Its all in the process......and homemade garlands.

I realized while making Christmas ornaments, that for me, its much more than the items themselves, but the process of creating them that brings me the most joy. Who doesn't love a finished product, or the supplies or lets face it the smell of the glue? But I, I revel in the little minutia of the cutting, the sorting through papers, the inking many many edges. Why not? How many opportunities in life do we get to relive Kindergarten again, not many, so I am going to live my passion, cutting, inking, and gluing till my little fingers fall off!

My friends know me by my passion for crafting but also crafting with recycled materials. I love knowing that I kept something out of the landfill, and was able to use it in an artistic way.

This ribbon garland came out of a "necessity is the mother of all inventions" type of moment. Limited funds is a commonality right now, but it doesn't need to spur limited creativity! I went into the local house stores only to find that their garlands were unnecessarily expensive and far from my simple tastes. Having left frustrated I happened upon some strips of fabric in my scrapbook area that I was saving for ribbon flowers. I started tearing and stripping and pulled out the jewelery wire, in no time and 11' later, I had a beautiful, unique garland that is truly Salima-like in every way: colorful, cheerful and simple.


Hope you enjoy!!!

In the name of L O V E

I haven't written for awhile and thought I would post some new pics. I've been rather inspired by the Shabby Chic artsy look of Marion Smith as of late and a artsy celebrity scrapper/friend Julie Fei Fan Belzer whose work I would love to just print and paper my walls with!

I was thinking about my love for scrap and although I always want to cut down my stash, I can't help falling in love with the new items that came out at CHA! Namely a lot of Tim Holtz's new stuff and lots of Prima items. I've also been venturing onto manufacturing sites like Basic Grey, Prima Marketing, and Jenni Bowlin to keep my mind and spirit artfully engaged.

These two items I've made recently, but I truly love this card. I made it for my hubby and while, it is not the nicest card, I really took the time to make things for it. The center of the flower is made of glass beads from Michaels. and the background was made by the Prima frame stamps. The vintage transparency is so old I don't even know who made it.

Anyhow, here's my projects and I hope that you keep yourself artfully inspired and challenged!

Enjoy,

Salima.

First blog: In honor of 6 cards.....

So I started this blog to share my cards and love of anything paper, stationary, inky, and glittery to name a few. Ever since I was a child I would feel the paper, touch it, see the thickness, and wish I could buy it. As an adult, I can! I get so fascinated by any type of embellishment or
sentiment that reminds me of a good memory, savoring the moment that I could put that memory to paper.

I am not the best card maker, nor am I the best at scrapbooking, but I thought that the same joy that I have should be shared with others. This blog is in part due to my sister in law, who shared her love of card making with me and the beautiful secret of the scrapbooking sisterhood.

Happy looking!