New Projects

Hi everyone! Here are a few projects I have worked on the past week. I was busy planning my hubby's 40th surprise birthday that I didn't get much creating in. But I was putting together a package for Lily ("Lejack97" on YouTube) and I thought I'd make her something handmade... I ended up making her 2 handmade goodies. :-)

The first is this dress form. Bona had given me a stack of these gorgeous dressform die-cuts and I haven't had a chance to create anything with them yet, so I thought I'd make a little name plate for Lily using the dress form. First I painted the chipboard diecut with gesso, then painted it with my Espresso daubber by Ranger. I then rubbed Antique Gold Rub n' Buff to create a distressed, vintage look. The skirt is cut out using Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess paper. I sprayed it with Moon shadow Mist by Lindy Stamp Gang, heat set and adhered it to the chipboard. The Cameo and decorative base are from Canterbury Lane on Etsy. The flowers by iamroses.com (of course!) LOL!

I made this Greeting Farm meets Graphic 45 hanger with inspiration from the one I had made a video on a few months ago. I love Graphic 45 and The Greeting Farm Creepy Crew stamps are so wicked cool, I can't get enough of them! LOL!

Lastly, this is a Vintage Card I made for Susan, my "4000 YouTube Subscriber" giveaway winner. I again used the Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess paper collection, lots of Lindy Stamp Gang starburst stains, iamroses.com flowers, aluminum flowers form Canterbury Lane and Prima lace.

Thanks for stopping by everyone. Enjoy the rest of your week! :-)

Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess Altered Tag Box

Hi everyone... so I started to get the itch to create again... LOL! I picked up one of the blank boxes that Tina over at "DreamBigLover" on YouTube gave me and I altered it! I chose the Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess paper collection (LOOOOOOVE it!) and used a bunch of Prima and Tim Holtz - what better combo than G45, Prima and Tim, my all time favs!! I created 4 custom tags that are inserted in the box... these tags can be used for greetings or any occasion... or she can keep them for herself. hehe!! :-) I had so much fun creating this and I'll be shipping it away to Tina as a little "thank you" for being the sweetest ever and for picking me up a TON of these boxes in different shapes and sizes at her local Michael's (my local Mike's doesn't carry these boxes and looks like they never will... sigh!!) I absolutely love these boxes and can't wait to make more for myself and for gifts... hehe!!! :-) Enjoy the pics!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs,
Arlene :-)

Click HERE to watch my video tutorial for this project.

Thanks for stopping by!

Le Romantique Mini Album Page & new toy!

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've worked on a project... although I have many 1/2 done! LOL! I just haven't been in that "scrappy" mood and the mojo is at an all-time "low' right now... maybe it's the summer-time blues... dunno! :-( But I really need to pick up the pace and get some projects completed before the kids start school... cuz once that happens, my scrappy time will really be scarce!! :-(

Anyhoo... I wanted to share this mini album page I created for a scrappy "friend". Another scrappy friend brought together a group of ladies on YouTube, including myself, to create a mini album for this "friend." Each lady was invited to create a page to put into this mini album. The rules were that it had to be 8x8 (REAL challenge for me since mini albums are typically 6x6 or smaller), the paper collection had to be from Graphic 45, one page had to have room for a photo and the opposite page had to have a pocket/tags, lots of room for journaling. So here is what I created. I'm also working on a pocket page that she could add in between the ladies 'pages that will have tons of room for journaling and photos... pics to come later on that. I still have to put together the YouTube vid I did of creating this page... but I probably won't get to the editing until later tomorrow or Monday, if time permits.

Also, super exciting.... hubs and I just invested in a DSLR camera... the Canon EOS Rebel T1i... it's one of the best rated SLR cameras out there and I've been having so much fun playing with it since we got it. Hopefully I'll be able to post some of the pics from the camera soon... I just haven't had time to play with the software yet and have NO idea how to edit. LOL!!!

Hope you are all having a great weekend! Thanks for checking in. :-)

hugs,
Arlene

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Our new DSLR camera.... yahooooooo for better quality photos! Can't wait to start playing!

Le Romantique mini album for Rose

Hi everyone!

I finally completed the mini album for Rose as part of the January DSC mini album swap... YES, January! Can you believe how long it's taken me and how patient Rose has been?! hehe!! THANK YOU so much Rose for your undying patience! I hope you enjoy this mini album for many years to come and fill it with wonderful happy memories of you and hubbs!

The inspiration for this mini album was the Le Romantique paper collection by Graphic 45. The ideas and creativity just flowed when I was working with this paper collection... the papers are simply amazing! So amazing that I purchased 2 more sets of the paper collection so I can create more minis! hehehe! :-) The theme is "vintage-grunge." Hope you like it. :-)

Here are some still shots of the mini album... I'm also including a slide show and a link to the YouTube vids. Enjoy everyone and thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! :-)

hugs!!
Arlene :-)

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New Tag and RAK for Amy

Happy Friday everyone! Are you as excited as I am that the weekend has come?! Gosh, what a week. One word -- insane!! hehe!!

Here is a new tag that I made for Amy at "worker4ever123" on YouTube. You can check out Amy's channel here. She is the sweetest lady ever. She went to her local Michaels and bought me the large Martha Stewart deep edge Doily Lace Punch after watching one of my vids. I had bought the punch, then later discovered after opening the package that the handle was broken. I checked and called every Michael's within an hour of where I live for a replacement. Nothing. I was nearly in tears (well, I think I actually was... LOL!) Don't you get like that when you really, REALLY want something? I know for sure I do. :-) Anyhow, Amy sent me a message on YouTube and she said "I picked up the punch for you, shipping to you UPS this week!" I was nearly floored... okay, I "was" floored! Even more excited than the Mariposa papers (OMG, is that possible? YES it is!) I offered to send her money through Paypal, even for the cost of shipping... but she wouldn't have it. Anyhow, Amy is just the sweetest ever to go out of her way to do something like this for someone she hardly knows (we only "know" each other through YouTube.) And to top it off, she sends the punch with a TON (and I mean a TON) of scrapbooking goodies. Everything was just AMAZING!!! You can check out my video of Amy's RAK here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaK4k7zm0As

Anyhow, I put together a package for Amy as my way of saying "thank you." :-) I made a Valentine's Day tin mini album for her, a Valentine's treat box and a tag. I hope she enjoys it all and I wanted to share those creations with you here. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!

hugs,
Arlene

DSC Mini Album Swap from Liann & Birthday surprise from Velma

Hi everyone! I received my Disney mini-album in the mail from Liann the other day and Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous album it is! I cannot wait to start filling it up with all our Disney vacation pics. Liann, you do amazing work... I LOVE it! So detailed and unqiue. :-) Here are some pictures of the mini and some of the yummy goodies Liann sent along with the mini album. Thank you so much Liann! :-)

I also got a birthday surprise from Velma in the mail. She sent me a gorgeous birthday card and some super pretty fiber along with a Prima clear stamp. Thank you so much Velma! Check out the "Velma" flower below. Isn't it gorgeous?? Check out her tutorial on how to make these flowers by visiting her YouTube channel at "creativelyouttacontr." Velma you are awesome, thank you so much!