Bird Call Tags

Recently I hosted a Birds Tags swap at the commune "Follow Your Arts" (in Israel).
Here is the tag I created.

Supplies used:
Manila CS for the tag
Old book's pages
CS from my stash (for my details on the back side)
Ranger's Distress Ink - Pine Needle, Crushed Olive, Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade
Black VersaFine ink
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Bird Call
Background stamp (name unknown)
Tiny clear blings
Ochre leather textured CS
Trails of old Israeli postage stamps (from my private collection)
Metal binder clips, in Pastel colors
Satin ribbon and fibers from my stash
Scalloped Oval punch

First I cuttlebug th tags using the Bird Call embossing folder.
Then I used Ranger's Distress Ink (Pine Needle & Crushed Olive) for the background.
I used Ranger's Distress Ink (Spiced Marmalade) for the bird and added a tiny clear bling as its eye.
I stamped the background stamp using Black VersaFine ink.
If any of you recognizes this stamp and can tell me its brand or where to get it, I'll be grateful (it's a friend's stamp and she didn't keep its package).
I distressed the tags' edges and the small scraps of ochre CS using Ranger's Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge), and added trails of old Israeli postage stamps (from my private collection), attached with small metal binder clips to add some dimension.
I added satin ribbons and fibers.
I covered the back side of the tags with pages from an old book and added my details on a colorful scalloped CS.

Here are my 4 tags:

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

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

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

NOSTALGIA Deco

Here's a new deco I made, the theme is Nostalgia and anything related goes well with it.
There are 6 empty pages in the deco and its size is 14x10 cms, small enough to be sent in a regular envelope.
Six artists are going to work in it, one page per each, and I'm sure it will look adorable when all the pages are done.
I'm going to make a few more new decos in different subjects soon, so if you're interested in working in any of them, please let me know.

For this deco's front cover I used:
A recycled photo from an advertisement
A velvet and satin checkered ribbon in shades of brown
A stamp saying "Home is where your story begins" by IO
Tim Holtz Vintage Market letters, stamped with a vintage script stamp (in Saddle Brown Stazon ink) and covered with Glossy Accents in Sepia colour for the antique looking glazing.
For this deco's back cover I used:
A large Flourish stamp by IO (in black Stazon ink)
A piece of the advertisement's paper
My personal details (covered with a piece of brown CS) were printed on the back cover, to make sure everybody knows where it should be returned to.
You can read more about Decos here

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

Altered Book - ספר מטופל

(for a short English version please scroll down)
ביום ששי ציפתה לי הפתעה על הבוקר
הפייה השימושית ציוותה עלי לצאת מהר החוצה (יש לנו מפגשי קוויקי לפעמים...) ולקבל ממנה חותמות חדשות - איזו הפתעה שווה
קבלתי סט של אותיות בעברית שהן חלק מהסדרה החדשה "חותמת מקומית", פרי שיתוף פעולה מוצלח בין לימור מ"קסם שימושי" למאי-צ'ו
קבלתי את האותיות החדשות להתנסות: אלה חותמות סיליקון, עם בחירה של פונט שימושי וקריא בדפוס, ופשוט תענוג לעבוד אתן - אני בטוחה שאמצא להן שימושים נוספים
הפרדתי את האותיות ע"י גזירה במספריים של טים הולץ, שכל המוצרים שלו מעולים בעיני
שמחתי לראות שיש אותיות א ה ו י כפולות, כמה פרקטי ונוח
הן מתקלפות מהשקף בקלות, נוח לסדר אותן על הבלוק האקרילי ולהחתים אתן
האותיות עברו רחצה ראשונה במים וסבון נוזלי... והן נראות כמו חדשות
טיפ שלי: מומלץ לרחוץ את האותיות כאשר הן עדיין מונחות על הבלוק האקרילי, ורק אז להחזיר אותן למקומן
כשמתחשק לכן לכתוב טקסט בעברית - זה הפתרון המושלם

זו היצירה הראשונה שיצרתי אתן: דף בספר המטופל של יאמה "חיות ונפלאות", עם ג'ירפה שמלחכת עלים ממרומי העץ והמשפט הידוע: איך מזג האויר שם למעלה? שכל מי שמתנשא לגובה (לא אני...) שמע אותו לא פעם
קצת מיחזור למען האיזון האקולוגי: החתמתי את הטקסט על אריזה ממוחזרת של קופסת תה, והשתמשתי בפאנץ' עלה הורד של מרתה סטיוארט עבור העלים, שעשויים מנייר פרסומת ירוק ממוחזר
אני מקווה שיאמה תאהב את הדף שהכנתי בספר שלה... יש לי כבר רעיון לדף נוסף

Here's a page I created in Maya's altered book called "Animals and Wonders".
In this scene the giraffe is naturally getting to the top leaves of the tree, and the question asked here (which is often presented to tall people) is: What's the weather like up there?
I used the new acrylic stamps in Hebrew, designed by Limor from "Practical Magic"and Mai-Chu.
These stamps are highly recommended, as they're very useful and easy to use.
I'm sure I'm going to use them again.
Some recycling: I stamped the text on a recycled tea box, and I used Martha Stewart's Rose Leaf punch on recycled green add papers.
I hope Maya likes the page I created in her book, as I'm planning on working on another one...
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly