I must be CRAZY!

Hi Everyone!

This week's PaperCrafter's Corner challenge was to use magazines. Any project as long as it used something from a magazine. I had a Self magazine on the table and started looking through it to get some inspiration. The inside cover had a Maybelline ad that had LIVE.LOVE.SMOULDER.IN EXPERT COLOR written down one side. What did I see? LIVE IN COLOR. I took out my art journal and began sketching out shapes. Then I took out my hole punch and began filling in the shapes. This is where the crazy comes in....all those punched dots came from magazines!

Once I added the words I felt like it needed something. BUTTERFLIES! Unity to the rescue. I stamped them on cellophane so the background colors would show through.
Anyway.....I hope everyone has a great week! I'm not looking forward to getting more SNOW on Sunday! Depending on the track of the storm we could get 6" or more of snow. I REALLY want winter to be over!
Maybe I should just shop Unity's sale ;)

One challenge, 2 ways

Hi Everyone!

Papercrafter's Corner has a weekly challenge that I've been wanting to participate in. Usually the week is over before I remember to make something. When I saw their reminder post I sat down to make something. You can make whatever you want for this challenge using the inspiration photo.

The inspiration

 First I made a journal page. The heart and wave are hand drawn. I painted it with watercolor crayons. Then I pulled out my stamps...Unity, Making Memories, Tim Holtz. I almost didn't post this. The optional part of the challenge is to use the number 40. (It's their 40th week) When I tried to erase the pencil marks the ink smeared. Then I tried to cover it with a music stamp from 7 Gypsies. That smeared even worse. Out came the gesso. And more painting. Now I like it!

While I was waiting for the gesso to dry I decided to make a card. Just in case the journal page didn't work out.I used the colors from the inspiration to make it. A long time ago dry wall tape was very popular for papercrafting. Companies began making it in different colors for scrapbooking. I remembered I had a roll in orange and that started the process for my card. 

If you ever want to play along the challenge is posted on Monday.

PaperCraftersCorner.com

FWF

Hi Everyone! 

I meant to post these last week but I got sidetracked with Valentine's Day.

I had scraps of paper that I cut into strips to create the background on one card and the border on the other. I really like how they turned out. And of course, I used a Unity stamp :)

FWF

Hi Everyone! It's Friends with Flair but I think today it should be Freezing With Flair. :)
I haven't played FWF lately because I've been working on my scrapbooks. Once I get some stamping done in them I'll share some pics. Since it's been so cold I figured it would be a good time to get inky and add some cards to my stash.

Be sure to check out the GARAGE SALE at Unity. There are some great deals to be had.

Keep Warm!

Gelato Journal

 Take the Challenge with Mou from the Design Memory Craft blog

The Challenge: Pick an art piece and let it inspire you to create

The artist I chose was  Lian Quan Zhen. Not so much for what he creates but how. I love the way he manipulates watercolors. Agnes Cecile also uses similar techniques in her watercolors.

This is actually my second attempt. I first tried a butterfly and rainbow. But that one didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. So I tried again. The flowers were made by blowing and dragging the brush end through the watered down Gelatos. This was so much fun!

The last FWF of 2013

Hi Everyone! 

I hope you had a WONDERFUL Christmas! Mine was great! The annual Christmas Eve party was at my house this year. We even Skyped with two of my sisters that were unable to make it in. That was FUN! 

This is the last FWF of 2013. I can't believe the year is almost over. My crafting supplies are usually put away for Christmas but I had to get out a few things so I could play along today. 

I used my new Bee Happy Hexagons and Color Box plum ink and made this simple card. Although it's hard to see I added yellow Stickles to the flower centers. 

Unity is having an end of the year inventory sale. It's a great time to pick up the stamps you didn't get from Santa and......

I wish you all a 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas Love Campaign

I have been having fun with the challenges for the Christmas Love Campaign. The most recent one is a challenge from the designer chat with Kelly Marie Alvarez from Lawn Fawn. The challenge is to

"Make a card or two or three. Give it to a neighbour or a stranger." 

And here's my cards:

I made 4 of each.

I'll be giving them to neighbors and random people when I go out shopping. 

 

Be sure to check out the Christmas Love Campaign Facebook page :)

An artsy week

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a good week. 

My daughter is a Graphic Communication major and the art club she's in has been having fund raisers. They sold baked goods, ceramic mugs, artwork, cards......anything crafty. She asked if I could make some cards.

I made the up quickly using Unity rubber. That is the rubber between the actual stamps. I thought they would be more "artsy". They didn't sell so I have 4 more Christmas cards made. :)

She also made a few little watercolors. I made one too.

Here's one of hers:

I'm happy it didn't sell because now it's mine!

I think she sold these three. 

Well, that's all for now! Have an AWESOME WEEK!

Tags

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a nice dinner then my daughter & I went shopping. It was fun! I really like Black Friday shopping. Of course, I avoid Walmart. That place can get CRAZY! 

I made these for the Christmas Love Campaign and gave them away when I was out shopping today.

Have a GREAT WEEK!

More Issac

Hi everyone! 

I really love Snow Peep Isaac. He's just too CUTE!

A little coloring with Sharpies, a little shine with Colorbox Smooch, and some Christmas washi from Michaels. 

I hope everyone is shopping Unity's Brown Thursday Sale. A few things already hopped in my cart!

I wish you all a 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

A challenging challenge

I saw the post on the 7 GYPSIES blog for a vintage Christmas challenge. I wasn't going to enter because I have very little 7 GYPSIES. What little I do have is not Christmas. I really wanted to enter so I gathered up what I had and started thinking and searching the web. I saw the 3d paper stars and decided to give it a try.These are the end result.

I used the 7GYPSIES Very Beautiful music & script stamps on 3 of them and the other 4 are paper scraps. A few gems, some metallic Smooch ink, and fibers and I now have some star ornaments. 

Won't they look pretty on my Christmas tree?

Something different

Hi Everyone! 

Did you see the post on the Graphic 45 blog?

These were made by Miranda.

Aren't they BEAUTIFUL?

I decided I needed to make one. I made dream catchers for my kids when they were little but nothing like these. The search began to find metal rings. It took awhile but I found them. Mine are a lot smaller than these ones.

I used stamps from two KOMs, watercolors, Offray ribbon, and embroidery floss.

Have a great week!

Handmade Gifts

For the Hand-Made Christmas challenge at Susan K. Weckesser's blog I made wristers for my niece.

Last year I made myself a shawl with matching wristers. My sister kept saying it was an "old lady shawl". That was until she was in town and realized how warm it was. She wanted me to make her one! She now has her own "old lady shawl". The wristers I made were a big hit and that led me to making lots of them. I lost count on how many set I made. The one I didn't make though, was for my niece. When I saw this challenge I knew I had to make her wristers.

I used Lion Brand homespun yarn for the shawls and wristers. It sooooo soft and warm!

Christmas Love Campaign

I've been wanting to make something for the Susan K. Weckesser Christmas Love Campaign. It's such a great idea! I decided to make some cards to give to strangers.

Both cards use Unity stamps.

If you want to find out more just visit this link: http://mysweetearth.blogspot.com/2013/10/5th-annual-christmas-love-campaign.html

I'll be back with another project soon :)

I took the angel cards to the local Dollar Tree and dropped them in their shopping baskets. The envies said 'open me' so hopefully someone will. 

Aunt Julie

Hi Everyone!

I wasn't able to play FWF last week because I was busy. Busy making this....

These are a few of the pages I made for the tribute album I made about my Aunt Julie. She passed away November 1st. She was 82. My family wanted pictures to show at the funeral home. Since I inherited lots of old photos I made the book. I watched as the book was passed around. I listened as people shared stories. It reminded me why scrapbooking, in any form, is important.  I gave the book to my cousin because she was Aunt Julie's Godchild. 

RIP Aunt Julie!

Stamps: Unity

Paper: Colorbok Natural Expressions

Ink: Clearsnap, Palette

Filler cards

Hi Everyone! 

I almost didn't have anything to post today. I spent some time trying to make a card....or two. I didn't like anything I was making. My brain has been on working on my PL album. So......I decided to make a few filler cards. I bought some Halloween washi from Michael's for $.99 a roll and I really wanted to use it.

The first card is from 'fright night' and the other two are from the August 2013 KOM. For the scarecrow I actually broke out my daughter's Prismacolor pencils.

Have a great week! And don't eat too much candy on Halloween. :)

Unity & Studio Calico

Hi Everyone!

I was at T.J.Maxx recently and found a 6x6 Studio Calico paper pad. I wanted it for Project Life. After cutting off the 4" needed for PL I was left with lots of 2" strips. The colors are all neutral and I thought they would work for some masculine cards.

Have a great week!!

Feel Better

Hi Everyone! 

This week I have a couple get well cards to share. It's been a quite a week in my family. My nephew took off his toe nail with a lawnmower. His older sister has an infected fingernail. And a couple of us here at home have colds. Me included. So, we all need to feel better soon.

I'm not sure about the second card. I think I over did it with the leaves. 

The stamps are all from the KOMs. The ink is all Colorbox.

I think I need to go shop the Unity Sale. Sometimes it's better than chicken soup ;)

Have a FABULOUS week!

StampinUp

Happy WCMD!

I'm trying to get some cards done today. Here are 3 that I made using StampinUp stamps.

 Stampin Up Carved & Candlelit
ColorBox pumpkin
Palette black
Tim Holtz peeled paint

 StampinUp Stippled Blossoms
ColorBox yellow ochre, amber clay, dark brown

StampinUp Tagtastic, Precious Butterflies
Palette black
Colorbox Aruba

October FWF

Hi Everyone! 

Just a couple CAS cards for today! 

One of the orders I had from Unity included a couple sheets of paper included as a thank you. Unity is so wonderful that way! So, I used them on today's little cards. 

The Itty Bitty stamps are on sale this weekend for 51% off with the code ittybitty51. The stamps I used today are itty bittys. The flowers are from Michael's dollar spot. 

Have a great week everyone! 

I get to spend time with my great-niece tonight and tomorrow. I picked up some Halloween crafts to keep the little princess occupied.