DCWV Coastal Frame

Hello, DCWV friends! It's Jessi from the Social Media Design Team. I have been longing for a fun trip to the beach. We are now in August and my family still has not been to the beach yet! That is so sad, we only live 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico! But if the beaches nearby where in better conditions, we would go more often. So when I received the new DCWV Coastal Stack it brought back some pleasant beach memories!

The colors in the Coastal Stack are beautiful! They go perfectly with the photos of my past trip to Cape Cod. Time to create a frame for one of my favorite pictures!

DCWV Coastal Frame:

1.       Paint edges of unfinished wood frame.

2.       Cut printed cardstock to 8in.x8in. square

3.       Cover front of frame with a thin layer of Mod Podge and attach cardstock.

4.       Use exacto knife to cut out the picture opening of frame.

5.       Add embellishments to the frame. (These are hand cut from the DCWV stack)

Supplies:

DCWV Coastal Stack (now available at AC Moore stores)

Unfinished Wood Frame

Martha Stewart Putty Acrylic Paint

Exacto knife

Mod Podge

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Jessi

Lily Bee "Joy" Frame

So I have decided to take a small break from cardmaking (but will be back sooon)! My latest craze has been altered items. I cannot wait to show you the projects that I have been working on. But until then, I will show you this one:

Who doesn't love the $1.00 wood frames from Michael's? I have an entire collection that was begging to be altered!  I used the Lily Bee Design Double Dutch collection on this frame. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the bright, bold summer colors in this collection!

Once the frame was painted and covered with paper, I stamped the flower stamp twice. One image was cut-out as a whole flower. The "inside" of the other image was cut-out to add dimension to the flower. After attaching the flowers, I added a bunch of orange brads to form the center of the flower.

I thought about stopping there, but felt the top of the frame needed something. After thinking about it for over a day, I decided to create the banner using Spellbinders Scallop Circles. The diecuts were folded in half and strung them across twine.  The banner needed something else, so I added the letters J-O-Y, using Lily Bee Design Alpha Stickers and punching out circles.

Hope you all have a great weekend! What are your plans? I am painting the guest room, cannot wait!

Supplies:
Michael's Wood Frame
Lily Bee Design - Double Dutch
Hero Arts Large Flower Stamp
Recollection Brads
Spellbinders Scallop Cirle Diecuts
Fiskars Circle Punch
Lily Bee Alpha Letter Stickers
Paint
Mod Podge
Twine