Showing posts with label Glitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glitz. Show all posts

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Witch Kraft?

What? I thought she meant, "Which Craft..."

This week the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is Witch Kraft. It's never too early to celebrate the fun of Halloween with everyone's favorite Kraft brown paper. Or will you interpret the challenge differently? I did! I combined several different crafts and interests into one project. Which Craft? Well, take a look!
I utilized stamping, scrapbooking, hand-sewing and my love of vintage photos in this layout. I adore this endearing old photo. It's an image of a wake from a boat. This is an original vintage photo that was taken during an era when camera film was expensive and every click of the shutter was risky. Whoever took this picture must've been feeling unusually free and creative and wanted to remember that moment. The Glitz Designs embellishment states "I am the Master of my Fate and the Captain of My Soul." Perfect sentiment! I highlighted it by cutting a doily using a punch with the Martha Stewart circle edge punch starter set.
Translucent grunge circles were created by stamping and embossing on vellum before being sewn to the paper.

And the bee is cut and embossed with a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and folder.
Now it's your turn!
What comes to your mind when you think of Witch Kraft?? Join us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and your project could win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.  We draw a new winner each week. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our weekly designer spotlight.

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Saturday, May 3, 2014

National Scrapbooking Day

Today is National Scrapbooking Day. To celebrate, I created a layout using vintage photos.  You can see the layout on Instagram at http://instagram.com/michellezerull  Become a follower. I'd love to see you there.

Gold embossing + Vellum = <3

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Christmas STAMPED

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is to use a stamp. Any stamp! I chose the Hero Arts Color the Tree stamp to add a bit of retro Christmas cheer to my journal.  Recently, I posted here where I explored using my Dyan Reavely art journal.  This week, I've added a page with some of the Glitz Design Finnley papers.  I've even included a copy of a vintage family photo and some old postage stamps.
 
 
The string of "lights" was made with twine and circles cut from the trees.
And why are trees red, you ask?  Because......
 
Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.
~Edouard Manet
 
 Now it's your turn to stamp. Show us your stamped project by linking it to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog and you have the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to the Simon Says Stamp store. Your project could also be chosen to be in our weekly spotlight.
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Spooky!

This week, the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge blog is celebrating the SPOOKY!  For my project, I used some Glitz papers from the Raven line to create some fun paper puzzle blocks.
The blocks were easily constructed from cereal box cardboard.  I created some cubes and secured them with hot glue. Yes, using the glue gun can be SCARY. Don't let the construction FRIGHTEN you off. Remember 10th grade geometry? Yeah....me neither. How EERIE! But if someone had told me that I'd be making cool paper cubes someday, I bet that I would've paid more attention in class.
I created a cube "pattern" and then cut the cereal boxes down to size and ran the cardboard through the printer. (I used 6 pieces of cardboard or three cereal boxes. (YAY~!  Recycling!) Running them through the printer was much easier than tracing. I cut out the cube printed cardboard with scissors. The score board was really helpful in creating tight creases for folding. I secured the blocks with hot glue and then I gave them a base coat of black paint. I stamped and sprayed some Glitz patterned papers and cut them to size for the cubes.  (I used 6 different patterns)  The papers were glued down with a glue stick. Below is a photo of the SAME set of blocks.  The Owl mysteriously disappeared!

Upload your SPOOKY project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog for a random chance to win a $50.00 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp! Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our designer spotlight.

HAPPY STAMPING!