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Sep
6
My Journal
Filed Under Animals, DT: Christy, Nature, Other projects, People | Leave a Comment
Christy hand-crafed this journal using chipboard coasters – I think this is way more fun than using them for drinks!
The coasters were painted with Tim Holtz crackle paint and set aside to dry. The fence and Penny were stamped, colored with Copics, and cut out. Once the coasters were dry the Pine Tree was stamped directly on the coaster that was being used for the front cover. She attached the fence and sat little Penny just perfectly on the top. The title was cut out of a magazine.
She says, “this will be the perfect summer journal for my daughter to record all her favorite camping memories.” I couldn’t agree more!
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1018-E Penny sits
6035-I Summer fence
7017-M Pine tree
Aug
20
Chore Chart
Filed Under DT: Pam, Dogs, Other projects, People | 1 Comment
Who wouldn’t want to keep track of their chores with this darling little chore chart Pam’s created. She laid out the days of the week along the top and the “Chores to do” down the left. There’s room in the boxes for a gold star – yeah! And if you click on the picture you’ll get a detail of the orange framed part of the picture.
I’m seriously contemplating…would I be more likely to do my grown up chores if I had a chore chart and a box of gold star stickers? Hmmm…
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1139-M Responsibility
Other supplies:
Project dimensions – 8 1/2 X 11 (letter paper sized)
Materials: CS – (Bazzill); Paper –Accademia (Fabriano); Ink – Black StazOn (Tsukineko); Tombow markers, water brush, foam tape, computer generated chore chart (in Excel).
May
15
Family history journals
Filed Under DT: Kriss, Nature, Other projects | 2 Comments
For the longest time Kriss says she’s been wanting to do a genealogy search but has just never gotten around to it. NBC has launched a show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” in which each episode takes viewers on an emotional and personal quest into some of America’s best-known celebrities family history.
Well this was just the jump start she needed and what better way to start things off then by creating some wonderful journals to keep all her findings in.
She says she spent a couple weeks laying the foundation for each family tree and it’s been fascinating! Although she did note that she sure hopes her relatives took root and became mighty oak trees…and just didn’t remain a bunch of nuts like the rubber stamp says. Ha ha. :)
Wonderful job Kriss! I’m sure you’ll have a great time filling these up!
Instructions: COMPOSITION BOOK
- Cover front and back covers of composition book with solid and pattern papers.
- Stamp Tree Hill on cream cardstock, color, trim to 4” x 4 ½”, and ink edges with black ink. Attach to 4 ½” x 5 ¼” pattern paper panel and attach to front of book.
- Stamp Today’s Mighty Oak with black ink on cream cardstock and trim to size. Attach to black cardstock allowing room at the bottom to border punch. Punch border with Lacy Days of Summer, and attach to book.
- Cut a 1 ½ ” square from black cardstock and then cut in half on the diagonal. Use Lacy Days of Summer Border Punch and punch edge. Use these as corner embellishments and attach one to the lower left corner of the book and the other to the upper right corner of the stamped image panel.
Instructions: JOURNAL
- Cut pattern paper to fit pocket on front of journal.
- Stamp Summer Neighborhood with black ink on cream cardstock.
- Circle cut out one of the houses and cut out a coordinating scallop circle from black cardstock.
- Color house and adhere to black scallop circle. Attach to pattern paper panel and slip into to cover’s front pocket.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
6034-R Summer Neighborhood
7047-W Tree Hill
8069-E Today’s Mighty Oak
Other supplies:
Archival™ Ink Stamp Pad – Jet Black, Ranger Industries
Watercolor Pencils, Prismacolor
Blender Pen, Marvy-Uchida
Circle and Scallop Circle Dies, Nestabilities by Spellbinders
Cuttlebug, Die Cutting Machine, Provo Craft
Lacy Days of Summer, Border Punch, Fiskars
Pattern Paper, BasicGrey and My Mind’s Eye
Cream, Dark Turquoise and Black Cardstock
Gel Medium
May
8
Summer frame
Filed Under DT: Kriss, Other projects, Summer | 1 Comment
Click on the photo below for a detail view.
With frames like this you’ll want to display photos all over the place! Kriss created a very imaginative summer themed project this month. Her son looks perfect in the frame sporting a smile and his soccer attire – I’m sure he’ll be out in this neighborhood scene playing soccer very soon!
Here are her instructions if you’d like to give this project a try…
Instructions:
- Paint outside and inside edges of frame with Sail Boat Blue paint.
- Cover frame with pattern paper.
- Stamp Summer Neighborhood with black ink on white cardstock and chipboard.
- Color image stamped on white cardstock. Cut out around houses and trees allowing approximately a 1 ¼” “grass” base.
- Cut out chipboard image in the same manner. Paint all the edges with black paint. Once dry, adhere colored image on top.
- Using gel medium, attach the neighborhood to the base of the frame.
- Add a few buttons for embellishments.
- Apply alphabet and number stickers, and trace around each one with a black Sharpie marker to make them pop.
Finished frame measures 6 ½” x 8 ½”
eat cake graphics stamps used:
6034-R Summer Neighborhood
Other supplies:
Archival™ Ink Stamp Pad – Jet Black, Ranger Industries
Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers, Sail Boat Blue and Pitch Black, Ranger Industries
Watercolor Pencils, Faber-Castell
Blender Pen, Marvy-Uchida
White Cardstock
Chipboard
Pattern Paper and Stickers, Phoebe, BasicGrey
Various Buttons
Gel Medium
Fine Tipped Black Marker, Sharpie
Apr
28
Fairy flower sticks
Filed Under Fairies, Other projects, Spring | 3 Comments
Cathrine over at Paper Garden Projects always makes the most wonderful projects! She created these too-cute-for-words fairy plant sticks and inserted them into potted begonias.
Here’s a closeup of fairy Sprout.
I love that she mounted them on the dark cardstock – it just makes the fairies stand out even more. If you get a chance, please visit her blog where she shows how she made these – and just in time for Mom’s Day too!
In her online shop, of the same name, she currently sells my stamps in kits and already mounted on cling foam. Do take a peek.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1154-I Sweet Lily
1155-F Sprout
1157-E Fairy Blossom
Apr
18
Penelope and Percy Sketchbook
Filed Under Animals, Cats, DT: Thao, Other projects | 3 Comments
Sometimes a special book to hold our thoughts, sketches or whatever else we feel the need to put down on paper is so nice. Thao decided to create her own little book. She decorated it using specials papers and added a touch of ribbon as a page placeholder.
She stamped Penelope and Percy and then colored them in using Tombow markers. She added a bit of Crystal Effects on the fish to give it a little shine. Oh so lovely.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1073-J Penelope and kitty Percy fly
Apr
2
Flopsy bookmark
Filed Under Animals, DT: Georgia, Holiday: Easter, Other projects, Spring | 2 Comments
Georgia decided to do something a little different and created this cute bookmark using Flopsy and a giant paper clip.
She was at Walmart awhile back – a store for which she says she has a “love-hate” relationship. :) She found these giant paperclips on clearance and purchased some.
Ta-da! Who wouldn’t want Flopsy keeping track of what page you’re on, peeking out of the top to say hi.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
5050-F Flopsy bunny’s got an egg
Mar
24
Got dirt…get clean
Filed Under DT: Christy, Other projects, People, Summer | 6 Comments
Christy started this project by taking a trip to the local dollar store for a bottle of hand sanitizer.
When she got home she removed the stickers (she says Goo Gone works great) and then stamped Stuart the bug-oolgist on white cardstock with a few bugs. Some handmade dots made an excellent border for Stuart’s dirty world. :) She added the handwritten title “Get Dirty” which she says “encourages all those bug-ologists to make the most of their exploration”.
She took the final layout to a copy store and made it into a transparency using a toner based copy machine. She suggests that you not use an ink jet printer – apparently ink jets and sanitizer don’t play well.
Once done, cut out the image as close to the edges as possible leaving adequate space on the bottom of the image to sit on the bottom of the bottle. Roll up the transparency and stick it inside the bottle. Use a kitchen utensil (something skinny) and work the transparency until it lays correctly in front of the bottle.
Great project Christy! Thanks for so much for sharing it. Now excuse me while I got find some dirt…
Please note: this project was made for personal use. Be sure to read stamp companies permission policy on copyright. I can only speak for Eat Cake Graphics – and in this instance copying the image at a copy store would be fine with me as long as you weren’t producing these for resale.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1132-I Stuart the bug-ologist
Other supplies:
Bug and Buzz – Stamps by Judith
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