Book Box for Danielle

Good day!

Today I'm showing you a project I made for a friend

for Christmas.  She is my partner at My Happy Place

and I wanted to make something for her home library.

I had this shadow box frame and came up with this idea.

You can see that there is glass on the front of it.

There is a cushioned fabric piece in the frame/box.

I designed all the pieces and cut them with my 

Silhouette Cameo from heat transfer vinyl

I used my tiny craft iron to iron on all the

pieces.

I put names onto the books.
Trixie Belden is the author that started her love of reading.

Trixie is also her puppy's name.
A Prayer for Owen Meany is her favorite book

and Janet Evanovich is one of her favorite authors

She is a big Buffalo Bills fan,

so I added Go Bills to the tea cup.

I'm really proud of how this project turned out

and she loved it too.

This is something she can hang on a wall or set on

a shelf or table.

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Challenge Swap

Hello crafting friends!

I have a group of friends that have a facebook group,

all of us are crafters that have mostly met online.

We decided to do a challenge swap and I'm loving it.

Our first theme was cats and/or dogs.

I made this bookmark for my friend Lisa.
I used backgrounds from my stash of handmades 

for the yellow base piece as well as the mat around 

the image of the cat.
The cat was stamped onto white card stock and colored

with colored pencils.

The glass lenses were first covered with 

Wink of Stella and then with 

Glossy Accents

This is the little card I included with the bookmark when
I sent it.

This was stamped with Black Onyx VersaFine ink

and colored with colored pencils and Distress Inks.

Our next challenge theme is "Friendship"

I will post a picture of what I made for that swap,

after the recipient receives it.

Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me today.

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Have you ever participated in a crafting challenge

and/or swap?

Until next time, challenge yourself in some way.