Wood U Be Mine

Hello Crafty Friends!

Hubby hasn't been around today since he has been helping our son build a table, so I have been keeping busy. Went to Hobby Lobby and Michaels this morning, finished a couple projects, took a few pictures and edited them, and now I am sharing.

Today's project...

I bought this Sizzix die at the Scrapbook Expo last year and had to put it away in the Valentine's box until now. It sure is a neat little die. I am glad I had some wood grain paper. 

I used the following sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

First, I used my hand held Tim Holtz tool for distressing the edges of the pattern paper. I then mounted the heart on foam squares for dimension, added a bit of clear Wink of Stella to the "u", and adhered a bow to the tiny limb to match the buttons. Those oblong buttons were deep in my stash, but I thought they filled the space on the sketch nicely.

Other Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Distressing

Shopping Our Stash ~ Sentimental Focus

Hope you have a cozy night!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Distance Means Little, But Distrezz Makes the Difference

Welcome Back on this Marvelous Monday! Thank you for stopping by during the past couple of days. I realize the holiday season keeps us all busy, but I appreciate you sharing your time and leaving comments. I have had lots of opportunities to create and will continue into 2015!

One of my goals was to try some new styles while incorporating new techniques into my papercrafting. This one used a stamp as my focal point along with distressing. I truly like how it turned out! Time to search for more sentiments!

I used the following sketch from 4 Crafty Chicks.

First, I cut the 3" oval using the Plantin School Cricut cartridge.  I found the Stampabilities wooden stamp in my collection (love the font and saying). I used Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil brown for the sentiment and colored pencils for the flowers.

I have been practicing my triple bows (Thanks Lisa for your input!). I wanted them to be more free-flowing. Another goal accomplished!

Here is my new distressing tool. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby (clearance section), but it is available on-line. My hubby and daughter were quite impressed with the outcome.

Other Materials:

kraft and cream card stock

My Mind's Eye pattern paper ~ Madison Ave stack

pink pearls

brown flower

Other Challenges:

DL.Art ~ Anything New

Little Scrap Pieces ~ Show it off Saturday

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Freestyle (No Christmas)
Amusing Challenge ~ Anything Goes

That Craft Place ~ Anything Goes

Make it a great week!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

A Distressed Birthday

Hello Everyone! 

So glad you stopped by today. Thanks! I appreciate you taking time to see what I have been creating. Hoping to inspire you to get crafty!  

We have another birthday celebration in our family today...my niece, Kasey, turns 18 today! My sister is having a surprise party, so another day of celebrations! Perhaps after all these "get-togethers", I can find some time to exercise because I surely have been enjoying all the food!

Happy Birthday Kasey!

It is always amazes me where you can find sentiments for stamps that you like. I really like this font and who would have thought it was part of a dog set. Not me!

MFP Stamp Shop ~ Fabulous Dogs stamp set

All the edges were distressed using the Tim Holtz paper distresser tool. I bought a Zutter DIA not too long ago, but haven't used it YET! I am going to this weekend! After admiring ALL of Lisa's projects at A Mermaid's Crafts I can only hope mine look half as good as hers! Cream organza ribbon and black sequins were added to the background mat. Then I layered 3 blue flowers and centered a cream Bazzill resin flower. Perfect for the birthday girl!

Other Materials:

Blue and cream card stock

pattern papers from scrap box ( I STILL have way too much!)

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Enjoy your Saturday,

Georgiana