DT Projects at Be Yourself Creations a Mixed Media Altered Distressed Old Book

Hi All…. hope all is well! It has been a crazy couple of weeks here. My mom has been sick and trying to finish up this project an Mixed Media Altered Distressed Old Book. I have made about 4 of these and they are so fun to make. There are so many nooks and crannies for much journaling and pictures. Hope you all like my creation that I made for a friend. Stop by at Be Yourself Creations and Pick up some of these awesome products!
Web address is http://shop.beyourselfcreations.com

Here is a list of the tools I used on this.
*Inkssentials Tools - Non Stick Craft Sheet
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink - BLACK SOOT
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink - VINTAGE PHOTO
*Soft Knife & Cover #2 Flat
*Prima Marketing Inc - Comfort Craft Tools - Distress Tool
*Scor-Tape ¼ in wide
*Scor-Tape 1/8 in wide
*Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Clear Rock Candy Glitter Glue
*Ranger Archival Ink- Jet Black
*Adirondack Paint Dabbers - SNOW CAP
*Adirondack Paint Dabbers - PITCH BLACK
*Adirondack Paint Dabbers – Pearl
*Adirondack Paint Dabbers - Pink Sherbert
*Pan Pastels - Paynes Grey

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Ramona

Wild Wedensday at Be Yourself Creations

Hope this day finds you well.
Wow, I must say this is one of the hardest projects I have done…With Graphic 45 Ladies Diary and so much fussy cutting. But, I love the outcome of it!! I watched a YouTube video of how a lady made this book and changed it up to make it my own. Love all the products that I used in this and I must say I am loving my Pan Pastels!! I used it on the spine to calm it down and all of my flowers. Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did making it.

You can get these products at Be Yourself Creations Store> side linked
*Pan Pastels - Paynes Grey
*Pan Pastels – Turquoise
*Scor-Tape ¼ wide
*Scor-Tape 1/8 wide
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink - VINTAGE PHOTO
*Sofft Covers - Art Sponge Bar – MIXED
*Adirondack Paint Dabbers - Peach Bellini

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Ramona

Mixed Media Wednesday here at Be Yourself Creations

Mixed Media Wednesday here at Be Yourself Creations. I decided to do something in honor of my father and brother for this project...Because I believe we all have Angels watching over us. And they both are my Angels up above. I am so loving the mixed media canvas right now. With this project I used many products from the Be Yourself Creations store....Hope you like my project and be sure to go pick you up some of these yummy products.

Pan Pastels - Paynes Grey
Pan Pastels – Turquoise
Pan Pastels – Violet Shade
Jillibean Soup Baggage Claim Check Tags
Jillibean Soup Whitewash Woodgrain Chipboard Alphabeans
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - VINTAGE PHOTO
Authentique Glory Collection 12X12
Tim Holtz Distress Stickles-Rock Candy
The Crafters Workshop 6x6 Template – Chicken wire Reversed


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Ramona

Wild Wednesday at Be Yourself Creations

Yes, I must say it has been a wild Wednesday here. So with that said I would like to show you my creation for this weeks DT project. I made this with the Prima line Natures Garden and some Almanac. Which is two of my all time favourites!! I used 7 Gypsies PHOTO STAND BOOK 5 x 7 VERTICAL. I used it without the photo stand. I also made 2 acrylic pages to go into this. Hope you like what I created.

Hugs~ Ramona

Hello all today is Wonderful Wednesday here at Be Yourself Creations!! Hope you all are having a crafty day today. I would like to share one of my Crafty projects. I learned this technique at Prima Sweet Retreat and thought I would love to make a bag to carry some of my crafty stuff in. So I went to Michaels and found this cute book bag...with use of a 40% coupon. First I wetted down the bag and worked in Golden Fluid Acrylics Quinacridone Magenta. I had to do 2 coats to get the desired look that I wanted. I let air dry....you can use a heat too. But, with 100 degree weather I just set it outside then tossed it in the dryer to heat set it. I then took a foam step and took plain acrylic paint and stamped on the book bag. Next I got me some felt and made the flowers. Maybe an upcoming tutorial if anyone is interested. Made the bead elements for my center of the flowers using wire and glass beads and then used a button cording for around the edges, a doily and feathers curled. Hope you like my first creation for Be Yourself Creations!! Have a great day!!

Hugs~ Ramona

Gabriel's First Year book

I know it has been forever since I have posted. I now have a new great nephew Gabriel and this is His first year book. It has 12 months and there are pockets at the top that you can pull out to put on pictures. I also used toilet paper rolls and Loved using them. Makes this book so unique. I sure hope you like....More post to follow sooner then last time. I might press my luck and do a video on this. We will see how that turns out!!

Hugs~ Ramona

Winner of Tim Holtz Easter Die set

Yes, I am the winner of the Tim Holtz Easter Die, Embossing folders and A tag Made and signed by Tim Holtz. I feel like I have hit the lottery!! I will post pictures of my prize tomorrow added on to this post. I am so excited to have won!! And the tag made by Tim will be proudly displayed upon my scrapbooking wall framed!! http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/03/congrats-to-the-winners.html

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Ramona

Day 5 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz

Day 5 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz. These classes are so informative that with each technique I do I am just in awe of how the Distress Stains, Inks and Markers work. I have always been a fan of the ink pads....but now I am a fan of all things Tim!! LOL But, really if you get a chance to take this class it is well worth the price and to learn new techniques in your own home. Yes, I do have to admit I would love to take this class from Tim live....But, we all know that he is so busy. So, the class on line will have to do for now!!! Hope you like my take on Day 5 techniques!!



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Ramona

Day 4 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz

Day 4 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz...on this day I did step one and two techniques but I did not get to do the last one. I have no cut and dry foam...so I will have to try that one later. But, I did do two of them. I am just amazed what this man comes up with and willing to share this with the crafter's out there. Just Awesome!! So here is my 2 tags. Hope you like my take on Tim's techniques!!



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Ramona

Day 3 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz

Here is my Day 3 of Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz. Gotta love these techniques..These are so much fun I can not wait to start incorporating them into my layouts and mini books. But, I have to get through this class first. =) Hope you like my Day 3 take on the classes.



Hugs~Ramona

Day 2 of my Creative Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz

Yes, missing in action again....LOL I have been taking Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 101 and boy what a wonderful class to be taking with so many techniques. I am just amazed what that man does!! So with that I would like to share with you some of the tags I have made going along with the classes. Each day will be in separate days and there are 10 days of the class with the first one just explication the different types of inks. So day 2 starts the 3 tags a day. Hope you enjoy looking at what I have created with his techniques.



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Ramona

My Creative Sketches Contest

First of all I have not stopped scrappin. I have done many books that I have just not posted on my blog. (Need to take pictures and post) Hopefully I will get to them soon. I did this layout for My Creative Scrapbook.com

My Creative Scrapbook.com is having a month long Prima contest. We love Prima flowers so we are giving a package of Prima flowers away to every new kit member during the contest (limited to the first 50 members). For our current members just invite a friend to join the club and you both will receive Prima flowers in your kit the first shipment of the promotion, what could be more fun! We also are having a sketch contest with a Fantastic Prima Prize. Come join in the fun by visiting My Creative Scrapbook.com visit our message board for details... here....Begins February 16 and ends March 14, 2012. We look forward to seeing what you create!

It is a little different then I usually do....But, my goal on this layout was not to use flowers and just use the paper and some Prima Butterflies. I used the Prima Reflections line and added a Chipboard piece. Also the canvas and the little envelope was from Canvas Corp. Hope you like it!! <3


Here is the my layout....


The Sketch.....


Hugs~Ramona

November's Build-A-Page sketch at Prima!

Hi all wanted to share with you a sketch layout that I did using mostly Prima goodies!! This is of my Best Friend from HS's children....Today she was in from South Carolina...and this is what I gave her framed. Can not wait to start on the next one for Christmas now. LOL 1 down and 7 more to go!!! Hope you like!!
Here is my take on the sketch...

Here is the November's Build-A-Page sketch@ http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2011/11/november-bap.html#comments


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Ramona

My Creative Sketches Layout #2 of a 3 month contest

It is time for another challenge at http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com. Come on and join next month which is the last month...Pam gives out awesome prizes!! this is #2 of a 3 month challenge....running behind this month...down to the last hour. Had some unexpected company from Louisiana. Called Wednesday and was here on Late Thursday night. My friend Angel and her husband come to see me in Ohio...I know I know. I was so surprised!! I had started this layout last Wednesday and finished it just now. I had taken this picture this weekend with her....I had so much fun and enjoyed their visit and did not want them to leave. So, with that said here is my layout and Sketch from this challenge....hope you like!!


My layout



The Sketch


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Ramona

Challenge Using Stitching at Mycreativescrapbooks.com

This month that challenge at Mycreativescrapbooks.com is stitching on a layout...so here you go lots of stitching!! I used Cosmo Cricket If you Must look line and the new Tim Holtz Distress Ink Ripe Persimion and Gathered Twigs. I love both of the colors!! I also used the new Prima Distress Tool. Oh I am in love with it!! I thought there was nothing better then Tim Holtz distresser...well now there is PRIMA!! If you like distressing then you will love it to!!

In this layout it is October 29th 2011 at Little River Cafe Halloween Costume Party with my friend Leah and her sister....what an awesome time was had!!
Hope you like!!

Hugs~Ramona

My Creative Scrapbook September Circle Challenge

This is a layout I did for MyCreativeScrapbooks.com. This months layout theme is Circles. So, that is what I did hollow circle and had a fun time workin with them. This picture is the only family picture I have with my dad included. It was taken in the early 70's at Christmas time. I used My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found" I am so loving this line they have come out with. I also used Tim Holtz Distressed Brushed Corderoy on the edges. Hope you like!!



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Ramona

My Creative Sketches-Big Sketch Contest Of 2011

My Creative Sketches-Big Sketch Contest Of 2011 at My Creative Sketches This Month They Have A 3 Month Fall Sketch Contest. Which will last for a 3 Months ..There will be 3 winners and 3 prizes each month. The first winner will be judged and chosen by the design team and then Pam will draw 2 random names for a prize. Each month for September, October and November everyone that creates a Layout with all 3 sketches will be eligible for another PRIZE. So when you do all 3 layouts you could even win another PRIZE!! This is the "GRAND" Prize. The winner for this will be randomly drawn.

My take on the sketch. I had to change it around some in order to use the dress form cut out. The paper company that I used was My Mind's Eye and the line is Lost and Found. I also used Prima Marketing.


Here Is The First Sketch For This Month (Sept) Begins Sept. 17 and Ends Oct. 17


Hope you like...thanks for stoppin by!!

Hugs~Ramona