~ Felt Challenge

I decorated an otherwise ho-hum paper mache box and album last night with a bit of felt flair, Cloud 9 Chocolate Chalet page kit, Threading Water border punch and some felt flowers that were dying to be scrapped!  Just in time, too–There is a felt challenge on another blog.  See link here:  Felt Challenge.
    
Stuff:  paper mache - generic from [...]

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~ Fiskars V-Day Card Contest Prize

Aaaaaahhhh!  I finally got it!  Hooray!  It was sooo worth the wait!  I got a box today filled with lovely Cloud 9 and Fiskars goodies for the card I submitted to Fiskars for the 2008 Valentine’s Day Card Contest.  Click here to see the winning submission:  V Day Card

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~ Easter Purse and Mini Album

 
Happy Easter, everyone!  I was inspired once again by Fiskalead May’s Lovely Challenge.  This project is a small purse with matching accordian mini album.  I used Fiskars scalloped deco scissors and one of the newer embossing border punches – A Dozen Roses.  I must emphasize and give snaps–use Glue Arts High Tac adhesive to keep chipboard pieces adhered [...]

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~ Whimsical Chipboard Panda Card

My original inspiration for this came from Fiskateer #3405 Pinky’s Owl Card.  After visiting Washington, D.C. for a short day trip, I decided I wanted to make a panda today and not an owl.  The cherry blossoms are starting to bloom which made me think of pandas (don’t know why–they’re unrelated)!  I added a little [...]

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~ Quirky Acrylic Mini Album

Here is the second project I worked on yesterday.  I admit that it looks a little unusual–the straight lines of trimmed paper covered in paint and Perfect Pearls.  Not sure what possessed me to grab paint and a brush after I laid all of the tidy straight-trimmed paper to the acrylic pages.   The effect is…hmmm…I dunno how to [...]

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~ Fiskalead May’s Lovely Challenge

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Zzzzzz–so sleepy!  Here is one of the two projects I worked on yesterday.  I wanted to make something for May’s Lovely Challenge in a big way so I tinkered away for about 4 hours and here is the result!
May’s inspiration was a spring-themed journal and a clear but designed [...]

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~ Grunged-up Board Book

I made this book over the course of three nights — I adhered patterned paper, inked, stamped, inked some more, painted, stamped some more and added Perfect Pearls to both the pages you see and ones that you don’t see.  

Every page has pull out tabs for extra pictures or journaling.  Ribbons and eyelets are added to [...]

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~ Extreme Makeover for Coasters – Part 3

I couldn’t resist–just one more coaster book to complete my set of 3!  I made this one a while back but didn’t get around to posting it until today.  I used the Fiskars sunburst border punch for extra embellishing.
Click on the links to see the first two coaster minibooks: Part 1,  Part 2 
Stuff:  paint – Making Memories; patterned [...]

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~ Card Buffet Mini Social

I got some of the ladies together for a lunchtime get together a la Donna Salazar’s Card Buffet video blog from Leah Fung’s website.  I didn’t film any of the actual class, just the intro, a few pix thrown in and the ladies saying hello to the camera.  (I was nervous [...]

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~ Embellished Acrylic Tags

I can’t seem to get enough of acrylic tags!  I punched the tags at my LSS.  I made one decorated tag to add to the Easter Egg Purse (see post below) as a gift tag but then I made another and then another (you get the picture).  Punching and layering the flowers is so addictive!  I used my [...]

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~ Easter Egg Purse

We’re having an Easter swap on the Fiskateers site.  I decided that I didn’t want to go with a plastic egg so I made this cute 6″ x 8″ x 1.25″ purse instead.  I hope my swap partner likes this version of the swap egg and all the goodies I plan to include in it. [...]

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~ Hooray Part 2, I’m a Fiskars Certified Demonstrator!

I woke up this morning a fledgling Fiskateer.  After spending the afternoon basking in the knowledge of Fiskateer #127, Kelly Edgerton, I ended up a new Fiskars Certified Demonstrator!
If you’d like to join the ranks of the Fiskateers, visit the Fiskateers site to find out how.  There is a nice group of crafters there who share [...]

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~ Hooray, I won the February Fiskars Crafts Contest!

Hooray! This is the first time I’ve ever won a contest by submitting a piece of my work! For a closer look at the submission, please see my older Valentine post – Your Love Gives My Heart Wings.

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