Monday, August 22, 2011

PTT Challenge #29

I've been feeling blah, lately.  So, I checked out blogmate, Jenn's challenge Blog (Party Time Tuesdays) for a little inspiration.  This week's challenge was a Sketch Challenge.  I flipped it on its side.  I went with a fall theme since I'm getting ready for "Back to School."  My students come to me next Tuesday.  It's hard to believe summer is over.  Thanks for looking!
Stamps:  Sweet Pea Stamps (Elaine Cox's Katie), Sentiment by {ippity} (Music of my Heart)
Paper:  Kraft, Scrap paper and cardstock
Misc.:  Leaves were stamped and (die) cut from Heartfelt Creations Autumn Splendor Collection
Image colored with Bic permanent and Copic markers

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Project #14

Another Swap finished!!  I'm in an Altered Journal Swap for my Project 31, Day 6 I showed you the first of 8 journals I made.  Here are all 8, finally finished.  Thanks for looking!!



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

I'm back and trying to catch up!

I have been crafting this summer, despite my being MIA from my blog.  I joined a "Handmade Secret Sister Swap" and this is what I made for my sister(s) - I took 2 spots.  
Project #10
These are handmade Carnation Peony Cabochon embellishments.  I used Premo (fimo clay) and silicone molds (found here) from Mold Muse.   
A close up:
Project #11
Porcelain Cameos
These were made with an air dry porcelain compound pressed into silicone molds.  Once the porcelain was dry I painted the background with acrylic paint and brushed the relief with white acrylic paint.
A close up:

Project #12
Handmade Flowers
The flowers on the left were made with Websters Pages' netting, tissue paper and beads for the center.  I ran the netting and tissue paper through the Cuttlebug using Tim Hotz' s Tattered Flowers die.  I then layered the tissue and netting flowers and held them together with a singe needle and thread stitch.  Finally, I sewed the bead in the middle.  The flowers on the right were made with the Flower Shoppe cartridge and my Cricut machine.  I used a glue and a brad to hold these blossoms together.  The paper was left over from other projects.
Close-up:
More flowers, the middle is made with cardstock and flower die and the two smaller were cut with Cricut and Prima bling is used for the center.
Project #13
The gift tag, I used alcohol ink for the edges.  The background paper is a page out of a novel lightly stamped with a dandelion image ({ippity}).  The sentiment says "for you."
Thanks for looking!!