Stenciled tags with texture paste and a three pocket fold out

At Tag Tuesday the current challenge is to use a stencil on your project. I haven’t experimented much with texture paste, so I thought I would give that technique a go. I used a Stampin’ Up metal background die and made a stencil out of cardstock. I chose music sheet patterned scrapbook paper for the […]

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Changing Seasons Flat Mail Mini Album

It’s been a long time since I joined in on This Weeks Smiles at A Stich in Time. The idea is to share something on Friday’s that you have been working on and something to make you smile. I created a mini album based on the video by Pinkstrawberryz (see below) in a Fall theme […]

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T is for Tulsi, Trader Joes Flower Arranging, and Valentine Pockets

I’m sharing my Tulsi Tea in my Old fashioned Winnie The Pooh Valentine’s mug with you and the folks over at the Altered Book Lover this T day. This past Thursday I made a flower arrangement for my friends birthday that I’ll be sharing as well. A similar arrangement from a local florist would be […]

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WOYWW, Altered Journal Cards

What’s NOT on my desk today~!~ The Stamping Ground is where you can share the current state of your workspace with others, and mine is a happy mess at the moment. I have my colorful drawers of bits out as well as stacks of paper, glue, punches, twine etc. My daughters desk has a pile […]

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T stands for Toast, and Trio Pocket

Happy T day to you and all the followers at the Altered Book Lover. Today I share my mug of green tea and my Gluten Free toasted muffin with butter and almond butter. I asked Hubby to pick this up for me, and while it has good texture and taste it’s high in sugar and […]

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WOYWW, Ribbon, Journal Circle Pocket, and Den Renovations

What do you do to treat yourself after a mammogram? I went to Joann’s fabric and bought 40% Christmas ribbon which I think has lot’s of creative potential for only $11 and change. That’s one of the piles that was on my desk this week that I’m sharing with you, and the work desk crew […]

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T stands for Instant Latte, Loaded Autumn Pocket, Sunflower FIeld, and Inchie

It’s T day where we share a drink and some recent activities at the Altered Book Lover. You know when you buy something because you really want it to be good and all the while you know it probably won’t be?? That’s what I did when I bought this Starbucks “Instant” Pumpkin Spice Latte on […]

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WOYWW, Book Page snippet strips, Renovations

I decided I would take a before picture of my work desk so the group at the stamping ground can see that my desk really is clear when I start a new project: I made Book Page Snippet Strips based on a video I watched HERE by Eva, from Bohemian Crafting. They’re like clusters but […]

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Autumn Stacked Clusters and Renovations

I’ve been playing with my Autumn embellishments for “What’s on your work desk Wednesday” The idea for this project came from a video by ARTYmaze that you can watch HERE. I like her idea of working on wax paper with double sided tape so your clusters will stick and store nicely. I used lace, ribbon, […]

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