Bon Voyage!!!!

Greetings!!!  I've been a busy girl this morning and created a few fun things to share!!!  First off, I made a cute little file folder mini tag Bon Voyage album.  It is super cute and I love how it came out. 

Here's a shot of the cover!!!

Page one & two

Nothing like deciding your destination and then getting your room!

Page three & four

Nothing like capturing those vacation memories!  Remember it is the journey, not the destination that matters most!  JUST ESCAPE!!!

Of course, after a great vacation, there's no place like home!!!

 

Above are the coordinating tags for each pocket in the folder.

 

Then, because no voyage is complete without a little mischief, I made this large tag of my favorite pirate pal, Captain Hook!   I used the Octopode Factory digital stamp of Hook and the rest is completely hand made.  I made the tag out of balsa wood, painted a skull & cross bones and just had fun.  Oh and the sword is made of metal tape.  Hope you like it!

 

Stamp-A-Stack Class

Okay, there are 6 new cards here.  One male version and the other female version.  It's all about the technique and versatility of the design. :)

This first one is the "Grunge" look.  Just your standard craft stock and a bit of grungy stamping with lines, drops and splashes.  My favorite that we did in this class.

Next up, we used the honey comb embossing folder on both cards; but the used different hexagonal stamps to decorate.  Notice we used summer, soft colors and the female card; but basic grey,  black and white on the male card. 

Finally, we have these two -- BOW TIES!!!!  'Cause "bow ties" are cool! :)  These cute little bow tie cards were super easy and fun.  We folded paper chevrons for the bottom to jazz them up.  Again, the soft pastel female contrasts with the black and silver male versions. 

Next month, we're doing Christmas fun.  However, I found a great website with Tag making prompts that I'm going to start following and creating with, so we shall see how it all goes.  Enjoy!

Getting Creative

Went to my stamping group this week and made a few really cute cards!!!  I loved the new techniques we played with.  Like the "bee card" where we colored the combs and then added some glaze to make the honey look wet.  Love it!!!  Then we made a raindrop card with a sunburst inside!!  We also made a sunshine card with sunglasses.  Fun, fun, fun!!!

Check out the bees!!!  We used acetate to "pop" them up off the card.

 

We used a brayer to create these sun rays beneath the stamped image of the shades.

We added some sparkle to these boots with a bit of glitter.

Check out the raindrops.  What a way to focus on them.

 

Then, we checked out a few of the cards our Creative Coach made that were such a WOW!  A beautiful peacock and check out that hotrod!!!

 

Happy Stamping!!!



Altered Lunch Tin

So, I've been working on a few lunch tins for my niece and nephew.  They are both in Scouts, so I decided to make them in that theme.  My niece is a Brownie and I made a bunch of cards for her to track her achievements and a few "Swaps" (which are little pins that get swapped with other scouts).  I truly had a lot of fun doing hers, especially since I don't have a daughter to make things for. :)

 

 

This one, I made for my nephew, who is in WEBLOS 1 this year.  I'm still working on some of the additives for, like cards to track his accomplishments in earning his rank, etc.  I truly hope they will both like what I have done for them. 

 

It is so much fun to do things for the ones you love.  These kids hold my heart.

Creating Fun

So I made a new birthday card for my friend, Angie.  I saw one on Pinterest and thought it looked cute, so I gave it a shot.  I like it. :)  I love the folds and how it fans outward. 

I hope she likes it.

I then through together this one.  I really like it.

I also made this birthday one for another friend.  I embossed this one with my Happy Birthday folder and stamped a cute little "thinking of you" stamp.

Of course, I then went onto make this one.  Isn't it cute!  I used my heart embossing folder and used a tiny cupcake to bring it all together.

 

So, I just got creative today and let my creativity flow into the paper.  While I'm posting this, my dog, Teddy, is laying beside me legs to the sky and snoring away.  Nothing in the world bothers him.  He is so cute. 

Alice in Wonderland

My baby sister, who will be 40 this month, is a huge Alice in Wonderland fan.  So, in honor of her birthday, I created a faux book for her, a recovered box and a bracelet all in the Alice theme.  I'm sure she'll love them.  I only wish that I could be with her this year to celebrate the occasion. :(

Anyway, here they are:

I used stamps from the Octopode factory for most of the characters, except Mad Hatter, who was just a graphic I found on the net. :)

 

 

The bracelet is in traditional blue and white beads of Alice's dress along with a teapot, cake, crown and heart beads.  I'm sure she'll love this!!!!  I sure love the way it turned out.