Showing posts with label Altered projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Altered projects. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Bombshell Stamps April Pin Up Challenge: Alter Ego

Here is my Alter Ego entry for Bombshell Stamps.
I altered some flats! In the next few weeks over at the Bombshell Blog there will be a brief tutorial on how I made these! Be on the look out!!!

Monday, June 27, 2011

Handmade gift exchange :)

My partner is from IOWA of all places. :) (Most know that I spent 4 years in Iowa... so when I meet people from there, its like reliving college.)  So Julie if youre reading this!! HI!!!! :) I altered this notebook for her using Recollections animal print paper, and I used some of my flowers from my stash. The bling was a new purchase, who would have thought I would buy BLING! I also used Icicle Stickles. I really hope she likes it! I didnt know what colors she liked, or anything I guess I should have been a better partner!!! You cant see the inside, but I love the paper on the inside, it matches the patterned paper on the outside. In her little package, I also included some die cut daffodils I made :) I am glad I found a great home for them!

Be sure to check out my exchange partner's blog. (HERE) She is a whiz on the cricut. Maybe she can give me lessons? I need to start using my cricut. I guess youre either a stamper or a cricut-teer!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Gifts: Flower Pots

I love these little terracotta flower pots. They are 4 or 5" pots. I dont remember. In these pots (above) I used the half disc styrofoam for the "soil" in the pots. Hill side up. (The one on the left is hill side up, the one on the right was hillside down.)

I took the smaller scallop punch from SU for the flower petal part, punched TWO holes overlapping each other to get the desired opening for the treat to go through. To keep the petal on, I used floral tape to create a "stem" Start at the top and worked my way down. The tape does turn your fingers a little bit green. It washes off!

Starting with the top center I alternated my colors to make a colorful arrangement. They go in super easy. You dont need a whole lot of force because if you push too far, they sink later on.

I loved these! I made these again for my grandma and her roommate at her care facility she is in after her stroke. They loved them!!! Of course I used See's lollipops in theirs. If I knew my gram only wanted the chocolate ones, I would have only gotten chocolate. Now everytime I come to see her I always make sure to have REFILLS for her flower pot ;)

These flower pots are the ones I made for my grandma and her roomie :) I did get a little help from Diem on these. She kept trying to eat the Butterscotch ones!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Happy Birthday "Kathy Tacks"

Here is my first "tutorial-esque" project!!
I made this birthday gift for Diem's Grandma Kathy for her 49th Birthday present.
Here is kind of what I did :)

#1) Go to a place like Walmart, or your local craft store, and find one of these "storage" "bead" organizers. There are many to choose from... I picked this one out as it has 17 compartments.

#2) Pick out items your receipent will enjoy to fill the compartments. I chose things for a more "office survival kit" as Grandma Kathy is always on the road. Here are some of items included....

Blistex
Chocolate
Starburst
Nailpolish
Paper Clips
Powder drink mixes
Floss
Shout Wipes

#3) Go home and fill the compartments... I had to be secretive about this gift as it was time consuming... Plus I was eating some of the treats... Hey, I had to make sure they werent poisioned!!! ;)
#4) Tie a bow of the color of your choice around the outside of the box and cut off access.
#5) First... You will need to trace the top of the box with a sheet of spare paper... scrap mostly... Then use it as a stencil for the primary paper you are going to use. Use adhesive to keep it kept down. :) I used regular snail type adhesive...
#6) Decorate another set of paper (I did blue as the base) and build on top of it. Personalize it to the best of your knowledge of your receipent. Kathy really likes Disney and Disney land, hence the mickey mouse patterned paper. Her favorite color is red and it goes perfect with Mickey Mouse!

I hope she enjoys it.


This gift would also be perfect as teachers gifts!!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

I have totally been slacking!!!

Everyone, I apologize. I need to update my blog like ASAP!!!! So First! I am going to post my SU- Always card! :) I love how the bird just pops!

My ippity card, using the scraps from my SU card.

I love this girl from The Greeting Farm... The swallow/sparrow whatever rub on and image of girl comes from Lena Lou. This card is better in person!!!
I got this image from a wonderful friend for my special week on WRAK. I colored with marker first, then accented with pastels from SU.


Here is another card stamped with a ippity set :) Stamped in Pacific point SU ink


Alterered treat box and covered with left over scrap paper. This container is used to hold just a few of my stamped images people have given me. I love it.

I am sooooo in love with this cowgirl easel (vertical) card!!! I didnt think she would come out that wonderful... BUT SHE DID!!! I was going to mail it to Drew, but I may just keep it for myself! ahahaha... <-- Evil Laugh.
My last card of the past... ummm few days? This is a horizontal easel card. I love it but not as much as the cowgirl one.

All of these cards have been made Saturday through Today (Tuesday). I hope you have all enjoyed them... I sure have!!!


Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I love the Bellas!




Mermaid Bella... I cant think of her given name right now is made on a alterned mini composition book. And the Dancing Bella I love the way her dress came out... Purple that fades to pink :) I know... How girlie of me to say that I enjoy it :) Both are colored with Prismacolor and Bic Mark its.