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Aug 22, 2017
DIY Snowfall Stencil and Winter Nights Distress Ink Card
Aug 19, 2017
Weathered Wood Book Binding for PaperArtsy
I'm cutting it close but I managed to squeeze in another little handmade book for the current PaperArtsy topic #11. I was inspired by THIS post by Ellie Knoll, where she used wood branches and found objects in her collage. I had found this strip of wood and thought it would make a great binding.
I drilled two holes and attached the screws to hold my manila inky paper together.
My cover has white embossing, a shimmery butterfly and a bundle of thread.
It was hard to photograph the pages, but they are randomly inked and gessoed and stamped with a variety of PaperArtsy images.
I was surprised how far my stamp stash stretched with partial stamping of several of the images - fun! I will definitely attempt making another book of this manner.
If you are interested in exploring more on making handmade books and mini albums, I hope you'll follow my new challenge blog, Mini Album Makers. Have a great weekend!
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Aug 16, 2017
Eileen Hull Journal with Seth Apter Stamps and Dies
It's time for a new challenge at Frilly and Funkie and our fabulous hostess Suzz has chosen the theme On the Cutting Edge. She say, "Having recently acquired some beautiful new dies I thought it might be time to bring them out and show them off. This challenge is all about using your dies, punches or other cutting tools to create a masterpiece featuring at least one die cut / punched image. Make sure your art is in the vintage or shabby chic style and incorporates a die cut or punch."
I was inspired to use the infamous Eileen Hull Journal Scoreboards XL Die by Sizzix. This die is causing quite the stir in the crafting world and I couldn't wait to try my hand with it! I played with a couple of these Seth Apter Ray of Light dies and found a happy composition, which fit perfectly onto the journal cover.
I covered the dies with Prima texture pastes and then watered Vintage Photo Distress Oxide to tone it down, wiping away as needed. I wanted to make some contrast in between the rays, so I created an overlay for my journal.
I cut my watercolor paper to size and then cut out the two shapes to make a frame for my inlaid textured dies. Around that, I cut some holes with the Tim Holtz Mixed Media dies. I often use texture paste for this, but created a reverse effect for my cover by using the MM dies.
I decided the smallest of Seth's Coffee Ring Dies would make a great frame over the circles in the ray die. I embossed them in Wendy Vecchi's Watering Can EP twice to create an enamel effect. Later I added a third larger circle to complete the look. I mixed in a Paper Doll and some ephemera with a Quote Chip. The cloth label was a gift from my friend Carol from IKEA. I hand cut the gentleman's crown and embossed it with gold EP.
I glued a Clipola paper clip to frame his face. What a whimsical character! :)
I treated my cover with a variety of Distress Oxides and embossed a Carabelle Studio text stamp in white for contrast. I splashed on some black gesso and outlined everything with a fine black pen.
I don't have any elastic, so I punched more holes in the center and used a pamphlet stitch and waxed linen to bind my pages. I attached this awesome snip of upholstery tacks with brads. My fabulous teamie Sara Emily gave me this when we met up at the beach - love love love! Thanks sweetie! Here's a gaze at my inserts. I used TH Memoranda paper to cover some loose-leaf grid paper, that I cut to size.
Not many flaps and fussy elements inside. I want to use this to actually write on the paper, so I left out that kind of bulk.
How about you? What dies are you itching to put to action? Break them out and play along! We'd love to have you join our challenge. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card to the Funkie Junkie Boutique!
Do you want to learn more about creating books and mini albums? Would you like another opportunity to win a Funkie Junkie Boutique gift card? Follow along with my new blog, Mini Album Makers, which will be filled with book making tutorials, showcasing even more Funkie Junkie products!
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(I was inspired by THIS post, the size, the composition, the colors)
A face - Gentleman
Papers - Patterned Paper & Grid Paper
Letters, numbers - Text Stamp on Cover & Words
Blue for the colour of the European Union, Union Jack - Blues & Greens
Ribbon, twine, string or lace - Waxed Linen and Twine
Textures – take inspiration from history from ancient civilisations to the fall of the Berlin Wall - Texture with the Circle Die Cut
Something both vintage and modern - Vintage Images with Modern Graphic Design Die Cut
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Prima Tales of You and Me Musical Die Cut Card
Hello sweeties! Today we begin a new challenge at Scrapy Land. Our theme is Always Anythings Goes with a Die Cut Brand that Scrapy Land Sells. I have been working for almost a year on NOT purchasing any more designer paper, but I just had to pick up some of the new Prima Marketing designs and have gone hog wild with them!
I used an embossing folder to create some texture in the dotty paper, then layered with other Tales of You and Me papers.
I tucked in the new Musical Stave die by Tutti Designs and a couple of die cut hearts from the Nesting Stitched Hearts. I finished with a sentiment cut from the paper, some flowers and loopy bows. I hope you are inspired and will play along with our challenge for a chance to win one of TWO $10 giftcards.
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