BACKGROUNDS..DT # 755

 Hello everyone,

Wednesday..which means...??? yep. LITTLE RED WAGON  time, and our lovely Brenda is hostess with the theme....Create your own Background..

Who loves to do that, I for one, enjoy it immensely..

Not a regular thing to happen, but I made my embellishments and ephemera first.

I don't know why, it just happened..

I use a postage die to cut out the pictures and mats..

Film strips..love the edges on these.

Tiny envelopes with even tinier tags inside..

Then someone lay right on top of it all!!!

Got to the inking finally..

Then I had all my bits I needed..

I was really pleased with the colours and how they all came together..

Then background time..with paint..

and I let it run, lots of water, just normal cardstock, 

more..

added a sea green..

bit of black..

more green and blue mixed together..

Done..I'm happy.

sorting out my layers..

The inside with the big oval to write on and some leftover ephemera..

Gold embossed this lovely sentiment..

a bit of dimension, but not too much..

and there she is..

So, there you go,

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter..

The Creative Crafters Challenge    ( anything goes)

Creative Inspirations   ( Anything goes)

VINTAGE FOLIO BOOKLET..

 Hello everyone,

I'm struggling a bit with this keyboard, my fingers hurt as the keys are high and heavy compared to my little flat one, bit still grateful that I can be on here..

This project, like most of my vintage projects, started with a manilla folder, kraft colour.

Inside, I loaded with papers and pockets and 

photographs of complete strangers that I think I got to know.

I used all sorts to embellish, stickers, photos, this fellow has a nice smile.

I found lots of pictures of papers and dockets online but also Temu has been a life saver for ideas with all they have to offer...

More tags I made with sprays and happy accidents..

and lots and lots of stickers, washi ones, so they layer perfectly..

A sailors knot across bottom pocket..

Charms, charms and more charms, all nautical in this container,

 I know, I think I have a problem as well...

But look at this, the little one is the normal size we have always used,

 the other one is like a prehistoric, he is huge..

Dida load of stamping on this project too..

new stamps..and very handy..

The front of the booklet with this strapping captain and charms hanging as dangles..

left flap open..

right flap open and this cute little booklet in a folder with papers from Temu

so convenient to pop in the back pocket of this booklet.. 

See....just slips right in there.

using more papers to keep it light in teh pockets..

Tags on tags with tickets...

and a belt to hold it all together, not really, it's a die, but cute huh..

So, there you go, that's it..

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I'll see you tomorrow with a DT..

Thank you so much for stopping by...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

A Perfect time to craft   ( anything goes)

Ally's Angels  ( Anything goes)

Crafts Galore  ( Anything goes)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends   ( Anything goes)

SIMPLE AND FUN..

 Hello everyone.

My mouse went out of control over the last week or so and on Saturday....it died and shortly after, my keyboard died too..what a weekend, I have a touch screen so could move around a bit, but couldn't leave comments or anything as I could not type!!! My Son was staying this weekend end and bought me a new mouse and gave me his old keyboard so at last I'm up and running again..

I was watching you tube the other week and this project came up and so I made my own, twice as it was so easy, and called it "One layer Booklet".. but I suppose it could be a card for Birthday etc..

One piece of card rolled over, not folded and scored, just a gentle-ish roll..

I mad esome tags using TH card stock and sprayed it to get this colour,

 ( it was in my stash, and just wanted to use it )

some old book pages..

and a load of pockets with pages glued on and things slipped into the pockets...

decorated back and front with tags, a photo, letter 8 cause it looked good and added an arrow and just

things like that..

Tied it with a leather strip /cord and first one was done..

Seemed a shame to end it, so, I made another..

same card stock as it folds just nicely and die cuts really well,

 so cut out some bottles..

This cardstock is so scrummy..

fished out some papers too and made labels for the bottles..

pockets filled. tags. round discs with numbers and numbers on their own too..

added bottles and tags on the front with a clip closure this time..

and the back..so much fun..

and the two together..

just as the sun came in my room and turned all my photography yellow..

so, there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx

and..

my paper bag got a top 3 spot..