Getting crazy with the bubble wrap

I was getting crazy with the bubble wrap last couple of days. I have some cool pink bubble wrap and once the paint dried from me using some piece's are stamps I thought I would just sew it on a page and love how it came out.

 I used some transparent glaze that hardens up, so I tried to write "Hang on" but not a fan of it. 

How cool looking is that? and talk about texture, BAM!!! LOL

Here is a double page I made with some skully goodies, Wendy sent me.

 This photo is too cool, tilt it and a skull appears and tilt the other way you see her normal face, LOVE IT!!!!

 There is tons of texture in background and I got to play with my embossing powders. Also below photo see the bamboo piece well that was a sample from Steve Blinds, knew I would use that some day, lol

So far that is all I have done, I need to make some ATC's for swaps. What is taking up my time is making 25 background for Tangie Baxter swap. I am loving this and will have photos soon. I also entered a journal page about "Self Discovery" for her new art book coming out late this year. 

Check out the awesome envelope Tamiko made for me for our Favorite artist tag swap, we both love Frida Kahol!!!!

 How beautiful is this tag?? Love it and many thanks my friend.

Also go check out her blog, it rocks and tons of inspiration and yumminess :)

Here are some photos of my tiny garden in the city.  We put herbs in Chica's old pool with a couple flowers in the middle.

 I plan to find more gate's, the hubby found these two great for climber plants.

 Yes my avocado did die, I think it rained to much or two much sun :( 

Chica loving her new pool, She loves to go to the mud puddle row around then go clean off in pool, that was fresh water right before I took the photo, LOL and boy oh boy  they keep making the pools tinier and tinier. It is way to small for Bella she just takes a drink from it, LOL 

Well that is it for now, I will see you soon and thanks for stopping by.

A Splash of Summer and Gone Fishing

New kit from Studio Sherwood, "A Splash of Summer" with bright stunning colors. 

I loved the colors so much I made three pages.

I also got lucky enough to work with the Studio Girls newest release Studio Mix #69: Places

These are two doubler pages of my dear friend, Cathy and her hubbys Don's vacation this year.

Check out Mixology~ Gone Fishing packs by 2CurlyHeadedMonster Designs

I created a postcard for my Happy Mail group and a ATC too. Love how these came out :)

Here are a couple more Detroit Postcards I made for my collection

I used 2 Curly Headed Monsters GDS Junes DDL Kit 

From my JAM group I got to work on two sets of ATC's

Here are a couple ATC's I got in the mail this week!!

I made more Art on a Box this week and love how each one came out.

 I start with a postal box, add paints and all kinds of goodies.

 

Here are a few of my AJ [pages from last week.

I am trying out some Sunday's with Sandee Tuts, you can find them HERE.

This is #33

Not sure many know but all three of my adult children and me are estrange.  It has been over 2 yrs since I talked to any of them and every day my heart breaks. I wrote a letter to them and then painted all over it and this was my outcome . 

Well that is it for now, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

Little Brown Paper Bag Stuff Stash Booklet Tutorial

Little Brown Paper Bag Stuff Stash Booklet Tutorial, such a big name for such a little thing. LOL

Today I was bored and decided to make a couple tiny brown paper bag folders to stuff with some stash or whatever. I gave them to the first two gals who posted on my feed at AMG. The lucky winners was Elisabeth and Meegan. The Melody said I should make tutorial for it, so here I am!!!!

All you need are four SMALL brown paper bags. Lunch bag size or smaller, I happen to recycle my neighbor who gets one can of beer after work each day. LOL 

 I made the bottom flap go to the left

then cut the whole bottom off

when you have all four cut, just stack them

and fold them along the middle

Now time to stitch them up with a thick tread and a big eye needle.

 start at top and work stitching all the way down. 

 When I am at the end of stitching I add some beads to the thread and tie a knot at bottom.

 I left a little extra thread for a tassel.

Cut some extra ribbons to tie on.

 Simply loop them in the stitching and tie a couple times very tight.

  I used a couple sticks of gelatos or anything you want, it is your booklet :) 

  blending them in a bit

 I stamped the booklet with my new skully stamp Wendy got me, I love anything with skulls or wings.

 That was it, very simple and easy!

Now you can decorate the inside and use the side pockets to stuff with some goodies of your choosing.

Here is another project I finished today using some of the business cards I had gotten Sunday at the market (see last post) and a box I got for the post office. (flat rate boxes) I have much pride and love for my city Detroit and always incorporating it some how in some of my art journaling pages.  

 There are tons of layers in this. I used acrylic paints, gelatos, inks, washi tapes, foam stencil for a little 3D effect, paint pens and joy ink pens.

I love how it came out.

Going to hang it in my craft room.

And for my last project to show you, I had made yesterday while my PC went to the shop to get a tune up.

I used lots of gelatos for the background, found a cut cut out from a magazine, colored in her hair and lips with paint pens, extras used was some washi tape, word and flower bits with some brads. Also used gelatos around the tiny flowers and scribbled with the joy ink pens. Ohhhh those pretty eyes I got in happy mail from our lovely Betty. The top and bottom boarder was a piece of newspaper I used under some projects so it had lots of goodness on it, I trimmed it up with black embossing powder and used my new heat gun and burn that baby to the crisp, made an awesome effect and waaalaaa she was done. I flippin' love her :) 

Well that is it for today and many thanks for stopping by we hope to see you soon.