Season's of Change

Fly away...

In 30 days we fly to Florida. I'm dreaming of sunshine, beaches, and palm trees. :)

Today I had fun doing the PTI MIM challenge. I used the background die and then pressed the die cut into embossing ink. I then sprinkled it with tinsel embossing glitter and heated. I made the resin roses (see tutorial here).

I'm also excited to be guest designer this week at The Shabby Tea Room! Check out the inpiration photo over there. This is what I came up with:

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week!

Lots of Valentine's Day ideas..

Past & present today. :) Hope everyone out there has dug out from all the snow. We've had snow and now ice. Ds is enjoying an extra day off though!

First, a couple cards for Emma's Paperie:

A gift card hidden & hearts wrapped with twine.

Recycle packaging and add a treat.

A fun centerpiece made from an old spool.

A "cupcake" made from paper.

Have a wonderful week!

Skylanders birthday & Valentines...

We've had lots going on here.. first my "baby" turned 10. Time flies so fast! He wanted a Skylanders birthday at school. Of course they don't make Skylanders birthday theme items. So I had to make them.

Here's the cupcake toppers and cupcakes I made (40):

And Hershey car wrappers I made (40):

On the birthday theme, The Shabby Tea Room challenge is blue/pink and birthday. So here's a few things:

I made the resin rose (see tutorial) and made it into a necklace. :)

And a little Valentine treat:

Have a great week!

Winter sunshine...

For a Jan. day it's so bright & cheerful. Saturday was 55 degrees and rainy and today 20's a flurries. Such odd weather. Have you been checking out all the new CHA products, any favs?

Today I played along with PTI's 100th MIM challenge. I know I made a lot on 3 dimensional cards that don't always fit in envelopes. I love using glassine bags, gift bags, or even padded envelopes to send them. Every year I make Valentine treats for my co-works. Here's an idea for this year using peanut butter M&M's.

And a card I made for Emma's Paperie this month. Check out the beautiful colors that inspired this card (on the blog). I loved making the feathers.. so fun!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week!

Happy New Year!

Here's to a happy & healthy 2013 for all of us! Did you do anything special last night? I was asleep by 9:30. That's 30" later then usual. ;) I'm up at 4:30-5am so my body just doesn't do midnight anymore, lol.

Yesterday I watched Betsys MIM PTI challenge and loved it. I've been busy making projects for Winter CHA, but took a break to make a quick chalkboard project. I plan to use this technique again, thanks Betsy. :)

As a said quick, sweet & simple. :) I'm also going to share some Emma's Paperie projects. First a little box I made using Basic Grey that fits this weeks Shabby Tea Room monogram challenge.

And a little box set made using Lily Bee Designs papers & stamps:

Have a great week!

I wish you a Merry Christmas Eve...

Hopefully you're ready for Christmas. My parents are on their way from the U.P. and ds can't wait to see them. He asks every 10"... how much longer now? We've also been tracking Santa on the Norad website. He's in Singapore as I type this. ;) You can also have your child call 1-877-446-6723 and talk to a volunteer who will answer any Santa questions including when he'll arrive at your house.

Today I thought I'd share some Christmas projects. This weeks PTI MIM challenge is to pick some of the past challenges. This card uses glitter die cuts and layering, is my fav Shaby Tea Room (white on white) & holiday card ever. tfl

A card I made for Emma's Paperie hexagon challenge. I used scraps to make a fun little snowman.

And a stamped ornament I made for the tree.

 

Wishing you a wonderful holiday. Be sure to stop by Emma's Paperie and spoil yourself. She's having a 25% off the entire store sale!!!

Washi tape, Scraps, & Prayers...

Our Elf Herby has been up to all kinds of fun in our home. This is what we woke up to today:

He was taking a relaxing bath in red & green M&M's and reading "The History of Santa". Yesterday he had a silly string party with the Nutcracker. ;)

I truly cherish all these wonderful Christmas memories and traditions we're making. My love for my son can not be described in words. He really is my heart walking outside my body.. my everything.  I must tell the kid "I love you" and give him hugs 100x a day. I had almost given up on being a mother before he came along and he truly is a gift from god.

That said, my heart breaks for all the parents and family that lost their precious children Friday. I can't even imagine and it takes my breath away to even try.  I plan to send in some things in for the "Drawn Together" fundraiser, please check it out.

In trying to document our traditions I'm making a December daily album. I came across today's PTI MIM challenge to use scraps and decided to give it a try. I made this card using scraps on my countertop. tfl

Also, some projects I created for Queen & Co. using washi tape, twine, buttons, and bling. First a gift bag with a snowflake made from twine. I wrapped the handle with trendy tape.

And a trendy tape card:

Thanks for stopping by!

15 days and counting..

How are you doing on your holiday preparations? I'm doing pretty good, just a few things left to do.

Today I made a card based on The Shabby Tea Room challenge (check out the challenge photo) and PTI MIM video. I punched the frame and embossed with silver tinsel glitter embossing powder. I layered with the sentiment stamped on a die cut skate board that I turned into a sentiment frame. ;)

I cut out the transparent snowflakes and added the pink resin embellishment that I made. Check out my resin tutorial if you want to make your own. :)

And for Emma's Paperie December color challenge I created this pillow box using Crate & American Craft goodies.

And a gift box from last year that I still love using Melissa Frances.

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your week!

Our Elf has arrived..

Herby our Elf on a Shelf has arrived for the 4th year. My son is always excited to see him and what kind of fun he'll have every night. ;) Love all the great ideas that are out now for the elves.

Today I thought I'd share a tag I made for this weeks Shabby Tea Room challenge. Check out the inspiration photo and all the beautiful projects on their blog. Sorry for the bad photo it's SO gloomy here today.

I used Webster's Pages paper and trim. The bird is Resin from Melissa Frances.

I also have some projects to share from Emma's Paperie. First our theme was "woodgrain". I used a 8X8 burlap canvas to make a fun wall hanging:

And a card for our photo inspiration. Loved the colors this month (teal/orange).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week! :)

It's beginning tolook a lot like Christmas...

We had some snow (5-6") and have all the decorations out. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went to the U.P. and had a very nice time with my parents. It was snowing quite hard and so we had a family snowball fight. ;)

I did a little creating today that I thought I'd share. I combined this weeks PTI MIM challenge of splitting die cuts and this weeks Shabby Tea Room inspiration photo. I used the split die cut above & below the snowman image. I cut the same die cut from wood paper and made my sentiment. I added "snow" to the edges and wood trees by marking them with a snow pen and heating.

Since we're in the Christmas spirit I thought I'd share some ideas from Christmas past. :)

 

A ornament I made for a PTI challenge last year. It's hanging on my tree!

A candle centerpiece made by using hot gluing candy canes to a candle. So easy and beautiful.

 

A "snowglobe" made from bottlebrush trees and glitter.

A gift for the grandparents my son & I made. We painted his foot and stepped on the blue paper. Added the hat, scraf, buttons, nose and stamped the PTI sentiment. The snow splatters are that snow pen.

And the gift I made for all mu co-workers. I just decorated mason jars, added chocolate covered pretzels, and embellished.

Have a great week! :)