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Friday 21 November 2014

Material Girl Mini Junk Journal

Hello my lovely crafters.

Today I bring you my project for the Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent Challenge.



This project was so fun to make and includes a variety of recycled and re-purposed items.
Firstly, I have used recycled cereal board for the covers of my little junk album.
That glorious pink colours on my inside booklet covers are made from tissue paper.
For the contents of my 3 little booklets I re-purposed some large envelopes from work 
(the logo was incorrect so I saved them from the trash), 
some doilies and packaging paper.
For my envelopes and packing paper inserts, I sprayed them with some 
strong homemade tea to get some colour.
Next I cut up an old pink onesie from my daughter and pinked the edges to stop them from fraying.
I also saved the snap closures and used them on my project as well.
for the black layers and the zip, this came from an old nappy bag that I cut up.
Finally, in amongst the layers are some old, slightly rusted pins.

I believe I used a whopping 13 of CS Designs images for this one.
I have counted the bobbins in 2 sizes as 1 image here.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Make sure you go check out what all the other design team members are creating 

We would love you enter our challenge, so go have some fun and recycle, 
re-purpose and re-invent.

Happy Crafting.

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Oh Christmas Tree

Hi All.

As we are quickly approaching the Christmas period,
this months challenge at The Mirror Crack'd is 
Christmas Ornaments.


I created this ornament using recycled cereal boxes as the base.
I used some beautiful foil tape to layer up the backrgound,
then a pencil to engrave my lines, swirls and dashes.

I added Viva Inka Gold over the top, making sure to rub it into 
the crevices before wiping off the excess.

Then I just got a mix of materials and layered then on top.
There is a doily cut from scrapbook paper.

The flowers and leaves are all handmade.

Hiding in the arrangement are some rub-ons, chipboard, puffy glittered flourishes, rhinestones.

The holographic rays are also recycled, and I thought they added 
just a little bit more sparkle.

At present, I have this hanging in my office at work for a bit of festive cheer.

Now it's your turn.
Create a little something and link it to the challenge.
I am sure everyone will love this challenge.

Above all, have fun
and Happy Crafting.

Saturday 1 November 2014

Going Postal

Hi everyone.

Going Postal.
When Chris told us our challenge for this month I had so many ideas but so little time.
Postage stamps, envelopes, postcards, oh the ideas.

I thought for awhile and decided to make these 3 cards that I can,
you guessed it, post via snail mail.

I used 3 of CS Designs stamp images for these cards.


I used several recycled items on my project.
Firstly, my background scenery is from a leaflet I received in the mail. 
I used recycled cereal to back these as the leaflet was a little thin.
The corrugated cardboard was from a UPS I received some goodies in 
and the antennas are made from copper wiring from an old computer cable that I stripped.
Lastly, the cheesecloth is from a sling that was no longer sterile.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Make sure you go check out what all the other design team members are creating 

You have until November 14th to enter the challenge, so go have some fun and recycle, 
re-purpose and re-invent.

Happy Crafting.