Carols

 For my project for Through the Craft Room Door I repurposed and old sewing pattern. I sewed around a  5 by 7 piece of sewing pattern. Then I glued some old fabric and eyelet trim. I colored, cut and glued Caroling digital from Jans Digital Stamps. I felt like the right side was too blank. So I added some red ribbon and it still looked a little blank. I decided to punch a hole into the sewing pattern add a grommet pin. I then used The Paper Outpost idea on decorating a safety pin with beads and fabric. I added the word Carols to the fabric to add  some touches to the digital. 

Carols

Challenges:

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/

http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-221-anything-goes.html

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://stinkininkers.blogspot.com/

Altered Christmas Playing Cards

 For the design team project this month for Through The Craft Room Door is OddBall Art.  First I pulled out some playing cards. I add some texture paste with a stencil. I mod podged some white backing from a napkin. I colored the digital Digital Download Printable Stamp Santa Baby Christmas Unicorn Image No 464.  I cut out the unicorn and words. I glued some background fabric and lace to add some dimension. Last but not least I glued the unicorn and words. As a side note they work perfectly as magnets. I had some kids home from school this week perfect christmas presents for family and easy to send in the mail. 

Altered Christmas Playing Cards

Challenges:

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/challenge-31-and-winners-challenge-29.html

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Altered Trick or Treat Bags

I decided for my design team project for Through the Craft Room Door to alter trick or treat bags.  I colored pieces from Morgan's Art World. I covered each bag. I glued scraps, clusters and words. I made each digital the main vocal point. 

Altered Trick or Treat Bag

Challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/p/challenge.html

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/

Little Girl Journal Card

 For my design team project for Through the Craft Room Door I decided would work great for a journal card for my current junk journal. I used Digital 645J A Little Note from Jan's Digital Stamps. I printed and colored with colored pencils the digital. Then cut and glued it onto a thick piece of mail. I glued and added a coffee dyed piece and stamped/ colored stamped rose piece of fabric. I also glued a piece of cream colored construction paper as backing. 

Little Girl Journal Card

Challenges:

Off With Your Head Altered Index Card

 This week for Through the Craft Room Door I choose 

Digital Stamp Big Eye Alice In Wonderland Stamp Queen for the Day Image No. 326. First, I printed and colored with gel pens the digital stamp. Then picked out a coffee dyed jumbo index card and a galaxy stencil. I used black soot mini distress ink to make the galaxy stencil background onto the index card. Then I cut my stamp and placed it onto the index card where I thought it should be. I decided a bit of coffee dyed fabric would add a little texture to the words.  I glued all the pieces where I wanted them and added stickles around some of them.

Off With Your Head Altered Index Card

Challenges:

https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2020/10/5th-17th-october-2020-magicalfairytales.html

https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/

Autumn Journal Card

 I made this for Through the Craft Room Door design team challenge.  I folded and glued a old book page in half. I colleged the page with scrapbook paper, dictionary paper, fractions, doily, and music paper. I used The Queen Bee digital stamp from The Paper Shelter. 

Autumn Journal Card

Challenges:

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/

Fantasy Fall Cover

For my design team Through the Craft Room Door project I decided to make a junk journal cover for my fall junk journals.  I covered the cover with a gold brownish unique fabric that was given to me. I fussy cut and glued some fall leaves card cut outs. I found some Stampotumus Vellum leaf stickers and put them around where I was putting the Fantasy Fae Digi Stamp 22.

Fantasy Fall Cover

Challenges:

Decorative Gift Bags

 I really wanted to do something more to the front of two floral gift bags that were given to me so I decided for my September 1st Through the Craft Room Door design Team project would be using Le Anns World. I colored the digitals and added some fabric behind it. I used mostly colored pencils and crayons to color them.

Digitals used:

LeAnn's Party Digital Stamp

Rainy Day Suzie Digital Stamp

Both Bags Together

Challenges:

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2XW5RSM_vV9gufG6WXRv1DPYZRkBC0NgPUODky1UH8eRD8sQpKIipuJ2M

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

August 2020 Craft Giveaway

Vintage Bella and Friends

Today, I finished my design team project for Through the Craft Room Door. Sometimes I have an easy time but over the last week I wanted to make something for myself not to sell. This week I had my birthday. I was recently given the wooden heart and a quilled hat with flowers all over it. The Hat was falling apart so I broke the hat so only the flowers and leaves were left. I then glued with fabri-fix the quilled paper flowers and leaves onto the wooden heart. I knew I wanted a focal point. I decided that I would use the Bella and Friends digital stamp from Bugaloo Stamps. I printed it on Coffee dyed paper very small which most stamps I print are not able to keep the details as great. I became very happy with the piece I made. 

Vintage Bella and Friends

Challenges

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

https://modsquadchallenge.com/

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/

Altered File Folder Idea

 Its hard to type out all what I did hear but if you click on the different videos. I will also be doing a giveaway at the end of August. 

Altered File Folder Part 1

Altered File Folder Part 2 

Altered File Folder Walkthrough

Altered File Folder Idea

Challenges:

Altered Rodex Cards

Sorry, I haven't been posting a lot like I normally do. Between the kids and my grandma recently having knee surgery. I also have college, this blog, my YouTube and Etsy store. I been so busy some things fell behind this is one of them.  I was trying to use up some of my left over wallpaper that was on my desk as drop paper. I had a bunch of Rodex cards so I decided to use them. I also did this for my letter X for 3 in 30 alphabet challenge. I went with extras. 

Altered Rodex Cards

Links:

https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/

Vintage Japanese Collage Digital Kit

 I made this Digital kit for those who don't like making the same old junk journal but are interested in the unusual. This includes 7 collage pages. The ephemera has 2 envelopes, 2 belly bands, 8 playing card size journaling cards, 2 mini filing folders, 16 tabs, 3 tags, and 16 labels. I think the variety may help with your creations.

Vintage Japanese Digital Kit

Links:

https://grammysgrid.com/a-themed-linkup-24-for-travel-and-vacation/

https://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com/2020/08/stay-crafty-home-blog-hop-2020.html

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/happy-birthday-arty-divas-bonus-week.html

Blue Butterflies

Through the Craft Room Door Design Team Project
I started with the back of a guitar. I used permanent stick glue to collage some book pages to the piece. I painted gesso over top.  I added old random pieces of stuff like: puzzle pieces, wooden pegs, paper clips, and washers. I painted gesso over top of them pieces too. I grabbed my acrylics and painted a dark blue mixed with lighter blue onto the old random bits. I painted on purple, light purple, and dark blue mixture. I stencil painted the middle with light blue paint. I cut out and glued some blue butterflies that I bought  from Maremi's Small Art.

Blue Butterflies

Challenges:

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-27.html

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2020/08/wk-31-anything-goes-craft-challenge-at.html

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-125-anything-goes.html

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/pinspirational-challenge-268-favs-of.html

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-60.html

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/08/photo-inspiration-challenge.html

Frog and Toad

I am starting a new junk journal This one is going to be Frog and Toad. When I found this book a few pages were ripped out and torn. So I couldn't use it the same way I would normally alter a golden book. I used a Teresa's Garden digital kit from MyHopeCreations. It goes perfectly for this journal the whole black and white with a bit of color. I did make a YouTube video of me using and showing the digital kit.

Frog and Toad

Links:

Fabric Paper

I have been watching and listening to one of my favorite crafters Pam from The Paper Outpost. I tried several different glue. First, I used pernament glue stick which worked okay for thin fabrics. Second, I used Modpodge only on the bottom for my thicker fabrics. The other methods I tried using with both are only one or two fabrics at a time compared to lots of pieces of fabric. I show this on my How to make Fabric Paper YouTube Video.

Fabric Paper

Links:

Fall Mini Journal

Yes! I am stating my fall Junk Journals. In order to have more than just one I start making fall journals right before hand I may throw in a few winter ones too. I know shopping wise people are mostly done with the flowery Spring/ Summer journal and are looking for fall/ winter journals. But I had this unfinished mini journal from a few months ago. So I  added a few more pages and bound it. I also added a little extra ephemera to the back page to spice it up a bit.

Fall Mini Journal

Links:

Nature Ephemera

Ephemera I made nature themed with butterflies and flowers. I made 3 tags and 1 double pocket. I also tried using up some homemade paper I had made a few years ago but never used it got lost in my craft stuff. If you want to watch my YouTube Tutorial click here.

Nature Ephemera

Links

Jane Austin Junk Journal Cover

I made the cover by collaging with fabric, burlap, dictionary page, eyelets, and a picture. I also used coffee dyed pick ruffles wrapped around the journal as a closer. Check out this piece in my Etsy Shop.

Jane Austin Junk Journal Cover

Challenges:

Jane Austin Junk Journal Ephemera Part 2

I made  a double coin pocket into a triple pocket with old book page. I also used some of my own homemade recycled paper I made. I am selling the junk journal on my Etsy Store.

Jane Austin Junk Journal

Challenges:

Jane Austin Junk Journal Ephemera Part 1

I made a YouTube video of making some Jane Austin Junk Journal.  I made it with Antique Paperie digital kit. I made 2 belly bands, 2 journaling cards, and a pocket. I am selling the Junk Journal itself on my Etsy Shop.

Jane Austin Junk Journal Ephemera Part 1

Challenges:

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/
https://avenue613.blogspot.com/
http://welove2create.blogspot.com/
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/
http://angiesdigitalstamps.blogspot.com/

• simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com
•  getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com

Leafy Scraps

So I used a bunch of my mini distress inks and a leafy stamp unbranded. I took my scraps from a current journal and made mini pads of paper. I stapled the scraps together then stamped them each with a different color mini distress ink pad.

Leafy Scraps

Challenges:
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/use-your-scraps-paper.html
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Beautiful Button Spine

I had to make a bigger spine for the Vintage Junk Journal. I didn't like the look of the spine. So I decided to take some random buttons I have and glue them onto the spine.

Beautiful Button Spine

Spring Blossoms Wall Hanging

Spring Blossoms wall hanging. I made this out of several pieces that could be recycled if someone just found something new. I used a old metal plate, old candle cap, and artificial flowers. Other things was glue, napkins, old book pages, scissors. It took me about 2 days to make. I also sprayed purple mica to make it glimmer a little. It's a little more than 12 inches in diameter.

Spring Blossoms Wall Hanging

Links:
https://mythriftstoreaddiction.blogspot.com/2020/07/vintage-charm-party-242.html
https://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/anything-goes-challenges/anything-goes-challenge-jl2220/
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge-411-anything-goes.html
https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2020/07/summer-break-challenge-anything-goes.html
http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-2020-challenge-19-anything-goes.html