Creating With Wendy

Dylusions Puppy Dog Tales Stamps I you had of seen my last process video of my art journal page, you would of noticed I changed my mind about using the Dylusion Puppy Dog Tales Stamps that I had already stamped, coloured and cut....Oh dear! I really changed my mind on that one. Anyway, I really didn't want to just throw them away, even though it did briefly, very briefly, cross my mind...heehee! Withe the coloured and pre-cut stamps sitting in front of me at my table, I was trying to come up with some ideas of what or how to use them. I picked up my personal journal and started looking through it and realised that the images would make cute looking pieces of ephemera in this journal. 1. This first doggy image has been made into a topper for a note pad. So easy to make. Stamp the image, colour it with what you like, I used my old pencils, staple a few pieces of paper together and then glue the image on to the top of the paper pad. Then write the word 'not...

DOG DAYS ARE OVER ART JOURNAL PAGE I decided to have some fun playing and experimenting with a few of the items from Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft this month. I had this idea in my head on making an art journal page but after doing a very cool background, my first plan got scrapped...lol... Do you ever find that happenng to you? At first I wanted to use the stamp set Puppy Dog Tails from Dylusions and I had already stamped out those gorgeous looking dogs and coloured them...but...they just didn't work on my journal page background...so it was back to the drawing board, so to speak...lol I used my paper doll journal, it still has a few blank pages in it and I really wanted to fill them up. Starting to play, I painted my pages with a coat of gesso. Then brought out the Distress Oxides Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick and Mermaid Lagoon. This was my first time using these oxides so experimenting was a good choice. I dabbed each of the coloured oxides onto a pie...

Mini Accordion Puppy Album How wonderful would it be to make a special mini accordion album to store your precious photos of your beloved dog in? I think it would be pretty cool, indeed! In this day and age of technology, people are forgetting how cherished an actual hands on picture of someone, something and even our pet dog can feel. Today, I decided to make a mini accordion style album, a place where you can store and proudly show off your family loved pet dog... What I used: *Graphic 45 Chipboard sheets *Echo Park I Love My Dog Collection *Echo Park I Love My Dog Coordinating Paper Pack *Sew Easy Fancy Floss (for tie closure) * A Brad *Doublesided tap and a wet glue * An awl or something to poke a hole in cover with. The Cover Cut two pieces of the chipboard at 5 by 5 inches and one piece at 5 by 1 inch. This is the cover for the album. To cover the base, I used the reverse side of the 3x4 journaling card sheet of paper. This was cut at 7 inch...

DOG THEMED  POCKET LETTER This month in Aunty Vera Land is going to be a fun competitive time, where Aunty Vera is playing Dogs against Cats. I chose 'dogs' because who wouldn't want a 'man's best friend' right at his side. I, unfortunately don't have one but that doesn't stop me from bringing the best 'dog' themed projects to you for the month. This first project is a fun and colourful 'Pocket Letter'. One that you can keep for yourself or send it to a friend to show how much you also care for their dog! And, inside the little pouches you can fill it with crafty goodies that they can use in their own projects in the future. Background: The first pocket letter was put together by Janette Lane in February 2015. Shortly after that there was a mad rush by crafters in making them and pocket letters became a craze. The craze has since died down but occassionally you still see the pocket letters popping up here and there, wher...