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Surprise Album Part 2

The album was accepted and enjoyed,  but time didn’t allow me to print more photos and put them in the album while we were there.  (I thought that might happened)  So,  now that I’m home,  I will use these photos of the remaining pages and choose the prints that will work on each page.  The titles and  other embellishments I created are in a bundle and I left them with Mom.  Hopefully she will remember to pack them for their return to Florida so that when I send the prints she can just place them in the book and have it completed quickly.

Here are the remaining pages from the book.  I think I might have to use this as inspiration to create another not so mini album in the future.  They are fun and satisfying to do.

 

Happy Crafting!

Next quilling project

I decided to take control of my eating.  To help with that, I have been focusing on crafting.  So far this is working well for my eating, my office/studio is a mess however.

Today I would like to share my “owl” quilling project.  I didn’t know when I started it was going to become my owl project,  but it did,  and I’m happy with it.  I think I’m going to enter it in to the fair for judging.  😉

I am not sure why I didn’t think of this earlier,  but I got out my spray pens with re-inker & alcohol and started to spray a canvas.   LOVING the results.

When I started quilling,  I would create just to try new techniques,  so I have several containers with flowers, leaves, this and that.    I dumped them on my desk and found some that worked with the colors on the pallet. Once I created the “C,” it needed something so I posted this on  facebook to ask for ideas.   The feedback was great,  but I just couldn’t figure out how to create fireflies with quilling.  So,  instead I decided to do an owl.  (Besides,  I loved doing all the beehive quilling I did on the tree for the Winnie the pooh project. and knew it would fit for the feathers.) Once again,  the quilling didn’t go the way I thought it would,  but took me in a different direction.  Sometimes you have to let the project lead.

Owl done, but still needed something.  Did some google searching for key words like wisdom, knowledge,  life. . .  and in the process was inspired and decided to go with Knowledge Speaks . . . Wisdom Listens.

Happy Crafting!

Life Took off, and boy what a journey

As I finished updating the information for May on this website, I knew I had not posted any blogs for a while. I did not know I had not posted for a whole month! Oops.

Unforeseen circumstances aside, I will do better this month.

For today, I will share this video CTMH put together showing how to make a beautiful wall hanging using their Flower Market Cartridge.

 

I wouldn’t have thought of doing this,  but I can see endless possibilities.

Happy Crafting!

Technique Tags – DTP inking & Dry Embossing

If you are jumping in on this post series,  you might want to see all the techniques,  and you can find them here. You also might be interested in knowing that one lucky winner (USA only) will received the set of tags I created and photographed for this series.  (Information at the end of the post!)

Intro & cardstock tearing

Background Stamping & Sanding Cardstock

Tissue Inking & using sponges

Pockets & Tags

Faux Stitches & Patchwork

Pop Dots & Window Panes

Sponge Backgrounds & Crinkling

Random Stamping & Doodling

Fabric Fun & Water Misting

Accordion Medallion & Baker’s Twine

DTP Inking.  Direct to Paper Inking for us that don’t do well with remembering what DTP means.  This technique is something I use all the time.   I mean it ALL THE TIME!  It adds depth, it creates interest, it can soften a hard edge or help colors work together by creating a unified hue.  Like I said,  this is a technique I use all the time.

DTP_ins DTP_imgNow, dry embossing is something I use from time to time, and when I do, I love the results.  You can do dry embossing with embossing folders, embedded embossing, or by hand writing words, outlining stamped images, or sanding over a hard object.

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Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win These tags.   There are several ways.  Write a comment on this post.  (1 entry)   Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it.  (1 entry per share).  Like my FB page.  (3 entries)  If you’re a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry.  (up to 35!)    At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner.  I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.

If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file,  leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck!

It’s time to begin using your 2017 planner.

Don’t you just love new things?  I do.   I sometimes get bogged down in silliness and don’t want to use up something new as then I won’t have it anymore.   I am beginning to realize that if I don’t use new stuff,  I am losing out on some “joy” moments in my life.  So,   I am cracking open my new pages for 2017 planning and recording our family activities.  Good, bad, ugly.  Hopefully there will be more ups than downs!

As I was writing this post,  I realized my plate is pretty full today and I was thinking I won’t have any time to start this,  I’ll do it tomorrow.    I put the brakes on those thoughts and began going over my plans.   I will have a full 30 minutes while I wait for my daughter to be done with an appointment she has.   Guess what?!?  That means if I take about 2 minutes now and pull out some fun colored pencils, which I got for Christmas, bag up some washi tape and a few other small supplies,  I can begin to mark up my planner and start recording our events for 2017.  Yay.  If I am remembering correctly,  I will even pull out a dedicated planner bag and put all my supplies in there and can have it all together for future out of the house down times.  (Which happen from time to time with kids!)

In the meantime as I open all the bills and mail from holiday back up,  I think I will watch this video and see if It gives me more inspiration on my new 2017 journal endeavor.  If you don’t have a 2017 planner yet,  you can find what  I’ll be using here.

Happy Crafting.