Beetle Notebooks with Gel Press™ and a giveaway

I made a stack of these little books using a Gel Press™ plate, DecoArt paints and a Darkroom Door Photo Stamp called "Beetle":

 
I made a little video of part of the process, and you can see it here, or click the link and watch it on YouTube:

Watch the video and let me know what you think! Then come back here and tell me which notebook you like the best and I'll pick a couple of names out of a hat this Sunday 5th June. I'll then post a couple of notebooks out to the lucky winners! Each book has a different word on it, so it's easy to let me know which one you'd like.


Here they are close up:

Thanks for stopping by and watching my video! Good luck for the giveaway!

Gel Press circle book

Welcome to the Gel Press Earth Day Blog Hop!

We want to encourage you to reuse and recycle with Gel Press.  Have you thought of making Gel Press Prints on old maps?  What about old Christmas cards or even magazines?  Hop around and see what our designers have come up with for this hop.  

We will be giving away a prize again for the comments on the Gel Press Blog listing what your favorite project was and why.  We will accept comments from April 20 - April 24.  The winner will be announced April 25th on the Gel Press Company FB page and on Gel Press Junkies FB page!  

Here's my project - a circle book:

The covers of my book were made by using my Gel Press 8" round plate on cardboard scraps from a cereal box. The pages are simply photocopy paper that were only printed on one side. Instead of throwing them in the recycle box I have added a thin layer of acrylic paint with my gel plate, covering the printing.  Reusing and recycling - two ways to minimise the impact on our planet. Here's how I put it together:

Step 1
Gather supplies: 8" round Gel Press gel printing plate, acrylic paints of choice (Dylusions here) and a variety of stencils (Stencil Girl and Prima). You'll also need something to print on (thicker cardboard for the covers and some thinner paper for the pages):

Step 2
Print onto the cardboard and paper. I used a brayer to spread the paint onto the gel plate, pulling a plain layer of paint first, then adding a stenciled layer in a different colour. Each piece was printed front and back:

Step 3
Once all the printing was complete, I used a die to cut circles from the cardboard and paper. For a more rustic look, you could just cut around the circle with scissors.

I cut each of these pieces in half, then bound them together with big jump rings. I then decorated the rings with scraps of ribbon in coordinating colours.

Don't the pages look fabulous? I can't wait to write in them!

Here's the list of blogs to visit:

Gel Press Blog

Kristi

Teresa - You are here!

Keri

Sandee

Cindi

Cyndi

Lea

Bix  

Kathy

Ann
Elena

Don't forget to leave the team some love along the way, then pop back to the Gel Press blog to let us know which project was your favourite.

Good luck!

Mother's Day Books

Hi folks! I'm sharing a little project I made for Mother's Day:

Read all about them on the Ruby Rock-It blog!

Embossed cardstock notebooks

The covers of these notebooks feel wonderful!

Dry embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder, heat embossed with embossing powder and then painted with acrylic paint.  You can find the full materials list as well as a step by step I put together on the Down Under Direct Inspiration blog.

Thanks for looking!

Accordion Flip 3D album with Glitter Paste

This was a fun afternoon project:

It's a book made with the Sizzix Bigz Accordion Flip 3D Album.

 

Here's a view from the top so you can see how the book is put together:

 



 

You can pop over to the Crafters Cupboard blog to see how I put it all together.

Thanks for dropping in today!

Something Tattered Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the First Annual Something Tattered Holiday Blog Hop!
If you came here from Vicky's blog then you are on the right track. If not, head to the Something Tattered Blog for the full blog roll.

We are so excited to share our creations using the gorgeous vintage style stamps created by Beth Neumann. Our Design Team has been hard at work crafting their Holiday projects for you to see! We hope that you will be inspired and want to try some of these beautiful and elegantly detailed stamps for yourself!

There will be a chance to win a monogram set of your choice for every blog that you visit and complete the steps below.

 Click here to see the entire alphabet. 

Here are some examples:

 

 

The Grand Prize is a complete set

of French Months Stamp Sets!

Here are some examples and you can see the entire set here.

 

Here's the project I have put together for this hop - it's a Christmas Planner:

 

I used papers from KaiserCraft's Tea Break collection, and put the book together using a Zutter. That's one of the images from the O monogram set coloured to look like a wreath on the cover. Under the computer generated title is the U monogram - the flourish was too lovely to resist! Here's a close up:

 

 

 The pages on the inside are pockets, which are simply sealed kraft envelopes with their tops cut off. I used a circle punch at the top to enable easier access of the pocket contents. Here's one of the pages opened up - I used the Cards stamp set on this page:

 

 

The flourish from the X Monogram set peeks out from under this image. I also stamped the crown above the words - I was delighted with the detail in the stamp!

Here are images from the Menu Tea set and the Cake set:

I used the swag image from the Bride to Be set here, and one of the little bird on the bottom right hand corner:

I have embellished this page with images from the French August set:

And here's the flourish from the French August set (the word Aout has been covered up with my computer generated title):

If you're still with me on this epic post, I'd like to congratulate you! Not long to go now.......

 

 The Blog Hops ends at Midnight, Monday, December 2,2013

 

To play along:

1. Become a follower of the Something Tattered blog

2. Visit each Designer's blog and become a follower if you are not already.

3. Leave a comment on each blog so we know you were there!

4. Enjoy the projects!

4. If you have a blog, post our button on your blog (see sidebar on Something Tattered Blog)

5. Like our Facebook Page  and let us know you completed the hop!

One winner will be selected at random from each blog and all participants that complete the hop will be eligible to win the Grand Prize!

Your next stop on our Holiday Hop

 is Irena's blog.

 

Have a happy hop and  Happy Holidays!


ETA: Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. The winner has been drawn and her name is:
Sue Ann Thomason
Please send an email to: beth (at) somethingtattered.com with your address and choice of monogram set.
Thanks again!

 

Handmade mini album

I am thrilled to announce here on my blog that I will be on the design team for a new local company called Crafters Cupboard. Some of you will have seen them at a couple of shows already this year, where they introduced their range catering to the mixed media artist. I am thrilled to be on the team with some very talented people, including Liz and Joan whom I am lucky enough to call old crafty friends, and Holly a new crafty friend.

This week I have a tutorial up on the Crafters Cupboard blog showing you how to put this mini album together:

I designed it as a grandmother's brag book, perfect to send to a loved one who can just slip it into a handbag. What better time to get started on a project like this with Christmas just around the corner?

I used Prima flowers and canvas resist, PaperArtsy stamps and paints, and Bo Bunny papers and flowers. Pop on over to the blog and let me know what you think!

New Box Brownies stamp set from Darkroom Door

It was so nice to receive some brownies that aren't going to go straight to my hips! I'm talking about one of the new sets of stamps from Darkroom Door called Box Brownies. It's a collection of images with a vintage photography theme, so a couple of vintage style projects were in order.

First up, a card:

I cut some circles out of scraps of brown cardstock, then stacked the negative pieces to make it look like the iris of a camera. Here's a close up so you can see what I mean:

 

Next up, I did what I often do with a set of new stamps - make a book. It gives me a really good chance to see how well the images work together. One of the larger cameras was the perfect size for the front of a little accordion book:

and the pages inside gave me a fantastic opportunity to add some Photobooth images from the various sheets Darkroom Door produces:

And just for fun, and to explore the versatility of such an iconic image, I pulled out my fluoro inks and my Alphabet Medley stamp set and went a bit Warhol for a party invitation:

I hope you've enjoyed this little tour around the new Box Brownie set of stamps!

KaiserCraft needle book

I remember gasping when I saw this range from KaiserCraft. It's called Needle and Thread, and as the name suggests, it's a sewing theme.

I thought I'd make something practical - a needle book to stop my delicate fingers (snort!) from getting pricked by loose needles in my kit.

All the details can be found on the Artfull Crafts blog.

Thanks for looking!

100 Proof Press/Hydrangea Hippo Blog Hop

Back with another fun blog hop, this time the girls from 100 Proof Press have joined the girls at Hydrangea Hippo. Hydrangea Hippo is an etsy store that sells an eclectic mix of trims, kits and hand crafted items. It's a real treasure trove!

I received a pack from Hydrangea Hippo brimming with goodies. It took me back to when I was a little girl and I'd go snooping in my mum's sewing room LOL. Heaps of lace, buttons, flowers and shiny things....I was in heaven!

First up I made a card using the image Danita Angel:

I used the gold wire leaves, lace and a touch of yummy glitter in luscious yellow on her wings.

Next up, I made a book. I machine stitched row upon row of lace to a piece of calico, then used that to make the cover of the book. I used my zutter machine to bind it, then attached the embellishments with my hot glue gun.  The image is Queen of Tea and Cake, and I popped a Melissa Frances resin crown on her head. I used a variety of trims from the pack to decorate the spine.

 

Here's a close up of the embellishments:

The book has a lovely soft, opulent feel to it. I made the pages from thick watercolour paper to it's really nice to flick through. I think this will turn into an art journal eventually.

Ok, now onto the hop. Here's the list of blog participants. We'd love it if you hopped by each one, leaving a comment as you go, ending up at the 100 Proof Press blog then the Hydrangea Hippo blog where there will be a giveaway. Leave your comment by midnight on 25th April to be eligible for prizes. Too easy!

Jennifer 

 Tracy

Nancy

Amy

Teresa (this is where you are now!)

Heather

Caro

Christine

Candice

Irit

Sara

Holly

100 Proof Press

Jennifer

 

Enjoy!

Darkroom Door new release - Sydney paper products

It was wonderful to see an Australian city in the new release of Darkroom Door products! Missed the mark by about 1000 kilometres, but it's still wonderful. Maybe that's just the born and bred Melbournite talking LOL ;)

Sydney has so many iconic structures to feature, I decided to make a teeny tiny miniature book using images from the Montage Sheet.  Here's the Opera House on the cover:

 

The covers are made from thick chipboard, which I painted with some new 3D Stamp Paint. I love the rough sandy texture of this paint!  I cut out the image and placed it over some tea-stained gauze on the front cover, and added a word from the Wordstrips, mounted on thick chipboard.

 

Here's a look at the inside:

 

I used some of the tiny images on the Montage sheet, over scraps of old dictionary page.  I even used some of the 3D Stamp Paint as ink for my rubber stamp. It has dried slightly raised, adding some interesting texture.

This book really is tiny! Here it is in the hands of the smallest person in the house (7 year old Elouise):



Thanks for looking! I'll be back with more soon.