Ornaments

Hi hi :) 
Well it's been a crazy couple of months!  Craft shows and orders to fill, I can barely get MY Christmas stuff done!  I'm not complaining...it's good to be loved :o)

I have a standing customer and every year she asked for personalized Christmas bulbs.  Here are this years entries.  Enjoy!

Challenges I'd like to enter:

4 Crafty Chicks: Ornaments

Crimbo Crackers: Anything Goes (Festive/Holiday)

Pixie Dust Studio: Winter Holiday Creations

Sassy Studio Designs: Anything But A Card (Christmas)
The Paper Shelter: Christmas Is Coming
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes

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I would LOVE to be able to post more often but I have succumb to the holiday chaos!  Ciao for now :))

Dinner Anyone?

Happy Monday :)

So far, spring has been super duper! The weather has been cooperating and I LOVE IT!

Keeping on the happy train, Kaboodle Doodles had another wonderful challenge for you :)
This week we want to see FOOD AND/OR DRINK on your creations. Our sponsor this week is the awesome Meljens Designs. The winner (chosen at random) will receive 4 images!



Entering the following challenges:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Something With Doodling
Just Add Ink: Wants to see Coloring
Southern Girls: Anything Goes

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My Recipe:
A2
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: K & CO
Image: Meljens Designs
Stamps: Inkadinkado (Alphas)
Coloring: Prisma Premiere Markers
Other: Ric Rac, Doodling
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Enjoy your Monday!

Anything But.....A Card!

I'm am seriously sick of all this rain! 8 DAYS STRAIGHT with one more to go! BOOOOOOOO
I'm slacking on my photography because of the darkness in the house. My poor Emma is growing up so fast and I can't capture anything but grainy nasty gloomy pooie photos! U-G-H

There's my venting for the week..........

So on to the fun stuff :) This week over at Paper Romance we want to see ANYTHING BUT A CARD. Free reign this week! Bookmarks, Tags, 3D projects.....ANYTHING BUT A CARD!
I chose to make a bookmark. I used Sleepy Time Bear and chose a simple generic sentiment.




Entering the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop: Anything But A Square
Penny's Paper Crafty: Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: For a Child/Baby
Craft Your Passion: Cutie Patooties
Emerald Faerie: Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes
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My Recipe:
Bookmark
Cardstock: Staples
Patterned Paper: S.E.I
Stamps: Sleepy Time Bear, Studio G
Other: Star Punch, Fiskars Circle Cutter, Ribbon
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Off to start ANOTHER rainy day........

A Post For The Kiddies

Going through my blog roll I noticed one of my favorite challenge blogs is hosting a challenge especially for the kids! Oh what fun! I loooove when my girls craft with me. Even though I don't get anything done for myself, at least they feel connected with what I enjoy :)

So, First up to bat is Lia. Lia just turned 7 and is on an Earth Day binge! She talks about recycling and litter whenever she can......I only wish she though of the house that way! LOL
So in keeping the spirit of Earth Day, here is Lia's Creation.......


Next is Emma's. Emma is 2 1/2 and doesn't enjoy crafting as much as Lia does. Emma is FAR more patient than Lia but only for learning new things not for sitting down to color....too boring for her! She saw her sister making a card and wanted to make one too! Monkey see, monkey do! Needless to say, that didn't go over well (fighting over glue!)

So I waited until Emma and I were alone and kindly asked her to make me a happy person. She obliged :) I also asked her to write her name cause I want to keep this forever and ever and lo' and behold....her sweet little hands gently wrote out her name as I spelt it to her.....I love my girls :))))))


Simon Says Stamp (Anything goes-Children's Challenge) is the challenge I wish to enter these 2 Beauties in!



I hope you enjoyed stepping into the hearts of my 2 amazing girls :))
Ciao!

Birthdays And Fashion With Sir Stampalot

~~~Happy April~~~

A WHOLE lot happening this month for me. Lia's Birthday is on the 4th and party on the 9th so it's crunch time! Almost all of the decorations were done by hand so celebrations kinda started last month...LOL. The only way I can stay on top of things is to designate a day for each room in the house so Birthday/Spring clean up begins! UGH....

On the brighter side of things, It's a new month sooooo new challenge for Sir Stampalot :))

Why I am posting about them? Well.......

Back in October I had won their Autumn Breeze Challenge and they asked me to guest design this month! How happy was I? AM I??? UBER!!!!

Along with the monthly challenge which is Women And Fashion, the team and I have something special for you ;)

Sir Stampalot turns 1!!!

So now for the real fun bit.........this month the Design Team will be displaying their work on their own blogs only. And on the Sir Stampalot Blog we have a collection of pictures and pieces of artwork.............It was going to be jumbled all up, but that would be a bit too wicked, so they have been paired up.......a picture of each DT member along with a piece of their work which they have selected best depicts their style of crafting, plus a snipped from their DT piece for the month. Have you guessed what you need to do......? That's right, you have to decide which of our Design Team fits which mystery DT member. When you think you have the answers mail Brenda@ibas.co.uk with your list. There will be three small prizes for those with all or the most correct pairings that reach Brenda before 25th April. Any after that date will not be included.

So now that ya got the nitty gritty, here is my take on the Women And Fashion Challenge....

I really stepped out of my usual for this one! Such a special month so I wanted to create something with "Oomph" lol

This was soooooo much fun to make. Actually quite simple. I sat in front of the T.V fanning and folding for a couple of hours, did some inking and started to piece it all together. The dress formation I made out of paper mache. The top of her dress I simply glued directly on her body. I started with the bottom layer and worked my way up. Every second layer, I added some tulle and stringed pearls. Once I got to the top, it became a little tricky. I used all paper scraps for the entire dress so it was heavy cardstock. Bending and molding obviously wasn't going to work so with the fanning in front.....she looks like a prom girl from the late 80's! LMBO

Well, there ya go! I'm sure this won't be my last time making one of these. She will probably join the party table for Lia's Birthday. Lovely Lia is very proud of her and me :))

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Here are a few challenges I'd like to enter....

Paper Crafting Journey: For the Ladies in your Life

Sassy Studio Designs: Fancy Folds

Some Odd Girl: Pleat Something

Creative Card Crew: For A Child

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Have you guessed which picture/art piece belongs to me yet ? I'll give you a clue.................................................................

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GOTCH YA!!!!!

Missing Summer

Everything is so dark, grey and muddy here :(

Here are some pictures from my Aunt's gardens that make me happy.
You can also find them on flickr

Enjoy :)

Work In Progress

As a dabble into random crafty things, one of my clients asked me for something. She asked me to make her a book cover for her Weight Watchers Points Plus book. Was I up for the challenge? OF COURSE!!

Now that being said, I really didn't have much to go on because her book and calculator goes everywhere she goes so I took super quick measurements and went to work. This is kinda like a draft copy. She gave me some leftover fabric from her chair covers (really really good stuff) and the rest was stuff I had lying around. Long story short.....She looooves it! YEAH!

She brought it to her meeting and her instructor loved it so much she wants one too! Apparently they have a basic one that holds one book only. The fact that it holds all 3 items (2 books, 1 calculator) sold her on it :)

Oh what a happy ending to another trying-something-out-craft story :))

Here are a few pics of what it looks like so far. I still need to add a slot down the center.

Here are a few challenges I can enter.....

Stampin' Sisters In Christ: At Least 3 Buttons

One Stop Craft: Spring Flowers

Crafty Catz: Create Something For a Friend

Stamp Something: Something With Flowers

Studio 313: Use Natural Elements

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My Recipe:

Custom Book Cover

Fabric: Fabricland (Suede), Felt

Cuttlebug: Mini Flower Dies

Other: Buttons, Velcro, Cardboard

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Time to get started on dinner. What to make, what to make.........

Paper Romance BLOG HOP!!

The Paper Romance team has some fun stuff in store for you today, so make sure you start at the beginning of the Hop with the Paper Romance Challenge Blog HERE. The Hop goes live at 7:00 AM CST today ( Thursday January 27th) and closes on Saturday, January 29th at 7:00 AM CST. Comments left after that time are loved and appreciated, but to be eligible for Amy’s prize (read on!) you must complete the hop by Saturday morning.

If you came here from The Paper Romance Challenge blog, are in the right place! Let the games begin!

Our Design Team Challenge for this week is “ANYTHING BUT A CARD” My “Anything But a Card” project today a cute cute little purse for any small gift. And looking marvlous as usual in her beautiful tu-tu is Tu-Tu sweet from High Hopes. I have personally used this stamp sooo many times and yet she keeps on giving!






Amy is offering a $20 gift certificate to spend at the Paper Romance Store to one hopper that completes the hop, so be sure to leave a comment here and on all of the Design Team’s blogs to have a chance to win!

Also, Play along with this weeks challenge and you could win a $5 gift certificate to Paper Romance Store too!

Next up on the hop is Donna. You will love what she has in store for your eyes :) Have fun boinging around! LOL

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My Recipe:

Mini Purse

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: American Crafts (Cosmopolitan)

Stamps: Tutu Sweet (High Hopes), Fiskars (Friend)

Coloring: Prisma Colored Pencils with Gamsol, Markers, Glitter Pen

Gypsy/Circut: Tags, Bags Boxes and More

Other: Tag, Lace, Button, Flower, Ribbon (Offray)

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Enjoy the hop :)

For The Men In Our Lives

Happy Thursday everyone :)

So I'm tre tre tired these days :(

My little Emma who was once a fantastic sleeper is now, yup, a terrible one! She is now 2.4 years and is waking up at all hours screaming her head off! And mine too for that matter! Nightmares, conversations or just plain standing up and staring. Yes. Very spooky. Yes. Very annoying. LOL

Her sister went through the same but she had started super early so by this age she was done with it. So I'm going on my 7th year of terrible sleep :(

Being awake so often has given me the chance to dream and ponder on what's next to come though. I'm not one to make resolutions but some goals are on the mind. I spent 7 hours cleaning my craft room. An undertaking NOT for the faint-of-heart! Shredded old bills, organized paperwork yada yada yada.....

Gutted my drawers and the girls of clothes that don't fit or wear. Rearranged closets, toys, desks.....

So obviously, one of my goals (like many people) is to get organized! So far so good but all it takes is one lazy day and my mojo is out the window! Got to get it back!

Other things on my list is:

~ Create more. I get caught up with a couple of projects and forget about the basics.

~ Dance more. I LOVE dancing. So do the girls. So blast the tunes baby!

~ Stay on top of cleaning.

~ Take more photos and video.

That's about it.... I think. Well, at least for January! LOL

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HEY!? It's another wonderful challenge over at Paper Romance this week :) Did you know?

This week let's celebrate the men in our lives. Dad, Hubby, Gramps, son etc. Create a project for a man/boy this week and you can win (chosen at random) a $5 Gift Certificate to the Paper Romance Store!

I didn't make this card with anyone in mind but always good to have just in case. I used the adorable Popcorn the Bear I love you set. Yes. Simply adorable.

So let's here it for the boys! Create a man/boy theme project this week for the Paper Romance Challenge!

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Last week I mentioned that I'm waiting on the second part of my Christmas gift. Well, here it is! A Kindle! Goodness..... I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

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My Recipe:

5 1/2 x 5 1/2

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: K & CO (Best of)

Stamps: Popcorn the Bear- I Love You, Stampology (Ticket Stamp)

Coloring: Prisma Colored Pencils with Gamsol

Cricut Carts: George BS (Stars)

Other: Stitching, Paper Crimper (Wescott), Glossy Accents, Buttons, Ribbon, Floss, White Doodle Pen (American Crafts)

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Okey dokey pokies! Off I go! Byeeee :)