More Inchie Cards

Here are some more "inchie" cards. I used another tag with the sunflower card, and also found a way to use my beloved bird punch. (Sorry, Sooks! I know you're not too fond of birds!) The inchies on the other card are really cheating. They're just squares punched out of a cool scrap of decorative paper, which already had the glitter design on it. The flower is one left over from Sooks' wedding. The puzzle piece is covered with a scrap of paper, with some stamping on top. All in all, pretty simple!

Why don't you try a card or have some fun playing with inchies?


Immi

Inchie Cards

Here are a couple of cards I made using the inchies I did. For both these cards, I dug into my scraps. I like the way the Sepia Accents worked, and it was a good jump start to a card with a more masculine feel (the card with the tag). I have the hardest time making cards for grown men!

By the way, the inchie I wrote about (using the Crackle Accents), didn't turn out too well when dry. It crackled fine, but the paper was very warped. I tried to flatten it out, but that just broke the crackle layer. Maybe the paper I used was too lightweight. I'll have to do some more experimenting to see if it works better on something heavier.

Later!
Immi

Inchies

I've been reading about inchies for a while, but hadn't tried them myself. Oh! Maybe you haven't heard about inchies! Inchies are miniature works of art, and as the name implies, are one inch square. Now technically, I'm cheating, because I didn't have a one inch punch and had no intention of cutting out a bunch of one inch squares to try this. I do have a square punch that is 1 3/8", so I figured that would be close enough.

Here are the ones I've done so far. All of these were done using scraps of paper (love my scraps!), and rubber stamping. The inchie in the upper left has a layer of "Crackle Accents"on it, but it's still wet, so I don't know if it will work or not. The pear inchie has some "Frosted Lace Stickles" on it - it's a liquid glitter made by Ranger. The architectural-looking inchie in the lower center has a layer of "Sepia Accents" on it. Both the Crackle and Sepia Accents are made by Ranger.

I can see using these on a card or scrapbook page. I've also seen examples of multiple rows of inchies arranged and framed. These are fun, quick & easy - give them a try! Later I'll post some photos of something I've made using them. (I don't know yet what that will be!)

Keep experimenting!

Immi

Here's a project I did recently for a friend who is getting married in August. K. asked me to make a book for her, similar to the one I'd done for K's wedding shower a while back.

This is made from a material called book board, which is like very sturdy tagboard or matboard. I covered it with some cool paper I found at Target. The inside cover is a blue scrapbook paper, with an overlay of a brown paper. The brown paper is pre-cut into a 12x12 sheet, somewhat like lace. It comes in other colors as well. I cut it down to the size I wanted, and glued it over the blue.

The blue ribbon on the cover was from my ribbon stash; I had to go shopping for the brown ribbon. I painted a chipboard letter for the cover, and glued a metal heart I had in my stash (it once was a button with a shank).

I first learned to make this type of book when my son got married. He asked me to make a guest book for the wedding. I've made a few more since then, and learn something new each time.

Enjoy,
Immi

He-Man

Here's a scrapbook layout of A playing with his He-Man figures. His dad has made a conscious effort to pass on his love of He-Man to him. I had the chance recently to watch a He-Man cartoon with A. He got so excited! At times, he'd sit entranced by the action; other times he'd run around the room working off excess energy. Skeletor is always greeted by a "boo!" (I taught him that!). It sure is fun, sitting back and watching him hard at play. I especially enjoyed having him call me over to come play with him - that's a first, and it was music to my ears!

Enjoy!

Immi

Brrr!

Hi there, loyal fans & readers! Although I haven't had time to do much creative fun stuff, I don't want you to think I've forgotten about you. Today's post is just to say "hello" and to let you know what's going on in my corner of the world.

I just got home from work. Nothing unusual about that, except for one thing. Normally, when I get home from work in the month of May, I don't turn on the heater. Today is an exception. The house felt cold when I came in, so I checked the thermostat. It was 65 degrees! That might sound just right to you, but it's a little too chilly for me. Now don't get me wrong. I am grateful to have a good heating system. I don't have to go out and chop wood and start a fire to get warm. However, to someone raised in the southern half of the U.S., it doesn't seem right that on May 29, we still may need our heater. Sigh.

Hope to get back to fun stuff next week.
Immi

Paperweight

I've been spending most of my creative energy on catching up with the school scrapbook, so I haven't had much time for personal creative endeavors. However, I did promise recently to post a picture of another paperweight I made. This was made at the same time I made paperweights for my co-workers at Christmas a couple of years ago, so it's the same style.

I knew I wanted something with an old-world feel. I have lots of reproductions of wonderful old paintings (rescued from the library weeding), so I pulled out an assortment that I thought my intended recipients would like. I took them to a copy place, and made reduced size color copies of each one. I did a little cutting and pasting to get them all on a couple of sheets, and then made color transparencies out of them. This enabled me to create a layered effect with text or a map behind the transparency of the painting.

Once I had the color copies made, it was simply a matter of trimming everything to the size of the backing and putting it all together.

Thanks for looking!

Immi