Farley's Mermaid Circus! ATC!

This 3D ATC was inspired by my book: "Altered Art Circus", where I have a chapter dedicated to ATC's and Components.

To bring new familiarity to the ATC aka Artist Trading Card, I added more 3-d elements to the basic form of 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches which originally started as flat images as a way to showcase one's illustration, more on that in the book.

This piece which I call: "Farley's Mermaid Circus", is created using the Mer-Cupie Embellishment from the Lisa Kettell Designs Line, mixed w/K&Company ticket sticker strips, Cosmo Cricket Paper, Robin's Nest Pink Pebbles, Making Memories Accessories, vintage style pink Tinsel from michaels, Hemptique bakery twine, chip board, zip dry and hot glue!

Materials

-Mer-Cupie Embellishment, Lisa Kettell Designs
-Carnival/Circus Ticket Adhesive Border, Love, K& Company
-"Monday" Scrapbook Paper, Cosmo Cricket
-"Tiny Bubbles" Scrapbook Paper, Cosmo Cricket
-Mini wood clips, Making Memories
-Looking Glass stickers, Giggle Kids Line, Making Memories
-Pebbles, Robin's Nest
-Pink Tinsel, Michaels Craft Stores
-Pink/White Bakery Twine, Hemptique
-Chipboard, Paper Source
-Acrylic paint, smooches, Clearsnap
-Vintage ephemera, floral wire, rhinestones
-Glues: Zip Dry, Beacon Adhesives, Modge Podge, Plaid and Hot Glue
-Other: Floral Wire, Glitter
-Tools: Hot Glue Gun, Scissors, Paint Brush

Directions

1. Measure chipboard to 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, coat with zip dry glue, lay the Monday scrapbook paper over the coated chipboard, press to adhere, let sit for a minute to dry. Then trim the paper to fit the chipboard.

2. Paint a shirt onto the Mer-Cupie with paint color of choice, set aside, let dry.

3. Make a basic pinwheel shape out of the tiny bubbles paper, secure ends with hot glue, attach a looking glass sticker to the center of the pin wheel, set aside.

4. Attach your mer-cupie to the center of the atc using hot glue, begin embellishing her. Make a paper cone from vintage paper, simply measure a 3 inch by 3 inch square onto ephemera or paper of choice, cut down the middle to form a triangle, glue sides together and attach to your mer-cupie with hot glue, add pebbles and tinsel to her hat.
5. Cut a balloon shape from paper, attach to a piece of floral wire using hot glue, apply modge podge to balloon shape, sprinkle red glitter on top, shake off excess and insert next to your mer-cupie, tie on a piece of hemptique bakery twine.

6. Add some more ephemera, mini wood clip, tickets and the handmade pin wheel, voila, Farley is now on her way to enjoy the Mermaid Circus!



Tips and Tricks:
-Use piano paper, paper from a discarded book, old advertisements, or catalog pages for your paper cone hat.
-Buy pre-made pinwheels instead of making your own.
-Use glitter paper instead of using actual glitter
-Tint mica flakes with distressed inks and add to your project for more flare.
-Stamp the alphabet onto plain cardstock, if you can't find the one I used by Cosmo Cricket.
-Use pipe cleaners in place of the tinsel.


To purchase the Mer-Cupies aka Mermaid Cupies from the Lisa Kettell Designs Line visit our store Piddlestixs or the online store:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MoonfairesWorld

Below is a list of my top 25 favorite products and manufacturers at this years Winter CHA 2012 show in Anaheim, CA. Today I will showcase no: 3-6 on my list, I'm now showcasing no.5 Beacon Adhesives!

1.Ruby Rock-It www.rubyrock-it.com
2.Graphic 45 www.g45papers.com
3.Hemptique www.hemptique.net
4.Vintaj www.vintaj.com
5.Beacon Adhesives www.beaconadhesives.com
6.Scrap Perfect www.scraperfect.com
7.Plaid www.plaidonline.com
8.Ranger www.rangerink.com
9.Ellison/Sizzix www.ellison.com
10.Colorbox/Clearsnap/Donna Salazar www.clearsnapinc.com
11.Basic Grey www.basicgrey.com
12.Kaiser Craft www.kaisercraft.net
13.EK Success:Martha Stewart and French General www.eksuccessbrands.com
14.Glitter Dust www.thermoweb.comhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
15.October Afternoon www.octoberafternoon.com
16.Offray Ribbon-Sports Line
17.Best Creations www.bestcreation.us
18.Zutter www.zutterproducts.com
19.Walter Kunze Dresden's www.walterkunze.com
20.Globe Craft Memories www.globecraftmemories.com
Here I am with the amazing Mark Wilson of Creative Distribution who came all the way from England to CHA for the Beacon Booth.
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Everyone in this group is truly amazing from their products to themselves, Mike, Karen, Hala, the whole team is just wonderful. Their customer service and pride in their products goes beyond normal limits, anytime I have a question I get a solution fast.

I recently tried a few new products and love working with Quick Grip, Zip Dry, Kids Choice and Decoupage Gloss Sealer, which I use to seal in my glitter. For a complete guide on Beacon Glue's visit their link: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/tips.html and download their free glue/tips guide. Also here is a quick link to their adhesive selection: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/cchart.html

Just when I think I know every product by heart that Beacon Adhesives has, I get hit with another amazing one! I'm really loving the Decoupage Gloss Sealer, which I used to seal in my glitter and will be using more of this in my glitter projects, keeps the glitter from coming off your project, a must have for glitter-istas!http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Don't forget about their amazing glitter-it product which is used in partnership with glitter to make these amazing glittered glass bulbs:
And their Zip Dry and Fabri-Tac which I also love:Here is the glue-ologist himself and Hala, loving the fabri-tac, lol.

For more information and to download a glue guide, visit Beacon Adhesives:
http://beaconadhesives.com/

CHA Day 1, Part 2

The next part of my journey into CHA I had to stop at my 2nd family: Beacon Adhesives!
Here I am with the amazing Mark Wilson of Creative Distribution who came all the way from England to CHA for the Beacon Booth.

Everyone in this group are truly amazing from their products to themselves, Mike, Karen, Hala, the whole team is just wonderful. Their customer service and pride in their products goes beyond normal limits, anytime I have a question I get a solution fast.

I recently tried a few new products and love working with Quick Grip, Zip Dry, Kids Choice and Decoupage Gloss Sealer, which I use to seal in my glitter. For a complete guide on Beacon Glue's visit their link: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/tips.html and download their free glue/tips guide. Also here is a quick link to their adhesive selection: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/cchart.htmlI'll be back with more Beacon photos and the Top 25 Product spotlight in the next day or so...

After Beacon, I headed over to search for my 3rd family, my Aussie family, on the way I got distracted by some other fab booths gracing the floors, here is one of them, Best Creations, look at how cute these papers are:I'll be sharing more photos of their papers in the spotlight! I just love love love these! I then spotted the new sports line of ribbons at Offray, How much do I love my sports, so yes I am thrilled with these new ribbons:

Along the way, I ran into my childhood friend Alex, we always seen to meet at CHA and were both from the same area, lol. Alex is an amazing creative talent, and works with Martha Stewart, he gave me a quick preview of some new Martha products and you will just faint, trust me! Here is a quick preview of some new products, my fave are the molds and clay products she has created, I'll be showing casing more of this in my spotlight, as this is one of my must have new fave items!After spending some time here at EK Success, I found the one and the only RUBY ROCK-IT, my Aussie Family!All I had to do is look for the massive birdcage, it was like living in a real life assemblage filled with Ruby Rock-it bliss. Upon entering the ceremony had begun, the gifting of the shirt, fam to fam. We presented Warren with his own NJ shirt, lol, the girls Joanna and Rachel will get something more blingy!
Followed by the meeting, lol. The Ruby Rock-it crew did it again with amazing new products, all I'm gonna say is OMG, I couldn't leave their booth with all the must have goodies, I'm especially loving their paper doll, British Steampunk and Nostalgia lines, I already overdosed on their Le Jardin collection last year! Its safe to say their new products will be in my Top 25 Spotlight! Here I am with two of the greatest girls I know:The whole crew!Great Minds think with Great Shoes!LOL!
After closing out the day at Ruby Rock-it, Mom and I headed over to meet the crew at Beacon for dinner, the choice amazing Mexican at: La Casa Garcia, such a great dinner with great people!
After dinner, we headed to the hotel to get ready for another fun filled and long day at CHA. This concludes highlights from Day CHA Day 1, stay tuned for Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and highlights, along with the Top 25!
xoxo
Lisa!

Playtime Carnival Scrapbook Layout

Here is a fun, whimsical and easy to do scrapbook layout I created using a variety of supplies from Making Memories products, K & Company products and Lisa Kettell Designs products.

Supplies:
-Scrapbook Papers, Making Memories
-Decadent Edges, Sabrina Collection, Making Memories
-Vintage Frames, Pink, Sabrina Collection, Making Memories
-Medium Kit School, Vintage Findings, Making Memories
-Mini Kit Baby, Vintage Findings, Making Memories
-Looking Glass Stickers, Giggle Kids, Making Memories
-Gem Collection, Pink, Making Memories
-Metallic Chipboard, Colorbok
-Baby Cutout Set, K& Company
-Dress Me Bailey, Doll Part, Lisa Kettell Designs
-Baker's Twine, Wilton
-Vintage Images -Baby Bells, Pink, Lisa Kettell Designs
-Pink apothecary plastic charms, Lisa Kettell Designs
-Ribbons, Trims
-Glues: Zip Dry, Kids Choice Glue, Beacon Adhesives, Adhesive Tape

Directions:
1. Attach adhesive tape to back of decorative cut scrapbook paper and attach to scrapbook paper base of of choice, I choose pink polka dot paper for my base.
2. Lay your images across the middle of the page, making sure you center the main vintage image.
3. Begin filling in the open spaces under the images with the decadent edges strips, ribbon and trims.
4. Cut a strip of bakers twine and place diagonally across the top of the page. Then cut triangle shapes out of the scrapbook paper and glue to the twine using kids choice glue.
5. Begin decorating your page with various embellishments such as the dress Me Bailey part, bells, jar, trims, gems, and more.


To purchase the pink bells, the mini apothecary bottles, the bakers twine and The Dress Me Bailey Doll embellishment visit:
-My store: Piddlestixs, Lafayette, NJ
-My Artfire Store (click on the link here)
-Email me direct

Up-Cycled Project: Vintage Butterfly Silhouette Frame!
Here is another quick and easy up-cycled project I created called: Vintage Butterfly Silhouette Frame.

This project can be made using items that you might have around your house such as small frames, holiday ornament or floral butterfly, ephemera such as piano paper or book pages, black card stock, ribbons, glitter and glue.

Materials:
-Small Frame
-Holiday Floral Butterfly
-Piano Paper
-Black Card Stock
-Black Ribbon
-Silhouettes Book ( Dover Publications)
-Glitter/Glue: Antique Silver Glitter, Silver Glitter (Martha Stewart), Hot Glue,
Mod Podge (Plaid), Zip Dry (Beacon Adhesives),
-Tools:Hot Glue Gun, Paint Brush, Tiny Scissors and Large Scissors,

Step One:
Find a small frame, remove the frame paper insert, and trace onto piano paper, cut out, set aside.
Step Two:
Photo copy silhouettes from a silhouette book, trace onto black card stock and cutout.
Step Three:
Attach cutout silhouette to cutout piano paper using zip dry, place inside the frame.
Step Four:
Hot glue the floral butterfly to the back of the Frame, apply mod podge to frame sprinkle with antique glitter, let dry. Then apply more mod podge to the butterfly sprinkle with silver glitter let dry. Add a black ribbon, tie a bow and your project is complete.

Tips:
-Draw your own silhouettes
-Use German glass glitter
-Use a paper butterfly
-Try vintage book pages in place of piano paper.