Heart Doilies

Along with their June first Guest Designer, Tone-Lil, About A Girl (AAG) team inspire everyone to  create a page using doily or doilies in the background, June 1st - Doilies.

I got this heart doily particularly the red one from Dollarama last V-day, white one from Michaels. What a great excuse to use them for this challenge.

 

• patterned paper - Crate Paper
• stencil - TCW Hexagons
• doilies - red (Dollarama), white (Michaels)
• abaca fibers - from the Philippines, thanks Connie!
• journaling cards, tabs - Heidi Swapp
• wooden tag - K & Company
• pens - Staedtler
• feathers- ZFP, thanks Hope!
• flower - Prima
• others - gesso (Michaels)

Nanaimo Visit 2012

Instead of double pager layout, I decided to try different approach for this one. I honestly don't know how to call this  but my inspiration is from a wedding invitation.

 

 My page :

 

For Club CK - ISSUE Challenge #5 - Mar/Apr 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Cover

 

I used this --->

 

as my stencil.This is actually from pizza box. Instead of putting the pizza directly on the box, our favorite pizza parlor use this to keep the pizza crust "crispy". Mist with Dylusion ink - lemon zest and cut grass color. Twine and wooden buttons - Michaels; chipboard letter - Basic Grey 

 

 

 

 

 

I used masking tape to attach sides patterned paper, doodled dots and lines to get "spiral notebook" effect.

 

• patterned paper - Crate Paper
• cardstock - Recollection
• masking tape, rhinestones - Michaels
• envelope - Dollar Shop
• doily - Wilton
• twines - American Crafts
• frame, vellum envelope - Colorbok (goodies from Frances)
• ric rac ribbon - Michaels (RAK from Laurie)
• bird cage, bird stamp - Michaels
• "Go Places", "ice cream" stamp - Imaginisce
• ink - Memento
• canvas tag - Making Memories
• journaling card - Bo Bunny
• printed canvas banner - American Crafts
• pens and markers - Sharpie
• others - net (kitchen finds)



 

 

 

Cake Holder 2

Don't worry about the greasy part of your cake holder.

  Remove the greasy part.

  Apply gesso with brush. You can use paints too.

  

Let it dry. Apply paints, mist or ink. I used paint, Craftsmart apple tart and pink blossom.

For Club CK - ISSUE Challenge #2 - Mar/Apr 2013

• frame - Recollection
• crocher flower - made by my friend Connie
• trim, rhinestones, flowers - Michaels
• brads - American Crafts
• swirl - Dollar Shop
• journaling card - Bo Bunny
• clear cut monogram - Little Yellow Bicycle

Cake Holder

Mixed media is not always something about working on canvas. Sometimes, you will be surprised to find out that your are doing it without knowing it. When you use different elements like paints, fabric, wood, metal or when you alter your embellishment to add texture, you are doing Mixed Media! Yey!

Like this one, I altered cake holder. Yes, cake holder from Aiden's birthday "ice cream" cake. And I think small cake holder (thick and hard) is also good for mini album with rings.

For Frosted Designs Scallops Challenge 

and Club CK - April Sketch It Out , twist - No patterned paper

Here's how :

 Apply thin, textured layer of gesso with palette knife or plastic card.

  Moist stamp lightly with water. I used crackle stamp from Stampin Up.

 

Press the stamp repeatedly into the wet gesso until you reach your desired design.

 Let it dry completely. Apply ink. Sometimes it requires a little practice to obtain good color combo, so try your ideas on scrap paper first.

 

I used fuchsia dye ink pad Craftsmart and Colorbox blue lagoon for purple look. Versa Magic turquoise gem and Colorbox yellow citrus for teal with yellow effect.

  I altered  Basic Grey chipboard letter using fuchsia dye ink Craftsmart and TPC Studio Violet ink. I used small paint brush to apply ink.

• journaling cards - Basic Grey
• wooden bird cage, ribbon, rhinestones, flowers, pearls - Michaels
• cardstock, chunky glitter - American Crafts
• pens - Sharpie
• font - Papyrus
• die cut ticket - Bo Bunny