10 things i love about you

welcome back gypsies! 

i got a chance to explore my softer, more pastel side recently and i have to say i liked it! the challenge? turn a box of flowery pastel papers and a frame into something memorable. so in the spirit of advent calendars, i created this sweet little way to count up the many ways i love a certain someone. 

the whole frame is painted, first with copper, then picket fence crackle, and then tinted with tumbled glass distress ink to create a patina. then came the flowers - fabric ones, paper ones, and my signature smooshie ones too. corrugated cardboard scraps get a facelift thanks to glimmer mists in turquoise and copper.

10 tiny pockets dressed with pearls, crystals and ribbon. 

each tiny pocket holds a tiny card - 10 tiny places to hide secrets, love notes or tokens.

i hope this romantic fancy strikes your fancy! 

i'll be teaching this as a class at scrapbook island in san jose (408.978.8900) on april 15th. 

authentique march sketch challenge

welcome back gypsies. authentique's newest sketch challenge is up and running and i wanted to share my entry. but first the sketch - flowers, scallop trim, flowers. i decided that a card doesn't have to be flat at all though and like a true gypsy, made up my own rules.

and now the project

i have to admit i was inspired by "the secret world of arriety" on this one.

all of the elements from the sketch are featured - dimensional flowers and teeny wee penants, and it's hard to see but there is a double scallop trim around the inside of the box. then i added tiny little trinkets and set it all on a tiny spool wrapped in lace trim and metal edging around the bottom.

i hope you are inspired to try your hand at a tiny wish box instead of a card for your next occasion. 

materials

"celebrate" collection - authentique

configurations insert

little bits of this and that

fairy dust