Valentine's Printer Tray

 

I don't usually purchase Valentine themed paper, it's just in recent years that they have appealed to me.  But when I saw the Yours Truly line from Pebbles Inc. I just had to get it.  I love the colors and patterns from this line.  I grabbed a 6 x 6 pad of paper and inspiration soon followed.  Here's the Valentine's themed printers tray I created.

 

 

 

 

The 6 x 6 paper pads are great for a project like this.  You get the collection of coordinating papers and I don't feel like I'm wasting a lot because I'm not trimming a small piece from a 12 x 12 paper that I might not use again.  Plus the patterns are on a smaller scale so they work nicely and don't overwhelm. 

 

 

 

Here's another look at it.  All the embellishments are from my stash.  The bottom three are chipboard elements, the hearts are covered with glimmer mist, the other two are covered with glitter. 

 

I hope you've enjoyed this printers tray as must as I enjoyed creating it.

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

Heidi Swapp Memory File Folder - Part 3

Today I'm sharing my final Heidi Swapp memory file folder mini album.  I really enjoyed with this product and trying some new to me techniques along the way.  Now I have the fun of adding photos and journaling.

 

For the front cover, I used the orange mat piece I trimmed off a photo frame that we used on the original memory file from the class.  It offers a nice pop of color on this cover.  Layer a tag and a flower over it.  Then I used the color magic paper and a Chromatix pen from American Crafts in Evergreen 3.  The banner shape piece was left over from our class so it was already cut.  Then I layered with a piece from Heidi Swapp trimmings and applied heat to the trim and the pink flower of the same material.  When you heat it the edges curl up.

 

The first page on the inside is a card made in the card class that I took from Jennifer Evans at Craft Warehouse.  I love taking classes from Jen, she is an amazing talent.  Lots of layers going on the front of this card. 

 

Here's the inside of the card.  There was a little handmade banner that was orignally to be on this piece, but I saved it and used as an accent in s different folder.

 

I love this small file folder and the pop of yellow off of it.  Again the yellow piece is trimmed off the back of a photo frame.  Add a tag and a few embellishments and it's photo ready.  The bracket shape at the top is made from fussy cutting around the excess color on one of the label stickers. 

For the inside of the small file I used one piece of patterned paper, one tag, a couple scraps  and a few embellishments.  I love that you can trim these decorative tags in so many ways to use in so many ways. 

 

On the back of the small file I used the "negative" side of the die cut banner.  Meaning the banner here is the result of using the piece left after removing the die cut banner.  This is a great way to get as much use out of your product as possibl. 

 

Here's the last page, again I used a small file folder and folded in thirds to fit the larger file.  On the front is some fussy cut chevron pattern and heart stickers. 

On the inside I used more tags, and emellishments as well as scraps of paper.  I love how all these turned out and have enjoyed sharing them with you.  Hopefully you have enjoyed them too.  Check back soon for another project.

Thanks for looking ~ Michelle

Repurposed Frame

I love picking up great finds at garage sales throughout the summer.  You never know what little treasures you might find at bargain prices.  This past summer I found this frame at a garage sale.  The gal selling it said it was a mirror, but the mirror broke.  There was no price on it and when I asked, she said I could just have it. Can't get better than free!  I also came across a large vinyl saying, probably meant for a wall, so I picked that up for $.75.  Add some patterned paper and voila some art for your wall.  And better yet, because I didn't use the vinyl on the wall I can move it.

I attached cardstock to the cardboard backing that came with frame and then I applied the strps of patterned paper in a quilt pattern.  The paper is from the 6x6 pad from Echo Park's For The Record 2 line.  The strips are 3x6 with a 3x3 yellow piece in the middle. 

The flowers were die cut using the Sizzix bigz die Flower Layers #3.  I used the remaining pieces of patterened paper and combined them in different flower stacks.  The brads in for the flower centers were made using the I-top tool by Imaginisce.  When the flowers were assembled I pinched the paper up around the brad to add dimension.

I think this will go on the wall in my craft room. 

 

Thanks for looking ~ Michelle