EPHEMERA DAY TWO..

 Hello everyone,

So day two was a very successful day too making ephemeras and I'm going to share with you and hoping I don't repeat a few things as I mixed up the photos so I'll do my best..

These packaging panels are the easiest ever to use up.

Fold the top down, glue,  flip and trim and throw sticker numbers on them and 

done..

I make this design with these panels a lot because I buy too much stuff..

but I make sure I use it all up..

side packaging, cover and serve.

decorate with papers and stickers.

left over circles from the specimen files I made

and going to use everyone of those, no waste.

these were ATC's that were too small and I added another card

and made a fold and have used them quite often..

these ones were leftovers and decoded to use up my circles on them..

So I did.

and made them into half circle pockets and added tiny tags.

I had some tiny tags already stamped so only had on to do and messed it up, 

one job Chrissy !!!

these papers needed to be used up and was quite happy to find some sheets were pictures, vintage pictures to be cut out so that was fun and useful..

The brown tags were left overs too and added papers on, inked them up, 

and popped on some of those pictures and stamped.

theses sheets turned out to be stickers.

So I chopped them up for extra things..

I also reached out for my stencils and put paste through those

 for extra dimension and interest..

Even though I messed up here too they looked interesting

and in the end I had all these to play with and add to journals.

Remember these frames, the negatives from the labels I cut..

I made use of those too..

All these papers need to be used up

so glued a few onto black card stock and made panels

and already to make....what?

Identification labels, for journal or anything you want, or just keep

 making them until you have a box full and a happy heart.

Lots of stamping and inking for the aged loo..

and my days were done..

I have plenty to go on with but you know as well as I do, I wont stop there or maybe not use them all, but as long as I have them,I'm happy..

so there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

  

  

Very pleased with myself here..

PIANO MAN..DT

 Hello everyone,

We are all set for this week at LITTLE RED WAGON with our lovely Kate as hostess and going along with her Billy Joel inspired themes and this week we have PIANO MAN - inspired by music.

This is what I got up to..

Now, I feel real bad about this but I was given this music book which I never read anything inside for a long time and when I did I noticed it was inscribed at it is now over 100 years old and  I ripped pages out, BUT, in my defense those pages are beautiful now and will live a lot longer and became my background papers.

Lovey lace in black and new music die..

They look gray but the light was against me..

the die was cut a popped onto dimensionals to make it quite high..

lace was my border then added a strip of gold and added gold half pearls

and little red roses from Wild Orchid Crafts 

A simple sentiment and done.

So do come and play HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx

EPHEMERA DAY NUMBER ONE

 Hello everyone,

I had a great day last week where I spent the whole day making ephemeras which is something I love to do and pop them in my box so I always have something to grab when I'm making something and need a quick fix or to fill gaps..

So this day started with butterflies, I die cut them from brownie blotchy packaging

Again in patterned paper so they had back to back pattern 

and added a black body..

Inked them up and they are ready to go..

I added some onto these bookmark tags..the tiny frames

are the negatives after cutting out tag tops for index cards..no waste here..

Meanwhile I made this pocket envelope with an 8x8 sheet of paper, very easy to do.

just fold and fold.

Decorated  and added tags, little ones.

next up I covered the bottom bit of these packing packets with papers

 and stickers and popped in a tag.

then made another pocket envelope with Stamperia 8x8 papers..

Added decorated circles and die anchor with patterned papers..

along with a film strip in patterned papers..

filled the pockets with tags I made..

Then had so much fun I made another with Stamperia papers silent sea 

and finally used this van die cut.

along with cheese cloth and the giant starfish, which I love..

tags inside..

Oh, go on then, I'll make one more using the lighthouse papers

Cheese cloth and covered  anchor

and of course tags..

Moving on to theses blank playing cards, I needed to use them up

so covered them with book pages..

Inked the edges and splattered ink onto them and allowed to dry..

and then came nautical stickers..

until I had a set of 8..

these packaging stickers packets need some help to become useful..

So I covered them up with paper scraps and will finish them off when I need to..

I also made blue tags with taller ones to inside the pocket envelopes with the nautical feel.

last photo..

All the pocket envelopes full with tags and things..DONE.

So there you go, I will share another lot soon.

Thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx