New index card and DIY washi style tape!

I love this ICAD2 project I'm participating in! Here's #9:

A little collage action!

I also discovered some fantastic links for making your own washi tape and decided to make some of my own using paper bits I had lying around. Check it out:

I didn't have double-sided tape with a backing on it so I stuck these strips
on a sheet of sticker paper that was empty which I had lying around. It works
like a charm! ☺

ICAD2 Update: Days 5-8

Just wanted to share with you my last 4 index cards that I've done lately:

Day #5: Blue Hue

Day #6: Yellow

Day #7: Pen Test

Day #8: Celebrating YOU

What do you all think? What ideas do you have for me to do more?

Cheers!

Fantastic Fridays: A little bit of fun in the mail!

Ahhh, Friday!

I hope you've all had a Fantastic Friday! I know I've been having one. Not only did I stop at Barnes and Noble to pick up the latest issue of Molly Makes they had there but I also received some great things in the mail! My brand spanking new personalized Starbucks gold card and some really pretty lovelies from Inspire Lovely. 

I love the label that Debee used on the envelope she sent my little purchase in! Her blog is a HUGE source of inspiration to me so I was super excited to receive the goodies contained in this little package! I really squealed with delight when I opened it! 

Look how cute her business card is and how beautifully wrapped the package was! I kept all of the packaging for later re-use! Love the sequined touch along with the baker's twine. Very cute and thoughtful.

All the lovely goodies! Two packs of 4 postcards of original images by Debee and a little paper crafting kit hand-picked lovelies by Debee as well! She sure has a knack for picking such gorgeous little things! Check out my post at This Is My Letter to You for a more detailed look at the postcards I bought! I can't wait to share them with my pen pals!


Cheers!

Tuesday Tutorials: Tag Regeneration, turning price tags into gift tags

I love to reuse things that most people would just toss out with the day's garbage and while it may seem odd it gives me great satisfaction to be able to make something out of nothing. A little creativity really does go a long way and there are endless things one can do with what one has lying around. 

Inspired by the latest challenge I've been participating in, the ICAD2, I kept my paints, stamps and deco tapes out in hopes of getting inspired to make these little gift tags from clothing price tags that I've been saving. I used many random materials and so can you!

I started out with a variety of tags in various shapes and sizes (my favorites
are the aerie ones from American Eagle). Altering tags to create gift tags was
how I envisioned reusing these and I am so glad I did! 

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 I used craft acrylic paint in two different whites to prep my tags for stamping
and to cover up prices, logos, etc. I applied as many coats as it took and  let
dry between each application.

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Adding color and embellishment to tags is fairly easy. I used scrap booking
paint for one and watercolor for the other tag pictured in these four detailed
views. I used a .01 micron pen to write the "to" and "from" on each tag and
used some stamps and ink pads I have to decorate the tags along with some
deco tape as well. 

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Lastly, get creative! Let your imagination take flight and make things that
you enjoy looking at. The recipient of your gifts will no doubt appreciate
the fact that you made the gift tag yourself and lovingly added the perfect
touches. Above are just 4 of my tags. More to follow soon! Let's see yours!

Such a fun project can also be adapted to make with children. Use finger paints to give tags an interesting effect or have children paste strips of tissue paper on either side of the tags, using collage techniques, etc. Letting your creativity flow is the key!

Cheers!

Monday Musings: ICAD2 Update and a photographic moment.

ICAD2 has been evolving quite nicely! Seeing everyone's posts on the flickr group page is both fun and inspiring and I am having a blast letting my creative juices flow! Here are my cards so far:

Day #1

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Day #2

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Day #3

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Day #4

Today's (#4) was fun because I used one of the prompts from Daisy Yellow's prompts list. It is encouraging to have people comment on your work on flickr and show each other mutual support for the endeavor we've undertaken. I hope that many of you will consider joining, you can jump in at any time and that you will use these cards as am inspiration for future art projects whether it be art journaling, card-making or just doodling for fun. 

Before I go I'd like to share with you a snapshot of a little feathered friend, a dove, who is nesting right outside our door:

Miss Bella, the nesting dove.

Isn't she a beauty? Just thought I'd share her with you since she makes me smile every day! Happy crafting and creating!

Cheers!

ICAD2 and what I've been doing lately...

Summer is pretty much in full swing here in Florida hot weather, rain and all. In just three days June will be upon us and with it comes one of my favorite blog's super awesome events, Daisy Yellow's Index Card A Day Challenge or ICAD2 for June and July. I am excited that this time I am going to participate and can't wait to go get some index cards tomorrow for the 61 day project. I'll be documenting my progress on this blog as well as on Flickr and my Facebook page. So, be on the look out!

As for what I have actually been up to...well, that can be summed up in one word: WORK. It has consumed most of my time but I have had the great opportunity of acquiring some new supplies because of work. Let me share what I've acquired and been doing.

New supplies for paper crafting plus a few freebies from Molly Makes...

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Row 1: New ink pads and deco tape; clothing tags to use in a future project;
freebies from Mollie Makes magazine--key ring kit, crochet flower kit & ribbon.
Row 2: Paper flower pack and varied Spring themed clear acrylic stamps; card
kits; first photograph taken with new Nikon D3100.
Row 3: Fist shots with new camera- Sunset over Whitney Beach, seashells,
and close-up of matryoshka dolls.

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Part of my latest art project, doodle flowers...

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The piece I am working on currently...

So, there you have it! Tune in to see how the ICAD2 project is coming and I hope you will join in too!

Cheers!

Nadia Marie ♥

Recent lovelies...♥

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What have you been creating?

Pinteresting, isn't it?

Those of you who know me well know how much I love Pinterest. I've already made a few things inspired by what I've found there (mostly recipes) and so I want to share with you today what I happened to make on Tuesday following the example from a post I found on Pinterest early on in my perusal of this application. If you click here, you can see the original pin on Pinterest which inspired me to make my own lovely version of this craft, which is a decorated clipboard by the way.

Here is my own clipboard while I was working on it:

Gluing on my tea bag faces.

And here are the photos of the finished clipboard:

See why I love Pinterest so much?

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Pretty, right?

Hope you get inspired to do something similar! I'd love to see what you all come up with! 

Keep smiling!