A bit of the 50’s

She only took me 2 days , it’s hard to believe I must be getting better at this craft ,or I am skipping details. anyways I love her, ………………so shes done… I love tearing the paper’s and seeing things appear , at first they look kind of undone and not right . But the good

unbranded and branded dies

I only bought these three dies to start with but boy do I wish I bought more they are just right to exchange the hair and clothes . love mixing and matching items.   started a bunch of cards need to color in some checks and add freckles and basic shading to them but they are

making new postcards look older

  cut the white off or leave it on for centering pleasing the eye. added some gold ink around edging …….. next Clear embossing ink is a lot cheaper then versa mark and works the same……….. you could distress it  on the edges, little cuts, bends, and tears..  

another Hand made book and decorated paper clip.

This cover was done with a lot of different napkins , It’s a NAPKIN DECOUPAGE COLLAGE  book cover plus I used some water colors to blend it all in to give it a more orange color to match the matt board covers.

save those Clementines creates?…

OKAY so cool to turn into caddys .  used homemade glue.. {look in search my blog} and glue paper towels to create helps keep it sturdy and helps cover up the staples they use. do as many layers as you like. painted mine black to go with the napkin collage design . make sure you

What is she up too now?

paper Roses oh how real they seem to be!!!

Lately I ve gotten to see how pretty all the paper flowers are and thought I d try to make some of these … Some of the flowers I got a pattern off the internet there name is on the pdf file, sorry I forgot where I got it. These flowers were hard to make

Session 4-Focal Point: Words, Images Session 5-Details: Pen, Pencil

Session 4: Focal Point Words-think magazine ads, alphabet stickers, newspaper headlines, print outs, etc. Images-think magazines pics, downloaded graphics, die cuts, family photos, etc. When you’re gathering supplies you might be tempted to hand pick items for each individual page. Don’t do it! Flip through your journal to get an idea for what you might

breakin in my homemade journal….WATERCOLOR

Well I decided to play , It was snowing and nothing else better to do, got the nerve up to paint in the new homemade journal I made….. I just wish I could remember who’s Journal I saw this  painting in… well its basically someone else s  dandelion  idea… But I came up with make a

Mix media ART Greeting card

Oh I love the Queen’s Ann flower and my Cricket cartridge lyrical letters has it …. I wanted to make a stencil out of it but that didn’t pan out.so instead I cut 2 -5 inch and 2 -3 inch flowers …{press connect button  then shift, spring and the cut  button  .   then press

Napkin Wire Ballerina

a basic wire frame of Ballerina… Mod Podge or homemade stuff. thin torn napkins {separate the layers so its thin…} cover with glue the strip and wrap on the wires….. Let dry …… make dress glue string for hair.. add a tuttu skirt…………. please show me yours …..

here”s the photos , now lets see what you can do with them .

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Zentangle white out art

Started out with doing some Zentangle art .    then some white stenciling of different sizes of circles with  paint… and some red script stamped on the white paint. Using regular  ACRYLIC Paints. Next I stamped a Rose with black paint and let it dry, then out lined it in White using a WHITE OUT PEN..

making Stencils for mix media art…..

I have made some stencils for glass etchings and different types of stencils for projects using different items, Plastic coating for furniture covers, it was really hard to  cut in small areas but great for a silhouette, and for etchings or paper stencil. Also used heavy card stock and then coated it with crystal lacquer, works

making my own stencils….

I have been playing with different types of ways to make stencils. I used clear transparent contact paper, it s really hard to get good cuts on this.  I thought it would be great for protecting the papers from paint inks or what ever I throw at  My home made stencils.  I”ve used plastic furniture

Every one loves free e- magazines….

So I have my collection on pinterest and thought maybe it was time to share these wonderful free magazine that I found  over the surfing on the internet I do. http://pinterest.com/rosebudinnh/online-magazines-for-free/  

blending black,white,red background for art

stared with white outline frame using a old credit card or mail trash credit cards,{lol}  paint red  from middle down then wipe card clean and with credit card scrape a black line at bottom area of page, now mix white paint and red so looks slightly pink scrap a layer on the top area.

PAINT AND PEEL….with ranger non stick craft sheet…

choose 4 or 5 paint colors, I use acrylic paint for this, apply paint in strips squeeze it out add some dots ,circles whatever designs you like. Spread out the paint making it smooth , but not to deep , just sort of smoothing out and spreading , not to thin because you’ll be peeling

more paper clay fun , lov this stuff………………….

I have been making necklaces, and beads,  hat pins,  flowers, leaves,butterfly’s, keys,just loving this paper clay, and experimenting with acrylic paint s sparkles, pearl ex, and then coating with Lisa P”s Magic-Glos UV Resin Dimensional Gloss for Crafts & Jewelry. love the results my necklace is a great example of how it worked. its just

Craft Tips for Creating with Paperclay® Products.

  Craft Tips for Creating with Paperclay® Products. 1. Working Surface – Place plastic wrap (pieces cut from trash bags work well) over your work surface to prevent sticking. If you’re working on a waterproof surface, moisten the area beneath the plastic to anchor it to the table. Waxed paper may also be used, but it

today I thought I’ d share a great place for FREE printables

I love free gifts who doesn’t this is a great site for party prints for children’s party’s  I think that great blog finds is what Iam going to add to my blog, now … I hope you enjoy this blog , please leave them some blog  love….. because everyone likes to know you like the