Two Vintage Suitcases.

You can find the tutorial at: Kristianne's Crafty Adventures. These are not to hard to make. 

I used cardstock that I covered with old dictionary pages for the handles.

For the straps and buckles I made some faux leather. For the buckles I used part of a paperclip die I        have.

                                         

The rest I covered with vintage paper.

For this one I used some leftover blue jeans fabric I had, to make the handle.

I also added an inside fabric pocket to this one.

 These are fun to make. I hope you will give it a try.                                                                                    Renate

A Winter Junk Journal.

 I hope you got some inspiration from this journal.                                                                                       Renate

Mini Car where you can add money to the Suitcase for a gift.

This was quite a challenge. I found just a couple of tutorials for making this car. It was all in cm. So it took me a bit to change it into inches. The suitcase is my design.

For the bumper I used part of an old stamp I have. This is the town I grew up in.

I used silver cardstock for the "rims".

This is the other part of the stamp. It's the road name I used to live at. For the lights I used one layer of  UTEE.

                                       

I designed the suitcase to fit in my seat.

It's not hard to put together, once you get the hang of it. It's a cute idea to give money as a gift instead of an envelope or card.                                                                                                                                  Renate

Journal Cards with partial acetate overlay.

You can find the tutorial at: WhichCraftDoYouDo.

I made the little number charm and added my film strip and some lace on this one.

Thanks for the inspiration.                                                                                                                            Renate

My First Advent Calendar made from Scraps.

It is cold here today, in the foothills of N.C. But David, my husband, and me went out in the cold to take these pictures. I just think that the pictures turn out better outside.

My boxes are 2x2 inches. For the frame and the horizontal pieces I used cardboard. For the vertical, I used some scrap fabric, that I threaded thru the holes I punched in all 6 levels. I used some beads that I tied to the bottom outside for each vertical row. Then on top I just tied it to a stick.

It was a bit of a challenge to find different ways to use numbers.

I also used my typewriter, stamps and a lot of scraps.

 I enjoyed putting this calendar together. It has been filled with candy.                                                        Renate