Week 10 Project Life and One Little Word Blog Hop



Left side page

  For those of you that are participating in Becky Higgin's Project Life this year I wanted to show something I did on this layout that I've been stuck on for awhile.  Left side page is pretty simple, cut some cardstock for the title card and journaling cards, added some pre-made embellishments and letters.  This is the only page so far that I didn't use a weekly title card that came with the kit.  The right side page I added one of the diecuts I showed you yesterday.  I made this little guy with Cricut's Baby Step cartridge.  I used a Flip Flop to make the hinge between the diecut and journaling card.  The diecut (this one was made at 6")stays outside the page protector.  As you can see in the third photo this give you room on the


Right side page

 journaling card to write.
Also, wanted to let you know that tomorrow is our monthly One Little Word blog hop.  The blog hop starts at 11am EST so I hope you'll join us for that. 


Right side page with diecut lifted up to see journaling card



Cricut Baby Steps

I finished these cute little baby boys yesterday.  This cute baby boy is from Cricut's Baby Steps cartridge and is pretty quick & easy to put together.  I made several at 6" and a couple of 5 1/2.  I did a few different things with the faces.  For most of them I ended up using my Copic markers to do the smile, nose and rosy cheeks.  I didn't like the paper pieces for the nose & cheeks - didn't look very realistic.  I tried chalk for the cheeks and didn't like that as well as the Copic markers.  I added some "googly" eyes(as my little friend, Ali, called them) and there they are.

Clipboards

Today I painted 2 clipboards that started out as brown $1.69 6 x 9 clipboards from Office Max.  I promised myself that I wasn't going to obsess over trying to make them perfect.  I'll be using them for Big Picture Classes and Stacy Julian's Finding Photo Feedom that starts this week.  So they are just for me and for fun.  I ended up not liking the acrylic paint on them so I ended up covering most of the clipboards with paper and Mod Podge.  Then used some embellishments and flowers to dress them up a bit.  Both papers are from Close To My Heart.  I've had them awhile and I don't believe they are available any longer.  The flowers are Prima and I added a little pearl to the center of each.  I've decided in the future when I paint something that I have to use a better quality acrylic paint.  After 3 coats of the yellow you could still see a brownish cast.  And I like something that leaves a smoother coat without brushlines (if that's possible).  I'm also switching to Claudine Helmuth's Multi Medium as I don't like the Mod Podge either.  I need to get some gesso to and try that.  So more experimentation will be in my future as I work to find products that I like for these type of projects. 

May Blog Giveaway - We have a winner!

Wow, time got away from me and I forgot to do the drawing!  My apologies!  Thank you to all that left comments on my blog hop post at the beginning of the month.  I truly enjoy reading them and appreciate the time that you took.  I put the names of everyone that left a comment in a basket and drew the following name as the winner of the giveaway:

learncreatedo wrote: These are great goals. Congratulations on becoming a Gran :)

May 1, 2011 5:39 PM

 

Please send me your mailing address and I will get your package of craft goodies in the mail to you!

Next One Little Word Blog Hop will be Wednesday, June 1st at 11am EST and I will be offering another giveaway! 

Sketchbook Project 2012 - fast shipping!

Here's how it comes in the mail

Giving you an idea of the size

In my last post I told you about the Sketchbook Project.  I placed my order online last Sat. and it arrived yesterday so I thought I would show you a photo of the actual sketchbook that I got (everyone gets the same type but you get to pick your theme).  I measured the book - its only 5 x7!  I wish I had known that last year - I might not have felt so intimidated by the project.  On the back cover there is a label with my name, town, & state along with my theme and a barcode which will be how the book is logged in at the Brooklyn Art Library and for the tour.  The card that came with it has the rules which is nice - then you don't have to refer back to their web page.  It has the submission date, address to mail and some other helpful info.  On there website you can link up with others doing the sketchbook so I think this is going to be a lot of fun and a great way to meet new people!  I'm also hoping next year to visit my oldest son & his wife to make a trip into San Francisco when the sketchbooks are on display there during the tour!!  That'd be cool.  (They are only a little over an hour away from San Francisco.  So we'll see how the creative process  goes!

Sketchbook Project 2012

I'm very excited!  I just ordered my Sketchbook for the 2012 project.  I've been looking at this for the last 2 years and have been too intimidated to enter a sketchbook.  This year I'm just going to do it!  If you're not familar with the Sketchbook Project please go here
www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

for all the details.  But if you've ever wanted your artwork to tour the world, here's your chance!  For a fee, they send you a sketchbook (its not huge) and you pick one of the themes that are available.  The theme is a starting point and you go from there.  Once you've completed your artwork in the sketchbook you send it back to them (by 1/31/12).  After the world tour it will be displayed at and becomes a permanent part of the Brooklyn Art Library.  How cool is that?

I've Got Mail! WooHoo!

I love getting mail especially fun mail.  What can I say?  Today, in the mail, I received my blog giveaway that I won from Lacey Igo and her blog.  I placed a comment on Lacey's post during the Destinations Blog Hop just a little while ago.  Not only did she send me an ice cream cozy from her etsy shop - go here to see http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceyBugCreations

but she also sent me some Memory Works items from their Simple Stories line including Destinations, Ele.ment.ary, Life Documented and 100 Days of Summer.  How cool is that?  To see these lines go to

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceyBugCreations
To check out Lacey's blog go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceyBugCreations
So far I have the Life Documented kit and the Ele.ment.ary kit and love them both.  They make scrapbooking so easy and beautiful.  They work especially well for my Project Life albums.
You can see all my great goodies in the photo - Thanks Lacey!