Altered Butterfly Frame

I had a lot of fun altering this frame tonight. I was thrilled to find the frame today at Zellers on a clearance table for 70% off the lowest yellow ticketed price! That meant I got it for $1.93! What a screamin' deal! lol :)

Altering this frame ended up being a lot harder than I had anticipated, but I like how it turned out and it'll make for a different frame to have around the house to hold a pic of my two daughters. :) I took this picture on their first day of school last Fall.
This is what the frame looked like pre-altered. A nice frame, but it was beat up a bit, hence it being on clearance. But, in my mind, that just made for an opportunity for it to be altered! Yes, I will alter pretty much anything! lol :) The frame measures 8.5" x 10.5" and the photo insert is 4" x 6".

Well, I have to get up early to go get my hubby at the dockyard so I better call it a day. I'll be back soon with more to show you. Until then...

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Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Wild Saffron (K&Company)
Tools: Kraft Knife, Mod Podge - Mat Finish (Plaid), Pencil, Ruler, Foam Brush, Scissors, Alfred Sung Frame (Zellers)

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I found a screamin' deal on a picture frame on clearance today. I'm in the midst of altering it right now, I'll post it soon for you all to see. Stay tuned...

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Wedding Happiness

I was asked to make another card by Tammy, this one for the wedding that she'll be attending that I already made the Bridal Shower card for. I went with a more formal card for this one and I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Do you see the scalloped circle in the background of the image...can you guess what I used for it? I read a tip on one of the card making forums that I belong to and they suggested trying the foil deal that comes on yogurt or sour cream containers. So I tried it! This one was recycled off a yogurt container. I thought it made for a really nice media for the Textile Cuttlebug embossing folder. I'm sure I'll be playing around more with these in the future! lol :)

Here's a close up to try to show you the vellum images better - they're actually a nice vibrant black, but I can't seem to get a good photograph on the vellum.
OK, play time is over for today...I need to run off to work.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Wedding (Inkadinkado)
Cardstock: Black Linen (CRS), Flat White (Staples), Vellum Cardstock (SU)
Tools: Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Foil (seal from a yogurt container), Cuttlebug, Textile Embossing Folder
Embellishments: Sheer Black 5/8" Ribbon (Michaels)

Dahlia Dimensional Flower

We had a great time at the Tattoo and the girls really enjoyed the show. My youngest leaned in to me about 20 minutes into the show and said "Mama, thank you so much for bringing us here! I love it!" That made my evening. I love it when they tell you how much they like something and know that they appreciate you taking them.

Ok, onto my card, this was the one that we started on Tuesday night at our crafty get together. Yvonne brought her Spellbinders Dahlia dies and we used them all at once taped together to give this effect. Pretty cool, eh? I used both sides of a double-sided piece of patterned paper so that I could alternate the layers of the flower. I think I like this flower so much that I may need to either buy this Dahlia set or borrow it from Yvonne on our next crafty night! It's so pretty!

Here's an angle to show you the dimension of this card - holy cow, this card must be an inch thick! Somehow I don't think this one will be going in the mail! lol :)

Well, I think it's time to call it a day. I have to get up early to go get my hair done...thank goodness, I've already had to reschedule two appointments and my hair is in severe need of being cut and re-coloured!

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Supplies:
Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate (SU), Jet Black Linen (CRS)
Patterned Paper: KO Addison Blue Garden Swirls (K&Company), KO Addison Teal Swirls (K&Company)
Tools: Cuttlebug, Dahlia Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Black 1/16" Dimensional Dots (MultiCraft Imports), Thumbtack (to pierce holes for brads), Scissors, Embossing buddy (SU) - This was to remove any access stickiness of the pop dots so that if the flower were to get pushed down in the centre, it would all stick to the base layer. That's for that tip again, Yvonne! :)
Embellishments: Jumbo Onyx and Silver Brads and Onyx Self-Adhesive Gems (Dollarama)

Heading out to the Tattoo Show

I'm just on my way out with my family to go to the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. I've seen it several times, but this will be the first time my girls have seen it. I think they'll enjoy it, although it's a long show - about 3 hours, with the 1/2 intermission, so I know they'll be tired tomorrow. Performers come from all over the world to participate in the week long show. Here's a link to the Tattoo if you're interested in reading more about it.

Well, I finally got my dimensional flower card done and was about to post it, but I just realized the picture is blurry. I don't have time right now to take another pic, so I'll post it late tonight or tomorrow morning.

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Happy Canada Day!

I hope everyone had a great Canada Day today. We had a wonderful day here celebrating Canada's 142nd Birthday! :)

We got to the BBQ at my friends house shortly after 4 pm and got to see lots of friends we hadn't seen in a while. The kids had a great time, too, able to play with lots of other kids they'd never met before and they all got along really well. We left there around 7:30 pm and took the girls out to grab a bite to eat since they were complaining that they were hungry. Yes, I know, we just came from a BBQ, but they were too excited to eat and apparently too many new friends to play with to be concerned with eating! lol :) After that, we drove around a little while, grabbed a coffee and headed for the waterfront to watch the fireworks off a barge from the Halifax Harbour. It's been really rainy and foggy here lately, but the rain did let up today and it turned out quite nice, but still overcast. The fireworks were pretty good, but some of the higher fireworks got lost in the low ceiling, but a good show overall and the girls were thrilled with them, so that's all that matters.

These were a couple of pictures that I took going across the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge that joins Halifax and Dartmouth. I thought the big flags were nice and I got a pic of both of them that they had at each peak on the bridge.

This is a picture that I took last year that I thought was pretty, too, with the refection on the mirrored high rise.

I'm so proud to be a Canadian and able to live in such a wonderful, beautiful country! I'll be back soon with something crafty to show you. Stay tuned...

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Blue Garden Swirls Fantasy Box

I have one more project to show you before I head off to get ready for Canada Day festivities. We're heading over to a friend's place for a BBQ and then we're going to the fireworks on the waterfront. I was supposed to take my famous Broccoli Salad, but I just found out someone else is bringing it, so I'll have to think about what else to bring! Eep! I hope I have the supplies for something else, the stores are all closed here today for the holiday!

Here's to show you with the cover off.

Oops, I forgot to add the prima flower to the top of the cover before I took the other pics, so here's a pic of it on.

This is the inside view with all the nesting boxes. Does anyone out there love Bo Bunny paper as much as I do? lol :)

This is the outside of the box.

I'll be taking this fantasy box as a hostess gift to Doug and Bev this afternoon. I'm gonna fill it with yummy chocolates and then she can use it for whatever she chooses later on.

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Supplies:
Cardstock: Flat Black (Recollections)
Patterned Paper: Outside of Box: KO Addison Blue Garden Swirls (K&Company), Inside of Box: KO Addison Teal Swirls (K&Company)
Tools: Bone Folder, Scissors, Double sided Tape, Glue Stick, Terrifically Tacky - Red-Line Tape (ProvoCraft), Mini Glue Dots (SU), Kraft Cardboard
Embellishments: Vanilla Flower (Prima)