The Finished Product...

    

   

Wow, I can hardly believe that it has been over a year since I blogged.  Time does fly.  Well, I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things.  We'll see...

On 09/15/2011, I posted the beginnings of an Altered Cigar Box, but I never got around to posting the finished product.  The photos above are of the finished Steampunk Keepsake Box.

ABC Scripture Challenge - Zeal

ABC Scripture Challenge - Yield

ABC Scripture Challenge - eXercise

ABC Scripture Challenge - Weary

Faith Mini Album



tags inside pockets



I decided to participate in the Faith Mini Album Swap over at the Scrap Shack because I love the Word of God and I need lots more practice in making mini albums.  I love using Stickles, I-rock bling and Nestabilities so that's what I did throughout the album.  I hope that my swap partner, Lisa, enjoys this album even more than I did making it.

New Profile Picture

Well, I figured it was about time to post a more recent photo of myself from 5 months ago rather than leave the former photo from 7 years ago.  I liked it better because I was a "little" younger and smaller back then.  But, as my grandfather always said "the camera only takes what it sees".

ABC Scripture Challenge - Value

ABC Scripture Challenge - Useful

ABC Scripture Challenge - Trouble

See what happens to a "crop crasher"...

...she gets "cropped".  The Maryland United States of Fiskateers was crashed by a Legend Lead Fiskateer #99, Wendy Jo!!!  WOW!  It was so much fun!!!  More info and pictures will be coming soon...

Altered Cigar Box

The inside of the box in the first picture is the original color of the entire box.  This cigar box is being altered for a swap over at the Scrap Shack.  The theme is steampunk.  I went to a cigar shop and bought five empty cigar boxes.  I liked all five so much that I wasn't really sure which one to pick for the swap, so I figured I would just decide later at home.  I finally decided to go with the one that was all natural wood so I could coat it with Terra Cotta Walnut Stain.  I love the way it turned out.  I have many ideas in my head for the rest of the alteration process...so we'll see.  To Be Continued...

My Darkest Moments - page 4

Croms of the Dark Arts Forum at the Scrap Shack has challenged us to use alcohol inks. Well the only alcohol ink that I have is Copic Markers and I only have 11 colors and a blender. I used 5 of those colors on the hospital image that I printed from the internet. I used a Circle Nestabilities die to make the opening in the gray cardstock and the black outline to show the image. Then I stamped white cardstock several times with the awareness ribbon stamp, colored 4 of them with a purple Copic Marker and cut them out to place on this page. I then distressed the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. This page depicts the horrible last three weeks of my dad's life that was spent in the hospital dying of Pancreatic Cancer.

1-on-1 ATC Swap - Travel

The theme for this ATC was travel and the destination should be obvious, so I decided to do a beach scene.  I used sandpaper for the sand and cut out a tiny piece to make the "sandpile" near the shovel.  The starfish is a rub-on and the "beach towel" was cut from patterned paper.  I used a grey marker to make the birds and Stickles to make the cloud. 

ABC Scripture Challenge - Share

ABC Scripture Challenge - Remember

This background paper was leftover from one of my 2011 GASC classes.  Since it already had the heart on it, I thought I should use it because we are supposed to REMEMBER to keep the Word of God in our hearts.  I used the Nestabilities Blossom dies to make the journal mats.  I used Platinum Stickles for the title.  I added QQ Frosted Butterflies, lace and a few flowers with stems that were leftover from another 2011 GASC class.

My Darkest Moments - page 3

For this page I used the soot stamped image that I did from a previous challenge in the Dark Arts Forum of the Scrap Shack and a free photo of flames from the internet.  I used the Nestabilities Oval die to make the opening in the center of the flames.  I used Spice Marmalade Distress Stickles to write the title.  This page depicts burning desires that lead to death.

Expandable Card Box

Front and top of box:

Inside of box:

Back of box:

I made this Expandable Card Box at the very first Dymonz Stampers Club Workshop on Saturday!  It was so easy and so much fun to make!  I used the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set, Butterfly Punch and ink pads by Stampin' Up to make the dimensional butterflies on the back of the box.  I made the closure with hidden Basic Grey Magnets.  My daughter loved this box so I gave it to her.  My husband asked me to make him a "more manly one" so he can put receipts in it.  I'll post a picture of it when it's done.

ABC Scripture Challenge - Qualified

I used the Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals and the Fancy Tags dies to make the journaling mats.  I added Platinum Stickles to the centers of all the flowers on the 12x12 paper and to the title.  I love this background paper and wanted to show as much of it as possible.  I added a QQ Frosted Butterfly.

My Darkest Moments - page 2

Croms over at the Dark Arts Forum of the Scrap Shack encouraged us to do something with a digital image of a dragon.  Well, this is what I found that I could use in My Darkest Moments album.  I colored this image with Martha Stewart Colored Pencils and added some silver metal corners- nothing fancy, but I enjoyed doing it.  DANCIN' WITH THE DEVIL depicts my days of purposely "living in sin".  Praise the Lord that those days are gone!!!