I made this with a kit I bought from Timeless Daydreams and a few pieces I won from Lucky Girl Crafts for Scrap Whispers. Our team didn't win, but it was fun to play.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Jolly by Golly - Cosmo Cricket Card
Cosmo Cricket is having a challenge. I created this cute little card for it! The Pink Stamper has also issued a winter challenge, and I thought this would work well for it also! And, yes the coffee mugs are on a slant and so are the birds. I thought it made it more fun. I fussy cut the little birds because I wanted to have them walk down the dark pink part of the cute patterned paper! Anyway, I made the little spiral flower and added a pink button, a little ink and Rock Candy stickles on it. The BRRR sticker is SRM stickers! Thanks for looking!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
First Job
You know, sometimes you have it, and sometimes, you don't! This is more in the "don't" category. I don't know why I was so stubborn to keep working on a layout when I was just not "feelin'" it! Well, that's the way it goes sometimes. I just haven't been feeling well this week. Many of you do not know that I have Lupus as well as Sjogren's Syndrome (which is another autoimmune disease), and I also suffer from terrible migraines frequently. This is why I work part-time as an ESL tutor instead of as a full-time librarian! Well, this week I have been in a flair. I had a horrible migraine today, but I wanted to take two of my students to a kite making afternoon about 1/2 hour from where we live. So, early this morning I took my Rx, grabbed my "heart pillow" (heating pad) for my neck, slept in my quiet, dark room until it was time to get ready to go. I did not want to disappoint "the girls." We did get to go, and the girls got to make some beautiful butterfly kites--taught by a master kite maker from China! It was so fun seeing their enjoyment!!! We also took them out to eat. This was a rare treat for them! So, we really enjoyed the day! I'm still feeling badly, but HAPPY!
Anyway, back to the layout: The Paper Variety had a challenge where you had to scraplift one of their DT members. I decided to use elements from Tessa's layout! They are the cluster with the heart, star and flower to the lower right of the photo. I also drew a box around the photo as a frame and added some buttons in a couple of clusters. I also added a scallop to the right of the photo--which Tessa also included in her layout! I did use paint, but I used it more like the loosely followed Sketch Inspiration's #144 this week. You can see the sketch in the paint dauber circles and the border strip along the bottom of the photo as well as the little bracketed title "First Job - Gerbes." I also took a little inspiration from a CK layout called First Snowfall by Tina.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Halloween Card
This card is really simple. What I like about it is the Krylon webbing spray on the middle background paper! I got the stamp from a friend at Sketches 4 All and the sketch came from there, too! I'm entering it into the Simon Says challenge to make a Halloween Card.
School Days - 1997
It seems like just yesterday that these pictures were taken. I made this for one of the Sketches 4 All challenges recently! Most of the paper I got from my friend Stacy, but the wooden letters came from my friend Mel. I shared links in my last scrapbook layout post! The stickers were from Fia (Sketches 4 All owner) and the eyelet ribbon was from Cindy from there! so, thanks to everyone who contributed to this layout! :-)
Kusudama flowers and a gift
I made this flower using a tutorial from Sandy Ang. I made some with the Chinese girls who I tutor at the local high school. They caught on immediately. I didn't have my camera with me, but I am sharing the one I made. I gave them much prettier paper! They just loved doing it! So, I wanted to thank Sandy for sharing the wonderful tutorial.
While I am speaking about Sandy, I wanted to show you a fun giveaway that I won from her:
If you have a minute, you might go over to Sandy's site. She is really talented! She also sent me a fantastic card, but I didn't take a photo of it! I've been exhausted this week so I've only done 2 crafting projects this week. Most everything I'm posting are things that I made for the Sketch A Thon at Sketches 4 All last month!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Gearing up for Shows
Bocote Teleidoscope
Walnut Sushi plate set
My husband is gearing up for fall shows--which of course, means that I am going to be extra busy! Here are some of his latest creations!!!
If you'd like to see more and want to snag something before the shows get started, please let us know! People are starting to think about Christmas presents and that is when things start flying off of the shelves! :-)
If you'd like to see more:
http://www.massmans.org/zen/ where almost everything he has is listed or his etsy shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/massmans
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