Creating With Wendy

Gentlemans' Emporium Desk Organiser Sometimes I feel it's very hard to create a project for the male in your life. But, this project of a desk organiser, I think I may have 'hit the nail on the head' and created a very practical and convenient way for a man to keep his little 'bits and pieces tidy on his desk, especially if he loves to read, as well. The storage book shaped boxes can be used individually or as a set. Stacked side by side or used singular and can hold pens, pencils and anything else that needs a place to sit on a desk. By using the Gentlemas' Emporium paper Collection, it has given them a little touch of elegance. What I used: *Gentlemans' Emporium Paper Collection *Recycled some thick cardboard *Double-sided tape and a wet glue *Scor Board and a cutting board * For the spine of the container (book shape) I chose to use the cut out images from the Gentlemans' Emporium Collection. After I cut my chosen image, ...

Gentlemans' Emporium Travelers Notebooks Cover Part 2 Have you ever really wanted to try making something after watching someone make it? This cover for my Gentlemans' Emporium Notebooks has been on my 'wanting to -do list' for quite some time and I have finally gotten round to making one. It looked so easy to make when watching another person make it, I ummmed...and arghed...thinking it must be harder than it actually looked...Boy! was I wrong. What I used to Make the Cover: *Gentlemans' Emporium Patterned paper  * A Laminator and a laminating sleeve  *Scor board *Trimmer or scissors *Elastic ( I used black hat elastic) *Charms of your choosing *Corner rounder To start, I chose one of the Gentlemans' Emporium papers that had a wonderful picture on the bottom right hand side, so when I went to fold the cover this image would be on the front of my cover. I cut the paper to 9 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, making sure to leave that awe...

Gentlemans' Emporium Travelers Notebooks This is such an easy and fun way to make some plan looking notebooks take on an exciting look.  Not saying that the Graphic 45 Notebook Set is plan to start with because each notebook in the set holds a different paper. There is a watercolour paper notebook, a graph paper notebook and also a lined paper notebook and with the outside of each notebook being a craft paper...it is really crying out, 'do something with me'...heehee!  So that's exactly what I did by using the Gentlemans' Emporium Paper Collection. I cut the front and back panel at 8 inches by 4 inches and used some double-sided tape to adhere them to the covers. I played with mixing and matching the patterns by flipping over the pattern to use the other side. The top picture shows the front covers and the picture below shows the back of each notebook cover. When I had the outside cover placed on the notebooks, I also covered the inside fr...

Magnetic Photo Frames Today I have a wonderful project that can be made to give the male in your life. With Fathers' Day in September here in Australia, I had been wanting to make my lovable son-in-law a very special gift. So, I can up with these adorable handmade photo frames. The pictures I chose had meaning to my son-in-law and I'm pretty sure he is going to treasure his Fathers' Day gift forever. What I used: *Your choice of  3x4 in. photo *Gentlemans Emporium Paper Collection *Cardboard (I recycled some scrap cardboard) *Double sided Tape & a wet glue *Ruler and Blade for cutting *Tim Holtz Paper String *Mod Podge Dimensional Magic *Stazon Rusty Brown *28 Lilac Lane Embellishment Bottle Let's get started: Using my photo as a guide for my measurements. I placed it down on my scrap cardboard and cut a rectangle shape out about a quarter of an inch wider than the original photo size. Then using my ruler and penc...