Go Green was one of the latest challenges at the Paperwhimsy Forum. For this challenge we had to use at least five recycle type items from around the house. When all were done, we voted for the top three favorites.
First Place Favorite
by Chris Capista
Soul Mate
Second Place Favorite
by Terri Heinz
The Spark of Imagination
Third Place Favorite
by Christine Laudigs
Wounded Love: The Broken Promises of Marriage
Congratulations to the Favorites and all that participated.
Here are two cards using one of the newest digisheets #130. These are great all by themselves, but I added some text from the new digisheet #123, and images from sheet #173 and #187.
With just a few background papers to frame these these little treasures, and a bit of glitter, these small works of art will make a wonderful trio to frame and hang on your wall. These are ATC sized.
Over at the Paperwhimsy Forum we have been doing a Quote Challenge using poems from Hilda Conkling. This is the current poem. If you would like to see more, please join us.
The larger sized portrait collage images as in Collage Sheet #176 are perfect for a larger composition. I used a vintage bookcover for the base. The paper frame is from the Madeline Paper Collection. Using an oval template I cut the frame and edged with gold leaf pen. I also aged the bookcover and frame edges with brown ink. The yummy flowers are from the Bailey Stickers sheet, by K&C Company. These stickers have a light glitter on them that is hard to see in the photo. Add a little crown and ribbon, and she is ready to set on an easel.
There are a lot of new charms in the Paperwhimsy Shoppe. Of course they are great just the way the come, but I decided to play with them a little. With a ragged brush, I randomly added sage and light turquoise acrylic paint. When dry, I coated the charms with thinned borwn paint, and wiped off the excess. When that was dry I sealed the charms to protect the paint finish. For this necklace I used a Silver Wing, Token #3, pretty bead, and a Keyhole charm from Tim Holtz. I finished the necklace with a bead chain and pretty ribbon.
A short while ago, the Paperwhimsy forum had a Canvas Back Swap. I loved doing the project, and wanted to make another, a little larger. Here I used a gallery wrapped canvas, sized 8×8. One of the discussions we had during the swap, was how we would cover the back frame, and in some cases hide the canvas edges and/or staples. As I was looking around, I ran across this Rusty Ceiling Tile, and it was the perfect size.
I was able to easily cut the center out of the ceiling tile with tin snips. I left about 1/2 inch along the inside frame. Then clipped to the corners. On a sharp edge, I hammered that edge flat, to the back of the tile. This leaves a nice smooth edge.
I randomly painted the the canvas and ceiling tile with a mix of cream and light aqua acrylic paint. Before it was dry, I wiped it off with a paper towel, leaving paint in the crevases. I also added a bit of brown ink around the edges.
I selected Miss Anastasia Plum from the new Collage Sheet #176. Then glued to a piece of cardboard, sized to fit the back opening, covered with scrapbook paper. A few velvet leaves, and bare twigs, and the inside was finished. On the bottom of the frame, I added a small scrap of scrim fabric, and a rusted label holder. Add a hanger on the back, and it’s ready for display.
Here is a quick and easy way to dress up one of those plain Composition Books. Glue pretty scrapbook paper on the front and back covers. Age the edges and corners with brown ink. If the black spine does not coordinate, just give it a coat of paint. Here I used Lumiere metallic gold. I created a collage using paper from the Madeline collection, and a notecard from the Que Sera collection. I tucked Miss Portia Pink into the notecard like a little pocket. The bird is from Digisheet #026. Tie a pretty ribbon in a bow around the journal, and it’s ready to set by your bedside.
As soon as I saw this cute little birdcage charm, I knew I had to make a necklace. I decided to add a little paint to give it an aged look. With a few sparkly beads and a pretty ribbon, it is ready to wear.
Here is the newest little girl from the Paperwhimsy collection, Collage Sheet #188. Such a pouty little face. She is standing in the new Digisheet 122. All I added was a little bow and a few little pink rhinestones to the “Secret Garden”.
