May Arts and Graphic 45

May Arts has teamed up with Graphic 45 for a creative week of inspiration-with today being the final day of the blog hop.  I am honored to be a part of this and thank you all for taking a look at my projects.

I created a keepsake box and Artistic Trading Cards-displayed on velvet ribbon-that can fit in the box.

To create the wooden box I decapodged old dictionary paper along the side of the box and painted the top, bottom and inside with acrylic paints.  I glued green velvet trim and topped the box with an ATC made from the G45 kraft reflections paper.  I embellished the card with sewn ribbons, chip tag, metal butterfly, holes punched and lots of ribbon knots.

I love the size,shape and feel of a playing card and often use them as a base for projects. Inspired by the G45 All Decked Out  paper I went ahead and used some playing cards as bases for my ATC’s and  also threw in some plain cards with only  holes punched for variety. Each ATC has ribbon, holes, paint and the G45 QUOTE...UNQUOTE paper for continuity.For the quotes,  I picked the sayings that meant the most to me. I then knotted, clipped, threaded cards on the velvet ribbon to put them on display.

Supplies:

May Arts ribbon 389-18-46, 3899-18-34, 392-58-09,SM09,340-32

G45 Kraft reflections paper

G45 metal butterflies

G45 Tropic Travelogue collection stickers and chipboard taag

Old dictionary pages

Playing cards

Acrylic Paint

Sewing machine

Button

For a personal giveaway from me, scroll down to post below!

Here is a recap of the week, in case you missed any posts!

Monday, June 18th:
Alberto Juárez : http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel : http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Nicole Eccles: http://www.nicoleeccles.com/
Jingle: http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/
Charlene: http://www.paperandinkplayground.com/

Tuesday, June 19th:
Arlene Cuevas: http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/
Jim, The Gentleman Crafter: http://thegentlemancrafter.typepad.com/
Betto Cesare: http://scrapguys.blogspot.com/
Vera: http://www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Latrice: http://www.latricemurphy.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 20th:
Clare Charvill: http://mycreativespirit.blogspot.com/
Kristin Wilson: http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/
Sharon Ngoo: http://glooshmoo.blogspot.com/
Jenifer: http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/ 
Tiffin: http://www.linwoodavenue.blogspot.com/

Thursday, June 21st:
Denise Hahn: http://www.inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Laura Denison: http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui: http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Jen: http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Candy: http://candyscraps.typepad.com/scraps/
Kimberly: http://serendipityvintagestudio.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 22nd:
Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com/
Maiko Miwa: http://shiny-scrap.blogspot.com/
Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Jinky: http://jinkyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Leah: http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/

a view from my desk

part of desk lamp, knitting needle on ceramic dish, recently completed cards, curtain made w/ raw edges showing of favorite joel dewberry print, printers tray with wooden spools, may arts twine on 50cent towel holder in mustard yellow, antique jars holding flowers and buttons, favorite jade colored lamp, lots of ribbons on spools, antique wooden box, fat quarters, lots of unfinished fabric-projects, fabric in hoops and kona color chart on walls.  that is what I see from my desk.

SOLD!

Last Thursday I went to Sullivan and Son for yet another auction with my friend, Tammy.  Let's say I am hooked!!  WE are both hooked!  

 I usually am all about the dishes and vintage glass.  I did buy one jar pictured above.  This time...I was all about the primitive wooden boxes and old shelves.  Below is a picture of the trailer that was next up for auction.  I ended up getting a lot of the boxes pictured.

 Below most of my loot is pictured.  I had a blast and ended up with some fun finds.  Gotta love an auction.  I do.

Monday.

Happy Memorial Day!
Today I have been a little crafty, whatcha making, you ask? here is the current list...more will be added as the day goes on!
-designed an invitation and made matching place cards
-set a red, white and blue dining room table
-photographed my kids in capes
-started knitting a lime green summer scarf
-oh. and I am trying to be a blogger again.
-painted the top of a little box
-painted trim on some ATCards