Catch Up ~Rusty Pickle~ ~Two Chicks Designs~Everything in between

Hello everyone I know it has been awhile I can hardly catch a moment for myself here. I was in Utah with all the Rusty Pickle girls and what a blast we had came home to two sick boys and a messy house. It has taken me this long to post anything. I made this for my secret sister at the Rusty Pickle retreat. Pamela Young was my secret sister and received this frame of her family. I had purchased the frame at Michael's for 4.99 in the wood section and used the Rusty Pickle Mayflower collection to decorate. I inked and used Tim Holtz crackle paint...love that stuff!! The alphas are Quickutz and the hearts are some wooden hearts I have had since the 80's...(i know) The bingo card is Jenni Bowlin, Prima flowers. Had lots of fun making and really enjoyed giving to Pamela. I will be posting more close up pics on my blog!! http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/
Hello here is a lo I did a my dd Alexis using the November kit from Two Chicks Designs http://www.twochicksdesigns.com/
Here is a lo I did with November kit from Two Chicks Designs http://www.twochicksdesigns.com/

The lo is for the November ribbon challenge with katie777 using ribbons and trims. Bo Bunny pp.
Made this lo of Dusty using the kit from Two Chicks Designs http://www.twochicksdesigns.com/

Made this lo of Bruce Jr. (now 22) when he was 9mons. from 1987. Using the November Kit from Two Chicks Designs
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This lo is for the October Scrappack. We are only aloud to use ink, paint, pics, chalk, paper, journaling. This month we received:
1- 6x6 square brown felt-the tree
1- 5x5 square burlap-used to make flowers
1- 12inch piece of green ribbon cut into thirds and used for leaves for flowers
1-mini paper bag used as layering in the paper and a journaling square
12 tickets- painted and used as layering across bottom down by flowers and beside photo used all 12
1- 12inch piece of twine cut in half pulled across photo x2
2- mini wooden beads inked and place in flower middles
2- large wooden beads put on twine across photo
3- buttons placed at the top for embellies
So much fun!! Thanks!!
My dd Crystal (My Army girl)

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Happy Trails

Description: This lo was completed for the February 2009 scrap pack challenge. The only things you can use to add to your lo are photos, paper, journaling, paint, ink, and chalk. Using only the items sent to you in the pack. The following items have been sent:
1. one silver heart charm-I used to make the lock on the journal painting a keyhole on the back to look like a lock.
2. one skein of ecru embroidery floss-I used to bind the back of the journal and on the bear claw necklace and on the buttons.
3. Fifteen assorted buttons-made into a half circle like a trail and then hand sewed to page w/embroidery floss.
4.Five pink confetti hearts-I cut in half and painted white to make a bear claw and then strung all ten pieces on the embroidery floss (the necklace was tea dyed).
5.One map page-cut to shape then balled up and tea dyed and inked..used for the map of the trails.
6. One manilla tabbed index divider- folded in half with the tab on(which gave the thickness) and inked and distressed to give it a leather look and then binded with embroidery floss using a book binders stitch.
7. One tea bag-first iI opened up the bag and removed some for the dirt under the covered wagon wheels and then used a tea ball and warmed water and then allowed to cool and soaked the ecru embroidery floss used for bear claw necklace and in the white button tie off.
8. Two shipping tags with wire-Used in the title of Happy Trails and the tabs in the journal for lift and the wire to make the name Cody on the journal.
9. One small binder clip-used to close journal and hang heart lock(with tiny paper key) and also hand bear claw necklace.
10. One piece of sandpaper-Used to make the cowboy boots and the horse shoe pair.
The pic is of my ds Cody.

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Decked Out

Description: Hello I completed this lo for the Jan. 2009 Scrappack. You are sent items to work with only using paper, photos, journaling, paper, paint, ink, and chalk. This month we were sent the following items:
1. deck of cards- I used the Q, K, A of hearts in the lo in the pic I have three cards on my garter belt.
2. four poker chips-I used them as lifts for the flowers (really hard to see) they worked great and made the flowers stand out!!!!
3. one 3.5x5.25 piece of tissue-used as a fan at bottom of pic (I am holding one in the pic)
4. one 5x5 sequined mesh-I cut into strips and then fan folded and put all five pieces together to make one poofy flower..very pretty.
5. 3 glittered grass stems-used to highlight the flower and card area.
6. one red acrylic pebble-used in the center of the poofy flower.
7. four shreds of gold gift bag filler- used as accents and curled to go with poofy flower.
8. one yard of black satin ribbon used to tie of pleated fan and add as an accent.
9. three red rhinestones -used in the center of the red flowers which are sooo pretty and blingy.
10. 3 gold star brads-used on bottle of Southern Fun since there is a bottle of Jack Daniels in the pic.
11. one 2.25x4 piece of self adhesive glitter paper-used for the label of the bottle of southern fun.
the pic is of me and hubby in 1999 at one of those old timey photos. see close up of flowers in my gallery and how made.. thanks !

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PROM

Here is a lo I did for the Nov. Scrappack. The pic is my dd going to her senior prom. The items used to complete the lo are sent to you and you are only allowed to used paper and ink, paint, chalk and journaling. tfl.

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CHRISTMAS CUTIES

This lo was completed for the October Scrappack challenge where the host sends certain items and you must use to create the lo, using only paper, pictures, journaling, paint, ink, and chalk. No glitter or diamond glaze.
1. 1 yard of gold wire- all used to make the ting ting in the poinsettia flower and the garland. used a pencil to twist.
2. 8" guaze- all used to make the pine cones in the garland. I cut then dipped in brown paint and formed.
3. 4 fall leaves- painted red and placed together to make the poinsettia flower.
4. Natural raffia- all used to make the garland, i tied together and then painted green then shaped into garland shape.
5. 8x10 green corduroy -used to make title Christmas cuties and leaves for poinsettia and as ribbon in the two packages in left corner.
6. 4 wiggle eyes- painted yellow for the centers of the poinsettia flower.
7. 2 white pipe cleaners- used as large ting ting with poinsettia. curled on a glitter bottle.
8. brown paper lunch bag- used to make wrapping over two puzzle pieces to look like packages.in left corner.
9. vellum- used to make lace at bottom of pic, and to make the three poinsettia flowers on right side.
10. stick chalk- cut into pieces then sanded to make flower centers in tiny poinsettia vellum flowers. You know they look like altoids and I just kept thinking I would like one....lol!
11. 1 yard of twine- I dipped in white paint hung to dry then used to make flourish on right side.
12. 4 puzzle pieces- two were used as pop dots to pop the layers of the poinsettia flower to make in pop off, then the other two were wrapped inside the the brown paper bag to make the packages. The tags on the packages are my two boys names pic taken in 2006. TFL!!!!!

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Happy Halloween

Description: This lo was completed for the Sept. scrap pack ...make a lo for all the items sent to you only adding photos, journaling, paper, paint, ink, and chalk no other embellishments except what is in the pack..items listed below:
1. 1 sheer bag- made into a brown owl sitting on fence, the pull ties were turned into the owls claws.
2. 3 golden rings- cut up and painted black used in the middle of the iron gate for decoration, i curled two of them.
3. 2 mini copper brads- one in the door of the haunted house for a knob, and the other as a nail on the rt. tree to hold up the BEWARE sign.
4. place card- cut up into two RIP tombstones and for making the BEWARE sign.
5. 8 white flower petals- 3 were inked orange and made into pumpkins down in left corner, one was inked orange and made into a Jack-o-lantern by front step of haunted house. the other four left white and cut into ghost two by house and two by the tombstones, and one piece for the tail of the skunk.
6. 24 sequins- 22 painted lime green and used as the bubbles in the witches pot.the brew bubbled over...and the other two in the eyes of the owl.
7. 1yd.of black eyelash fiber- tied into a large knot and made legs for the big giant spider right in the middle of the page.
8. 1yd of cream eyelash fiber- used to sew into paper to make the web for spider, actually could of used more fiber for this..but looks great.
9. 5 bobby pins- i cut the pins at the curve and with cardstock i glued together and created the iron fence/gate then i painted the paper rings and bobby pins black.
10. 4 wooden hearts 1lg- 1 med. and 1 small- cut up into fours and made into mushrooms...every fall we have tons of mushrooms and every skunk likes mushrooms. i inked them brown too.
11. two black feathers- put the two together and made a fluffy tail for the little skunk in the pumpkin patch..perfect tail.
12. 3 medium brads- two painted red for the eyes of the spider and one for the nail on the pumpkin patch sign on left side.
13. hang tag- used the tag to make the sign for the pumpkin patch on lt. side and the string to have the spider hanging on lt. side of tree and to hang the BEWARE sign.
14. 2 cotton balls-used one to put behind the two pumpkins in patch to pop off and too give a round look, the other was stretched into clouds, and steam for the boiling couldron pot.
the pic is my ds last Halloween
tfl!

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A WISH CAME TRUE

Description: I made this lo for the August scrap pack challenge. All we can add are the items sent to us..and paper, pics, paint, ink, chalk, and journaling...the adhesives have to be not seen.
the contents are:
24 acrylic skittles- in the doilie lace for centers and in the flowers.
Maya road acrylic arrow-pointing to the baby and w/the title.
doilie-cut apart and made to look like lace running across bottom and side of photo.
4x10 sheet shrinky dink plastic- colored blue and cut in to stars and shrank...... (a Wish upon a star)
5 round re-enforcement labels-on flowers and the acrylic arrow.
beaded fringe- made onto the fishing line and put behind stars to make for a shooting star.
2 yards of fishing line- used on the shooting stars and painted black for the whiskers on the bunny.
fringed material- cut up and used to make flowers and put across top of photo.
4 split rings- used to make corner circles around photo.
cardstock quote shapes- painted aqua and used by photo.
mulberry square- made to make bunny to hold title.
the story behind the photo is that me and my husband would go for a walk in the late evening and when we would see a shooting star we would make a wish...well one night we both saw two different stars and wished for the same wish..and you can guess what we wished for! tfl!

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