kiss me collection~shadow box

valentines is definitely for all things soft, pink, and feminine.
so when i saw the kiss me collection, i knew right away, i was going to transform this shadow box i had up with our christmas photo, and alter it for valentines.



the collage paper from the background papers is my fav pattern.
it made for a perfect mat to house the goodies i wanted to add to this frame.
once the background paper was in place, i basically treated the rest of the project like a traditional scrapbook page. added photo on a bull clip, attached the bull clip to the background.

i cut out the 'be mine' heart from one of the valentines. the edges were distressed and inked up a bit. some bling emphasized the sentiment. then it was popped up with dimensional tape.
one of my fav. fav. parts of this kit is the printables and most specifically the flags n tags page. i play with those pieces all the time. the 'yours truly' sentiment was trimmed and added to a vintage pearl topped pin. i make my own flags all the time with pearl tops. you can find fun corsage pins in the wedding floral department at your craft  store. so fun.
and book paper...do you know i have a current affair with book paper...book paper rolled roses with tiny pearls in the center. just an excuse to get in touch with my feminine side.

junque bows. thank you so much, sweet margie, for encouraging my love for junque. &bows. i use them every.where. grabbed a bit of masking paper, tim holtz tissue, tulle, pearls on string, and seam binding...add any thing you want...always a perfect little touch.

rhonna has been an amazing valentines day inspiration this past week with her 14 valentine ideas...hope you have been able to catch her posts with all things for valentines decor and gifts. amazing creativity she is sharing. amazing!

also, new digital art kits are on their way this week....
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tomorrow project life 2012 will resume.

kiss me collection~wall art

Rhonna has done it again!
With a gorgeous kit perfect for Valentines.
New Kiss Me Collection.
the kit includes a brush kit.
border kit.
background papers.
pieces.
printables. (always my favorite)
word art.
facebook cover page.
valentine kit.
goRgeous!
i have so many things i want to do with this kit my mind just keeps racing.
love having creative thoughts that keep me motivated in every area of my life.

so i created a little wall art.
well...it's actually 8x10...and sits in a shadow box.
i love how that looks in the shadow box...but i my photography of it was hideous...so i just had to let it go.
here are the details:

1.a scrap of burlap was adhered to a mat.

2. a few of the of the flags from the printables kit were trimmed and sewn to the top of the piece.

3. from the word art kit i printed the vintage post card and then sewed a piece of lace to the top to attach to the burlap matting.

4. the heart was trimmed out of one of the pieces from the pieces kit, and popped up over a tag that has a bit of a chevron pattern printed on it that came from the background paper kit. that was then layered over the playing card from the word art kit 

5. those pieces were simply layered over the postcard and lace. a little junque bow tops that. and then i made a little flag from the printables kit and attached it to a vintage pin, and slipped it into the seam binding that had been sewn to the bottom of the tag.

it might sound a little complicated...
but it really wasn't...
it was actually a matter of printing out this and that and simply playing...
being creative and playing are so important everyday.

if you have any questions on this, please leave me a comment...i would be happy to answer.

and i know you will be seeing more of the kit from me...because i adore it!!!

now i am off to margies...to spark my valentines...her new class::LOVELOVELOVE starts today.

prayer journal

pray.
study.
read.
journal.
that's what happens daily around here.

and just this past spring i started a new thing. that is a 90-day journal of these deeper thoughts and findings of mine.

i have completed one 90-day book so far.
and i am reeling about how great a way it was to maintain this book daily...
to have a concise record of my heart as well as prayers answered and given.
it made it easier to keep track of family events or announcements. some fairly heedy situations occurred over this course of time. this was a wonderful way for me to record those events, and now i know what time frame they occurred...or else they just get mixed in with the everyday and i fail to remember.
does this resonate?

AND...it is very necessary for me to have a creative edge about my book.
and this is what the next book looks like::


this is the cover using papers from an earlier wip kit.
as well as some package kit elements from belladrummer.
oh...and did you see that doily?


it's been spray painted...yep...can you hear me being giddy? i think i could be addicted to spray paint and art...time will tell with this weeks {inspire lovely} art class.


look familiar. done using wip's project kit. layered the bingo paper with vellum. allows for a great soft feel about this page. also distressed the letter stickers. oh! and the manila tag was done using a sizzix embossing folder...thanks to my sister's use of her tools i am really loving that look on that tag. needs spray paint, don't ya think?


and just the inside of another page. because you know it would not be mine if there was not a butterfly to be found somewhere.

i am really loving these books.
the concise-ness of them.
the fun i can put into them creating something pretty.
a place to go every morning and be still.

i really love that.

~j