Random Acts of Creativity.

Currently: Eating onion rings. Listening to John Mayer. Foot has fallen asleep.

This card was made for one of my friends for her 17th birthday.

Each edge of the little squares was individually inked and embellished with stickles.

This next project was made for my scrapbooking table because I needed a new place to store my ink pads. So I bought a plain white canister at a thrift store and altered it.

I stamped the butterfly with light green ink on kraft cardstock then cut it out.

This card was super quick and easy to make!

A close up of the flower. The technique I used was: First I cut a long strip of fabric about an inch wide, then I covered a punched out cardstock circle in double sided tape, then stuck one end of the fabric strip to the middle of the circle, began to twist the fabric strip slightly as I pressed it down on the tape in a circle form, continued pressing the fabric down until I had reached the edge of the cardstock circle, trimmed off the excess untwisted fabric and tucked the end underneath. Then I added 3 pearls to the center and voila! A quick handcrafted flower.

I hope that this post might have inspired you in SOME way :) TFL

Bulletin!!

A project that I finished over the weekend. :)

After looking in many home decor stores for a bulletin board, I finally decided that I would just need to make one. This is the result:

I purchased an old gold frame at my local thrift store, sanded the hideous paint off, painted it with aqua crackle paint and then sanded it for a distressed look.
The ruffle around the edges is strips of green, flower patterned fabric.
I bought a roll of cork and mounted it on the back with carpenter's glue.

Each flower was made using this pattern: FLOWER TUTORIAL

To decorate them, I inked the edges, misted them, and added glitter glue along the edges of the petals. Then added jewels/brads to the centers.

Very happy with the distressed look frame (which cost me $2.00!) and the overall look.

TFL :)

Quick Page

Just a quick layout about my sweet cousin Mila.

I used the Dear Lizzy Spring line.

TFL :)

Finally

It's been months since I last scrapbooked. MONTHS. Finally put something together yesterday.




Handmade the pleated circles and used layering techniques.

 Thanks for looking :)

Creative block...unblocked.

My lack of posting is due to a CREATIVE BLOCK that I've been suffering from. A brick wall that I've been running into every time I try to make anything crafty. :(
But, Success! I made a scrapbook page tonight.

I made the brown flower out of felt and a pearl. Super easy and cute.
The white ruffle is pleated tissue paper.
Bought a Crop-A-Dile yesterday and used it for the eyelets on the lefthand side of the page.

TFL and may your creativity flow freely!

Tidbits

Random things....
Finished my LO for Chelsea's monthly challenge.
Challenge: Use the colours blue, green and brown.



(yeah, so I'm still trying to get the hang of taking GOOD pictures of my projects. WIP)
The envelope has a paper with this quote inside: Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Sidenote: I've started to really care about how my LOs look in pictures...suddenly. I am trying to get used to the whole editing thing. Cropping, rotating, exposure etc is pretty tricky. Any ideas or tricks for getting really good pictures of SBing projects and editing them???
TFL!!

Creativity? A Giveaway?

Hi. :)


 I've been trying to work on some monthly creative challenges and have gotten 2 done today!


Not the kind of page I usually do but it's good to step outside of the creative box occasionally.

 

I layered fabric, soft mesh, crate restoration paper and brads.

Next:

The yellow words in the title say "is hard to do". (singsong voice "Breaking up is haaard toooo dooo.")
Used a sketch for this layout as well. (sidenote: I actually have a hard time following sketches...am I the only one?)


One more thing...there is a GREAT giveaway/contest-ish thing on the Obsessed with Scrapbooking blog. :) Even though hundreds of people have entered to win the PINK CRICUT EXPRESSION up for grabs, might as well give it a shot! (and spread the love.)
Link: Expression Giveaway

TFL!!