Wooden Trees

 

I was playing around with some wooden trees this past week decorating them with paint, stamps, paper, ribbon, embellishments, etc.  They are all a little different and decorated on both sides.  

 

I put them together in sets of threes for my craft show on Thursday and this one was the most popular, but they went over well. 

 

I used mod podge to adhere the designer and specialty papers to the wood and then added the embellishments with several different adhesives.

 

The ones that were stamped have Metallic ink, craft ink, Memento ink and regular ink on them, and they all seemed to work well.

 

The fine tip glue pen worked great for the little embellishments that didn't have adhesive on them already.

 

This is the back side of the set of trees above...

 

and a few different ones...

 

If I made these again, I might not paint them all, especially if I am stamping colors on them because the red ink doesn't really stand out too much on the flowers.

 

The lace trim around the outside of some of the trees was attached with small nails...

 

And a few more samples...

 

close up...

 

it is hard to see too easily, but there are basic pearls on some of the snowflakes below...

 

Supplies:

Reason for the Season, Holly Jolly Greetings

Metallic silver, Metallic gold, Craft White, Memento Black, Sahara Sand and Real Red ink

designer buttons

basic pearls

basic rhinestones

winter wonderland embellishments

gold sequin trim

trim lace ribbon

metal rimmed pearls

Winter wonderland dsp

retired dsp

corrugated paper

circle punches

tea lace paper doilies

 

Maddie's Stamping Stuff

 

Each year we get a gift of cheese from some of our seed potato customers in Wisconsin and it comes in a cute little wooden box that I never want to throw away.  

 

I have made a box of cards with custom made envelopes before using one of these boxes, but this time I decided to make something for my daughter's stamp table.

 

She is 9 1/2 and always wants to scrapbook and stamp and has her own little spot in the basement.  It is nice to always have a stamping buddy! 

 

I used the Schoolhouse Designer series paper pack along with some different stamp sets and embellishments to decorate the box and I know she has already filled it up!

 

For the top, I used the Layered Letters stamp set along with some 1/4" Pool Party cotton ribbon and a basic hodge podge clips accent.  There are also some White perfect accents used.

 

The sides have buttons and sentiments...

 

She was so excited to see what I made with the box and even more thrilled to find out it was for her!

 

Supplies:

Layered Labels, Just Kidding, Hello Life

Pool Party, Pacific Point ink

Pool Party, Whisper White, Pacific Point card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

1/4" cotton ribbon

White perfect accents

designer buttons

word window punch

simply pressed clay

 

This and That Journals

 

I thought I would share some Prayer Journals today because these This and That journals are on the Retiring Accessories list and are also 50% off.  They are great for these journals that I make for confirmation student, just for jotting down reminder, a daily journal, a fun scrap book or whatever you like. 

 



 

They all have a pocket with some envelopes for special things and the pages are all designer paper (tons of different patterns).

 

So, don't miss out on them!  They are available while supplies last...

 

I always add different prayers, verses, sayings, song lyrics etc. to the inside.  Then I add some stamped images or stamped verses as well.

Winnie the Pooh

 

At a craft show recently, I had a wooden plaque on display that I made and it had a picture of my kids on it so it wasn't for sale obviously, just a sample.  A lady asked me to make up 5 more for her with the same saying, but vary them a little.  I couldn't get the exact wooden piece that I had used on the first one, but really like the ones I did use.

 

Each one is a little different and I have used some retired stamp sets that I still have laying around too...

 

Lots of sponging and thankfully I still had a pack of the retired specialty paper I used in the background for them.

 

I will share the others with you tomorrow! 

 

 

Happy You & Me

Maddie had a few fun play dates this summer that I have just not gotten around to scrapbooking yet.  The other day I put together this layout for one of the fun days using the Kaleidoscope designer series paper and Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

 

I added some Bermuda Bay and Basic Black buttons randomly around the page to add a little texture as well.

 

Supplies:

Countless Sayings 2

Gorgeous Grunge

Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray ink

Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush and Basic Black card stock

Kaleidoscope dsp

brights and neutrals buttons

hardware clips essentials

Kick up yer Heels!

This is another sample using the Bootiful Occasions stamp set.  I embossed the boot and sentiment with versamark and black embossing powder and then colored it in with Soft Suede and Sahara Sand.

The brushed bronze button is an item in the Holiday Mini catalog - I just love those!

Supplies:

Bootiful Occasions

Night of Navy, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Whisper White card stock

Polka Dot Parade DSP

Soft Suede and Sahara sand markers

versamark

Black embossing powder

white gel pen

Scallop edge punch

White bakers twine

Brushed Bronze button

Star punch

Perfect Polka dots impressions folder

dimensionals

Polka Dots and Layers

This card fits into our Late Night Stampers challenge this week even though I hadn't intended it to.  I used the Subtles Designer Series paper stack along with some Baja Breeze and Whisper White.

There are 3 layers of the large scallop edgelit that I also embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder.  I used a retired Baja Breeze button and some from the Naturals collection as well as some bakers twine and the Trust God stamp set.

Chevron Circles

This is a fun and quick card made using the 2 1/2" and 1 3/4" circle punches and the Chevron folder.  The colors I chose were Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Basic Gray and Whisper White and I used some Neutral and Soft Subtles buttons and also some retired ones I had on hand.

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners.

Need for Speed

I wanted to mess with my watercolor crayons on this card, but I did not want to just use them to add color, I decided to use them for texture by melting them onto watercolor paper.

It turned out kind of fun, although it might need to be sealed since any time it rubs on something, the crayon leaves a mark. 

Supplies:

Grunge Rock, Need for Speed

Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray card stock

Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Black stazon ink

2 1/2" circle punch

Big Shot

Stripes impressions folder

blender pen

Subtles buttons

 baker's twine

dimensionals

watercolor crayons

My world is empty without you

Another layout for the Soul Scrappers Glee Club, this one is themed with Soul music.  I chose a couple pictures of the boys, one when Wyatt was only about a month old and another from last summer.  The top one is one of my favorites of the two of them. 

I bunched up some ribbon on the bottom and stapled it to the paper and then did it a few more times for a different look.