Last post of 2011!!!

Hi guys, just wanted to do a last post before 2011 is over! I have a 2012 calendar to share with you. I used a Maya Road Acrylic calendar with chipboard pages, A Maya Road kraft calendar for the months, and Graphic 45 "Magic of Oz" paper. I also used gesso, some stamping and lots of glimmer mist and inking to give it a more artsy feel.

And some of the backsides of the pages:

And if you want to see it "in person", I did make a video about it:

A Scrapmatts Christmas :)

Ok, I know Christmas is over, but I have a couple cards I wanted to share where I used the Scrapmatts laser-cut chipboard holly leaves and "Merry Christmas" sentiment. I also used Gorjuss stamps on both, and paper pieced the girls' dresses from the pp. To color the girls and do shading on the clothing, I used Copic markers.

On the first one, I used Graphic 45 "Magic of Oz" paper:

On the second one, I used Kaisercraft paper:

Thanks for taking a look, Happy Holidays everyone!!

Paper Lovelies January kit!!

The Paper Lovelies January kit is gorgeous...it's Webster's Pages "Winter Fairy Tales" - you get the entire kit (including the bling, bloomers, and canvas tickets that come with it), as well as a pack of the feather flowers and pins...all for only $15! So if you're interested, make sure you grab one while you can, they sell out super fast.

I made two layouts with the kit, and here's my first one. It's DS and I and I just love this pic....I played around with the colors and adjusted them a bit to make it a little more moody and emotional. I also used a couple cameos, as well as one of the feather flowers.

Th second LO is DD on her birthday this summer. I love how the pink feather flower highlights the candles and the light.

Cards, and cards, and... more cards!

Hi guys, I have a whole bunch of My Little Shoebox cards to share with you! For all of them, I used the Audrey collection. A lot of the flowers are Prima, and a lot are from IAmRoses.com.

There's No Place Like Home

I really went all out in making this a very mixed-media altered piece. The base is a sheet of "Punky Playground" from Punky Sprouts - it's a sheet of corrugated cardboard. I peeled off the top layer to expose the corrugated cardboard in some of the places for even more depth and dimension. The wonderful thing about using it as a base is that it can take a lot of abuse (aka various mediums). It holds up really well for mixed-media projects. I used Graphic 45 "Magic of Oz" paper and it's called "There's No Place Like Home". The round printer's tray in the middle, all the laser-cut swirls and butterflies, and the large sprocket gear, as well as the bell are all by Scrapmatts. Gorgeousness, right?

There are a ton of textures on it, and I used silk and tulle to add more texture and dimension, and covered them with gesso and paint, and other coloring mediums. I also used molding paste and my Prima "brick wall" mask to make the brick background. I hope you guys like it!

And here's a little video, about some of the stuff I did:

HUGE news!!!!!

I'm so excited - I'm joining the Imaginisce DT. This is so amazing since I love their stuff - they have the cutest paper lines with tons of coordinating stamps and embellies, as well as awesome tools. I only found out Wednesday night, so this is still so new for me :) You can read the announcement on the Imaginisce BLOG.

And here is the new 2012 Imaginisce team:
Abby Laubenstein (Illinois, US)
Adora Concepcion (Washington, US)
Cari Locken, DT Co-ordinator (British Columbia, Canada)
Diana Fisher (New York, US)
Guiseppa Gubler (Utah, US)
Heather Leopard (Texas, US)
Ilene Tell (Delaware, US) <------------------That's me!!! :)
Mary Ann Jenkins (California, US)
Shelley McDaniel (Texas, US)
Tiffany Hood (Utah, US)
Rebecca Keppel (Arizona, US)
Rosangela Philippsen (Curitiba, Brazil)
Regina Mangum (California, US)
Rhonda Van Ginkel (Minnesota, US)

A Calendar Printer's Tray

I decided to use a 7 Gypsies Printer's Tray to make a Calendar as a New Year's gift for my father - I used the Donna Salazar "Antiquities" paper again, as well as a Maya Road 2012 Kraft Calendar and Scrapmatts laser cut chipboard dragonflies and reindeer. I used mini movers and shapers dies by Tim Holtz to cut out the metal gears and car - I just used a sheet of aluminum by Making Memories. I think these are fun and easy and make great gifts for the holidays!

If you guys want to see more about this, check out my video: