Good Morning Everyone!!!
I have been a little out of it. I am still working on the file folder tutorial. I still have a couple of projects on my desk that I need to do and are giving me fits because I want them to be perfect. So, I apologize for not posting them as I said I would...they are going to be here, soon! Please stick with me, I promise I will get them done. But in the meantime...I made this a little while ago, and thought I would share it with you.
I saw this paper by Basic Gray from their "Clippings" line, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. This is one of my favorite pictures of me and my husband, DJ. I wanted to create a page that I could hang up in my room, and I thought this would be perfect.
I love all of the funky "layers" in this 12x12" page. But, as always, I had to add more. I used some tape by Industrial Chic and my Tim Holtz die and created the film strip pieces. I added the butterfly I got at Michaels and the bling by Recollections as well. I added a Tim Holtz mini paper clip to the picture that I cut to fit in the "Polariod" frame. I got out the old DYMO label maker to add the date to the picture. I used some chipboard pieces from the paper line, layering them with foam tape. At the bottom of the page I added some Prima Flowers that I have been saving, and I think the colors fit perfectly with this page. The "ruler" is a piece I cut from a Bo Bunny paper. The wooden camera is by Studio Calico. It got colored black with a sharpie, and a rhinestone is placed where the lens would be. I also added a few more staples to the bottom right of the page, to mimic the "staples" in the paper in the upper left of the page.
The "frame" is a recycled (or should I say repurposed?) box that my son's Graduation Picture Portfolio came in. I took the bottom of the box, cut the corners, then folded the sides in the other direction, so that I could fit it inside the lid of the box, effectively lining it with the black color of the box. I adhered it all together with score tape. To hang it, I just place eyelets and threaded a black ribbon through the top of my "frame".
I think this is fun and eclectic. I love all of the different elements that I was able to use in it. I literally just started adding things, not really thinking about it, just going with my gut feelings about what needed to be added. When I started to stare at the page, without adding things...I knew I was done. Does anyone else do that too?
What do you think?
Stay Crafty, My Friends!
I do that with almost every project! LOL!
ReplyDeleteYour picture frame looks great! Bet it's a really nice addition to your room!!!
I like the way you decorate with picture frame. :)
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