This week’s Unity Bachelor Challenge was to incorporate something from around the house. I used a terra cotta flower pot and bamboo skewers for my “love pot”. I used PK Glitz’ E P Lite embossing powder which is WAY cool!! I love how it sparkles, especially in the sun!
For the project, I painted the pot and saucer then stamped on the paint. The flowers, sun and butterflies are all embossed and trimmed out. The flowers have a large eyelet and glazed brad through it to hold onto the skewer. The sun and butterflies are held onto the skewers with foam squares (high tech eh?). There’s a styrofoam ball inside the pot, covered with felt and crinkley paper strips. It was a fun project! Thanks for the challenge Unity!
Supplies:
Unity stamps
Ranger pigment ink
PK Glitz E P Lite embossing powder
Claudine Hellmuth gel medium & paint
BasicGrey glazed brads
Terra cotta pot, skewers, & foam squares
Here’s another project that I finished from Donna‘s weekend! This one was super fun also-using corrugated cardboard as some of the pages, acrylic for others! Then lots of awesome FABRIC! SO completely in love with this project. Thanks Donna for a great time. 
Thanks for looking!
Ok, I did it! I finished the fabric album that I started in Donna‘s class! How VERY exciting! Lots of fun with paint and Unity stamps-LOVE the result! I used pictures that I took during one week of my life last fall. This album is a great snapshot of my life from that time. I even look back not quite a year later and think “oh yea! I remember that!”. Thanks for looking!
I had a terrific opportunity to create some great mini albums with 2 scrapping industry pros – Debby Schuh and Donna Downey! What a FUN couple of days! It started Friday night with an 8×8 fabric scrapbook using Donna’s newest collection from Prima. Wow, talk about a blast! I’ll be sure to post my pages when I’m done, but it was pure heaven! Here’s a sneak of one page from Donna’s book:
And then Saturday came Debby’s class that is a super cool mini album:
And then Donna Downey again with a mixed media sensation “Bloom”:
I’ll be sure to post better pictures of these when I get my versions done.
Of course I had some celebrity shots too! Here is Cindy and I with Donna in our NEW t-shirts!!
and Debby and I:
Thank you Donna and Debby for a great weekend!
It looks like I’ll finally make it to Stampaway in Ohio this year! I’ve heard so many fun things about it from Greg and Karen at Marco’s Paper, that I’ve wanted to go for a couple years now. Well, not only does it look like I’ll make it to the show, but I’ll go to THE Marco’s Paper store too! Wow! Can’t wait! I’ve been asked to teach a class while I’m there, so guess what?? How about an Alterable Magnetic Easel class? Using Marco’s awesome Touche’ cardstock, Tim Holtz’ stamps from Stampers Anonymous and embossing powder from PK Glitz, the project is sure to be lots of fun.
What is an Alterable Magnetic Easel you ask? Well, it’s a metal stand that comes with magnets to display photos or art! They’re great for a desk, counter top or right by your computer. Easy to switch out the display item due to the magnets, it’s easier to use than a digital frame and it’s easy to customize to your style. Here’s a peek:
There are so many die cut systems out there in today’s crafting world that you get a great choice to pick from depending on what you’re looking to do with it. I have a Spellbinders Wizard that I really enjoy using in many ways and with lots of dies. It takes practically any die out there – so versatile!
Here are some new projects using my Wizard and some BasicGrey stash. The first is a topiary using the Eva Collection. All of the flowers are die cut as well as the butterflies.
This next one is a layout using Wassail and die cut metal. I love the look! I used the ornament die as an embossing tool with the Coredinations cardstock for the embellishment along the right side of the photo.
Cards are super fun to put die cut on since many of them are the perfect size for an A2 card (1/2 of an 8 1/2×11). This one was for my good friend Chris’ birthday using Scenic Route paper.
The last project is another card, but this one has a lot of stamping on it. Spellbinders also has stamps! It’s really cool when they match the dies for a great ensemble. The circular chipboard is double embossed and the acetate is stamped for a clear layered look. The paper is from Periphery.
Stampington & Company publications are worthy of keeping in your library for years – their quality is fantastic and such a visual treat too. This review at ScrapFriends was of the Artists’ Paper sometimes included in the Somerset issues and for sale outside of the magazine. The paper is just as wonderful as the magazine pages are – thick and richly colored. We also looked some of the clear stamp sets for this review also. The set that I received had 3 large images that provided some great play time!
Stampington & Company’s books are just a feast to behold. The pages are satin smooth with wonderful photography and up-close pictures of crafty projects. The Volume 2 issue of the Holidays & Celebrations issue covers Valentine’s, Easter, Spring, Halloween and Christmas. Read the full reviews at ScrapFriends.
I was able to play with some of Paper Imagery Designs products in my projects for this review. I thought it added a nice nostalgic look to the projects and the images were very easy to use in a variety of ways. The definition cards are 5×7 in size and are actually from a deck of playing cards that I picked up in the Target Dollar spot section! The papers and embellishments are all ones that i’ve acquired and had left over from other projects. Great to see them reused here!
Some products mentioned on this blog have been provided to me by the vendors mentioned in the supply lists.
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