Altered Pencil Box

It is always fun to use our scrapbooking supplies for things other than creating layouts. I recently created several gifts for my children’s friends using my scrapbook supplies. I created customized pencil boxes for each of the children. I tried to match paper and embellishments to each of their personalities. I would like to share the details of the creations here. Collect Supplies. I picked up the pencil boxes at the dollar store. I made sure that all of the edges were flat because that makes it easier to cover with paper. The next step was to go through my … Continue reading

Gift Idea: Deck of Cards Album – Getting Started

Altered art is one of my most favorite forms of creativity. It is so much fun to create new from old. Just to brighten something drab and ugly and make it better and more beautiful! That’s what I am doing this Christmas. Lots of altered art projects. My current project are mini albums for each of my five children. This will be our first Christmas together as a blended family and I am very excited about that. To commemorate the past year, I have collected lots of group shots from various celebrations, from events and holidays throughout the year. I … Continue reading