A Challenge from The Paper Players

Today's challenge at The Paper Players is a color challenge using the colors Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, and Mossy Meadow.   I purchased the shadow box a few days ago and have been itching to get back into crafting!  Today's challenge was the perfect invitation for me to get started!

The first step was to color the wooden letters and applying the Distress Stickles to each letter.   It takes several hours for the stickles to dry, but I really love the extra sparkle they give to the project!  I used Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and a sponge to give a vintage look to all of the paper pieces before adhering them into the box and onto the card stock.  For a little extra bling, I used Iridescent Ice embossing powder on the small evergreen tree as well as a few spritzes of Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

Here is my finished product!  I plan to make several more of these as Christmas gifts.  They don't take long to create once the design and layout have been finalized.  

Shadow Box Ingredients:

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White
DSP: Natural Composition, Season of Style
Ink:  Distress Ink - Aged Mahogany, Old Paper, Forest Moss, Frayed Burlap; Early Espresso and Old Olive Markers
Stamp Set: Festival of Trees
Accessories:  Wooden Letters, Tree Punch, Linen Thread, Neutral Button, Burlap, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Antique Brads, On Point Embossing Folders, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Distress Stickles - Aged Mahogany, Old Paper, Forest Moss

Thank you for taking a look at my project!   I invite you to email me if you have any questions about the products or techniques used in today's post!

Happy stamping!


~ Angie

Christmas in July - The Paper Players Theme Challenge 54

I officially consider myself an addict........of decorating printer trays!   A couple of weeks ago I decided to decorate more trays with Christmas themes and plan on giving them as gifts this Christmas.   So yesterday morning I officially began work on my first vintage Christmas tray. The Paper Players challenge this week is Christmas in July so I will be able to enter my tray in a challenge this week!  Woo hoo! 

 Here are a couple more up-close pictures of the tray:

Tray Ingredients:

7 Gypies Tray
DSP:  Silent Night Collage and Vintage Letters (Karen Foster Design), Noel Dots and Noel Stripes (Bo Bunny)
Ink:  Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Old Paper, Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss
Accessories:  Distress Stickles - Old Paper, Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss, Clear Rock Candy; Smooch Paint - Siren, Candy Apple, Iluminating Top Coat; Stampin' Up Buttons - Neutral, Regal, and Deck the Halls; Vintage Tag; On Board Essentials (stars) and On Board Simon Letters; Jim Holtz Seasonal Salvage Stickers; Chantilly Trim; Wood Flourishes (ornaments); Stampin' Up! Basic Pearls; Heat Tool; Bravo Burgundy and Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon; gold satin ribbon; Noel Candy brad; sponges; linen thread; Zots (small & medium); SU! Distressing Tool; Crystal Effects; and Scotch Quick Drying glue

Thanks for stopping by today and if you have any questions about the vintage Christmas tray, please email me at Josee4@aol.com.

~ Angie

PPA99 CAS Element of Style - Stars

Today I tackled an exciting project and decorated a 7 Gypies printer tray with a patriotic theme.    Mixed media projects like printer trays do take a long time to create.  This particular tray from start to finish took 4 1/2 hours!  Whew!  But as you can see, once it is finished it is a beautiful item that can dress up a mantle or a wall for your seasonal decorating.  The Pals Paper Arts (PPA99) challenge this week is to use stars and this project definitely fits the bill! 

Here are two close-ups of the tray:

close-up of the top eight trays

close-up of the bottom 8 trays

The tray definitely has a vintage look to it and I love that! I sponged the edges of the 12 pieces of designer series paper with Walnut Stain Distressing Ink.   I also used a distressing tool to tatter the edges of the other papers that were layered on top of the main tray papers.   Here is a list of the items used to decorate the tray:

7 Gypies Printer Tray

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distressing Ink - Walnut Stain, Old Paper, Fired Brick, Chipped Sapphire

Other Accessories: trinket pin, memo pin, stacked pearl stick pin, twine, chipboard stars and letters (U, S, A), miscellaneous designer paper/tags, vintage buttons, Tim Holtz Seasonal Salvage Stickers, bingo marker, polkadot ribbon, paper twine, Stampin' Up! basic pearls, Distressing Stickles -  Old Paper, Barn Door, Faded Jeans, Zots - small and medium, Stampin' Up! dimensionals, Scotch quick dry adhesive, heat tool

This is a very detailed project so I won't document each step in my blog, but if you'd like more information on this project, please email me at Josee4@aol.com.  I'm also going to enter this project into the HSS Stars and Stripes Theme Challenge this week.  The design team came up with some great ideas to get your mojo started! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

~ Angie

Decorative Tiles

I've been wanting to try my hand at creating decorative tiles for many months. I've seen them on Kimberly Van Diepen's blog, Stampin' by the Sea, and my BFF, Tina, made one for me as a Post-It note holder. Kimberly used a stencil, craft ink, and clear embossing powder. I decided to try StazOn ink. Wednesday was Administrative Professional's Day so I decided that this would be the perfect week to give it a try. I have 10 co-workers and this will be a perfect gift for them!

Here are the project ingredients:

Ink: StazOn - Timber Brown and Olive Green

Stamp Sets: Dreams du Jour, Upsy Daisy, Inspired by Nature, Sense of Time

Accessories: 6 x 6 ceramic tile, StazOn All Purpose Cleaner (to clean stamps), sponge daubers, plate stand

StazOn is the required type of ink to use on ceramic tiles. It is a fast drying solvent ink. You can also use it on plastic, metal, glass, laminated paper, and leather. It dries in 3 - 5 minutes on non-porous surfaces. Stampin' Up sells black and white. I purchased my colored StazOn ink pads from Hobby Lobby. This really was an easy project - the most difficult part was making sure I stamped straight down on the tile so the images would not smear.

I hope you enjoyed today's project and thanks for stopping by!

Angie

It's A Boy Journal

Today's post was inspired by a project I saw in the February issue of Stampin' Success. I have a friend that will be a grandma in a few months so I thought I would decorate the outside of a Stampin' Up art journal for her daughter. The journal pages are blank so she can record her thoughts and feelings as her pregnancy progresses. She could also add some snapshots to the pages. Here are the project ingredients:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy

Designer Series Paper (DSP): Summer Picnic

Ink: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede

Stamp Set: Nursery Necessities

Accessories: white gel pen, Playground designer button, star punch, Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, paper piercing tool, snail adhesive, mini glue dots, dimensionals, On Board Art Journal, chipboard letter "b"

Thanks for stopping in today!

Angie