July-August 2008 Issue

• Storing and Backing-Up Your Photos

• Altered Frame Calendar: Days to Remember

• Lakbay Pilipinas!

• Product Feature: Bind-It-All

• Sketch of the Month: Jul-Aug 2008

• Altered Recipe Book

• 30-Minute LO: Luksong Tinik

• Same Products, 5 Ways

• Designer Spotlight on Lee Imao

• Adobe Photoshop Express

• Uniquely Pinoy

July-August 2008 Create Archive

• Altered Frame Calendar: Days to Remember

• Lakbay Pilipinas!

• Product Feature: Bind-It-All

• Sketch of the Month: Jul-Aug 2008

• Altered Recipe Book

• 30-Minute LO: Luksong Tinik

• Same Products, 5 Ways

• Designer Spotlight on Lee Imao

Here's a project prepared by our very own Iris Uy, which she taught at Bad Girls Kits. 

Supplies Required

• Melissa Frances Paper
• Melissa Frances Vintage Frame
• Jeni Bowlin Mini Calendar Set
• Music Sheet
• Fancy Pants Pink Polka Dot Ribbon
• Wooden Frame (fit for a 4x6 photo)
• Maya Road tree and bird chipboard
• white, country blue, pink, and gold acylic paint
• 7 gypsies gold wax
• Lace
• Prima flowers and brad

Tools Required

• Foam Brush
• Glue
• Hole Puncher
• Heat Gun

Class Instructions

Step 1: remove the glass from the frame and cover the backing with patterned paper. 
 
Step 2: Paint the frame with white acrylic paint. Once dry, add some pink and blue paint for a weathered look.

Step 3: Use white paint as glue and paint the back side of torn music sheet and adhere to the frame. Paint the edges of the music sheet with white to make it blend in with the frame.

Step 4: Punch holes on the calendar sheets and stamp the back of the calendar sets with a journaling stamp. Be sure to use also the last piece (product packaging) of the set and stamp at the blank side. Make sure to flip the calendar the right way before stamping so that when you lift the card upwards the print is correct. 

Step 5: Tie the calendar sets loosely with pink ribbon. The front and back of the set should look like the photos below.

Step 6: Add some light blue lace on the upper right corner of the frame again using white acrylic paint as adhesive.

Step 7: Paint the trees with white acrylic paint and add a little distressing powder and set with heat gun.

Step 8: Paint the bird with gold. Add the feather using melted gold wax. Add bling for the eye.

Step 9: On the lower left corner add the applique, lace, flowers and brads.

Step 10: Apply glue to the back side of the calendar card set and adhere to the frame. Make the bottom of the cards touch the edge of the frame for support.

This is now the completed project. I hope you have enjoyed learning how to make this as much as I have enjoyed creating it for you. So remember those special days and make memories that count.