It's UP! It's UP!

I am so excited! I've been working on this for awhile and now it's up! I did a tutorial on how to make altered picture frames. I used frames that I purchased at Michael's for $2.99. They are fairly easy, wonderful to personalize, and usable! Fits all my qualifications for a great handmade gift! Anyway, I will put the tutorial on my blog as well, but not til later this week. Here is the link for the one posted on Splitcoaststampers.com.

Jackie G inspired me with these frames. She brought one as a door prize to a stamping event here in the DFW area. I fell in love with it and decided to try my hand at it. I have made several myself and I taught a class here at my house on them.




I also wanted to share two more that I did for Christmas gifts. I made these for my little brother and sister. Since my brother is in college, I wasn't sure if he would really use anything I could make for him. I figured that if I made it kind of "manly", and put a picture of my boys in it, he might put it out in his dorm room or something. He seemed to like it, not that he would tell me if he didn't, but at least he acted like he did! I think the paper I used on his was Arctic Frog - although I have had it for a long time and I am not entirely sure.



I also made this one for my little sister. I absolutely LOVE how this turned out, if I do say so myself! You can't really see it, but it has so much sparkle! I found a use for stickles that nothing else beats....I outlined the flowers on this Basic Grey Lilykate paper with Stardust Stickles! I did it AFTER I modpodged the paper. I tried using Dazzling Diamonds glitter from SU, but it just kinda flaked off.....the stickles stuck on there much better. I am happy to say I found a good use for the stickles - Thank you again, Jackie G! Beth seemed to like her frame as well. She loves lime green and I figure what 17 year old girl doesn't like a little sparkle?!?! Since her frame was kinda girly, I didn't put a picture of the boys in it. I left it open so she could put a picture of her and her friends or something in it.


Anyway, I am so excited to have my tutorial on SCS. This is the second tutorial I have done for them. I always feel like I have learned so much from that website....it's weird to teach something there. In honor of this event.....I have a FREEBIE! I am going to send one of the frames that I made to a lucky blog reader! Here are the details:


Respond to this post by 10pm (CST) Friday, January 5th.

Tell a friend about this giveaway!

My husband will pick a number from the replies and that will be the winner!

This is the frame you will win!