Quick Quotes Altered Canvas Mini

Hello out there!  It has been a while since my last post, so it's time to share a project with you.  This one was very special.  My niece lost a very dear friend and had very few photos of him, so I put together this little canvas kit from Quick Quotes for her to look at whenever she was missing her friend.

All the chipboard pieces (in silver) were inked up with Silver Metallic Stazon.  After the ink was dry, Tim Holtz Fabulous Flourishes stamps were used on the page tabs and black metallic paper was placed behind the cut-out letters.  The chipboard photo frames were done in the same technique, using a  stamp from Hot Off The Press, Artful Collection. A close-up is below.

Inside Pages:

A closer look at the metallic ink with the stamping.

The entire project was inked with Quick Quotes Midnight Confession Powder Puff Chalking Ink.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Be Inspired!

Jules

Product Links:

Quick Quotes

Midnight Confession Powder Puff Chalking Ink

Silver Metallic Stazon

Fabulous Flourishes stamps

Artful Collection stamps

My Mind's Eye with Stacy

Hello blog friends!  This blog post is for Stacy, the DT Coordinator at the Moline Scrapbooking Studio.  See Stacy's Blog, here.   I signed up for her class to make this mini and was not able to attend.  A few months later, I opened the kit, loved what I saw, but, alas, no instructions!   All I had to go on was the photo of the cover, which looked like this:

The papers are from the Indie Chic - Nutmeg line at My Mind's Eye

My finished cover is below.  Some background stamps and Mustard Seed Distress ink were added to the envelope for some additional color and interest.

There are lots of pockets with room for photos and even some interactive photo mats on pages 2, 8 & 9

Pages 1 & 2

Pages 3 & 4

Pages 5 & 6

Pages 9 & 10

Pages 7 & 8

Closer view of embellishments:

Pg 5

Pg 6 

Pg 10

This was a fun challenge for me, thanks to Stacy!

Be Inspired!

Jules

Christmas Cash Gift Card

Hello fabulous Bloggers!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday time surrounded by loved ones!  Tutorial Time!  I did this project for Christmas 2011, but by the time I wrote the tutorial, it was long after the holidays, so it was saved for this year!  I know it is now after Christmas, but this tutorial can be used with any paper theme!

This cash holder starts out as 12" w x 7" h double-sided patterned card stock. If you edge punch the top of the card, as in this example, make it 7.5" h

1. All pieces were inked with Ranger Festive Berries Distress Ink prior to assembly. 
2. Score the card stock at 4 and 8 inches from the left side.
3. Crease and fold so that the card front is facing you.
4. Open card and make a light pencil mark about 2 1/2 inches from the BOTTOM of the right edge.
5. From the pencil mark to the 8" score line, cut away the paper to make the angle for the cash pocket. Do not glue, yet!
6. For the lattice trim, punch a 12" strip of paper or card stock, layer with a stripe, then a solid.
7. Begin layering onto the card at the inside of the pocket, wrap around the back to the front and then inside, gluing as you are wrapping.
8. Glue the short edge and bottom only to secure the pocket.  
9. Cut a tag, layer, stamp a sentiment and add a knotted ribbon.
10. Foam tape the tag over the end of the lattice trim.
11. Add a layered sentiment and a bow onto the front with foam tape.
12. Stamp and layer a sentiment to the inside, left.
13. Make an envelope box to fit the card. This one was made with The Enveloper from Crafter's Companion.  There is a downloadable chart here to make over 100 sizes of envelopes.
14. Punch a 12" strip with the lattice punch and layer onto a second 12 " strip.
15. Wrap the layered band around the envelope and secure the ends to each other, not to the envelope, you want the band to slip off to open the envelope!
16. Layer Poinsettia Silk Flowers (mine are from Paper Wishes) and silk leaves.  Attach to the seam on the band.
17. For the envelope tag, an EK Success slim square bracket punch was cut from cream card stock and stamped with To and From stamps in Red Stazon.

Inside Pocket

Quick Quotes Christmas Cards

Hey fabulous bloggers!  Quick Quotes had (past tense, sorry!) this Holiday & Events Card Kit last year and I made all the cards and failed to share!  Some are made per the kit directions, some were my own design, but all were fun!  The beautiful paper line in the kit was Julie je'taime, which apparently is past tense, also, as I could not find a link for it.  Not to worry, though!  They have a NEW Christmas Card kit with some of their beautiful Cracklin' Rose paper!  See it here.

There were acutally about 16 cards in the kit.  These are the ones I haven't used yet!

Enjoy!  Jules

"Artful" Christmas Card ~ 5

Hi Everyone!  Sharing another card made from this Paper Wishes product.  The red matting is called Glimmer Paper, found here.

It has been alot of fun creating with this set of papers and die cuts!

Be Inspired...

Jules

"Artful" Christmas card ~ 4

Hello all!  It's time to share another "Artful" Card today!  The card is made from this Paper Wishes product.

The card inside..

Enjoy and be inspired....  Jules

Crate Paper Acorn Avenue Card

Hi everyone! Welcome to the blog today to see a card made from the Acorn Avenue line for The Scrapbooking Studio.

For the front, a journal card was layered onto card stock, burlap ribbon was inked, a random strip of paper from the line was layered over the burlap and a border sticker was layered over the strip.  Some adhesive backed chipboard from the line was layered over the horizontal strip.







The card was made from a piece of the card stock and folded so that the inside would hold a gift card.

A little inside detail: Burlap ribbon was inked, then stamped with Black Stazon.

Stop by the Studio today to stock up on Crate Paper!

Be Inspired!

Jules

Did you know that Turkeys love vegetarians?

Well, this one does!

Is he cute, or what!?  The only change I made to this Paper Wishes kit card was gold Stickles on the hat band.  The beak and wattle are foam taped for dimension.

Wishing everyone a day full of family, friends and good food!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jules

The Wedding Card & More Origami

This is the wedding card created for bonus daughter Allison and SIL, Chris for their wedding last weekend.

 The front is a Color Me Ebony Card Toppers from Paper Wishes, colored with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, a blending tool and water.  It  really made a rich color!  The sentiments and inside paper are from Paper Wishes Personal Shopper monthly card kits 0611.

Core'dinations pearlized paper in Black Pearl was used to mat the sentiment.  Both sentiments were colored with Smooch inks in Grape Soda, Green Apple & Gold Lame'.

The triple loop ribbon was made with Becca's Peg Bowmaker and Michael's sheer ribbon, topped off with some Jenni Bowlin & Maya Road pins

And now, for the origami...










A little bride and groom-shaped cash!  The tutorials for this came from Homemade Gifts Made Easy.  Click on the link to see how easy this tutorial was!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be Inspired!  Jules

BoBunny Apple Cider Layouts

Hello Bloggers!  Happy Tuesday!

Up on the blog today is the final design team project for September from The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington.  BoBunny Apple Cider papers, stickers, chipboard and trinkets were used on these projects, along with some burlap from my stash!  Something I really liked about this line was how it helped me take non-fall photos and turn them into fall layouts!  What?  Really!  It's true!

Each member of  the design team was also given paint to work with this month.  I received a Butterscotch Acrylic Paint Dabber from Adirondack.

A brick stencil and the butterscotch paint was used over the photo background.  Additional paint was used on the edges of everything, including a few swipes on the background paper.  I was a little hesitant, as I had never tried this directly onto a photo ~ glad it wasn't a disaster!   

A little trinket from the Apple Cider line anchored the right side of the layout.

A closer look at the title, made from the sticker sheet letters, border sticker, patterned papers and chipboard pieces, foam taped onto the layout.

The corner flourish on the mat for the main photo was cut so that the photo would slip under it...and a little detail on the "brick-work."

  

This layout is the same kid in the first layout, only 24 years older!  This is actually a spring photo, but the orange shirt he wore that day just popped when the papers were layered behind it!

The title for the second layout uses a little more burlap, this time it was painted over Tim Holtz alpha masks.

 To mimic the flourish pattern on the chipboard journaling piece, the burlap"ribbons" were painted and then very lightly stamped with a Tim Holtz Elegant Flourish stamp.  The photo did not pick it up - it is very faint.  All the burlap pieces were then  inked with Walnut Stain Distress ink.

The chipboard pieces, as well as the leaf die cuts (photo at right ) were "glammed" with Tattered Angels Golden Goddess Glam.  

In the photo, right, the scallop dotted piece was cut with a Sizzix Giant Scallops die and two sets of leaves were cut with a die from Extended Cuts - Fall Leaves and Acorns.  Before the leaf die cuts were "glammed," all the embossed texture was drawn in with a brush marker and the edges were inked with Rusty Hinge.

 Stop by The Scrapbooking Studio today to get your BoBunny supplies before they are all gone!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be Inspired!

Jules