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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: project monday

  • gocco printing.

    I mentioned early in the fall that I bought a gocco printing machine from Paper Source when they sold their inventory of used machines. It was a find. There are not too many left to buy in the US. (Rumor has it some are still being made in Japan and shipped here, but I am…

  • project monday : album on the road for thanksgiving.

    It seems like every third trip I am able to hit the nail on the head and actually accomplish an album on the road. Every single vacation I plan on making something but rarely to I stick to it and make something that captures the experience. I hope our visit home to California next week…

  • project monday : orange & gray book.

    I am the guest designer over at Category Stories this month. The prompt was "bad behavior". I thought long and hard about it and came up with a lot of ideas that were very outside my normal crafting route. None of them felt right. So I decided to make something based on my "addiction" to…

  • project monday : i’m making scarves.

    Last week while in Sacramento I knitted up a storm. And it's strange that the only yarns I ever feel like buying are neutrals…actually, not that strange as I've realized the majority of my closet is browns and grays. So addicting. So perfect for the winter weather that has taken over Maryland. I got back…

  • project monday : little art book.

    Where am I going? A little art book of photos and patterns. The colors in this simple book are favorites right now. Creams, blues, greens, and yellows. Not exactly fall colors but fun none the less. Pieces of this book are going to be available in a kit for Wednesday's update.  It's hard to see…

  • project monday : building a book.

    On Friday, our engagement images arrived on a CD. Ninety-three high-res images. I think my little computer wanted to explode. I work with a very little camera and very little resolution. Now that I have seen the difference (and improvement) I am not sure how to go back. For the past couple weeks, I have…

  • project monday : a favorites book.

    I started a new minibook last week to collect "favorites" for the month of August. I will continue to fill it with horizontal photos and other paper memorabilia.   In the past few years, I have made many books like this. (Evidence of Lovely is my favorite.) They are collections of fun photos and papers…

  • project monday : a 6×6 mini book.

    A few weeks ago, I bought a PLAY minikit from Jamaica. (it looks like they're sold out now.) I had it shipped to California and I played with it while I was home. I loved the fun small size that it came in, but I decided to use the pieces as part of a larger…

  • it’s the summer of the travel album.

    I am off to Tahoe with Paul and his family for the next couple days. Packed with swimsuits, sunscreen and my polaroid, is a simple mini book of patterned papers. I plan on taking lots of photos to fill this up and of course hope to collect all sorts of odds and ends from the…

  • project monday : something outta orange.

    Today I have three layouts to share that I put together last night. On Saturday, my new stamps from Apple Blossom Studio arrived. (The same day Joy's little girl came! For very good reason, it may take awhile for the stamps to be listed – I'll keep you posted.) Late last night, I decided to…