Authentique Seamaiden Card Class

These are the cards we created in my Authentique card class at the Scrapbook Zone last month!  I am so far behind with sharing!!! 
Enjoy viewing!

You cannot tell from the picture, but this is a gatefold card. 

  Love the Strawberry Red Nuvo Crystals! 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Adhesive Sheets 

and Elizabeth Craft Designs Glitter on the die-cut Seahorse. 

Doilies make a great background. 

Art Anthology products were used to 

create the background on the card above. 

Recycled an onion bag for the net on this card!

Everyone had a great time! 

Brown Paper Bag Gift Bags!!!!

I have been known to use any paper bag with a ribbon in a pinch.... I love altering brown paper bags... you can spruce up any size bag.  Here are a couple of ideas! 

Recently I shared these sweet bags on the Altered Pages blog... Both have already been used for gifts and the recipients loved them! 

 

 

 

You could use these for party favors or gift giving depending on the size bags you use!  Today I am using brown lunch bags.

 

 

 

Cut pattern paper for base from Glitz 8x8 Pattern Cardstock Shine in My Soul to fit bag, ink edges.  Cut second piece t be the banner, ink edges.  Adhere to paper bag with Double stick tape.

 

 

 

For the first bag, cut image from Altered Pages Collage Sheet Pets on Parade ink edges and adhere to bag with Glue Stick.

 

For the second bag cut image from Altered Pages Collage Sheet Drive me Anywhere but Here ink edges and adhere to bag with Glue Stick.

 

Mist the white doily with desired colors, the intention here was to look a bit distressed.

 

 

 The first bag,  "Pets on Parade" is topped with a yellow doily folded in half, two holes punched through the bag and doily, then the tulle is pulled through the holes and a nice big bow is tied.

 

 

 

"Drive me Anywhere but Here" is topped with the doily (folded in half) that has been sprayed with mist.  Two holes punched through the bag and doily, then the sheer ribbon is pulled through the holes and a nice bow is tied.  I think this would be a perfect bag to put some chocolate for a friend!!!

You could add flowers, dew drops, chipboard, buttons and more... let your creative mind work magic!



Supplies:
Altered Pages Collage Sheet Pets on Parade
Altered Pages Collage Sheet Drive me Anywhere but Here
Ribbon
Tulle - From Mailbox Muse Kit  Fairy Tale Royalty
Brown Paper Bag
Brown Ink
Glue Stick
Spritz - Mists

Glitz 8x8 Pattern Cardstock Shine in My Soul

Double stick tape

Doily- Yellow and White

 

 

And That is a WRAP!!!

Valentine Tin with Sakura Crystal Lacquer!

READY FOR VALENTINES DAY?

Valentines is just a few weeks away!!!  It is time to get to work on the Sweet Valentines. Here is a simply way to dress up any tin or heart box, to put that special something for the LOVE of your life.

On the tin use Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer to adhere a red paper doily, then a white doily layered on top. Cover with a thin layer of Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. With tweezers gently place large red seed beads around the edge of the doily. While the lacquer is still wet sprinkle with Terri Sproul Ultra Fine Glitter. Set aside to dry overnight.   Add another layer of Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and set aside to dry again. Adhere Tim Holtz flying bird with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer! Your tin is now ready to use!

Supplies:

Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Terri Sproul Ultra Fine Glitter

Tin (5 x 5 1/2)

Red Doily

White Doily

Large Red Seed Beads

Bird Charm

VLVS! Stamp-boards in my Clairfontaine Journal

I have always wanted to try my hand at a stamp-board, you may ask what am I referring to? Instead of always having to buy your background papers for your cards and scrapbooking make your own!  

With my awesome journal from Clairfontaine I have been dabbling with stamp-boards.  The 83lb paper is the perfect weight, I have sprayed each page with a mist before stamping and they didn’t buckle!

All pages were misted first, set aside to dry and stamped.  All stamps are from Viva Las Vegastamps! 

WRITER - DRAWING

Mist: Stewart Superior Memories Mist-Wheat Grass 

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye

Pen Tips 

Stafford Bottle Ink  

Pointed Pen Tip 

Fountain Pen 

Spilling Ink Bottle 

Draw 

The above listed stamps are available on Plate 1424 

Fountain Pen 

 DOILIES

 

Mist: Stewart Superior Memories Mist-Iridescent 

Ink:  Color Box Fluid Chalk - Rouge

Large Doily 

Medium Doily 

Small Doily 

All available on Plate 1427 

PARIS

Mist: Stewart Superior Memories Mist-Sparkling Silver

Ink:  CTMH Barn Red (Stamped off)

Paris Address 

Paris Eiffel Stamp Cancelled 

Paris Grunge 

Paris Champs-Elysees Cancellation 

Eiffel Tower Medium

Swirl 

STEAMPUNK

 Mist: Stewart Superior Memories Mist-Sparkling Silver

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink Barn Door(Stamped off)

Key 3/4 x 1 1/4 

Key 1 x 1 3/4 

Fancy Key Vintage

Pocket Watch 

Nesting Gears 

Four Gears Rotating 

Try making your own stamp boards!

The month of August, twice a week, the VLVS! Design Team is featuring journals entries   in “Carnet de Voyage Travel Album” by Clairefontaine. You can see Clairefontaine products HERE. As part of this month long event, Viva Las Vegastamps! and Clairefontaine are hosting a month long contest--comment on all the Clairefontaine posts on the Viva Las Vegastamps! Blog throughout the month to get a chance at a free journal and a $15 coupon to the VLVS! online store!  You can't win if you don't enter!!! Good Luck!

The next Clairefontaine on the VLVS! Blog will be Friday by Aimee.