Year End Treats

Wow, I can not believe that it is almost the end of June! Hannah has one more day left in Junior Kindergarden, on Wednesday this is what she will be giving her friends.

She helped make these cute little jars out of used baby food jars, and we filled them with candy! She is so excited to hand them out! She carefully printed her name 21 times and she did all the stamping!

Supplies:

Paper: Capris

Colours: Honey and Blush

Stamp Sets: On the Beach, and Made by Me

Accessories: Honey Re-inker and white craft paint (tops of jars), Circuit -George Font (tag) and white gift ribbon.

Baby Gift

This is a baby gift that I made for my cousin's new baby. I love making Baby Memory Cans, they are super easy, and they serve a purpose! I wish someone would have made me one, because I never would make one for myself, too much other stuff to do, LOL!!

Colours: Baby Pink, Buttercup, Amethyst

Stamp Sets: Charm Lowercase, Elegant Script (retired)

Paper: Twinkle Toes (retired)

Accessories: Cricuit - George , White Gel Pen, Gem Flowers (I threw out the packaging, but I got them at Hobby Lobby), ribbon is all CTMH

Moments To Remember

I noticed in the April /May Papercraft Magazine these cute little needle point frames, and thought they were adorable! They were showing them with fabric, then I saw one completed at the Arkona Crop with paper and it was equally as cute. So, I thought I would do my version and I had happy with the way it turned out.

Recipe:

*Needle Point Frame

*Paper from the Silhouette Collection

* Breeze Cardstock

*Summer Poises paper flowers

*white big brads

I attached all the flowers with liquid glass, and added liquid glass to the centers of all the little flowers for demension. Create -A- Shade Paint was used over the bigger flowers for a little bit of shine. I think the next time I create one of these frames, I will paint it out in black or another dark colour. These are very simple to make, give it at try and don't forget to send me a picture, I love to see what all you creative ladies come up with.

Take care.

~Amanda

May Budget Club Project -True Fit Folio

Recipe:

Colours: Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red, Hollyhock, Topiary. Sweet leaf

Paper: Boom-Di-Ada

Stamp Sets: Moments to Live For, Mom, Endless Love

Accessories: True Fit Folio, CTMH Ribbon, Su Tab punch and CM circle punch, CTMH Colour Staples


















So I did not get my May Newsletter done, maybe today! Yesterday, I could not even think straight for some strange reason.


Hannah had her last spring skating session last night, so we are free of the arena until August!! Hannah worked so hard this session, she is only three skills away from completing her Level 4 Badge! Way to go Hannah.

P.D. Day Fun!!

Today started out with rain, so we decided to take advantage of the rainy weather and do a craft. Hannah and I made these post-it note clipboards for her teachers. Hannah loves scrapbooking and papercrafting, she is a natural. She choose all the paper from our scrap box, and pretty much did all the work.

Now the sun is out, and we are going for a walk! Everyone take care.

Receipe:

Paper- Let's Get Together, and Good Times

Stamp Set- Friendship Blessings

Accessories- Coasters, Big Paper Clips (Dollarama), Ribbon Scraps, Paper Flowers with silver brads.

Altering Basics

I came across this great info on altering by a fellow consultant and I wanted to pass it along. If you have any questions, you let me know. Thanks Mary V.!!

Usually, when you are altering an item, you don't have to be concerned about acid free/lignin free materials. In fact, a lot of alterable items are made of wood (the main source of lignin.) Altered art is usually just that- art. It is not meant to be a substitute for perserving your photos in an acid free/lignin free scrapbook.



TOOLS FOR ALTERING:



Adhesives

Whatever adhesive you choose, it's important to adhere the paper at the very edge. This helps prevent the paper curling up at the edges and makes fora more secure final project.



Liquid Adhesives:



Mod Podge- According to one definition it is a milky white liquid that dries transparent in less than 10 minutes. It seals and glues in one application. Most applications require two or three coats. It is available in both a gloss and a matte finish.



White Glue- this is typically a school glue. For a substitue for Mod Podge, mix white glue with a little water.



Scotch Quick- Dry Tacky Adhesive- Really a great all around adhesive. It's perfect for edges and corners you may have missed. The Scotch website has this to say about it: Ideal for paper, photos, metal and plastic. Acid-free adhesives to keep your memorabilia safe. Precision application, non-stringing. Adhesive technology insures your precious mementos stay where you put them.



Dry Adhesives:



Scotch ATG- With Scotch ATG Adhesive Applicators, a touch of the finger triggers quick, controlled application of a strip of Sctoch ATG pressure sensitive adhesive transfers tape. There is no mess or cleanup. Bond lines are thin and adhesive flows into surface irregularities. With 3M's advanced acrylic adhesive technology, you can bond, join, mount or laminate materials such as paper, plastics, metals, and wood and foam. I highly recommend this as an altered adhesive as well as scrapbook and papercraft adhesive.

Tombow Mono Adhesive Roller- Convenient, ergonomic dispenser precisely applies film of glue smoothly, quickly, cleanly. This is what CTMH sells and it will work as an altered art adhesive. I would recommend sealing with something as it may not have a long lasting hold, especially on wood.

A brayer or some smoothing tool:Old or fake credit cards work great too. You just need something to smooth out any air bubbles.

A variety of sanding tools:
This doesn't need to be anything fancy. I get a lot of my sanding tools from the local dollar store. You can use sandpaper, or even a paper bag will work as a very fine grit sandpaper. There are tools in the scrapbook market for this, they are nice, but definatley not a must have.

Our NEW Distressing tool kit, will solve all your distressing problems.

Items you can alter:
Anything that isn't moving! Some ideas are.....
*puzzles
*board books
*wood blocks- these make wonderful gifts for new parents. You can make these very simply by cutting a 4x4 piece of wood into 4 inch squares
*letters
*anything paper- boxes, books, notebooks, etc.
*metal containers- planters, recipe tins, band-aid tins, trays, muffin tins
*tiles- thses are easy to stamp in Staz-on and colour. They make wonderful and impressive gifts!
*office supplies- clips, clipboards, chalkboards, storage containers
*anything wood- tables, shleves, trays
*albums- it's fun to alter the covers and personlize them
*clocks

Basic altering.........
Begin by making sure your surface to be altered is smooth and ready to be altered. (This includes sanding any rough spots or priming with paint or gesso.)
Apply adhesive of your choice to both the paper and the item to be altered. THis is really a personal choice. Sometimes I use a dry adhesive. But sometimes I need that liquid adhesive to really *hold* the paper. I also use Mod Podge when I need to protect the surface.

When cutting your paper for the projects, I've found it's best to cut it larger than you need. Adhere it and allow it to dry. Then I sand off the extra paper from the edges. This makes for a perfect fit and also distresses at the same time.

Sand edges of your project to get rid of any imperfections- an emery board works well for corners and tight spots.

If you want to seal your project with Mod Podge or another sealer, this is the time to do so- before you embellish. It's much easier to apply the msealer before you place embellishments or pictures.

Embellish as desired.

Easter Mini Accordian Album

All products are CTMH. Colours are blush, buttercup, chocolate and iris spring. The paper is from the Sonata Collection and the stamp set was the January Stamp of the month Eastertime. I used white daisy ribbon and sparkles and pink paper flowers for accents.

This was so easy, I am going to make one of these for my mom and mother inlaw for there Easter Treats!! They each bought a set of dresses for the girls, so I will showcase the girls in there pretty little easter dresses. I just need to convince the girls to sit still so I can snap away and then need to get the pictures developed by the weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

True Fit Folio Accordian Album

All materials used are CTMH. True Fit Folio, Paper is from the Life Delights. Stamp sets used were: Treasures of the Heart, and Friendship Blessings. Colours: Sweet Leaf, Blush and Chocolate Brown.

Like everyone else in Ontario,we were snowed in yesterday. So I took advantage of the weather and my husband and created this beautiful album with tags that pull out! I am hoping to attach some pictures soon, and give as gift to someone special in my life!!

I am considering offering this as a workshop, what do you all think? If there is enough interest, I will offer this album as workshop in April. I think it would make a great Mother's Day Gift! I probably will use some NEW CTMH paper from the Summer 2008 Idea Book. Send me a quick e-mail adbrown@xcelco.on.ca or make a comment here!