tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61293217454392087752024-03-05T23:30:16.905-06:00Glitter Tart DesignsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.comBlogger871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-53752312273070898582017-04-29T12:25:00.001-05:002017-04-29T12:25:22.708-05:00Secrets of a Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever wondered what is happening a stack or two over from where you are studiously reading a book in the library? How about all those whispers you hear? Well, in my library, all secrets are revealed. </div>
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This month, Leslie, over at Alpha Stamps, asked me to make a piece of art that represented my studio, or other things I collect. I am an avid reader and my studio is filled with all sorts of books, heck, my entire house is filled with books. </div>
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All of the decorative papers I used and the Gate fold window card are in this months kit. Many of the other supplies I used can be found <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=170430CH" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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I started by carefully cutting the cabinet collage image so that it could be opened multiple ways. I lined the backside with decorative paper and added some book images. In every library there is always that student who is actually using there time wisely (that was not me in school).</div>
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But there is more, behind the card catalog (has anyone seen one of these in libraries anymore?) is a secret tryst. Alas, this does not happen in my studio, my husband tends to avoid the basement, scary girly stuff you know. This flap opens the opposite way of the cabinet, getting the spacing right on this one was a bit tricky but I love the way it turned out. </div>
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And hidden away in the depths of my library is a chaise lounge with a woman from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13144/Paintings_of_Romance_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html" target="_blank">Paintings of Romance Collage Sheet.</a> I would love a chaise lounge in my studio. I do have a sofa, old, covered with a sheet because the cat lives on it. If I had a chaise lounge my family might never see me.</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed this peek into my studio even if it wasn't full of art bits. </div>
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Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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Put on that ball gown, slip on your glass slipper and hail that coach because it's time to head to the masked ball.</div>
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Over at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> everyone is getting their masks ready to go.</div>
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Complete Supply list <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=170323COH" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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My artwork suffers from a mild case of multiple personality disorder, so I've made not one mask but three. </div>
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Feathers, oh how I love feathers! </div>
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What could be better than feathers with flowers and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19208/3/4_Inch_Scalloped_Metallic_Gold_Venice_Lace/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">gold lace</a>? </div>
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Speaking of Gold, how about an entire mask of gold!?! </div>
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Little secret, this one is my least favorite and it was headed to the trash once I finished wrapping up this project. We had company over and they brought their 12 year old daughter who fell in love with this. So it has a good home now and her love for it made me like it a bit more. </div>
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I went to town with the <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=liquid+pearls&osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">liquid pearls</a> on this one. I used Mermaid and white opal here, but I must have one of every color. So scrumptious! To get a more even colored look I painted the chipboard before applying the liquid pearl in coordinating colors. You don't want chipboard brown showing through.</div>
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Flowers and seam binding. Y'all know how much I love those goodies. Strange that I could use all my favorite items and end up not loving the result, oh well. </div>
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I tried to make flower clusters out of the rhinestones. They kinda turned out. The two colors I used are <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21892/Relics_&_Artifacts_Rhinestone_Chains_-_Aquamarine/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">aquamarine</a>, for the petals, and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21894/Relics_&_Artifacts_Rhinestone_Chains_-_Peridot/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">peridot</a> for the center.</div>
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Mask number three is my oldest daughter's favorite. She has insisted on a stick (not shown in photos) so she can hold it like a true carnavalian. </div>
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One of my all time favorite supplies from Alpha Stamps has been their mini <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21862/5mm_Clear_Iridescent_Star_Sequins/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">star sequins</a>. Mix those with flowers, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19822/Feathery_Flourishes_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">chipboard flourishes</a> and silver leafed metal bits and voila!</div>
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A note on the feather flourishes, you will need to purchase two sets to get multiples of each design. Here I have used the same design but have them flipped differently.</div>
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The silver bit is a decorative metal piece that I coated in <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21685/Nuvo_Gilding_Flakes_-_Silver_Bullion/product_info.html?osCsid=5da04d059b0ff866b4437fdd4159e55d" target="_blank">silver gilding flakes</a>. Just paint on some of the adhesive and then place the silver leaf down working it into all the little nooks and cranes. It looks amazing in person, wish it looked accurate in photographs.</div>
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Now the question is which one should I wear first?!?</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful time at your ball!</div>
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This month at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> is all about Cinderella! Y'all know how I love me some fairy tale themed items. Here Cinderella is whisking off to her ball in a coach shaped chipboard book.</div>
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Complete list of supplies at end of post.</div>
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Molds are one of my favorite things to create with. I used 3 different molds on this project. Here you can see the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p21569/Wide_Header_with_4_Scrolls_Silicone_Mold/product_info.html" target="_blank">Wide Header with 4 scrolls silicone mold</a>. I've found that <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p18932/ICE_Resin_-_8oz_Doming_Kit/product_info.html" target="_blank">Ice Resin</a> works best when creating with molds that have lots of tiny twist and turns. For this particular piece I used some gold pearl ex powder to tint it gold. Then I covered it with Gilding Flakes. Doing both gives the piece more depth. Instead of a single solid tone you get various levels and shades of gold. However, the gilding flakes are so luscious it was hard to stop gilding. </div>
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Believe it or not, but I don't always like my first go at things. I started by trimming the windows in <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Dresden:_Black/c4_115/p13345/Thin_Looped_Dresden_Borders_-_Black/product_info.html" target="_blank">black thin looped dresden boarders</a>. It looked to harsh so I painted over it using Tim Holtz distress paints in scattered straw, picket fence and spun sugar. It's a little hard to see in the photo, but I added some gilding flakes randomly all over the coach. Check it out, Gus is hanging out in the window!</div>
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You can't have a piece about Cinderella without some birds. Blue didn't look right so they too got a coating of distress paint. I used the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p17959/Silicone_Mold_-_Royal_Icons/product_info.html" target="_blank">Royal Icons Mold</a> for the crown and the same Ice Resin and coloring process as I did on the scroll mold.</div>
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The Mouse and pumpkin boarder set reminds everyone that Cinderella's coach was once a humble pumpkin. </div>
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Inside I mostly collaged papers. I wanted to keep the page flat so the front cover would sit flush and the first page show through the windows nicely. The flowers and butterflies are from the Love Clippings Collection paper set. Hanging out on the wheels are some silhouettes from the Cinderella Silhouettes Chipboard small set.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cinderella is from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p3190/Happily_Ever_After_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=cd5620199c0719138430eaa96895c943" target="_blank">Happily Ever After Collage Sheet</a>. And you know I couldn't resist topping the page off with some seam binding - bark colored. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These two </span>completed<span style="font-family: inherit;"> pages along with two for you to decorate yourself with a few goodies from my stash (some resin bits, sheet music, seam binding and flowers to name a few) are up for grabs. All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me what Fairy Tale is your favorite. For additional entries post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (One additional entry for each place you post). Please use the above image with a link to this post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Winner will be announced Feb 14th. </span></div>
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<a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=170205COH" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compleate list of Supplies used from Alpha Stamps</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ice Resin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love Clippings Collection paper - Little love clippings, Always and Forever</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Distress paint - scattered straw, picket fence, spun sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Think looped Dresden boarders </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tales of you and me Collection paper - Contes de toi et moi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gilding flakes (where have these been all my life!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happily Ever After CS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol ink - mushroom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seam binding - bark tan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">distress ink - tea dye</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tim Holtz heirloom roses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lamp post silicone mold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wide header with 4 scrolls silicone mold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Silicone Mold - Royal Icons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">dove mold </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1" pale pink paper roses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">small pale pink mulberry blossoms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">small white mulberry blossoms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">white foam stamen </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">yellow mulberry blossoms </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mulberry Paper Cherry Blossoms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">shoe charm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tiny mixed size flat backed pearls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mouse and Pumpkin Boarders Set</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cinderella Silhouettes Set Small</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Coach book chipboard</span></div>
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Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year and Alpha Stamps knows a thing or two about doing Halloween up right! This months kits, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21001/Halloween_Clocks_Kit_-_October_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">Halloween Clock Kit</a>, could go Halloween or Victorian. So versatile, but of course I went Creepy.</div>
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This is my, Time Stands Still for No Man, piece. I used a bunch of chipboard bits from the kit along with the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p21021/Creepy_Critters_Shapes_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Creepy Critters Shape Set</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20563/Creepy_Tree_-_5_Inch/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Creepy Tree 5"</a>, and the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18768/Skeleton_Chipboard_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Skeleton Shape Set</a>. The grandfather clock in the back has an image from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p4841/Death_Cards_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Death Cards Collage Sheet</a> and a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18633/Bronze_Corner_Cobweb_with_Spider_Pendant*/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">spider web charm</a>. </div>
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The clock faces are from the Halloween clock faces Collage Sheet and coated with <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p1419/Diamond_Glaze/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Diamond Glaze</a>. The bat flying ominously over the skeletons is coated in black glitter. And <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12725/Pumpkin_Pods/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">pumpkins</a> dot the ground behind the skeletons.</div>
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I couldn't stop playing with skeletons, but switched to a bit of a brighter project using the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20757/Tim_Holtz_Day_Of_The_Dead_%231_Cling_Stamp_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=3d62ef89ad41daf04dc019e3d18e2e86" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Day of the Dead stamps</a>.</div>
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What I love about this set is that each image comes in two sizes. So for the larger candles I used the larger image and of course for the smaller candles, the smaller image.</div>
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I used a tissue paper technique on these. Each was stamped and then carefully colored using colored pencils before melting them into the candle slightly. </div>
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Well, I am off to create some more Halloween goodies. I hope you have a wonderful spooky day and thanks for stopping by. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-65596946079972543352016-09-09T09:14:00.000-05:002016-09-09T09:14:07.902-05:00The Crows Muse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Halloween is just around the corner...oh how I love Halloween!</div>
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Leslie, over at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html?osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>, let me play a bit off the reservation this month (I love her almost as much as I love Halloween). I have been wanting to make a doll similar to the one in the photo below.</div>
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I found it on pinterest and it has no link, just a photo, sorry. Clearly mine is much different, but that is the difference between being inspired and learning by copying.</div>
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I started with a floral cone and a deconstructed barbie. I cut the floral cone to size and then hollowed it out so that the body of the barbie would slip inside. I decoupaged the cone with old newspaper. You can't put hot glue directly on the Styrofoam cone, it will melt it. And then I painted it black so you can't see any of the newspaper bits through her rather sheer skirt (Oh the scandal!).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI5-DGzYNNwPs3vWuC7qgzzBgDhbFuSG0T6tW1Qo-rScDLiJqfw6msmq9FWNz4u2UlZ02Zv8e2dqodlzJ7SeBT1sF3v4twLiz4wioAlq92ojZPm-Gx6fSZVDzhe_fjeJ1p-ehSBCrag/s1600/COHay_Doll6+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI5-DGzYNNwPs3vWuC7qgzzBgDhbFuSG0T6tW1Qo-rScDLiJqfw6msmq9FWNz4u2UlZ02Zv8e2dqodlzJ7SeBT1sF3v4twLiz4wioAlq92ojZPm-Gx6fSZVDzhe_fjeJ1p-ehSBCrag/s320/COHay_Doll6+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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The barbie body is covered with book print (alas nothing by Poe, just some old scifi novel that fell apart on me). For a head I used a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17815/Relic_&_Artifacts_Casts_-_Figureheads/product_info.html?osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3" target="_blank">relic and artifacts cast - figurehead</a>. </div>
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From the front it looks like these <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p10412/Small_Feathered_Crows/product_info.html?osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3" target="_blank">small feathered crows</a> are single wings. </div>
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From the back you can see that they are two separate crows. I like to think that they are holding her up as well as helping her fly. </div>
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The spot where her head meets her body is hidden with a black seam binding bow.</div>
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Her bodice is <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p8186/Black_Seam_Binding/product_info.html?osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3" target="_blank">black seam binding</a>. <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=black+roses&osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3&x=0&y=0" target="_blank"> Black roses</a> in various sizes cascade down her skirt. Interspersed with lustrous rhinestones. </div>
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In the folds of her gown she conceals a fabulous chipboard chandelier complete with crows! </div>
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Her skirt is layers and layer of Tulle. There is also Tulle wound in and out of the chandelier. To me it almost looks like a spider web or all that stuff they hang from furniture bits in haunted houses. </div>
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And of course it wouldn't be complete without a sparkly spider. <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19069/Liquid_Pearls_-_Platinum*/product_info.html?osCsid=47c4df13d6669a0c679054d082e567d3" target="_blank">Liquid pearls</a> form the beading work on the chandelier. </div>
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I hope you enjoy my Crows Muse. She was fun to make</div>
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Thanks for stopping by.</div>
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I wrote this post while under the influence of decongestants and running noses, sorry if it is a little scattered. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-10263931876213424122016-08-29T09:26:00.001-05:002016-08-29T09:26:48.586-05:00Ever After 2016 Art Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took a leap this summer and decided to join <a href="http://www.willowing.org/" target="_blank">Tamara Laporte's</a> <a href="http://www.willowing.org/ever-after-2016/" target="_blank">Ever After Class</a>. This is my first ever online art class and my first ever faces class. I have to say that I am thrilled with this class.</div>
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The above photo is the class taught by the uber talented <a href="http://www.anniehamman.com/" target="_blank">Annie Hamman</a>. We were to follow her instruction video and create what you see above (her's was a bit different, well, a lot different, but I tried). She is all acrylics.</div>
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After each class we are supposed to take what we have learned and make it ours. This is my interpretation of the fairy tale Snow White. </div>
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I used an<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/149885493828087234/" target="_blank"> image I found on Pinterest </a>as my inspiration. I tried to follow the image to get to the photographer's info but alas It leads down a rabbit hole.<br />
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I still have a lot to learn, but I am quite tickled with myself, after all I have never drawn or painted anything like this before. </div>
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I am having so much fun that I have signed up for Annie Hamman's <a href="http://www.anniehamman.com/soulful-story-art-2/" target="_blank">Soulful Story Art Class</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-10632301030148244052016-08-06T11:12:00.000-05:002016-08-06T11:12:02.183-05:00Mermaid Cabana Totem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20490/Vintage_Beach_Cabanas_Kit_-_July_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">A Vintage Beach Cabana Kit</a>! </div>
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What more do I need to say? </div>
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Mermaids don't have their cabanas all in a row (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20466/Cabana_Row_House_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">Cabana row house set)</a>, theirs go up, like sea grass and coral reefs. </div>
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Inside their cabanas they not only change their tops but also put on their legs. That's right, this cabana is run by Ursula! </div>
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The entire piece is built on top of a piece of wood covered in sand. Pieces from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20467/Seaside_Doors_&_Windows_Set/product_info.html" target="_blank">Seaside Doors and Windows Set</a> help make these little houses look like they are being used.</div>
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Once the mermaids (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20343/Chipboard_Mermaids_Miniatures/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">Chipboard Mermaid Miniatures</a>) change they can be seen swimming all around.</div>
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The mermaids are painted solid black so that they stand out. Fish from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11636/Fishtales_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">Fishtales Collage sheet</a> swim all around the cabanas with them.</div>
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I used a bunch of <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=distress+paint&osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">paints</a> to create the stripes and paint the bits and pieces. To mute the paint tones I brushed a big of <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p6577/Distress_Ink_Pad_-_Vintage_Photo/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">Vintage Photo distress Ink</a> all over the cabanas.</div>
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In addition to the doors and windows bits from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20468/Seaside_Decor_&_Beach_Umbrellas/product_info.html" target="_blank">Seaside Decor and beach umbrellas</a> chipboard set help decorate the cabanas. </div>
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The roofs are made from <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14782/Natural_Raffia/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">Natural Raffia</a>.</div>
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Surrounding the entire piece are <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20469/Palm_Trees_Silhouettes/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">palm trees</a>. Yes, I know there are no palm trees on the bottom of the Ocean but in Ursula's world there are.</div>
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To top the entire totem, a lone <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20500/Miniature_White_Beach_Chairs/product_info.html?osCsid=d82eed5d1c600f560a5efc31cf2c620e" target="_blank">miniature white beach chair</a> is perched, from here Ursula can watch all that happens in her domain.</div>
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Once again <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> has out done themselves with this fun kit!</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by, now go hang by the pool because it is one hot day!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-4505779507556531372016-06-11T08:00:00.000-05:002016-06-11T08:00:32.393-05:00Down the Rabbit hole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm still playing with Alpha Stamps <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Kits-Current_Kits/c3_1633/p20193/Alice_in_an_Altoids_Tin_Kit_-_May_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">Alice in an Altoid Tin Kit</a> from last month. This time I decided to honor the white rabbit because without him would there even be an Alice in Wonderland? </div>
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The complete supply list for this project can be found <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=160612CH" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Everything always starts off looking all innocent. After all Alice was just having a book read to her when she fell down the hole. To create the tree stump I cut a medicine bottle in half, covered it with crumbled masking tape which I then covered with crumpled tissue paper and painted with various shades of brown acrylics. </div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19911/Miniature_Pink_Geraniums/product_info.html?osCsid=846637be5f6a88a87248ed1e40542c89" target="_blank">Miniature pink geraniums</a> dot the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18510/Leafy_Green_Underbrush*/product_info.html?osCsid=846637be5f6a88a87248ed1e40542c89" target="_blank">moss</a> coated ground. </div>
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The roots were created by rolling masking tape into shape and affixing them to the bottle. </div>
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Hard to believe it is all built on top of an altoid tin.</div>
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When you open the tin you can see the white rabbit (yes, he is black here...it is a shadow) fleeing back towards Wonderland. An <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Die-Cut_Chipboard/c4_131/p20212/Altoids_Tin_Insert_Frames_-_Alice/product_info.html" target="_blank">Altoids tin insert frame</a> sets the backdrop for the white rabbit to flee towards the hole.</div>
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The mushrooms are painted with gold leaf and some other shimmery bits that I had lying around. Fern and flower buds (not red or white because we haven't met the Queen yet) surround the rabbit as he heads towards his hole.</div>
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Bits and pieces of Wonderland are all around the hole. A bronze stopwatch, a drink me medicine vial (hard to see but it is in the upper right hand corner, see that bit of gold, that is the stopper) and down the hole is the key that Alice needs. </div>
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This was a fun project and now all I want to do is make more tree stumps. </div>
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Thanks for stopping by! And make sure to check out Alpha Stamps latest kit <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20325/Beneath_the_Sea_Kit_-_June_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">Beneath the Sea</a>, you know I am going to have a ton of fun with this one!</div>
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Where do all the Queen of Hearts Red knights go when not on duty? Simple, into her Deck holder. </div>
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I love Alice in Wonderland and right now so does <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html?osCsid=32c55d39e6af9043fe65c9a20024d23e" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>! There kit this month is <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Kits-Current_Kits/c3_1633/p20193/Alice_in_an_Altoids_Tin_Kit_-_May_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">Alice in a Tin</a>. I've done Alice tins before but I think this one is my favorite, because it is functional. </div>
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All the supplies I used can be found <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=160522CH&sort=2a&&page=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Of course the Queen of Heart starts her day by ordering the White Rabbit to call all her Red Knights to duty. </div>
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She spies white flowers among her prized red roses on the trellis by her bedroom window which incenses her. </div>
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Of course her run in with a girl named Alice is still fresh on her mind making her burn with fury deep inside her evil gut. </div>
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After all Alice helped her idiotic Red Knights paint the white roses red. What kind of nincompoop aids in such a vile act?</div>
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They must be punished and put away.</div>
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Inside two altoid tin bottoms hinged together using the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20244/Altoids_Tin_Book_Covers/product_info.html" target="_blank">Altoids Tin Book Covers</a> with a minor alteration to the spine to make it wider is where the Red Knights will be kept. </div>
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A mini collage of all things Queen of Hearts fills one tin. Looked over by <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19643/Miniature_Playing_Cards/product_info.html?osCsid=32c55d39e6af9043fe65c9a20024d23e" target="_blank">miniature playing cards</a>.</div>
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The Red Knights tuck themselves away in their red velvet bed until the Queen of Hearts calls on them again tomorrow. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-72372350776202273222016-05-10T12:16:00.000-05:002016-05-10T12:16:43.615-05:00She could not be caged<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been wanting to try my hand at some canvas work since visiting an antique store and felling in love with a collaged cow. So, when Alpha Stamps <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Kits-Current_Kits/c3_1633/p20061/Birds_&_Cages_Kit_-_April_2016/product_info.html" target="_blank">Birds and Cages kit</a> arrived I knew exactly what I was going to do.</div>
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The cages that no longer hold my bird are the 2", 3" and 4" <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Die-Cut_Chipboard/c4_131/index.html" target="_blank">die cut chipboard</a>. They come with backs, so I've squirreled those away to use another day. Just did a coat of brown paint and then dry brushed on some lighter brown, tan and white to give them more depth.</div>
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For the bird I drew out a shape and then decoupaged over it using the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p20031/Serendipity_Glee_Scrapbook_Paper/product_info.html" target="_blank">Serendipity Glee Scrapbook paper.</a> The eye is an <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p9285/Antique_Brass_Birdhouse_Charm/product_info.html?osCsid=93b09ef2560a7118e08ecfe2645e9551" target="_blank">Antique Brass birdhouse charm</a>.</div>
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The lovely lady is from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15402/My_Graceful_Figure_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=93b09ef2560a7118e08ecfe2645e9551" target="_blank">My Graceful Figure Collage Sheet</a>. One of my favorite things about this piece is the bright shinny gold leaf that I put here and there around the edge. I just love how it contrasts with the blues and pinks. </div>
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I think for a first go this one's not bad. Now I just need to start making them bigger and bigger. The cow was 40" x 40"!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-7028125257509199882016-02-27T09:20:00.000-06:002016-02-27T09:20:07.358-06:00Tunnel of Love Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past August my baby sister walked down the aisle. One of the wedding games was a fun musical chair, search the crowd for items, game. Well, I got picked to play and represent my lovely sister. Alas, I did not win (I let a flower girl win ;) Anyways, participants were given a month throughout the year to send postcards to the newly wed couple, I received February. Well, y'all know I don't do postcards, something about the flat thing just trips me up LOL. So, this is what I created a Tunnel book filled with love poems for her using the fabulous new <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html?osCsid=525ecb3cb0ed4f3c7924b8f6a805bf5c" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps kit</a>.</div>
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The album comes with one page cut for the window and a number of additional whole pages. I decided to make a tunnel book so I cut arches in each page, but the last one. The arches get smaller and smaller the further into the book you go. </div>
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<a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=160228CPB&sort=2a&&page=1" target="_blank">HERE</a> is a list of a number of the supplies I used.</div>
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The cover page is thicker than all the other pages so that I could dangle the birds without them hitting the window or damaging the pages behind them. To hide the ugly sides of the foam core I wrapped the foam using brown seam binding. The birds are hanging on fishing line.</div>
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I painted each page with <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=distress+paint&osCsid=525ecb3cb0ed4f3c7924b8f6a805bf5c&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">distress paints</a> in various shades. I also used some acrylics I had on hand to get the shades just right. I was attempting to match the background color with the torn paper bits (Friendship, Charmed, Petite moments and Adorn papers) you see on each page. </div>
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To finish off the background each page is randomly stamped with various stamps, Boho Paisley clear stamp, Old letter writing rubber stamp (on every page), Fleur De Lis Bird and Arrow Clear Stamp Set, Damask Study Clear Stamp (all stamps found on link above).</div>
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Birds on branches frame this pages window arch.</div>
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And you know I had to pull out my Ice Resin and make some goodies. The flourishes are molded from the Architectural Flourishes Mold. The heart is a mold I made from a charm I had laying around. To add a bit of depth to the colors of the pieces I brushed on some Lumiere Metallic Gold, I also brushed this onto all the flowers throughout the entire book.</div>
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On each page is printed a love poem (or part of one). The text was printed using my printer onto <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18946/Provence_French_Quarter_Scrapbook_Paper/product_info.html?osCsid=525ecb3cb0ed4f3c7924b8f6a805bf5c" target="_blank">Provence French Quarter 12x12 paper</a> which I then cut out and placed on each page. </div>
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This is a snipet from Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.</div>
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A strip of Provincial Cobblestone 12x12 paper binds the inner pages together. I must thank Tristan Robin Blackman of <a href="http://www.tristanrobin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Enchanted Revelries</a> for helping me with how to bind the massively 3D pages. </div>
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Check out how the scene in the arch changes with each turn of a page! </div>
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This page features an image from the Mischievous Cupid Collage Sheet that I have loved and not had a use for until this project, heck, I probably did this entire project just so I could use this image. </div>
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Bunches and bunches of flowers!</div>
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The edge of each of the torn pages has been rubbed with Antique Linen Distress Ink (leaving it white was too harsh even though there was white on many of the papers). </div>
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A portion of [i carry your heart with me (i carry it in)] by e.e. cummings (one of my personal favorites) is on this page. </div>
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Just a note on the order of steps for the background pages. I started by painting the pages all an off white, then stamped before adding the color. The papers went on next and finally a light brushing of white over everything. </div>
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Roses from the Pink Roses Collage sheet are highlighted on the third page. A bit of chipboard balcony with Ice Resin pots filled with flowers finishes off the page.</div>
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This is the first time I have mixed Acrylic paint into my Ice resin and I like the result. It is flat (unlike powders that I typically add) but a bit of the gold paint fixed that right up. It would also serve as a great piece to add a rub-on or sticker to. </div>
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Y'all see that fabulous stitched leaf ribbon in a lot of my pieces. I just love the stuff. So of course the chipboard balcony had to have some growing on it. </div>
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A bit of William Blake's The Clod and the Pebble is featured on this page. </div>
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When pulling a book together that has images you can see the backs of, make sure you cover them with pretty paper, it just takes it the extra mile in my opinion. </div>
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This page was fun, and different, to pull together, because I needed an entire scene instead of just window framing. </div>
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The new Leafy corners chipboard adds a bit of a frame to the top portion of the page. I enhanced it with some fern garland and small pale pink mulberry blossoms.</div>
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Images from the Vintage Postcard Faries Collage Sheet are all over this page along with some columns from the Garden Columns Collage Sheet.</div>
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The final poem is by Eliza Acton a section of her I Love Thee poem. </div>
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I'm sure you realized that this is one thick book with all those embellishments. So there was a massive side panel to decorate. I used a large image from The balcony Collage Sheet. Hid the fact that it doesn't reach the top of bottom with torn bits of paper and added a small bird. </div>
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The embellishments on the front cover spill over onto the side. To me it looks like the vines from the image are wrapping around to the front. </div>
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One last look at the tunnel. </div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by. </div>
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Shopping, I personally loath shopping, but not Blanch. Blanch loves nothing more than a bit of outdoor shopping and goes absolutely to the moon when it is done <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamp</a> style.</div>
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Today Blanche is heading to the grand opening of a new outdoor mall. The clock is ticking away the minutes until she can enter. </div>
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The Architect spared no expense. An Ice Resin mold of an <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17610/Silicone_Mold_-_Architectural_Flourishes*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Architectural Flourish</a> (gigantic supply list at end of post) adorns the Flower Shop Window.</div>
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Each side of the box is decorated with a wooden flower box filled with coordinating flowers.</div>
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Blanche wondered what the mysterious black window on the back of the mall was.</div>
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Until she left the mall late that night and the clock tower was lit with an <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14008/LED_Tea_Light**/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">LED tea light.</a> The little black window is how the maintenance worker turns on and off the light. It is just the right size to slip one's fingers inside and grab the light.</div>
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The architect is a little disappointed in the roof, it is the first time she has made one with such a severe slant and she was worried about weight. In her dreams the roof would have been covered with shingles. As is she settled for three layers of paper with the ends rolled up.</div>
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The clock strikes 1:25 pm (yea I know a really strange time, but heck the owners like to sleep in, have a bit of lunch and then go to work) and Blanche heads inside. The front panel of the box pulls away to revel chipboard houses.</div>
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The mall unfolds before Blanche.</div>
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First stop, the Tea Parlor, after all it is tea time! Blanche told Joan she would meet her at the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13004/Chipboard_Tea_Set*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Chipboard Tea Set</a> sign. </div>
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On a rainy day (which thank goodness the opening day is not) water will run out of the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p2257/Brass_Tea_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">tea pot</a>. Not really but wouldn't gutters and downspouts be so much cooler if they did have fabulous tea pots at the end of them!?!</div>
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Rejuvenated (one of my daughters vocabulary words this week) from their spot of tea, Blanche and Joan had to the Perfumerie. They have to enter a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18500/Mini_Chipboard_Gothic_Fence*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Gothic Chipboard fence</a> to go inside.</div>
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Perfume bottles adorn every inch of this shop. The shop clerk makes all her own bottles from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18453/DIY_Potion_Bottles_Bead_Mix*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">DIY Potion Bottles bead mix</a>. Joan adores that the stoppers are all<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16156/Cream_Pearl_Assortment/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank"> pearls</a>. So chic! Blanche picks out a floral scent that will drive the honey bees bonkers. </div>
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Onto the Lingerie shop. Joan has been waiting and waiting for this. She loves how fancy undergarments make her feel. The <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15909/Vintage_Lingerie_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">stockings</a> hanging outside are made of silk!</div>
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Joan can't resist feeling the exquisite lace hanging on the plush <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13409/Mini_Wooden_Coat_Hangers/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">hanger</a> that matches the shops wallpaper!.</div>
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Both women decide they needs some flowers to brighten their houses. They head into the Florist shop. This florists favorite flower is <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p7968/Large_Raw_Brass_Sunflower_Charms/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">sunflowers</a>, they cover every inch of the shop. It's a good thing Joan and Blanche like the happy flowers too. </div>
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Lastly the ladies head to the toy shop to pick something out for their grand-babies. </div>
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The toys look so tantalizing that Blanche tries to reach through the window, but is stopped by the crystal clear <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18932/ICE_Resin_-_8oz_Doming_Kit/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Ice Resin</a> that fills all the windows of the mall.</div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11593/Variegated_Silky_Rayon_Ribbons/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Variegated silky rayon ribbon - green</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18500/Mini_Chipboard_Gothic_Fence*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">mini chipboard Gothic fence</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16156/Cream_Pearl_Assortment/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">cream pearl assortment</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p2583/Gold_Zig_Zag_Dresden_Borders/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">gold zigzag Dresden boarder</a></div>
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<span id="yiv7165865339yui_3_16_0_1_1454081277934_4350"><a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17659/1/2_Inch_Pale_Pink_Paper_Roses*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">1/2 inch pale pink paper roses</a></span></div>
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<span id="yiv7165865339yui_3_16_0_1_1454081277934_4352"><a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mini+rose+buds&osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">mini rose buds burgundy and soft pink</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15766/Small_Rose_Buds_-_Cream-Pink-Brown*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">small rose buds</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18397/Tiny_Paper_Roses_-_Tangerine_Variegated*/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">tiny paper roses tangerine</a></div>
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12x12 paper hedge, mail, chaise, hampton</div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18967/Provence_Seam_Binding_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=21ce78124d60e997fb45563faa2091ac" target="_blank">Province seam binding set</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-43153245656100390872016-01-13T08:00:00.000-06:002016-01-13T08:00:11.571-06:00Moulin Dude<br />
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Girls can't have all the fun can we? Well, not according to these 10 dudes. They're kicking up their spats and showing us ladies just how high they can can-can.</div>
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This month over at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> the kit is all about love, an Amour kit. What better way for 10 sexy dudes to show their ladies how much they love them than by facing down their stage fright and giving them a show.</div>
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But this isn't any ordinary stage. It is watched over by a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16812/Resin_Senorita_Cameo*/product_info.html" target="_blank">cameo</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Avril" target="_blank">Jane Avril</a>. </div>
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The curtains are a deep rich black velvet (it's just paper from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19548/Love_&_Lace_6x6_Paper_Pad/product_info.html" target="_blank">Love and Lace collection</a>, but velvet sounds so much better) embroidered with luscious roses.</div>
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And what are curtains without some <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13754/Pink_Sweeper_Fringe/product_info.html" target="_blank">pink sweeper fringe </a>(boring, that's what)?</div>
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The stage manager didn't stop there, little <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17263/9mm_Heart_Charm_Set*/product_info.html" target="_blank">golden hearts</a> dangle about the performers nuggets (think Victorian disco balls). </div>
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Behind those jovial men is a tiled wall. To create this effect (which I am sad is mostly covered up, but boy was it fun to make) I used the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17339/Silicone_Mold_-_Ornaments_&_Settings/product_info.html" target="_blank">Ornaments and Settings Silicone mold.</a> </div>
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I created a video a few months back on how to use hot glue in the molds, which is what I did. This technique cuts down on time when making a bunch of the exact same thing.</div>
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I flipped them diagonal and lined them up starting in the center of the box. At the edges the squares had to be cut in half. </div>
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The back of the wall also has some iconic French landmarks framed in circular <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11920/22mm_Flat_Lace_Edge_Setting/product_info.html" target="_blank">lace edge settings</a>.</div>
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There was no way I was going to create a stage and not have it lit up. Instead of the traditional white lights I selected red for a more Valentines feel. </div>
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To hide the lights the stage manager ordered custom sconces made. <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17273/18x13mm_Oval_Filigree_Settings*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Oval filigree settings </a>were bent to form the shape. They were then adorned with images from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11220/25x18_French_Ovals_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html" target="_blank">French Oval Collage Sheet</a> and covered with Diamond Glaze.</div>
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But the stage details don't stop there. To adorn the stage a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Metal:_Decorative/c4_68/p17926/3/4_Inch_Metal_Deco_Strip*/product_info.html" target="_blank">3/4" Metal Deco Strip</a> was wrapped around the box and then aged with various patinas from the weathered copper and treasured heirlooms sets. A touch of cream and black were also added.</div>
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These fabulous men have admirers who have littered the stage with pink roses. </div>
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I hope your significant others pull out all the stops for you this Valentines! You deserve it! If not the Moulin Dudes will put a smile on your face.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by.</div>
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Sleigh kits! </div>
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This month <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> is all about the Sleigh. Be them big, little, flat or 3D. What is a sleigh without some Reindeer. Have no fear, Alpha Stamps has them too and boy did I have a great time playing with all these goodies.</div>
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So grab some hot chocolate, eggnog, hot toddy, etc and enjoy!</div>
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I'll start with the simple and work my way up to the flying reindeer, because, well there is a story there LOL.</div>
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I used the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19325/Chipboard_Sleigh_-_Ornament*/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">Chipboard Sleigh</a> to hold all of Santa's presents.</div>
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<a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=151217COH" target="_blank">HERE</a> is a link to most of the supplies I used from Alpha Stamps.</div>
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To achieve the rich red on the sleigh I started by stamping the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13757/Fancy_Flourish_Clear_Stamp/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">Fancy Flourish Clear Stamp</a>, painted over that with red paint, grunged up the edges with some black ink and then painted over it all with <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p6620/Rock_Candy_Distress_Crackle_Paint/product_info.html" target="_blank">crackle distress paint</a>.</div>
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In my world everyone is nice and Santa's sleigh is overfilled to the point that the reindeer get extra feed.</div>
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The gifts are <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16612/7/8_Inch_Wooden_Cube_Block/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">7/8" wooden cube blocks</a> wrapped in <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19408/Christmastime_6x6_Paper_Pad/product_info.html" target="_blank">Christmastime paper</a>. Oh my, these are stunning, I prefer the 6x6 pieces because the pattern/designs are smaller. Wrapping ribbon around them would have hidden the pretty patterns so I used<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Dresden:_Metallic/c4_61/p7880/Gold_Mini_Rosette_Dresden_Borders*/product_info.html" target="_blank"> gold mini rosette Dresden boarders</a> to act like ribbon and then tied a bit of seam binding to make the bow on top.</div>
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Along all the edges of Santa's sleigh is rich <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19409/Gold_Metallic_Single_Loop_Braid/product_info.html" target="_blank">gold metallic single loop braid ribbon</a>. The rest of the swirls that are on the sleigh are painted with metallic gold paint and coated with gold stickles.</div>
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I made a bunch of wreaths for this project, and I mean a bunch. Tim Holtz's <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16574/Tim_Holtz_Pine_Twine_Garland/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">pine twine</a> came in very handy. To accent the wreaths on the sleigh I added <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19414/Small_Pine_Cones/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">small pine cones</a>, ribbon from the Christmas set, and a few of the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12746/Red_Glittered_Holly_Berries*/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">red glittered holy berries</a>. Everything, and I mean everything, got a dusting of extra fine white glitter. A small snowflake charm, that I painted gold, hangs in the center of this wreath.</div>
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I wanted something to break up the sled, why not some greenery and a charm. I used more of those holy berries, small pine cones, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12746/Red_Glittered_Holly_Berries*/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">clear acrylic spray </a>that I coated in olive alcohol ink, and the deer charm. Once this became part of the sleigh it was only natural for the rest of the sleigh to get a wreath concoction too. There is a wreath on the front and back of the sleigh. </div>
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Okay, so here is where my art brain went a bit wild. </div>
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When I envisioned this piece it had flying reindeer. I approached my husband to see if he could help me with this. He of course said yes because he is a HUGE enabler ;) We scoured the internet for bits and found some carousel pieces that would work. Alas, we couldn't get our hands on those because the poor woman broke her arm. Did that deter us, nope. We built our own!</div>
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We shot for the moon and landed among the stars.</div>
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Before I get to the moving parts let's pause and pay homage to Rudolf. You knew I was going to light something up ;) </div>
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Rudolf is a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19390/Chipboard_Reindeer_Die-Cut_Shapes*/product_info.html" target="_blank">chipboard reindeer </a>covered in the scrumptious Christmastime paper with a wreath around his dainty neck and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Ribbons:_Metallic/c4_1696/p8581/Gold_Metallic_Mini_Braid/product_info.html" target="_blank">gold metallic mini braid</a> ribbon for a harness. His nose is, and this is ironic, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18508/Red_Demon_Eyes_-_LED_Lights_-_Large/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">Red Demon Eyes - LED lights-large</a>. I removed one of the red lights and hid the wires with a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Paper_Flowers_&_Leaves/c4_180/p19032/Wired_Pine_Needle_Stems*/product_info.html" target="_blank">wired pine needle stem</a> wrapped around Rudolf post and then a gift strategically placed in front of the switch and battery pack. </div>
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Okay onto flight!</div>
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As I mentioned earlier we shot for the moon and landed in the stars. Only one set of the reindeer currently move, but we have a plan to fix that. As soon as we get all the kinks worked out I will repost.</div>
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Once everything is moving correctly I will attach the lead lines. I have gold DMC thread and some fabulous beads (minuscule ones) from Alpha Stamps to put on it.</div>
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So all that machinery needed a home and that home needed some decoration. </div>
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The tree's are from a fabulous pack that makes 3D trees (they should be <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=151217COH" target="_blank">HERE</a>) by slipping two of them together. I didn't need anything 3D (OMG that is the first time I have ever said that!) so I did not put them together, instead I covered them with paper and added some glitter.</div>
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For the houses I used <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Die-Cut_Chipboard/c4_131/p18689/Black_Chipboard_Windows_Set_for_Haunted_Houses*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Black chipboard windows</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Die-Cut_Chipboard/c4_131/p16858/Die-Cut_Chipboard_Houses_with_Windows*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Die-cut chipboard houses with windows</a>. And do you see what I see? Yep, more wreaths. I made most of them, but the two here are <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18806/Tiny_Felt_Wreath_Stickers*/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">tiny felt wreath stickers</a>. </div>
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Each house is outlined in a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Dresden:_Metallic/c4_61/p13336/Narrow_Gold_Fleur_Dresden_Borders*/product_info.html" target="_blank">narrow gold fleur dresden boarder</a>. Can you believe this is my first time using this bit of Dresden? One of my new favorites for sure. </div>
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It is impossible to see in the photos, but all the windows are coated in the distress rock candy crackle. </div>
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The base is finished off with more garland and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p9915/Star_Tinsel*/product_info.html?osCsid=7c9792bdaa32b491dbb73f6300635b44" target="_blank">star tinsel</a>. </div>
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Well, that's it.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by. </div>
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I am off to get myself a cup of hot chocolate and watch my reindeer fly!</div>
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Happy Holiday's to all!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-34899880495742832932015-11-14T09:40:00.000-06:002015-11-14T09:40:52.612-06:00Angel Wing Advent Calendar Shadowbox ~ Multiple Tutorials<br />
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Does it seem like my projects keep getting more and more complicated? Don't blame me, blame <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>. What else is a girl to make with goodies like the ones in the </div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19171/Advent_Calendar_Add-On_Kit/product_info.html" target="_blank">Advent Calendar Add-On Kit</a>?</div>
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First things first, how in the world does the box go together? </div>
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When I poured the pieces onto my workbench my stomach dropped. Mistletoe and Tensile!</div>
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After a couple of tries I figured it out. Thank goodness I didn't start gluing with my initial idea. Hopefully this video will help you put yours together without pulling your hair out and driving you to drink copious amounts of eggnog. </div>
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Okay, hard part behind. Now onto the fun stuff.</div>
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If you take a close look, I don't have a box 25. The instructions say the 25th box can be placed at your discretion. Problem is, I am not a boxy type of gall. So from the start I planned on leaving it out. But what to put in its place, because what fun is there in not opening something on the night before Christmas. Eureka! A special ornament to go on the tree. That's what the wings are. </div>
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Scrumptious lace! So in love with this stuff. So of course I had to use it. </div>
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The laces are the same design just different colors. <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19204/Metallic_Gold_1-3/4_Inch_Fancy_Venice_Lace/product_info.html?osCsid=b2e67120eb0dcd4f04e34e3a18a420b6" target="_blank">Metallic Gold 1 3/4" Fancy Venice Lace</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18974/Ivory_1-3/4_Inch_Fancy_Venice_Lace/product_info.html" target="_blank">Ivory 1 3/4" Fancy Venice Lace</a>.</div>
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Massive Supply list at the bottom of this post.</div>
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Check out how they lay like real feathers! </div>
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There are a few real feathers mixed in here and there. </div>
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Check out the Tutorial Video to see how I created these wings.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cmoh.blogspot.com/2015/11/angel-wing-template.html" target="_blank">Angel Wing Template</a></div>
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Yep, that light is on. </div>
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Alpha Stamps carries the coolest little LED lights. </div>
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This one is the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19246/Wall_Sconce_Victorian_Coach_Lamp/product_info.html" target="_blank">Wall Sconce Victorian Coach Lamp</a>. </div>
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There are directions on how to add them on the product page at Alpha Stamps. However, I happen to have some experience with wiring so I rewired mine. All the wires and switches come out the back and are nestled inside box number 1. When I want to turn them on I open box one and hit the switches. Don't you think that is a great way to start the advent calendar adventure? May not be candy, but heck you get to light it up!. </div>
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I am working on a video tutorial to show how I did this. </div>
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This project could not take a stark black lamp so I brushed on some brown paint and a bit of <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15839/Lumiere_Metallic_Acrylic_Paint_-_Metallic_Gold*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Lumiere Metallic Acrylic Paint - Metallic Gold</a>. I used this paint all over the project. It is quite bold, to tone it down I applied a minuscule amount with my finger and rubbed it around. </div>
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The back of the shadow box needed to be pretty when the wings were removed. There are a multitude of layers creating the look. </div>
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Script stamps come in so handy, don't know what I would do without them. This one is the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19245/Wendy_Vecchi_Cling_Stamp_-_Script/product_info.html" target="_blank">Wendy Vecchi Cling Stamp - Script</a>. I also used two Tim Holtz Stencil's <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16229/Tim_Holtz_Stencil_-_Christmas_Text/product_info.html" target="_blank">Christmas Text</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16228/Tim_Holtz_Stencil_-_Festive/product_info.html" target="_blank">Festive</a>.</div>
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Quick note on my drawers. </div>
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I covered the pre-cut drawers with papers from the kit and my stash and used a variety of items for numbers and decoration. </div>
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All of the greenery and flowers in the shadowbox has a sprinkling of <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16895/Twinklets_Diamond_Dust/product_info.html" target="_blank">Twinklets Diamond Dust</a>. I prefer this product over glitter when trying to accomplish a snow dusting effect because it is semi-transparent. </div>
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Inside each drawer is a piece of chocolate. It is wrapped with a strip of paper, tied with a bit of tulle with a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17133/1_Inch_Burgundy_Paper_Roses*/product_info.html" target="_blank">1" Burgundy Paper Rose</a> on top.</div>
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When the candy is removed you're in for a little surprise. Each box has a holiday themed collage sheet image inside.</div>
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*Pre-Cut Drawers</div>
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*Brimstone Damask Scrapbook paper</div>
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*Brilliance Pigment Ink Pad - Galaxy Gold</div>
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Petite Resin Frame Set</div>
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*Diamond Glaze</div>
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*Faux Metal Number Plates 1 to 25</div>
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*Liquid Pearls - Avocado</div>
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*Serengeti 6x6 paper pad</div>
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*Small Ivory Cherub Buttons</div>
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*Stitched Leaf Ribbon - Moss Green</div>
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*Tiny Faux Ring Handles</div>
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Gold Embossing powder</div>
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Tissue Paper</div>
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Permanent Brown Ink Pad</div>
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*Wendy Vecchi Cling Stamp - Script</div>
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*Tim Holtz Stencil - Christmas text</div>
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*Clear Acrylic Bead Sprays - Asymmetrical</div>
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*Fancy Gold Holly Berries Mix</div>
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*Large Bronze Fancy Filigree Set</div>
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*Lumiere Metallic Acrylic Paint - Metallic Gold</div>
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*Wall Sconce Victorian Coach Lamp</div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17131/1-1/2_Inch_Burgundy_Paper_Roses*/product_info.html?osCsid=b2e67120eb0dcd4f04e34e3a18a420b6" target="_blank">1 1/2" Burgundy Paper Roses</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19090/A_Victorian_Christmas_-_Red_Stocking_Paper_Leaves/product_info.html?osCsid=b2e67120eb0dcd4f04e34e3a18a420b6" target="_blank">A Victorian Christmas - Red Stocking Paper Leaves</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19204/Metallic_Gold_1-3/4_Inch_Fancy_Venice_Lace/product_info.html?osCsid=b2e67120eb0dcd4f04e34e3a18a420b6" target="_blank">Metallic Gold 1 3/4" Fancy Venice Lace</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18974/Ivory_1-3/4_Inch_Fancy_Venice_Lace/product_info.html" target="_blank">Ivory 1 3/4" Fancy Venice Lace</a></div>
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Complete detailed list of supplies on Video</div>
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*A Victorian Christmas Scrapbook paper set</div>
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*Hanging by the Chimney with Care Collage Sheet</div>
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*1" Burgundy paper roses</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed your time here and that my piece has inspired you to go out and make your own!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-68384668210342252482015-11-13T09:09:00.000-06:002015-11-13T09:09:04.810-06:00Angel Wing Template<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've been making some Angel Wings for the upcoming holiday. I scoured the web for a decent template and could not find one. Most posts said to just draw the wing, well, I'm not the best at free hand drawing. I managed to pull these off. I hope that you can get some use from them.</div>
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Stay tuned, I've used these in a project I will be sharing very soon.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and please share your creations using this template with me.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-15644755533961854702015-10-31T06:36:00.000-05:002015-10-31T06:36:23.582-05:00Advent Calendar Shadow Box Assembly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'd say it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but I'm one of those -Wait, what about Turkey Day- kind of person. Regardless, it is time to get started on some of those Holiday Projects that don't involve a skeleton, witch or Zombie. Alpha Stamps has the absolute coolest </div>
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<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p19174/Advent_Calendar_Shadowbox*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Advent Calendar Shadowbox</a> (or just shadow box if Christmas isn't your thing. I am so thinking this would be the funnest Alice in Wonderland project ever!).</div>
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So endless possibilities of Sugar Plum Fairies, Santa Workshops, Cindy Lou Who, and Nativity Scenes, comes in THIS condition. OMG, talk about a major, What do I do now moment!</div>
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I froze, blinked a couple of times, went and got a glass of wine (it may have been hard liquor) and stared at it...got very boring. </div>
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But have no fear! I figured it out and put together this quick video to wash away your frustrations. I hope it helps, and if you have any other questions let me know. While this post might not contain completed pictures of my project, which is on my workbench right now, I have pulled it all together and it awaits it's photo-shot. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-11540224665887576502015-10-22T17:19:00.001-05:002015-10-22T17:19:20.397-05:00Mischief of the Mistletoe, The Glitter Tart's take <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yep, I know not a very good picture. I am learning the latest Power Point, was using 7, so there is a BIG difference. I'll get it but for now please bear with me. </div>
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I am a member of an ATC group, Stamp Out Crime. We read a mystery, create an ATC and share it. This is my submission this time. It is based off of Lauren Willig's book <a href="http://www.laurenwillig.com/books/mistletoe.php" target="_blank">The Mischief of the Mistletoe</a>. I am working my way through this series, so far I have read six and created ATC's to go along with them. You can view the others under the label Stamp Out Crime.</div>
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These are fun little Romance mysteries, I have to have me some romance. </div>
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Alas there is nothing too special about these. I had to make 8 so I didn't want to go crazy, I've done that in the past. The snowflake is Masonite that I painted gold. I roughed up the edges of the paper a bit and rubbed them with gold ink. </div>
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This was the tricky part. Mistletoe is not out in stores yet and all the how to's online created pieces way too big for what I needed. Yes, yes, I know what your thinking, just shrink it. But then these poor little eyes of mine would have hated me! And I do try to make them happy most of the time. So I used fabric leaves, yup, and strung seed beads onto fishing line to mimic the white berries. </div>
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Overall I am pleased. I found it a lot harder to go back to card/ATC making than I thought. I have to say I do prefer the 3D and altered art a bit more, but it is nice to know that I can still knock out something presentable.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-8744853088186985742015-10-03T10:00:00.003-05:002015-10-03T10:00:50.793-05:00The Tea Princesses Crown with Two Toned Ribbon Leaf Tutorial <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay gang, steep a bag, don your finest attire, pull out all the bling, and sit back and relax while you check out The Tea Princesses Crown.</div>
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I have been itching to create a crown, for some reason they always seemed so intimidating, but when I set my mind to it and received this months kit, Provence French Country, from <a href="http://alphastamps.com/" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>, everything fell into place.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The frame of the crown was created using the 2 3/4" wide Ivory Venice Lace (Massive Supply list </span><a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=151004CHC" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">). The Ivory was a little too light in my opinion, had a cup of coffee sitting next to me (Yes, I know! I'm a traitor, but it was early early in the morning, don't tell the Tea Princess!) so in went the lace and out came this </span>gorgeous<span style="font-family: inherit;"> color. Next I soaked it in Plaid Stiffy Fabric Stiffener (from local craft store), set it flat to dry. When it was dry I soaked it a second time and wrapped it around a massive </span>cylindrical<span style="font-family: inherit;"> tube. Had to pin it in a few places to keep it on.</span></div>
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Once it was dry it was time to get crackin'. </div>
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For the focal point I used a chipboard Tea Cup from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13004/Chipboard_Tea_Set*/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Teaparty Chipboard Die-Cut set</a> and glued on an image from the Sweet Tea Collage Sheet. The image was a bit too grey for the crown so she got brushed with <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=151004CHC" target="_blank">Vintage Photo Distress Ink</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15237/Brilliance_Pigment_Ink_Pad_-_Galaxy_Gold/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Galaxy Gold Ink</a>. </div>
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For some reason I just couldn't wrap my mind around how to make the saucer look like a saucer, where to draw what lines etc...so I covered it up with a crown from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17959/Silicone_Mold_-_Royal_Icons/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Royal Icons Silicone Mold</a>. All the molded items on the crown I created using hot glue. </div>
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A few weeks ago I created a<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9jmIoB72w" target="_blank"> tutorial </a>for how I did that. </div>
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What tea cup doesn't need some filigree behind it? </div>
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This piece is from the Large Bronze Fancy Filigree Set. To make it fit for a royal, I painted it with a coat of Lumiere <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15839/Lumiere_Metallic_Acrylic_Paint_-_Metallic_Gold*/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Metallic Acrylic Paint in Metallic Gold</a>. It took on this amazing depth of color. To make my other pieces look the same I first painted them with a coat of black acrylic paint and then covered it with the Metallic Gold. I did this on everything you see gold, all the molds and the triple pearl pins (they were originally pearl colored).</div>
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To fancify the tea cup's handle I added a flourish from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17639/Silicone_Mold_-_Small_Flourishes*/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Small Flourishes Silicone Mold</a> and a bow from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17547/Mini_Bows_Silicone_Mold*/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">mini bows silicone mold</a>.</div>
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Flowers, flowers everywhere! </div>
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Seam binding roses are such great filler. The pink, tan and blue seam binding are from the Provence Seam binding set (oh, these colors are so luscious). For the leaves, Serbian Brown, from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p8877/Seam_Binding_-_Art_Nouveau_Colors/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Art Nouveau seam binding set</a>. Do you see that little tip of Spice (burn orange) coming out of the center flowers leaf? I'm going to show you how to do that! That shade of seam binding is from the<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p7746/On_the_Boardwalk_Seam%C2%A0Binding%C2%A0Set/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank"> On the Boardwalk seam binding set</a>.</div>
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But I didn't stop there, That luscious velvet flower is a V<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17981/Vintage_Velvet_Hydrangea_Picks_-_Cream/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">intage Velvet Hydrangea</a>. I painted it's center with a bit of the gold. I didn't think about making the center of the seam binding roses gold until after I'd sewn on the pearls from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16156/Cream_Pearl_Assortment/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">cream pearl assortment</a>, and well, I didn't want to get gold on the flowers, so no gold centers.</div>
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When I was thinking about what kind of tutorial I would like to do for this project (there has been a request for simpler tutorials and projects, and well, this is not a simple project) I decided I wanted to show how to make the ribbon leaves. They add so much to the little seam binding roses and other purchased flowers that don't come with enough leaves. You can never have enough leaves. But how to make it mine, new and original? So I stared at the pile of ribbon on my desk, and stared and then light bulb! Why not make the leaves two toned? The above image shows two toned leaves using the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16221/Moss_Green_1-1/2_Inch_Satin_Ribbon/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">1 1/2" moss green satin ribbon</a> and a darker green I found at the craft store. The flower I enhanced with these leaves is from the Calla Lilies and Berries pack, in Ivory.</div>
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The secret to this process is that your ribbons need to be the same width or equal the overall size. So one ribbon can be 1 1/2" and the inside ribbon can be 1 3/4". </div>
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But more on that later.</div>
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Onto the side. </div>
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Wrapped around the entire crown is a tea themed boarder cut from the Tea time boarder die. The rich paper I cut it from is in the Provence 12x12 Collection pack, so many rich and detailed papers. A strand of white (not after I painted them ;)<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14936/White_Plastic_Pearls_(Strands)/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank"> plastic pearls</a> also wraps around the crown.</div>
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Another Calla Lily, this time with simple leaves, not two toned, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p2335/Brass_Flatware*/product_info.html?osCsid=4c5a11a23f2d08a1413f26d56b6a2898" target="_blank">Brass Flatware</a> spoon, and a vintage velvet pansy (amber yellow) create the side focal point. </div>
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There is one on each side of the crown.</div>
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Can't leave the back plain now can I? </div>
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More Filigree painted with gold and seam binding roses adorn the back.</div>
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The stick pins I used I have coveted for years, this was the perfect project for them, alas they are no longer made. But, don't despair, they are easy to make. </div>
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You will need some head pins, like <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Charms_&_Beads-Findings/c1625_135/p5926/Oxidized_Black_Head_Pins/product_info.html" target="_blank">THESE</a>, and a mix of pearl sizes (the cream pearl assortment is perfect for this). </div>
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Thread those pearls on, put a dab of glossy accents between them and paint them. </div>
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Voila your very own pearl stick pins, they won't look exactly like these, but they will be darn close.</div>
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I've spent most of this post focused on the large two toned leaves, but look here, you can make them itty bitty too!</div>
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Here is that Tutorial I keep speaking of</div>
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Now a bit more detail on the leaves and what size ribbons work best for what size flower. All of the following images are in the video, but here they are for your staring pleasure.</div>
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All of these ribbons are available at Alpha Stamps and most of them are on the massive supply list. </div>
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1 1/2" Moss Green Satin Ribbon</div>
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Top: 7/8" Satin Ribbon shown with the velvet pansy</div>
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Bottom: Olive Crepe Ribbon shown with a seam binding rose made with a dine as the template.</div>
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The smallest flower in my collection of paper flowers that was not a bud. We are talking pencil eraser size.</div>
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September is all about Haunted Houses over at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>. This months <a href="http://alphastamps.com/p18683/Haunted_House_Kit_-_September_2015/product_info.html" target="_blank">Haunted House Kit</a> is filled with spectacular goodies to make your very own.</div>
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Y'all know I loves me some Halloween art!</div>
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I went back to some of my old ways and favorite crafting tools,<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12113/ICE_Resin/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank"> ICE Resin</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://cmoh.blogspot.com/2013/04/perfume-bottle-resin-tutorial.html" target="_blank">HERE </a>is an old tutorial on how I created the cut outs (windows and skeleton opening) and filled them with Resin. </div>
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The window features an image from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14566/A_Witchy_Encore_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">A Witchy Encore Collage Sheet</a>. She is backed with a bit of decorative paper so she shows pretty when looking from the other side. <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18120/Iridescent_Glass_Micro_Beads_in_Bottle*/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Iridescent micro beads</a> are sprinkled onto the surface of the resin to try to make the "glass" look older. <br />
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To create the window frame I added <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16359/Media_Texture_Sand_Paste*/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Textured Sand Paste</a> to a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18689/Black_Chipboard_Windows_Set_for_Haunted_Houses*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Black Chipboard Window Frame</a>. Let that dry, meanwhile I made the window arch (not really an arch and alas using a sold out mold, sorry. Something from the<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p17610/Silicone_Mold_-_Architectural_Flourishes*/product_info.html" target="_blank"> Architectural Flourishes </a>would work.) and then painted everything. </div>
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Now, my favorite bit, what could be spookier than a Skeleton hiding in your walls!?!</div>
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The same resin method was used for this cut out, except I added a bit of silver pearl ex powder. </div>
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I used the smallest skeleton from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18768/Skeleton_Chipboard_Set*/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Skeleton Chipboard Set</a>. Painted him white, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17451/Distress_Paints_-_Picket_Fence/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Picket Fence Distress paint, </a>(boy that was stark, seriously who has a bleached skeleton in their walls?) so added some cream, then brushed on some <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14761/Distress_Paints_-_Fall_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Pumice stone distress paint</a>, and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13806/Distress_Paints_-_Peeled_Paint/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">peeled paint distress paint</a>. </div>
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I just wanted him to peek through so I covered the entire house with wood siding (Going for that creepy Victorian look). I cut them out of a dark green piece of matte board (1/4" wide) then I brushed on a layer of cream and dusted them with <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p6577/Distress_Ink_Pad_-_Vintage_Photo/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Vintage Photo Distress Ink</a>, To add a bit more aging along the edges/bottoms of the slats I swiped <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11608/Vintage_Photo_Distress_Ink_&_Stain_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Vintage Photo Distress Stain</a> along the edges and rubbed it in/around with my finger. When I glued the prepared slats down I cut them and spread them out a little to expose the skeleton.<br />
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The attic window has a spider web image from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p10163/B&W_Halloween_Borders_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=dded55e05f594ad923e720a9afb5bd7b" target="_blank">Black and White Halloween Boarders Transparency collage sheet</a>. The owl embellishment was created using the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p17340/Silicone_Mold_-_Birds_&_Butterflies/product_info.html" target="_blank">Birds and Butterflies Silicone Mold</a> and for the window frame I used the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Collage_Supplies-Clay,_Molds,_Resin/c4_1623/p17339/Silicone_Mold_-_Ornaments_&_Settings/product_info.html" target="_blank">Ornaments and Settings Silicone Mold.</a></div>
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So, if you're counting, I have 7 embellishments on this project using various molds. I did not have weeks to wait for resin to dry or paper-clay to air, so I used hot glue. Yep all those embellishments were done in a matter of minutes. </div>
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Here is a tutorial on how easy this technique is and many uses for the embellishments.</div>
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To make the project stand, so I could put a candle behind it and light up the windows, I created a base to connect a dowel rod to and added two zombies. They are filled with sand to act as counter weights because all that matte board and hot glue embellishments is a bit heavy.</div>
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For a complete list of all the wonderful Alpha Stamps supplies I used go<a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=150927CHH&sort=2a&&page=1" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-89518663444883796932015-07-11T08:00:00.000-05:002015-07-11T08:00:01.796-05:00Odessa Grim's Spell Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With a little help from the Alpha Stamps <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18258/July_2015_Kit_-_Magic_Potions/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">July Kit</a>, Odessa Grim created her one of a kind super secret Book of Spells.</div>
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Odessa knows that Halloween/Magic Potions aren't for everyone. This kit is chocked full of charms, some that are Halloween, but others that can be used for just about anything.</div>
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Odessa, being a good witch covered her book (a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18196/Small_Hinged_Tins/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">small hinged tin</a>.) in <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17785/Faux_Suede_Sheets*/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">Faux Suede Sheets</a>. The thought of covering it in human skin made her toes curl. All spell books need to close so Odessa used a mix of alcohol inks (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12243/Alcohol_Inks_-_Pitch_Black*/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">pitch black</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p12323/Alcohol_Inks_Mixative_Set_-_Gold_&_Silver/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">gold</a> and an assortment of browns) to mask the silver of the tin. She did not water these paints down, used them at full strength, just drip them on. She needed the full power that the deep color provided.</div>
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To create the label Odessa used some of her specially tea died fabric (you know, the same fabric she weaves protective baby blankets out of) ironed it onto butchers paper and ran it through the printer (after all she is a modern Witch). Witchcraft is not for everyone, so try these <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17473/Colorfast_Sew-In_Inkjet_Fabric_Sheets_-_Cream/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">Colorfast Sew-In inkjet sheets</a> if the home brewed formula isn't for you. After printing your phrase cut it off and then add inks/dies to grunge it up.</div>
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Odessa cast an Extension Charm, yes, she learned it from Hermione, so that the inside of her book held more than just pages with spells. She has shelves for her healing potions (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18327/Amber_Resin_Potions_Bottle/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">Amber Resin potion bottles</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18329/Green_Resin_Perfume_Bottle/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">green resin perfume bottles</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18330/Tiny_White_Turquoise_Skull_Beads*/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">tiny white turquoise skull beads</a>) and even a place for her familiar, Venus, to hide in (complete supply list link provided at end of post).</div>
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Odessa's spell book folds out of the right side of the tin. Pages and pages filled with celestial spells (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p3470/Alchemical_Spheres_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">Alchemical Spheres Collage Sheet)</a> and healing potions. </div>
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But her book couldn't just be simple pages, her pages fold out and down and are chocked full of little notes and splashed (<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18097/Lindys_Stamp_Gang_Starburst_Sprays_-_Mermaid_Seashells/product_info.html?osCsid=a019204f531989813edec335de065238" target="_blank">Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst sprays - Mermaid seashells</a>) with spells she has created for the greater good.</div>
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It doesn't end there though, Odessa has an entire library hidden at the back of her spell book covering safe travel, how to uncover the truth, blessings for the home and many many more.</div>
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Odessa's go to store for all her witch-crafting necessities is Alpha Stamps and here is her <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=150712csb" target="_blank">complete supply list </a>for this particular project.</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out Odessa's Spell Book. She will watch out for you and keep you from all evils.</div>
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This piece was inspired by the absolutely amazing sea glass now available at <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>. I used a bit from each color set <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17921/Sea_Glass_-_Blue_&_White*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">Sea Glass Blue and White</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17922/Sea_Glass_-_Green_&_Yellow*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Sea Glass Green and Yellow</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17919/Sea_Glass_-_Red_&_Brown*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Sea Glass Red and Brown</a>. I mounted the glass on piece of plexiglass using a 100% Silicone Sealant that I found in the shower section of the local hardware store. That glass is on there!</div>
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Here it is without the sun shining through. The image I used is one of my all time favorites from the <a href="http://caribbean%20blue%20mermaids%20collage%20sheet/" target="_blank">Caribbean Blue Mermaids Collage Sheet</a>. To make it into one solid image I cut pieces out of two separate images and slipped them together.</div>
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Chipboard bits are one of my favorite things to work with and these were Sea themed (as you know anything Ocean related is one of my favorite things to create with). The gold piece is the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17933/Large_Coral_Die-Cut_Chipboard*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Large Coral Die-Cut chipboard</a>. The green bit is the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17935/Seaweed_Stem_Die-Cut_Chipboard*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Seaweed Stem die-cut chipboard,</a> and the blue pieces are from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17934/Small_Coral_Die-Cut_Chipboard_Set*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Small Coral Die-cut chipboard set</a>. I painted them using Lumiere paint - <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15839/Lumiere_Metallic_Acrylic_Paint_-_Metallic_Gold*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">Metallic Gold</a>. I painted them on the Tim Holtz reusable non-stick craft sheet and left them on it to dry. When I pulled them off paint had built up along many of the edges and in the holes so I can to cut it off with a matt knife, not fun.</div>
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Originally I was going to put all of these bits into a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17497/Solo_Shadowbox_Tray_-_White_6x6/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">solo shadow box tray</a>, but then you wouldn't have been able to get the full effect of the sea glass. I still wanted the compartment component the box offered. To make them here I used the inside of <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p5094/Blank_Matchboxes*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">matchboxes</a>.</div>
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The matchboxes are wrapped in the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18087/Unearth_Copper_Patina_Scrapbook_Paper/product_info.html" target="_blank">Unearth Copper Patina Scrapbook paper</a>. This is a two sided paper so I used both sides because they complimented themselves so well. Inside the two boxes on the end (turned horizontal) is an image from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18079/Vintage_Mermaids_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">Vintage Mermaids Collage Sheet</a> that I cut in half. The bottom of the boxes are lines with micro pearls, a small amount of <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17597/1mm_Micro_Beads_-_Peach_Pearl*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">peach</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17600/1mm_Micro_Beads_-_Turquoise_Pearl*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">turquoise</a>, and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17596/1mm_Micro_Beads_-_White_Pearl*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">white</a> were used but the majority of the beads are <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17602/1mm_Micro_Beads_-_Aqua_Clear*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">Aqua</a>. In addition to those fabulous bits are the<a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17918/Cheetah_Shell_Mix*/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank"> Cheetah Shell Mix</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p2397/Tiny_Real_Seashells_in_Tin/product_info.html?osCsid=6fcd55adf12c7d7c42e042beb4c0cae5" target="_blank">Tiny Real Seashells in a tin</a>. The middle two boxes I kept simple with some stunning bronze charms. <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18089/1/2_Inch_Bronze_Starfish_Charms*/product_info.html" target="_blank">1/2" Bronze starfish charm</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18091/Bronze_Octopus_Charms*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Bronze Octopus Charm</a>, and an <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/Charms_&_Beads-Charms_-_Sea/Beach/c1625_140/p15596/Antique_Brass_Conch_Shell_Charm/product_info.html" target="_blank">antique Brass conch shell charm</a> all of which I cut off the loops of.</div>
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In order to hang the piece I drilled two small holes in areas that I left clear of sea glass. Then I strung it with some of the ribbons from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18093/Summer_Sea_Silk_Ribbon_Set/product_info.html" target="_blank">Summer Silk Ribbon Set.</a> Just a moment on these ribbons, they are luscious! So vibrant! I want every color they make.</div>
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The finishing touch, that I just couldn't resist, is the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18090/Large_Bronze_Mermaid_Pendant_Charms*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Large Bronze Mermaid Pendant Charm</a>.</div>
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Thank you for stopping by my blog. </div>
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This piece will be available in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GlitterTart?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> when I return from vacation.</div>
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Have a wonderful day!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-6054141648791877422015-06-06T13:55:00.000-05:002015-06-06T13:55:00.137-05:00Circus Folio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have fallen in love with <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18129/Tim_Holtz_Small_Portfolio/product_info.html" target="_blank">Tim Holtz's folio's</a>! I'm not a scrapbooker, but these folios are perfect for all those tickets, flyers and what nots one collects on a fun filled trip.<br />
Many of the supplies I used can be found <a href="https://secure.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=150607CCF&sort=2a&&page=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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To color the folio I took Tim Holtz's distressed paint <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13806/Distress_Paints_-_Peeled_Paint/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">pealed paint</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13810/Distress_Paints_-_Spun_Sugar/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">spun sugar</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13807/Distress_Paints_-_Broken_China/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">broken china</a>. Doctored them up a bit and turned them into sprays.</div>
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There are tons of surfaces to cover on this thing which means you have plenty of space to tell your story or show all your trip bits. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">On the inside flap I used images from the </span><a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17878/Carnival_Scrapbook_Paper_-_Sideshow/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Carnival Scrapbook paper - slideshow </a><span style="text-align: center;">and </span><a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17879/Carnival_Scrapbook_Paper_-_Big_Top/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Big Top</a><span style="text-align: center;">. My lovely lady is from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p18043/Tattooed_Ladies_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=ad6feee7ff17ff5444f2a8d5fa168888" target="_blank">Tattooed ladies Collage Sheet</a>. I finished it off with a fun saying stamped directly on and some stenciled stars from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14816/6x6_Stencil_-_Punchinella/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">punchinella stencil</a>.</span></div>
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When you open up the inside flaps you are provided with a ready made cascading paper section to affix just about anything you want to. </div>
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I put a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17923/Tiny_Envelopes_-_Brown_Bag_Kraft*/product_info.html" target="_blank">Tiny Brown Kraft Envelope</a> on the inside of each flap to hold goodies. The lovely lady is mounted on a die cut from <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16701/Tim_Holtz_Thinlits_Mini_Labels_Die_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Thinlits mini label die set</a>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_k3qCeFeXrBG8IXj8gQ-1Glt2Zq2EmD30NlUx7PUlK_JU70yc1YjObzTLDmAIQAPPq3Mrys0O4wLvmn65eP6iTZCAwvSOVFfz1flwvgpaFS6YHeJMFmAd8i4oEfBouz_xVojQsaGHQ/s1600/COHay_Folio7+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_k3qCeFeXrBG8IXj8gQ-1Glt2Zq2EmD30NlUx7PUlK_JU70yc1YjObzTLDmAIQAPPq3Mrys0O4wLvmn65eP6iTZCAwvSOVFfz1flwvgpaFS6YHeJMFmAd8i4oEfBouz_xVojQsaGHQ/s320/COHay_Folio7+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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And now for the really fun part. All the stuff that flips! The envelope with the word Fly on it is from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=junque+scrapbook+paper" target="_blank">Junque Gypsy paper pad set</a> (I used a lot from this set). I just jazzed it up with the stamped word, an image from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p3616/Circus_Performers_%231_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Circus Performers #1 Collage Sheet</a>, and some <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17945/Vintage_Circus_or_Carnival_Tickets/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">tickets</a>.</div>
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When you flip the pocket over this is the back. I cut a number of the saying from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17873/Gypsy_Moments_Poses_&_Reflections_Scrapbook_Paper/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Gypsy Moments Poses and reflections</a> paper and peppered them throughout the project. </div>
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The next layer is another cut out from the Junque paper. This one is a little book, it opens to show ledger like paper. On the outside I used a Tattooed lady, flowers, feathers and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p13137/Mixed_Flat_Back_Pearls*/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">pearls</a> to decorate it.</div>
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Behind the book I have flying <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p9803/Aerialists_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Aerialists</a>, laughing clowns and a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17924/Tiny_Envelopes_-_Black*/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">black envelope</a>. </div>
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Flip to the next page and you get a fabulous <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17862/Women_Circus_Performers_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Women Circus performer</a> and a horse from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p9811/Tiny_Circus_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Tiny Circus Collage Sheet</a>.</div>
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And for the final page a clown or two with an image surrounded by a <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15822/Tiny_Embossed_Gold_Dresden_Borders/product_info.html?osCsid=fe51185ecc37eb6a40f102cde73513a1" target="_blank">Tiny Embossed Gold Dresden Boarder</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And because I couldn't leave the back blank after all that I used an image from the Junque Gypsy paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks so much for looking! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This piece will be one sale in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GlitterTart?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> when I return from vacation.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-57677302800895884152015-05-05T12:22:00.002-05:002015-05-05T12:22:34.931-05:00Getting my Mojo Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided last year that I would start a journal and I follow Journal 52. Well, at the end of last year I got caught on a prompt and hated what I did. It stared at me for months. I was prepping a canvas and had some left over gesso so I covered up the ugly and started fresh. </div>
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This is what I came up with. I wasn't following a theme just trying to get back to journaling. </div>
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Layer 1: Hand written tea related words</div>
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Layer 2: Tea stained (yep I brewed and stained)</div>
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Layer 3: Splattered white paint</div>
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Layer 4: Decorative paper to form tea cups</div>
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Layer 5: Lace and tea boarder</div>
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Layer 6: Swirl stencil with molding paste painted with sparkling H2O's</div>
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Layer 7: <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p9528/Distress_Stickles_-_Rock_Candy/product_info.html?osCsid=510604eb75ee8882786d777a7e1716c6" target="_blank">Distress Stickles Rock Candy</a> (on the teacups)</div>
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I've done two other pages since finishing this one. I'd say I have my journaling mojo back.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682769684610522843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129321745439208775.post-26355937113490451822015-04-22T09:41:00.000-05:002015-05-05T12:05:53.843-05:00Travel Accordion Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year is the 100th Anniversary of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> is Celebrating!</div>
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There is just something about postcards that scream, historical fun events, to me. So to help celebrate this event with Alpha Stamps I've created some postcards highlighting events from the Exposition. When I was done making the postcards I felt like I hadn't done enough. I've been itching to make a book accordion file so voila, the perfect way to store postcards! </div>
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The size/shape of the book was very important. It needed to not be very thick and it also needed to be larger. Mine measures 8 1/2 "long, 5 3/4" wide and 1" deep when it is closed. </div>
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The outside is decorated with papers from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p15226/Destinations_12x12_Paper_Stash/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Destinations pack</a>. The woman image is from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17709/Travel_Reading_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Travel Reading Collage Sheet</a>. The extra bits are some <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17788/2mm_Brass_Flat-Back_Studs*/product_info.html" target="_blank">2mm and 3 mm Brass Flat-Back Studs</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17759/Mini_Striped_Grosgrain_Ribbon/product_info.html" target="_blank">Mini Striped Grosgrain Ribbon</a> (which I wrapped around in case the accordion gets full), and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p2583/Gold_Zig_Zag_Dresden_Borders/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">gold zig zag dresden boarders</a>.</div>
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I'm going to do a tutorial on how I made the accordion portion of the book. I got the basics from <a href="https://wingsofwhimsy.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/diy-old-book-crafts-no-4-accordion-organizer/" target="_blank">Wings of Whimsy</a> but ran into a few issues and have some tips. </div>
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Now onto the events postcards!</div>
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The store with Uncle Sam (at least that is who I thought he was) coming out the top is a watch store. So I ran with that. I used images from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17765/Fun_Photos_from_the_Fair_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Fun photos from the Fair Collage Sheet</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p3998/Fun_Vintage_Pics_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Fun Vintage Pics Collage sheet</a>, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p14046/The_Fourth_of_July_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">The 4th of July Collage Sheet</a> and <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17736/Tiny_Vintage_Letters_&_Postage_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Tiny Vintage Letters and Postage Collage Sheet</a>. Some of the other goodies I used were from the Tim Holtz Destinations paper pack, dazzles silver thin line stickers and tiny star sequins (all available at Alpha Stamps).</div>
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For my second postcard I used a lot of the same things as I did on the Watch Postcard. I pulled extra images from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17714/Tiny_Vintage_Scrapbook_Collage_Sheet/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Tiny Vintage Scrapbook Collage Sheet</a>. The letters/ numbers that are supposed to look like typewriter keys came from the <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p17107/Star-Crossed_12x12_Collection_Pack/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Star Crossed paper pack</a>. I also used some <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p16816/10mm_Postmark_Paper_Tape*/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">postmark paper tape </a>along the bottom and my favorite, <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/p11560/Liquid_Pearls_-_Neutral_Colors_Set/product_info.html?osCsid=420970b0cc175df6c476afaee6ec788a" target="_blank">Liquid pearls in platinum</a>. </div>
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The folder and postcards are available to purchase together in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/230565299/altered-book-accordion-file-folder?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed. Stay tuned for the tutorial.</div>
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