Toy Box Printer's Tray

Hello again! Today I'm sharing something completely different from what I've been doing lately. I wanted to make an altered project just for fun and I've been wanting to use the fun Toy Box collection by Crate Paper, this is what I came up with...

I love, love, love this fun collection and its nostalgic images just perfect for fun-loving little boys like Dylan. This printer's tray will be hung on our playroom, the kids loved it so much that Emily already asked for one of her own so I think there's a girlie one in my near future!

I sprayed the entire printer's tray with Suede Glimmer Mist to give it a brownish-golden tone and just added chipboard pieces, tags and paper from the collection along with a few photos. Here's a closer view:

Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate you taking the time to visit and leaving sweet comments. Have a great week!

Altered Box

Hi there! It feels like forever ago since I blogged. Whoever coined the phrase 'lazy days of summer' obviously didn't have any children, LOL!

Today I like to share with you an altered project I created using My Creative Scrapbook's Flower Kit for the month of July. I received a gorgeous assortment of flowers and this is what I came up with.

I painted my box and used paper from the Country Estate collection by Webster's Pages. I created a mini tag album designed to hold wallet sized photos and perhaps some journaling. The mini tucks nicely inside the box.

Here's a couple of close-ups of the gorgeous flowers I used.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you're having a wonderful summer day!

Coordinates Collections Song Birds Kit

Hello scrappy friends! I'm excited to share with you my projects for the Song Birds kit over at Coordinates Collections. It features ultra cute papers and embellishments by Fancy Pants and We R Memory keepers.

For my first layout, I cut one of the pattern papers into a 9 inch circle using my Cricut machine. I then used my Martha Stewart doily lace border punch to cut strips of paper and make a double border. I really like how this turned out!

I did a lot of fussy cutting in order to use these vines as embellishments here. The little birds were adhered with pop dots and covered in Rock Candy Stickles. I also played a little with paint. To get this effect, simply dilute a small amount of paint and flick your paint brush over the surface you're working on. 

The sentiment came from a border strip I cut into pieces and inked. The stitches are made by poking holes with a paper piercer and connecting the dots with a brown marker. I don't know how to sew but I'm determined to learn!

For my second layout, I decided to use two photos, haven't done that in a while! Don't you just love that white and blue ledger paper?! So cute! I combined it with the red patter paper to coordinate with my daughter's dress. As a design accent, I used a doily as a stencil. I cut the small yellow hearts out of one of the borders and used my Cricut to cut the red ones, then I covered everything with Glossy Accents and adhered them with pop dots as well.

 Here are a couple of close ups:

For my last project, I altered one of those dollar mailboxes from Target. Using Modge Podge, I adhered a strip of paper around and cut around the hearts to make a border for the sides. The plastic charms included in the cute were darling so I had to use them in this project! I hooked it onto a jump ring and dangled it from the knot under the tulle bow.

Inside the mailbox, I put Valentine's Day socks and treats for my daughter. That's going to be her present on Vday!

I also made a video about this project, check it out by clicking here. And if you want to see what the other DT gals created for this month's kit, check out the Coordinates Collections website.

Shabby Chic Altered Dress Form

Hello everyone! Today I'd like to share with you a very fun project I created this past weekend for the Webster's Pages October Challenge. The challenge was to dress up a dress form and, boy did I have fun creating this one! I had been wanting to make dress form to decorate my scraproom and the challenge was just what I needed to get jumpstart my creativity. I was also beyond thrilled when I was notified that it was chosen as one of the featured projects for this week, YAY!

To make the altered dress form, I adhered a paper mache dress form I purchased at Michaels to a wooden candle stick and painted it with crackle paint in Tattered Rose. I also stamped it and added Glimmer Mist to make it super girly and shabby.

To make the roses, I cut three six-petal flowers using my Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge and the Tim Holtz paper rose technique. I then inserted a Prima baby rose in the middle and added Diamond Dust on the edges of the petals and on the butterfly that's sitting on top of the rose.

To make the sequined netting look aged, I dipped it into a wash made out of Wheatfields Glimmer Mist and water. This technique works equally well on lace!



Hope you enjoyed this post. Thanks so much for stopping by!

In the mood for Halloween

Fall is in the air! We had a fantastic day today at the farm pumpkin picking, the house is decorated and now I can't wait for Halloween! Today I'm sharing a fun home decor project, a Halloween banner made with the Maya Road Mixed Scallop Triangle Book and Pink Paislee's Twilight collection. I had these papers since last year and this was a great way to use left over sheets from that collection pack. This is now hung on my entryway mirror, hope you like it!

Kind of abused my Cricut here! The circle and marquee were cut on the Storybook cartridge, the spider is from Lyrical Letters and all of the other cuts are from Paper Doll Dress Up. My favorite one was the cute ghost, which I cut on white glitter cardstock and inked with Black Soot Distress Ink. The Halloween ornaments are from Michael's. I hung them using Fancy Pants garment pins. After painting the naked chipboard letters black, I applied Crackle Accents and that made them extra spooky, loved the result!

After finishing the banner, I still had paper left so I made this LO. This is Dylan's last year's Halloween photo. Isn't he cute?! I also added a Jenni Bowlin calendar sheet and a Maya Road canlendar number.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, hope you enjoyed my projects. Have a happy-scrappy week!

Father's Day Keepsake Box

Hello ladies,

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and great Father's Day. It was a really busy one around here so I didn't get to post this before. I created a keepsake box for my husband to store cards, notes and little presents from the kids. I used A Proper Gentleman collection by Graphic 45 and a few embellishments by Tim Holtz. Hope you like it!

Here are a few more close-ups...

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a happy scrappy week!!!

Another Altered Canvas Project

Hello crafty friends! This is a LO on canvas I created as a present for my sister. To make this project I used Webster's Pages Seaside Retreat and some Prima flowers and a butterfly. I also added a couple of gold buttons as accents.

To create a foundation for my project, I coated the entire canvas with two coats of gesso and lots of TH Distress inks. I also stamped the sides with navy blue CTMH ink.

 I explain more my creative process in the following video:

Have a crafy week! Thanks so much for visiting today!

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello Crafty Ladies!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you. I hope you enjoyed this day with your families. I wanted to share with you a project I created for my mother. I titled it 'Amor De Madre', which translates to 'A Mother's Love'. I made her an interactive altered canvas piece that will display a 5x7 photo and also includes a detachable photo wallet. Because it would be hanging on the wall, I went with neutral colors to match her house decor. I had so much fun using vintage supplies and techniques!

The photo wallet on the lower right is secured in place with velcro. I intended for my mom to adhere a present day photo on the center mat and place older photos and do some journaling on the wallet. On the first panel, I glued a printed a poem on cardstock. I made the wallet using 3 regular letter envelopes. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Here are some detailed photos.

I also made a video but I forgot to use the tripod so I apologize in advance if I make you nauseous! LOL!

This was really fun, you should give it a try! Thanks so much for stopping by. Please let me know if you have any questions.