MOM Frame

Hello everyone!  Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  Wow, it has been a busy week!  I just returned from what I thought was going to be a Vegas Vacation....well...it turned into a Honeymoon in Vegas!   My significant other of 9 1/2 years (Jim) proposed on bended knee right in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas and we tied the knot at Vegas Weddings within an hour of the proposal!  To say I was surprised was a bit of an understatement!  What a way to begin our vacay!!

 This is my Mother's Day gift project for my Mom.  SSSHHH! Don't tell her!  She doesn't have a computer!  My mother is such a wonderful example to follow and I am so grateful to have her in my life.  She has always been supportive of me and my choices in life.  She let me make mistakes and learn from them, without an "I told you so."  It makes all of us who we are, right?  Anyway, I just want to show some love to my Mom....I love you, Mom!

This project was inspired by a Tammy Tutterow class I took recently at The Scrapbooking Studio.
Details:  The background is a wooden frame purchased at Michaels.  After the background was stained with Rusty Hinge, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Picket Fence Distress Stains, it was stamped with border and corner stamps before layering on the papers (Graphic 45 and Core'dinatons) and cotton batting.  The papers and batting were inked with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink.  Spellbinders Nestabilities Grand Labels 4 was cut for the center focal, embossed with a paisley Cuttlebug embossing folder and inked with Quick Quotes new Baja Blue chalk ink.  Love the rich color!

 The vine is stained with Peeled Paint Distress stain and inked with the same color distress ink.
 Tim Holtz goodies used were the post (die cut), letter cards, chitchat stickers, tiny attacher, grunge board swirls, foliage, vintage button, jump rings, brads, perfect pearls, stream alcohol ink.  The paper flowers are mostly Prima. The base of the metal flower is from Graphic 45, colored with alcohol ink.

Thanks for peeking in today!  Be Inspired...Jules

Graphic 45 Squeeze Box Altered Project

Hello, fabulous Bloggers!  I am back again today with another Graphic 45 project for The Scrapbooking Studio design team.  One of the products in my kit this month was the G45 metal film cannister...hmmm, I thought, "how could I make it different?"  Well, it's different alright!  Is an old fashioned squeeze box different enough for you?

Side View

Front

Back

Top View

Here are a few of the details: the edges of the cannister were wrapped with ribbon using wonder tape, the "straps" were salvaged from an old purse and attached with pop rivets (thanks again to Jeff & Cathy at Scrapbook Dreams for attaching the straps and for the fabulous acrylic stands!), the tabs inside and circle shapes on the outsides were cut with Plantin Schoolbook and Gypsy Wanderings carts on the Cricut Expression.  All the papers were inked with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. The squeeze box portion was adhered with X-press It double sided tape.  It worked great and held the project together really well.

G45 Papers used for this project are from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe line:  Parlor Wall, Butterfly Specifics, Genuine Article, Bazaar of Wonders, Counting Down and Race for Time.  Also used were Chipboard Die Cuts 1 & 2 and Cardstock Stickers.

The inside photo mats:

All the G45 product shown is available in stock at The Scrapbooking Studio...I expect them to run out soon!  Ha!  This was a really fun project!  Maybe I'll make a class out of it.....hmmm, food for thought!

Thanks again for stopping by the blog today, and...Be Inspired!   Jules

Graphic 45 Tags

Hello my dear blogging friends!  Today I am sharing a design team project for The Scrapbooking Studio, using Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Cling 3 stamps.  

This sweet "wind-up lady" was framed onto a manila tag blended with distress inks.  The frame was cut from Bazaar of Wonders.  A chipboard bee from Die-cuts 1 was added, along with a metal clothespin.  The clothespins are really cool!  Last but not least, some Tim Holtz metal foliage and Chitchat stickers added the finishing touches.

Next up,  This little beauty was made from the corset and butterfly of the same stamp set.  This time, archival inks and distress inks were used on gloss paper, then mounted on a black tag.  Wild Plum Adirondack Alcohol Ink was used to color the tulle at the top of the tag and Adirondack acrylic paint dabber in Pool was used on the Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag.  A pearl bauble and the philosophy tag were attached to a trinket pin with jump rings, all from TH.

All products listed here are in stock at The Scrapbooking Studio!




Thanks for stopping by the blog, today...and... be inspired!   Jules

Graphic 45 ~ She Said Yes ~ Layout 2

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by the blog, today!  This layout is more "mercurial" meets modern, I would say! 

The Mercurial Masterpeice paper from Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe was the starting point for this layout, as another design team project for The Scrapbooking Studio. 

I love how the paper was printed so that a frame could be fashioned from it, so that is what I did!  Some of the outside edges and ALOT of the inside graphic were cut away and backed with the reverse side (dots) of the paper.  Some Prima pearls were layered onto the corners, two of which were fussy-cut and dimensionalized with foam tape.  The corner treatments on the photo frame were made from 3/4" and 1" circle punches, topped with Jenni Bowlin pearl flowers.  The striped paper for the frame is called Optical Oddities;  the inside edges were folded under to give the frame a finished look.  Quick Quotes Midnight Confession and Antique Linen Distress Inks were used for this project.

The title was made from black Bazzill cardstock, using the matching cardstock stickers from the paper line.  The journaling block is from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Tags 2.  They are a nice, thick chipboard and add good texture to the layout.   An EK Success slim layered flower punch was used to make the four-layer flower, which was embossed with a stylus for some added dimension and place upon a black scallop circle.  Detail photos are below...

                                     

Thanks for looking in today!  Be Inspired!

Jules