Teacups with a touch of sass

Hi Everyone,

I am sure a bunch of you hit your local Joann a few weeks ago when they were clearancing out a bunch of their dies.  I scored some I had my eye on and a few I was indifferent to.  I am not a coffee or tea drinker, so the tea cup die from Tim Holtz and Sizzix was not a must own for me.  For $6 I can make anything work!

I had so much fun putting my sassy ladies in their snarky tea cups. *Warning a couple use some foul language*

My ladies are all from Lisa's Altered Art.

They all have a little remnant rub or phrase on their tag.  

The little cuts in the top of the cups are perfect for sliding the girls in.  

Using double sided paper made putting the cups together a breeze.  

Some of the girls have bling.

Some just let their expression and the quote say it all!

What would your snarky teacup say?

Jess 

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My first tutorial for Altered Pages is up today!

Here is a peek at the bag I show you how to make step by step.

Here's another I made using basically the same technique, but it's a smaller bag.

And a teeny tiny bag too.  

These bird images from Altered Pages are just fantastic.  You probably spied some Dew Drops from The Robin's Nest too.  

On a side note, I know I have been pretty quiet on here lately.  I have been working hard to get all my design team projects ready and I am starting a new job.  I have taken a big leap and left the company I was with for 15 years.  I am looking forward to more time with my family and my craft room.  

I cannot wait to show you all the fun things I have been working on!

What have you been crafting?

Jess

Tim tags for June

Tim tag time.  Whew! Just under the wire!

I made two this month.  I am not a coffee girl so I had to think a bit outside of the box on this one.
Since it is so close to the fourth of July I decided my first tag was going to be patriotic.

I used salty ocean, tumbled glass, and faded jeans for my plaid background.  When I first started I was going to use the entire cloche, but I ended up just using the base for my patriotic lady to perch on. 

My second tag is celebrating the supreme court decision from last week.  Love is a language everybody understands. I hope this decision takes everyone one step closer to understanding and acceptance for all.

I hope you enjoy my tags!

What have you been crafting?

Jess

Mini Album using Echo Park's Sweet Girl

I love to read and I love to craft, but I love nothing more than this...

My awesome little girl is the best thing since sliced bread.  

I was really good about scrapbooking her first year and then I fizzled.  I am getting back into it, but looking at my photo backlog usually sending me running for the hills.  

I decided rather than worry about doing them chronologically I would just scrap them as I feel like it.  That's why you date the pages right?

I made this great mini album using Echo Park's Sweet Girl line.  This post has a ton of photos-starting ....NOW!
I started with a Melody Ross mini album.  Most of the pages are completely recovered.

This is the front cover.  Some bakers twine helps define the clothes line.  A big Prima flower and some tiny forget me nots are on the bottom, along with a row of teeny pompom trim.

I used lots of foam tape to raise elements throughout the album.  I also aged the paper by using Distress Ink in Antique Linen.  

The hounds tooth on the side here is part of the original Melody album.  

I love this fluffy ribbon trim.  A rosette and vintage button give it just the right amount of sunshine.   

No album is complete without some washi tape.

Many of the stickers are a heavy chipboard.  

Vintage yellow pompom trim.  

Handmade rose and petals.  More washi tape and forget me nots.  

There's the ruffle ribbon in yellow.  I just glued the chipboard letters right to it.  

Crepe paper poppy.  

Tulle trim in red and gray.

More bakers twine to make the banner.

Vintage red pom pom trim and a big lady bug.

The back cover is the original cover.  I just added the sweet girl embellishment to it.  

Now I just need to add the photos.

Thanks for sticking with me on this  post!

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What have you been crafting?

Jess