Steampunk Mini ala Jodi and Marie part 2

This is continued from part 1

Now for the more later...

I added the lattice to the bottom, it is only glued across the bottom and the sides so it can hold a picture.
I added some more trim to the right hand top.
This whole page reminds me of steamboats for some reason.

I like the way this page turned out. I love keys, so there you are!

There is a pocket here and it holds a tag. I used 2 of those metal pieces (20 pc Triad Filigree Gold Color $5.00) hubby has and glued them back to back to make a tag pull. Just had to cut off the rings on the bottom with a pair of dikes.
Love, love, love, the way this turned out.

Now this is one of the best papers with that ladies face. I added the burgundy trim and gate on the other side, they will both hold pictures or journal cards.

The watch comes out so you can write on it.

And there are cards on either end to put pictures on or write on if you wish.
As Laura (She has some great projects up there now) says "there is tons of real estate in this album"
There is a card sticking out of the top and that is a pocket that is hidden between the pages.

Remember this? It gets moved, but that is a Tim Holtz gear die cut. Tim really has some awesome stuff for steampunk right now! I loved it all.

Another page and pocket in progress.
OMG I just love the writing.

There are 3 pockets here and something in each one. That long one is a chipboard tag with more of hubby's metal on it.

The tag has a watch face that is only glued on the side and the gear is from Tim's die cuts and comes free, it is not glued at all. Little metal flourish on the bottom is from hubby too.

Those little metal cars are available too.

Here is a closer view.

Not done yet at all.
Stay tuned there is more...

Wednesday Wonder- Throw me a crumb

Tis the season, so I thought it would be the perfect time to present a food as art again.
This time it is going to be that traditional holiday cookie- gingerbread.
I know there are gingerbread houses and men but there is so much more than that too!!


This photo is from and article in the TheDailyNews.com
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak 

 I would consider it a kitchen craft, but an art??
You decide and even if you do not consider it an art, it is perfect timing and fun to look at.
Now I would consider this an art! It is a replica of the White house in Chocolate covered gingerbread.
OK, not art??
Let's see your White house.
The chef  Bill Yosses has provided the recipe.

I found this flexible article and these twisted examples at Fabiola and Sing Sing. "They are made by Patti Paige and her team at Baked Ideas in New York City, who think of themselves of artists first, bakers second." You can see the rest of this sweet article at Fabiola and Sing Sing!!
See... artists!!

Then there is the sweet and gingery mind of Freeny

Gingerbread Man Dissected


by ~freeny

Digital Art / 3-Dimensional Art / Characters / Animals & Creatures ©2009-2010 ~freeny
Prints available here- http://www.moistproduction.com/ I love this guy's mind.
There are even Holiday cards, back by popular demand... of course they are!!



Have a great Wednesday and smile big, people will wonder what you are up to.

Steampunk Mini ala Jodi and Marie, plus the WINNERS ARE

We watched Laura at the Paper Trail"s Ustream video's for the instructions on this mini. It is a #10 envelope Mini album. I had also watched several of the older http://www.youtube.com/user/FollowThePaperTrail.
We used 6 black envelopes each.

We sealed them, cut them and scored them and then folded them.

We added some papers, a lot of the paper is Graphic 45 paper.

Mine is the top one and Jodi's the bottom one.

We made some die cuts and punched some punches.

This is one of my favorite pages. I love clock faces and writing. Oh, and then there  is the black and white thing. I used a lot of decorative metal that my husband carries in his online store. You can see some of the stuff on my site. I used all three findings on the bottom on the right. I also have the flourish in gold and silver that is around the clock face in the picture above on the left of the mini. I have the old fashioned cars that are on the bottom right in the picture above. These findings turned out to be a huge asset, you will see more of them in future pictures.

Oh and this page is another favorite. More happens to it later, the gear card in the pocket moves to a different place too.
Well, I shall show you more later.

And the winners are...

for the 17th giveaway and the two romantic hearts are...


1st winner is...

Faerie Moon Creations


the 2nd winner is...


Elizabeth


Congratulations you two, please get me your snail mail addys. My email is on the profile page.

Monday Updates- Another week

I am exhausted, blissfully, and my hands are so dry from the paper.
It started on Friday night, I got to Jodi's about 9pm and we started right away. We finished the birdhouses that night.
I always bring my homemade Hummus. I do have to say that I think it is the best hummus I have ever eaten in my life and I have eaten tons of it, even in Israel.
It was very, very good in Israel, very good, but I like mine better (IMHO). We ate hummus and chips and made a huge mess. I was feeling totally gratefully for the place to escape to, the companionship from one of my favorite people, the craft craziness, and the good food.


Lucky, lucky me.



This is the table about 12 midnight



We stayed up till 3 am. Crazy, I know, and Jodi had been up since 5 am that morning.

She adores paper, it revs her right up. You can feel the love of it coming right off of her like waves when something floats her boat or she shows you something new.

We laughed and laughed and time flew by, I do not think either one of us realized what time it was.

When we finished the houses we started to make a small 10# envelope mini.

We had been planning to do something Steampunk.

She likes it too, but this is something that truly floats my boat.



My side of the table

What a mess. I am going to post more tomorrow with the winners to the  17th giveaway!!
I just wanted to let you know I was still alive!
Talk to you tomorrow!
Have a great night.

Another crafting marathon weekend

Jodi and I made these last time I was there. We had so much fun.

I am going to be crafting till the sun comes up or goes down this weekend with my friend Jodi. I have decided I have to leave home to get anything done. Trying to craft or make anything with an almost 2 year old is bad for my health and nerves.



These are from Laura's instructions at Papertrail 

 At Jodi's we can leave it out all night and the cats will leave it alone. That saves a ton of precious time. I can sleep in. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I will be popping in and out this weekend and I know I have the 17th giveaway, but I might not announce that till Tuesday.
I will also be taking pictures. Sheesh, I still have some to show you.
I want to get the stuff I am making for my family on the east coast done and packed so I can mail it out next week.
I am sorry I haven't talked to you all very much lately, I have been doing drive by blog hopping and long distance lurking. Please forgive me, there is only so much I can do in 18 hours a day and not sleeping is getting to me, I crabby, big time! ;-D

I will try to get back to you when I get back. If something really important comes up I will post it. If I pick the winner while I am out I will post it.
If you want to say something, do, I will be checking in all weekend.

Good luck to all who entered and as it stands right now I will be giving away 2 of the hearts.

Have a great weekend all of you!
Take care and give a little Christmas spirit to those around you. Smile at someone you don't know. Think positive thoughts and help someone in need. Just listening, sometimes is the biggest gift you can give of yourself. It is priceless.
Notice the beauty of winter or spring if you are in the southern hemisphere! There is beauty all around us, we just have to look up to see it.
Peace out!
Love and hugs.

My snapshot christmas bead was in two awesome treasuries today.

With all the treasuries and the excitement over some of the changes at Etsy, I am really getting in the holiday mood.
When you find a store or an artist you like you might want to click on their profile and check out their circle.
It is down on the left under profile click that, then when you get to their profile page you can find their "circle" in that same area on that opened page.
You will find that artists you like, like artists you will like. (read twice) ;-D

This one is Merry Magical.

Thank you Season Art

 You are the best!!

It is my team, the Magical Holiday Artists. So many talented people!

And the other one is Merry Christmas

Thank you Magic Love Crow!!

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

Come on now say it with me!

I am too blessed to be stressed. I am too blessed to be stressed.

LOL!! I hope you are having a wonderful day and you are too blessed to be stressed.

Holiday Sparkle is having a giveaway!

Holiday Sparkle is having her first giveaway!!

Isn't this santa a cutie?
Click the picture.

Closes on the 10th

Do not forget the 17th giveaway here on this blog either.

It closes on the 4th of december.

Last chance to get your name in.