Seussy

Hello crafty friends!  Here's a quick post about a quick project we made before I left for the Philippines last month. I was asked by DSIL to make a Dr. Seuss sign for our niece's graduation party to display.  She's a bookworm, you see.  And thus this sign:

Originally, the plan was to cut letters with my Cricut.  But since there wasn't any time - literally a couple of hours before the party, we had to make it a lot quicker and easier.  Why should I complicate things, right?  So I dug out my big alpha stickers and chipboard alphas instead.  And while I was cooking my Filipino rice noodles, I had my friend Sabrina make the sign for me.  Thank you gf!

'Til next blog!

Planet Chaos

So I was on vacation last month.  Then I did a mini craft show right after I got back.  And now my planet is in this state:

Even my dog Chichay couldn't bear the sight that she had her eyes shut... lol!

Needless to say, this is just a quick post to let you know that I am working on it.  Yeah.  Right.

Hey at least, most of our house is really neat and organized.  I guess I'm saving my craft room for last.

'Til next blog!

Crafty Day

Earlier this week, a crafty friend of mine hosted a mini craft show on her drive way.  She is an artist and makes awesome paintings, and also likes to alter furniture and such.  She asked another friend, who refurbishes and alters furniture to join in.  And she asked me to sell my handmade cards as well.  Since I wasn't able to do any craft shows last year, I immediately said yes.

Sitting on my favorite bench made by Sheryl

Altered and Refurbished Furniture

Altered and Refurbished Items

Sabrina's Paintings and Altered Art

Paintings and Altered Art

Tinker Planet Handmade Cards

More Altered Furniture

Mini Craft Show

The Crafty Girls

At the end of the show, my friend Sabrina gave me this altered kitchen cabinet door with her painting of Morel Mushrooms.  I love it!

During the day, I also went to the Nub's Nob annual Art Fair.  It is similar to the Royal Craft Show in Castle Farms.  I enjoyed seeing everything in this show.  And guess what?  I didn't buy anything.  I might next year.

It's summer time in Northern Michigan... and I can't wait to see more arts and crafts shows.  'Til next blog!

Wedding Invitation: Final Chapter

I can say this is my biggest paper crafting project ever.  I actually had cold feet at some point, but with encouragement from the bride herself, I went on with it.  I was asked to make 80 invitations, and the goal was for the invites to get to the Philippines by first week of May.  Thanks to the USPS, that goal was achieved.

So without further a do, here's my best friend's wedding invitation.

This is how it looks when received by the guest.

Showing back of slider:

The invitation opened, without the slider.  The name of the recipient is put on the orange shape on the top flap.

 

The wedding went really great, and I'm so glad to be a part of it. 

'Til next blog!

Wedding Invitation Part 4

I forgot to mention that my college friend's job involves a lot of travel.  That's why she wanted her invitation to look like a traditional plane ticket bought from a travel agency.  That's why there is no need for the traditional wedding envelope.

 

The base (Part 1) and the slider (Part 2 and Part 3) have been made.  Now it's time to show you the inserts, which features the details of the wedding.

With Adobe Photoshop, I typed the details of the wedding, making sure they fit in an 8.5 x 11 cardstock.  The tricky part of this process is selecting the font, and making sure no words and names were misspelled.  When everything was good, I started printing.

I cut the 8.5 x 11 sheets in thirds, making three inserts for the invitation.  Each insert has different lengths as well with a difference of 1/4 inch.  I also rounded the top left corner of each insert.

The next step was to ink the left edge with black ink.  The stamped a ship image by Tim Holtz on the right side.

 

When the three inserts are stacked together, this is how it looks:

I'm excited to show you the final product.  And that's for the next blog...  'Til then!