Hey friends! I was working on some Valentine’s projects yesterday in hopes of getting everything ready to give this weekend. I have a fun little something for my sweetheart all figured out and nearly ready to go, but I can’t show it because he reads my blog. (I should unsubscribe him so he can’t see ahead of time… hehehe!) I needed some “quickie” type cards and didn’t want to have to think about or dig through embellishments and whatnot to…
A little bit of special digi art for a cause I am excited for: On Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 we will launch a very special blog hop… During Hop(e) for Haiti we can all work together to help raise money. The money will be donated to the Red Cross to help those still struggling to get basic needs met after surviving the devastating January earthquake in Haiti. On February 16th we will start our blog hop at Skipping Stones Design…
Happy Tuesday ya’ll! Today we’re playing with another fun sketch from Belinda Chang Langer of Bleu Bella Paperie. Here’s today’s sketch: MMMM… nice and simple… gives me lots of room to play. And very few rules to break, if any… well, I did take the liberty to leave off one of those black dots… I am so totally head over heels in luuuuuurve with Skipping Stones Design’s Dandelion Dreams stamp set that I had to use it again today. Here’s the…
Can you believe we’re 10 weeks into Skipping Stones Sketches? Wow, time is FLYING by and I’ve been having a blast with all these fantastic stamps and sketches to stretch my imagination. So fun! Our sketches this month come from Belinda Chang Langer of Bleu Bella Paperie. The last batch of goodies from Heather included this AWESOME set of stamps, Dandelion Wishes. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the silhouette images, especially the floral stems. Working for a landscaper for the past…
I received this darling card from Kay Demonbren last week. What a bright it was in my week! Kay won some blog candy from me during the Skipping Stones Design blog hop and sent this sweet card to say thanks! The balloon and trees are stamped on patterned paper and pieced onto the card! I THINK this is a Gina K set… I love the card, thank you Kay! ~Inky Smiles!
(Scary photo showing us on one of our early dates. Excuse my terrible hair and dorky glasses, Brent’s cute as ever, but that’s just Brent ! This had to be somewhere in March-ish… I think we were engaged at that point… well, we were at least at the “holding hands point”… hahaha!) Today is an AWESOME day in our little family! Today, January 30, 2010, marks the 11th anniversary of the day I met Brent and coincidentally our first date. …
Mostly I’m naughty… I think…. at least with sketches. I like rules because they give me boundaries and usually I see things in black and white with very few grey areas…. however with crafting I break all the rules…usually… but not today! {Go ahead, pick your jaw up off the floor….} Today I followed the sketch and left everything in it’s right place. Brent did not scold me. Like he really ever does… Usually he just gives me a hard…
I have been buried under piles of beads and jump rings for the last couple of days. I have found a new PASSION! Jewelry making has always intrigued me and I have dabbled in it here and there… Back in November I took a class on crocheted necklaces…made a zillion of those and then signed up for Tresa Black’s Creative University next month… and guess what? They do a CHARM SWAP… and guess what else? Silly me signed up for…
Good morning friends! Or, good afternoon, or evening, or middle of the stinking night, whatever time it is that you’ve happened upon my blog. I got a bunch of goodies this weekend in my mailbox from Heather at Skipping Stones Design. Ahhhhh fat free, calorie free CANDY! One of the delights that I received was the Skipping Stones Design “Stitched Stamps” stamp set. Isn’t it DARLING? Ok so moving on… today is SSD’s 8th sketch, our 3rd from Amy Sheffer….
Ahhhh I totally got buried in projects (not all crafty) last week and forgot to post this. I was cleaning up my camera card this morning and found these photos. Oooops! Please forgive me! As promised in this post, I am posting what I did with my stained glass butterfly. I love making cute, altered goodies for my studio and for other people. When I was sitting at my desk creating this little guy, there was a plain and boring…