Dreaming of Dresses

Hi Everyone,

Today I wanted to show you

some stamps I bought from

 Loralie Designs.

Also some wonderful dies from

My Favorite Things, Die-namics.

I will put pictures of the products

 I bought at the end of the page.

That way they are easier

to find.

This is the card I made.

I stamped the dress pieces, bows, and flowers out

on white iridescent card stock,

and colored them in with my

Spectrum-Noir Markers.

Then cut them out, added

some pearls and glitter,

and placed them on the card with

foam dots. I also put the bows and

the flower on with foam dots to give

it a little dimension.

I used the dies to cut out the leaves and

 fancy swirls to put with the dress.

The little flowers are from

Prima Designs.

To me it looks like the ball gown is

growing on the flowering vine.

Where do I buy those seeds?

And do they have shoe seeds,

and purse seeds??

Maybe they are further up the vine...

:)LOL:)

Anyway, silly me!

Here are the pictures of what

you will be looking for.

Loralie Designs

Loralie Designs

I had a great time making this card.

I will be adding more projects

with the Loralie stamps.

I think they are so cute...

Don't forget to leave a comment for this months blog candy. I am trying to get to

135 members.



April Blog Candy



Until next time.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Milk and Cookies

Hi Everyone,

They are here, the new stamps from the Sheena Douglass Collection.

This one is a silly moo cow with a crown

on her head. I love it!

The first thing I thought of was,

yes you guessed it,

Milk and Cookies!!

I looked for a template online for the milk

carton, and this is what I found.

http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/milkcarton.htm

Thank You Milkwood Designs.

Then I pulled out my

Crafter's Companion Ultimate Tool

and went to town.

This tool makes it so easy to put together 

boxes, cards, envelopes and a

multitude of other crafts.

After cutting out the template, I

airbrushed the blank side of the

card stock with my

Spectrum-Noir Markers.

(Yes they fit in the airbrush system)

Then put the carton together.

For the wonderful Moo Cows,

just stamp it on white card stock

and color in. Again I used the airbrush

and sprayed slashes of greens for the grass,

and browns for the cows.

Then just cut around the stamp and

glue it on the carton.

How fun is that!

I added a few flowers and the

carton is done.

Now I know it doesn't really have milk in it.

But just think how fun it would

be for the kiddos to have this stamp on a real carton of milk!

( Just attach with foam dots and they can

take it off the carton and keep it.)

 Just add a straw and cookies.

"YUM"

Or, pack the little cookies in a plastic

baggie. Put them in the carton, seal it up, and put it in their lunch box. Maybe add a little note to say, "Proud of you" or "Your the best" What a surprise when they open it at lunch time.

This is just one of the new stamps.

To check out all the wonderful stamps

go to Crafter's Companion .Com.

Also we have a new contest

going on over on the

 Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog

The theme this month is

"Mothers Day"

Check out all the wonderful projects

the design team has made for you

this month, these girls are so talented...

Don't forget to take a look at

all the wonderful projects over on the

Crafter's Companion Information Blog.

The designers have projects for

 you everyday. They would love to

here your comments. We have

so much fun! Come join the site.

I hope you liked the project

for today.

Thank you for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Miss You

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday.

Today I wanted to share with you one of the

beautiful stamps from the Art-Kure collection, Britain In Bloom.

This wonderful large stamp is called Wysteria.

The size of this stamp is 2 1/2 x 5.

I wanted it to be a bit bigger so I stamped it out on

white card stock and scanned it into the computer.

I wanted to show you the beautiful detail of this stamp.

Also to show you that when you purchase these stamps, there is no

limit to what you can do. Make them bigger, or smaller if you wish.

After the scan, I printed it out on an iridescent piece of

white card stock and colored it in with my

 Spectrum-Noir Markers.

Then shaded around the edges with 

 Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Dusty Concord 

with the Ink Blending Tool.

To give it a little 3-D effect, I added some flower soft to the petals.

I cut the stamp out, and mounted it on some

black and white contrasting card stock. Then added a few

pearls and butterflies.

I wanted the person to know just what I was feeling.

" I Miss You "

says it all...

Here is the card I came up with today.

I hope you like it!

To see all the great products I used today, stop by the

Crafter's Companion Store

and check it out.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Mothers Day Theme

Hi Everyone,

Today I painted a little bird house.

The theme this month over on the
Crafter's Companion Challenge
site is Mothers Day.

First I painted the bird house then covered it with
flowers and leaves.
The stamp I used came from the Sheena Douglass   
 Paint Fusion Line, called Simply Sweet. As you can see
I stamped that across the front.
I colored the tiny leaves in with my
 Spectrum-Noir Markers,
and added flower soft for the tiny roses.

My Mother would have loved this little bird house.

I miss her very much!

She is always with me, inspiring me to make and share

different projects.

 "Thanks Mom"

I want to share a beautiful poem that my

daughter dedicated

to my mother.

And yes it may make you cry.

Please stop by the Crafter's Companion Challenge Site and take

a look at all the wonderful projects that the design team

has put together. Join us this month, and make a

project for your mom, or someone you love. 

We would love to see them.

 Just remember to use a Crafter's Companion stamp.

You can  enter up to three times.

Just have fun!!

 Thank you for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Mandi

Hi Everyone,

Today I found out that one of

our crafting comunity members

has lost their precious fur baby Mandi.

(loving Dog)

My heart goes out to Cindy and Kevin.

Mandi, peacefully passed away in the arms

of her loving fur baby mom, Cindy.

Mandi has been with them for a long time.

She has had a lot of heath issues.

Now she is playing, chasing, rabbits and squirrels over the rainbow bridge.

She will be missed.

All of our loving prayers go out to you both.

With Deepest Sympathy

We love you.

Easter Bunny Gift Tag

Hi Everyone,

I am so excited about the new Beatrix Potter Stamps,

and embellishments.

I just love all the characters.

Last year my stepson Devin, gave me a chocolate bunny.

It was Peter rabbit.

So I made a stamped tag to go with it.

I will keep the bunny forever, and the tag 

 gave it just the right touch.

I stamped Benjamin Bunny on the tag

and colored him in with my

Spectrum-Noir Markers.

Then added some flowers and a bow.

Using these stamps, makes it so easy to add

just a little something extra to a gift or a card.

You can find all of the Beatrix Potter 

stamps and embellishments over at

Crafter's Companion.com.

Pop over and take a look.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Tattoos by Jenn

Hi Everyone,

 I am so excited.
My daughter just finished the
tattoo on her sister.
So I wanted to update the picture.

I think it is beautiful!!

I hope everyone likes it, and please

 leave a comment.

Thank you so much for popping in,

and taking a  look.

Have a scrappy day.

_____________________________________________

Hi Everyone,

I am reposting this today.
My daughter did two more tattoos,
and this time I was very honored to be
able to watch one of them.

The first one is a survivor ribbon.
This wonderful lady was told at
age 12 that she had ovarian cancer.
They had to take one and a half of her
ovaries. She has been cancer free for
8 years now and has a beautiful
baby girl. A little angel sent from heaven!
This is her tattoo:

The next lady I will let Jenn tell you about.

Hi everyone, I had a great time doing this

tattoo today. This little lady drew this rose

when she was 17 and has always wanted

it as a beautiful tattoo. So I brought it to life

for her. Another reason I has such a great

time today is that my mom was able to sit in  and watch me for the first time. That made it super special :)

These are some of the pictures of the day:

I had a great time today seeing my daughter

doing these wonderful tattoos.

I hope you liked them also.

I will keep updating these as they come in.

Thank you for stopping by.

_________________________________

 Today I wanted to show off

a work in progress.

My daughter Jennifer is an amazing artist.

This is the latest Tattoo she is working on.

This is the outline, and it took about

4 hours to do.

She did this for her sister's birthday gift.

It still needs the coloring and shading.

I will post pictures as soon as they come in.

I am so proud of her.

Her favorite tattoo personality is

Kat Von D. I know Jenn would

love for Kat to see her work.

So if any body knows Kat, tell her to

pop over to my blog and take a look.

Also this is one that was just finished today,

it was done on her husband, Eugene.

It is for his aunt Judy, She just went through

surgery for a partial mastectomy.

She may have to have surgery again.

Your prayers are welcome.

Thank you for stopping by.

And go get inked!!

lol

Have a scrappy day!!!

Easter Egg Fun

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to thank Dawn for

the honor of being guest designer

on her blog.
 http://www.dawnscraft.com/

Dawn is amazing, as you well know, and

has so many wonderful projects.

She has helped me in so many ways

in my journey as a blogger and crafter.

This is what I have created today, I

hope you enjoy the Easter eggs.

I started with white acrylic paint

 and some paper mache eggs.

Painted them white, and let them dry.

Then pulled out some twinkling H20s,

rub ons and crafting foil.

You can use any kind of rub ons.

( The bugs are great for the boys)

I purchased these at the local craft

store. And the Fairyopolis decals are from

Crafter's Companion.

Then just have fun.

Rub the decal on first, then paint

over the top with the H20's.

If you don't have the H2o's just use

watercolor paints with a little pearl ex.

Or you can get "Iridescent Medium", and that makes everything water based sparkle.

(You can get that at Michael's)

After you get the eggs the way

you want them, just spray with a

glossy sealant. This way even if they

get wet they will be O.K.

For the craft foil, I just sprayed the

eggs with a good tacky glue and wrapped

the foil around it, and peeled it off.

Then sealed it.

So easy!

These eggs are for the older children,

or the  adult baskets, please do not put

them in the little ones baskets.

They may think they can eat them,

and that would be a no no.

Here are a few more pictures of some

 of the eggs I made, I hope you enjoy

them.

You will have splits and cracks

when you use the rub ons.

They were not designed to be put on

a round surface. Just do the best you can.

They are not meant to be perfect.

Just have fun!!!

These were so fun to make!!

Maybe this would be something you might

want to do with the kiddos.

The paper mache eggs can be kept.

You can use water color paints, just

like the ones they use in school.

And stickers.

Put some old clothes on the children

and make a day of it.

Start a new tradition.

If you have any questions about products

or techniques, please let me know.

Thank you for stopping by.

&

Have a happy Easter everyone.