This is my take on the Skipping Stones Design Sketch SS01. I had a lot of fun with this sketch.. it made me think a little and then it was screaming “CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS” at me so I couldn’t resist. Afterall, it IS that time of year again. Here’s the Christmas Swirls stamp set: I wanted to do something a little out of my box and decided to try a somewhat monochromatic look with metallic shimmer cardstock. I have such a…
So I’m in my Studio today finishing up some projects that I started on Wednesday, one being a made to order gift for my aunt to give her friend, another being the final touches on the SSD Sketch SS01 and photographs and another being finishing up the tags that I started at Sue Neal’s Christmas tag box class last night. I had hoped to get the final touches on my SSD card last night but the class went longer than…
Hi all! I’m back from the annual trek to Iowa to spend Thanksgiving with my family. It was quite the crazy trip this year as we had 11 adults, 5 kids under the age of 3, and 2 dogs at dinner this year. I’m surprised Mom’s house did not explode with the amount of crazy energy going on inside last week. LOL! Tuesdays are Sketch Tuesday at Skipping Stones Design. My fellow “stamp tramps” (what Heather is calling her DT)…
A while back I mentioned that Heather Timmins from Skipping Stones Design asked me to be on her Design Team. Well, now it’s official. I am a “Stamp Tramp” (that’s what Heather is calling her DT members.) for Skipping Stones Design! My fellow Stamp Tramps are: Amanda Gauer-SewellAngela Thomas So what exactly is a Stamp Tramp? Glad you asked… here’s the information from the SSD website. Don’t worry, it’s nothing naughty. Remember, while I am a little spunky and crazy…
It seems that I’ve got the jewelry bug. I’m smitten with making handmade jewelry and trinkets. Over the past week or so I have whipped up a few more necklaces and a bracelet and some charms (which I’m still working on tweaking a little). Here are some photos of what I’ve been making. Red & Gold – a gift for my grandmother (who doesn’t have a computer, so it’s safe to post) for Christmas. I used FOUR strands of beads…
We’re coming up on one of the holidays that seems to have the BEST leftovers… stuffing, turkey (or HAM in my case), mashed potatoes, rolls, and PIE… Often in papercrafting and scrapbooking we have TONS of leftovers. Remember that Christmas album that you only used 75% of the entire kit to make? Or that super cool Basic Grey pad that you used most of and have bits and pieces left, but the paper is so darn cute and you just…
This year the “holiday” season has really snuck up on me and caught me off guard. I am soo not ready! Last night Brent and I went to the Payson Charity Ball/Holiday Ball – it’s a ball that gives Christmas to families in our area who would normally not have a Christmas. The decorations were absolutely fabulous and festive and really got the wheels turning in my mind to get ready for Christmas! Brent and I danced our feet off…
In my efforts to get back into crafting again (now that I am feeling better and HUMAN) I have decided to take a few classes here and there as I find interesting ones at the local craft stores. Last night I went to Roberts craft for a fun jewelry class. We learned to make necklaces by crocheting wire and interweaving beads. It was so much fun! And… it was relatively easy. If you can crochet a single stitch chain from…
Today I have spent hours sorting out photos on my computer so that I can get ready to back up my entire computer to my EHD and then do some serious digital scrapbooking. As I was sorting out photos I realized that I posted this sneak peak ages ago: But I never got around to sharing the full card. Well, the full card went to my girlfriend, Judy, for her birthday a week or so ago. Here’s the full card:…
Happy Halloween, friends! It’s been a looong day, today we were up bright and early to do a final blitz of fliers/flyers (can’t decide on the spelling, but I really ought to look it up, lol) on our good city. Several friends met us here at the house for hot chocolate/wassail/oj/milk at the house early this am and then we all set out to hang the last of the fliers/flyers. I had a carful of young ones and we hit…