backdrop” (white background with red tag, words, and the border on bottom) in “My Digital Studio”, printed it out and then layered onto Real Red CS. It’s inside one of the 8x10 plastic easel frames… The two red birds are the decor elements and were added to the outside of the frame so they would give a little shadow and look more dimensional.

Gifts like that are way easy to make, but so special…

Check back often as I’ll post several more of the items I’ve created and actually given away :-)