Yikes it's a Box

These boxes make great gifts for teacher with this paper.  Other papers will make great gifts for friends and family.

 Supplies:

·        Graphic 45 Box & Mini-Album
·        Graphic 45 Paper of Choice
·        Strong Dry Adhesive Runner
·         Small Glue Dots
·        Adirondack Acrylic Paint Daubers in Gold and Black
·        Maya Road-Embellishments, ruler, bingo like chips, library like pockets, wooden buttons & journal blocks
·        Crochet Ribbon
·        Black Patterned Ribbon
·         Sentiment Stamps
·        Buttons
·        Black Floss
·        Green Leaves
·        Knob for Cover Pull
·        Crystal Lacquer, Diamond Glaze
·        Tissue Tape

Tools
·        Paper Trimmer
·        Dry Adhesive
·        Journal Pen/Marker
·        N0. 8 Bright Taklon Paint Brush-Cheap is good. 
·        No. 8 Bright Bristle Brush, Cheap is the only way here.

·       Fussy Cutting Scissors

Instructions

 1.      Choose an art picture from one of the many in the G45 papers available.  Paint the art with the crystal lacquer on the first side.  Put aside to dry.  CLEAN BRUSH IMMEDIATELY.

2.    Paint all surfaces of the box black using the black paint dauber.  Use a white taklon brush to get into the corners.  Leave box dry before performing other painting steps.  There is no need to waste paint for under the areas that will be covered by the G 45 art work.  CLEAN BRUSH IMMEDIATELY.

3.      Chose your artwork for the inside box, and cut the pictures in a way that is appealing, and a proper fit for the space.  Cut instructions as follows:

a.      2 box panels of an all over patterned paper cut @ 4 3/4" x 1 3/8"

b.      2 box panels of an all over patterned paper cut @ 4 7/8" x 1 7/8"

c.      Inside Top that shows through the cut out has a max size of 4 1/2" square, and can be as small as 3" square and still fit the space where the whole is, as long as it is aligned properly.

d.      On the back side of the inside top you can attach another graphic from the G45 Cardstock which should measure no more than 4 1/2 inch square and should be centered to prevent the graphic from holding the book opened or placing tension on the cover that won't allow the magnet to hold it closed. (a lesson learned the hard way.

e.      Cover the bottom of the inside with a graphic cut to 4 3/4" square.

f.       Adhere the all over graphics to the outside small panels.  Do not use them on the inside two panels, as they will prevent the magnet from holding the box closed.

Mini-Album Assembly

 

1.      Cut the accordion folded album into 4 pieces on the folds.

2.       Dry brush the edges of the pages with black dauber paint, and also some gold.

3.      Dry brush the edges of the library like envelopes and journal cards.

4.      Decorate the pages of the album with flowers, bingo chips, library envelops, tissue tape.  Remember, we will be punching holes in the corners for the ring to hold the mini together.

5.      Cut a graphic out of a piece of paper to adorn the cover.  I used decorative corners from some of the papers where I had cut an image from the inside, and used to decorate the front corners of the mini-album.

6.      Make 4 roses from the Tim Holtz Die cut.  I also used several of the single petals to make flowers for inside the album.  I used the wooden buttons and bingo chip  pieces for flower centers.

Back Again

Experimenting with HTML

Just learned to bold the title. I like that.

The Card

This is a Graphic 45 card again. I used a stamp set from Hampton Arts of Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime images and stamped with Mementos Tuxedo Black(one of the best inks for use with Copic Markers)for the Title. I used Copic Markers to Color the title, and Spellbinders oval to cut it out and stencil Tattered Rose Distress Ink from Tim Holtz and Ranger. I used G45 patterned papers layered on black mattes. I used the Tattered Rose Ink to color a white scrap for the stamped sentiment from Great Impressions. I used the samll flower from Tim Holtz's Tattered Floral, and used my McGill Stylus set to cup them. I stacked 3, and used my Copic Marker to color some white pearls to match the layout.

Cut Sizes in Inches
I used a whit card base made out of 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 GinaK Heavy Base Weight, folded in half to form a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card.

5 1/4 x 4 Black
5 x 3 3/4 flower print layer on above
2 3/4 x 4 3/4 Black
2 1/2 by 4 1/2 Stripe layer on above
2 1/4 x 4 1/4 Black
2 x 4 flower print layer on above

Assemble according to card picture.

Copics Used

YG03
YR00
RV10
E04
YG11

Lost in the Process

I just love all of Graphic 45's products, and use them as often as I can. I almost hate to cut some of the papers as they are so beautiful. I will go way out of my way to preserve the artwork when using them for scrapbooking. Right now all of my samples are displayed at "The Scrapper's Place" in Findlay, Ohio, but will post them here when the classes are complete.

This card is easy. All measurements are in inches. I used a punch out from the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime collection, a 4 x 5 1/4 Flight piece centered on a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 black card folded to make a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 card base. Matted a 2 1/2 x 4 3/4 Primrose on a black cardstock with 1/4 border. Stamped a sentiment on white, cut it out with a Spellbinders, Nestability round die, and stenciled it with Tattered Rose Distress Ink from Ranger. I matted the circle on a Spellbinders, Nestability Scalloped Circle in black. I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die to make a Cabbage Rose, and I will not give the instructions here as You Tube has a million tutorials on this die and rose. I used a glue dot to hold the rose in place. I line these cards with light parchment and stamp and decorate it as appropriate to the occasion. This card will not go through the mail easily, unless you use a box to hold it. I use these for gifts and occassions where I got in person to deliver the cards. It's more fun to watch them open the box and get it.

August 26, 2011

This one is fast and easy, the most fiddely thing about it is the flowers. I used the smallest flower from the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die. Using scraps from the G45, I cut 3 for each cluster. I prepared the flowers by using the McGill Flower Stylus Set, the larges ball and using a circular motion in the very center of the flower I made a cup. There is a demonstration on www.paperwishes.com on making flowers with the McGill Punches and Stylus. I held the cupped flowers together with one hand in sort of a triangle and pressed all three into one large glue dot assuring that all the flowers were stuck in the dot. I cut leaves out of scraps of paper with green print, placed the in the corners with their ends touching, and pressed the flowers on the glue dot right on top of the leaves securing them all to the card. I used a white confetti 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 strip of cards stock to make a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 card. Edged the card with Tattered Rose Distress Ink. Used a 1 3/4 by 5 Primrose scrap and a 5 1/4 by 2 black matte. I used a post card, and art picture from the same piece of 8x8 Once Upon a Springtime collection. I used two stamps from the same collection and used the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Stapler to staple a 3 frame piece of the Tim Holtz Film Strip to the stamp. Use the card for placement of the elements.

Longtime No See

Have been neglecting this page for too long. Decided to share some cards that I made recently. I have had a blast with these.

This is a Great Impressions stamp called Hydrangea, I stamped it with Versamark and embossed with black. I used Copic Markers to add colors, and stickles, which actually cause some cool color changes in the markers. Used gold embossing on the edges by dragging the card edge directly through the Versamark. I stamped and colored extra hydrangeas, and used foam dots to place them over the matching flowers on the main card.




This is another Great Impressions Stamp. I used Copics for color, and Sakura Stardust and jelly rolls for shimmer effects. I used Flower soft on some of the flowers and the centers of the sunflowers. I stamped and colored extra butterflies, cut them out and applied glue just to the bodies of the butterfly and placed them directly over the butterflies on the card.





Yes another Great Impression Stamp, done with copics and flowersoft. I cut this into three one inch panels and matted it with a 1/8 inch border. It was a direct take off of one that was part of the Great Impressions demo board at The Scrapper's Place in Findlay, OH.

I have been experimenting with the Copics and have to say I just love them. The colors and techniques that you can acheive with them are superior to other markers.







I bet you will never guess what company did this stamp, and what I colored it with. LOL Great Impression and Copics.

Water and Earth

It is time that I add the other two elements to my blog. I did these all for a project that I did for a swap. We were supposed to do art work that related to the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. I did these all digitally. I jump around on my art a lot. I get bored with things in a hurry (like short attention span). So I cycle through the things I enjoy. Right now it is scenic stamping, but it will eventually change to something else.

Here is the Water: The pics are from istock, and the artwork is done in Photoshop CS2. I love that program and the artist for these pics was not available, but would love to find them

This is eart: Again the pics are istock, and I used Photoshop for the elements and stuff. I don't remember the fonts, and I created the shapes myself with the grid. Once I created the basic format, all I had to do was copy the set up. I would change a few colors, flip and add lines to the triangle, and just drop in the pics I would use.

I chose the colors from the pics I was using and this worked out quite well. That way I didn't have any clashing colors.

I hope you enjoy.

Shatril

Don't say 'can't think of one' around me

can't think of one
I'm old, and inured to most obnoxious language. I just ignore it and it goes away.