Friday, August 10, 2012

Surprise The Pride! With Just A Few Friends

Hey everyone! Hope you all made it through another week without too much stress. Mine started off returning from hot, hot, hot Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, recovering on Monday, then headed off to court for jury duty. The best thing about jury duty was seeing an old friend Joy, and catching up with her. Check out her blog here for her amazing projects! She is the shaker queen!

On to my project for the Just A Few Friends August Blog Hop. You should have come here from Suzie's blog, but if you didn't, be sure to start off at Kimi's blog here. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, our Den Mama, Elsa, and her baby Krystal will not be joining us this month, but be sure you check us out next month for the full Pride line up. The theme for this month's hop is "Surprise The Pride". We didn't have any guidelines - we could make anything we wanted. For me, not having any guidelines or requirements is a little difficult. For my other crafty Pride members, they are all such talented crafters that they went all out! Anyhoo, I needed ideas. So I've been prowling YouTube and have seen many altered paper bags, so I decided to give it a try. This is what I came up with ...


I used a paper bag I received in a RAK from my GF Jenny, covered it with kraft cardstock, my DP is from Prima called Nature Garden, and I inked everything up with TH's Gathered Twigs distress ink. I used two stamp sets called Girlfriends from TPC Studio and Free Flight from Penny Black. I also used my clear Rock Candy crackle paint for the first time on the bird on the card (below) and the entire birdcage and bird. I added a tiny clothes pin decorated with mini pearls and a baby rose to hold the paper bag closed.


I used Hug Snug seam binding in eggshell and colored it with Lindy's Stamp Gang ("LSG") Glitz Spritz in Sunset Pink, made two bows and layered them, then added a buckle and half-back pearl from Sa Crafters. I also dyed some white lace with LSG Moon Shadow Mist in Van Dyke Sepia but it was way too dark. So I took some LSG Starburst in Creme Brulee Cream, dabbed it all over the lace and the color lightened up to what I wanted. Then I layered some light pink flat back pearl trim over the lace.


Here's a video of my project - hope you enjoy it!


That's it for my August project and I hope you are enjoying the Hop so far! Next please head on over to Margaret's blog and check out her amazing work! Have a wonderful crafty weekend my friends! Until next time, take care!


20 comments:

  1. so pretty, linda!! love all the embellishments!

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  2. Oh wow wow wow....Linda I am so loving this!! I have been dying to do one of these too. Those papers are just divine....OMG I love them....WTG Linda you have done an awesome job!! Thank you so much my scrappy sister for your support and belief in me....I appreciate it....{{{hugs}}} Kimi xxooxx

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  3. So awesome! the paper and technique is sooo pretty!

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  4. Gorgeous paper bag Linda. I swear you are super woman. Don't know how you pulled such a lovely project together so quickly. I love the Nature Garden paper by prima. You have inspired me to pull it out of the hoard box and put it to good use. Blessings.

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  5. Beautiful...Beautiful...Beautiful!! Prima makes the prettiest paper...and with the techniques you used and your AMAZING talent you pulled off another AWESOME creation. Well done...and with such little time. True talent my friend. Love it.

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  6. Beautiful project Linda!!! I love making paper bag gift bags!!! They are a gift in themselves!!! hugs, Violet

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  7. Love it Linda, I love the Vintage look you gave! I've never heard of this before, what size bags do you get?

    Glad you had a good time in Vegas. I'll be there next month before & after Hawaii.

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    1. Thanks Rita! Or should I say Grammy! Congrats again lady! Since we don't have Michael's or Joanns here, I normally would use a regular brown lunch bag. However, my GF Jenny gave me a whole package of "craft" paper bags which are just a little smaller than the regular lunch bags. Have a blast in Vegas!

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  8. Linda, I love your pb card. So very pretty. I love the soft colors and the flowers that you use. Beautiful!!

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  9. Gorgeous!! I am jealous that you have a Ben Franklin! We used to here, but they have been gone for years. The closest one is 3 hours away. Your bag is just beautiful, what a cool thing to do. I haven't done this yet, but you are inspiring me to do so! Hugs, my Den Sister!
    Michelle

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  10. Woooooooooooowww! So nice! Totally digging your bow and pearl/slider middle. I bought those too!! I really love the paper, oh and the stamps... oh who am I kidding... I love the whole thing! Thanks for the shout out!

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  11. Awesome project! Love all of the products you used! I am never going to complain that I do no have enoughscrappy stores around...when you actually do not! TFS you great project!

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  12. LOVE LOVE LOVE!! LOVE your project...did i say LOVE?? omg, i love the colors, this is a project I want to make! love it...so pink and soft...yet the back with the bird, kinda made me think of a raven...ohhh Linda my dearest friend...You made MAMA proud!!!!
    xoxoxo
    Elsa

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  13. very pretty, linda! wow, great minds think alike! love how we both put pearls on our clothespins :). thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Sunday! *hugs* steph :)

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  14. WOW! what a fabulous alteration of a paper bag! this turned out sweet! amazing work! I am so not into crafting...but really want to! hahaha...funny...here I am again on a HUMP day to post...so just go with your bad self and do the humpity hump!!! LOL!

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    1. Hahahaha! Thanks Joy! Do the humpity hump! You crack me up!

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  15. GORGEOUS altered paper bag tag and little gift holder, Linda! I LOVE this...you did a fab job and I will treasure it! It is more beautiful IRL and I'm so Blessed to be the recipient of this!

    xoxo,
    Cami

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  16. GORGEOUS altered paper bag tag and little gift holder, Linda! I LOVE this...you did a fab job and I will treasure it! It is more beautiful IRL and I'm so Blessed to be the recipient of this!

    xoxo,
    Cami

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