Scrap Wrapping

I went to Scrapbooks Plus this past Saturday and FINALLY they had those AWESOMELY WONDERFUL Art Anthology sprays in stock. I got my four favorites that I had used in my class with Jen Starr

My favorite colors are : Glorious, Patience, Studio Blue and Honey Bee 

All of these colors are VIBRANT and delicious!!!

I have currently a roll of lovely delicious white wrapping paper. I bought this thinking that it would be different from having a roll of craft, and easier to color. I am also trying to use my stuff,  (as a side note I'm down to less than 2 inches of 12x12 sheets of scrapbook paper) I remembered that I have some music paper already torn out and ready to go, so I decided to wrap a box in this decorated with my new sprays. I started by cutting a couple of heart shaped masks out of some scraps laying on my table and spraying a couple of hearts onto my music paper then some general drops and squirts of color. 

After I wrapped the box, I decided to make a paper bow with even more concentrated spray and then I used Rock Candy Stickles to bling up the bow.

I think this looks so sweet... who wouldn't want that (yes you can glimpse some washi on the side... I'm totally lazy).

I feel like I've been more productive so far this year than I ever have before... It feels fantastic. I hope you all are having a wonderful creative weekend! 

Passing it along.

This past Sunday I went to a semi-regularly scheduled gameday at my friend Star's house. I had decorated these mini composition books and didn't know exactly what to do with them, so I did some quick calculations... there were going to be three mothers at the game day. And then decided I could wrap them up and give them as happies! I ripped some magazine pages from the recycle pile and taped them down with some confetti washi (here is where I'll admit that the washi was sitting out on the dining table and I have some scotch tape but didn't want to take the time to look for it.) Here is what my finished happies looked like :

I am continually amazed at how lovely the tiniest thing looks stuck inside a clear plastic bag and tied with a ribbon... don't these just look SO SPECIAL!!!

The awesome ladies I gave them to really seemed to like them and that is what it's all about, right?

Mother's Day

So I've been busy making things as usual. For Mother's Day this year, I was all set that I was going to make my Mom a card and send her a gift certificate, and then I tried to find a gift certificate without going to the actual place I wanted the gift certificate from (home depot). That turned out to be a fruitless search with tons of inspiration for a whole different gift project added! WOOT!

So I wound up buying a bunch of supplies

My mom is allergic to metal. She loves but cannot wear most costume jewelry. So when I walked by those lovely orange ceramic beads my brain went : NECKLACE!!!

I found some accent beads in the blue family and used some neutral colored spacers. I did not purchase a catch or clasp, I tied the ends of the natural hemp cord I used for stringing the beads together in a knot, and here are the results of my labors:

I then wore above necklace into work for a few minutes to see if anyone else thought it was pretty because I felt maybe I was a bit biased.

I think the smile on my face conveys how I feel about the necklace. I really hope my mom loves it... of course I didn't mail it the day I intended so hopefully she gets it by today!

Scrap Scrapping

So I had a bit of a block this weekend. I have a ton of old pics that I want to be scrapped, but NO mojo to scrap them. So I did a little something I do when I have no mojo for a project that I WANT to complete but need something to kickstart. I pull out all my recent scraps and see what comes up... in this case I altered some mini composition books that I had lying around.

papers by Pink Paislee and Echo Park, Washi by My Mind's Eye, Stickers by October Afternoon, Kand Co and 7 Gypsies

papers by Heidi Swapp, Stickers by Studio Calico and 7 Gypsies and... Duck Tape

papers by Amy Tan/American Crafts and Cosmo Cricket, Sticker by K and Co, Tape by Duck Tape

I don't have a lot of Duck Tape, but I do have this awesome roll of black and I love it!

What happens to your tiny scraps?

How do you jump start your mojo?

Hugs

Sugar Chic Family Mini

This is yet another mini using my Sugar Chic Paper pad and misc things from my stash including some glittery thickers, a Maya Road Envelope and my lovely Art Anthology paints and some washi ;)!

I love this paperpad! I think maybe it's time I made some cards... AND I have some more papers from way back or at least a year or more... that are begging me to use them in a project! Hugs and inspiration to you all!

Lasercut Mini...

I adore wooden lasercut things. I have some wood veneer pieces in my embellishment stash (and I've been using them). But I kept seeing these awesome frames when I'd go to Michaels and kept thinking they'd be AWESOME as a mini... um them I saw a Heidi Swapp Video over at My Craft Channel and saw that I wasn't the only one who had that idea!

Here's my version:

Don't forget to let me know how you like it :)!

Sugar Chic overload!

I have been OBSESSED with Heidi Swapp's Sugar Chic paper collection ever since it first came out. I bought and hoarded it and the No Limits Line (which I ALSO adore). I finally broke them out last year and used them in a mini book, kept every last little scrap for embellies and cardmaking and I've been throwing bits and pieces in projects ever since. Well, then Michaels decided to carry a paper pad of the Sugar Chic collection and I HAD to buy it. So I have been USING it!!! That makes me SO HAPPY! Here is a video I made of a mini I made using this paper pad, and WARNING!!! I have several more waiting to be shown to you ;)! (You might recognize that the gatefold here is similar to the one I made in Jen Starr's class)

Other than being obsessed with this paper pad, I am in LOVE... mad passionate love with my new Art Anthology paints! I have used all of their products, but the ones featured in this mini are the dimensional crystals. I could only add so much to my supply of paints at the time, and I WANTED to buy some colorations sprays (alas, none were available at the time), so I grabbed up the Java and Peony. I actually was off work Monday of this week and went to buy some colorations at Scrapbooks Plus, but forgot they were closed on Monday and Tuesday so I still don't have any of those marvelous sprays. OH WELL :).

Hope you enjoyed the pics, I LOVED working with these products and making this adorable mini! I can't wait to share with you the next photos I have of projects I have been making! 

Hugs!