Postage Stamp Mini

Greetings! 

I'm so excited to share my stamp mini album with you that I created for my Guest Designer spot with Donna Salazar!  This is the coordinating album by Maya Road that fits into that little mailbox that I posted here earlier.  The paper line used for this project is "Antiquities" by Donna Salazar for GCD Studios. 

Here's the cover:

The cover is using "Queens Bees" and was punched with a postage stamp border punch.  I included an Epiphany Crafts floral button 20 and an epoxy heart 14 on here.  There is a stamp and hanging from the binding chain is a key and metal charm with a round epoxy 14.  Love those Epiphany charms!!!

The flower is a scrunchy layererd up variety of all kinds of my scraps from the mailbox project.  There is a little River Mossy Smooch Spritz in there too. 

Pages two and three, the left has an Epiphany Round button 20 and the right has a Floral button 20.  Another stamp in the upper right corner.  I'm a huge fan of crinkle seam binding and you'll see that here on a few pages.

Pages four and five.  I love that steam punk paper!  I layered a few punched flowers and created a floral button out of one of my stamps.  If you look closely it says Chicago, IL.  Page five's chandelier was accented with Sugar Shimmer Fairy Dust and it's just beautiful!

Pages six and seven.  I accented page six with three heart shaped buttons using Epiphany Crafts 14 hearts.  There is one more on page seven with a little Zva Creative bling.

Pages eight and nine.  I created a pocket for a few tags on page eight.  I've used a variety of the Epiphany buttons on here, the Round Button 20, Floral Button 20 and Epoxy Heart 14. On Page nine, I've created a library pocket and a tag.  I've trimmed it with a Round Button 20 and some Maya Road velvet ric-rak.

The grungy flower on page nine was created with my River Mossy Smooch Spritz and a few different flower dies, all scrunched up and a heart epoxy with compass directions for the center.

Pages ten and eleven.  Another library pocket and tag, and another button embellishment.  Page eleven is a fun slider pocket.  Here is what it looks like when it's closed:

The back cover:

One more little pocket with a tag.  I just love the added charm that these coordinating buttons from Epiphany Crafts added to this project. 

Thank you so much for spending a moment here today with me!  Have a super creative day!!!
~ Rhonda 

A Wednesday Treat!

How about some more of the beautiful March Life Preserver's Club featured kit?  I love the serene elegance of these papers from Shabby Green Door and GCD Studios so much, I thought they would work well for a special photo of mine.

This is a photo of my Father and I taken on my wedding day in May of 2006.  Historically, we do not have many photos together at all.  To me, that makes this photo ever so special of a gift.  There is a hidden journaling tag behind the photo index tab:

"What a splendid moment in time!  I adore this photo, it moves me to tears each time I look at it.  I am so thankful for you and will always treasure this photo and this stolen moment in time!  It was such a beautiful and happy day!  I love you Dad!"

Father of the Bride...   A stolen moment forever in time

I made all of the flowers and leaves on this page using the kit papers, the Cricut, my Sizzix Big Shot and embossing plates and some distress inks tossed in for good measure!  To assemble and secure them, I turned to my new favorite adhesive friend, Helmar Craft Glue!  To frame out the elements, I turned to those lovely Say It In Crystals flourishes by Prima, didn't they work out just perfectly?

I used my Helmar Craft Glue to glue down the brown ribbon on top of my crochet trim.  That glue works like sheer magic on fabrics!  I also used it to help adhere the paper and trim from the peek-a-boo corner in the upper right hand side.

Next, I used the Helmar 450 to secure the petite Prima Roses along the left side of my photo.  Note, I mounted my photo using the white Helmar ZapDots!

I finished the clustering using more of the Helmar 450 on the large ivory button, smaller button and the ticket.  Working with these adhesives just makes your projects go so smoothly.  If you haven't given them a try yet, you really should pick some up and experience it for yourself! 

Thanks for stopping by and as always, have a super scrappity day!!!

Sunday's Happenings

Hi there!  I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!  I was able to get out on Friday night and hit my craft night with my scrappy friends which was so much fun!  Thanks girls!

Here is another creation using the absolutely delish March Featured kit from Life Preserver's and some awesome Helmar adhesives!  I can't say enough about how gorgeous these GCD Studios and Shabby Green Door papers really are.  When looking through them for the next project I just couldn't stop thinking about how perfect they were for a man's card.  So, here's what I came up with:

Non-Kit Items Used:
- Skinny Blue Ribbon ($1 spot at Michael's)
- Organza Ribbon ($1 spot at Michael's)
- Crochet Scallop trim (Walmart)
- Prima Packaging for leaves
- 3 pearl stick pins
- 1 butterfly charm
- Walnut stain distress ink
- Flower is cut from Cricut, inked and rolled
- Helmar 450, Helmar Zap Dots and Helmar Craft Glue

After I ripped my base paper and adhered that down with Helmar Craft Glue, I then did a figure 8 with my organza ribbon and stitched it down.  Then I folded it down over from the top and stitched it again to get that "double ruffle" appearance.  I then pleated my paper, inked it and used the Helmar Craft Glue to secure it down to the ribbon.  That Craft Glue is amazing on fabrics to paper!  I held it down for a bit to set.

I also used the Craft Glue to tack my crochet trim down below my organza ruffle. I used the Helmar Zap dots in white under the first title block and the clear between that top and bottom for a varying dimension.  I used Helmar 450 to adhere my Prima Rose to the middle of my flower.

I hope you are having a super fabulous weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!!!

Pure Bliss....

What in the world is that?  What does it mean?  Well, in this case it involves a few beautiful things, awesome baby photos, a gorgeous March Life Preservers kit and some fabulous new adhesive products from Helmar!

For this project, I started out with the Helmar Craft Glue, and glued the ribbon down along the edge of my bracket paper after I had cut it and then hand stitched it.  This stuff rocks!

Next, I used some distress crackle paint on my Bliss sentiment, then thought I would seal it off with some of the Textured Effects.  I love how this turned out!  It was so rustic on the elegant scripting, just what I was hoping for!  You know what I just had to do next don't you?? .....

Yeah, I had to give this stuff a try on top of the photo.  I really wanted it to look like a timeless classic portrait.  All I can say is that I'm totally in love with this product!!!  So fabulous and fun to work with!  I used it as well on the upper left hand flower for some texture.

The flower on the right of the photo I used some of the craft glue and left dry for some dew effect on the flower.  I used ZapDots under my scallops and butterflies by cutting the small ones in half and they are just the right size!  The Helmar 450 was used for my small Prima flowers, to glue my Prima rose to the metal gear.  You have got to give this a try, I promise that you'll be hooked like I am!!

- Inspired by Gabrielle Pollacco to thread the ribbon through scallops!!

Happy Scrapping and as always, thanks oodles for popping on by!