DCWV Shadow Box

I recently made a fun little shadowbox with the new Brooklyn paper by DCWV and lots of my time saving Xyron products as well.  This project was helped along with my: Mega Runner, 5"Creative Station and my 1 1/2" Sticker Maker.  

I layered in lots of ephemera images from the paper line and from my stash.  I used some of the new Tim Holtz ephemera along with ripped up pieces of resinated tissue tape left over from another project.

I added some of my coveted Tim Holtz goodies to the mix to add bit of the story.  

I always love the look of air mail.  I made this cute tape embellishment and there is a Snapguide below!

Check out How to Make Vintage Air Mail Tape by Rhea Freitag on Snapguide.

Cheers,

Rhea

Xyron and Paper Smooches Blog Hop

I am always enthralled with dies, so when the opportunity came up with Xyron for this blog hop with Paper Smooches, I jumped at the chance.  This was my first time using thin dies and I have to say I was pleased with them!

The die I chose was Big Bloom.  I knew this would be perfect for many applications including mixed media. I set out to create a unique decorative piece.

The flowers are made of layers of burlap from DCWV as well as resin paper I made with 7 gypsies tissue paper.  I love the translucent look of the resined paper!

To assemble the flowers I used hitching posts from Tim Holtz.  A bit of twine added a nice finishing touch of texture.

The altered bottle I made was super simple with the help of my Xyron 5" Creative Station.  I simply added the ephemera I wanted to use to enhance my bottle by making stickers and adhering.  It makes it so quick and easy and there is no dry time.

 A few of Tim Holtz's rub ons finish off this fun little piece of home decor.  Rub ons are great for uneven surfaces such as this bottle.

Cheers,

Rhea