Gift Boxes for Friends

I made 2 gift boxes for friends. I filled them up with small items: a notebook and a pen, an altered domino to be used as a magnet, a bookmark and a personal note.

First I created each box out of cream CS, following Michael Strong's tutorial.
I decorated each box with recycled postcards from an art exhibition, their edges distressed for a Shabby Chic look.
I added flourishes and stacks of flowers attached with a jewel brad.
The flowers were glued 3D with foam tape for extra dimension.

Supplies used:
Cream leather textured CS for the Box
Papers - recycled postcards from an art exhibition
Turquoise CS
Recycled kraft cereals package
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die
Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes die
Jewel brads
Tim Holtz stamps (various ones)
Pigmant Inks (several colors)
Ranger's Alcohol Inks (several colors)
StazOn ink - Jet Black
Scor-Pal
Double sided foam tape

I decorated each notebook with CS stamped with Tim's stamps.
The front side was covered with a piece of CS with a collage of Tim's stamps on it.
The back side was covered with a piece of CS with a single Tim's stamp on it.

The altered dominoes and the bookmarks were made using Alcohol inks and stamping with black StazOn ink on them.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Sweet Mini Butterflies Card

This is my 1st card this week as Card Captain of the Michael Strong's Yahoo group.

Every month there's a sketch challenge at the Michael Strong's Yahoo group and this is the sketch for June and July.

I used this sketch once and I loved the Birds Flight Card, so I created a similar card with mini butterflies.

Ingredients:
Cream leather textured CS for the card's basis
Recycled CS from a magazine
Basic Grey patterned paper - Pheobe
Michael Strong's Mini Cloisonné Wings stamp set - Butterfly (small)
Dark pink organza ribbon with white dots
Embossing ink
Brown ink
Black EP
Black pen
Dark pink and clear blings
Dark pink artificial flower stamens
Double sided foam tape
EK Success Corner Adorner

I used Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly (small) from the Mini Cloisonné Wings stamp set.
I stamped it on a recycled CS from a magazine and heat embossed it with black EP.
Then I cut the mini Butterflies using TH scissors.
I used dark pink artificial flower stamens for each butterfly's antennas, taped on its back side.
I distressed the patterned paper pieces with brown ink to give it contrasting edges.
I glued the patterned paper and the mini Butterflies 3D, using double sided foam tape, for extra dimension.
The sentiment "Happy Birthday" was written by me on the Basic Grey patterned paper.
I added dark pink and clear blings for extra glam.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Humument Pages Swap - Part 3

Recently I hosted a swap of Humument Pages at the commune "Follow Your Arts" (in Israel).
You can read more about Humument here, it's very inspiring.
To read about this swap and to see the former pages I uploaded, please look at part 1 and at part 2.
Here are my last 3 pages.
Page 7 - the sentence is:
"this kind man was a bargain"

Page 8 - the sentence is:
"find yourself. That happened to anyone."

Page 9 - the sentence is:
"I stopped thinking about sex. I was talking about it a lot."

Later on I'll take all the pages, mine and the other participants', and bind them together to create an interesting Humument booklet.
I really enjoyed this swap, and I hope to participate in many other swaps, in Israel and worldwide.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Humument Pages Swap - Part 2

Recently I hosted a swap of Humument Pages at the commune "Follow Your Arts" (in Israel).
You can read more about Humument here, it's very inspiring.
To read about this swap and to see the former pages I uploaded, please look at part 1

Here are my next 3 pages. I'll post the next pages tomorrow.
Page 4 - the sentence is:
"You used to have glasses. Why didn't I see you're not around"

Page 5 - the sentence is:
"I kept looking until he asked if I had memories. Do you mind if I tell you?"

Page 6 - the sentence is:
"Lulu had to find herself a husband"

Later on I'll take all the pages, mine and the other participants', and bind them together to create an interesting Humument booklet.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Humument Pages Swap - Part 1

Recently I hosted a swap of Humument Pages at the commune "Follow Your Arts" (in Israel).
You can read more about Humument here, it's very inspiring.
Usually, one page is chosen from a book for all the participants in the swap to pull a sentence out of the same text.
Naturally, each one of them comes up with a specific sentence and decorates the page accordingly.
This swap was different. I found old books and gave the participants pages to work on - from the same book but different pages.
Actually, there were two books - one in Hebrew and one in English.
The result was indeed surprising.
Each participant found several sentences and decorated each page accordingly, all pages different from each other.
I created 9 pages, using various techniques.
First, I chose a specific sentence in each page and marked it with a black pen.
Then I attached the old book pages to CS to make them sturdier.
I colored the whole pages, except for the chosen sentences, with Antique White acrylic paint.
I distressed the edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo distress ink.
I created a collage by adhering images (cut out of recycled magazine pages) according to the subject of each sentence.
I stampe an antique text stamp from Tim Holtz Urban Grunge clear stamp set.
This enhances the fact that although covered by paint, the main issue here is the text itself.
I also stamped the antique text on the back of the CS, where I added the swap's details.

Here are my first 3 pages. I'll post the next pages in the following days.
Page 1 - the sentence is:
"Lulu's hand didn't make dinner."

Page 2 - the sentence is:
"Sascha talked to single women naked"

Page 3 - the sentence is:
"I eat whenever I'm not hungry because It's a relief"
Later on I'll take all the pages, mine and the other participants', and bind them together to create an interesting Humument booklet.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

אנו באנו ארצה - הזמנה לתערוכה

עבודה חדשה שלי - קולאז' בטכניקה מעורבת על קנווס, בגודל 40 על 40 ס"מ
השתמשתי במגוון טכניקות וחומרים בתלת מימד כדי לייצג את הדימוי שבחרתי
נושא העבודה הוא בעקבות החלוצים ושם העבודה הוא אנו באנו ארצה

יצרתי קולאז' מחלקי מפת ארץ ישראל במראה רב שכבתי, עם דמויות החלוצים מודפסות על רקע המפה ומודבקות בתלת מימד ליצירת נפח ועניין
חדי העין שביניכם יבחינו ברמת השרון שממוקמת במרכז העבודה
כמחווה לשני בני המשרתים בצה"ל, מופיעים שמות הבסיסים שלהם במפה - ששש... לא מגלים
פרטים נוספים על העבודה ניתן לקרוא כאן

דימוי ויזואלי של הציור שלי ישתתף בתערוכת " בעקבות החלוצים" בגלריית החוצות ברמת השרון
התערוכה תישאר פתוחה לקהל בכל שעות היממה למשך חודשים אחדים
מצורפת הזמנה לפתיחה החגיגית של התערוכה (הערב, מוצאי יום העצמאות) - אשמח לראותכם
יום עצמאות שמח!

This post is about my work exhibited in Israel.
An English version will follow soon.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

One Page Folded Mini Album

I made this mini album for my son.
It's small enough to carry it with him wherever he goes.

The inner pages are 3x3 inches (7.5x7.5 cms).
There's enough space inside to write some text (not shown in the photos… it's private), to stamp or to decorate with any flat embellishments.

Ingredients:
One 12x12 inches (30x30 cms) canvas textured CS
Recycled Cereals box, cut to make the covers
Patterned paper from my stash
TH clear stamps
Distress ink
Gel pen (to write on the inner pages)
Green satin ribbon

It's fun and easy to make, and I think the photos show it all.
I'm sure I'll be making more of these… maybe for RAKs.
Would you like to receive one?

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Altered Dominoes

I made a few altered dominoes to add to RAKs. They're really fun to make.
The colors are actually brighter than seen in the photos.

Ingredients:
Dominoes
Ranger's Alcohol ink in various colors, regular and metallic
Alcohol Blending Solution
Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator
StazOn ink - Black Jet, Saddle Brown
Tim Holtz clear and cling stamps: French Market (ART, swirl), Tattered Sparrow (bird)
Ranger's Glossy Accents

I started by coloring the dominoes with Ranger's Alcohol ink in various colors, regular and metallic.
I stamped TH stamps on the colored dominoes with black StazOn ink and covered them with a thick layer of Glossy Accents to create a transparent glazing.
I gave the sides of the dominoes a Vintage look using Saddle Brown StazOn ink.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Spring Is In The Air CD

This is the 5th project I made this week as Card Captain of the enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group.
Today's project is a Spring CD with transparent motifs.
Like spring, it is light and transparent, colorful yet elusive, to remind us that flowers and butterflies are nature's masterpieces.

Ingredients:
Transparent CD, found at the top of a regular CD box
Ranger's Alcohol ink in various colors, regular and metallic
Alcohol Blending Solution
Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator
A transparency sheet
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly stamp (large)
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Flower stamp (large)
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Leaves stamp (small)
Stazon ink - Black Jet
TH scissors
Turquoise blings in various sizes
Ranger's Glossy Accents

I started by coloring the transparent CD with Ranger's Alcohol ink in various colors, regular and metallic.
You can see a tutorial demonstrating how to use Ranger's Alcohol ink here.
I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly, Flower and Leaves on a transparency sheet with Black Stazon ink.
I cut them carefully using TH scissors.
I adhered the transparent stamped images on the colored CD using just a few drops of Glossy Accents.
I wanted the transparent stamped images to be in contrast with the colored CD, so I stamped them with black ink and left them uncolored, yet they seem colorful with the CD for their background.
I left the butterfly half flying in the air, not attached to anything, as a symbol of freedom - and also to remind you that some days are still colorless… spring isn't here yet.
I added turquoise blings all over for extra glam.

Transparent items are tricky when it comes to taking their photos, as they tend to reflect the light.
I hope you can still see the colors well, and even the butterfly's shade on the white background underneath it.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

The Secret Of Life Gothic Arch

As this is the 4th day this week as Card Captain of the enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group and it's Technique Thursday, I decided not to show you a card but something rather different.
I hope you'll find it inspiring.
I made this Gothic Arch using quite a few techniques and incorporating several products, including recycled items.
It's a multi-stage project, so there are many details and photos.

Ingredients:
Cardboard
Patterned paper - Far East by DCWV
Original Chinese newspaper (recycled)
Mod Podge
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - turquoise
Blue pigment ink
Plain turquoise paper
Black marker
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly stamp (large)
StazOn ink - Black Jet
Transparency sheet
Canvas textured black CS
Embossing ink
Mixed colors EP
Tim Holtz clear stamps: Flights of Fancy (bird, butterflies), Urban Grunge (crown), Life's Possibilities (word stamp)
Double sided tape
Crop-A-Dile
Satin ribbons – turquoise and black

The outer side
First, I cut the Gothic Arch out of cardboard. You can find the template here.
I cut 2 Gothic Arches, one was left as it is (that's unit 1) and the other one was cut vertically into 2 wins (that's unit 2).
I adhered the DCWV Far East CS on the front side of unit 2 and on the back side of unit 1, and cut off the CS so it was exactly the cardboard's size.
I used Mod Podge for adhering it.
I distressed all the edges of these parts with blue pigment ink.

The inner side
For the inside's background I used a recycled original Chinese newspaper to create a collage of pieces, words and photos all mixed together.
After I covered all the inner parts with the newspaper, using Mod Podge underneath and also on top of the paper pieces, I sprayed it randomly with turquoise Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and let it drip a bit for a messy look.
I wrote the text The Secret of Life Is… Trying to Find Inner Peace on plain turquoise paper, cut it with scissors into pieces and glued each word separately, inside and outside.

I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly stamp on black textured CS (for contrast), then heat embossed it with mixed EP.
I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly stamp again, this time with black StazOn ink on a transparency sheet.
I cut both butterflies carefully using TH scissors (yes, the antennas too).
I glued the embossed butterfly on the back side.
I glued the transparent butterfly inside, using double sided tape to adhere only the butterfly's body. You can see me holding its wings, as they aren't attached to anything.

I stamped TH stamps with black StazOn ink wherever they seemed to fit, trying not to overload my project with images.

I punched holes on both sides using the Crop-A-Dile.
I tied turquoise and black satin ribbons to attach all the units together.

You can see the Gothic Arch vertically, too, back and front.
You can (and I think you should) enlarge each photo by clicking on it.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Israeli Pioneers

This work was created for the next outdoor exhibition in Ramat Hasharon.
There's an outdoor gallery in Ramat Hasharon, with a new exhibition every couple of months.
A few dozen artists from Ramat Hasharon will participate in this outdoor exhibition. The subject is Following The Pioneers and my work is called Israeli Pioneers (or, in Hebrew, אנו באנו ארצה).



It's a mixed media collage on canvas.
I created this collage out of recycled geographic maps of Israel, all torn to pieces by hand.
I re-assembled the torn pieces into an imaginary map of my country.
The people representing the Israeli Pioneers were printed on a background made of the map, then cut using scissors and glued 3D for extra dimension.



In the middle of the work there's an urban center, which includes Ramat Hasharon itself.
As an homage to my 2 sons who are IDF soldiers, I included their military bases locations (which are confidential, of course).



The exhibition's opening will take place on Israel's Independence Day, May 10th 2011.

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Challenges
Drunken Stampers Challenge #63 ~ Technology Sucks! (April 22nd 2011)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Time Small Chunky Book

Here's a small chunky book I made with friends a while ago.

The theme was TIME and my page showed how Time Flies.

I made 8 similar (but not identical) pages. . Each page is 10x10 cms (about 4x4 inches).I think this small chunky book turned out pretty cool.

The front side of the page I recycled advertisements papers and my son's notebooks front covers (after the school year was over).

I cut out all the motifs using scissors (I didn't have the Cuttlebug at that time), and stamped at the corners.

I distressed the page's edges using Ranger's Distress ink (Vintage Photo).

The watch was stamped on cream CS and partially covered with a thick transparent orange circle.

These circles were punched out using EK Success circle punch.

Both circles were connected (but not glued to each other) by a bead chain, which was inserted through the page so the circles are hanging on it.

The back side of the page I cut all the measurement tools and the watch parts using scissors, and glued the motifs 3D for extra dimension.

I stamped Tim's sentiment on a tag which was attached onto the same bead chain, inserted through the page on its back side, and distressed its edges using Ranger's Distress ink (Vintage Photo).

I added my personal details on the back side of the tag.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Spring Tag

I made this Spring Tag for the ISBF Spring Challenge in ATT.

For the background paper I used a recycled photo from a magazine.
I distressed and colored it with Ranger's Distress ink. I used Dusty Concorde, Broken China and Pine needle, spreading the ink with sponge daubers (oh, they're fun to work with!)
I stamped Tim's bird on white CS and cut it carefully, then glazed it with Glossy Accents and distressed it a little with Dusty Concorde Distress ink.
I added a tiny aqua bling for the bird's eye.
I used Tim's Elegant Flourishes die cut, from thin kraft chipboard, which was also covered with Glossy Accents for extra glazing.
The 3D flowers were made out of Polymer clay by a friend, and I added tiny blings to accent their centers.
I also added a bling flower.
I attached fluffy fibers in several colors to the tag, to give it a bit of a wild look.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly