Redwood Retro

If you are a scrapbooker/crafter you have probably heard of the Sizzix Big shot series. If you haven't, it is basically a machine that embosses and cuts out shapes using metal dies and plates I don't own one ( I have a mini version) but my mother does and she is forever making the coolest little embellishments using a wide variety of household paper. Can you guess what kind of paper she used this week? Yep! Toilet paper.   Everything in this photo was made with TP  The square was made with embossing plates and the cats are made with metal dies. Embellishments using toilet paper Die-Cut Toilet Paper Embellishments  Big Shot Kick Machine I got a chance to play with it last month before the world shut down and did some experimenting with magazine sheets. The glossy pages make the embossing "pop" similar to using tinfoil or metallic craft paper.         For this one, I found a magazine sheet with a grass pattern and used a metal

I want to share this awesome Junk Journal my mother is currently working on for a gift. The cover is a stretchy fabric and the embellishments are made from premade foam stickers ( the wee sea life creatures are made from polymer clay using a mold) The mermaid on this page is a rubber stamp. These pages are made from National Geographic type books and magazines

I love old maps and use them in so many different types of craft projects including junk journaling. I found these ones in an antique book and they are too nice not to share.  Perfect for a travel-themed junk journal or scrapbook. You could also print them for colouring sheets. Right click to save each photo. Click here for more FREE printables War Maps These maps are from old newspapers. Some of them didn't scan very well as they are fading but I think they would make good backgrounds. I've printed them and have used them as greeting card backgrounds for friends who are military buffs. Photos These maps are from 35mm slide photos