Vintage Sewing Themed Tag with Napkins

 This is a sewing themed mixed media tag I made yesterday afternoon. 

Lots going one here. Started with a piece of cream cardstock.

I added a book page to it then clipped the top corners to make it into a tag. 

Next step was to add some using distress oxide inks. 

Next layer was paper napkins. Those were added with the

help of modge podge. 

After that dried I did the stitching around the edges. 

The vintage photo is from Tim Hotlz photo booth collection. 

I used a dried teabag over the woman image again using modge podge. 

Top and bottom of the torn teabag edges were stamped with script. 

Sewing machine and dress form are thinlit dies. 

Added some lace, vintage buttons, and cheesecloth. 

The greeting on the tag was drawn for me using the cricut air 2 machine.  

At the top I added a tab, and to that I added some cheescloth,

lace, and vintage button. 

Very happy with how this one came out. 

Will be making some more tags! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

April Mixed Media Journal Page

 Mixed media journal page I made for April.

Theme for this one Rain, and Umbrella. 

The girl I cut using an image from the Cricut Air 2 machine. 

I folded a piece of blue stationary paper in half then added book

pages to the front side. The rest remain undecorated for journaling space. 

Added some distress oxide inks, and stenciled. 

The flap opens up to show more stamping, and collaging. 

Under the flap there is more paper for journaling. 

Added a tab to the top, and decorated with cheese cloth, and flowers. 

Hope my partner loves this one as much as I do. Really want

to keep it. May have to make another one. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Easter Themed Mixed Media Journal Page

 Easter themed mixed media page I made. 

Started out with just folding over a piece of stationary paper. 

To the page I added torn book pages. 

Next I added some color using distress oxide inks. 

Then a little stenciling, stamping, and at the bottom 

I added some paper napkins. The grass along the bottom of the

eggs and bunny are from a die. 

The top of the page is actually a pocket that I added a tag to. 

More stenciling, and matching napkin on the tag. 

Added a tab at the top so it can be removed from the pocket. 

Stamping trials

Karen 

Mini Jelly Bean Slide Shakers

 So earlier last week I found a very large box

of craft supplies that I had packed away for the move into my new Crafting

Chateau (almost two years ago now!)

Here is a view of that very large box I found. 

Anyway....I found a set of three jelly bean pattern slides. 

Wasn't sure what to do with them, but figured they had

been hiding out in that box way too long! 

Decided to turn them into little shakers. Cute, cute, cute! 

Also in that box I found four sets of mini Easter themed clear stamps. 

Perfect to use for the inside of those slides. 

I'm sure to be making more things from that "found" box of goodies! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Bunny Shrink Plastic Charm and Pencil

 I broke out the shrink plastic this week. 

Can't remember the last time I played with this stuff. 

Forgot how much I liked working with it! 

The bunny stamp was gifted to me by my friend, and this was the first time I inked it.

The plastic has to be lightly sanded in a crosshatch fashion. 

The bunny stamp was inked with jet black Stazon ink, then

the image was colored with prisma pencils. Used a small

hole punch in the bunny ear, so I could use the finished piece

as a charm. 

I used a metal eye screw on the side of the pencil.

After shrinking the bunny with a heat tool I threaded

it with some beads onto a bulb pen then attached to the pencil. 

So cute! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Easter Themed Junk Journal

 This is a Easter themed junk journal I created for my crafty friend Kathleen. 

We have been swapping monthly journals since last September. 

Love how the cover came out. The lace egg dies, and bunny I purchased

from cozyscrapbook. 

Inside cover, and first page. Those large eggs are also made from a die. 

I ran them through embossing folder after I cut them out with the egg die. 

This page was created using mixed media. Bottom

bunny egg, and carrot is from a paper napkin that I adhered using modge podge. 

Other things used: Tim Holtz distress oxide inks, stamps, ribbon, paint.

Pockets add some fun to the journal, and provide extra spots

for journaling. The page on the right was made using a business size envelope that

was folded up to create the pockets. 

Lace bunny die with purple cardstock on the left. 

Found a bunny book at the used book store sale at the library and used one of the

pages. So sweet! 

added more die cuts, and strips of pattern paper to decorate the page. 

The bunny image on this pocket was drawn using the cricut air 2 machine. 

I colored it with Prisma pencils. 

When I found a Easter themed coloring book at Marc's for 49 cents I knew

I had to add a page to this journal. 

I also made some hidden paper clips to attach to the pages. 

Side pocket.

Cute little bunny sticker! 

For some of the pages I used color stationary that I got from Hollo's. 

Double belly band that holds little notebooks. 

The page on the left has extra pages for journaling. Added a tab

to the bottom to make it easier to lift the pages. 

Last page! 

Here is a view of the tags, and hidden paper clips I made

for this journal. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Cricut Air 2 Machine Shaker Tags

 I was playing around with my cricut air 2 machine the other day, and

ended up making some shaker tags. 

Two tags were cut with the machine then I added acetate

to the center of the tags. Placed some foam tape around

the acetate added some small beads to create the shaker. 

I also created several tags using pink cardstock. 

Love how you can see through the tags. 

To stamp around the outside while leaving the bunny unstamped

I cut out and extra tag cut out the bunny, and used that as a mask while

I was stamping. Worked perfect. 

Stamping trails

Karen