Donna's Paper Treasures

Altered Book Page

2010-07-11T12:07:00.000-05:00

This is an altered book page I made for a swap. I can't wait to see the one I get!

front

back

tag and butterfly

Fufa

2010-07-01T17:24:00.001-05:00

This is a cake I made one of my grandaughters first birthday. It's Fufa from Yo Gabba Gabba...?
I did the cake and my husband did the cupcakes.

July

2010-07-01T11:11:00.002-05:00

I can't believe its July already! Before I know it, it's gonna be snowing again.

No motivation....

2010-06-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

for anything. I lost it all, and don't know what to do. I need to lose weight, don't do it. I need to go into my studio and create something, don't do it. I need to exercise, clean house and a million other things and I just don't do them!! aaaahhhhhhhh!

Pages 9 and 10

2010-01-29T12:00:00.002-06:00

Now to put it together and fill it up!

pages 7 and 8

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Valentine PBA in progress

2010-01-26T12:53:00.005-06:00

Valentine ATC Book

2009-02-04T09:08:00.003-06:00

Here is the atc book I made for our swap.

I can't wait to see the one I get! This is just the front, you can see the inside here.

Valentine ATC book swap

2009-01-15T10:52:00.003-06:00

Come join our Valentine atc book swap on the Paper Treasures message board.
We are using 3 atcs, done on the front and back and put together like a book.
Please sign up by Jan 20th, and mail your finished book by Feb 10th.
This is a one for one swap, after sign ups you will receive your partners name and info.

New Graphics

2009-01-14T10:21:00.003-06:00

How about these graphics? Don't you just love them! I couldn't be happier with this and my website, and I owe it all to Ginny from Design and Detail!

Thank you so much Ginny, you do beautiful work!

Snow

2008-12-01T09:42:00.001-06:00

Well, we did get about 3" and it's still snowing! I think snow helps me get into the holiday mood, but then about January, I've had enough!

The Snow Has Started Falling

2008-11-30T13:13:00.003-06:00

Well, the snow has finally started falling here. This will be our first measurable amount for the year, I can't wait. I love it as long as I don't have to drive in it! We're supposed to get 1 to 3 inches, but we'll see!

Weight Watchers Update

2008-08-03T11:49:00.002-05:00

Well, after 7 months of hard work, I finally lost 30 lbs!! I have been stuck on the same 5 lbs since April, I never thought I would get here! Lots more to go though, so more hard work ahead! And it's all worth it!

Theme Thursday - Tags

2008-07-31T16:37:00.003-05:00

Here are my tags for the Theme Thursday Challenge. They are three vintage ladies printed on transparencies.

I've been nominated!

2008-07-27T15:37:00.005-05:00

Scrappy Doo 2 U nominated me (and 6 others) for the BRILLIANT WEBLOG PREMIO 2008 Award!

Thank you so much Scrappy!

The rules of accepting this award are as follows:

Post the logo on your blog.
Add a link to the person who awarded you.
Nominate 7 other worthy bloggers.
Add links to their blogs on yours.
Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

My nominees are:

Check my favorite blog list, there are way more than 7!

TMTA - Games

2008-07-14T19:37:00.002-05:00

This is my entry for the TMTA challenge.
I used my heat gun to melt the tulle and make it look old and ragged (an accidental discovery).

Sunday Postcard Art - Cake

2008-07-13T10:42:00.003-05:00

Here is my entry for the Sunday Postcard Art Challenge. I love cake, so this one was easy!

Inspirational Magnets

2008-07-11T19:28:00.003-05:00

I made these magnets out of wooden stars. I covered them with craft paper, stamped them, and hung beads from them. I glued magnets on the back and have four new magnets for my fridge.

Puppies

2008-07-03T14:07:00.006-05:00

Aren't these the cutiest little puppies you've ever seen?!! They are part American Eskimo and Maltese.

This is my Mia, from a previous litter. She's one year old.

This is Mia after playing in the mud!

She just doesn't understand what's wrong!!

Gothic Arch Challenge - Mermaids

2008-07-01T11:11:00.001-05:00

This is my entry for the Sunday Gothic Arch Challenge, Mermaids.

Summer Warmth

2008-06-27T19:01:00.002-05:00

This is my entry for the 4 x 4 Friday Challenge, orange and yellow.
I love these colors, they're like a hot summer day.

Sunshine

2008-06-25T16:59:00.005-05:00

This is my Sunshine atc for the Wednesday Stamper challenge.

Trash to Treasure

2008-06-22T16:54:00.009-05:00

My husband found two of these windows in the trash.

I bought a stained glass pattern and some paint and now I have this!
Now to finish the second one!

Captured Fairy

2007-12-21T16:32:00.001-06:00

I just finished this adorable little captured fairy. I used a salt shaker and distressed the lid with Distress Crackle Paint. I used Tattered Rose on the bottom and Fired Brick on top. You only have to use one to get the crackle, I just wanted the pink to show thru.

I used an image from my Vintage Images CD, and embellished it with wings and glitter. She is standing in microbeads, that are glued to the bottom of the jar.

I hung charms and beads around the top and a distressed tag that says 'To My Valentine."

Inchie Book

2007-12-17T16:47:00.001-06:00

So what are inchies you ask? They are little embellished 1" squares of art! Inchies are usually made from fabric or paper or anything you want!

To store my small inchie collection I decided to make this book. It holds 10 inchies per page and can hold up to 400 inchies!

I used a 3" x 6 7/8" chipboard book, Basic Grey Sublime Paper, and various fibers.

I cut the paper as close to the rings as possible, inked the edges, emellished the front a little, then tied the fibers onto the rings.
All that is left to do is grow my inchie collection!

PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse

2007-12-01T10:33:00.001-06:00

This is my Art Purse I made from Pursue Your Art, it is completly customizable. The inserts come out so you can change the style of your purse whenever you want. I used images from my Vintage Image CD's. The paper is Daisy D's Bellisimo. This one is perfect for ATC fans. There are also two other versions with a 4 x 6 pocket instead.

Get your purse now!

Bind it All

2007-12-01T10:19:00.002-06:00

I finally bought a Bind it All! It's a great tool every book-maker should have. It punches and binds books of all sizes, out of almost anything! I made this little chipboard book in about 5 min. It measures 4 x 3.5" and looks pretty good for my first try. I can't wait to make more!