Gift topper

Check out this cool gift topper.  It's simply made from some diecuts (Nestabilities), a fan-fold flower and a button.  Super simple to make but lots of bang for the buck!

Here's another variation.

Valentine's Day card workshop

Wow!  This month is more than half over.  I still have Christmas wrapping paper in the dining room!  But here comes Valentine's Day!  Here's a sneak peak at an easel card I'll be teaching next month at Blissful Memories in North Wilkesboro, NC.  On the red, white and pink card I used the new stamp kit from Gina K. Designs and colored the image with Copic markers.  I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture.  I love the easel style card.  It's a nice switch from ordinary greeting cards.

Enjoy this season of love!

Challenges:

Woodware USA

Tuesday Throwdown

Paper Playtime

Halloween Party invitations by special request

 I colored all the pumpkins using Copic markers.  The stamp I used is from Gina K Designs.  I stamped them on plain kraft paper.  Then I distressed them with ink and crumpled up the paper and curled up the corners.  I printed the words with the "Black Adder" font and tore around them and distressed the edges.  The black background was cut to size then run through the cuttlebug using an embossing folder.  I used the black magic paper and sanded it with an emery board.  Finally I added the little orange dots in the bottom left corner.  I think they turned out nice!

Apples and pumkins and beignets, OH MY!

Ahhh, fall!  I LOVE it!  All the colors of nature really make me stop and reflect on the One who created it all.  The official start to Autumn for me is the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival.  It is held on the first Saturday in October in downtown North Wilkesboro.  It's literally a block from my house.  I HAD to go.  There were stacks and stacks of apple crates with every variety imaginable.  (My fav is Honeycrisp....yum!)  Craft vendors and food vendors lined the streets.  I found a new vendor this year selling New Orleans beignets that were to die for!  I spent the day with my hubby and our dog, Sam perusing the vendor stalls and visiting with old friends and making some new friends.  Yes, I love Autumn and everything it brings!

Happy Fall, Ya'll!

It's here!  It's here!  My favorite season of the year.  Autumn brings us colorful leaves, pumkins, indian corn, crisp apples and new ideas to craft!  I love the stamps for autumn.  There are so many available.  So, get out your stamps and get to work!

Autumn is (almost) in the air!

My favorite season is almost upon us.  I love Autumn.  I love everything about it!  The warm sunshine, the changing colors of the leaves, the windy days, the cool mornings, apples, pumpkins....you name it!  In my town we have an apple festival on the first Saturday in October.  Since I live only a block from all the action, my friends and family like to park at my house and walk down to the festival.  I've already started making cards that reflect my love of the season.  The leaf stamps are from Gina K. Designs.  I colored them using Copic markers.  So fun!

Gift card holders

Towel Cake for Annie's Shower

Bargains

I'm always on the lookout for a bargain.  I absolutely love the GlueGlider Pro adhesive but the refills can be anywhere from $6.99 to $10.  I found a source online that has four packs for $20.  With shipping it came to a total of $23.26.  That's only $5.82 per unit!  I hope the customer service is as good as the price!  The site is memorymakingcrafts.com.  Fingers crossed!

Matchbox

I got my mom one of those purse hangers for Mother's Day and needed some way to wrap it.  Here's what I came up with.  It's a simple matchbox complete with 3-d flower on top and a drawer pull.