Art of Color Mailbox & Mini Album

I am fascinated by little things. When I saw the paper Mache 3" mailbox, I knew that it would be the perfect holder for a miniature album. I created the background paper for the mailbox and the outside covers of the mini album with Paula Best's Wings Goddess Collage Cube. The tags and words for the accordion fold pages are also Paula Best stamps: Word Tags, Tag Collage, Essential Words, and Word Collage Cube. Color provided by Ranger® Adirondack® Dye Ink pads.

For project details, see page 55 of the April 2012 issue of Crafts 'n things.

Thinking In & Out of the Box

It was hard to keep the secret. When I found out that my work was going to be on the cover of the May 2007 Rubber Stamper, I could hardly contain myself. I swore my husband to secrecy and counted the days until the magazine was out. Now that was exciting!

When I found the unpainted box at Hobby Lobby, I knew it would be the perfect home for four ATCs. I created the background paper for the “Imagine” image by collaging painted paper as described in the prior post. The rest was just pure stamping and embossing fun. Isn’t the Ranger Chinese Red Embossing Antiquities great against the black case!

The star net background is Cliff Floral by Stampington. All other images are by Paula Best: Imagine Dress, 2003 Cube Face Tags, Essential Words, and Alphabet Bricks.

Watercolor & Collage Grace These ATCs

I like to play with paint so making these ATCs (featured in the May 2007 Rubber Stamper) was just plain fun. For the background paper, I randomly applied Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Dabbers to dampened Japanese Masa paper leaving some white areas. I tore the painted paper and 7 Gypsies printed tissue into strips and glued them onto heavier (140-lb.) watercolor paper with matte medium. When dry, I covered the paper with a layer of matte medium for a smooth base for stamping. The Paula Best images were stamped with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink. (Play Angel, Normal Person, Design Slice Flamingo, Be Angel, and Essential Words)

Scrapperdashery Color

Yesterday, my work had a vintage feel - so easy to accomplish with Scapperdashery papers. Today, I want to show how those same papers can be used for updated playful projects.
I love this little "purse" notebook, a dollar store find. Simply ink the edges of the patterned paper with your favorite Ranger Distress Ink, and your background is complete. I added black ribbon to the "handle" for a little punch. The flower and dragonfy images were made by stamping Ranger's Jet Black Archival Ink on shrink plastic with a light application of Perfect Pearls for a punch of color. Done!

Here's another project where I stamped directly on Scrapperdashery patterned paper. I added black ric rac and the letters and arrow (QuicKutz) to this fun Paula Best image, and my project was complete. Now, just because you have a cute little recipe tin, it doesn't mean that you have to cook!

The picture that I was working with was definitely lacking, so I decided to color the dress with Ranger's Distress Ink. I stenciled "BABY" onto the paper and added a few other finds from my scrap basket. I'm keeping this project in mind for the next time that I want to create a personalized baby gift.