Happy Birthday Bella Crafts Quarterly!

Hi Everyone,

Bella Crafts Quarterly is celebrating it's very 1st birthday and you are all invited to help us celebrate!!!  I can't believe that it's already been a whole year since my business partners and designer friends, Ann Butler, Carol Heppner and Theresa Cifali and I began this fabulous adventure!

We are having a birthday party blog hop and we would love for you to join us.  All you need to do is click on the link and join in on all the fun.  We have 15 designers that have each created a project in honor of Bella's birthday.  And if that's not enough excitement for you, we also have an amazing GIVEAWAY  from Graphic 45!!!

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http://bellacraftsquarterly.com/bella-crafts-birthday-celebration-giveaway

We want to thank all of the designers and manufacturers that have given us so much of their time and products.  Our birthday hats are off to all of you!  And now, without further delay...let the party begin! 

 

Here's my project

 

 

Materials
Cardstock- black, purple and orange
Rowlux Specialty Paper- green
Spellbinders Nestabilities Rounded Squares Die Cut
Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine
ColorBox Surfacez Inkpad- black
Aleene's Tacky Line Roll
Tulip Fashion Glitter- black
Zutter Distrezz-it-All machine
Rubber Stamps

Instructions
1.  Cut black cardstock 4 3/4" x 7 1/2".  Cut Rowlux paper into tag shape 4 1/4" x 7".  Stamp spider webs on Rowlux paper with black inkpad.  Apply tacky tape around the edges and add glitter.
2.  Cut out rounded squares with die cuts and die cut machine in purple and orange cardstock.  Distress edges and stamp swirls and words.  Ink edges.
3.  Punch hole in top of tag and add fibers.  Adhere Rowlux paper to black cardstock with tacky tape.  Adhere stamped squares to front of card as shown.
 

Be sure to check out the rest of the blog hop with the links below:

 

Magic of Oz- Part 4 in 4 Series

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to the last part on my series, "Magic of Oz" photo book.  As I have said in my earlier posts, this photo book was a lot of work but most definitely a labor of love.

I really hope that you will take the time to recreate this photo book for yourself.  Or to take the time to create something for yourself about a topic that you love.  I spend so much of my time designing for my clients or my family and friends that I rarely get the opportunity to create something just for me.

That is exactly what this photo book is all about.  I have a whole room in my house that my family calls the "Oz Room" and this entire room is dedicated to the Wizard of Oz movie.  I have memorabilia everywhere in this room and a beautiful curio cabinet with items that I have treasured for a very long time.  I thank my dad for this room because when I was in high school, he started my collection with a set of plates that hang over my fireplace mantle. 

Even though my dad is no longer with me, I know that he sees each new item that I add to my collection and he continues to remind me everyday that "There's No Place Like Home".  My wish for the world is that everyone would have a safe place to go and the feeling in their hearts that there really is no place like home.

Thank you for joining me.  Until next time...

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Lisa

Stampin' Queen Creations

&

Bella Crafts LLC

 

Magic of Oz Photo Book Cover 

Pages 15 & 16 

Page 16

Pages 17 & 18



Magic of Oz Photo Book- Part 3

Hi Everyone,

I am so glad that you stopped by for part 3 of my series on my "Magic of Oz" photo book.  This photo book was such a fun project for me to make since I could combine 2 of my favorite things- The Wizard of Oz movie and Graphic 45 papers!!!

As I have said in my previous posts, I don't have instructions for this book because I basically did my own thing. That's the great thing about mixed media. You take a bunch of products and create each page to you own liking. If I were to create this book again, it would be completely different from this one.

I can tell you some of the products I used- Graphic 45 papers & chipboard pieces, Clearsnap inkpads, Zip Dry Paper Glue, rubber stamps from Hampton Arts and different embellishments from a few different companies.

I hope you take the time to create a book like this. For me, it really was a labor of love!!!

Thank you for joining me. Until next time...

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Lisa

Stampin' Queen Creations

&

Bella Crafts LLC

bellacraftsquarterly.com

 



Magic of Oz Cover







Pages 9 & 10

Page 10

Pages 11 & 12

 

 

Page 12

 

 

Pages 13 & 14

 

 

Page 14

 

 

 

Magic of Oz Photo Book- Part 2

Hi Everyone,


Welcome back to my blog for part 2 of my "Magic of Oz" photo book series.  For today's post I'm sharing pages 5 through 8.  As I said in my first post on this photo book, it was created with Graphic 45 pattern papers and I made it in honor of my all time favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz!

I don't have any directions for this photo book because it's basically a project that you create how you want it to look.  I did use Zip Dry Paper Glue for my adhesive, Clearsnap inkpads and the rubber stamps are from Hampton Arts.

There are no rules with this and for me the more bling that you put in it, the better. So, here are the next few pages. I hope you'll take the time to create one of these books for yourself. I had an absolute blast!!!

Thank you for joining me.  Until next time...

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Lisa

Stampin' Queen Creations

&

Bella Crafts LLC

bellacraftsquarterly.com

 

 

 

Cover of Magic of Oz Photo Book

 

Pages 5 & 6 

Page 6 

Pages 7 & 8 

Page 8

Magic of Oz Photo Book- Part 1

Hi Everyone,

As I promised in last weeks blog, I'll be starting my "Magic of Oz" Photo Book's four part series today and I am super excited to be sharing this with you.  I created this design last year and I have to say that this project is in my top 5 favorite projects that I have ever designed!  But honestly how could it not be!  I have taken two of my very favorite things, images from the Wizard of Oz and pattern paper from my favorite paper company, Graphic 45.

The "Magic of Oz" Photo Book is 18 pages and it's full of Graphic 45's pattern papers & chipboard pieces.  It also has rubber stamped images from Hampton Arts who has a line of rubber stamps that match the Graphic 45 papers.  All of the inkpads are from Clearsnap and the adhesive I used is Zip Dry Paper Glue from Beacon Adhesives.  On top of all that, the photo book has lots and lots of other embellishments and lots of different ribbons!

I don't have any directions for this photo book because it's basically a project that you create how you want it to look.  There are no rules with this and for me the more bling that you put in it, the better.  So, here are the first few pages. I hope you'll take the time to create one of these books for yourself.  I had an absolute blast!!!

Be sure you come back next Monday for part 2 of my series on The "Magic of Oz" Photo Book!

Thank you for joining me. Until next time...

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Lisa

Stampin' Queen Creations

&

Bella Crafts Quarterly

bellacraftsquarterly.com

 

Give The Queen A Call!!!

 

The complete photo book

The cover up close

 

Pages 1 & 2

Page 2

 

Pages 3 & 4

Page 4

 



Magic of Oz Easel Card

Hi Everyone,

Everyone that knows me well knows that my very favorite movie of all time is the Wizard of Oz. I even have a whole room in my house that is full of Wizard of Oz memorabilia that we call the Oz Room!

I also love every piece of pattern paper that comes out of Graphic 45. So, you can imagine my excitement when Graphic 45 came out with their Oz papers. I thought I had died and gone to heaven!!!

Of course after I calmed down from my excitement I just had to make some projects with this fabulous pattern paper! One of my projects was this great easel card putting this great paper together with my favorite ink company, Clearsnap. This is the result. What do you think?

If you want more Wizard of Oz, stayed tuned as I start my four part series on the wonderful Wizard of Oz altered book that I created. This first post will be on Monday, March 18th and here's a sneak peek~

Thank you for joining me. Until next time...

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Lisa

Stampin' Queen Creations

&

Bella Crafts Quarterly

bellacraftsquarterly.com

 

Magic of Oz Easel Card

 

 

Supplies

Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Inkpads- Black, Silver, Brown & Cranberry

Clearsnap Top Boss Watermark Inkpad

Clearsnap Clear Embossing Powder

Hampton Art Magic of Oz Rubber Stamp Set

Hampton Art Clear Stamps- Friends Set

Acrylic Blocks

Bazzill Basics Cardstock- Red Devil & Vanilla  

Graphic 45 Papers- Magic of Oz

Graphic 45 Chipboard Pieces- Magic of Oz

10” Black Ribbon

Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue

Therm-o-Web ½” Foam Squares

Westcott Personal Paper Cutter

Scissors

Ruler

Hole Punch

Bone Folder

Sponge

Heat Tool

 

Instructions

Step 1. Cut red cardstock 4 ¼”W x 11”H, fold in half. This is your base. Cut another piece of red cardstock and pattern paper 4 ¼”W x 5 ½”H. Adhere papers together. Score ½” and fold on the longer side, creating a 4 ¼”W x 5”H with a ½” folded flap. 

 

Step 2. Apply glue to the folded flap and adhere it to the bottom of the inside back panel of card base. Cut pattern paper 4 ¼”w x 5 ½”H. Adhere to front of card base. 

Step 3. Cut red cardstock 4”W x 5 ¼”H. Using Watermark inkpad, stamp “Oz” around the edges of panel, cover with embossing powder, shake off excesses and heat with heat tool. Adhere to front of card base.

 

 



True Beauty Card

Hi Everyone,


One of the techniques that I love to use when I'm designing cards is layering. I just love to layer multiple papers and embellishments on my cards and scrapbook pages. Even though I love this look, I always found it hard to accomplish. I am one of those people who can't draw a straight line with a ruler!

When I found the KellyCraft Get-it-Striaght Laser Square at last summer's CHA show, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! Finally! I found a tool that takes all the guess work out for me and I can layer my projects once again without the stress of making sure everything was straight!

True Beauty Card

Supplies

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

Graphic 45 Pattern Paper

Graphic 45 Cling Stamp Set- A Ladies Diary

Cardstock- Ivory, Lt. Aqua, Dk. Aqua, Rose, Green

Beacon Adhesive Zip Dry Paper Glue

Foam Squares

Rhinestone Embellishments

Flowers

Clearsnap ColorBox Mix'd Media Inx Chox- Sparrow

Instructions

Make a color copy of the rose image onto a piece

of ivory cardstock. You'll need two copies for layering.

Cut your cardstock as follows: Base card is 8"H x 6"W.

Pattern paper 7 3/4"H x 5 3/4"W, Rose cardstock

5"H x 3 1/2"W, Dark Aqua cardstock 2 1/4"H x 5 3/4"W,

Green cardstock 3"H x 2/14"W, Ivory 2 3/4"H x 2"W.

Cut out large rose in sections. Curl edges of each

piece with the end of a paintbrush.



Stamp small frame onto ivory cardstock. On a piece

of scrap ivory cardstock, stamp wording with Sparrow

inkpad.







Cut out center of frame. Attach wording to the back

of the frame with glue.

Using the Get-it-Straight Laser Square, line up all
of your layers and adhere them with glue.

Once your layers are all in place, adhere your floral
layers to large rose image with foam squares. Next,
adhere rhinestone embellishements, wording and
flowers. Use picture if needed for placement.

This picture shows the layers of the flower.