Precious Pages by Paula: ATC

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

SWAPPIN' THE NIGHT AWAY!!!

Last night I went to spend some scrapping time with Maraline and was able to work on a few swaps I was participating in over at Paper Dolls Trading.

The first is an ATC using washi tape. I started by covering my card with two different patterns of washi tape. Next I stamped a doll, a bell and a saying and colored them. I also added some glitter and lace trim.

Here are the results!

My second project is my very first pocket letter. The theme of the swap is Christmas. I decided to use one of my decade dolls and then I gathered up some Christmas papers and embellishments.

with a few close-ups!

I have the same partner for both swaps so my package went postal today.

Hopefully she will enjoy them!

I hope you also enjoyed viewing my latest
Julie Nutting creations!

Sunday, October 25, 2015

NAUGHTY OR NICE?

I am in another swap over at Paper Doll Trading! This one is for an ATC card. As we are approaching the Christmas holidays and I had the Julie Nutting Christmas set I decided that I would do a Christmas theme. The swap also called for embossing. Rather than using a full embossing folder I decided it would be fun to use the holly embossing folder that I have.

I started with a playing card that I wrapped with a shiny white paper with gold spots.

I stamped my doll and colored her with markers and used glitter for her hat and shoes.

I stamped the sentiment and colored it and mounted it on glittered paper.

I embossed and cut the holly and berries and then added glitter to them too!

I just found out my partner over in the UK has already received my card I am so happy she liked it! I had fun working on this.

Friday, December 27, 2013

A VERY UNPRODUCTIVE DECEMBER

Sorry it has been so long since I have regularly posted anything. I suffer from depression and it is at a high point right now. There are also some complicated family situations happening.

I usually work in a larger size so ATCs are a real challenge for me but I had signed up for a swap in my (in)design group. I finally did get them done and into the mail... I also used them as my sample piece for my challenge - Something Small on Colorful Creations.

Tonite I managed to create a card but I am not going to show it now as it is for a DT assignment for Scrapping Everyday Miracles January challenge (so keep watch in a few days to see it!)

I also was able to create a layout...it is for a challenge called the Ugly Paper challenge on Scrapbook.com. I thought I had taken a photo of my uglies before (which really is required for the challenge) but after I completed the layout and went to upload everything into their gallery I discovered that I had no 'before' photo... so here is the finished product anyway...

Thanks for stopping by. It's late and I am finally getting off to bed. Hopefully my creating will be back on track and I will have more to share with you soon!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

KRAFTIE KRE8ATIONS DESIGN TEAM BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team Blog Hop! KK8 is a wonderful new and very active group and I am proud to be one of it's first designers.They have a Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kraftiekre8ations/

and a blog at http://kraftiekre8ations.blogspot.com/

Kraftie Kre8ations is proud to have this opportunity to introduce our "new design team" members. We have a talented group of ladies starting this month. Here is their opportunity to introduce themselves and for us to allow them to truly shine. Just wait until you see what they have to show you on this hop!

Our sponsor for this hop is Stampin' Up: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/scrappinvon/

Let me tell you how this hop is going to work! After the hop, we will select the lucky winner from those who commented along the way and became a new follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations's Blog, which is the last stop on on the blog trail. We hope that you enjoy our welcoming blog hop!

And now for my bio and project - My first project is an ATC showing you who I am. I have never done an ATC before or worked on anything SO small. It was certainly a challenge. I hope you like it:

front

back

Basically, this is telling you I am very laid back, independent and unique, that I love the beach, collecting shells and flowers. The umbrella is because I was born in April and I'm sure you know April showers bring May flowers. The cross is because I am a Christian. The medical symbol is because I was in the hospital in March and April and have spent much of the following months seeing various specialists to try and get a host of physical ailments under control. I love butterflies. The paint and brushes are because I am an artist and the rest is bling!

My Interview:

What is your scrapbook "kryptonite"? (What style/color/etc. will people never see on your creations because you cannot deal with it???)

There really is very little I won't try or won't use. In fact I can't think of anything that I have tried and won't do again other than using a Cricut which I tried in a store and found very complicated compared to Sizzix.

What do you listen to or watch while your scrap and WHY?

If I am listening to music it usually will be Contemporary Christian, Classic Rock or 80's. If I have the TV on it will usually be Law and Order SVU or NCIS. Often it is just peace and quiet.
How do you jump start your creativity when you find that it is missing?
That is a tough one. I guess it would probably be to go through all the open challenges I can find on various online sites and see if there is anything that strikes my fancy or calls for specific pictures that I am in the mood to work on. If that doesn't do it I will usually pull out my art journal and some different media like molding paste and various types of paints and my Crafters Workshop Templates and just play and then add an inspiring quote to it when I am done.

Here is a page from my art journal:

At what time of day are you most creative, or do you prefer to create?

Occasionally I will create during the day, but I would probably say from after dinner until bedtime is my norm.

What is your favorite technique(s) to use right now and why? What are some tried and true techniques you love to use?

I would have to say that my favorite technique would be to use my favorite product - patterned paper - lots of it and a tried and true technique would be inking. And...I love using my embossing folders.

Show us a new project of your choice:This is my most recent layout. I really enjoyed creating it as I have not done too much steampunk style and I loved embossing the tag and using various inks on it as well as the diecuts which were colored with Distress Stains and various colors of Perfect Pearls. The photos were from my recent trip to Hagley Museum in Wilmington, DE which is where the duPont Story began.

Hagley Museum and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley Museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1972. Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.
Find out more at: www.hagley.org

Show us your old favorites and why:This layout is not all that old but it is one of my current favorites as it was selected as a winner in the Carta Bella Paper Company Giddy Up Boy Contest. The photo is of me and my younger son at Wild West City in Netcong, NJ. They have been there for over 50 years. I went there as a child and have taken my sons for years.