Small house cottage
Small house hay barn
Small house flower chalet
Small house dog house
I stamped the ISC hibiscus image with Ranger jet black ink, then using Marvy Markers, watered colored the flower image...All stamps are ISC http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ 
I had played around with this idea last year...then kinda put it to the side...I got it out the other day while going thru a box of unfinished projects...I coated the denim fabric, left from a pair of cut of jeans...with Royal Coat Decoupage Medium...one of my favorite mediums to work with...Let it dry, I let this dry for a whole day...I die cut my balloons...
added to the front of a card...Background is stamped with an ISC background stamp, verse is from Paper Hollow Xpreshons Clear Stamps...I have another project in the works, but will have to wait until next week...I have to work the day job the rest of this week...LOL...hey, I gotta eat...
I call this little critter "Punch Bunny"...I used to paint a similar piece, years ago...and got to looking thru some old stuff and thought I can use punched circles to make him and it worked...I colored this one with chalks, so its kinda cheesey...but at least you can get the idea of how to make him...
Cut the bottom edge off one of the circles, so he sits flat...Put the smaller circle behind this to become his head...
Cut some oval like shapes out of the other two larger circles to make the ears...
Fold one ear down on the back side bunny...
I fold both ears down on the side view bunny...I know...one ear should have been on the head, rather than both ears behind it...but hey...I was working on 3 projects at one time and just got carried away...LOL...
For the side view bunny, I added some blush to the cheek and made the eye and nose with a sharpie marker...I colored these bunnies with chalk, brown for the bodies and pink for the ear insides...I added little white flowers for the tail and some ribbon bows on the necks....Wait til ya see what I do with him next...LOL...more to come with this little hopper...
This mini envy box, was just kinda thrown together...I wanted to show the little flaps on the outside of the box and with no sleeve...I know, kinda cheesey, but hey..I only had 30 minutes to make them both...so I was in hurry up mode...LOL...
I like to fold the bottom like this, kinda pinwheel looking...but it could be folded like a regular box bottom too...
Sorry, this one was a little fuzzy...but I didn't have time to retake the photo...I added a die cut flower to one side...these would make great party favors...just think of all the possibilities...
This idea hit me this morning while playing with some mini envy die cuts...I could use them to make a box...I always like to see what else the die cuts can become...and this one is pretty cool...I have 3 different mini envy die cuts and they all work great for this project....Following are some steps I used to make this project...
I cut 4 of the 2 x 2 mini envy die cuts from white 110# cardstock, then removed the side flaps from 2 of the envy's...I stamped the envy's with a background stamp, here I used one of my fav images from Innovative Stamp Creations...
Then glue the side flap envy's and the non flap envy's, alternately...
Your finished piece should look like this...glue the last flap to the inside of the other envy on the other end...the rounded end flaps will become the box bottom...
On this box I glued the small flap ends to the inside
I made a sleeve for the box by cutting a strip of white cardstock 2 inches wide and as I wrapped it around the box, I used my bone folder to score for the folds...I stamped it and then glued it together...
I used some photo holder die cuts to make a handle for the little box and attached it with mini brads...The little envy box slides into the sleeve perfectly...
Here is the finished one...This was just a quick one I threw together after work today...I have a few more in various stages and will work on them again tomorrow...You can order a kit to make your own boxes, sleeves not included at http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com
This technique is an original created by me... I had a few questions lately about exactly how I made this project...so I thought I would look it up and repost it here again...I used a coaster, punched holes in the top corners, rubbed it with an ink pad to add some color, then used a sponge and inked the edges...I threaded the ribbon thru the holes and tied little knots...
Now, for the embossed photo frame...I used a small frame die and a photo...I recommend practicing this using random photos, that you can afford to mess up...or you can even use magazine picture to practice...Decide which part of the photo is going to be your centerpiece...Run this thru your die cutting machine with your photo in place...remove the center...you do not emboss it...then decide which embossing folder you want to use and emboss the frame part of your photo...Add a layer of foam tape, or pop dots to the back of the frame...Place your frame in place on the coaster, then replace the center piece photo, by adhering it flat to the coaster...This is a neat project to make with those otherwise, not quite good enough for a layout photos...but do this to them...and they take on a whole new creative appeal...
This close up shows the detail a little better...You can also adhere the frame flat and raise the center piece with pop dots...I have used various frames to do this technique and all the results have been excellent...You can add this technique to a variety of projects, card fronts, handmade calendars and more...remember,
I have had this project on my drawing board for a while...I finally got the chance to get it underway...I started with the chipboard die cuts shown...I covered each with pattern papers...
I punched the holes for binding with my bind it all...I love that machine...if you don't have one...and love to make books...oh my, you need one...I centered the holes in each frame die cut as well as the file card covers...
I used one of my file tab punches to make the neat little page turning tabs...I glued these tabs between the two frames...I decorated each frame, then glued them together back to back...
These are the two scalloped frames...before adding embellishments, but with the file tab in place...I used red liner tape to secure the frames together...
I still have some "foo foo" to add to some of the pages, as well as some fibers, ribbon to the coil binding...but I just had to share what I have finished up to this point...This is the cover of the book...I used the awesome word stamps from Innovative Stamp Creations to do most of the journaling in the book...the photos are from mountain vacations from the past 3 years that my wonderful husband has taken me on...
The passport to adventure stamp is from PSX...all the others from Innovative Stamp Creations...I finally got a couple of the Martha Stewart border punches...Oh my...I love those things...Donalda and Claudia can take credit for that...LOL...they have done some gorgeous stuff using them...
I wanted to create lots of dimension with the embellishments...I love layering and the frames lend themselves to layers being added...
I love the way the different sizes and shapes of the frames create added interest in the book as well...there are so many possibilities with this book...from birthdays, holidays, baby, and just because...as well as vacations, those are some of my favorite books to make...
Having the variety of frame opening sizes was nice, as it let me choose such a variety of photos for the book...
I still have to finish the back cover, inside and out...and have a few more bits and pieces to add...but, I am so tickled with how its come together...and its nice to see my drawings and pages of notes and ideas to try, finally come to life in a finished piece of art to share with my family...
These are the parts I started with...I used my mini 2.5 x 2.5 envy as my base measurement for the book...I cut the covers just a tad wider, and long enough to allow for the file tabs to be added to the page inserts...I punched all my Bind it All holes, before I begin coloring the pieces with ink...I wrote down the measurements and left them at the studio...dang it...I will get them tomorrow and fill in the blanks for ya...sorry...it was one of those afternoons...
I started out coloring the file tabs and the chipboard covers with archival ink...I just used a piece of sponge to do this...
I used a stipple brush to color the page inserts...I chose pink, because I will eventually put some photos of my new granddaughter in this little book...
I did the envelope pages in teal with the stipple brush...
The next few photos are the steps for gluing the envy...I glued the rounded top flap to the inside of the envelope...
then fold the other side over...
apply a tad of glue to the bottom flap and press in place...be sure, you do not get any glue on the holes...you wont be a happy camper...
These are the 3 finished envy pages...You can make more pages...I only needed 3 for this mini book...
I scored the file tabs and then glued them in half...
Now, I worked on my center page insert first...attach the file tab in the center of the page back, then attach the page front...
Now, trim off the top and bottom edges of the other two file tabs, and attach to the other pages...
I forgot to photo the other one...this is the last page...see, how the cut off file tab is lined up with the bottom edge...just line up the other one at the top edge...
This is all three pages, lined up on top of each other...see how the file tabs look...
I put all the envy's together with the covers and used the Bind it All to bind them...
This is the book opened to the first page...
This is page 1 opened showing page 2...
I started adding the pattern paper layers, this is the cover so far...
This is the inside cover and the outside of the envy's...
I added the teal layer to the back side of each envy...this covers up the seams and gives me more photo or journaling space...I hope to add photos next week...and show ya those pics when I get it done...
