ATC ~ Savour The Journey

I love mixed media art, love playing with inks and paints and what-nots. This is a result of all that and a whole bunch more. The plus point? I had LOADS of fun. Can't wait to play some more!





Edges are inked with Mica Magic inkpads - love the gorgeous sheen. Before that a whole 'mess' of other stuff happened. The butterfly was stamped and embossed at certain areas for the extra texture. Picked up the wonderful tip of running paper through those good ol' tag makers from Tim Holtz's blog and loved how it turned out.

Supplies - Paper: water colour paper, text paper, Fancy Pants pp; Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Inkadinkado; Inks: Nick Bantock Reinkers, Mica Magic Inkpads, Colorbox Cat's Eye Chalk Inkpads, Distress Inkpads; Paints: Making Memories; Others: 3D adhesives, Modge Podge, SnC Embossing Powder, Dymo Tag Maker.

Ballerina Girl

J started ballet lessons ...

She had been pestering me to let her learn ballet for some time now, but I had been a little hesitant, I mean she's just a wee bit past 3 years old ... So anyway, since I took the day off last Thursday, I decided to let her attend a trial class at Priscilla Ballet. Surprise, surprise, it went wonderfully well - she was actually able to follow instructions and follow the class. I mean I was so afraid that she might disrupt the class with her incessant chatter (which, by the way, was only minimally reduced) And although, her ballerina march still needs work (she was more of a stomping baby elephant!!) the teachers okay-ed her to be 'teach-able' so to say and so, I am now proud mummy to a little ballerina in the making. She has attended 2 classes so far (excluding the trial) and seems to be enjoying them so I finally bought her ballet shoes as she had gone through the earlier sessions barefooted. I had sat in the the trial and 1st class but have since been shoo-ed out by the teachers, but J didn't seem to even notice whether or not I was there.

And the tutu made for her by Aunty Yoonie is being given a real workout now!

What Can I Say ...

J's definitely been more creatively productive than me, for sure. This was done a few evenings ago, yeah, this is what she gets up to during her less hyper days. In case you're wondering, the 'taller' one with the hair standing is Mummy (and no, I do not have hair like that!) and the the 'smaller' fella on the right is supposed to be J. The overturned-teacup shaped head is her interpretation of what her haircut looks like - a bob!

Notice that both of us are smiling in her picture? I like that ...

Transparency Swap

I made this transparency for a swap on the SnC forum - my first swap ever! Sounds really sad, but it's true. Anway, we are supposed to make a layout of the transparency we receive. I loved making this and I hope my swap partner has fun creating with it.

Supplies - Inks: Adirondack Alcohol Inks, Adirondack Dye Inkpad, Staz-On Inkpad; Flowers: Prima; Stamp: Hero Arts; Others: Stickles, rhinestone

Earth Day Notepad Holder

This will be my last DT project for Scrap-n-Crop as my DT term will be up by end-Apr'08. It has been quite an experience I must say, and a great opportunity. So thanks Val, for believing in me.

This is a little notepad holder which is filled with recycled papers/envelopes. Great thing is, you can cut up more paper scraps, etc., punch holes with a regular puncher and just refill this holder for use over and over again.

"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" - must admit the hardest part for me will be to reduce" (especially when it comes to scrapbooking materials), but I will try!

Foil tape used on the spine.


Double-embossed image of the tree. It gives the impression of a textured bark. Used a crystal brad to function as a button (with an elastic string) to hold it all close.


Love the effect of the foil tape on the spine - a little gleam, a little distressed, a little texture.

The stretched-out view of the notepad holder (topside).


And the inside where I used a ribbon to hold the papers together.

* this is now used by little J as her sketch book.

Supplies - SnC Earth Day Kit, Hero Arts Stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad, Ranger Inkssentials Memory Foil Tape, Making Memories Acrylic Paint, Making Memories Crystal Brad, Modge Podge, SnC Embossing Powder, SnC Ribbon, Hard Card.

ATC ~ Dreams

It's amazing how a few drops of inks can transform, from this ....

... to this, by spritzing with a mister ...

... to this, by drying with a heat tool ...

... to this little baby. Enjoy the process!

This appears on Scrap-n-Crop's latest newsletter and Tips & Techniques.

Supplies – Inks: Nick Bantock Reinker, Tim Holtz Distress Reinker, Tim Holtz Distress Inkpads; Pen: Zig Writer; Stamp: Inque Boutique, Hero Arts; Others: Ranger Inkssentials Memory Foil Tape, SnC Embossing Powder, EK Success 3D Dots.

ATC ~ Travel

Had fun playing with inks and made this little ATC. The left backgroup strip is foil tape and the right strip is paper with inks with smudges embossed with Tim Holtz's Distress Embossing Powder.



To show the details of the stamped transparency which I had 'stickled' from the back - you can see little specks of glitter through it. It's background is done with alcohol inks on foil tape (love the shine!) and the textured part (the bottom) is done with reinkers on tissue paper.

Close-up of the 'fun' part - the texture with the ink mix. The edges are embossed in copper.

Supplies - Inks: Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inks, Ranger Nick Bantock Reinkers, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinkers; Inkpad: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad, Tsukineko Staz-On; Embossing Powder: Scrap-n-Crop, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Emboss Powder; Others: Stickles, foil-tape, transparency, tissue paper.