Trick or Treat Mini Album

 

Good Monday Morning Friends!

 

A couple of weekends ago, I attended a crop at Michaels and I worked on this stack the deck mini.  You can go to this site

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_6pe2ZhDI to learn how to make the stack the deck by Laura Denison.

 

This is the inside cover decorated with lots of stickers and a purple swirl of rhinestones.

I used the Spiderweb embossing folder by Cuttlebug and then distressed the paper with Tim Holtz black ink. 

 

Each of the envelopes has this insert where you can place pictures.  It is decorated with the Tim Holtz distressed doily die.  Also used the spider web corner punch by Martha Stewart throughout this mini.

 

 

 

The spiderweb punch by Martha Stewart was used to hold a few tags.  The black cat sticker by K and Company.

 

 

 

Here's a folder to hold pictures.  It was decorated with rhinestones and the Brackets on the edge die by Tim Holtz.

 

 

Inside view of the folder with the gooey drip punch by Martha Stewart and the Top Note die by Stampin' Up.

 

 

 

Another Spiderweb with Happy Halloween sticker.

 

 

This is about half of the mini which is made with six invitation envelopes measuring 4-3/4" x 6".  Hope you liked it and will come back to view the second half.

 

Blessing to everyone!

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

God desires to be first in your life, not your last resort.  --Joel Osteen

Happy Halloween Frame

 

 

Well we've come to the end of another week and its been a busy week.  For my post today I made this quick Halloween frame.

 

 

Using a sheet from the Halloween and Fall stack by DCWV, I embellished it with lots of stickers from my stash.

 

 

 

This was a quick and easy project to make and I love how it turned out.

 

Have a blessed weekend.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encourgement

When you consider what God has laid  on your heart and mind to do, ask Him for the wisdom and strength to begin well and finish strong!

Pursuit of Happiness Mini Album

 

 

Here's my completed mini memory album by S-E-I. 

I decided to title it "pursuit of happiness."

 

 

 

 

 

 

I plan to keep things that make me happy in this album, photos, quotes, tickets, you might say its my personal smash book.

 

Hope you have a happy day!

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

It is a simple but profound truth: Happiness is a choice.  When you get up, you can choose to be happy and enjoy that day, or you can choose to be unhappy and go around with a sour attitude.  It's up to you! -- Joel Osteen

Mini Memory Album

 

Good Wednesday morning!

 

This is my second project from this month's S-E-I paper crafts kit.  It's a 6" x 6" memory book kit which includes ten 2-page layouts.  All supplies were included.  The only thing I added was the Martha Stewart corner punch.  Hope you like the first half of this album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll post the other half tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

Make it one of your life's ambitions to keep God's Word within reach and within your heart.-- Joel Osteen

SPOOKY

 

Good morning everyone!

 

As Halloween approaches, I find myself working on more frightful projects.  I'm juggling a couple of mini albums and several layouts, hoping to finish them before the ghouls arrive. 

 

 

 

Oops, one of the rhinestones on the chandelier moved.

 

 

Supplies used:

 

Black Widow paper pack by We R Memory Keepers

K and Company chipboard stickers

Martha Stewart punches

Recollections rhinestones

Wilton black doily

Tim Holtz distressed doily die

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

When you choose to trust God, there is a peace that settles on the inside of your heart.  -- Joel Osteen

"Welcome" Wall Hanging

 

Welcome!

 

Today, I want to share one of six projects that were included in my September S-E-I crafts kit.  It's a beautiful Welcome Wall Hanging.

 

 

As I mentioned before, the S-E-I kits come with easy instructions and beautiful papers and embellishments.

 

 

I made the brown Rosette and added the Welcome tag to it.

 

 

The flowers, leaves and butterflies are two-sided and I chose the glimmer side to decorate my wall hanging.

 

 

 

 

Now I have a new Welcome sign for my craft room.

 

Hope you have a blessed weekend.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

God is not just there so we can turn to Him when we need Him; He is there because we always need Him. -- Joel Osteen

CHIC

 

 

Are you ready for some more of Graphic 45's Fashionista paper? 

 

Well here's a two-page layout using not only this paper line, but also using my new Lucky 8 Tatted Doily punch by We R Memory Keepers.

 

 

I used the negative cut from the Valentine Flourishes die by Sizzix for the side border.  "Chic" was cut with the Forever Young cartridge.  In the center I used an 8" Wilton black doily.  The blue flowers were made with Stampin' Up's scallop circle punch and Spellbinders spiral blossom die.

 

 

Here's the actual cut Valentine Flourishes.  On the black picture mats the corners were punched with a Martha Stewart corner punch.  Added a pretty black rhinestone flourish by Recollections.

 

 

 

Again thank you for visiting my blog and please come back.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

God is so faithful, He won't let you stray.  Even when you make poor choices or turn away He'll always call you back to Him. -- Joel Osteen

FASHIONISTA

 

 

 

Welcome and Happy Monday!

 

On Friday I posted a canvas made with Graphic 45's Fashionista paper stack and today using this same paper I have a one-page layout.  All the images on this paper line are fabulous.

 

 

On the picture mats I used the layered arches corner punch by Martha Stewart.  Also used the decorative Tim Holtz' distressed daisy on the edge die and added rhinestones.

 

 

 

"Fashionista" was cut with the Cricut cartridge Forever Young.

 

 

The paper stack contains 22 sheets of doubled-sided papers and one sheet of die cut tags.  Be prepared to see more projects made with the Fashionista paper.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

When we turn things over to God, we can rest knowing that His plan for us is for good and not evil, filled with hope and a future. -- Joel Osteen

Fashionista Canvas

 

 

Happy Friday friends!

 

Last weekend I went shopping and found this beautiful paper stack called Fashionista by Graphic 45.

 

I love all the images on this paper line and was inspired to create this canvas frame after watching this video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcWWYkn9nfI

 

For my  frame I used an 8 x 10-inch canvas and painted the back and sides with black acyrlic paint.

 

Supplies used:

 

Fashionista paper stack

Modge Podge

Stampin' Up Pretties kit

lace ribbon flowers

Tim Holtz black soot ink

Tim Holtz vintage photo ink

Tim Holtz adage tickets

 

 

 

 

Have a blessed weekend.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

When you have fear in any area of your life, allow God's love to replace it.  When you understand how much God loves you, when you truly understand all He has saved you from, you won't have any reason to fear. -- Joel Osteen

A Lady's Diary Exploding Box

 

Hope you're having a great week!

 

I've made exploding boxes in the past but this one is different in that it only has one layer so it is easier to make.  Using Graphic 45's A Lady's Diary I decorated this box.

 

You take a 12" x 12" card stock and score it at 4"  from all four sides and then cut off the 4 corners.   The decorative paper  (DSP) is cut at 3 3/4" squares and glued to the inside and outside flaps.  I used a Martha Stewart corner punch to create the edges.  Inside the exploding box is another box which can hold a small gift.

 

 

 

This is the inside view without the small gift box.

 

 

Here's the top lid which I decorated by fuzzy cutting a lady's image from this beautiful DSP and adding flowers.  To make the top lid you cut another 8" x 8" card stock and score 2" from each side.  Score four more diagonal folds in the corner squares.  Fold each corner up and adhere to the side to form the lid.

 

This is the small gift box which I cut from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge with the "fit to page" using another piece of 12" x 12" card stock

 

 

 

The back view of the exploding box using another fuzzy cut image from the DSP.

 

Thanks for stopping by to view my post today.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

When you choose to allow the Word of God to influence how you live and the decisions you make, you are allowing God to be the leader of your life.--Joel Osteen

Good Times

 

Happy Labor Day!

 

I finally finished the last layout from the S-E-I album kit.  I've enjoyed creating this 20-page album.  I'm ready to start on the new September kit which should be arriving this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies used:

 

Stamping cartridge

Recollections butterflies

Tim Holtz distressing ink

Martha Stewart punch around the page

 

Have a safe and blessed week.

 

Erlinda

Thoughts of Encouragement

Happiness is a choice.  You can choose to start the day happy, or you can choose to be unhappy.  It's up to you! -- Joel Osteen