Saturday, March 31, 2012

Go and Visit Lisa at Indymermaid....it's her blogaversary!!

I came across Lisa's blog quite by accident one day.....
and boy am I glad I did....
if you love the Cricut like I do, she has some awesome projects using the Cricut....
and others as well.....
Lisa is having a "blogaversary"......
go visit her blog....
don't just sign up, but give her blog a look...
you won't be disappointed!!

Post It Notes Holder

This week at Joan's Garden's the challenge is to make a "post it note" holder.....
use the color purple.....
a die cut background....
a flower...

and a butterfly or something of nature.....
My background die cut was made on my Cricut using the Mother's Day cartridge cut at 2 3/4"....
the flower was using the Cheery Lynn Designs miniature rose die.....
I had gone to their web page and watched a video where the tiny rose was cut several times on several layers of crepe paper, then the edges inked with a Copic.....
the flower reminds me of a carnation this way....
both the leaf die and the rose die can be purchased at Joan's Gardens......

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Birdie and A Peat Pot Basket

I made this birdie and little peat pot basket for my Mom to cheer her up for Easter....
I am taking it to her in a few minutes....
the birdie was made with my new SU Sizzix die.....
I am making me one tomorrow!!
The little peat pots I got on clearance, they are kind of tiny, but fun....
My Mom loves yellow...but mine will be made more "cottage chic"....
I am putting this in the challenge at Decorate To Celebrate....
"Easter Celebration"......
and also in the challenge at Getting Cricky
"Easter Blessings"

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Easter Clouds

Crazy title, I know, but,
I had to share one of my new background stamps with you from Impression Obsession...
these stamps are HUGE...5 3/4 square....
don't you just love the background...it looks like DS paper!!
So far I have purchased 2 of these.....
they take a Mega acrylic block to stamp with....
I found mine at Ellen Hutson....
I want to own them all...sigh!!!
I am entering this card in the challenge at "The Play Date Cafe"...
I cut my chick and egg on my Cricut......
had to do something simple, as my hand is still numb from the Oct surgery I had....

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Sign Up For A Chance for a $100 Giveaway

Want a chance at a $100 gift certificate at scrapbook.com??  Go here to Kristin Wilson's Handmade blog to put in  an entry...  She is changing her blog to a new name and having the giveaway to "honor" that...it's easy peasy...go for it!!  While you are there, look at her lovely items...you will be glad you did....I have had her listed in my favorite places to visit for quite some time.....I will now have to change her blog name to her new one......hope your day is going well!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Pinterest Challenge

Flourishes has a challenge for their March release using this Pinterest image for the color challenge...
this is rather a simple card......
but time...
and my "healing" hand are issues in my creating this week...
I used my flourish set "April Showers" .....

hope to be back with more later!!

Monday, March 12, 2012

104 years

No pics to post today...just went to my hubby's Aunts funeral today....
she was 104.....
can you imagine all she has seen....
all the Presidents that have come and gone in 104 years....
one of her grandsons joked at a photo of her...
he said.....did you see Aunt Helen's picture on that pony??
She was trying out for her drivers license..haha!!
She will be missed!!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

It's One of Those Days

You ever have "one of those days".....
where everything you touch seems to be a disaster??
That is how my next two projects were....almost funny...(almost)!!
I decided to do a challenge at "Less Is More"....
one layer card and a script.....
My first card I did was nice, but the sentiment I stamped, just didn't seem right.....
so I redid my card...but noticed the upper right corner was bent.....
so I then rounded the corners, but you could still see it....
then got the bright idea to use an edge punch...
okay, but then it made my sentiment too close to the edge...
so added a strip of paper to the "inside" edge of the card....
after all it is a one layer card.....
so, this morning I redid it...this time embossing the script...
pretty neat, but as I was reaching across for the sentiment, I drug my robe sleeve....
unbeknowns to me, thru my coffee cup...which in turn dripped all over my card....


the card became a tag.....
so here you have it....my disaster of a challenge......
funny, but for some reason I am NOT laughing...ha!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Simple & Fun St Patrick's Day Banner

I made this small and simple St Pattys Day banner for my kitchen......
I just wanted something to hang across a shelf I had decorated with milk glass for St Patty's Day.....
It was mostly made with scraps.....
the tinsel was some I found when I was cleaning my creative room....
the rosette was a xmas one, that I just place a shamrock over to cover
the papers are some of my very old scrapbook papers.....
simple...but I like it...
also want to mention that the "shelf" is one I found at a garage sale last year for $11.50...
I can't wait til they start up again!!!
I am entering it in the challenge a tthe  "Decorate to Celebrate" blog...




the theme is St Patrick's Day Party
why don't you join in, too!!!

Trash To Treasure Challenge

Took a break from my sewing (which I will post soon :>) )....
and did a "Trash To Treasure" challenge from Sugar Creek Hollow....
when this challenge "emerged", I had to laugh, as I had just cut up a box I thought I could "reuse"
from Bath & Bodyworks...only problem was, we had to show our "trash" item before we used it.....
so I taped it somewhat back together......
I cut my butterflies with a SU Sizzix die...this is a pretty thick container, but it cut like butter.....

the ribbon I used is also from the same box......
my vintage look paper is from Prima ...............

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Boring ~ Bored ~ Boring

Happy Sunday morning to you all!!
Sorry I haven't posted anything new in awhile...
I am "bored" with my "boring" blog...lol...
I want it to be more fun...
I want to have more things on it then just "me" doing a challenge...
I will keep doing challenges....but I want "more" then just that....
so that being said....I am working on NEW things to post...
not only paper, but sewing as well.....
I want to get my Etsy shop going.....
I want "new" "new" "new"......
I will be back.......I will visit you....I am behind in everything.....
I am posting a sweet picture of my dog Nellie for today
thats all I have to offer for today....thanks!!