new mini photo album

This is my latest mini photo album. It's called "The Garden". The base of the book is a Michaels 5 page scalloped chipboard book with a ring binder. I used the Butterfly Collection paper line from Pink Paislee.

More baby bottles

I just love these little bottles! I first made them for my daughters baby shower as table decorations. Each one is about 3" tall, they are not tiny. I used German glass glitter on them. This time around I used the large mica powder and I love this look too. I now use them as embellishments on projects. I may list them in my etsy shop, but not sure if they would sell or how much to charge for them.

I make them with paper clay. Then I paint them and add a coat of Triple Thick and then the mica. Once all is dried, I add the bow, which is crinkled and died and grunged up a bit.

new YouTube video

This is a 5" x 7" mini album I made using the Graphic 45 Little Darlings paper line. I LOVE these papers! I made a book for a friend and had left over paper.

The book has 10 tags/photo tags and one coin envelope. There are 14 pages including the front and the back covers. It is very interactive, but not confusing.

Poppy ATC

I love poppies! Not sure why. Color? It's more than that. They speak to my soul. Does that make sense?  Anyway, I made this ATC using beautiful poppy napkins I bought. Using napkins in collage can be a big mess if not done correctly. But using Perfect Paper Adhesive eliminates the problems. The stuff is magic! I wish you could see the glitter! The picture just doesn't do it justice. I used a very fine art glitter over the top of the whole card and it really is pretty! I am a glitter girl when it comes to my art!

My first You Tube Video

Well, I finally did it...made my very first of what I hope are many more You Tube Videos. I hope you like it! This is a mini scrapbook I made using the Graphic 45 papers. I enjoyed making it and am totally hooked on making scrapbooks!

My daughter has asked me to teach a mini album scrapbook class at her art studio in Poughkeepsie, NY...details will follow when we work them out!
Please subscribe to my videos; I plan on making more!
This video is a bit 'rough'- I moved around too much and also didn't add the final credits (didn't know I had to!), but it's a start!

paper snippets

 little pocket envelope to keep a lock of hair or ribbon, or what have you

 a paper flower i made using vintage paper

a paper butterfly I cut out of a gift card (dollar bin at Michael's!)

I completed a baby shower gift. Because it's a gift and I don't know if the person for whom it is intended looks at this blog, I am just putting in little snippets for you to see. Once I give the gift, I'll post a full set of pictures. I am even thinking about trying my hand at a YouTube video...exploring it now...

pages from an evelope

Using a letter sized plain white envelope, I created this interactive page that I will be able to tip-in to a journal, scrapbook or what have you. The top image shows that there are three pockets for tags- two on the right side and one on the top. The back side (adventure) doesn't have any pockets. The front is various collaged papers. The back is cut from 7-Gypsies 8x8 paper.