Altered Picture Frame

Hi.  I made this altered picture frame.  This project was inspired by a video produced by CraftSponge on youtube.  After watching her video, I felt inspired to make this project.

I selected my color scheme for the picture frame from a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).  His poem is one of my all time favorite poems. 

An angel, robed in spotless white,

Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.

Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.

Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.

 

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Scrapbooking Tag Ideas

Recently, someone requested a video about tag ideas for scrapbooking.  I did a few different techniques that I picked up along the way.  First I used color pencils to color in stamps of two of my tags which were the Paris Tags, and the Robin Tag. 

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Floral Bird Nest

Hi.  Over the weekend I brought two baskets from the Dollar Tree.  I got them because I wanted to use the little birds that I had purchased on ebay.  I thought the oval shaped baskets would make the perfect bird nest.

 

I painted and distressed the baskets then I added scrapbook paper to cover the background.  I also cut out messages for the background from the Ciao Bella Paper Stack put out by DCVW.  I also make little bird nests to sit underneath the little birds.  I used twine and dark beige yarn mixed together for this.  Then I finished out the project with lace, ribbon, and a few paper and fabric roses.  This would be a great gift and it can also be personalized with the person name on the background. 

Items that I used:

Ciao Bella Paper Stack by DCWV

IamRoses

Prima Flowers

Fabric Rosettes

Pink, blue, and beige Lace from my stash

Dollar Tree Baskets

White spray paint

Blue Spray paint

Antique White Paint for distressing Apple Barrel by Plaid

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Envelope Mini Scrapbook Album Fancy

Hi.  Here's another scrapbook that I did this last week.  I was inspired by a video made by ArtSongandSoul on YouTube.  In her video "BB Country Album - Mini Album" she used cardboard and envelopes for her scrapbook.

 

What I liked the most about her video was the fact she exposed part of the corrugated part of the cardboard on the front of her cover.  I thought that was a very creative thing to do.  I did the same thing for my scrapbook.  This is a very inexpensive way to make a mini album.  In fact, I didn't have to spend anything to make it because I already had everything around the house. 

Items that I used in my scrapbook:

Cardboard box

Pink Cardstock paper

White Cardstock Paper

JoAnn Craft Essentials Glitter Glue Pink

White Paint Liquitex Titanium White

Pink Paint Folk Art Baby Pink 633

Pink Nylon Butterflies

Martha Stewart Matriarch Butterfly Punch

Scrap Lace and Ribbon I had around the house

Prima Marketing Fancy Flora Paper Stack

IamRoses

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Rubber Stamps

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Mother's Day Crafts

Here's some Mother's Day Crafts!  I made a matching card and picture frame set.  I made these from items that I had around the house.  I used cardstock, cardboard, paper roses, and ribbon for this project.

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Wedding Craft Ideas

Recently, someone asked me to do a video about Wedding Crafts.  Here are a few things that I made. I used the color pink, but you can make the same items in any color that you like.
You can have a lovely wedding without breaking the bank.

Here is a list of the items I used to create the wedding crafts that I made.

Paper Roses by IamRoses
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose
Lace from Joanns
Pink and Cream Ribbon from Ebay
Scrapbook Paper by DCWV "The Spring Fling"
White Glitter Glue by Darice

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Paper Flowers

Recently I saw a video by Babbers1691 and in the video, she made paper roses.  I don't have the punch she had so I tried to make something similar.  I also used a technique I learned from a video by YDontUCreate.

This is kind of a mix between the two rose techniques.  This is good if you don't have special punches or you are not able to tear off tiny pieces like me.

 

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