Festive Friday Number NINE - Holiday Altered Mini Journal Using Recycled Wrapping Paper

Welcome to the ninth installment of Terri Sproul's 2012 Festive Friday Bloghop! It's May already and Mother's Day is two-days away. You should have arrived here from Amanda's Page. To get back to the beginning of the bloghop CLICK HERE.

Happy Festive Friday! Since I have been making Christmas Cards every week for Unscripted Sketches, I thought I would change things up and decorate a mini journal. I have been into a frenzy of greencrafting since Earth Day a couple weeks back and this altered 4" x 6" mini journal is now covered with a piece of wrapping paper and a few scraps from my seasonal stash.

 

C'mon...admit it! I know I'm not the only one who saves lovely wrapping paper to use for crafty projects. This book background is wrapping paper, the tree is a paper die cut by My Minds Eye wrapped with some fuzzy fiber topped off with a mirror star that I colored yellow with a permanent Bic Mark-its pen. I used some Miracle Tape to adhere on the green ribbon layered with white ric-rac and to adhere a red metallic pipe cleaner that had been fiber wrapped with some Basic Grey fibers. This will make a lovely little gift!

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Thanks for visiting!!!

The next stop on the Festive Friday Bloghop

is Laura at Scrappin' Daphne - CLICK HERE.

I made my first how-to video!!!

I made a little how-to video for a my Crafty and Green Swap Group. This is a bottle swap we are going to be doing this month. Sorry this swap is closed. But if you are interested in joining this group. Leave a comment with your info and I'll send you the info : ) Sb

Playing with Altered Pages Collage Sheets and More

I spent my Sunday unwinding from the National Scrapbooking Day festivities yesterday...and after a long night's sleep - I was feeling in the mood to make some altered things. So I downloaded some Altered Pages Digital Download Collage Sheets from AlteredPages.com and today I am playing with some of them to make some fun tags.

Please CLICK HERE to visit the Altered Pages Blog to see the fun tag that I created - and - some interesting printing techniques using the digital collage sheets.

After dinner and a short nap - my creative clock is still ticking. I broke out my new Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers and some book pages and chipboard keys I got from AlteredPages.com. Burning the midnight oil - I have been experimenting and painting everything within reach. Please CLICK HERE to visit the Altered Pages Blog to see what I discovered!

The weekend is way to short - when do we get to vote to institute the TWO-DAY workweek and the FIVE-Day WEEKEND??? Happy Crafting! Sb