New Creations 2014

I've finally figured out how to get pics from my phone to my laptop via the iCloud.  What a learning curve!  I'm posting 2 sets of photos. 


The first, titled Stationary Box, is from a Pinterest post. 


Two instructional videos that can be found at Dannie's Designs :
http://danniesdesigns.typepad.com/my-weblog/2008/09/stationary-box.html


This project seemed pretty intimidating at first, but if you take good notes and follow the measurement exactly, it will turn out fine.




The stationary box opens to reveal 3 compartments.  One for standard (A-2) cards and envelopes.A place for 3" x 3" gift cards, and one for gift tags  I added an envelop for address labels and one for stamps.




For my A-2 cards I selected a butterfly pattern from the Mariposa stack (DCWV).  I love that stack - and the full sheet of butterflies fit right in with my blue and yellow theme.


I used a 'One Page Wonder'  (OSW) pattern for a 6" x 6" sheet of patterened paper also found of Pinterest. FYI - a web search yielded lots of OSW patterns for 6" x 6", 8 1/2" x  11:, and 12" x 12" sizes of paper.










  

A New Year 2014

What difference does a year make?  Well for one thing, a year ago I posted about zentangles and watching the Superbowl  This year I watched the Seattle Seahawks WIN the Superbowl!


I've been busy with my art projects.  Working on a spiritual journal with my favorite quotations.  After much reading and exploration I've determined that I am NOT an art journalist - yet.  My journal pages tend to be neat, clean and interactive.  I hope I get the courage to go back to some of them and make them more...arty...creative...layered.  Hmmm.  Sounds like a plan.

Creative Freedom

To live a creative life we must lose out fear of being wrong.
                                         John Callton Pearce

Quilting

This year I am determined to finish the quilt I started during a quilt-block-of-the-month class in the 1980's.  Here's my kitty helping me with the layout...

Holiday Card Boxes

Here are the 3 boxes...

Holiday Cards

I made holiday cards for each of my sisters last year.  I used chipboard children's book pages and decorated them with one holiday on each page.  I took the books apart and ran ribbon around the edges to make each separate holiday card.  I decorated wooden boxes, lined them with felt, and included a photo stand with the seasonal cards in each box.  I loved making them and they were warmly recieved.  Here are a few sample pages:    

Zentangles

Wow!  I'm learning a new art form...zentangles.  All you need is a 3 1/2 x3 1/2 square of matte board, a sharpie fine point black ink pen, and a pencil.  There are tons of designs on the web with drawing instructions.  Check out the link.