I'm been having some funnnnnnnnnnnn.....

I just absolutely LOVE playing with Inkscape......I'm getting to where when an idea comes to my mind I'm beginning to sketch out ideas as quick as I can so I don't forget what I'm wanting to do.....I have an amazing beautiful journal coming my way soon from a very dear friend I plan on using for this very purpose......Anyway....I spent most of my day yesterday creating some files in Inkscape.........I love tags and just won't allow myself to buy blanks anymore so I decided to make up some cut files........I've done mock ups of them and also am putting a link under each mock up for the file if any of you are interested.......please feel free to grab them....

I didn't think you all wanted me to go in to great detail on how I quickly did the mock ups...BUT if any of you have any questions, PLEASE feel free to email me I'll be happy to help you out and explain what I've done pennyduncan@att.net .




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Then I decided I wanted a box that would have a top to it...you know the kind that fold over and that's how it stays together.....so I designed and created one......I only created the one file.....all you need to do is make it a wee bit bigger and you have the top.......easy peasy!!!!!





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Then this is an envie I created a week or so ago....I couldn't remember if I shared it or not and didn't want to take time to look .....LOL so I'm sharing here.......I cut it out of wallpaper and it cut like butter!!!!! I made it to fit the shudder card I make several weeks ago.......as I decided to put the card/envie set in my ETSY store......


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Ok, so that's all my creations to date....I really hope some of you find some things that may be useful to you!!!! As always I want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me....I SO enjoy hearing from you all........I do hope you will come by again and leave a comment here if you would like!!! I hope you are all having a very blessed day and an equally as blessed Tuesday!!!! Take care, until next time....

It feels SO nice....

to know I have some things designed and created for MY ETSY STORE!!!


I thought it might be nice to create some embellishment items that others can do faux techniques to....to make them their own creations........Here's a quick peak and you can check them more out at my store........It was fun working on them today and designing and cutting the packaging header....

I can't believe this is the last working day of my vacation....WOW it's went by fast but so far I've indeed completed alot of what I was striving for.....Tomorrow my youngest, Dylan...will be 15!!! He, Craig and I are going to Louisville to have lunch at Joe's Crab Shack....unfortunately my oldest, Billy...has to work and won't get to go....but I'm looking forward to us having a great time..........

Well, that's about it for me....Just wanted to drop a quick note to say HELLO and share my exciting news about the re-opening of my ETSY store!!! I want to, as always...thank you for coming by to visit with me....I do hope you will come again!!!!!! Have a very blessed Saturday everyone!!!

Ok....a 3rd one done....

I've been playing some more and created this third Journal for my ETSY store!!! I wanted to use the three flowers I had made over the weekend so decided what best way to use them then on Journals.......This one isn't my favorite but I think it is nice to look at.......I did use a rubberstamp on the phrase and the black swirleys this time........(I just gotta say I like the look of the Laser Printer more.....) The flower I made this past weekend I wanted to give it more of a glossy look so I took it outside and sprayed 2 coats of Kryon High gloss coating on it....then I sprayed with some Ameretto Mister to give it even a bit more depth.....and wiped excess off with a paper towel...I am happy with the way this turned out......


You'll notice I also used some silk flower petals with rhinestone brads as well for additional accent around the large flower and some artificial leaves in the bronze and off white colors...they have a bit of a pearlized look to them........the contrast is nice....I also used some heart shaped rhinestones above the bow and on the upper right corner of the journal......an edge of wallpaper border trim cut down and a strip of lace.......and of course my large cream wired ribbon wrapped around the journal.....




So this is the latest creation....do you like it??? I'll be getting this one along with the other 2 and a Thank You card I've created and whatever else I can get created posted on my ETSY store by the end of the week.......feels good to be creating ART again......


Ok, that's it for me now....I did ALOT of blog browsing today and viewed some AMAZING ART others have created...I think that is so much fun to just browse everyone's blog....You all are SO talented!!! I would like to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me!!! I do hope you will come by again.....I hope you all have a very blessed evening....until next time....

Another Journal.....

I had fun again once I got my mojo going and created another Journal for my ETSY store......the background paper is again wallpaper that I printed the Survivor stamp onto........I'm THRILLED to say I used some of my cut files I had designed and shared a couple weeks ago.....the hinges and the metal looking closure....you can click the links on the names and download the files if you haven't already and want them.......


I also used Deb Carfields GORGEOUS Butterfly Swirl file that I also gave the effect of rusted metal........I think it looks awesome against the cream swirly wallpaper don't you!!!! Deb you did an AMAZING job with this file!!!!! I'm afraid I can't share her creation because it's HER creation....however if you email her at dcarfield@bwtelcom.net she may share the beautiful file with you.....Deb creates some very elegant files as well and I feel so blessed when she shares them with me!!!! Thank you my friend!



The butterflies were shared by someone sometime ago and I apologize I don't remember's who files they were so I'm afraid I can not share them....but the are great cuts I think!!!!!



Ok, that's my creation for tonight.....tomorrow's a new day and I'm exicted I'll be creating once again....It is also my hubby's birthday tomorrow!!!! I want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me!!!! I pray you all have a very blessed Thursday....please come by again...until then....

Finally Something....

Actually made for my Etsy Store.....It's been so long since I've given my ETSY store some tender loving care.....I've got nothing in there right now but promised myself that would be one of my goals this week while I'm on vacation...So here's my first piece.....It's a Journal.....

I'm SO excited on a technique I experimented with tonight.......the background paper you see here with the marbling on it....It's actually Wallpaper........I designed my wording and graphics (dark green leaves & vine) in my Corel PSP and then PRINTED IT ON TO THE WALLPAPER with my Laser Color Printer.......It looks WONDERFUL....has such a wonderful permanent finish to it......After I printed my graphics onto the wallpaper I then layed out a cut file I wanted to cut into the wallpaper for a design....This WONDERFUL border you see down the left edge of the cover is a cut file designed by Paulo Guarmarous it's called "Wildborder.svg" if anyone is interested in the file you can visit his blog by clicking on his name and download it from his amazing site....I WARN you however.....You will absolutely positively fall in love with his ART....He is SO VERY talented!!!!!

Once I cut the design I then carefully removed the cut out and then lined the back with a piece of wallpaper that I had ran through my xyron to put adhesive on it and adhered that sticky side through the cutout and then covered with some bronze color glitter.......It's a nice subtle effect I believe....

I then trimmed the border of the front cover with decorative border ribbon and a bit of lace....wrapped a ribbon around and tied off added rhinestones and the flower I had designed cut and decorated the other day...the file for the flower is in a post earlier this week...just scroll down the page a bit to find it if you care to download the .svg file for it.....



I lined the inside front and inside back with a green decorative wallpaper and the backcover with the same pattern as the front and trimmed the edge with a bit more of the decorative border trim.........




I'm very happy with the design of the layout and look forward to getting it into my store.......

Ok, that's it for me tonight.....I want to thank you for stopping by....I do hope you come again soon.......I hope you all have a very blessed Wednesday!!!!