WOYWW 142

On my desk today.

I've started altering the clock. The cones are part of it :D. They are sitting on my holographic red project log (which makes it difficult to write in, but oh well lol).

I'm also working on a display pin. This is toto from Graphic 45's Oz stamps, stamped on a glass drop and painted in.

So Tuesday morning I was up in the wee hours and watching QVC UK's craft day (so much safer that way financially lol). Dyan Reaveley is on showing Configurations and discussing the popularity of Tim Holtz in the UK and then she mentions WOYWW and that many of the desks have TH photos on them. The host didn't even ask what WOYWW was, so I'm guessing everyone knows now? lol

Sarah was able to identify the Giggle stamp set from week 140 as Sandylion Kelly Panacci Clear Stamps - Giggle! Thank you again Sarah :D. BTW it's not too late to join in Sarah's February My Monthly Mojo. Quite inspiring and a good place to go to re-charge wanning mojo's :D.

And here is more progress on what the triangle practice last week was for:  a tribute page to a little dog who wasn't saved in the nick or time or otherwise. The main components are put together, but not yet attached. I'll show it to you the finished project . Lots of hand cutting and gold paint (two tones). The edges will be pinned down.

If you are wondering what's all this WOYWW, head over to Julia Dunnit's Stamping Ground and have a gander. Better yet, snap a pic of your crafty desk and join in the fun :D.

WOYWW 141

Happy WOYWW! The paper with the erupting triangles is an experiment (more on that next week I think). The clock is in line for alteration. The little yellow punch (a bee) is left over from my experiements on a faulty photograph. And in case you are interested, my favorite tool of the week is the Tim Holtz ruler with it's lovely steel side for using an xacto blade :D.

I've picked out my book at the dollar store to alter for Elizabeth & Bleubeard's Altered Book Course, only I had to buy two because it looked like it would be an interesting read lol.

And if you love interactive paper crafting, have you seen Papertrey Ink's new dies??? Sliders, pulls and zippers!!!! I still get light headed when I think of all the possibilities!

If you are wondering what's all this WOYWW, head over to Julia's Stamping Ground and have a gander! Better yet, snap a picture and share :D.

Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary Day 7 Hearts Challenge

Today's PTI challenge is to incorporate hearts in a project. This card is made with an A2 card (Ocean Tides cardstock). The teapot and mat are die cut with the Tea for Two die and Mat Stack #3 die from Vintage Cream cardstock. Stamped with Tea for Two and Mat Stack 3 Collection stamp sets. The hearts are leftover from my I Get to Push the Pram A Lot card.

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Edited 2/10/12 Thanks to Sarah, this has been identified as Sandylion Kelly Panacci Clear Stamps - Giggle! Thank you Sarah!! :D

First I need some help. I bought this stamp set a while ago (probably on clearance because that's how I roll lol). And I've lost all identification of it! Now you know why I lumber on in my quest to have all stamps in my book with identifcation :D. If you know who made this please let me know.

I didn't even know that Pantone was making acrylic paint till I found these beauties on sale. The folded strips are the beginnings for a Banner Papertrey Ink Make It Monday card I didn't actually make in time for the contest, but I'm still having fun with it anyway lol.

It's been a very productive week, chock full of things I can actually show lol. These were some of my favorite projects finished/posted during the last week. BTW if you are interested in seeing some of the projects I made for Club Ruby Designers click on the Club Ruby Designers button to the right.

 Olive Ewe

I made this card for a baby carriage challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2. I've been a huge Monty Python fan for years.

And I made seven in one day (as opposed to the tailor who killed seven in one blow) for Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary Celebration.

If you are wondering what all this WOYWW is all about, head over to Julia's Stamping Ground and have a gander!





Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary Celebration, Day 2

Today is Day 2 of Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary Celebration. The challenge was to utilize the Stamp Designers' images.

This element was designed by Lizzie Jones and attached to the card with foam dots. I stamped the Friendship Jar and the Tulips and string from the Friendship Jar Spring Fillers onto Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock with Black Soot Distress Ink.

Erin Lincoln designed the cassette tape, which is all about road trips to me, so I used the Road Trip stamp set and used my Versamark marker to finish the edges with a little faux stitching.

For Melissa Bickford's image, I picked up the colors of the embellishment with co-ordinating cardstocks in stripes Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartruese, Summer Sunset and Raspberry Fizz.

Beth Silaika designed this sweet little bee. The background is made with distressed Summer Sunset hexagons over a Harvest Gold cardbase. The hexagon punch is from Creative Memories (purchased a longggggg time ago) and the edges are distressed with Tim Holtz Tonic edge distresser.

Maile Belles' Hello tag is backed by a Pure Poppy 2" EK Success Scalloped Circle. The foliage is drawn on with a Fine Line Sharpie. The cardbase is Ocean Tides and the corners are rounded with the Corner Chomper.

Dawn McVey designed this Happy Birthday image. I traced "Happiest" and the white circle with a Zig pen and then made polka dots on the Hawaiian Shores mat and then let loose with the Prima Ultrafine Prisma Glitter. The white grosgrain ribbon is from the Club Ruby Designers February kit.

I made a top fold A2 with Simply Chartruese for Heather Nichols' bird with a background stamped with one of my first PTI stamp sets, Four of a Kind. The foliage is stamped with Versamark and the flowers with PTI Fresh Snow. The blue mat is Hawaiian Shores.

A Look Ma, A No Cricut Birthday card

That's right, not one single thing do to with the Cricut lol. All hand drawn and hand cut. It's a reference to the Monty Python Spam song in a birthday card. Inside it says "I hope your birthday is a blast".  The can of baked beans is lined on the edges with a silver gel pen. The top of the can was easy peasy. After I cut the base, I glued the top of the can paper on and then cut it to fit.

I Get to Push the Pram A Lot card

I finally made something for the Bitten By the Bug 2. The challenge was to use the pram on the Cricut New Arrival cartridge and the Camelot sketch from Monty Python sprang to mind. I think it would be a wonderful Father's Day Card for a dad who loves Monty Python, or a Just Because card for a Monty Python fan.

This was made using the Imagine and the Cricut Craft Room with the following cartridges: New Arrival, Going Places and Cricut Craft Room Basics (can only be used on CCR) for shapes. By using the Imagine and CCR I only had to use one sheet of plain white paper because I could flood each image with a different color or pattern from Lori's Garden and Mystical Garden. I had to make one file for each original cartridge because they are linked to my Gypsy and can not be linked to CCR at this time. There was no "Save As" feature, so I exported the original file with both cartridge cuts on it, and imported it with another name, deleted the cartridge cuts from Going Places without moving the images. That way I could use the same mat and paper for both files.

The knight is made with Going Places and then I used the shadow cut  twice with two different fills and hand cut the clothes for him. The helmet is made with an upside down heart with an unwelded square. He is glued directly on the cardstock.

The pram has a little dimension. One of my favorite ways to get some dimension on thin cuts is to use Tombow Multi Use Glue and let it dry (still sticky though). I added a few more dots in the middle of the pram.

The sentiment is attached with relatively thick foam squares, the shape and lettering come from Cricut Craft Room Basics.