Day 27

Finally about over being sick thank goodness. It's been a rough weekend! I decided to make a card for one of my friends. I am not good at cards but every once in a while I have the need for a card so I try. I used the leftover butterflies from the tag I did earlier this month. Thanks for stopping by and hopefully I will be in the mood to do something a little more inspiring tomorrow!

Day 23

Well my Halloween tree is looking kind of bare so I thought I would use some of the .97 Studio G stamps that I picked up at Wal-Mart to make a tag for the tree.  I started with a manilla shipping tag and then stamped on the Halloween images with black pigment ink.  Then I used some Distress Inks and my blending tool to add some color.

I used some black tule and the bling that came with the clear stamp set and there you have it.  My tree is starting to look better already.

Tomorrow is my School Class at Scrapbooker's Emporium.  If you are in the Texarkana Texas area stop by and see me.  Have a great night!

Day 22

Today I decided to do a quote canvas using some acrylics and oil pastels. I also used some book text to make the flower petals. See you tomorrow!

Day 21

Today was a crazy long day of driving, orthodontists and more driving.  After Survivor I did get a little time to sit down in my craft room to work.  First I printed out the 52 photos I chose for my deck of cards album.

I managed to get the first two photos done.

I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on both sides of the car.  I am going to stick with embellishments on the face side and photos on the back.  Thank goodness the cards are small and dont require a lot of embellishing.  Thanks for stopping by!

Day 20

If you are familiar with the Zutter Bind-It-All website then you know that they sell a spinner album kit that you assemble yourself.  I looked and decided that I could probably do it on my own without purchasing their kit.  This is the second one of these that I have assembled.  This one I planned a little smaller than the previous one I made.  This one will probably hold wallet size photos where the other one was made for 4x6 photos.  The materials are fairly simple and power tools are required (which I love!!)  You will need a dowel rod, base wood circle, wooden disk, decorative topper, 1" o-wire, chipboard and cardstock.  I also used my TH file tab edge die.  Here are the things I got at Hobby Lobby today:

I started by using some E6000 adhesive to adhere the small wooden disk to the wooden base.

When that was dry I used a drill to drill a hole for the dowel rod.

I cut chipboard to the size I wanted and used the edge die to make the tabs.

I cut some inserts from the TH Crowded Attic Paper Stash to size.

I used my Bind-It-All to punch holes for the o-wire and then I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Close the o-wire and slip it over the dowel and add the topper.  I painted my stand out in black.

Now I just need photos and embellishments.  Thanks for looking!

Day 19

Today's project is made from a deck of cards that I picked up at the Dollar Tree.  I started out by Gesso-ing the front and back of the 52 cards removing the jokers.

Next I used my Crop-A-Dile to make holes for the binding rings, inked up the edges with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink and attached some chipboard numbers.

I punched a tag with a Quikutz die and used some typewriter alpha stamps to stamp "photos".  I used my label maker to spell out "favorite"

I added a metal heart from making memories and the cover is done.

Now to choose the photos and print.

I went to Hobby Lobby today to grab some paper pads for half off.  I got this cute Five & Dime 8x8 pad.  Adorable!

I also got a couple others for Christmas gifts for my daughter.



Day 18

Today I gathered branches and spray-painted them black to make my Halloween tree centerpiece. Here are the branches in the bucket ready for decorations. I bought a cute crow and some spiderweb from the Dollar Tree and I plan on doing some bats on the Cricut and some stamped tags. I'll keep you updated on it's progress. Thanks for stopping by!

Day 17

Today I visited the $1 Jewelry Store while out shopping with my daughter.  Yeah, I know...the jewelry there is gaudy and mostly cheap, but...its $1 for tons of great beads, charms and great decorations for scrapbooking.  What might not look good as earrings or a necklace could be a great embellishment.  I got one necklace with two rows of teardrop gems, very guady but I just opened the jump rings and I had 15 teardrop charms for minis or to put on other jewelry pieces and a length of chain to repurpose.  This store also sell little bags of beads and charms from things that I imagine get broke or come broken so I picked up 3 bags for $1 each filled with great beads, flowers and yummy pieces.  So, next time you see cheap costume jewelry think outside the box and try to think of what it could be if used in a different way!

Day 16

Today's creativity comes in the form of inspiration. I picked up the newest issue of Scrapbook Trends Mini Books. These are my favorite from them and they are packed with wonderful ideas and techniques. I have flipped through it two times already and my wheels are turning. Good night and happy scrapping!!!!

Day 15

My apologies that I didnt post anything yesterday.  It has been a difficult couple of days at the Fincher house.  I did not get a chance to create anything new today so I thought I would post an old project that I really love.  Hope you enjoy and hopefully tomorrow I will get back on track.