Under the dome....a little "magic"!!!

 What happens when you combine a 3D printer and paper crafts???  A lighted dome!  This little dome is just about 4" tall and maybe 2" across the bottom.

I bought 6 of these at the Scrapbook Expo last September.  Found them in the Melissa Frances booth and they were half off.    They come with a cardboard bottom.

I asked Kerry if he could make a LED lighted base with his 3D printer.  I needed something that had a rechargeable battery in it so that I didn't have to plug it in.  Each of these holes has an LED light shining up through the bottom.

The base is about 3/4" thick so that inside, it can house the lights, the on/off switch and the port for charging.  Amazing how tiny all that can be.

I then die cut a circle of clear acrylic to cover the top of the lights. And that's what I used as a base to hot glue the dies.  You can't see, but everything is cut in white glitter paper.  This is just 1 tree, cut into parts, and then 2 of the 3-piece deer sets.  Rolled the die cuts around a 1/2" diameter dowel to shape them.  Hot glued each piece to the clear acrylic base.  Then put it all up inside the dome and added the base.

Here's closeup of the trees and a deer.  Hope you can get a feel for the glitter paper I used.

When you flip the switch, all that glittered paper just sparkles in the light!

Five more domes, so I asked for 5 more bases!  And because each one will be on a clear acrylic base, I could make multiple designs for each dome!  I'm thinking 2018 is going to be a very good year for creativity!

Diecuts under glass

I've been collecting dressforms for some time....and collecting dressform diecuts as well.  Then I picked up this 3" tall dome at a craft show and knew it was going to be the home of my diecuts.

I threaded some rayon ribbon around the bottom and some thin vines in the front.  

I think there's a total of 7 dress forms - each one a different size.  Only 1 is a wood diecut that I purchased, the rest are paper.

Isn't it fun to just play?  I'm teaching die cuts tonight at our BackRoom Babes group.....I just know we are going to have a blast!!!

Fun with Fern

Fern has been taking classes from me for some time now at Scrapbook Your Life. And I just wanted to share this photo of Fern with her altered Melissa Frances box.

What makes this amazing is that Fern blended paint to come up with a shade that matched the paper she picked and she came up with a perfect match.

I honestly think that in the past year or two, Fern has grown so much as an artist.....and I am so proud that she continues to come to my classes. I can hardly wait to see her progress in the weeks and months to come!

Fern.....not only do I love having you in my classes - you just make our classes so much fun!!! Just remember....there's a little girl inside you and she's just having a fit to come out and play!!!

A new class

Yep, if you are like me.....I just want to do it ALL!!! So we're adding a new class on Sunday and this is going to be so much fun!!!


You get your choice of this box....(Melissa Frances)


Or this journal (Melissa Frances)



And you get your choice between this package of embellishments....



or you can pick any 3 sheets of paper and 1 embellishment in the store.

Then come play with me!!! I'm not going to make up a prototype.....I'm going to design with you and let you learn just how I design. It is bound to be a whole lot of fun!!!

Sunday, May 3, 2 - 6 pm. Can't wait to see what I do.....I've pulled the papers in the top photo and will be working with them!!!