June 09, 2012

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March 08, 2012

a few pages from a mini junk organizer


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February 26, 2012

Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition

It’s time to leap out of my comfort zone and reach for one of my goals.  Graphic 45 is auditioning for their 2012 Design Team, and following is my audition blog post. 

From the Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante collection I offer a simple wood serving tray collaged and embellished with this fantastic line.  I love steampunk and enjoyed mixing and matching the papers with other steampunk inspired embellishments to create a design I love.  Texture is an important part of my work, and I certainly had a great time building up until I was happy with the final product.




 Aloha!  I have been waiting for an inspiration for the wire frame I purchased many months ago.  I found that inspiration in the Graphic 45 Topic Travelogue line.  So I give to you my “hula girl” with her skirt made out of paper from this line and simple lace top.  The skirt is embellished with flowers made from the Tropical Travelogue line.  Doesn’t it make you want to book that trip to Hawaii?



I love Christmas ….
and I love to give presents.  Using the Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Line I put together an exploding box with eight pockets to tuck tiny gifts, gift cards or special messages; and a space in the middle to add a small gift.  Two gifts in one!



More Christmas …
Following are four tags I made from the Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium line.  Using both sheets from the 12 x 12 collection I added texture by detail cutting certain elements from each design to “pop up”.  These tags can be used as a stand alone project or added to a scrapbook page or a card.







Below is a picture I did for one of the groups I am in … a triptych ATC.  As you can see I used one of the graphics from the Graphic 45 Steampunk  Debutante collection.  I cut the graphic into thirds and connected them with ribbon.  



 Charger plate redo -
Around Christmas I purchased a set of gold charger plates from the Goodwill Store and they have been waiting on me since then.  I was fortunate enough to win the new Graphic  45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection during the pre-CHA design reveal.   I’ve used one of my gold charge plates, one (yes one) piece of the Old Curiosity Shoppe paper for the background, finishing it with various tags and stickers from the line.  I also picked up a $1 wood cabinet from Michael's, which I distressed and inked then embellished with more stickers and tags from the collection. I rescued the bottles from my stash and added them to the design.






Thanks for looking.  I look forward to your comments and I a big thank you to Graphic 45 for allowing me to audition for their 2012 Design Team.


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July 19, 2011

MICHAEL STRONG BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Michael Strong blog hop! Did you just hop over from Kathie's blog? http://www.kathiemcguire.blogspot.com/ .  Are you ready for a caffeine driven experience? The theme is coffee, so grab a "cup of joe" and let's get started.


As I was thinking about what to do, I was inspired by Michael's recent trend of using his stamps and in particular his new dies to create some beautiful iris folding pieces. Since I love iris folding and Michael's designs I decided to take his coffee cup and turn it into and old fashioned tea cup using washi paper. Although there is not a die for the coffee cup yet; it's an easy cut and perfect for iris folding. All of Michael's products and wonderful inspiration can be found at http://www.strongstamps.com/.
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For those of you unfamiliar with iris folding here is a brief description from Squidoo:

Iris folding is a technique that originated in Holland. Color coordinated strips of folded paper are taped into place over a pattern, creating a spiraling design that resembles the iris of an eye or camera. Originally, Dutch crafters would cut their strips from envelopes with patterned interiors, but now it is common to use lightweight papers including those used for origami to create iris folded designs.

Need a lesson in iris folding? Hop on over to Hetty's blog http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2010/07/frame-en-irisvouwen-frame-and.html for a lesson.




I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog, and I do hope you will come back again soon. Please leave me a comment so I know you have been here. Now it's time to hop on over to Judy McKay's blog http://www.insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.com/ for some more fun with Michael Strong stamps!

Please note: this is an international blog hop. Due to different time zones other blogs may not be "live" yet. If that happens please hop on over to another blog and revisit that blog later in the day. Here is a list of the participating blogs:


Bye for now …. Hope to see you again soon.
bevallaire
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July 05, 2011

Marie Antoinette - altered dress AFTCM - She Art

Thank you Christy Tomlinson!  Your She-Art class was wonderful.  I learned so much and it gave me the courage to do ... this ....     Have you ever wished you had written down everything you did on a project?  I wish I had.  Started with canvas and with Christy's inspiration used paints, stains, rub-ons, paper, hand carved heart stamp by Alisa Burke, pens, texture paste, different items for stenciling on texture, and more.  Oh, the project was a Marie Antoinette altered dress, and besides wishing I had written down the process, I wish I had tilted her Tim Holtz keyhole head to the side to represent her beheading. 

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July 04, 2011

coffee time with michael strong

Cards done at Scrap-n-Yap in Monrovia at one of Michael Strong's wonderful card classes.  This class featured Michael's new "coffee" collection, inspired by his good friend Hetty Sanders in the Netherlands. Michael designed the cards, we followed his wonderful instructions and inspiration to make our own versions.  Love his classes and love these stamps.


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Starting new with the blog .....

A few new posts coming up as I start fresh with my blog.   As soon as I get everything posted (tonight is just the beginning), I will hopefully get enough traffic to do some contests. 
Thanks for looking everyone!
Bev A
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