An Appointment With Crafting

I needed a date book for work, and couldn't find anything that really grabbed me.

So - I altered one!

I started with one I found at Barnes & Noble.

Then, I used these adorable Thrift Shop rub-ons from October Afternoon. 

For this book, I started with the yellow doily rub-on and layered the ladies on top.

Easy as pie!  Hope this inspires you to use those fun scrapbooking embellishments in new ways!!

xoxo

Genevieve

Home is where the ART is.

I love finding new ways to use paper!

I made these fun wooden plaques using the $1 wood ovals from Michaels.

I painted the sides with dark brown and then used hot glue on the front to paste down my favorite Cosmo Cricket Gretel paper.  I sanded the paper to give it a good edge, flush with the wood and to antique it a bit.

The letters were cut from my Cricut and then decorated with lots of little flowers, ribbon and buttons.

I stapled some gingham ribbon on the back of each piece of wood when I was finished.

It's a fun, easy project, and a great way to display your favorite paper patterns.

Cross Crafting

I'm a lover of crafts.  If I can make something with my hands, I'm all over it (except for cooking dinner).  Sometimes I just like to wander the craft store isles and find ideas for new crafts...until I remind myself of all the 1/2 finished projects waiting for me at home!

When two of my artistic passions come together, well, it's just magical.  I've enjoyed merging my love of embroidery with card making.  Sure, each card can take a week to make, but it's

a lot of fun to work on and I love that each piece is truly one-of-a-kind.

Here are some of my recent projects using embroidery in my greeting cards:

Really happy with this one. I used glitter and watercolor pencil on it as well. You can check it out on Etsy for more photos.

This was one of the first big embroidery project cards for me (more pictures on Etsy).  I had this piece next to my couch every night until I had finished the pattern.  This project took me through America's Next Top Model and American Idol several times...

The power button card below has kind of a funny story attached.  I made it one night and showed my hubby when he came home.  I said, "Look!  It's an X-Box card!  Isn't that awesome?!" and he gave me a questioning look.  I said, "See?  It's the button that's on the X-Box!" 

He walked over to the computer and pointed to the screen, then the speakers, then the TV remote.  I hadn't realized that it was the universal POWER button.  LOL! 

Well, to me, it will always mean X-Box (that's why I chose the card stock and colors, too).

Such versatility with skulls now days!  Who knew???  :)  This girly one was also embellished with watercolor pencils and bling.  I like the cupcake card stock and satin bow, too.

That completes my embroidered card tour.  Hope it inspires you to mix and match your favorite crafts!