Yesterday I shared with you the Wooden Surname sign that I made for my father for Christmas and so I wanted to take some time today to share with you what I made for my mother and sister. It all starts with my mom saying she didn’t want us to
For many people this year, and in those past, it was a handmade Christmas. I admit that I enjoy making things for others especially those who have everything and it’s hard to shop for. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy making for others to just create but finding that special
Another quick post for a challenge that is due today {yes, 2 posts in one day}. I made this card earlier this week after I had downloaded the sketch from Mojo Monday and then didn’t have internet access until today when I got to my parents so it’s been a
Here just to peek in and show you my Skipping Stones Designs #107 Challenge entry for this week. The sketch they had available was very simple and inviting and I really am pleased with what I created. I started with a 5″ base from Kraft cardstock and layered it with
As we reach the final parts of this holiday season, I wanted to take the time to wish all of my friends and followers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season. I will be taking a blog break from now through Christmas (at least). I wish you and your family
After many trials and errors of coloring digi images, I am finally please with one that involves a person. I took the choice of colors from a digi image that a friend had just colored and sent a pic of to me (green dress). I will say that this is
For today’s post I wanted to show you how much I have been drawn to this butterfly stamp. I have been using it for a few different cards and love how it looks each and every time. This butterfly is colored with Bic Mark Its and accented with a Sakura
I have been rocking the challenges this week at night. I am loving being able to pick up a challenge and then just go with it! 🙂 Tonight I worked with the Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #106 Challenge and had a great time. I started with a 2 3/4″ circle
This weeks Deconstructed Sketch was just begging to be played along with. I will tell you that I started with a completely different card and still have it sitting on my desk at home. I will see in the next few days if it speaks to me and wants to
So I decided that for my Christmas Cards this year I would be mailing out all of the leftovers from my craft fair to 1. thin out my excess inventory and have less to store and 2. use something that was already done! Win, win in my book! So this
This week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge was a bit of a challenge for me as the layers and I just weren’t working right. Finally after a few different papers and playing around, we got it all worked out for the best. I used just what was on my desk and
I was feeling ready for a challenge lately and I decided to play along with the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog this week so last night I whipped this together with random things that I had available on my desk. I flipped the sketch and swapped out the top rectangle