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Can you hear me knocking?

Let’s see who is knocking on our door:

Outside of Origami Peek a boo owl inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

Surprise! It’s Green Owl!
Origami Peek a boo owl green inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

What about door #2?
Outside of Origami Peek a boo owl pink inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

Why, look at that, it’s our little friend, Pink Owl!

Origami Peek a boo owl pink inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2
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Feb
25th
Unleashed – Making backgrounds for inchies

I have been in the middle of an inchies swap at  Craftster but I needed some inspiration to finish up. I picked up “Collage Unleashed” by Traci Bautista. It’s a great book, and Traci’s website and her blog are visually inspiring as well.

The background for the following was inspired by the background techniques in Traci’s book.  I made these inchies with Bazzill Chipboard 1″ squares, Tattoo King stickers, BIC markers, an old brown paper envelope, Jo Ann and Colorbox inks, watercolors, and a variety of wood mounted stamps.

Pink Birdie inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

Green bird inchie - for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

Pink bird inchie 2- for Craftster.org Inchies Swap round 2

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Feb
22nd
When you wish upon a (lucky origami) star…

I have been trying origami lately (see Christmas card post) and was poking around on Craftster when I found a post about origami lucky wishing stars.  These are super easy to make thanks to Josey at FoldSomething.com whose video tutorial makes it a snap, as you can see  here   This is also an excellent way to use up scraps, magazines, and catalogs.   Check out the entire site for outstanding origami resources.

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Jan
19th
2008 Christmas Cards

Since I think everyone has received theirs, here is a snap of the Christmas cards I made and sent out this year.  Let’s just say the concept was better in theory than in actual practice.  I used varying papers from the DCWV Christmas and Winter stacks, cardstock and pre-scored cards from Joann’s,  fonts from 1001fonts.com, a Quickutz Silhouette digital cutter,  my trusty Xyron and Mrs. Grossman’s tweezers.  I also decorated the envelopes with graphic marker drawings, but I was too stupid to take pictures of them BEFORE addressing them.  They actually turned out kind of cool.  Maybe next time!

Behold, 2008 Christmas cards Las Vegas style:

2008 cards

Next, I am conquering the world of art journals and more mini books, with focus on matchbook albums.

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Dec
29th
Christmas creations

Although I am not personally having Christmas this year, I participated in the “Quick Holiday Card Swap” on Craftster.org this past week. I made 20 holiday cards and shipped them to my partner, and she returned the favor. Here are a few pictures under the cut of the cards that I made Read more

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Dec
7th