Some of the most fun products to work with when designing are miniature elements. Tiny little scaled down products that are so easy to tuck into small spaces. I tend to liken them tiny treasures waiting to be discovered when you look into the details. Today’s challenge is all about using those mini products to make a great project. Need some ideas? Tiny buttons, mini safety pinks, mini brads, mini clothespegs, mini stamps….even things mini albums or an altered mini-clipboard like my project below. However you’re inspired…I hope you join us and have some fun with mini-madness!
I also just wanted to thank everyone who voted for my layout in the Ultimate Summer Challenge. I didn’t win but came in second by a large margin. While I would have loved to have won the challenge….As it was my first layout that I submitted to anything…I’m pleased with the results.
Princess Mini-Clipboard
I started off working on this design by adhering patterned paper to my white mini-clipboard that I picked up at Michael’s a few months ago. I decided it would make a totally fun frame for a special princess. 🙂 Simply embellish then clip in a photo to make this frame. There is a little standup support that makes this sit perfectly on a desk or hang in some small nook on a wall. The patterned paper is stamped with a soon to be released (Tuesday) Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms…Writer’s Block. I know you saw this here yesterday on my layout but I’m just having so much fun with it, I can’t put it down. Stay tuned as I’ve been busy creating more designs with it as well! At the bottom of my design, I stamped some flowers from Kim Hughes’ Nature’s Silhouettes set and then added some mini words from Mona Lisa’s Sassy Petites set.
At the top of my project, I tied on another Sassy Petites word…Princess. This is the theme of my frame. I went for a pink shabby look with lots of flowers and buttons. Distress Crackle paint covers the top of my design as well as the small chipboard circle. I clipped my princess word to the crown with a mini safety pin from Creative Impressions. Some CI ribbon is tied to the top of the clip to finish it off.
Hope you have fun with the challenge!
Julia
Supply List:
Stamps:
-Writer’s Block Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
– Nature’s Silhouettes (Kim Hughes line) By Cornish Heritage Farms
-Sassy Petites (Mona Lisa Moments line) By Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper:
-Simply Smooth Cardstock by Prism
-Tea and Silk patterned paper from Prima
Ink:
Burnt Umber Palette ink by Stewart Superior
-Worn Lipstick Distress ink by Ranger
Other:
-mini clipboard – Provocraft
-felt bird and crown chipboard – Maya Road
-ribbon, cord and mini safety pin by Creative Impressions
-buttons by Autumn Leaves
-flowers by Prima
-rhinestones by Doodlebug Designs
