Christmas Configurations

Hi again, 

So remember the last blog post, when I mentioned the configurations book and  the card to go with it? Well here was my inspiration, thank you so much Jan Hobbins, you are a creative master.

Alright, so I had most of the supplies in my art room and a few that I changed up at bit, 

Lots of evergreen bough and antique linen distress inks and clear rock candy dry glitter used on this project.

Inside...

Inside cover

I love the way the carollers turned out. I used black distress crackle paint and graphite viva paste over top.

I had an extra picture lying around, so I lined the box with it and added some embellishments. The fox is from Bo Bunny paper.

This picture of Santa and the little boy was another pic I had lying around. Tim Holtz had provided a link to all these great vintage Christmas photos. ( I think it was one of the 12 tags of Christmas 2010?)

The sled is from Bo Bunny, the skis are made from a popsiscle stick. 

I had so much fun making this. It took about a week, but it was soooo worth it. Hope you enjoyed the tour. Merry Christmas everyone! 

Hi-biscus (Making the Cut)

Hi again,

I know, I know, another tropical card from me? Shocker.  I can't help it, I LOVE tropical stuff. Maybe because I lived in the tropics in my past life or something. Whatever the reason, I am drawn to hibiscus and frangipanni, palm trees and beaches.

The Monday challenge over at Simon Says Stamp is "making the cut". Use die cuts in your project. I have gorgeous hibiscus dies from Memory Box, Die-namics, and Sizzix (not used on this card). The flowers were cut out with the beautiful paper from Prima. Can you spot more use of dies? The cameo frame and HI are from Tim Holtz.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/challenge-make-the-cut/

The background on the frame is a long story...Do you ever make something, hate it, dig it out of the trash and just keep throwing more stuff on it? Haha, that's the case here, I have no idea how I ended up with the final result but I really like it. Don't ask me what colors are on there because I really have no idea. Sadly, I will probably not be able to replicate it again. Let's call it "vintage tropical". Hehehe.

Thanks for dropping by and having a peek, now go get crafty in your create space. Talk to you soon.

For the Birds (stripes)

Hi again

A big shout out to Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge blog. Thank you for giving me something to challenge my creativity every week. This week's challenge is stripes.

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.ca/2013/06/challenge-stripes.html

 Of couse I love stripes. Stripes can make you look thinner, make a room look bigger, or add a designer touch of class. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of stripes, (ok wait for it... ) Cabana stripes. By now you might have noticed that I have a little obsession with tropical inspired pieces.  Whatever, hey, it's been raining for a month straight here, so any excuse to pretend I am on a beach somewhere is a welcome escape.

I got the fabulous birdhouse die from Sizzix last week and have been making little houses for a few days. I made 4 in total. Each one looks different. You can totally change the look of something just by using different paper or color schemes.

So here is my take on the stripe challenge featuring my tropical cabana bird house.

I would be a happy bird if I had a cabana house like this one (haha)

Closer look at the striped base. Hot pink and lime green are my fave color combos.

Closer look at the roof of the house...

Thanks for stopping by, I will post some more bird houses tomorrow hopefully. See you soon.

Graduation season

Hi again,

Even though my youngest graduated from high school last year, I thought I would post some pics of the card and memory box that I made for her. She had a gorgeous designer gown, so I wanted to make a card with my paper version of it.  I think it turned out pretty cool!

There's the photo of the dress beside the card.

Here you can see the pleats in the gown.

Memory box with the Bellerose Comp initials.

Mini album inside for pictures and (check out the melt art on the front)

Not a great quality picture, but I made her a mixed media canvas as well.

The kids work so hard and stress so much about friends and grades and assignments. As an adult, I look back on those years and think, "you couldn't pay me enough to be a teenager again." However, if I could keep the knowledge and the life experience, I might consider it. Oh, and I would use moisturizer around my eyes to minimize fine lines and wrinkles. That is my Rogue pearl of wisdom for the day.(wink and a smile). 

Thanks for looking, now go play.

(L-R) me, my grad, my first born.