handmade

HANDMADE is live! and i'm excited to get to share these projects with you. =) for my main only LO this month, i focused on all of my favorites from the kit - the sc leaf paper, the amy tan leaves & alpha, and the woodgrain crate. since i went with a simple design, i brought in a little texture with the tone on tone scallops and by folding back the edge of the sc pp to expose the back. the leaves on the sc paper were painted with mister huey - i just dipped my brush into the bottle and colored them in. i also cut a few out and backed them with the woodgrain pp.

(HANDMADE + mister huey's dewey, clay, custard, lemonade, clover, cameo & orchard + scallop punch + tiny attacher)

with the exception of the text & woodgrain papers, this one was made with the second add-on, THIMBLE. the paper down the middle - marbles by OA - just makes me happy. and yes. i'm still obsessed with the ampersand mask. ;)

(THIMBLE + mister huey's clay & heirloom blue + scallop punch + seedpacket ink+ tiny attacher + ampersand mask)

i've been pinning a lot of collage-y images over on pinterest, and that definitely influenced this page. totally loving the effect of the mist over a patterned paper - i'll be doing that again.

(PIN CUSHION + TATTING + HANDMADE + mister huey's heirloom blue & clay +intertwined circles mask + weathervane ink + tiny attacher)

and this page is definitely influenced by all of the awesome art journals, mixed up mini books and smash books out there. i folded the lily bee text paper in half and built the builk of my page on that.i stitched it down the middle to the background, leaving both edges free, then slid strips of the same pp behind it, to further the book look. from there, i added a lot of bits and bobs above and below the "pages" - all the fun of a funky mini, without the commitment. ;)

(HANDMADE + PIN CUSHION + TATTING + THIMBLE + fountain pen ink + tiny attacher)

here's a look at the extra supplies i used this month...  i was definitely feeling the mist. ;)

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in other news, i caved and picked up the sc/ali edwards december daily kit. lorie triple dog dared me, the girls in the early reveal chat enabled me and i spent the day texting back and forth with kelly about it, and when she gave in, i did too. ;) i'm excited to mix it with the goodies i ordered from marcy penner's shop! i don't have a big stash of holiday product, and i'll be able to use the extras in project life. right?? right. 

happy friday!! i finished the max costume with about 20 minutes to spare yesterday - i'm looking forward to getting some photos this weekend so i can share them with you. he'll be wearing it again today - we're trick or treating at matthew's work this afternoon, and then heading to a family fun night at school.  hope yours is fun, too!