A Tall Journal and a Napkin

I've gotten the hang of creating journals and have truly been enjoying making them lately. There are so many possibilities and options you have for decorating them that you don't get tired of the process.

This journal started with me adding modge podge to a napkin. Once the napkin was dry, it was added to manila stock, placing the birds in the direction I wanted them to face. The inside was created with coffee dyed paper and vintage dictionary pages for the tags. This journal measures 8" tall by 4.25" wide.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. Thank you for stopping by!

Nicie

Tags Created with Vintage Reader's Digest Pages

I've had so much fun working on tags for future journals. They're made from Reader's Digest books from the 1950s. It's also been a lot of fun because I got to play with my Christmas present - a new sewing machine with 100 different stitches. Well, time to go back to sewing.

Thank you for stopping by!

Nicie

Dia de los Muertos Canvas Panels - Halloween Decorations

Hello Everyone,

Well, it's that time of year! Fall is coming our way and that means that Halloween is just around the corner! I just love fall with the leaves changing their colors, a chill in the air and a nice cup of hot cocoa. I created these two canvas panels in honor of Dia de los Muertos, but they can also be used as Halloween decorations.

I hope you like them and thanks for stopping by!

Nicie

Tag Tuesday Challenge - Ephemera

The challenge this week at the Tag Tuesday blog is to use Ephemera. I have to admit that this was an easy challenge for me because I have tons & tons of ephemera - yes, I have a bit of a "problem!"  :)

I'm not sure about you, but when I hear the word "ephemera" the first thing that pops into my mind are vintage images of post cards, postage, love letters and butterflies. While all those images are beautiful and romantic, I wanted to try something just a bit different. The first thing I did was to stencil blue ink as the background. As I was looking through my images, the peacock caught my attention. It complemented the background color and for some reason the background reminded me of a fence - I know, what an imagination right?? Trying to emulate the shimmer of the peacock's colorful tail, I added sequins to it. I also added a few flowers, a piece of a paper doily to the bottom right corner and stamped the text Dream Big.

I hope you all like this week's tag and thank you for stopping by!!!  :)

Shabby Chic Canvas & Beach Beauty

I had created these projects a couple of months ago but had not posted the pictures, here are a few close ups. The canvas is 8" x 10" Shabby Chic style, that has a lot of layers of ink, lace, pressed leaves and other wonderful layers. The vintage photo is a transfer and has a piece of mica on top with a stamped image. The beach beauty has been created on corrugated cardboard also with several layers of paint, gesso, micro glass beads and real shells.

Thank you for stopping by!!! :)