A Christmas Present for a Friend

Is December an odd time to post a Halloween project?  Maybe, but this one has been TOP SECRET since June!!  Now that it has been given to my friend Amy I can finally share it with you, too!  The book itself and most of the pockets came from Heartfelt Creations, but the decorations are from everywhere!  

BOOK COVER

PAGES 1 & 2

Pages 3 & 4

Pages 5 & 6

Pages 6 & 7

Pages 8 & 9

Pages 10-11

Back Cover

Book "Latch" 

(Magnetic Closure)

Close up of the large tags in this project

A winter flower garden

Here in the Midwest we are enjoying the first snowfalls of winter.  Ice and snow covered trees are very pretty, but I prefer the bright happy colors of spring flowers.  So what is a girl to do in December?  Make my own flower garden, of course!

 Altered Pages sells several different styles of gold glam stickers and one of my favorites is the Bloom set.  There are several sizes of stylish flowers, leaves and butterflies.  I chose a different color card stock for each size flower and cut them out leaving a bit of color showing of the outside edge of each one and then did the same for the other items.

I chose a lacy ribbon for the bottom of the card because the loops remind me of a little garden picket fence.  It also adds a touch of softness to the golden flowers.  Because it is a polyester ribbon it has a light shine of its own so it fits perfectly.  The design is completed with "Time to" from the Celebrate set and the word "Bloom" from this one.  The flowers are adhered with a glue stick and tacky glue for the lacy ribbon.

In low light

SUPPLIES

Gold Glam Stickers - Bloom set

Gold Glam Stickers - Celebrate set

Adhesives

Scissors

Ribbon / lace

Click HERE to see this post at the Altered Pages Artsociates blog.

Ready to ring in the New Year

Today I have a tag that would be a lovely addition to that hostess gift you're taking with you on New Year's Eve.  Perfect for a gift package or hanging on a bottle of wine, this tag will let you ring in the New Year on a festive note.

My inspiration for this tag was the lovely lady in black and white.  I saw her on the Life in the 20s collage sheet and had to use the image.  Don't you just love flappers with all the fringe? 

I made an urban background with a brick stencil and two colors of ink.  I chose one of the clocks on the Time Travel stencil that is about to hit 12:00 midnight.  The bricks and clock are available at Altered Pages and they are two of my favorite stencils.  I added a cityscape with silver ink windows and then layered on some fancy lace and holiday collage images.  

Now...where's the party?

Supplies used:
Bricks stencil
Time Travel stencil
Ink
Lace & fibers
Tacky Glue (to hold down the lace)
Double-sided adhesive
Black rhinestone (for the clock center)

Collages:
Life in the 20s
Calendar Numbers 1-31
Dressed To Ring In the New Year