Hello Love Shadow Box

Hi Friends, I'm so thrilled to be a a part of Finishing School and loved Anna's Griffin's tutorial on creating this amazing shadow box. I'm new to the elegant world of AG, so I didn't have the Treillage Embellishments that really made this box special. I originally thought I would create hand flowers so while searching my stash of AG dies, I stopped on the hydrangea die. I thought it was the perfect die to create foliage for trees, instead of flowers, and that is how the "forest" was born. I loved how much color and dimension the forest brought to the design. I'm so happy about how it turned out and I hope you enjoy it also! Here's a few more close ups:

Thanks so much for dropping by and having a peek!  Enjoy the day! Hugs ~ Dawna  

Alice in Wonderland Doll House

Today I'm sharing a doll house I created filled with the adventures of Alice and her delightful friends!  You can find all the Renea Bouquets products I used here:

Alice Looking Up In Wonderland

The White Rabbit Premium Paper Die Cut

Vintage Mad Hatter Premium Paper Die CutBrick Elements Laser Cut Chipboard

Alice Meets Absalom In Wonderland Die Cut 

White Rabbit In Wonderland Pocket Watch Cabochon Set In Tarnished Brass

Red Queen Premium Paper Die CutsSweet Pea White Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies

Ivy Vine Border Laser Cut Chipboard

Ivy Vines Tuck It In Laser Cut ChipboardMini Roses and Leaves Flower Set-Mulberry Paper Flowers - True Red Set

Fairy Princess Crowns In Tarnished Brass

No Hole Dark Red Glass Microbeads

Thank you for having a peek, I hope you enjoyed this project!  Until next time, happy crafting!

Be an Individual - Be Fearless Steampunk Shadow Box

Hi Friends,

The youngest of my grandson's just celebrated his 15th birthday last weekend and while I don't normally make my boys things (except cards), I decided this would be a great birthday to encourage him to be who he is, no matter what!

There's no better designer to help me express this sentiment than Time Holtz!  I love his "Be an Individual" stamp and it says what I want for all of my grandchildren perfectly!  I also included the idea that time fly's by incorporating Tim's weather clock and Red Rubber's Steampunk Sparrow stamp. 

For a complete list of everything I used to create this project, please visit my gallery, Dawna's Place at scrapbook.com.  Thank you for dropping by and I hope you enjoy a creative day!  ~ Big Hugs ~ Dawna

Saint Valentine's Wedding Day Gift

St. Valentine's Wedding Day Shadow Box

Hi Friends,

Catching up this morning with a few year end posts.  This is a gift I made for our friends Kathy & Charlie who were married on St. Valentine's Day in 1987.  Kathy and I met in 2009 and one of our favorite pastimes is browsing around the antique shops in Old Town Temecula to see if we can find something we can't live without!  lol

 

 Well over the years Kathy has given me many special crafting trinkets and I took this opportunity to use a few of my favorite ones on their special wedding layout.  Among them is this beautiful tatted cameo and these wonderful gold quilted heart buttons. 

To create this layout I used Webster's Pages "In Love" and  "Post Cards to Paris" paper collections.  I framed the  background by using a piece of black textured cardstock then punched around the page with Martha Stewart's Tear Drop punch and used a Krylon pen to distress the edges in gold.   Then I framed the outer punch work with gold foil cardstock.  For the inside page, I used Martha Stewart's Vintage Lace punch and backed it with red cardstock.  Then finished the inner page off with a bit of zigzag stitching. The dark red and hot pick flowers are hand made rolled flowers and the remaining mulberry flowers are from Wild Orchards web site.

Fir the key to my heart element, I embossed a Kaiser Craft filigree heart and key with gold embossing powder, added a vintage label (with the title work printed from my computer) and did some picture matting for a nice clean finish.

Thank you for dropping by my gallery and if you have a minute, I always appreciate hearing from you.  Make it a happy day friends!  Hugs ~ Dawna

Sanctuary By The Sea

 

 Sanctuary By The Sea 

 Happy New Year Friends,

Today I'm sharing this lovely picture of my beautiful grand daughter Quinn and myself taken this past summer.  Quinn grew up very camera shy so the few pictures I do have of her are very precious, especially the ones with her smiling!   Over the years I've managed to snap a few pictures of us together but this one is by far my favorite!  

I created this layout using Authentique's beautiful vintage seaside inspired "Fresh" paper collection.  Here's a list of supplies I used to create this clean and simple layout:

Supplies List

2 ea 12 x 12 Bazzil Cardstock - Cardinal Red
1 ea 12 x 12 Bazzil Cardstock - Lakeshore Blue
1 ea 12 x 12 Authentique's "Fresh" Paper Collection - Pure
1 ea 12 x 12 Authentique's "Fresh" Paper Collection - Crisp
1 ea 12 x 12 Authentique's "Fresh" Paper Collection - Free
1 pk Dusty Attic Chipboard Set - Shells 
1 ea Ranger Ink - Liquid Pearls - Platinum Pearl 
1 ea Stem of Dusty Attic Grass Cluster Chipboard - No longer Available (Substitute if Desired)
1 ea Ranger Ink - Liquid Pearls - Avocado
1 pk Zva Creative Self Adhesive Pearls - White .5cm

1 ea Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Stormy Sky
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Red Floss
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Blue Floss
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Grey Floss
1 ea Wilton - Lace Doily - White - 6"
3 ea Queen & Co. - Goosebumps Rhinestones - Red
2 ea Little Scrap Shop - Mini Matchbook Stick Pins
1 ea Rangers Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Diamond
1 ea 4 x 6 picture of your choice

Tools List

1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Piercing Mat
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Stitch Piercer Tool & Needle
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Sew Easy - Zig Zag Piercer Tool
1 ea Zutter - Distrezz-It-All - Electric Distressing Tool #2
1 ea Martha Stewart Crafts - Large Circle Cutter
1 ea Kaisercraft - 14 x 14 Self Healing Cutting Mat 
1 ea Martha Stewart Crafts - Punch Around the Page Set - Large Butterfly Lace
1 ea Distress Ink Pad - Sponge Daubers 
1 ea We-R-Memory Keepers - Magnetic Working Mat Set (Optional) 
1 ea Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Reusable Craft Mat Sheet (Optional)

Placeholder for my first tutorial film!  Be back soon with close-ups and a how-to video! :) 

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet Dusty Attic Shadow Box for "Scraputante"

Good morning friends,

Today I'm bring you a little something 'funtastic!"  That really should be a word!  I started with Dusty Attic's new 8x8 chip board shadow box frame (available from Scraputante.com) and used Graphic 45's Nutcracker Sweet to embilish it.  Love how fun it came out!  Here are a few close up pictures of some of your favoriate Nutcracker charactures like The Sugar Plum Fairy, Claira and The Wooden Soldier.  Hope you enjoy! 

Well friends that's it for me today!  Hope you enjoyed your little visit to my neck of the woods.  Enjoy your day and until next time, scrap happy!  ~ Dawna

PS:  My Nutcracker Sweet Dusty Attic Shadow Box was featured on Graphic 45's Gallery located at:  http://www.g45papers.com/gallery/idea-details.php?ProID=1938&ProCatID=All&DID=All