Frosted Designs Friday "Only Patterned Paper" Challenge / Christmas In July - Gift

Recipe Stand Holds 4 x 6 Inch Recipe Cards

When I saw this photo stand, over a year ago, I knew that it would make a perfect recipe card holder and stand.  Extra sleeves can be purchased and it is easy to add them to the stand.  This seemed like the perfect gift for anyone who likes to cook or is just starting out on their cooking journey.  It was fortuitous that Frosted Designs was having a "no cardstock" challenge this week because I need to be pushed out of my cardstock-is-part-of-everything-I-do-zone.

7 Gypsies Photo Stand

The easy to assemble display stand is about a foot tall, so it can sit on the kitchen counter and fits under a cabinet.  I cut three layers of Florentine B & T with the Cricut at varying sizes.  Because of this, the holes do not align.  That did not matter because the other layers covered the holes, except for the top layer.  I strategically placed the "Family" and the crocheted flowers to cover them.  Once all the layers were together, I punched new holes using one of the plastic photo/recipe sleeves to align them properly.

Family Cut With Artiste Cricut Cartridge Out of CTMH Florentine B & T Paper

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Thank you for stopping by!  If you get a moment, please leave me a "hello", so I know you were here. :-)

Beverly

Supplies:
7 Gypsies Photo Stand
Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Available August 1, 2012 or pre-order now
Paper: Florentine B & T Patterned Paper - Retiring July 31, 2012
Stamps: Jardin - Available August 1, 2012 The Works Alphabet (retired)
Ink: Chocolate
Bohemian Assortment, Timeless Charms, Foundry Binder Clips

Reverse Stretched Canvas Shadowbox Tutorial

8 x 8 Stretched Canvas Turned Into A Shadowbox

 A couple of months ago I made a reverse canvas shadowbox for a photograph taken at my grandparent's house in 1968.  That post is here, if you would like to see it.  At the time I knew that the only other photograph I have from that era would be given a similar scrapbooking treatment.  The pair of shadowboxes are now ready to be hung.

Embellishments include CTMH's Timeless Metal Charms and Prima's Chipboard

 Here is a video tutorial showing how I made this project:

Prima's Wood Ticket Layered Over Linen Scraps With Webster's Pages Country Birds Whimsies

 The photo below shows the journaling pocket on the back of the canvas on the post from March 4, 2012.  The pocket is less deep than the 3M Command Strips.  This allows the journaling cards to easily be removed while the shadowbox is hanging on the wall.

6 x 6 CTMH Flip Flap Memory Protector Holds Journaling on  Back of Shadowbox

Supplies:
8" Square Stretched Canvas
Papers: CTMH Florentine B & T, Olive, cardstock, SU! black cardstock
Stamps: CTMH Universal Backgrounds
Ink: CTMH Olive, Bamboo, Chocolate
Embellishments: CTMH Green Ribbon Collection, CTMH Timeless Charms, CTMH Mocha Opaque Adhesive Gems, Prima Marketing Chipboard, Prima Marketing Wood Tickets, Prima Marketing Chipboard Stickers, Webster's Pages Country Birds Whimsies, black poker chip from Michael's, scraps of linen and burlap
Tools:  Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, Claudine Helmuth Multi-Medium Matte, foam brush

Stretched Canvas Shadow Box Made For Small Picture From The 1960's

Edited on 6/21/2012 - Reposted after having been removed for publication. 

3.5 " Square Photo From 1968

Even though this photo isn't all that spectacular, it is the only one I have from a family reunion at my grandparent's house. It was taken when I was five years old.  Traveling long distances back then was a big deal and seeing relatives that I did not really know, was a big deal to the adults in the photo.  Most of the cousins probably felt like I did at the time.  It was not that exciting.
But these are my relatives. There are not very many of us alive any longer and I now think it Is exciting to have a picture of that time and place!  So let's scrapbook it!

The picture is small.  It needed to feel more substantial, so I decided to make a shadow box out of a stretched canvas to 'bulk it up'.

Side View of Canvas

After scanning my old photographs, I am scrapbooking the originals.  I want to see the pictures the way that the person who took them saw them when they got them back from the developer.  Maybe this is weird, but I remember opening up the envelope with photos enclosed with such joyful anticipation. Did they turn out?  How many 'good ones' were there?  Did someone have their eyes closed?  Or make a funny expression right when the shutter clicked?  Sorry for the digression.  Back to the layout...

8 x 8 Canvas

To make the shadow box, I flipped the canvas over and used the back, inside opening.  I hope to make a tutorial about this later this week to show how it was assembled.  All the papers are from Close To My Heart's Florentine packet plus an extra piece of Twilight and Olive card stock. These orange-y papers seemed to fit that time period really well. Most of the papers were cut with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  The flower was made with burlap (from Joann's) and linen (from  http://www.fabrics-store.com) and cut with Spellbinders dies.  The cute chipboard butterfly is from Studio Calico. That gorgeous ribbon is from May Arts.

Frame Shapes Cut With Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

This was a lot of fun to make and I think it makes the photograph look more important.  The finished layout is about 10 1/2" across from point to point.  It will hang in our "hall of fame" in the basement with other family photographs.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate you taking the time to visit!
Hugs,
Beverly

Shabby Chic Card

Spellbinders Label Twenty - Four Layer Center Focal

 If you are a fan of Shabby Chic, you might like today's card.  There are two background layers on the card base, two different ribbons, two paper strips and then the four layer center!  Add some pearls, layered butterflies, studs and a charm along with lots of distressing and you have a vintage-y card.

CTMH Flutter Paper Shape Colored With Twilight Marker Layered Over a Studio Calico Chipboard Butterfly

 I needed to make a card that can be mailed in a regular envelope, but I didn't want to sacrifice beauty for functionality.  The butterfly pictured above will flatten out because only the center section is adhered to the chipboard butterfly.  With the little pearls running through the center, it is the deepest component on the entire card, but will still easily slide into an envelope.

CTMH  Metal Timeless Charm

 Sewing on cards and layouts always adds another fun dimension to the finished product.  I sewed the paper strip on the left-hand side of the card and the strip running down the middle.  The ribbon and ribbon/lace were adhered with Tombow Monoadhesive.

5 x 7 Card

This is the first time that I had used this set of stamps from Just Rite.  I love how they fit perfectly with the Spellbinders die templates!  They are cling stamps and worked just great on my CTMH Acrylix Blocks.

Supplies:
Paper: CTMH: Florentine B & T patterned paper, Vanilla Cream, Twilight and Colonial White cardstock
Ink: CTMH: Cocoa, Twilight
Stamps: Just Rite Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty
Embellishments: Calico Studio chipboard butterfly, Kaiser lace, double sided ribbon from stash,CTMH: Timeless Charm, Flutter Paper Shapes, Durable Square Studs, Opaque Mocha Adhesive Gems
Tools: Spellbinders Labels Twenty, sewing machine, edge distresser, foam tool