Jun 26, 2010

Cheap Way to Create Personalized Art

I found these little plaster letters at work. They were so cute and were on clearance for a dime each. So of course I bought them :/ I had been in desperate need of a fast craft. Having two jobs and being in summer school seemed to be taking its toll, and left no time for crafting. I instantly had a vision in my head to create a little personalized space for my doggie, Cheedles. Unfortunately, I only had like 4 different colors in acrylic paint. So I mixed and matched my little heart out to create this:

Luckily, one of the colors I did have was black, so all I had to do was mix one drop of it with the colors I did have (or somehow came up with) to create a darker shade for the backdrop of each letter. I did this to give the letters some dimension, and to make them "pop." Then after they were all dry, I sealed them with a couple coats of Mod Podge Sparkle. I swear, I'd coat my LIFE with this stuff if I could... I couldn't live without it! (Click for closeups!)






After everything was completely dry, I found some mounting tape that I had from a previous craft... it was maybe $3 for a whole pack. I chose an area right above my dog's bed, and now thus hangs my finished project!

Feb 27, 2010

Oktoberfest Layout 2008

yay new layout! it was really scary because i had never done so many contrasting patterns & textures on the layout before! less is usually more with me, but i went for it! it was really fun and I highly recommend it.


my crazy cluster of random crap. hehe. is it just me, or is it whenever someone laughs and spells it "hehe" it makes it sound like old-man creepy?

i really wanted the white cardstock to be a piece of lace, but i was fresh out of lace :(
it felt like the whole project was getting a little left-heavy (lol), so i added some brads to the right side of the photo to help balance the layout :D


thanks for looking!

Feb 25, 2010

Super Simple & Easy Birthday Layout

this was for my sister's 10th birthday. double digits were VERY exciting!


bit of twill for candles, orange rhinestones for flames :)


i wanted to change the texture of the title for the number 10, but really didn't want to change the color, so i used rubons (they're really letters, a lowercase "L" and an "O" :D)


thanks for looking!