I am quickly becoming a fan of “semi homemade” cards! My Grandma loves to send cards and so Mom and I made a zillion cards for my grandma when she was here and we needed some “quickies”. I made these with DCWV’s preprinted notecards… a quick stamp and a few embellishments later and we have fun five minute cards! When you’re in a hurry for a hello or a thank you, this is the way to go. Materials Used:DCWV preprinted…
“Friends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves–and accept us that way. They enhance our self-esteem because they think we’re okay, because we matter to them. And because they matter to us-for various reasons, at various levels of intensity-they enrich the quality of our emotional life.” —Judith Viorst (b. 1931), novelist, U.S. newspaper columnist “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,by the doubling of our joy and the dividing…
This weekend (before the head cold/flu bug from you-know-where set in) I did a little crafting and worked on the whole “brayer issue” again. Here’s my second attempt at a card done with the brayer and sponging. I used all CTMH ink colors and played with them on scratch paper until I got the color I wanted. The blues are Indian Corn Blue, Crystal Blue, and Heavenly Blue. The greens are Sweet Leaf, Olive Green, and Garden Green. The leaves…
I have decided that I absolutely LOVE altering letters! Here’s a fun little project that I made to hang on the walls of my new studio…. I bought the paper so long ago and created this rather quickly and tossed out the little edge that says who makes it…. so I apologize for not being able to tell you right off who made it. {Click on photos for larger views} The E is a hardboard letter that I picked up…
Better late than never…. I DID tell you I was working on a tutorial last week… 🙂 As I type this, I am relishing in the sound of plaster being sawed off the walls and am giddy with excitement to hear the sound of the saw riiiiiiiiiiippppppppppppppppping through the nasty acrylic bathtub and surround that currently makes up my master bath “oasis”. Hehe! We are waiting for the floor trip and stair bullnose to show up so that we can…
Oh man, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. We’ve had a busy couple of weeks and have made some progress on our house project. Tomorrow I hope to paint my studio! WAHOOOO! Brent dug out some of my crafting stuff from the guest room and we started putting the family room back together. Hopefully on Sunday (a break from construction) I will have a few minutes to sit down and create something. I have a neat tutorial that I…
Hey girlies! A girlfriend of mine just told me about a HUGE online Clearance sale that starts tomorrow, August 5th, from Close To My Heart. I’m not a consultant anymore for them, but I have a couple friends who are that you can purchase from. These are awesome deals that you won’t find anytime soon again! You can visit Amaryllis’ site: www.amaryllis.myctmh.com to purchase super cheap clearance items or click through my list of blog friends to see who else…
This is way late… well late for posting, but you know how it’s been at my house lately… LOL! I made this card for my Mom in May, before The Great Flood. I played around with some Papertrey Ink papers and my Nestabilities Ovals. I also did some real stitching with my old machine across the center of the card. One tip for machine stitching: try to use as little adhesive as possible where your needle will be stitching. The…
Remember those altered letters I did for some girlfriends a while back? I made one for mE, too! It’s an altered paper mache letter. I painted it with acrylic paints and then covered it with paper and altered some Maya Road flower petals with Cloud 9 Design paper, Stickles, and glitter to make a flower.
It’s been a super long day (as usual). I worked today and then came home and went swimming…. not in MY pool (cuz it’s still filtering and sanitizing) but the brand spankin’ new Payson City Pool! It’s an AWESOME pool complex with a lap pool, kiddie – zero entry pool with kiddie slides and games, spill buckets, water fountains, 2 speed slides, a lazy river, bubble couch and vortex pool (whirlpool). We’ve been anxiously awaiting the completion of this pool…