Sunday, September 13, 2009

Multi-Media Scrap Boards

Like my title? It's a really fancy way of saying "using up junk I have to make cute stuff." I had some 12x12 boards cut for another project and several left over. I had also noticed that I was being taken over by a multitude of impulse craft purchases such as scrap book paper, paint, ribbon and fringe, sticky rhinestones, Modge Podge...get the idea?
So after contemplating it for a while, I came up with the concept of a scrapbook page on a board. I actually had to give up scrapbooking because I would spend so much time on just one page that I could never finish a book. This way I can focus on one page, then hang it on the wall and admire it all the time.

Alicia's Birthday Board


This is my favorite board so far. I took a sepia toned photo and printed it on copy paper. I cut it out and burned the edges with a lighter (Please no one get hurt doing that). I painted a scripture on two small pieces of scrap paper and then burned around the edges of them as well. (The verse reads: My lover is mine, and I am his. Song of Songs 2:16)I applied a full size piece of scrapbook paper, because that just happened to be the size of my board, using Modge Podge. I have not mastered the art of MP yet, but a few bubbles never hurt anyone, right? I just continued layering as you can see. When the MP dried, I painted the rough edges allowing a bit of paint to come onto the front because it helps with the whole aged look I was going for. I hot glued some fringe to the back corners which made a little hanger--you can sort of see it on the last image. I also added a real metal hanger on the back for more support.




Lindee Come and Get It Board

This one is mostly painted. I painted two rectangles that would provide a frame for the photos. Then I glued ribbon around each frame. I found some huge bags of fringe and cording remnants at Hobby Lobby for about $3. That is why I went a little crazy adding the black sequined elastic and huge pink furry stuff on the edges. I hot-glued magnetic clips to hold the photos. They were a little sad looking so I added a rhinestone to each for good measure. At the top I just glued a whole bunch of foo-foo stuff, all of which can be found at the crafters' mecca, Hobby Lobby.




Does Anyone Have a Room This Would Go In Board

There is no way I could put this in Sweetie's room, so I am not sure why I made it. The Sunflower is glued onto the metal clip. I used a huge coffee can to trace the circle. I painted the letters but could have easily cut them out of scrap book paper and Modge Podge'd 'em, or you could even use sticker letters.

5 comments:

  1. These are adobable! Such cute ideas.
    Blessings,
    Amy

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  2. Love it and gotta have it! How perfect would that be in Chanlyr's room! I LOVE MP! It is so much fun!

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  3. Cute! I love these, also. I never got into scrapbooking, but I have millions of pages of stuff incase, I decided to do it someday.

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  4. Those are so cool! I want to make one for our wedding pictures!

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