Wordless Wednesday - so much happening in this photo

Weekend Flair: Teeny Tiny Mini Book

When my sweet nephew was born, I knew my sister would be busy enjoying her time with a new baby. I created a pre-made book to help document his first year. It was a complete hit! She loved it.

More recently, I decided to make an even smaller book. I wanted something she could keep in her purse, or the diaper bag, without it taking up all kinds of space. I found a few wooden tags at JoAnns, and went to work.

I used the new Simple Stories stickers and cardstock, an Ali Edwards stamp (see product list below), and printed a bunch of tiny photos.

I LOVE how it turned out!
I tried to include photos from various moments over the last year. He is so adorable!

The themed stickers and paper from Simple Stories were perfect for the variety of seasons, and themes. Plus the 6x6 paper pad was perfect size to work with these tiny pages.

I took the 6x6 paper, lined it up to where I wanted it, glued it down, and then used an exacto knife to trim around the edges. It seemed to work very well vs trying to measure and cut, and then glue down.  

Just look at those silly faces!

I love that he was a skunk for Halloween :)

The wooden tags already had a hole punched through. I used a scrap piece of ribbon to tie everything together.

It was a fun, quick project! What have you been creating?

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Also used: Wooden Tags from JoAnns

Welcome to my art studio

The the fall of 2009, I had a series of posts related to renovating the swimming pool craft room in the basement. The final post in the series topped off the experience of adding and moving walls, electrical wiring, adding a beautiful floor and finishing it off with a good old painting!

For those of you who haven't seen the post, here is what I moved in to:

Here is what it looked like when it was finished:

Yes. Take that in for a moment.  :) It really was a great transformation.

Over the last couple of years, I have added, moved around, taken out, put back in all sorts of things. I'm pretty proud of where it is today. While it is pretty much always in a state of disaster, I figure the messiest people are the most creative, right?! 

Generally, this shows what organization and stuff on the wall can do for a space. 

The last couple years has also brought to light that I am not a scrapbooker, or a card maker, or just a DIYer. 

I am an artist.

Welcome to my art studio!


What does your dream space look like?

Card: Sister, Keep in Touch

Supplies: 

InLinkz.com

Also used: October Afternoon Boarding Pass stickers (blue tab) and pattern paper from American Crafts Amy Tangerine

Weekend Flair: Rainy Day Card

This card was a lot of fun to make and a bit of an experiment. I had never used spray in my crafting, and it was time. I purchased the Goosebumps spray, and decided it would be a fun way to 'show' rain.

My cricut cut the umbrella, boots, grass and rain drops. I layered the boots with 2 shades of yellow, and colored in the black on the bottom. I inked the grass with a deep green.

The drops and umbrella were first inked around the edge using a silver ink and then sprayed with the Goosebumps spray. They did have to be set aside to dry for a few minutes.

I used scrap paper to punch 2 clouds. Using the blending tool, blue ink, and the clouds as masks, I ramdomly placed clouds on the background of the white card base.

The umbrella, I layed with a red/yellow combo. I used a couple layers of 3D dots under the center of the umbrella to gain a deeper 3D perspective.

Finished it off with an Ali Edwards stamp! :)

Supplies

InLinkz.com

Also used:
Umbrella and Rain Drops- Cricut A Child’s Year
Boots - Cricut Everyday Paperdolls
Grass - Cricut Plantin School Book
Blue ink is Memento Ink