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Sewing Junk Journal

October 19, 2015

Hi everyone! Fall weather is finally here and though I am not a fan of cold weather I do enjoy the upcoming holidays and the fun I have being able to decorate. 🙂
Why I am here I wanted to share the latest Sew AMUSEing Mailbox Muse kit project from Altered Pages that is available for purchase. This is a peak at what I created with the goodies in this kit. The base of this journal is a 6″x9″ clasp envelope…can you believe that?!?!? For the directions and for other projects from the design team be sure to hop on over to Altered Pages to get your kit before they are gone!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Monday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Altered Pages: Marie Antoinette Falls for Halloween

July 30, 2015

Hi everyone! It’s me, Tonya. It is hard to believe that fall and cooler weather is right around the corner but I am here to share some rolodex cards using some Halloween and Fall printables with Marie Antoinette thrown in for fun and some leftover cardstock from previous Mailbox Muse kits.

For more photos and info please check out my blog post over at Altered Pages.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is awesome and enjoy creating!

Fairy Tale Coffee Filter Album Sneak Peek

July 27, 2015

Hi everyone! I am here to share a sneak peak of my altered coffee filter album project for the new Fairy Tale Royalty Summer Mailbox Muse kit. There is a handout in each kit that gives ideas on projects you can create and a link to a video too. So many yummy and fun items to play with.
Be sure to hop on over to the Altered Pages site and get your kit today!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Monday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Altered Pages: Easter Blessings

March 30, 2015

Hi everyone! Since Easter is right around the corner I wanted to share a card I created using the past Mailbox Muse Magical Gypsy Bazaar Kit and Kunze German Scraps. I have never had the opportunity to use the German foil before but let me say this I love it!
For more info and photos on this project please check out Altered Pages blog.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Beauty of the Heart

December 30, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a chunky journal page I created for a Christmas gift for Jean Moore our leader over at the Altered Pages.com.

Lyneen had each of the design team members create a page. We each had to mail our pages to Lyneen which she in turn bound the pages into an adorable chunky book. This is what I came up with. I used product that I had received from a past Mailbox Muse kit.

The saying is a rubber stamp from Unity and the zipper are the only things from my own personal stash I used to finish off this gift for Jean.

You can go here and see each page that was created by each design team member. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Altered Pages: Spooky Tag

October 2, 2014

Hi everyone! I”m here to share a tag I created for Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween.

Also Art Anthology is this month’s partner with Altered Pages which I am pretty excited about.

I want to share my tag I created. For more photos and information please go to the Altered Pages blog.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Lily Paper Doll and Some Exciting News!!!

May 12, 2014

Hi everyone!!! I’m back from vacationing at the beach. I wish there was some way we could live there permanently. I love the laid back, flip flops everyday and ocean breezes…maybe one day it will happen??? 🙂
I have some exciting news to share though…I have been asked to be a part of The Mailbox Muse Design Team and…of course…I said yes since I love ALL thing vintage!!! You can join the club for the Mailbox Muse kits which gives you a discount on the kits and product at Altered Page web site, video access and other specials for a year too.

Also I would like to share a paper doll I created using the Lottie Stamp set from Pink Persimmon. I stamped out her head, arms and legs and then printed her body and dress pattern on white cardstock since I wanted her body to be sturdy. I cut everything out, used brads to attach the arms and legs to the body. Added a little blush to her cheeks and colors her lips with one of my markers.
Next I traced her dress onto Purple Flowers Glitter Cardstock and then cut out. I embossed the skirt with the flower embossing folder from Once Upon a Princess Cuttlebug set. I added lace, sequin and Purple Dew Drops to the dress and topped it off with a lily digis that I fussy cut and added Crystal Stickles to make it pop. I printed the lilies from the Altered Pages Vintage Easter Greeting college sheet.

To attach the dress to the paper doll I used baker’s twine which I adhered underneath the lace on the sleeves of the dress. This way I can chance the clothes of my little paper doll.