Blast from the Past!!!

Hello everyone :)

 

Welcome to the LAST stop on the Blast from the Past blog hop!! I'm so in love with all the projects that the team did using our oldie but goodie stamps, and I'm honored to have them all participate and use our images. Give them a big round of applause! Don't forget to comment on each post from the hop, as our prize winner will be randomly selected from one of the blogs :)

Now.. onto my project using a stamp that hasn't seen much love lately!

I had the lovely

Lady With Lamp (5911)

to work with!

 

We recently hosted an altered mousetrap swap, and this is what I used her for! I pulled the mousetrap apart and gessoed all the pieces. Then I colored them with Tattered Angels glimmer mist and Distress Stain.
My stamp is stamped with Ranger's Archival ink in black and colored with Distress Markers. She's then fussy cut and glued to the mousetrap! Before I added any pieces back on I laid down some gel medium and inserted paper circles, e beads and floral beads.Then I glued the spring and trap back together, adorned it with a bit of paper and May Arts ribbon, and highlighted bits and pieces with Luminarte's silks paints!

Thanks so much for coming by!! If you missed any stops here they are again, and don't forget to COMMENT for a chance at the Plate O' Rubber of your choice :)
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Mixed Media LOVE

I can't believe how much I love mixed media and the different styles associated with paints, mists, collages, found objects and anything and everything else that goes into it!!

This weekend I had the utmost pleasure of meeting one miss Anna Debrowska aka Finnabair, who taught a mixed media journal class at Treasured Memories in California. 

here we are together:

It was all I could do to not be a screaming little fan girl.. not talk her head off.. not stalk her and not just pack her up and take her home with me. I must say I was very well behaved! 

Here is the journal we made:

And here is the background for a set of pages for the inside! I've always used vintage photo distress stain for my "tea stained" look.. but anna says go straight for the tea! it's the only thing that actually LOOKS like tea. and I must say.. it was fun splattering a big bowl of tea! 

And she had the most ingenius idea of adding a pocket to the end of your journal for ephemera, bits n bobs, inspiration pieces and mementos from trips as journal page starters! In mine I've got a bit of prima paper from our kit, our beach parking stub and two embossed pennies from the trip. 

It was truly magical watching Anna work.. basking in her creative process was astounding and I'm so thoroughly happy to have been able to do it! I'm excited to gather a few more supplies from the class and get started on some of my own pieces of work!

And of course I couldn't NOT represent VLVS! --- I used the chicken wire background and the birds on a wire stamp :) They're both in Archival black.. without a block though, so that they're grungy sort of "misstamped" on purpose! 

Dear Child - Let your creativity SOAR tag

I recently got the chance to work with some fabulous Gauche Alchemy pieces.. they put together vintage and ephemera kits. Super fun!! I teamed up the VLVS! DT with the GA DT and fun was had by all :)

here is my finished piece for the team up:

p.s... yes.. that is my Goobaloo bent down coloring with chalk :) he loves it so!!

I used the Bird In Flight stamp from VLVS! and I used a star punchinella from GA as a mask. I also used some beads from a trim they sent me to form my clouds. Which by the way are held together using Gel Medium! What a super neat effect it is has so thick and "gloopy".

I also used Distress Ink in walnut stain, broken china, and pine needles, the TH ray embossing folder, TH soar alphas and bubbles, TH tags die, memento ink, white cardstock, an american crafts pen, turquoise wire, water, crystal lacquer, pop dots, hot glue and recycled packaging.

I'll be entering this in the Layered challenge @ SimonSaysStampandShow as well as the pastels with a pop of color challenge @CropChocolate.com 

May Arts - Round 2!

Our round 2 submissions are due Friday for May Arts.. Yay for getting it done before the last second :)

For my submission I've chosen to do a wedding ensemble. I gathered supplies to make a ring barer's pillow, a cuff (either as a gift for the bridesmaids or for the Bride) and a hair piece.

First off we need a gorgeous center piece for our ring barer pillow.. And May Arts Ribbon certainly fills that slot! Prima had a flower called the Gatsby Collection in which they used ribbons folded over and tied in the middle to create a flower, but they were sort of flimsy and didn't have much body. Using May Arts Ribbon gives us an endless supply of possibilities in texture, color, material and width making our flowers absolutely customizable to whatever we're working on. For this particular flower I chose three substantial sturdy ribbons eliminating the need for tulle or other "fillers".

The three used for this portion of the project are:

350 5/8"x50y SHEER/RUFFLE EDGE (350-58-94)

384 3/4"x20y LACE/PEARL CENTER

and the
SD 3/8"x50y - SOLID/CENTER DOT

The ribbons are wrapped around a center spot and tied together. They're fluffed and spread apart to mimic petals on a flower and are finished off with a pretty center. You could use stamen, vintage jewelry, beads, and anything else. I chose to use two pearls and a bicone bead. Here's a video with the details:

And here is the whole ensemble:

I also utilized two other ribbons by May Arts:

.398 2.5"x10y Burlap/Wired
and the
392 58"x10y SHEER / BOX PLEAT (392-58-09)

as well as pearls, a bicone bead, burlap thread, muslin, glue, a needle, thread and a sewing machine, pillow fluff, vintage buttons, cardstock, cheese cloth and vintage photo distress stain.

If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them :)
-DeeDee

Introducing : Summer Lovin'

Here's the inspiration for our June Kit :) 

I made the collage, but the photos I did not take.

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1-2-3 U R Beautiful - CropChocolate Challenge

I was in a real rut last night trying to make a piece for the CropChocolate.com challenge this week -- using a handmade flower. I think it was because I had out the wrong paper... 

anyways.. this morning I pulled out the This and That graceful by EP and set to work -- the flower is made from bazzill/core'dinations cardstock. 

Also used: black cardstock, zig glue pen, hot glue, faux stamen, vintage photo distress ink. 

Today is the day

Happy Valentines everyone!!

created a quick card for the cropchocolate contest this week:

Used: EP's This n That charming - vintage photo distress ink - VLVS! Ultra thick embossing powder, VLVS! Miracle tape, corrugated cardboard, hot glue, Studio G stamp

12x12 "Quite the pair"

(If you're looking for the CropChocolate blog hop please scroll down!!)

This layout was done for a gal who commissioned 6 layouts for her album.. she does yearly photos of her and her husband. I'll show them one at a time throughout the next few days.

Products used:

BoBunny Gabrielle paper, Bobunny Gabrielle chipboard adhesive pieces, Art Blanche alphas, vintage buttons, vintage lace, baker's twine, Heritage cricut cartridge, recycled chipboard, vintage photo distress stain, embossing folder, Martha Stewart butterfly punch. 

I got the inspiration from this partly from a page I did previously.. but more from the BoBunny inspiration for the Layout Challenge this month.. I took inspiration from the divided window, the turquoise tan and coral colors, and the banner which I ended up turning into a line of rolled paper pieces.

Looks like I missed the link up so I'll just post on their FB page :)

Blog Hop with the Chocolatiers!!

We're doing a LOVE Blog hop to help our February projects get off to a great start @ CropChocolate!!

Hop all stops, leave comments and be entered to win 2 Kits from WeScrap!
(if you follow through to the end you'll also be magically transported to the WeScrap blog hop where there are FOUR $25 CropChocolate CropCredit vouchers available!!!)


Here's my project!

This project features the Love Me Do collection by MyMind'sEye!! it was a STEAL @ CC prices!! It also has double dot by BoBunny and uses distress stains and a fancy pants stamp set.

Now you're on your way to MICHELE! 

CHA bound! Wish Upon a Star

I was so thankful to get on the AMP design team.. and now I am just beyond speechless.. our fearless leader Terri Sproul has arranged for us to have pieces of work in the AMP booth at CHA! 

AHHHHHHHH!

SO FRIGGIN PUMPED!

Here is one of the pieces I'll have there!!

The cabochons and the dress form were molded from original pieces with putty, and cast in the quick set white resin.. the turquoise pieces were colored with alcohol ink :)

Other products: KnCo paper, FP paper, TH labels die, BoBunny brads, KnCo half pearls, paper doily, studio G stamps, Pink Paislee daily junque wooden letters, recycled cardboard packaging, vintage photo distress ink, walnut stain distress ink, faux stamen, baker's twine.

I'd also like to say thank you and welcome to all my new followers!! So glad to have you here :D

linked up to:
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

REJECTED...

Bwahaha.. oh well! I tried out for the Spellbinders DT -- Had great confidence.. and got shot down. but it happens, eh? 

So here I go.. showing my piece to you :) 

As the challenge @ SimonSaysStamp n Show is Thru' the looking glass I'll be linking up there :)

List of supplies:

base tray, 7gypsies Notting Hill script stamp, SB labels four and lacey circles, walnut stain distress ink, vintage photo distress ink, broken china distress ink, pine needles distress ink, glitter glue, double dot paper by bobunny, my minds eye union square paper, 7gypsies bottle, 7gypsies recycled packaging, glitter snowflake diecuts, Bobunny brad, Heritage cricut cartridge, pinecone, KnCo pearls, faux stamen, wooden spools, Amazing Mold Putty White Resin, found christmas ornament, mini tinsel, vintage buttons, baker's twine, cheesecloth, ribbon, rhinestones, a doily, plastic netting, beaded pearls..

Last minute entry for SSSandShow

It takes me forever to be happy with a "Steampunk" piece.. which is of course the theme at last week's Simon says stamp and show..

I'm not sure why I don't feel confident in steampunk work.. but I worked all week on the piece and here it is!!

 Products used: TH Tag and book plates die, walnut stain distress ink, vintage photo distress ink, spiced marmalade distress ink, Stampin' Up Top Note die, KnCo gems, Viva Las Vegastamps! Balloon stamp, TH Wings stamp, twine, E beads by Cousin, Memento black ink, gears from viva las vegastamps, studio G alpha stamps, a dymo label maker, MM reverie gems, snug hug, vintage book and broken china distress ink.

The clouds are available in my Etsy shop in all sorts of colors :)