Artz De Scrap's Door Hanger challenge

I like this month's challenge over at Artz De Scrap so I decided to give it a go. I decided to make a door sign that I can hang at the office. I used a thin piece pf rectangular plywood as base. I then covered it with brown cardstock and embellished it with chiboards and a piece of ribbon.


The flower stems and butterfly were painted with crackle paint and then coated with Sepia Accents for a glossy finish. I then added some blings on the butterfly.

The most fun past is the mini notepad which I made using scraps of paper and cardstock and bound using the Bind It All machine. I made the usual signs you can see in the office like "IN - welcome" or "Busy - Do Not Disturb". I also added funny ones like "is Eating - Keep Out" and "is Grouchy - High Voltage".

The bound mini-book is inserted in a small slot in the CS that covers the plywood. It slips in and out easily to change the door sign.
The door hanger is now hanging by a hook on my office door.

Materials used:

• Mostly scraps from my Studio Calico Sept. 08 Kit Looking Glass - BG and Sassafras papers and chipboards
• Scenic Route and MM alpha stickers
• Maya Road and MAMBI rubons
• 7 Gypsies stickers

Thanks for looking!

Happy August 1st!

Today is August 1st and I know that the winner to this month's Artz De Scrap challenge will be announced along with the new challenge. Surprise, surprise! My little accordion album won! Here is the announcement.

I'm also joining the next challenge which is Altered Felt. Read the mechanics here.

I love joining Artz De Scrap challenges because they motivate me to try stuff I've never done before. This month's challenge is an example. I can't wait to try it out! Now, where do I go to buy felt?

Happy weekend everyone!

My Favorite Things Mini Accordion Album

I couldn't resist making minis. I love that I can quickly put together photos and write down my thoughts in one adorable, tiny album. So when I saw that this month's Artz De Scrap Challenge is to make a mini accordion album of my favorite things, I quickly registered and actually was among the early birds. As a result, I was going to get a mini accordion from the lovely Artz De Scrap ladies. Unfortunately, time is almost up and I still haven't received mine so I made my own accordion album from scrap. I finally got the mini that Liza sent by mail last Monday. I will definitely use that for another project. Meanwhile, here's my entry.

I am happy about this mini because I was able to use old stash - my Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter pack! I've had this pack forever and I haven't even opened it. I bought it because it is just so pretty - as with any BG product - but I just don't know how to use it! None of my photos seem to match the papers. Anyway, I took a aleap and just started cutting the papers and voila...my Favorite Things album.

I also used my Twinkling H2O stash here. I painted over the chipboard swirl with crackle paint first, then painted Twinkling H2O once the crackle paint was dry. Love the effect!!!

Some of the stuff I included in my list of fave things are...

• Love
• Adventure
• My fur family
• Soft pillows
• A good book
• A warm bath
• My DSLR
• My Mac
• Making cards and giving them to friends
• Beautiful sunrise and sunset
• Sugi's Kari Kari Kari Yaki
• Art
• etc.

ME!

This is my entry to Artz De Scrap's May challenge. I've been wanting to do a canvas layout hoping to rekindle my interest in painting. A visit to an art gallery last week inspired me to do this and use watercolor on canvas. Yup! Watercolor! And I love the result! I used a 9x12 pre-primed canvas here. I painted a grid of 2.5-inch squares. I stamped, doodled and adhered pictures on the squares. The patterns represent the things I love (art, outdoors, snorkeling, my hubby) and those that are important to me (family, faith, scrapping, etc.).

My Artz De Scrap Mini Album Challenge Entry

I registered at Artz De Scrap for the mini album challenge and was lucky to be among the first six. That means I get to receive a mini house album. Unfortunately, I didn't get the album until Monday, April 28th. Since I only get to scrap on weekends, I already finished my album on the last weekend of April so I can meet the April 30 deadline. Here it is!

You can view all entries here.

Thanks!