Thankful – for so many things…
November 18th, 2010
Happy Thursday! Not only is it time for the monthly Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop, but I’m also teaching my monthly stamp class tonight! And as things worked out one of my class projects for tonight fits perfectly into the theme of the hop “THANKFUL”. I am super excited about this project and I hope you like it too! Click on any of the photos to see them larger.
We will be decorating an acrylic mini accordion album from the TE Store using the TE stamp set Celebrate Life (that’s the Blast from the Past part) as a special home decor project. We’ll stamp a half sheet one sheet wonder and cut it into the panels and then embellish with photos and sentiments. Here are some closer looks at the panels.
I stamped the pumpkin with brown Stazon and watercolored it with Mustard and Pumpkin SU dye ink. It was cut out with the Blossom Nestabilities.
I used photos from our niece’s gorgeous Fall themed wedding. These pictures were just printed out on regular copy paper on my home computer. I can always replace them later with better quality photos, but I was actually surprised at how good these look.
Isn’t this such a FUN project? I needed to keep it simple enough to work in a class setting, but I would like to do another now where I could go crazy using anything I want. By the way – I tried two types of adhesives to attach the cardstock panels to the acrylic – Scotch Quick Dry and Tombow Multi – and both worked great! I was worried that might be a bit of a problem, but not at all.
Here ‘s the full list of players in today’s TE Blast From the Past Blog Hop –
| 1. | Taylor VanBruggen | 19. | Lisa Hjulberg | |
| 2. | Monika Davis | 20. | Joan Ervin | |
| 3. | Rebecca Ednie | 21. | Chris Loritsch | |
| 4. | Regina Mangum | 22. | Jen Arkfeld | |
| 5. | Tracy Clemente | 23. | Jen Tapler | |
| 6. | Cassie Trask | 24. | Peggy McCurry | |
| 7. | Pattie Goldman | 25. | Melody Rupple | |
| 8. | Sankari Wegman | 26. | Michelle Single | |
| 9. | Libby Hickson | 27. | Charmaine Ikach | |
| 10. | Kelly Collins | 28. | Stephanie Kraft | |
| 11. | Cyd Paiva | 29. | Jami Sibley | |
| 12. | Bonnie Ratzloff | 30. | Tangii Crain | |
| 13. | Karen Motz | 31. | Arielle Gordon | |
| 14. | Stacey Schafer | 32. | Jessica Willison | |
| 15. | Dana White | 33. | Ashley N Newell | |
| 16. | Terri Trotter Earley | 34. | Bronwyn Velazquez | |
| 17. | Jodi Collins | 35. | Donna Baker | |
| 18. | Carole Chesser |
I bet you thought I was finished, huh? Nope! Not only are we decorating one side of the acrylic mini accordion album for Autumn…we are also decorating the other side for Christmas!!! Wanna see? Click on the photo to see it larger.
For this side we’re using TE Winter Wonderland and Sparkle & Cheer in Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red and Not Quite Navy. I got the felt snowflakes from the SU Clearance Rack recently (but you could certainly die cut your own) and the large alpha stamps are retired SU. Notice how I used the blossom die back to back for the pumpkin on one side and the snowflke on the other?
Let me know if you’d like to see more detail on how this project is done. I might even try to make a little video over the weekend. These would make great gifts for teachers, co-workers, and friends. I can hardly wait to help my class create these tonight! Thanks for stopping by.
November 18th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Jami, this is SUPER CUTE! You did an amazing job… now I want to make one – lol!
November 18th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Jami, this is so beautiful! What a wonderful keepsake and it will be treasured for years. XOXO
November 18th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Wow! Jami, this is just fabulous! Love the beautiful fall inspired colors and photos and the Christmas side is lovely!
November 18th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Wow! This would make a fantastic Christmas gift. Need to check out those albumns.
November 18th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
What a fun idea!
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
November 18th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
This is beautiful Jami!!! Each panel has so much detail…it’s a feast for the eyes!!!
November 18th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Oh, Jamie…this is a fabulous project….WOW!!!! I want to come to your class!!!!
November 18th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
I LOVE this! I bought a couple of these! I need to use them. Just love how yours turned out!
November 18th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
What can I say except – “OH MY!” These are both BEAUTIFUL. What lovely keepsakes and reminders to be grateful. 🙂
November 18th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I love these! Just GORGEOUS projects!
November 18th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Gorgeous project!
November 18th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Jami–this is just amazing, I love it! I wish I was going to your class!
Chris L.
November 18th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Wowee! What a fabulous two in one project, Jami! And all in one class? Amazing!
November 18th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Oh
My
Word!
Jami … not one … but TWO incredibly delicious concoctions! You’ve set my mind in multi-motion … {{hope that’s safe!}}~!
These are both precious … and so giftably wonderful!!
(((hugs)))
Tex
November 19th, 2010 at 5:45 am
Fabulous projects Jami. Love the colors and great images you used… the stamped BG papers are awesome. Those snowflakes are perfect! :o)
November 19th, 2010 at 7:39 am
This is so fabulous! Love, love, love! Hope your class went well last night!
November 19th, 2010 at 9:45 am
How FAB Jami! GORGEOUS pictures on this beautiful keepsake!!!
November 19th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Yowsers, Jami, I’m sorry I missed out on this class! Definitely do a video if you can find the time! I’d love to see how it’s done. Awesome project dear girl!
November 20th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Jami, this are just awesome!! What a great idea. You did a wonderful, wonderful job on these!!
October 25th, 2011 at 10:08 am
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