Sneak Peak: Faux Designer Paper
I wrote a tutorial this morning… this next week could be busy for me, so I’ve written up a couple of posts to share and scheduled them with blogger. Here’s a sneak peek of a card I made using Faux Designer Paper.
StuffStak Blog Candy Winners Announced!
Thank you for playing the StuffStak game with us! We got a lot of emails and drew one name for each blog. Amaryllis has pulled out the paper packs and snapped some pics for you and I’ve got a couple of Stamper Storage “$15.00 off the purchase of any InkStak” Gift Certificates ready to go to the winners! The winner for the Inky Smiles Blog is: DENISE WELLS! Congratulations! You’ve just won a Level 2 Road Trip paper pack and…
A Bit o’ Fru-Fru for the Studio
I’ve been dedicating and spending more time this week to work in the studio and get some artsy fartsy things done. Really, it’s mostly done, just some odds n ends that I am working on like painting my InkStak making some fru-fru stuff for the space and some minor picking up of the place. I pulled out my fabulous little Bernina machine, some fabric and thread and went to work inventing some fru-fru to coordinate with my curtains. I also…
Tutorial: Paper Beads Part Two – Adding Bling & Stringing Your Beads.
We covered the making of the actual beads in Part One. The post was getting quite long so I decided to start a Part Two post – Add some bling and string your beads. {Continued from Part One} Adding Bling ** At this point you can also opt to add some bling to your beads. I experimented with adding Perfect Pearls glittery powder, glitter, and Stickles. Here are some photos of my experiments. Perfect Pearls: Worked on blue beads fantastically!…
Tutorial: Paper Bead Bracelets Part One
This was supposed to be posted on Friday, but our internet was out (AGAIN) and I spent the morning on the phone switching our phone service over in preparation for switching internet service. (We have VOIP phone and wanted to make sure we kept our phone number…) And then we went up north for the Draper Temple open house. (We got a special invitation because Brent is an elected official.) It was so neat, they had a great tour and…
A Lady’s Set: Bracelet and Cards
I have wanted to share these for forevvvvvvvvver! I finished them back before Christmas but couldn’t post them because the recipients (Tammy, Valerie & Ashley) read my blog. I work with 3 of the most wonderful ladies in our women’s organization at church. It is a pleasure to be able to serve with them. I wanted to surprise them this Christmas with a little something fun. The excitement was magnified by my friend Tammy who kept bringing up and asking…
Missing In Action
Hi all! I am just popping in to let you know that I am still alive and kicking… barely kicking because my energy level is nearly non existent. For several weeks now I have not had the energy to do much at all. I get up out of bed and accomplish a few things around the house, suffer through work, whatever it needs to be, and then crash out. I have not slept through the night in months… Naps have…
Washington —-> Utah or BUST! Road Trip, the Book.
Today I am grateful for lasting friendships. Some people come into your life for a season, some for a reason, and some for forever. I have many friends who I have kept in contact over the years and am so grateful to still have these friends in my life. Last weekend one of my forever friends, Sarah, came to visit from Washington. She brought along her two daughters (L & S) and her fiance (Dustin) & Dustin’s little dachshund, Chip,…
Thoughts For Thursday: Gratitude – Day Fifteen & Artwork
Today is day #15 for me on this journey. I have been keeping track of my daily gratitude and compiling it on my computer. I am having way too much fun thinking about my blessings… and it’s hard to choose just one per day to write down. Here’s where we’re at today: Tonight I am going to visit some ladies for church and I am bringing them a fun little gift. Years ago when I was with CTMH, I received…
Let It Snow
Here’s a really simple little card… I was playing around with some scraps (from partial embossing the other day) while cleaning up my office this morning (I didn’t get very far in cleaning). We woke up to about 2.5″ of snow this morning and it’s been brrr cold all day. I used CTMH cardstock, I think it’s Crystal Blue. It got mixed in with some other blues, and I haven’t found my CTMH color ring (buried in boxes still somewhere)…