Summer Garden Fairy House

Hi All!  I've been busily creating in my new craft room and wanted to share my latest projects with you!

First up - a Summer Garden Fairy House a-la Laura Denison.  I fell in love with her fairy houses the moment I saw them and this is my first attempt at creating one of my own.  The piece features a windowed tower and a mini album inside (of course).  I used Graphic 45's Once Upon A Springtime collection to decorate this one. Enjoy!

Mantle Clock Mini Album

Hey, hey blog friends!  Just finished my latest project - a Mantle Clock mini album a-la Laura Denison from Cha 2011...Here's my version!

Fun!

Tattered Florals Challenge

Hey everyone - it's almost the weekend!  I have a few shots today of a project I've been working on for the last week or so as inspiration for it hits...This is Laura Denison's Book of Memories pattern done up with the new BoBunny Tres Chic line.  I've had the cover sitting mostly blank since I finished the outside of the book and this week I got my cover art inspiration!  Tim Holtz has an awesome tutorial on his blog that shows his tattered florals technique and he's also hosting a challenge for folks to create some of their own!  I fell in love with the first picture! 

I created my tattered florals using Tim's Tattered Florals Die.  I cut the blooms from several different things - canvas, burlap, tissue paper and grunge paper.  For the grunge paper I first covered the piece with tissue (one was Tim's Composers Tissue Wrap and the other was just plain tissue paper which I then stamped with Tim's Wallpaper background stamp) and then I colored them with Ranger Distress Inks by laying down ink on my craft mat, spraying with water and dragging the prepared grunge paper through the ink.   Once that was done I used my ink tool and added more ink until I achieved the look I was going for.

Blessings,

Vintage Camera Mini Album

Hey everybody - I finally did it!!!  Ever since I saw Laura Denison's Vintage Camera Mini Album from CHA I have been dying to create one of my own.  Here it is!

Supplies for this Project
Tim Holtz 5.5" x 5.5" Configurations Box
Cardstock:  Bazzill - Haley, Chestnut, Black, Buttercream; Brown Paper Bag (for faux leather technique)
Decorative Paper:  Tim Holtz Paper Stash - Destinations; Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Kraft Glassine
Inks, Stains & Paints:  Ranger Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Gold; Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy, Claudine Helmuth - Matte Medium
Accessories & Other Stuff:  Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Gears, Mini Gears, Curio Knobs, Key, Ball Chain, Type Charm, Long Fasteners, Tin from Filmstrip Ribbon; Graphic 45 Staples - Decorative Mini Brads; BoBunny - Decorative Brads; The Beadery - Silver Chain; Corrugated Cardboard (for base box), Chipboard, Crafter's Acrylic Plastic Sheets,

Whew!  On to the next project!