Nancy Wethington

Still on the card kick . . .

Not sure about you but I rarely have cards ready.

So that's my new goal.

I'm leaving areas clear so I can add a message later.

See the sheen on the birds in a cup?

I wanted to pop them up but the paper was pretty thin.

So I used a tape trick from Joni at Mrs. O'Leary's:

Cover with clear tape then cut out. The tape gives the image body.

 

Works every time!

 

 

 

Channeling my inner Linda . . .

Do you know Linda?

She's one of the talented creators behind the samples at

Checkered Cottage.

Linda's samples are crisp, clean and detailed without being overly done.

I love them.

She inspired me with her samples

so I dug in my blue-green leftover paper drawer

and made the above two cards.

 

I just purchased this butterfly stamp at the Checkered Cottage

in their resale section.

Checkered Cottage has lots of beautiful stamps

both brand spanking new and in their resale section.

I always seem to find something!

Stop by Checkered Cottage (Kirkwood MO)

and see what Linda has created.

You can purchase the instructions for each of Linda's cards as well.

TFL!

We're looking for . . .

For Keeps Sake Events 

is looking for

local artists

in the

St. Louis, MO and Newburgh, Indiana region

for two events taking place in August and November.

Do you specialize in

unique jewelry?

one-of-a-kind items?

ephemera collected from far away places?

Want a chance to sell your items to people from all over the world?

Contact

Nancy Wethington

[email protected]

Friday's workshop at the Cottage . . .

It's Graphic 45 tag day at Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

 

Please bring to class:

Basics to include

craft mat,

detail scissors,

paper trimmer,

stamp edge scissors if you have them,

crafty foam tape,

edge distresser,

light brown ink for edges (I used Old Paper Distress Ink)

Found . . .

A treat for the eyes this Tuesday morning:

Abby's Garden

 

Happy Mother's Day . . .

I see a 7 Gypsies workshop in the future . . .

I am totally in love with

7 Gypsies American Vintage Collection.

Getting everything priced, ordered, etc

for a mini-book workshop in July

at

Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

Not in the St. Louis area?

Contact

For Keeps Sake Events

or e-mail

[email protected]

We can bring this workshop direct to you

at your favorite local scrapbook store

or via a mini-book kit.

We have babies . . .

This was just a couple of days ago:

and now today:

Their eyes aren't even open yet.

Their nest is in a basket on our front door.

I love Spring!

Laura Denison's Twisted Pockets . . .

This may be one of my favorite patterns yet.

Laura Denison's Twisted Pockets

Laura shared this pattern on one of her

What's Up Wednesday Video Tutorials

As you can see, I turned mine into a mini-book

with accordion fold pockets

to hold the Twisted Pockets of Laura's designs.

Each page has some type of tag(s), flip or fold out

in addition to the pockets that hold the

Twisted Pockets.

How genius are these twisted pockets?!

Each one folds inside the other and fits snugly into the largest pocket.

More inter-active pocket activity:

Each page of the book holds a Twisted Pocket:

Thanks Laura.

You are a genius at construction

and

pattern making!

Something old, something new, something blue . . .

Ken Oliver asked his Style Contributors

to alter something with blue.

I found this frame at Tuesday Morning in the clearance section.

I think it was about $6 (yippee).

The wood was chipped up but I was going to alter that part anyway.

After sanding the wood,

I mixed up a pale blue/green wash using

Color Burst

and made a wash using lots of water.

Then with a flat brush, *washed* the wood portion of the frame with it.

Next I used Heartfelt Creations flower die,

die cut a flower with some scrap paper

and gave the flower some shape with a Tonic Embossing Tool.

The edges were inked with Ken's Click It Ink Pad (Walnut)

Next, I needed something in the corner to create dimension.

This Crafty Secrets ephemera was on my desk and gave me

inspiration for the rest of the vignette.

I found a stick in the yard with some pretty blue moss,

an abandoned nest I had years ago,

a few *eggs* and some brown stems.

And now it's ready for the wall.

Hope you like the *blue* project.