I was sorting through some scraps and happened to notice one in particular. It had a really nice oval shape of torn paper left on it…. Sometimes, your trash can be so inspiring! I found an old sketch of a dancer on vellum. We did a unit years ago on the […]
Tag: sheet music
Singing Owls
These card designs are all hand-cut using some of the super-awesome paper in the KC Company’s Que Sera Sera pack. The changing seasons always put me in the mood for cutesy things like this. These owls are enjoying the moonrise from their respective tree tops and singing sweetly in […]
A Home-Made Puppet Theater
Two cardboard boxes from the garage became the framework for our home-made puppet theater. I used a knife to cut out the opening on one side of the top box, and then taped up one of the flaps in back. I think the photos do a better job of explaining […]
Autumn Colored Butterfly Cards
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‘Simply Adorned’ Charms
This is one of my favorite things. Stampin’ Up offers these awesome locket charms and I LOVE mine so much. They are little glass covered frames that you can put your miniature creations in: poems, collages, photos, keepsakes,etc… And then wear it as a charm on a necklace or bracelet. You can also hang […]
Antique Baby Portrait Card
When I go to antique stores I look for old photos. I love to find baby portraits in good condition. I love the old-fashioned dresses they wore (the girls and the boys!) and their sweet expressions. I always wonder how something that was so precious to someone at one time wound up for sale in an antique […]
A Technique for Aging Paper
I think old paper is so cool. The older the better. I’m sure there are one thousand blogs out there that show a thousand other ways to age paper, but here’s what I do: 1.) Give it a tea bath. 2.) Hang it up. 3.) Spray with Walnut Ink while the […]
“All Praise to the Son” Hand-made Card
Sheet Music Pencils
I love to re-use boxes. I love to paint them, decorate the lids, and fill them with something fun. I came across this narrow box in my stash the other day. It was the perfect size to put pencils in. Many of the art blogs I read are using sheet music […]