Tiny Robot Tiny Book

Hello there! In March I created a robot birthday card and matching ATC for the Topflight Stamps Birthday Blog Hop. (Find the post with tutorial for making this background here.) I really loved how the ATC turned out and thought this would also be a great application on a Tiny Book (one of Eileen Hull's newest Sizzix Dies.) These cute little books are only 2.25 x 3 x .5 inches in size!

The front has a fussy cut stamped image from the Visible Image stamp set Robot Data. (such a fun set!) Inside I made two mini page signatures using cut up ledger pages.

Thanks for stopping by! I just wanted to share this fun little book with you today. I hope you have a great weekend coming up and have a chance to do something crafty and creative. =)

Supplies used:

Topflight Stamps Products:
Visible Image - Robot Data
Stamperia stencil - Microchip
Visible Image Stencil - Short Circuit
Prism Embossing Ink
Versafine Ink - Onyx Black
Seth Apter embossing powder - Patina Oxide
Cosmic Shimmer Resist Paste
Ink Blenders
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint - Stone, Mahogany, Dusty Teal, French Roast

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix
Tiny Book ( Sizzix / SB ) 

watercolors
Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray - Tarnished Brass
Ranger Texture Paste - Opaque Matte
waxed cord for binding
Sizzix Mat Board

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Tiny Fairy Book with Topflight Stamps

Happy Saturday folks! I hope all is well with you and you have a chance to enjoy the long weekend if you are here in the States. I have a fun little Tiny Book project to share with you today and it is filled with fabulous Lavinia fairy stamps. (I really love their stamps!) Take a look:

Front of the little book

This little book is only three inches tall! It is indeed a tiny book and a super fun die to create with.

Back of the little book

I created a panoramic accordion foldout to form the pages on the inside:

I wanted to decorate the back side too so I added Document collage paper and some stamping plus stencil monoprinting.

Here are a few in process photos:

Thanks for stopping by! Don't miss out on the Memorial Weekend SALE going on over at Topflight Stamps – now through Monday!

I am also adding this project to the current May Challenge over at the Mini Album Makers Blog. They have great challenges so be sure to check them out! Eileen Hull is the sponsor for the challenge this month too!

Topflight Stamps:
Lavinia Stamps:
Fairy Door
Whimsical Hares
Fairy Thistles
Fairy Foragers
Fern Heads
Trailing Ivy
Forest Mushroom
Tree Root
Trees 
Mini Berry

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix
Tiny Book ( Sizzix / SB ) (on sale for Memorial Day weekend!)

Other:

Tim Holtz Collage Paper - Document
Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Doodle Art 2, Honeycomb
Ranger Collage Medium - Matte
Archival Ink
Distress Ink
Distress Ink Oxide
Distress Spray Stain

Sizzix Mat board

elastic

cardstock

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

There is also a big sale going on at Sizzix this weekend! Check that out too for some great deals (like the Tiny Book Die!)

Oh Man! Guest Post for the Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge

Hello! I am honored to be a guest designer today for the latest challenge over at The Funkie Junkie blog, 'Oh Man!':

"Fathers Day may be a way off yet but there are always other occasions and reasons for making something for the men in our lives. For this challenge create something which you feel has a more masculine look."

Fishing is a favored pastime for both man and bear and serves as the theme of my project. I finally got to use my Tim Holtz Theodore bear die and the gorgeous Stamperia 'Forest' paper pack.  I also included a photo of my late father in law as a boy which adds a special touch. Looks like he had some very good luck fishing that day!

What a catch!

How cute is Theodore? I love the look of him. I added a little bit of embossing powder to add some more shading and texture.

The base is an Etc. Medium Thickboard Tag with Bracket Trims to form the ledge.

The Stamperia Forest paper pad has such beautiful papers in it I was reluctant to cover any of it up! I  had to steel my nerves and just do it. ;-) I did try hard to let the pattern shine through. I added a bit of stenciling but with transparent Distress Inks and Embossing Glaze Powders.

I really like how it all came together. I also hung a fishing lure off the clip on the photograph. I think I'd better go back and file the points before someone hooks themselves. I don't want my art to be dangerous lol.

Here are a few "in progress" photos so you can see the elements and bottom layers:

1. I built my bear! This photo is before I decided to add the little bit of embossing powder. On the treeline, I also used the technique Tim Holtz shared for sprinkling Glaze Embossing Powder on wet crackle paste and then embossing it when it's dry and cracked. (So cool looking!)

2. I originally painted the lower half of the tag but then ended up pretty much covering it all up. Oh well, these projects tend to evolve.

3. More background layers. It's fun to piece things together and let the layers build.

Thanks for stopping by! I am so excited to be a guest designer for the challenge. I encourage you to go check it out and join in the fun. 

Dies:
Tim Holtz Theodore
Tim Holtz Tree Line
Tim Holtz Branched Birch
Tim Holtz Entomology
Tim Holtz Funky Foliage

Other:

Tim Holtz stamp set - Entomology
Tim Holtz layering stencil - Autumn
Stamperia Forest 8x8 paper pad
Tim Holtz Etc. Medium Thickboard Tag
Tim Holtz Etc. Bracket Trims
Tim Holtz Clippings Stickers
Tim Holtz Glaze Embossing Powders - Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge
Seth Apter embossing powder - Eclipse
Ranger Crackle Paste

Distress Ink

Ranger Collage Medium Matte

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Gone Fishing
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
Scrapbook.com

May Flowers Pincushions with Eileen Hull

Wow, has it really been almost a month since my last post?? I really have lost all sense of time. Everything is blending together. At least one thing that marks the time is the blooming going on in my garden! More and more flowers are coming up and my irises are going to town.

Bee in the Bachelor's Buttons

The theme over on Eileen Hull's blog this month is May Flowers and the Inspiration Team is off to a great start sharing beautiful projects of all sorts featuring flowers. I created some more embroidered teacup pincushions using wool felt flowers cut out with some of Eileen's dies.

I love finding old teacups at thrift stores and garage sales and upcycling them into something new!

I use cotton flannel for the base and then cut the flowers out of wool felt. Buttons and embroidery are added for detail!

I'd also like to mention that Eileen Hull’s newest e-book, Pocket Notebooks with Eileen Hull & Friends, from Bella Crafts Publishing is now available! Click the photo below to buy yours now to get your creative juices flowing! There are over 50 projects to inspire you, complete with instructions and links to the designer’s blog posts or videos. You will be amazed at the versatility of Eileen’s Pocket Notebook Die and the endless creativity of all the designers’ uses for it. I am very honored to have several projects included. =)

Thanks for stopping by! Check out Eileen's blog and if you are not already a member, join the Facebook Eileen Hull Fan Club group. It is a warm, supportive group with lots of inspiration and sharing going on. You'll just have to answer a few simple questions when asking to join (to keep out spammers) and then you'll be added. ;-)


Dies:
Eileen Hull Sizzix
Heart & Soul Flower Die - retired
Flower & Leaf Stitchlits - retired

Other:

flannel
wool felt
embroidery floss
buttons
stuffing
hot glue gun

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.