This is just a fun super quick layout that I did of a trip to South Dakota (I made the layout a while back.) I used my old Sizzix dies to cut the letters. I wanted to do some layouts without stamping. I probably should dress these up a bit…. I was trying to do the whole non matted photo layout… not sure I like photos without mats….. Extra pictures that I didn’t know what to do with….. so I…
I promise I will post more art soon… 🙂 I am working on some projects, but in the meantime, this is a GREAT video! I was just talking to my stressed out sister (mom of 1.5 yr old twins)….. This should give you mom’s a good laugh. Click Here if You Can’t View It On The Blog Enjoy!!! Erin
Today was a difficult day. I attended the funeral of my sweet friend, Rebecca Rae (Christoffersen) Stinson. It was especially difficult because it was the first funeral of a “friend” close to my age. The doctors are not sure why she died yet. Hopefully we will find out soon. Her sister, Judy, wrote one of the best “Life Sketches” that I have ever heard. Judy’s sketch made me laugh and cry and remember the good times we all had with…
It actually only took us 4 hrs and about 40 minutes to clean the room. It didn’t look as bad in the one before pic…. oh man, you didn’t see that nothing was in order and that I didn’t know what I had tucked away in miscellaneous totes and drawers. Thankfully Brent is a good work master… I had pulled everything out and just got overwhelmed with the piles of stuff. He was good at crackin the whip to make…
Several people have asked me in the comments and via private email about the storage piece that I have my stamp pads in. Here’s the scoop:The stamp pads are stored in an InkStak custom built to fit CTMH or SU! stamp pads by my husband, Brent which we sell through our store, Stamper Storage. InkStaks can be customized by adding additional rows or adding or deleting columns. InkStaks can be easily wall mounted (we include instructions & hardware) or set…
“Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”~ John Barrymore What does this mean to you? Leave me a note on this post and I will draw a random name next Wednesday (Sept 19th) to receive random act of kindness. (edited 3:30pm) BONUS CHALLENGE: Create a piece of artwork (a card, a layout, an altered item, anything) that visually represents something that has snuck in one of your “open doors”. There have been some awesome comments…
Saturday night I spent some time with Brent cleaning out my studio/office. We literally pulled everything out of the “craft” side of the office and did part 1 of a “Clean Sweep” of the room. Have you seen the show? It’s FABULOUS! They take EVERYTHING out of a room, furniture, accessories, JUNK, etc., and then repaint and redecorate the room and load things back into the room. The things that don’t find a home in the room are either donated…
Korin wanted a close up of the party hat, so here it is 🙂 I found the pattern at this site: Kaboose You will need Adobe Acrobat to view and print the pattern. If you don’t have it, click here to download Acrobat. I random stamped the hat with Close To My Heart Stamps, Confetti & Favors (available) and It’s Your Birthday (retired) , using Blush, Topiary, Honey Hydrangea and Crystal Blue CTMH inks. I punched holes in the side…
Who needs a party dress when you have a handcrafted party HAT? We had a little bday party for Sadie on Sunday after church with some friends of ours. I made jumbo chocolate fudge cupcakes with frosting and sprinkles.. mmmm…. (It was a nice break to get out of the house as I was miserable in pain – fibromyalgia – and sniffly from a cold on Saturday morning and afternoon.) I stamped the white daisy CS with CTMH stamps and…
Amaryllis sent me this layout that she made based on my Sketch {004} which was intended to be a card LO…. how cool is that??? (I think we’re noticing a pattern here with A…) AND… she made the flourishes herself with her Craft Robo. This is a really cool layout!! She used Basic Grey papers, acrylic paint, and Liquid Glass (CTMH), and CTMH inks. Amaryllis was very creative in cutting the flourish with her CRobo. She wasn’t able to get…