Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Free autumn printables

Okay, so while I was putting off laundry (LOL) I played around a little bit :) 
Here is a journaling card... 



An alphabet



 These are saved at 300dpi png (no background) so these will be great
for layering!



Journaling tags... 



8x10 printable paper


Another sheet of printable 8 x 10 paper


And a quick little list of moments that just have to be captured on camera ;)

Have a great day!


Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Glittered Snow Scene Tags - Li'l tutorial

Well, I LOVE winter. I LOVE making snow scenes (you'll see, lol). I love adding a touch of sparkle and glitter to my snow and projects. I decided to make a few tags for the shop last night with some snow. I tried this heat technique with a few different glitters. What you will end up needing to make these are:
-- Light blue cardstock, cut into tags, 2 inches by 3 inches
-- Heat embossing tool... 
-- FINE glitter
-- White ink (pigment ink works best because it stays wet long)
-- Stamps
-- Anything else you'd like to detail these with

Okay, onto the tutorial.... 
First I cut my tags into 2 x 3 rectangles and punched holes, so that way I knew what space I had to work with....




Then I got my white ink out. I like this colorbox one because it is a pigment ink (stays wet for a long time after it's been put on.... You'll see it on my table! haha)....




Then I inked the bottom, got it nice and wet with the white ink....




Here's a little bit of a "close up".... 



Then add your glitter to the wet ink. ALSO -I got too excited to add the glitter that I didn't even put anything underneath it! I was like "Ooooooh mannnnnnnn"  afterwards, lol.... You'll see I fixed this later on in the photos, lol

USE VERY FINE GLITTER FOR THIS!!!!!!!!! I tried other glitters.... they didn't work so well :( 



See, I added paper underneath! lol.  

***Now you will apply your heat tool till the glitter doesn't come off! I would show you, but I only have two hands, lol****

I tried this vintage glitter, thinking I could get it to melt being plastic..... NOPE! lol. 





Then I tried this glitter.... ya' know this stuff, from AC moore :D 



It looks nice with it being "fluffy"or "chunky", but it doesn't stick with the ink.... I'd stick to glue and glitter for this one, lol! 




Here's another angle....  



This is the vintage glitter.... I figured it would work, but it didn't....  



When you apply the heat tool, it would actually "straighten" out and look bad, lol :(  

See, it looks like a shag rug! lol




So we are sticking with the fine glitter for shimmer... 



I then stamped a little candy house and a snowman outside waving! 





I then decided I wanted to add a little glitter to the top of the house, like snow :) 
This one I used glue and glitter though :) I thought this would look better than the fine glitter for dimension....  



Here's another angle...  





I then inked the top edges in blue too! To give it like a sky appearance.....  







 Profile view of the tag with the glitter on the chimney and roof... 


And here's my tag... not quite sure what kind of ribbon or twine I want to use yet :) 


Sunday, October 9, 2011

New Album, End of Summer

New album in the shop. It doesn't really have a title, but if I were to title it, I would call it "End of Summer" because it I added the end of summer colors we see around, and then the colors that begin to peak in fall. My next album will be all fall colors! Which I am really looking forward to making. I love greens, burgundy's, navy, etc. 

Okay, here are the photos and I warn you, there are alot! lol.
You can find the album on etsy HERE

Overall view of the entire album.... 

I kept the ribbons neutral to focus on the floral cover. I added a hint of blue though :) 


I crocheted a little flower, created another fabric flower and layered. Added a center rhinestone. I then glittered the leaves.... 




When you first open the album there is a pocket with a bunch of pull out tags. The shipping tag is very vintage! 


What did you say?!!! Quote and date it too!! Did you see the butterflies! They're 3D and glittered..... 


Aren't the butterflies pretty! I just had to add a touch of pink on this page... 


Cute! 


Here is the paper bag page. It is like a mini page! 


See............


This has a pull out mini album. You can fit an additional 8 tags... more photos below... 


The first side of the mini album.... 


The second side... 


Blues and vintage inspired... 


There is a little pocket, tiny glossy dominos.... Can be found here


Here is the little pocket with pull out tags... 


I added crystal clear snow like glitter along the edges for detail... Keep Calm and Carry On


Glitter.... yah, I really started having fun with it! 

Yah, there's more! :) 


And more.... 

I did the flowers and the journaling box or photo mat... and the bird... 


See the bird... 


here is the little flip album.... On the opposite side is a vintage envelope


The flip album.... 



Vintage envelope and a little mini "card"


There is a vintage receipt inside the vintage envelope... 



On the other side I've added some stamping.... and another little flip card....



Paris inspired postage... 


The flip card.... 


Not all who wander are lost.... Journey stamped journaling card. 


The flying birds... 



Untie the ribbon for a surprise.... 



It opens into a little accordion style album. 





There is a pull out card in the other paper bag album page... I've hand sewn it with twine and ribbon and then inked it to give it a vintage feel. 




A pocket with little pull out tags... MORE glitter ;)









Side view.... 


Shabby Chic and Vintage Inspired Premade Album, Florals, Stamping,
Album is listed on etsy and my website