White on white is always an interesting challenge. Am participating in a fat book exchange with this theme! It took a while for the pieces to fall into place but I am happy with the way it turned out!!

Used the d'vine swirl embossing folder on the pages. Added a flower stamp which I stamped with white pigment ink and embossed with pearl embossing powder. Added a tab with a white brad and tied on some white eyelash fiber. Layered two small silk flowers and added a small button in the middle which I hot glued to the page. These flowers looked very white before I glued them to the white page.

Added a white punched flower to the back to cover the tangs of the brad and added a tag with my credits. I printed the credits on white cardstock and punched them out with the large SU punch. Added a "lace doily" punched shape to the other side to complete the look. Tied them to the tabs with white crochet thread.

Really looking forward to what the others have created with this theme! It is always so interesting to see what others have created!!

Have a great day and be creative!!

Therese in Trenton
Mixed Media Market
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Yeah, my son is in the left seat!! He has been promoted to captain of the Navajo!! It is his birthday next week so I combined the two events in this card!!

I cut the "bravo" out of a magazine and added the "zulu" which when combined mean - good job!! I colour printed and added a photo of the plane he is flying!!

It is so great to know he has diligently applied himself to the tasks at hand and to now see him achieve his goal!!!

Therese

Cards for my exchanges!

Inked the flowers in several colours of pigment ink and stamped them over a polished stone background then embossed with a combo of pearl/pastel and iridescent ice embossing powders. A very subtle effect which I really liked but it did not show up very well on the scans. Made several so I have a few extra for special occasions later on. Layered the accent on several layers and over a card front which had been stamped with a script background.

Really liked the way these turned out. I so enjoy the versatility of the polished stone backgrounds.

Therese

Created this frame for a friend who is moving away!! Primed a wood frame and gave it a burnt umber wash. Quilted some of my handmade paper to cover just the front, rough trimmed it and then used modge podge to glue it in place. I put it under pressure for a while to make sure there was good contact between the paper and the wood. Once it was dry I trimmed the paper from the back and then sanded the edges to make them smooth and soft. I added a small piece of matboard as a backer for the open area. It has a small dowel in the back to make it stand up. I added friends with Scrabble tiles.

I can see so many possibilities for this process using a wide variety of paper - scrapbooking, hand decorated, gift wrap, music sheets, dictionary pages or maps!!

Have a creative day!!


Therese in Trenton
Mixed Media Market
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Where you can find some papers for this project!

Here is the Father's Day card I made this morning to challenge myself to use the free clip art from Lisa V's site:

http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/index.html

Check out the site, spread the word and enjoy some clipart for your artwork!!

Can you guess where I got the buckle for my card? Leave me a comment if you think you know!!

Have a wonderful weekend and celebrate with the Dads in your life!!


Therese in Trenton
Mixed Media Market
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My Art Lottery submission for June!! This is the Stylized flowers embossing folder for the Cuttlebug. Just love the look of these embossed backgrounds!! The D'vine swirl is so wonderful as well. I included a few embossed backgrounds for the winner to play with!! I have a set of Thanks small embossing folders and the set of heart dies as well which I have yet to really play with. I really like the fact that the popular dies and embossing folders are interchangeable within the systems. My sister is using her Sizzix with the adapter to use these Cuttlebug dies and folders. Works like a dream. There is a Cuttlebug Sandwich Stack on line that gives you a list of combinations you need to use the different supplies in the different machines.

I hope you will all have a creative weekend and enjoy celebrating with the fathers in your life!!

Therese
Mixed Media Market
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My ATCs for a monthly swap!! The orange is created from a half circle of orange paste paper which helps give it a luminescent look. The orange also stands in as the O in orange on the front. I just cut around the R so the O would not show on the front and it gave a wonderful little place to tuck the half round flap!! I would have preferred a round little dotty stamp for the right hand side but for the stamp collection I have there was no dotty round stamp to be found!! I am happy with the flowers and with the way these turned out.

Therese

My T&T mingle page for June! We had a long list of themes to use and I chose Marilyn Monroe because I knew so little about her! It always amazes me how easily we judge people by the little we have heard about them and will often not even question ourselves any farther. She was a very beautiful woman who had a hard childhood, a dream for her life, an interest in a lot of things including literature and learning and who found it hard to overcome the "sexpot" image she adopted to survive.

Knowing more about her life makes me broaden my preception of her and makes me realize we are all generally living our lives to the best of our abilities. So this is my little celebration for another woman who has struggled with the path of her life!!

Therese

Have been out west to see my first grand daughter!! Yeah!! She is a wonderful little person and we so enjoyed being there to enjoy her and seeing our immediate and extended family members. I made two little brag books before I left for my daughter and her mother in law so they can always have current photos of the kids to show anyone who asks.

I made the red one with the heart for myself when I got back because everywhere I went people were asking to see the pictures!! These are fun little books. I modified a design I found on a blog a few weeks ago. They feature name tag holders to hold the pages and matboard covers which I covered with scrapbook papers, ribbon and embellishments!! I used small cable zip ties to bind the pages into the covers then tied ribbons on to the connection to hide them and a few more just for fun!! I consider these my very first scrapbooks!! It was a good place to start!!

Therese