Sunday, January 20, 2013

Receipt Clipboard

Ever buy off Etsy?
I'll give you a good reason to consider it!
 
I very recently got an old receipt clipboard from
a seller named ohalbatross.
 
antique clipboard / inspiration board
 
I honestly didn't even know what exactly it was.
Then I ran across this old advertisement.
 
Vintage Metal McCaskey Credit Register Page, Message Board, Photo Holder, Clipboard No.31
 
Only a true junker would love something,
even if they had no idea what it really is!
We see it for what it could be!
 
It was so fun filling the clips with
just the right colored items to match my room.
 
 
 
 
The sunset photograph is one of my own captured images!
Last February I went on the candlelit hike at
St. Croix State Park & got some great shots of the river.
I used a paper trimmer & sliced it in three even chunks.
I matted them with white cardstock to help it stand out.
 
The butter flies are a stamp by Unity called Embrace You.
I stamped in black, on orange cardstock and cut them out.
 
 
The tag features some Tim Holtz
 distress inks and crackle stamp. 
The great phrase & wings are 
Close To My Heart stamps.
 
 
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Friday, January 18, 2013

MANY HEARTS

I'M GUESSING YOU'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE.
MANY LITTLE PAPER HEARTS IN A FRAME.
THEY'RE ALSO CUTE WITH BUTTERFLIES OR PUMPKINS,
DEPENDING ON THE SEASON.
 
 
I REALLY LOVE THE OLD FRAME.
I PAID LESS THAN A DOLLAR
AT A GARAGE SALE FOR IT.
 
 
I STAMPED A SHEET OF PAPER WITH MUSIC NOTES,
THEN CUT THE HEARTS OUT USING MY CRICUT MACHINE.
THEN EACH HEART WAS OUTLINED WITH
BLACK INK USING A SPONGE.
THAT WAY THEY STAND OUT A LITTLE BETTER.
I CAN'T CUT GLITTER PAPER ON MY CRICUT,
SO THAT RED SPARKLE ONE WAS TRACED
AND HAND CUT.
 
THE BACKGROUND IS TIM HOLTZ PAPER
AND SO IS THE STAMP.
 
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Monday, January 14, 2013

FEARLESS

WHAT COULD BE MADE FROM AN OLD
TRACTOR CAUTION SIGN?
 
I HAD SEVERAL IDEAS FOR THIS ONE.
THE OUTCOME WAS A TEEN STYLE
GRUNGE "FEARLESS" SIGN.
 
 
 
 
ARE YOU THINKING AEROSMITH?
I DIDN'T, UNTIL MY HUSBAND MENTIONED IT.
OH WELL, I LIKE THEIR MUSIC!
 
 
I EMBELLISHED,
USING AN OLD LOCK, KEY
& TIM HOLTZ BAUBLE (GEMS).
 
THE HEART DESIGN WAS CUT
 IN ADHESIVE VINYL USING THE
INDIE ARTE CARTRIDGE ON MY CRICUT MACHINE. 
 I DABBED PAINT AROUND IT FOR A DISTRESSED OUTLINE. 
 THEN I CUT "FEARLESS" USING
THE GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING CARTRIDGE
& FILLED THE NEGATIVE SPACE IN
 FOR A BOLD TITLE.
 
I DIG THIS STYLE.
I CAN LIVE VICARIOUSLY
THROUGH THE ART I MAKE, RIGHT?
 
IT'S NOW FOR SALE IN MY BOOTH.
I SURE HOPE SOME COOL CHIC
FINDS IT TO BE TOTALLY EPIC!
 
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Red Design "LOVE"

I SEE BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING.
THIS OLD SALVAGED WOOD WAS PURCHASED IN IOWA.
IT WAS HALF PRICE, COSTING ME $2.50
I WONDER IF IT WAS FROM AN OLD BUFFET MIRROR
OR MAYBE A WOODEN HEADBOARD.
REGARDLESS, I GAVE IT NEW LIFE! 

BEFORE:
 
PAINTING STENCIL DESIGN:
 
AFTER:
 
 
WOULDN'T IT LOOK GREAT
 SITTING IN A WINDOW SILL
OR HUNG ABOVE A WINDOW?
 
THE BACK REQUIRED A LITTLE PATCH JOB,
TO ENSURE THE WOOD WOULD STAY INTACT.
 
 
THIS GAVE ME A CHANCE TO USE MY NEW
TOOL SET FROM CHRISTMAS!
MY BOYS DECIDED I NEEDED
MY OWN CORDLESS DRILL KIT.
 
 
DID *YOU* GET ANYTHING JUNK
RELATED FOR CHRISTMAS???
 
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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Pink Door

I've been have trouble loading photos to my blog.
What a nice way to start the new year,
with technical difficulty.
So I now have to move pic to Picasa.
If anyone has advice for me, please share.
It's much easier to pull pics from my computer file.

Now, on to the fun stuff!

Someone out there is gonna like this pink door.
Pink isn't my thing, but there are plenty of
people that appreciate it.
So when I scored this old door from a house
being torn down, I chose to leave it soft pink.
 
Before:
 
 
Using my Cricut I cut vinyl letter stencils
and painted on my words in...
(you guessed it)
PINK.
 
 
After:
 
Proverbs 4:18
NIV
 
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