A few projects

Hi. I thought I'd share a couple of projects I've completed lately. First up, an altered notebook . I painted the edges black and used the My Minds Eye Lost & Found papers. At first I was tempted to use the glitter papers, but I decided to go with the damask instead. I'm glad I did. I love the way it turned out. I wanted to keep it somewhat flat so that I can fold the notebook over without it being too bulky. I added a Prima Say it in Crytals black swirl and some Essentials flowers from my stash. The velvet letters are from Making Memories -I've been hoarding them for some time now. Hehe. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch used on some SEI iron-on leftover. Yep, that's right. Don't throw out the outline.

Next up, couple of tags.
The one on the left is a shipping tag. I used 2 Tim Holtz masks and inked the tag with Broken China distress ink. The stamps are Tim Holtz as well. I added some flowers that I colored and a velvet butterfly. The other tag was cut from acrylic using an accucut die. I stamped a clear circle and a couple Prima flowers with a script stamp. The word "Dream" is a Making Memories rub on from "way back" and the black trim is from Hobby Lobby. I made the charm and hung it from a black safety pin. I like it, but my hubby says it's a little "goth". I'm okay with that. Ha.

Well, that's all for now. Until next time...

Back from CKC

Well, we're back from CKC and I think I've finally recooped. I can truly say ... 1) I had a lot of fun 2) I received a lot of inspiration and 3) I spent a lot of money. lol. I tried to restrain, but... well what can I say. And true to my nature, what I bought most was paper. I'll have to try to actually use some of this stuff before next year. I won't mention how much stuff I bought last year that I still haven't used - that's another post for another day. So without further ado, here's this year's "lay it out on the table" photo of all I bought. Crazy huh?

Here's a pic of Criss and me at the end of day 3. Don't we look exhausted. Wait, don't answer that.

But stay tuned to see what we make with our new goodies and all the new techniques we've learned.

Until next time...and no it won't be so long.

Two days in a row...but I'm not patting myself on the back or anything. I got some crafting done and thought I'd share.

The first card I did for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. I cheated though, 'cause I didn't stamp anything. I wanted to play with my new Pearlescent Liquid Acrylics. And I didn't have any oval cutters so I dug into my stash and found the KImemories label and added an American Crafts rub on.

The second card I made for Verve's Release sketch challenge. I decided to use the same papers to reduce the scrap pile and I like this color combo. The stamps are SU's Polka Dots & Paisley. It's pretty simple, but I like how it turned out.

Criss is creating today, too, so hopefully soon we'll have something new from her. Until next time...

It's been a while, huh? Well I could try to explain why we haven't posted in over a month and then promise to fill ya in on what we've been doing, but... We'll just skip all that. Instead I'll just show you the card I made for Wednesday's Card Sketch on Splitcoast. I finally cut into the Petal Patch Designer Series Paper. This was definitely one of those had to have purchases that I was never able to use. It only took a year or two...

And I'll show you an acetate card I made a couple weeks ago. One of the Virtual Stamp Night challenges on Splitcoast was to make a transparent card. I started one once before, but for some reason I never finished. This time I was motivated to stick with it once I had a recipient in mind. What ya think? Okay, that's all for today. Until next time...

An apology, Scrap Challenge #2, & 2008 Rewind Part II

First off, please let me apologize. I'm sorry that I failed to update as promised. Life has a way of sidetracking like no other. I could blame it on back spasms, or a sudden onset of arthritis in my right hand, or the fact that I'm waiting for Criss to email me a pick of her project. but what kind of woman would I be if I didn't accept the responsibility. So if you haven't clicked me off already, I'd like to show ya our 2nd Scrap Challenge. This is the remainder of two Making Memories Spellbound Page kits that were left over from our Nightmare Before Christmas make and take. We added a pack of vinyl stickers (also by Making Memories), ribbon and brads. So, since all the patterned paper and embellishments had been provided, the only acceptable addition was cardstock.
And here you have it ...

Somewhat similar and yet so different. I think she eyed my sketch. (he he). Why else would both our pics be on the same side of the page?

And for segment two of the 2008 Rewind:

For Valentine's Day we made mailboxes, cards, and nugget tins. We ended up making 17 mailboxes. That was a long night.

I made thank you notes for Criss' sister who had a beautiful baby girl.

A card I made for my sister, Donnetta, who got married this year.

Lots of milestones last year. Well, that concludes today's flashback. What milestones did you celebrate in '08? We'd love to know - feel free to leave us a comment.

Check back soon for our 3rd Scrap Challenge and more 2008 memories.

Thanks for stopping by!

The Return...

I know. I know. Bad Blogger. I apologize; somehow the month of December flew by without a single update. But to make it up to ya, I’m committing to a full week of new posts. That’s right a new post everyday this week. Even if I have to force Criss to make her debut appearance at the keyboard (oh, I meant ask her nicely). And what exactly shall I discuss everyday for a week, you ask. Why this would be the perfect opportunity to look back on 2008 and welcome in the New Year. So with that said “2008 Rewind” begins now:

At CKC in Jan Criss won 2 copies of Ali Edwards’ “A Designer’s eye for Scrapbooking with Patterned Paper”. Yep two.

And I bought way too much. Esp since I haven’t even used half this stuff.

I finally finished this scrapbook one year later. Better late than never, right.

Well, that's all for today. Tomorrow I have more 2008 memories to share, I promise. No really.

Thanks for visiting.

Twilight Movie Opening Night

Well, I guess technically it was morning. But we had to see it ASAP. Like really - if going east would have been possible we would've. Even if it is just one hour. But we had to wait until 12:01. So we did...with camera in hand. Check out the pics by clicking the photo on the sidebar (you'll need the password). Then tell us what you think. Not of the photos (unless you just really wanna), of the movie.

And I finally get to show you some of the pics from the Nightmare before Christmas event where Criss and I created a make-and-take style demo for our co-workers. Conveniently the pictures including Crystal would not open in my email.

I think that's all for today. I'll hopefully have a mini album to show you soon. And in December we'll show you our combo December Daily/Journal your Christmas albums. Thanks for visiting.