Sweet Sentiments Altered Basket

I made a small Easter banner using Core'dinations cardstock and paper from Graphic 45's Sweet Sentiments paper pack.  I made labels using Spellbinders dies and used Enamel Accents and Liquid Pearls to create the faux pearls.  The pennants were cut using the Pretty Pennants Cricut cartridge, cut at 3" and strung together using some wooly yarn in pastel colors.  The base was embossed using "Kassie's Brocade", a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I am entering this project to the following challenges:

Decorate to Celebrate
Cutie Pie Challenge

Kaisercraft Bookend Drawers

I altered this bookend drawers using paper from Tim Holtz's Lost and Found paper pack.  I stamped it with various Tim Holtz stamps, applied Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium on the ledger paper and added tissue tape along the edges.  I painted the interior of the drawers with acrylic dabbers in Espresso.  I all inking were done using Cat's Eye inks from ColorBox.

Graphic 45 Altered Dressform

Happy New Year! It has been a whirlwind of a journey for me this past year and I am hoping that 2012 will come in a more sedate pace. Needless to say, I finally had the chance to post my Christmas present to myself. :-D

I altered a dressform using Graphic 45's Christmas Emporium paper lines. To make the shape of the skirt, I used Tim Holtz's rosette dies. For the top of the dress, I used cloth tape which I colored with an E53 Copic marker. I added a row of tiny pearls and some tulle for the sleeves. To finish off the look, I glued some roses along the waistline of the dress. The plaid bow is from Hobby Lobby.

Secret Sister Handmade/Altered Items Part 2

I made a box for my Secret Sister and filled it with stamped images from Magnolia. I originally wanted to make some magnolia flowers for the box but I was concerned that it will get squished during shipping, so I had to use Prima flowers instead. In teal, of course. :-) The paper is from The Green Stack from DCWV.

I stamped a candle with a couple of Christmas images from Magnolia. I colored them with Prismacolor pencils because I was concerned that the Copic markers will bleed through the tissue paper.


For week 6, we had to alter something that starts with an "S". The ceramic snowman ornament is from Hobby Lobby. It was unpainted, so I colored the face with Copic markers--R01 for the cheeks, Y38 for the nose and B100 for the eyes and mouth. The scarf and the hat were painted using acrylic paint, and I used Stickles for the hat, scarf, eyes and mouth. I layered some metallic paint on the scarf to make it really sparkle.

Secret Sister Handmade/Altered Items Part 1

I joined one of the swaps at the Cricut MB and we were given a letter every week for six weeks. We were to make/alter/shop for items that begin with that particular letter. The catch was: we only had a $5.00 limit with a $6.00 maximum, to give an allowance for taxes.

For the first week, we were given the letter "B". I altered this birdhouse for my Secret Sister. I used the color purple and a Baroque Minimalist theme. :-)


I gave her the picture frame that I altered for a project for My Sheri Crafts for the letter "P". She has two sons and being surrounded by men, I figured out that she might like something feminine for her craft room. The paper has teal in it too, one of her favorite colors.

The letter for the third week was "A". Cammi and I were brainstorming, and the word "Asian" popped up, hence the takeout box. The outside was painted with purple acrylic paint. I glued some vintage Asian images to a couple of memory glass using Glossy Accents and adhered them to the sides of the takeout box. I cut a tag that says "friend" from the Pagoda cartridge at 1/2" and added a fan as additional embellishments. I finished it off with some pearls. I filled up the box with some purple mini roses wrapped in tulle.

Altered Picture Frame

I absolutely love altering the dollar frames that they sell at Michael's. I used Aleene's tacky glue to adhere the scored paper to the frame. The embellishments are from Tim Holtz's Idea-ology line and a $0.50 paperclip I found at the clearance bin at Office Max. :-D Cat's Eye Ink from ColorBox was used to ink around the edges.

Altered Jar

The theme for this week's challenge at My Sheri Crafts is "Altered Objects". Sheri sent each Design team member a different object to alter, and I received a jar from her. She also sent a Martha Stewart Elegant Paper Pack and the Martha Stewart Elegant ribbons to use for the challenge.

I covered the jar lid with cuts using Contemporary Hearts Spellbinders dies, and used flatback pearls from The Paper Studio as embellishments. The label is from the Mother's day cartridge, cut at 1".