AmiraInOz

Hi everyone, The stamp I chose this month is No.2 - New Heights and for the paper clip design, I decided to go with the book theme already evoked by the image where the little gorjuss girl is standing on a pike of books. If you missed the art journal layout I did earlier using this stamp, please check out the process video HERE I started by stamping a whole lot of faux eco stained papers with my Kaisercraft script stamp One of these papers, gets glued down to the base of the paper clip, the remaining 3 end up with a hole in them. To do this, I poke a hole with my pen from the back to the front and curl up the edges (see video for a better explanation) I end up with 3 layers of torn pages to make it look like the girl is coming out of the pages. Next the Gorjus little girl goes on there and I have propped her up with 3D foam tape. To cover up the inconsistent paper sizes along the top and bottom, I added this colourful ribbon whi...

Hi everyone, I picked up this cute little Miniature Bookmark Kit with all the materials to make a little book that dangles off a chain like a charm. It is by a Korean company called Bookiss. I really enjoyed putting it together. You can catch the process video HERE After I learned how to put it together, I created a deconstructed tutorial to allow you to make one at home without having to purchase the kit.  Here I give you dimensions and alternatives to supplies and show you how I made a variety of these cute mini bookmarks!!  Ive broken this tutorial into 2 parts.  Part 1 can be found  HERE You will find Part 2 HERE Thanks for watching and I do hope you give it a go. xxAmira #amirainoz #minibook #bookmark #paperclipart Thank you for watching :) xxAmira

Hi everyone, For this month's paper clip, I wanted the feel of a pirate ship flag to match the pirate's Costume that this Santoro Gorjuss Mini Stamp No-49 Piracy. My theme this month was Halloween, so I tried to achieve a little girl dressed in her pirate costume "being brave" enough to go up to that scary looking house to ask for the mother of all candy loot *lol* The background was achieved by stencilling with paint (Dyan Reaveley Blue) and white acrylic paint. I used 2 stencils. To achieve the flag ship look, I added bits of hessian, cord, and ribbon around the periphery using a mini stapler. The haunted house is a die-cut using this Haunted house thinlets die by Sizzix: I hope you enjoyed this month's video. Join our Paper Clip Group on FB - we'd love to have you You can find the step by step process  HERE xx AmiraInOz

Hi everyone, To make this month's paper clip, I pulled out a few items from my stash along with my pile of paper scraps. Along with this month's chosen Gorjuss Mini Stamp No.10- Purrfect Love , I chose: - Sizzix Thinlet - House die - Poppy Stamps - Country Fence - Poppy Stamps - Strolling Kitties I also pulled out my box of buttons and charms as finishing touches. My canvas is a piece of Kraft card stock that measures 3.5" x 8", scored and folded in half. I find papers in my scrap bucket and start assembling my mini Gorjuss paper clip art. The 'making it happen' element is a sticker from the I am by Simple Stories sticker pack and I top pff the paper clip with a Home Sweet Home ribbon by Americal Crafts and thread a 'bunch of keys' charm through the paper clip. Check out my process video HERE Thank you for stopping by. xx Amira

Hi everyone ! Welcome back to the 12 Mini Gorjuss Paper Clips! It's April and this month, I chose Stamp No.58 'The Dreamer ' Gorjuss Mini Stamp by Santoro. I have already created an art journal page with this stamp which you can find  HERE and a process video for that which you can also find  HERE Once again, I am using my jumbo 97mm paper clips  I first make a base for my paper clip out of cream card stock measuring 3.25" x 9" scored @ 4.5" I used these Dress it Up button Embellishments I used this stitched leaves die set by Lawn Fawn I also used some ephemera from Carta Bella's Hello Fall  die-cut collection. This was such a quick little project to make I did not stop to take step by step photos. So here are a few pics of the finished piece so you can see the details up close. Watch the process video HERE Thank you so much for visiting and Ill see you in May for the next...

Hi everyone ! Welcome back to the 12 Mini Gorjuss Paper Clips! It's February and it's the month of Valentine's Day so in honour of love, I chose this Gorjuss Mini Stamp to make February's Paper Clip. Her name is Little Heart and she is Stamp No. 57 I have already created an art journal page with Little Heart which you can find HERE and a process video for that which you can also find HERE Once again, I am using my jumbo 97mm paper clips  and created a canvas out of card stock to the size of 3.23" W x 8" H and folded it in half. In this episode, I once again used this 6"x 6" paper pad, and this set of Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinly Dies So here is Little Heart all coloured in. I decided to put a wood veneer scalloped heart behind her. At the bottom, to ground her, I layered up some lace, ribbon and twine. Next, I want to show you the die-cut layered on top of the ombre pink / t...

Hi everyone ! I am pleased to announce that in 2018 I will be introducing a series called "12 Mini Gorjuss Paper Clips". Yes! Those Gorjuss Mini Stamps I have been collecting are going to be put to good use! Following my January art journal layout (which you can find HERE ) , I stayed with stamp No.11 and used the second image that I coloured in - the green and pink girl. Next, I grabbed one of my jumbo 97mm paper clips  and created  a canvas out of card stock to the size of 3.23" W x 8" H and folded it in half. In this series, I still plan on using up my stash so I collected a 6"x 6" paper pad, a stamp and a die set to make a scene. I chose this pretty script background that had green, purple and gold hexagons and stamped a mini agapanthus image using Evergreen bough. Next, I die-cut my flower die out of green paper from matching paper purple and green paper from the paper pad and layered it up on gr...