I am one of those people who love to take items (some people call junk) and make them unique.  I also don’t like decorating my house with impersonal stuff.  I like to surround myself with things that provide memories of my family and friends.  Here are some projects I’ve been working on for the new house.

This is the new "Home" Decor Elements from Stampin’ Up!  (e.g., Decor Elements are like rub-on’s.) Since we haven’t painted the walls yet, I decided to put it on top of the glass of a frame.  I used some retired Stampin ‘ Up! decorative paper (I love books) under the glass.  This was so simple to make.  I sanded the edges of the frame to shabby it up a bit. 

If you want to order the "Home" Decor Elements, it comes in Black, Chocolate, or White; and in three sizes:  13"x6 1/2" ($9.95); 19" x 9 3/8" ($12.95); or 26 1/2" x 13" ($14.95).  You can order it by calling me, emailing me or ordering it from my website.

I love this and do try to life my life this way.  I found it among my mom’s things when we were cleaning out her house.  I wanted to shabby it up, so I used the "Sanded" background rubber stamp (109294 $17.95) in Sahara Sand ink and stamped all around it.  Then I crumbled the entire piece of paper and smoothed it out.  Then I took a Creamy Caramel ink pad and dragged it all over.  Where the paper is wrinkled, it left a mark.  I glued the wrinkled paper to some cardstock and put it in a frame.

This is the top of an antique mirror.  I took out the picture that was in it and put in this page from a Palmer Handwriting Book.  I found this page at a junk sale.  This is the spitting image of how my mom wrote–perfectly formed letters–the Palmer method of writing.  I didn’t need to shabby  this up, as it’s already old and worn looking.  I glued it to Basic Black cardstock and added a Library Clip in the corner.  I took a photo of our new house and glued it to Basic Black cardstock that was punched with the Scallop Trim Border and Scallop Trim Corner (available from Stampin’ Up).  I took Soft Suede cardstock and used the "Sanded" background rubber stamp (109294 $17.95) in Soft Suede Ink on top of it.  I put the picture and page on the Soft Suede cardstock with Dimensionals.

Here is the front hall wall arrangement which includes the projects discussed above.  I love it!  Now you can see that your cardstock, ink and other supplies can be used for more than stamping and scrapbooking!

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