Spunky and Tadpole

Paper Bag Valentine

2012-02-01T14:17:00.000-08:00

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I can't believe it's already February 1st! January sure did fly by, didn't it? I hope the rest of the winter flies by as well and then everything can sllloooowwww down for spring, summer and fall!! Today I am showing you a paperbag card I made for a swap on the Cricut Message Board. It hasn't been mailed yet, so I'm hoping my partner doesn't take a peek at my blog any time soon!! LOL! I used an older Maggie, Cross-Stitch Tilda, she is one of my favorites! She's colored with prismacolors and the flowers are prima. I hand cut the pennant and used rub-on lettering. The heart stickpins were pink, so I had to glitter them up to match! On the left inside is a small pocket that I added a glassine envelope with a Tilda image for my partner to color herself, the calendar embellishment is Jenni Bowlin. On the right side is a doily layered with a Magnolia heart. I've glittered up a lot of parts, but it doesn't show up well in the pictures... I have a Magnolia stamp in the main pocket of the card and I added a header for pulling it out. I'm going to enter it in the following two challenges:
http://www.officialmagnoliainspirationchallenge.blogspot.com Valentine
http://www.magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com inspiration phot0(i used the colors) Thank you so much for stopping to see my latest creation and letting me know what you think!!
Hugs,
Teri

Hello...Valentine!

2012-01-24T12:29:00.000-08:00

Hello on this gloomy Tuesday afternoon! We had a tiny bit of sunshine yesterday and then the wind and rain started! Today it's just downright cold and cloudy! I am so ready for spring and summer and we haven't even had much winter yet!! I need the sun!!! Another pink card today, I just seem to gravitate toward that color, do any of you do that? I will probably need to push myself to choose a different color scheme next, but oh, Valentines is near and how can you possibly resist pinks, and reds and whites??? Not me! This one will be for my Mom, I am always trying to make a card with some meaning and since we have 6 kids in our family, the six hearts seemed to be a perfect choice for her!! I apologize for the dark pictures, but there is no sunlight available today! I made a criss-cross card and added a belly band that most of the embellishments are on! The Maggie is Ribbon Tilda from the Christmas Collection, I love that she can be used for so many different reasons!! The flowers are Prima and I colored with my prismacolor pencils, of course and the skin with the prismacolor markers. I swear someday I am going to work with copics!!!!! But for now, my pencils are my comfort zone! The paper is from MME, the Lost and Found collection... I LOVE this paper!!!! I have a quiet night coming up, Bill is going to the hunting store and dinner for a guys night out, so I have time to play with my stamps and pencils!! I have a lot of Saturated Canary images just begging to be colored... they are soooo beautiful... another obsession!!! Have a wonderful evening and week!!
Hugs,
Teri

Sweet...

2012-01-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

Well, I guess it's about time I get back to posting on this poor, neglected blog!!! I was without internet off and on for almost three months!! Yikes!!! But everything is good now, so I'm back!! And I have a new project, a Valentine Card, most likely for my sweetie pie granddaughter! I used Prima paper, Sweet Fairy and of course, a darling Maggie! She's not the original one I colored, after I finished with it, I didn't like how high up she was sitting, so I used my Un-du to take her off and when it was time to reposition her, I noticed yellow streaks on her face!!! The un-do has discolored all the places I had colored with my prismacolor markers!! Oh my gosh, I couldn't believe it!! So after sitting in disbelief for about a half hour, I started looking through my stash of colored up Maggies and found this one!! A happy ending because she actually looks better on the card!!!! I have added a chipboard tag and corner that have been edged with chunky glitter!! Hope everyone had a fabulous holiday, ours was wonderful, very relaxing and fun!! Over way too soon though!!! I'm going to enter this in the magnolia-licious highlites challenge blog and the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.
I'll be posting more often!! Thanks for looking!!
Challenges: http://www.magnolia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com Valentine inspired
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com Spots and Stripes
Have a great week!!
Hugs,
Teri

Pretty in Pink...

2011-10-25T17:14:00.001-07:00

Me again with a card for the Just Magnolia challenge... this time it's Pink in honor of breast cancer awareness! Please make sure you get your mammograms!!!! I hate all cancers and this one has hit very close to home with a very good friend, it's so frustrating!!! I chose to make a tri-fold shutter card, I haven't done one for so long and they are lots of fun! My Maggie is colored with prisma pencils and gamsol, using the prismacolor markers for her skin. The flowers are Prima, the little heart charm and ribbon I had in my stash. The background paper is actually a beautiful shade of green, it photographed more of a grey color. I used sentiments from Magnolia, The Angel Company and Inkadinkado. And the pink patterned paper is Heidi Swapp! Her dress ribbon, flower and shoes are glittered up... they also show up better in real life! Hope you all enjoy my new creation and make sure to take care of YOU!!!!
Hugs,
Teri
www.justmagnolia.blogspot.com Pink for breast cancer awareness

Have a cup of Tea!

2011-10-20T06:15:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!! I feel like the rain is never going to stop here!! Pretty soon, we're going to need to build an ark!!! I guess I should just be thankful it's not snow!!! Oh how I dread that!!!
My project today is a little tea box! Over at the Magnolia-licious challenge blog, they want to see green, blue, white or clear and I just happened to have this little Maggie colored up already!! Meant to be!! At the Magnolia-licious highlites blog, it's get well, thinking of you, feel better time! So I looked at all my little things waiting to be altered and spotted this little box! The design team at Magnolia have posted the cutest projects and got me thinking about all the colds and flu going around. I originally was going to put tissues in it, but I'm not sure they will fit, so tea bags it is! This is going to be entered in the following challenges:
http://www.magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ green, blue, white or clear
http://www.magnolia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com/ get well, feel better, thinking of you
http://www.stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes
Wow! Three challenges... a record for me!! LOL!
Hope it's sunny and warm for you... I'm off to clean the house and work on a cool storage thing for my craft room... can't wait to show you!!!!
Hugs,
Teri

Thank You, My Friend!

2011-10-18T10:50:00.000-07:00

Hey all!!! I got back from a fabulous five days in North Carolina with my best friend and we had a blast!! It rained a couple of the days, but it didn't stop us from hitting the antique stores and flea markets... we just needed more time!!! LOL!! I so enjoyed myself and wanted to send Pat a special thank you card! I just love this little Maggie, so sweet!!! The lace is some that I found at one of the antique stores... love it!! The ledger paper behind Tilda is from an old book, I love that look, too! She is colored with my prismacolor pencils and the face and arms with the markers! The border is a Martha Stewart punch... I think it's going to be a new favorite!!! Vintage buttons... the inside is pretty plain... lots of room for a note to her! I didn't use flowers because it needs to be mailed and I thought I'd better keep it kind of flat! Hope you like it, thanks for all the sweet comments that you leave, they mean so much to me!!!
Hugs,
Teri

Missed It!!!

2011-10-08T10:12:00.001-07:00

Happy Saturday!! Oh my gosh, what a weather change from last weekend!! It is gorgeous, I have all the windows open... fresh air... yay!!! My knee is giving me HUGE problems, though, so I'm moving very slowly... my lovely daughter-in-law even bought me a cane! It's got a cute pattern, so I'm using it! heehee! I leave for a five day getaway with one of my best friends, we're going to North Carolina, the Pinehurst area, just the two of us... I can't wait! It will be so great to just talk, shop and relax! We do everything on a slower pace, so I think I'll be fine! Anyway, this is a long overdue card for another friend... her birthday was in September... I can't believe I forgot it! The colors I used are sooo bright for me, I don't normally do them... but I guess it turned out okay. I had Tilda all colored up for a long time... of course, my usual prismacolor pencils. I hope the idea comes across.... the party's over and all that!! Thanks for looking, off to clean my house... slowly... and enjoy the weather!!! Hope it's beautiful where you are and thank you so much for stopping by!!!!!
Hugs,
Teri

Best Wishes Always....

2011-10-02T20:06:00.001-07:00

What a cold, dreary weekend we've had here. It's the kind of chill that gets in your bones and just won't leave!! We had a wedding reception to go to today, Bill's cousin's son got married in Florida last week and the party for us Ohio folks was today... they sure had different weather!! Haha! I made them this card and also made the box to put it in... I followed the sketch by Jane over at the Magnolia and hAnglar sTanglar Challenge Blog... which means I'm also entering it there~along with the ABC Challenge of Anything Goes. I really loved following the sketch, I don't normally use them, but it made it so much easier to put the card together, so thank you, Jane!!! I used my prismacolor pencils, as usual, with the markers for the face and arms. The paper is Deja Views wedding collection, I got it at a shop that is going out of business, it was packaged with all the matching papers, so easy to work with!! Anyway, here's to you, Bob and Sarah! Hope you all enjoy my little creation!! And sorry for the way this is posting...I am soo blog challenged!!!!!

Teri

I am entering in the following:

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com Sketch by Jane

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com Anything Goes

A new Fall Wreath and a cute kid!!

2011-09-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

Happy October!! (almost) My nieces have all been going crazy making fabulous wreaths for Fall, Halloween, etc. and so I decided to make one for my door! This is a really, really quick project: get a 6 year old to rip fabric strips, wrap around a styrofoam wreath, pin in place, cut out some flowers and leaves, stitch a little, add some buttons and raffia bows and call it a day!! Not as fancy as some of theirs, but I'll hang it on my door and feel very accomplished!! Haha!! I also had to show you this picture of my little Kaitlyn in her fashionista outfit!! I just thought she looked extra cute that day!! That's it for tonight, I have a wedding card to photograph and will post it tomorrow! Have a great Saturday!

Teri

Happy Birthday, Friend!

2011-09-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday!! It is a gorgeous Fall day, the temperature is perfect for working outside... too bad my knee hurts like it does, I guess I'll just have to stay in and stamp a while!! Haha!! I have a birthday card to share today and I'm entering it in the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog! The colors are teal, brown and orange... I have to admit, at first I was like, ewww... but then when I started playing with the colors... I really like them together!!! My paper is from DCWV, Nana's Kitchen... love that stack~~ I colored little Miss Maggie with prismacolors and gamsol, her skin is done with the prismacolor markers. The tag is from Melissa Frances, part of a package I got from Diana's store~they are soooo cute!!! Added a little butterfly charm, some flowers and a crochet thread bow! The inside is pretty simple and I did make an envelope to match! I've always loved having the card and envie go together, but it seems like I don't do it all the time!! I hope wherever you are, that the weather is beautiful and your day is special!!! Till next time~
Teri

Entered at: www.magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com

My Maggie Heart Box!

2011-09-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hello, my friends!! I have a special, little project to show you today! This will also go to my friend, who is getting the card in the post below. I'm thinking of filling it with some pretty glass pebbles and tucking a votive candle inside! Just a little relaxation giftie!! I found the chipboard heart box for .50... such a bargain!! Covered it with some gorgeous double sided paper from Hobby Lobby... I believe it is from the Girls Paperie. The top is outlined with blue twine, I used some crochet type lace, paper flowers, a pearl flower button for the flowers. The chipboard frame is again, painted white and glittered, with a scrap from the floral side of the paper underneath it! Then, this sweet little Maggie is popped on top! She is Tilda with Small Gift... I love her!!! I punched a scalloped border and added tiny pearls for the lip of the box. Then, painted some wooden balls ivory and dotted them with pink paint for the feet of the box! So what do you think???Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Teri

Grateful for you!

2011-09-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

One of our very good friends will be going through a rough six weeks or so and I want to make her days special, so I have this card ready to send! It's a Penny Black image colored with prismacolor pencils and markers. The chipboard accents were painted white and coated with glitter. I added a few little paper roses and silk ribbon. Lots of glitter on her shoes and flowers! The inside has a sweet quote that I love, also from Penny Black! Have a super day!

Celebrate!

2011-09-01T10:41:00.000-07:00

Happy September 1st!! This summer has just flown by, but I must admit, I'm ready for some Fall-ish weather! I cleaned out my closet and drawers yesterday and have lots of cute things for cooler weather... I cetainly don't want cold and snow, though!!! I made this Celebrate card for my awesome friend, Deb!!! Her birthday was in August, but I felt like the "patriotic" theme was fitting for the image! I hand wrote "celebrate", made a little pinwheel and look at her little birthday candle! The flame is just some fishing lure stuff that I had tucked away, it reminded me of a candle! I colored Tilda with prismacolor pencils and gamsol, except for her face and skin, that's with the prismacolor markers. The inside is pretty plain with just a journaling spot for a special message! I glued some punched stars on the doily and stickled them up for a bit more bling! Back soon with another card, this time a Penny Black image!

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs,
Teri

Where has the summer gone???

2011-08-24T08:16:00.000-07:00

Seriously, I can not believe that I've totally ignored this blog for the entire summer!!!! There has been a lot going on... mostly just every day life... enjoying the grandkids... enjoying the summer.... busy times... but I think I'm ready for a slower pace now...
I had a wonderful couple of days with my Mom and sisters visiting some wineries. We went to Geneva-on-the-Lake~ so beautiful! It was a bittersweet time, one year has passed since we lost my Dad, and we decided to get away and enjoy each other! I don't drink wine, but did have a glass of something sweet on the last night... and I may just become a convert!! LOL!!!
Matthew starts first grade tomorrow!! I can not believe it!! I'm so excited for him, but after 6 years of almost every day with him, I am going to be a little lost! Good thing I still have Kaitlyn here!! Time is passing waaaayyyy too quickly!!
Here is a little banner I made a while back... it was for a friend's daughter who was having a little girl, it's so girly, I loved it and best of all, so did she!!! Hope you enjoy it!
I have some more cards to share and will be doing that soon!!! Hope you all enjoyed the summer, and got to spend some special times with the people you love...
Many hugs,
Teri

Little Village

2011-05-31T05:15:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!! Oh my gosh, we have gone from cold, rainy days to hot, hot, hot!!! I have always said I wanted warm weather, but I do NOT want hot!! Give me a nice 70-75 degrees and a slight breeze... sigh... wishful thinking!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and gave thanks to our magnificant troops and veterans! I have three nephews in the military and my Dad was in WW2, so I have great respect for our brave men and women!!! We went to our camper this weekend and while it was a fun time, the flies were horrible and loved biting me, Kaitlyn and Matthew!! Now we are all itchy and red... yuck.

I wanted to show you some little houses I've been working on! I got the idea from Beatriz Jennings blog http://www.iralamija.blogspot.com She makes the sweetest little ones, hers are about 1/2" - 3" I think, mine are from 3"-5"... Bill cut them for me from scraps we had around, I love the randomness of them... so cute!! I made a set for my sister and my friend for their birthdays, the initials are last names and the numbers are for their house number!! They are a blast to make and I'm planning on a bunch for a craft show this fall that my friend is having!!! I have a lot of ideas... Christmas, Fall... and I do have two I made for me that are shabby chic... just haven't gotten to take a pic yet... when I do, I'll show you those... too sweet!! Well, Matthew has field day today so I need to get over to the school, hopefully the heat will hold off a little for the morning!!! Have a wonderful day!!!!

Hugs,

Teri

Wedding Beauty!

2011-05-18T10:58:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon, friends!! The sun is actually starting to peep out of the rainy clouds, it almost gives you hope that it will be nice today!
I have a new wedding card to share today! I am pretty sure it will go to my niece who will be married in July! The bride is a CC Designs stamp, but when I colored her, I mistook her veil as her hair!! Yikes! So I cut her hair and added a sweet, little tulle veil that I added tiny dots of stickles to! I'm not sure it shows up so great in the pictures, though! The embossed panels are Sizzix for the large panel and Cuttlebug for the hearts on the scalloped oval. I cut her bouquet out and colored it a second time, popped it up and added a pink silk ribbon. The flowers are Prima, all stickled up, and the border is punched with a Fiskars punch. I added stickles around the edges of it as well as around the scalloped oval. The pink mats inside and out are also stickled!! Lots of sparkly!! I used a cake charm from Martha Stewart on the inside panel and an old D.O.T.S. stamp for the inside sentiment! The congratulations on the front is an A Muse stamp. I colored with my prismacolor pencils and prismacolor markers for her face and arms.
I'd like to enter this in the following two challenges:
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com Sparkle and Shine
http://www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com Anything Goes
Thanks so much for visiting and letting me know what you think!!! Have a great weekend coming up!!!
Hugs,
Teri

On-line crop at Frosted Designs

2011-05-06T16:35:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday evening! I'm joining in on a weekend on-line crop at Frosted Designs www.frosteddesigns.blogspot.com and one of the first challenges is to make a project with ribbon! Got in on it a little late, we have an hour to complete the challenge, but did manage to get a card done!!!!!

I won with my Easter Egg box!

2011-05-02T09:07:00.000-07:00

Good morning!! I found out last night that I won 1st place at the Magnolia-licious Extravaganza contest with my egg!!! I am shocked, the entries had some AWESOME creations!! Thank you so much to everyone who voted, it means so much to me! Kind of validates your work if you know what I mean! If you haven't seen it, scroll down a couple posts and it's there!! It's one of those things that I'm really proud of... even if I hadn't won, I'd still love it!
I spent Saturday and Sunday pretty much cleaning my house, including the art room! I have come to the realization that I can not go shopping for a LOOOONNGGG time and still have tons of paper and ribbon and buttons and everything else!!! I am going to try really hard to start using what is here before purchasing any more stuff.....HAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! I'll let ya know how that works out!!! But now that things are cleaned up, I'm going to get busy and really start creating more.... so hopefully there will be more postings with pretty ideas!! LOL!
Have a wonderful day and thank you again!!
Hugs!!!!!
Teri

Hang In There!

2011-04-17T08:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday afternoon, my friends! Oh my gosh, we are having such strong winds, I was at Michael's earlier and my car door practically flew off the hinges!!! But the sun is out, and it looks so pretty until you hit the wind!!! But it's still better than that "s" word that you have to shovel, and we aren't having those horrible tornadoes, so I guess all is good!

My card today is a simple one, but oh, I need about four more! Sometimes it seems that you have a lot of family and friends who could use some cheering up all at the same time. I made this one and now have to decide who to send it to!

Tilda is from the Raising the Ceiling collection as is the bow she's hanging from! I embossed the back panel with the hearts folder from Cuttlebug. The panel she's on is embossed with the score-pal and then the border is stickled. The design paper is from Colorbok, Pastel Garden. It really worked well with the colors I used on Tilda. She is colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsol, except for the face and hands, that's prismacolor markers. I stamped the bow twice and cut out the "loops" for a dimensional look. The main panel is also raised up with pop dots. I even did the inside!! Whoo-hoo... not really fancy, but I love the look!

So that's my card and I'm entering it in the following two challenges:

http://www.stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Create a card with a Magnolia image

http://www.magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Pink and Green

Thanks so much for stopping by! I love reading your thoughts on my work!

Hugs,

Teri

Magnolia-licious Extravaganza-Category 1

2011-04-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

Well, it's raining and a bit yucky out today, so I decided to think Spring and make a card for the Magnolia-licious Extravaganza contest! I've had this image colored since last Spring, it was my first try at coloring with distress inks and it was FUN!! My card is pretty simple, I used Spellbinders scalloped ovals and embossed the bottom one with Swiss Dots. I added some stickles around the scallops on the top layer, stamped some little swirls in yellow and chalked the edges pink. The flower panel is embossed with a folder from Sizzix. I got the lovely lace at a local vintage shop, added some tiny pearls to it. I also stickled up some of the flowers to add extra sparkle! The narrow ribbon was white to begin with, I couldn't find the right shade of pink in all my hundreds of ribbons, so I spritzed it with glimmer mist!! I added a little vintage button to the bow. I know it's not as fancy or special as most of the cards entered, but I do like it and think it will go to my Mom for Easter. She's always taking care of her "chicks", meaning us kids! and it just reminds me of her for some reason!

You can find all of the most adorable Maggies (and Edwins!) at Diana's wonderful store... http://www.magnoliastamps.us.com

And make sure to check out all the wonderful entries at the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog...

http://www.magnolia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoyed my card, and if you didn't get a chance to see my egg entry for category #3, it's in the post below!! I love that you came to visit!!!

Hugs!!

Teri

My Tilda Easter Egg Project! Loads of Pictures!!

2011-04-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

Good Saturday Afternoon!! This is going to have a ton of pictures! My son did the photography for me and I loved all of them and couldn't decide, so there are shots from all angles!! LOL!! This is my project for the Magnolia-licious Highlites Easter Contest! It's category #3, anything but a card! I know I saw a few eggs already, but I was working so hard that I had to enter mine as well! This contest has brought out the "eggers" in all of us!! haha! I used to decorate real blown eggs and that's what came to mind as soon as the challenge went up! So I found a paper mache egg at Hobby Lobby and used my exacto knife to cut it! Yeah, they aren't paper all the way through, most of it is plastic!!!! I painted the outside a sweet pink and the inside and the shaker box a pretty blue. The whole outside of the egg is glittered in chunky glitter to give the "sugary" effect! The fence is from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge from Cricut, I added tiny bows from crochet thread! I used a little branch off one of my trees in the yard, painted it white and added little pearls and bows, it's hard to see in the pictures... there's also a little bunny hiding in the background as well!! Oh and the inside is also glittered up!!! There's a paper doily on the top of the box and a tulle ruffle "framing" the bottom of the egg! The box itself is covered with Easter paper, I'm sorry, but I don't know who made it, it was in my stash! The roses are Prima, the others are from my flower stash, and I added flower svaworski crystals to the centers for some extra bling! I colored all the Tildas and Edwin with prismacolor pencils and gamsol, their skin is colored with prismacolor markers! I think that's it! I hope you enjoy my project, it's so sweet sitting in my living room and Matthew and Kaitlyn love the little chocolate eggs hiding inside!!! Thanks for looking, let me know what you think!!! The stamps should be available from http://www.magnilia-licious.blogspot.com/ . If they are out of stock, I'm sure Diana can order them! Be sure to check out all the fabulous creations at http://www.magnilia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com/ They are out of this world!! Hugs, Teri

Some little details! Tiny chicks, tiny bows and a little bunny hiding in the background!

Name Banners...

2011-03-14T16:54:00.001-07:00

Hi friends!! Today I wanted to show you a name banner that I made for my niece's little girl! She is a month old and we had a welcome to the family luncheon for her on Saturday! I wanted to make something special for her, and decided on the name banner! The baby's room has grayish-brown walls (actually very pretty!) so I thought the pinks would go well, too! The dotted paper is from my stash, the gray rosette paper is Tim Holtz! The letters are K & Co. wedding stickers, you can't really tell, but they have little bits of glitter on them! I punched a tiny heart out of pink glitter paper to add some extra bling to the letters! Martha Stewart's doily border punch was used on the top along with vintage buttons from my jars!! Seam binding ribbons, and pretty white flowers!!! I loved how it turned out and so did everyone else!!! My niece can't wait to hang it up!! I have another banner that I made for a friends new granddaughter, I'll show you that one soon!!
Thank you so much for stopping by...
Hugs,
Teri

Wizard of Oz invitations!

2011-03-03T12:14:00.000-08:00

Happy March! Gosh, I can not wait for spring to finally get here!! It's just time to open windows and feel the fresh air!! And to have everyone feel better! I am battling the flu, today is much better than yesterday... at least I'm upright! It has pretty much gone through the family now... I'm the last so let's hope that it doesn't make round two!!
I was asked to make a set of invitations for a birthday party! They wanted a Wizard of Oz
theme, so we decided on Dorothy and Toto.You can click on the pictures for a larger view! I used my Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge from Cricut for most of it! "Emerald City" got a good dose of Martha Stewart emerald green glitter and Dorothy's shoes and the little heart on her basket were cut from glitter paper. Oh my gosh, I just noticed that one of her bows are off of her braids! Oh dear, they really are on there!!! This is actually a prototype that I sent her, the details are left off... and on the final one, we put Attention Munchkins! on the top line! I hope she's going to like them! My first "real" commission!! Have a terrific Thursday and enjoy the upcoming weekend!
Hugs,
Teri

My First Award!

2011-02-22T05:57:00.000-08:00

I am so honored to have recieved this award from Bev!! http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/ She is one of the most talented artists I've ever seen!! So thank you so much, Bev, it means a lot to me!!! Now, I guess the "rules" are to tell 8 things about me. So let's see:

1. I have two grandchildren who I love to the moon and back!!

2. I am NOT an outdoorsy type... I love to sit outside and read, but please don't make me hike and camp.... LOL!

3. I am a magazine-aholic... love all kinds, but especially my crafting ones!!!

4. I am absolutely head over heels with the Tildas!!!! My favorite!

5. I'm a messy crafter... I love when my room is clean, but it doesn't stay that way for long!

6. I'm technologically challenged... it takes forever to learn how to do stuff on the computer, which is why my blog is pretty plain!

7. I have more ideas than time!!

8. My family is my life!!!! I have four sisters and a brother and a marvelous sister-in-law! I recently lost my Dad and miss him every day! My Mom is our rock!

I am also supposed to pass this to 8 others whose blogs I love to visit... I'll be back with that later!!! There are sooo many!!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!!

Hugs,

Teri

A Valentine Treat

2011-02-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

Good Friday Morning my friends!!! Today I have a cute little Valentine heart to show you! It's for one of my best friends, Deb, who has just done so much for me... she has a heart of gold, but is one of those people that never expects a thing... so I wanted to surprise her with a little giftie!!! Since we both are doing the Weight Watcher thing, I put nine hershey kisses in it, they equal 2 points!! I found the instructions for this sweet heart over at http://www.valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com/ it is so easy to make, yet sooo cute!! Thank you, Valita for the inspiration!!! Maggie is colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsol, her face and hands are with the prismacolor markers. The heart on the back is from the Raising the Ceiling collection, I wish I could remember where the saying is from, it's out of the package...grr... I had little flowers from my stash and spritzed them with bubblegum glimmer mist, and the seam binding as well. The green seam binding was done with forest green glimmer mist... I added a little "sparklie" in the center of the large flowers, some pearls, a dangling heart charm and called it done!! I hope you all will have a Happy Valentine's Day, I'll be going to a Tastfully Simple party... heehee.. not the most romantic here, but it will be a yummy night!! LOL!!

Enjoy,

Hugs,

Teri

I am entering this one at Cute Cards Thursday Challenge

The Journey Box

2011-01-31T13:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday!! Well, I'm sitting here enjoying the sunshine and waiting for the big, ole snowstorm that's supposed to start tonight! How can it be so pretty now and then WHAM! it turns so yucky! I do NOT like snow and the older I get the less I like it... Ohio in winter... what am I thinking???!!! I finished my special gift for my sister who will most likely start her chemo tomorrow... I made the box and have Tilda sitting on a fence... her little purse is all glittered up, it reminds me of the purses my Grandma used to have... I cut the flowers on my Cricut and added buttons and stickles. Each card inside has a small, inspirational saying... my hope is that if she is feeling down or needs a bit of encouragment, that she'll pull one out and enjoy it... I told her I won't always be able to be there, but I hope that when she looks at them, she'll know my heart is with her!!! I had to leave it on her back porch (enclosed!) because my brother-in-law took her out for the day to get her mind off of tomorrow, so she'll have it when she gets home... I so hope she likes it and doesn't think it's corny...
Matthew is starting to get a cold, rosey cheeks, runny nose, sneezes, but gosh darn it, he doesn't slow down at all!! I'll probably get it from him and be sick for days!!!! Enjoy your week and be safe and warm wherever you are!!!
Hugs,
Teri

Edited to add: My sister just called and loves the box!! She cried, which I figured she would... I had packaged it in a little brown sack with a doily tied with ribbon, and she has even saved that!! LOL!! I am so glad it will bring her comfort!!!!! And this is what happens when your art table is a mess... I found the last card that I made... I KNEW there were seven... yikes!!! It's at the top of this post...

Busy...busy...and candy from Jacque!!

2011-01-26T18:23:00.001-08:00

Hi all! This week has been flying by... we had calling hours for my friend's mother who passed away last Thursday. I made the memorial board for her and was happy with the way it turned out! They always take longer than I think they should, but everyone said it was beautiful! I had to make more sympathy cards this week, one of our good customers at my husband's shop also passed away, so I didn't invent the wheel, just went with the one that I posted below! Very quick to make!!
I'm working on a special project for my sister. She has been diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer, very rare, but it sounds like the doctors are optimistic... she will probably start chemo Feb. 1, so I'm making a box filled with cards that have inspirational sayings on them so she can pull one out if she is feeling a little down. I have the box and four of the little cards done, I'll post them when they are finished! I take such inspiration from a wonderful artist, Jacque Beddingfield, who battled breast cancer with such dignity and optimism! I know I've mentioned her before, you just really need to see her work!!
And speaking of Jacque, she has MORE awesome candy to give away!! Make sure you stop at her blog:
http://www.jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/
Hope to be back with project very soon!!!
Hugs,
Teri

A Simple Sympathy Card...

2011-01-21T05:29:00.001-08:00

Good Friday Morning!!! There is more snow in the air and on the ground and I must say, I'm pretty tired of it all!! I was getting Kaitlyn ready to run some errands yesterday and oh, how I miss the days of just grabbing some sandals and heading out the door!!! No hats, coats, boots or a little one who likes to run into the snow and then my car!!! LOL!!! I am ready for summer, or at least sunny, warm weather with gorgeous blue skies.... okay, summer!!! hee hee!!
Our new year has begun with losses already. A friend's Dad passed away and Sunday we learned that a good friend who had moved to Kentucky passed away from a heart attack! Greg was such a fun, happy guy who would do anything for you! I feel so bad.... and now, one of my special friends is waiting and watching her mother pass away, she is in hospice and they keep telling her that she won't make it through the day... it's going on day three and Hope is just beside herself. She has asked me to make the memorial board... it's an honor, but one that I don't enjoy doing. So I've started making sympathy cards... looks like I'll need a few....
This one is very simple, I embossed a panel with a Sizzix folder, added a seam binding bow and another smaller embossed panel, this is a small Cuttlebug folder, stamped "peace" on it and painted the raised portions with Shimmerz in angel wings.... simple, but I think it works.
My daughter in law has a snow day today ( go figure!) so I have no kiddos. It's laundry day and I have a ton to catch up on!!!
Enjoy your day and tell your friends how much they mean to you!!!
Hugs,
Teri

More Sweet Stuff from Jacque!!

2011-01-10T20:20:00.000-08:00

She is truly amazing, check out Jacque's candy at http://www.jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/ ! I've said it many times, but her work is fabulous!!! You never get tired of looking at it!!!!!
Enjoy and good luck!!!
Hugs,
Teri

A Maggie Thank You!

2011-01-04T11:18:00.000-08:00

Hi friends!! I feel like I'm starting the New Year off right!! I am actually entering the Magnolia-licious Challenge and I'm NOT racing to get it posted at the last minute!! Yay me!!! LOL!!! You have to check out the challenge blog, oh my gosh, the GORGEOUS design team work! Outstanding!!!

I've had this little cutie colored up for some time and I'm so sorry, I don't know the name, the image was sent to me by a very generous person!! I think she's so sweet, just sitting there all prim and proper!!! You can't tell by the picture, but her little shoes are sparkly with my stardust gel pen! I added a teeny-tiny little bow in her hair and glittered up her dress ribbon. The three panels are embossed with Cuttlebug folders and the label is a Nestibilities labels eight. The double bow is made with twill tape and I added a Prima rose. Tilda is colored in Prismacolor markers and pencils. I am going to try to finish my cards on the inside, so I did remember to do that here, nothing really special, but it does give a little fancier look.

Thank you so much for stopping by and having a little peek at my work! Now it's off to see what Matthew is up to... when a five year old is quiet for too long, you need to check it out!! LOL!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!!!

Hugs,

Teri

http://www.magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year!!!

2010-12-31T19:18:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful New Year!! I hope that your life will be filled with happiness and hope!!! I'm not making resolutions this year, just hoping to do better, feel better and create a whole lot more!!!! I'm going to try to be more regular with my blogging as well, and to participate in some more challenges, it really does help to get those creative juices flowing!!!
I'd also like to tell you to hop over to Jacque's blog, she is having the most marvelous candy giveaway!!! Not to mention her most awesome talent!! Her blog is truly a delight!!! I love it!!!
Have a safe and Happy New Year!!!!!
Hugs,
Teri

http://www.jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com

Pink and Yellow Challenge!

2010-11-22T15:19:00.000-08:00

This is for the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog! I'm hoping to get it in on time!!! I'll be back with more details!!!!

Sparkly Tilda Paint Can!

2010-11-18T09:50:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I thought I'd let you see the paint can that I altered for my friend, Peachy, over on the Cricut MB! This is sooo late to her, but I hope she will like it!! It's filled with all kinds of little goodies that I hope she can use! I made pink rosettes and edged them with gold stickles, on the largest one, I added Sparkly Tilda and she holds a little heart charm that is attached with ribbon. The lid has a ceramic knob screwed into it, and to be honest, it didn't attach quite the way I wanted so it's strictly decorative... it's glued on and will pop off with any kind of force... yikes! All the other rosettes have little buttons on them... Peachy decorates her art room with pink and black, so I hope it goes well in it!! As usual, coloring is done with prismacolor pencils and markers! Thanks for looking and I hope you like it!
Have a marvelous Thursday!!
Teri

A Maggie gift set!

2010-11-16T05:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Tuesday everyone!! It's been awhile since I've posted anything and today I'd like to show you a cute gift box and card set! I think they will make a darling little present! I made an additional box bottom and turned it upside down in the main box so that the little cards didn't get "lost"!! I'll wrap some pretty tissue around them with a ribbon and place them inside! The cards are 4x4, just right for a quick little note! I made the pink lace flower on the box, added a ticket and some Prima lavender buds, love them!! Some pink pearls, pretty seam binding ribbon and a doily finish the lid of the box! I am actually going to enter it into my first challenge ever! The LOTV Challenge blog is anything goes, so I figure this will work! Now to figure out how to post it to the challenge site!! LOL!!

Sweet Tilda

2010-10-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday afternoon!! It's been awhile since I've posted, I've been busy trying to finish up a paintcan swap that I'm in ( so sorry, Peachy!, but it's almost done!!) taking care of the little guys, and making a couple things that have to get out, like the wedding card and baby card and also this little tin! I used Sweet Tilda and she's colored in Prismacolor pencils. My friend, Jen, from the Gibbs swap on the Cricut MB, made the gorgeous flower on the front! The paper is K & Co. , I love that line... okay, I love all paper!!!!
Yesterday, I went into a little Fabric and Freight Mart in my hometown, I am sooo excited!! They have tons of laces and ribbons for really CHEAP!! Like 10 yards for a dollar!!! But the best were the spools of vintage seam binding I found! 100 yard rolls for 99 cents!!! I almost had the big one!!!! Of course I grabbed it all, she had it in white, off white, dusty blue, tan and mauve. It's gorgeous and I can't wait to use it!!!! I have bought it already for 3 yards for $2, so this is my bargain of the month!!!! I'm going to "wrinkle" some of it, too! Love the way it ties for ribbons!! Anyway, going back tomorrow with my friend, Deb, and without the little guys!!! Can't wait to REALLY be able to dig around, it's one of those places that is a huge mess.... I love it!!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Hugs,
Teri

Lili of the Valley Wedding

2010-10-22T10:45:00.000-07:00

This card was inspired by one that Dena did on her blog, Dena's Stamping Corner. Hers is fabulously gorgeous, but I'm okay with mine, too! I used the little bride and groom from Lili of the Valley, and little flowers from my stash, lace from my stash and pearls and stickles!! It's on its way to Gatlinburg where my niece is getting married tomorrow. I couldn't go, so I wanted to send her something special, I hope she likes it!!!

A CC Designs baby card!

2010-10-22T10:35:00.001-07:00

This is a sweet, little card I made for our nephew and his wife who had a little girl! I colored the CC Designs little girl with Prismacolor markers and pencils. I added a little "tutu" out of tulle, isn't it cute? The flowers came from a candy I won from Jacque! Added rick rack and buttons from my stash!!

A Simple Tilda card

2010-10-06T21:48:00.001-07:00

Good Morning, it's 12:48 a.m. and I can't sleep... sigh... I'll pay for staying up by this afternoon! My partner on Gibbs 3 got her box today, so I thought I'd post a couple more things that I made for her. This is a super simple card! The notebooks are just little ones I altered, they are for the words, Time Flies By. I thought they would be good to pop in a purse for when the little ones say and do precious things, you can grab it and jot it down while it's still fresh in your mind! So I made one for each of her kids! Didn't add any ribbons or embellishments so they wouldn't get messed up if it was kept in a purse!

Hope you like them!

Have a great Thursday!! I plan to get some laundry done (fun!) and then get some cards made that need to go out!!

Teri

Halloween Banner!

2010-10-01T14:43:00.000-07:00

Today is such a gorgeous sunny day, cool enough for a sweater, but not cold enough for a coat!! My kind of day!!! I spent most of the day doing errands for Bill and taking care of the little guys, but did manage to make two Halloween cards. My friend, Deb, is having a Halloween card making day tomorrow at her house ( it IS National Card Making Day, too!! ) and we are making samples of cards that the girls can make! But I also decided to make a couple little decorations as well! I totally got my inspiration for this banner from the blog, Flutter by Atomicbutterfly, she makes the MOST GORGEOUS banners for all occassions, I love her work!! Anyway, I thought I would give it a try and since I had just colored these two cutie patooties, I figured they would look adorable on it! It's a fun project, just hard picking out what papers to use!! LOL!! The rosettes were fun to make, just a lot of scoring and folding; I can't wait for the Tim Holtz rosette die cut to make it's way around here, it will save a lot of time!!

Tilda is colored with Prismacolor markers for her face and skin and the Prismacolor pencils for everything else. I stickled her socks, ribbons and pumpkin so she's kind of glittery! The "boo" are chipboard letters that I covered with Martha Stewart gold glitter! The little bats between flags are from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge. I thought it turned out pretty cute!!

Hope you enjoy my little banner and have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy it no matter what kind of weather you have!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Teri

Lots of Pictures!

2010-09-24T07:51:00.000-07:00

This is for the words "What was I Thinking?" After I started it and realized I was making twelve, I DID say "What was I thinking???"!! LOL!! It's a picture "calendar", Jen can add pictures for each month and change them out year after year!! I love the Maggies with it!! Another project I will be repeating for myself!!!! A big thank you to Tammy for the idea! She made me a calendar that you put each page on easel and that's where I got my idea!

A Few Peeks at my Partner's Box!!

2010-09-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

Here are a few things I've made for my partner in the Gibbs swap over on the Cricut MB. She had better not be peeking!!!!! LOL!!! The first is the folder in the post below, that's one of the things for her, then I made this shadowbox. You can hang it or just stand it on its own. It's for the words, not all it's cracked up to be. I guess the "sections" can be the cracked up part!! I worked in the initials of all of her family, her wedding year and the family name. I am so making one of these for myself... someday.... LOL!!!

Finally, a Maggie to post!!!

2010-09-20T19:09:00.000-07:00

Gosh, I feel like I haven't colored a Maggie in forever... and I haven't! Well, not really, I've been coloring, but not doing any projects with them! So I am in a swap on the Cricut message board and this is one of my projects!! It's a folder to hold stamped images, I cut off Tilda's balloons and added a little flower. It's one of my first attempts with my prismacolor markers, I'm usually a pencil girl, but Friday night I crafted with my good friend, Deb, until 1:30 a.m.~ and she helped me with the markers again! So I do like her alot, but now I need to get more softer colors!! I used some old lace and buttons from my stash and Martha Stewart ribbon that I had never opened and oh my goodness, it's so beautiful!! Hope you like it!!

I've been neglecting my blog!

2010-08-31T12:29:00.000-07:00

Gosh, it's been a long time since I've been on my blog! So many things happen in every day "real" life! My husband is involved in the National Wild Turkey Federation, which of course, means so am I!! We had our annual banquet on the 12th of August, what a lot of work!! I had to add my touch and stamped some turkey tracks and turkeys on some of the tags for the buffet, and also made some tile coasters and cards for the women's table! It all turned out great and I'm glad it's over for another year!! I don't hunt at all, but I'm glad he does... I have my quiet, crafting time while Bill is away!!
On a very sad note, I lost my Dad on August 19. He had a sudden, massive stroke. I still cannot believe it and sometimes I think I've had a really bad nightmare, but it is true. He was such an awesome man, I loved him with all my heart! My Mom is dealing very well, but I know it's just because she has so much busy work to do right now. They had been married 58 years three days before he died. My family is very close, so we are helping each other through this....
Anyway, life does go on and I need to finish so many things!! My poor partner in Gibbs 3 on the Cricut message board, she is still waiting on her box of goodies... hang in there, Jen, I'm still working away!! My niece will be getting married in October and I have her little scrapbook to make, it's of her and her future hubby growing up, and ends with an engagement!! They are darling keepsakes for each of them!
I wish I had something wonderful to show you, but my crafting time has been few and far between... soon, I hope! I have picked up some basic crochet instructions to try to make some flowers, I'm not very good at it though!! heehee!
Enjoy the week!!!
Teri

Just a crazy life...

2010-07-20T21:26:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I've had a chance to add to my blog! It isn't even like I've been doing a lot of fun stuff, just busy with every day living!! We went to our camper this past weekend, just Bill and me, it was very quiet, but oh, so hot!! We actually went to a corn fest and I had sweet corn ice cream! So adventurous!! It tasted like vanilla ice cream with crunchy things in it~ not too bad, would I order it again? Probably not!!! LOL!! But hey, I had to try it!! Sunday we went to my most favorite restaurant for my birthday, Carabbas!! Yummy!! The little ones were so good, it helps when they get a handful of bread dough to play with!
This card is for my friend, Jen's, challenge. www.youngsscrapping.blogspot.com/ She has posted a sketch and this is my take on it. This is my first time using my prismacolor markers and I have a lonnggg way to go!! I guess I will just have to keep on practicing! The colors are not my usual, so bright, but I think it looks happy too!! I just love this little CC Designs party girl!! Thanks, Deb, for letting me use your stamps, you're the best!!!!!
Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Land of Magnolia Contest entry

2010-07-06T05:56:00.000-07:00

This was my entry in the Land of Magnolia contest a while back, I won 4th place, and received the Sweden Raising the Ceiling collection and two Tildas of my choice!! Very fun!!! All the winners are being showcased on the Magnolia blog: www.magnolia-licious.blogspot.com . The only sad part was that I had to send the book to Diana, I'll have to make me one soon!! I also had to hand write my story, since my computer decided to die, but I think that actually helped me out a little!! LOL!! All the images were colored with prismacolors and gamsol and I used the scor-pal for the edges of each page. I found the book on my grandson's bookcase, an old board book that had seen better days, so I tore off the shiny pages and glued the cardstock ones on!! Hope you like it!!

2010-07-06T05:51:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! It always goes by way too fast!! We went to a great picnic on Saturday at our friends house and Matthew got to kayak!! He's never even seen one before, let alone be in one!! He took to it like a duck to water!! It was so neat to see him paddling all over the pond, he even got in a sticky situation and was able to manuever his way out!! Now he wants one... I keep telling him our tiny pond in the backyard won't even be big enough for the kayak to go in, but he thinks we should just make it bigger!!!
We went down to the camper on Sunday and I took my Tildas to color, of course!! I have about 30 done and now I need to get busy and create with them!!!
Enjoy your Tuesday!!!

2010-06-13T18:14:00.000-07:00

These are a couple cards I made for the Magnolia-licious rain group for May. I forgot to post them earlier....

2010-06-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday evening!! I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend! I spent Saturday cleaning out my grandkids "playroom" and today it was my art room's turn!! I finally have more than four square inches to work with at my table!! I took out my stereo system that wasn't working anymore and that freed up a lot of space!! I also took down the card table that Matthew works at, they are on vacation for a week, so he won't be here... I figure the extra room will make it easier to create more!! Next week it will be back up and he will be busily playing next to me!!
Anyway, a good friend had knee replacement surgery last week, and this card is for her! We usually go out to dinner with them at least once a week and afterwards always end up at McDonalds for an ice cream cone, so that's why the sentiment is what it is!! She has a great sense of humor, so I know she'll love it. On the right panel we are putting a gift card to McDonalds!!

The dp is Sweet Stack from DCWV. I colored Tilda with prismacolors, the flowers are Martha Stewart, the small ice cream cone is a Studio G stamp! Ribbon is from Michaels.

Past Creations...

2010-06-09T05:56:00.000-07:00

Some of my past creations for various projects...

The baby shower card...

2010-06-08T12:45:00.000-07:00

This was the card I made for my nephew's wife who is expecting in July, she's just the sweetest girl, so I wanted a sweet card for her!!! I used the Cricut, Everyday Paper Dolls for the crib and just cut a triangle for the little blanket! Miss Tilda of course, with the little baby. I colored it up with prismacolors and gamsol. Someday I will be brave enough to play with the copics!! Oh and the "floor" was made with my scor-pal!

Another day, another project!

2010-06-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

The little ones and I have had a busy morning, we went to the park, had a little McDonald's snack, (aren't the caramel frappes the best????!!!!) and then went to the library. Matthew joined the summer book club, so I guess we will be reading a lot!!! He likes it because there are prizes for everyone, a five year olds dream!!! LOL!!!
Anyway, Kaitlyn is napping and Matthew is chilling to Curious George, so I thought I'd pop another project on the blog. This is one of the matchbox treasure boxes! It's also another Gibbs word of the day, Magic in a box. I filled the drawers with all kinds of little goodies for my partner!! I think I'm going to make one using the larger matchboxes, too! Hope you like it!!

2010-06-07T19:03:00.001-07:00

Wow... I've been on a lot today, it's just that the little ones aren't here today, so I had some time to play with the blog! Plus, I've been dying to get some of the projects on! Most of them will be Gibbs projects since that's what I've spent the most time on lately! One of the words was a word or shape book. I couldn't find the right size house book, so I made my own pattern and cut them out of chipboard. I just think this is so pretty! And I personalized it for my partner, her house number is above the front door and their wedding year is over the back window. Then of course, she will add her own photos. The doorknob and the hinges on the front door are parts of a favorite bracelet that broke!!!! So now I have a nice, little assortment of pretty beads to use on cards and such! The hinges are buttons with parts of the bracelet in the center!

2010-06-07T14:17:00.000-07:00

Okay, I think I'll post one more project, I'm in a Tilda kind of mood!! This is for Gibbs as well... I do need to make one for my art room, I love it!!

2010-06-07T13:41:00.000-07:00

Another Gibbs project, this was Alter a tin. We have 25 words and most of them should be handmade, which I love doing! Of course, Tilda is here, paper flowers, ribbon and lace, all the things I love, so I'm hoping Tammy will love them,too!!! The tin holds a lot of Tilda images that I stamped for her to color, she can use it for anything, little treasures, etc. Love making the tins!!!!

Still trying to figure out the blogging world!

2010-06-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

I am trying so hard to figure out all this blogging stuff!! I think I have finally figured out how to post my pictures from photobucket, so I'm going to give it a try!!

Things have been very busy around here... there's a new baby on the way, my nephew and his wife are expecting on July 31, the same day my niece is getting married! That should make for an interesting wedding!! LOL!! We have already had the showers, the bridal shower was yesterday, so now all that's left is the celebrating!!!

I haven't been feeling up to par lately and so I'm glad that today is a good day!! I still have to get to the post office to mail off my package to my partner in the Gibbs swap over at the Cricut message board.. I promise, Tammy, it is coming!! Why is it so hard to do the things that need to be done????

Anyway, speaking of Gibbs, here are a few of the projects I've made for my very patient partner... and she better not be peeking!!!!!

The first is a magnet board I covered with paper from K&Co. I had the flowers from an old candle ring... which is why I don't throw anything away!!! LOL!! The magnets are my sweet, little Tildas from Magnolia!! Always have to have them around!! Added some pearls, some lace and called it done!! I think this was for Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder...

A few of my favorites!

2010-03-31T21:06:00.001-07:00

I love altering tins and so I'm showing a few of the ones that I've made.

The first card tin was for an auction and my daughter in law won it!! She was so excited and I thought it was so funny!!
(I know "anniversary" is spelled wrong!!) LOL!

Time to Update... I hope

2010-03-30T09:55:00.000-07:00

I have to be honest... I haven't touched this blog since last year... obviously. And now I can't remember how to post pictures!! Oh to be computer savvy!!! LOL!! But I've had lots of inspiration lately from the GIBBS girls over on the Cricut MB, so I'm going to give it a shot again!!!!

2009-10-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

Well, so far, so good, now I'm going to try to add a picture! On the Cricut message board, I am doing a couple of really awesome swaps and this is a project for one of them! It's a Christmas "wish list" book, made out of toilet paper rolls!! I love it because I used a lot of Tilda images and I just love those little girls!!!!

The first picture is the cover.... I used a rub on for Christmas and then my Cricut for the word Wishes!!

Then the interior pages... each inital is one of the recipients children's names, then a tag pulls out that they can write their wishes on... I thought it would be sweet to save them from year to year and make new ones....the last is of the tags...

2009-10-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my new blog!! I'm pretty computer illiterate, so I'm hoping this will be a work in progress!! I want to be able to share the things I make and the things I love with my friends!! So, Rhonda, your help will be appreciated with making this my "girly" place to come and hang out!!!! So far, so good, I've got a blog!!!!!