Jared's Mom: Altered CD 0001 - Fussy Baby Cutting

Welcome to my Crafting World!

Hi! My name is Maria, I am 34 years old and I'm a certified Craft-a-holic! LOL. I make different kinds of projects from Cards (which is my favourite), Art Tags, Mini Albums, Jewelries, Candles, Party Favours etc...

I've created this blog to share my projects and ideas to everyone who loves to craft.

Being a Certified Craft-A-Holic, you would expect to see me creating 3-4 projects simultaneously in one night. But of course, I don't finish them all in one night, esp. when I am doing a project that involves Mixed Media. I don't use a heat tool to dry my mixed media projects, as it ruins the project. Using a heat tool to dry your projects, tends to create a lot of air bubbles on the projects, which doesn't look nice. I find air dried projects to be more studier. It also give the project a neater look.

I craft every night, I would make one finished Card, one unfinished Album (which I do finish later on, after the drying when I am using Mod Podge or after cutting all the fussy cuts) and one unfinished Mixed Media Project (which I do finish later on, after the drying or so). Then the next night I will continue doing my Album to try and finish it (depends also if I am still using Mod Podge), then my Mixed Media (depends if I still need to use other Wet Medium) and another Card or I will go and jump on my fourth project. Believe me, I have a lot of projects in mind all the time. What I always do is Sketch or Write down my projects using my Phone, so that I won't forget it. I am not good in drawing I just Doodle it. LOL. If crafting is an Office Job, I will be very happy to go to my workplace everyday. I usually craft at night, due to the fact that I am a stay-at-home mom and I have an almost 2 year old son who loves to craft with me. Believe it or not, he does the Mod Podging for my projects, of course with my guidance, and some paintings too. But since I'm a confessed Craft-a-holic, I try to finish every house chores in the morning before my son comes back from the Nursery so I can craft! I take advantage of watching TV with my husband and with my son by fussy cutting while watching and I also take advantage of texturing or gluing onmy projects while cooking. "Imagine your life with me, if I'm your wife! LOL". But nonetheless. I don't forget my Duties as a Wife and a Mom. I see to it that everything is in order everyday before I craft, food is ready, house is clean and my son is well fed. Playtime with my son is crafting with him, so I don't have a problem at all, because he enjoys it, or I take him out, which he loves to do as well.

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Happy Crafting!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Altered CD 0001 - Fussy Baby Cutting

Good Evening Crafters!

Its been a long time since I posted something on my blog. I have been busy doing workshops for my students and teaching crafting classes. Aside from that I was also busy with house chores, taking care of my little one and selling crafting products on my online website. I was juggling around my schedule everyday that I cant find time to sit and craft.

Tonight I would like to share one of the altered cds that I have made for a swap. We actually need to make three (3) and I made two today (I am just drying the other one, I will share the other altered cd tomorrow). As I was saying I have a hectic schedule everyday, making two (2) altered cds today was quite an accomplishment for me, because I was too busy running my online store while registering my baby for swimming lessons (they call it aqua baby) and taking care of him of course. Then I have to do some grocery shopping, some house chores, prepare my Husband's dinner and then put my little one to sleep.

Im completely BLANKED on ideas for an altered cds this morning. So I just started cutting some of my Graphic 45 Mother Goose papers. While cutting it out, I was thinking maybe I'll do something that can be hanged and something funny about fussy cutting and babies. LOL. So here it goes!