Altered Book

Hope everyone is having a creative weekend.  I have been working on a challenge project for 2 Shabby Sisters Studio.  The challenge is to alter a book.  I have to say it was very hard for me to cut up a book to make the inside.  It was an old book from the flea market, so I know it was well read.  I kept telling myself I can use all the pages in other projects.  So here is a picture of the final project.

I decided to make a baby keepsake book.  The papers I used are Anna Griffin.  Here is a list of the embellishments I used

Anna Griffin stickers

Graphic 45 door plate and knob

Graphic 45 keyhole

Recollection flowers (white)

Steam distress ink (dye flowers)

Antique white paint (distressing and flowers)

Martha Stewarts (rocking horse and alpha stickers)

Recollections bling and lace

Rosette and Ribbon Cricut cartridge (Rosette)

Modge Podge frames

Offray blue gingham ribbon

 Here are more pictures showing details.

And now the inside.

Hope you enjoyed my book.  I love the way it turned out. I plan to put little mementos inside from when my son was born, such as his bracelet from the hospital. Those kinds of things.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

FCCB Challenge #166 Frame It

My project this week is literally an altered frame from Wal-Mart.  It cost .97 cents. I am showing it two ways.  This first picture is how I displayed it on FCCB.

 The second picture is using the frame for a picture of my youngest son when he was a baby.

 It was fun to make. I used a lot of Cricut cartridges for this one.

Country Life - banner

Doodlecharms - baby bottle

Cricut Sampler -onesie and rattle 

Elegant Edges - little frame

Here's how it all came together.  First I painted the frame with Folk Art paint Metallic Blue. I then cut my shapes out on the Cricut and pieced them together.  The felt stickers are from Martha Stewart. I also used her blue and white twine.  I used small beads between each banner. All the outlining and stitching are done with a blue glitter pen.  The buttons are from my stash.  The rocking horse charm was from a baby shower. 

As you may have guessed I horde everything in case I can use it for something.

I think it is so sweet and adorable.  I think I will try one in pink just for fun. I did buy two frames so if I messed  up I had a backup. Hum, I do have some pink paint too.

Join us this week at FCCB and share your frame projects. 

Bye Bye for Now, 

KIM

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Challenge # 163

This week the challenge at FCCB is to make a project using two types of ribbon. I needed a birthday card and thought I would make it with two types of ribbon.                                                                  

  

 Also it was my first attempt at heat embossing.  I have seen it used by other crafters but had not invested in a heat gun and embossing powders, which by the way are a little pricey I discovered.  For someone who usually buys supplies on sale or discounted it was a big decision to purchase everything I  needed. I have to say I was very pleased with the results.  I do need a little more practice to perfect it though.

For my card I used Elegant Edges to cut the scalloped circle at 2.50 inches and the shadow.  The inner circle was cut smaller at 2.00 inches.  I threaded the blue gingham ribbon through the holes and tied a bow.  It is pop dotted onto the shadow. The border is a Martha Stewart border punch. The ribbon is more of the blue gingham and a piece of blue polka dot ribbon.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a stamp set by TPC Studios. I used a fine silver embossing powder from Michael's and Versamark to stamp. It really was easy and the effect is very dramatic. If you haven't tried to heat embosse you might want to give it a try too. 

Thanks for looking. Join the challenge at FCCB this week and have fun.

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM

FCCB CHALLENGE # 161 OH BABY!

The challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is to create a project for a new baby. My project is a rosette for a gift bag.  I used Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge to make this rosette.

The paper I used is some I had leftover from my niece's baby shower scrapbook. I cut the rosette at 2.50" and used 4 cuts pieced together to get this shape. I used a scalloped circle cut at 2.50" and the inner circle cut at 2".  I used hot glue to secured everything together.

  The rocking horse is one of the stickers from Martha Stewart and so is the felt borders and stars on the white satin ribbon.  The bling is something I purchased at Tuesday Morning. 

I hope you will join us at FCCB for this fun challenge. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.  I try to visit the blog of every entry. Good luck!

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM

CHALLENGE # 159 MOTHER'S DAY

Hi! Everyone.  Are you having winter again like we are here?  The lows for last night and tonight are in the 30's. Really!  I will be glad when it gets warm and stays warm. Anyway I hope it's warm next weekend my brothers and our families are getting together for a cookout for Mother's Day. I am all ready with my card.

I used Counry Life for my banner cut at 2".  Each of the flags are popped up and strung with Blossom twine from the Twinery. The papers I used are Coredinations Lap of Luxury for the base and the patterned paper is DCWV Luxury stack. The colors really went together well.  I punched the border using a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment is a stamp I've had for awhile and don't remember the name.  I my have gotten it in a bargin bin somewhere.  The two white roses, my Mom's favorite flowers, are from the $1.50 bin at Michael's. I think she will like it.  She thinks I'am so creative because I make all her cards. 

Hope your able to have a wonderful day with your Mom. If your a Mom then Happy Mother's Day to you. Join us at FCCB and share your Mother's Day card creations with us.

Bye, Bye, for Now

KIM  

Challenge #156 at FCCB, April Showers

This week the challenge at FCCB is to use an umbrella on your project.  I have decided to submit a layout page from a scrapbook I have been working on for my niece.  I am sooo! behind. Her baby is a year old and I am just getting around to making this scrapbook from February last year. This challenge motivated me to get started and I am almost done. Yeah!

I used two Cricut cartridges for this layout, Celebrate with a Flourish for the umbrella and Country Life  for the banner. The umbrella was cut at 4" in three different colors and paper pieced.  I accented it with Stickle's in baby blue and turquoise.  The banner is cut in two sizes to layer and strung together with Martha Stewart twine in blue and white. I also used felt blue letters by Martha Stewart.  I got these for only a $1.00 at TJMaxx.  Needless to say I bought all three sets they had which was good since I needed that many to complete the scrapbook.  The invitation is from the baby shower.  Throughout the scrapbook I incorporated little memento's from the baby shower.

Here's the tip for this project.  I ran out of O's so I took the Q's and removed the tails to make O's.  When do you use Q's anyway? Not very often.

Join us this week with your umbrella project and as always have fun.

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM