Valentines Day is Coming!

Yes it is very early for Valentine's Day. However, my New Year's resolution is to quit being a slacker and stop procrastinating! So...below are a few items that will be available starting tomorrow in both my Artfire shop and Etsy shop!

Have a look and enjoy!

Here are a few items that will be available in our Valentine's Day scrap pack

Valentine's Day mailable books. These are mini books bound inside of an envelope. Stationary and envelopes all in one!

Send a Valentine's Day postcard to a loved one. Perfect for those on the go.

Naked mailable books. These little guys are blank canvases waiting for your special touch. There will also be a special deal on these until February 15th. Buy a three pack of mailable books and get a V-Day scrap pack for 50% off!

Traditional Valentine's Day cards complete with a colorful envelope. These come in a set of three.

Time for New Projects

Halloween is over and now its time to start getting ready for Christmas. Starting the day after Thanksgiving, LDP will be releasing all of our Christmas items, as well as a few never before seen items!

We are also excited to announce that we will be working in partnership with a new company, Endless Summer! I have been working with some new products and supplies and I can't wait to get them out to show yall. Most of these items will have a vintage look and will make excellent Christmas presents for a loved on.

Check back soon to see what we've been cooking up!

Halloween at ELS

Pics of me and my sister Jessica.

New Halloween Items!

I'm really excited to show yall what I've been working on. I really love this time of year because of the cool weather and the colors from all the foliage. But I especially love Halloween. Its just fun and it makes me feel like a kid again....mostly it gives me an excuse to dress up and be silly! I'll have more items posted by the end of the week but here are some of he things now available through the 'SHOP' link at the top and at my Artfire shop.

Facebook Fan Page

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Inside look at the London Book

Jill's Art Journal

My friend Jill is going to England as part of a student exchange program and will be studying art and traveling around London for a month this summer. She's asked me to create a book that she can take with her that is "London themed." Now normally I like making things that look a bit weathered and aged but I couldn't really find any embellishments that went that direction. Most of the stickers and papers I found were more modern and edgy. I wanted the whole book to feel cohesive so...this was a bit of a challenge for me! Here are a few pictures of the cover...more pics to come soon!

On the left is the full cover. The main feature is the St. George's cross and then lots of sketches and doodles of the word London and 2010. There are also a couple of other things hidden in there like Jill's name and I hid my own name in there too. You'll probably also see a paint brush and the British flag and above the 'red London' there is a crown. And if you look REALLY close you can see my double decker bus that turned out to look like a skateboard...lol whoops!

You've Got Mail

Why is it that no one sends mail anymore? True, email is free, but a letter only costs about 42 cents. I get much more excited when I get a letter than when I get an email. PLus who doesn't want mail that isn't a bill right?

So I'm working on products right now that encourage mailing more letters. The first one will be a mailable book. Much like a mini version of my naked books, this one will not be as thick but can be mailed and shaped more like an envelope. There will be a few to choose from. I plan on starting with craft paper ones that can be stamped, collaged on, or drawn on. I'll prob have a few that come pre-stamped with postage marks as well.

Once I get those down pat, I'm gonna start on patterned ones and a using my usual recycled materials (maps and book pages/covers).

In addition to these, I'm also making mountains of recycled magazine envelopes, and cards to send to someone special.

On a side note: I'll be putting pics of these up soon. I don't have my camera at the moment. I left it in my sister's purse when she came to visit me last and she took it home with her on accident lol. Hopefully very soon there be pics up. I'm going to try and include pictures of the process as well so you can see how these letter books are made!

3-D Collage

Yesterday was my sister's birthday...yay! So instead of buying her a present I used some of the materials I had left over from other projects and made her a 3-D collage for her wall.

I started with a 2x3 foot cardboard backing tha

t you can find in most picture frames. I used cardstock

and magazine clippings to create the thought bubbles. The bubbles that pop off the pge are held by more cardboard.

May 3rd Photos

(top right) Sticker from Laura and the mystery bolt I found on my bed. (top center) Garage sale blender I scored on Saturday with Soleil and Brad wooo! Now I can start my paper making! (top right) I finally finished the CASA Nights volunteer appreciation invitation and they loved it. (bottom) This puzzle was really bad for my self-esteem...I couldn't get the pieces to fit so I just started putting things together that 'kinda' fit until Soleil told me thats not how it works. Bah! also...we are missing part of Edward's head....