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Scrapbooking was a popular pastime in Victorian times for both children and adults. Creating a scrapbook was not only a craft project, it was also a way of preserving memories.
In the 1800s, the automated printing press was invented. Suddenly books and printed material became much more widely available. As well as writing in their commonplace books, people began to cut out and stick in printed items. Things like greeting cards, calling cards, postcards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and newspaper clippings were collected. Some of these books contained a mix of personal journal entries, hand-drawn sketches and watercolours, along with various scraps of printed material. These books were literally books of scraps.
By the 1820s, collectable scraps had become more elaborate. Some items were embossed: a process by which a die (a metal stamp for cutting or pressing) was punched into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised three-dimensional appearance.
In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign, the colour printing process known as chromolithography was invented. This lead to the production of ‘ready made’ scraps. Brightly coloured and embossed scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps went soaring. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter.
These embossed chromolithograph scraps are of German and British in origin and date from the 1880s.
The circus themed cards with their gilding are part of a set of eight which are French (although unmarked) and date from the 1870s.
The theme for for "Smile on Saturday" for Saturday 7th of June is "portray the letter P", where, as the name suggests you need to portray the letter P in some way. In this case, I have used pretty pieces of découpage paper from my collection to form the letter P. There is even a pansy in there for good measure! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Scrapbooking was a popular pastime in Victorian times for both children and adults. Creating a scrapbook was not only a craft project, it was also a way of preserving memories.
In the 1800s, the automated printing press was invented. Suddenly books and printed material became much more widely available. As well as writing in their commonplace books, people began to cut out and stick in printed items. Things like greeting cards, calling cards, postcards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and newspaper clippings were collected. Some of these books contained a mix of personal journal entries, hand-drawn sketches and watercolours, along with various scraps of printed material. These books were literally books of scraps.
By the 1820s, collectable scraps had become more elaborate. Some items were embossed: a process by which a die (a metal stamp for cutting or pressing) was punched into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised three-dimensional appearance.
In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign, the colour printing process known as chromolithography was invented. This lead to the production of ‘ready made’ scraps. Brightly coloured and embossed scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps went soaring. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter.
These embossed chromolithograph scraps are of German and British origin and date from the 1880s.
Given to me by a friend, this beautiful Russian papier mâché Easter Egg is as delightful and delicate as a real egg. It is surrounded by some embossed chromolithograph floral scraps of German and British derivation from my collection, and they date from the 1880s. Easter represents hope, as does spring, which also brings the promise of good things to come. We all need hope in the world today, and a reason to smile, find beauty and joy. My wish for you, is that you experience and find all these things!
Scrapbooking was a popular pastime in Victorian times for both children and adults. Creating a scrapbook was not only a craft project, it was also a way of preserving memories.
In the 1800s, the automated printing press was invented. Suddenly books and printed material became much more widely available. As well as writing in their commonplace books, people began to cut out and stick in printed items. Things like greeting cards, calling cards, postcards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and newspaper clippings were collected. Some of these books contained a mix of personal journal entries, hand-drawn sketches and watercolours, along with various scraps of printed material. These books were literally books of scraps.
By the 1820s, collectable scraps had become more elaborate. Some items were embossed: a process by which a die (a metal stamp for cutting or pressing) was punched into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised three-dimensional appearance.
In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign, the colour printing process known as chromolithography was invented. This lead to the production of ‘ready made’ scraps. Brightly coloured and embossed scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps went soaring. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter.
ATC with hand-made Japanese paper doll. Traded to Clarian's Hawk.
Materials: Background (Japanese pattern printed on matte sticker paper); plastic 3-D butterfly sticker with gem; kimono (yuzen washi) obi (paper scrap);hair decor (nail sticker).
Traded to autumnsensation.
Materials: Background paper from thepaperpear (Thanks!); butterfly and flower punchouts from tammybeck (Thanks!); tangram pieces (cardstock and various paper scraps).
Scrapbooking was a popular pastime in Victorian times for both children and adults. Creating a scrapbook was not only a craft project, it was also a way of preserving memories.
In the 1800s, the automated printing press was invented. Suddenly books and printed material became much more widely available. As well as writing in their commonplace books, people began to cut out and stick in printed items. Things like greeting cards, calling cards, postcards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and newspaper clippings were collected. Some of these books contained a mix of personal journal entries, hand-drawn sketches and watercolours, along with various scraps of printed material. These books were literally books of scraps.
By the 1820s, collectable scraps had become more elaborate. Some items were embossed: a process by which a die (a metal stamp for cutting or pressing) was punched into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised three-dimensional appearance.
In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign, the colour printing process known as chromolithography was invented. This lead to the production of ‘ready made’ scraps. Brightly coloured and embossed scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps went soaring. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter.
These embossed chromolithograph scraps are of German and British in origin and date from the 1880s.
PADDY: "Hullo Scout! Hullo Rosie! Hullo Daddy! What are you all doing?"
DADDY: "Peter gave me a flower to say congratulations because things that weren't good for me worked out in the end."
PADDY: "Oh! I thought Peter was picking that flower for Rosie because she is his Princess!"
SCOUT: "Yes, we thought so too!"
ROSIE: "And then Peter became very upset because he thought that we wouldn't love him any more!"
PADDY: "Oh no!" *Puts paw to mouth in concern.* "But we all love Peter!"
DADDY: "Of course we love Peter, Paddy. He is such a kind, caring and loving bear! I am so grateful to him for caring about my well being."
SCOUT: "And Peter is mijn beste vriend, and will always be mijn allerbeste vriend FOREVER because he is so much fun to be with and loves me so much!"
ROSIE: "And I cannot imagine my life without mijn prins Peter, who makes me smile every day. He doesn't have to give me a flower, because he gives me something far more precious - his love, and that is worth more than diamonds."
SCOUT: "Or emeralds, or pearls, or sapphires or..."
PADDY: "I think we get the idea, Scout."
DADDY: "So, to make sure that Peter knows that we all love him, Scout, Rosie and I have all been making a paper heart each, and writing a message for Peter on it. We love him so much."
PADDY: "What a good idea, Daddy! Is there enough paper that I can write one for Oleg?"
DADDY: "Why of course there is! You use this heart shaped biscuit cutter to draw the heart and I'll cut it out for you. Then you can write your message for Oleg.*
PADDY: "Oh thank you Daddy!"
PADDY, SCOUT, ROSIE and DADDY *All finish their hearts with messages on them.*
DADDY: "Now, hold up your hearts everybear, and I'll take a photo. Now say 'grumbly tummies'!"
PADDY, SCOUT and ROSIE: "Grumbly tummies!"
DADDY: *Takes photo as camera goes click and whirr.*
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558...) and their Mummy (www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter loves Rosie and Rosie loves Peter, so they have become prince and princess to one another. Paddy and Oleg are very similar too and have become best friends as well. Sadly, I have had a recent change in circumstances which has had me under a great deal of pressure, leaving me barely able to sleep or eat, but thankfully, after nearly three weeks, things have come right again, and I am back to a more even keel and not so stressed as I was. I've lost quite a bit of weight, but not in the right way! Anyway, Peter kindly picked me a flower which you can see here www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/52904598862/in/gallery... or in the first comment below, and then because Scout and Rosie mistook who it was for, Peter became very upset as you can see here www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/52906977594/in/gallery... or in the first comment below.
We don't want Peter to be upset because we all love him so much. We want him to be happy! We hope that our present of these hearts will make him feel better and happy. Rosie is right, Peter's love is more precious than any flower or jewel, because it comes from the heart!
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Rosie is Scout's cousin, because like Scout, she is a free trade knitted bear from Africa. She was made in Kenya by one of the Kenana Knitters, Martha Wanjira. She is made from home spun and dyed wool. She was a gift to me from two very dear friends, includng the one who gave Scout to Paddy.
I like photos of tidy studios as much as the next girl but the reality is, this is what my studio looks like most of the time. And always when I'm in the final run-up to prepping for a show like I was last week. As always the afternoon light is amazing up there. And the windows were open. And I could hear the girls frolicking in the garden. Bliss.
This is pretty much the way I am feeling right now...lots of snow came and more on the way. I am pretty much cabin bound here, so this is the inspriation for this piece. Good art weather!!
Quote from, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant" says: And Spring arose on the garden fair like the spirit of LOVE felt everywhere, and each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry mix".
Window and some borders from Nancy Baumiller
Eye and lady's face from archicapoo/Jade
Lady in window from paperscraps
top border and other borders from magazines and some I made.
The flowers came from my MS Clip art and drastically altered. Happy Valentines Day to you all!!
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Make It Interesting ~ Challenge #1
This is a composite image - not my photography.
Starter image (desert background) with thanks to Guilherme Jófili
Dancer on left from tgiff76
www.flickr.com/photos/19304195@N00/3719036756/in/faves-86...
Figure with wings from PaperScraps
www.flickr.com/photos/paperscraps/3978231652/in/faves-864...
Texture layer from takeabreak
www.flickr.com/photos/takeabreakwithme/4722340137/in/fave...
and Goam
www.flickr.com/photos/goam/2540974987/in/set-721576053708...
TTV layer from Amy Higgins
Link no longer available.
Star brushes from Jen-ni
With many thanks to the above.
Credits:
Stained glass Window (enlarged and cut for borders)- Home and Heart
Background- Rubyblossom
Butterflies- Mrs. Inman
Bird- Paperscraps
Flowers- takeabreak
Border- Candy Smi
Paper collage. AVAILABLE FOR TRADE.
Materials: Paper scraps (two textured); envelope gut; scalloped embellishment from Karin (Thanks!); geisha embellishment from muddledmind (Thanks!).
.ATC with hand-folded Japanese origami paper doll. Traded to Donetta's Beaded Treasures..
Materials: Background (Japanese woodblock print reproduction); kimono (origami washi); obi (paper scrap); viscose cord on obi; hair decor (Japanese nail art sticker).
Mini note pads made from paper scraps. Inside are 10-12 pages of blank paper. A good way to reuse paper that would have been thrown away. Small and thin enough to fit into your purse.
A mini pocket letter made from one plastic pocket. Have fused it to make 9 small compartments. Great for using up all your little paper scraps & tiny embellishments. The whole thing measures the same as an ATC.
I loved today's challenge! I've been wanting to make flowers with Jenni Bowlin's chipboard buttons and used paper scraps, ribbon from my wedding (10 yrs ago!), Scenic Route sticker, cut apart Making Memories letter die-cuts). The words are both handwritten using American Crafts Memory Marker and Paper Craft word stickers. The arrow is Scenic Route. Photo taken by Rick Sheridan www.lamsweddings.com
"the collector is the true resident of the interior. the collector dreams his way not only into a distant or bygone world, but also into a better one" walter benjamin
Paper collage. Traded to ladychiara.
Materials: Paper scraps (the striped one from Abby - Thanks!); eye image from Karin (Thanks!); broken heart from Stamp-els (Thanks!).
Background - Rubyblossom
Cat Butler - tanakawho
Woman's body - Plaisanter
Candles - Brenda Starr
Pipe - clotho
Eyeglasses - Suzee Que
Background - Stefan AC
Sunflower - Joe's Sistah
Chair - Alan Stanton
Woman's head - Autumn Sensation
Orange bulb - Paper Scraps
ATC with hand-folded Japanese origami paper doll. Traded to Jo Seilkopf Schram.
Materials: Background design print from 123RF; kimono (chiyogami); obi (paper scrap); viscose string on obi); hair decor (paper scrap and Japanese nail art sticker).
Crowabout-Week 117
Credits:
Top border, left word border, eye, hand, dream- Nancy Baumiller, Borders & Bits Kit from Crowabout Studio B@deviantscraps.com
Asian children-clotho
Colorful border under eye- BeckyF
Bird (red)- paperscraps
Bird (blue)- Suzee Que
other borders and bits- mizjadeadams
Numbered border-angellea
heart- cleome
Blue Crown- scavenger art
Chinese Kazak x 2 corners- neefer
Dress/body-Norma Frances
checkered border- (legs)- vampirecolette