tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27229844519741088242024-02-18T23:58:00.393-08:00Just Add GlitterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-51890544058605424402016-06-30T05:43:00.001-07:002016-06-30T05:43:03.425-07:00Bicycles for a Sketch ChallengeFor this card I used a Close to My Heart set, some Basic Gray papers, and wadhi tape to follow a sketch. This card will be sent to a persin in my swap group. This swap was to follow a given sketch from one of the members. Love riding my mountain bike, so I was glad for a chance to create a card that reflected that.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1Hawthorne, United States29.4494194 -82.1082798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-20158830391319914612016-06-12T05:49:00.001-07:002016-06-12T05:49:59.613-07:00A ...My name is Alice I participated in a swap with an online group and the theme was to make a card based on anything that starts with the letter A. I signed up for it thinking this woukd be easy but it turned out to be a challenge. I finally decided to break out sime Tweety Jill stamps and this is what I came up with.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com0Hawthorne, United States29.4512008 -82.1079395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-27935153642151066612016-06-07T06:18:00.001-07:002016-06-07T06:18:36.708-07:00Cat BurglarI made a card using the Tim Holtz Crazy Cats set. I found this mask in a bunch of neglected Judith stamps. Made the word bubble using a set feom Stampin'Up! called Just Sayin' minus the wirds and added a stamp from Great Impressions. I am happy with how it came out even if it did take four days to come together. Watcha think?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com0Hawthorne, United States29.4515988 -82.1083271tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-6148015952758814262015-05-17T15:10:00.001-07:002015-05-17T15:10:34.551-07:00Retirement Butterfly
I borrowed a design that a friend used on one of her creations to make this butterfly card. The papers are retired Close to My Heart. I think this will go to one of the teachers that is retiring at my school this year. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-76119226697473334392015-03-10T14:35:00.001-07:002015-03-10T14:35:37.796-07:00Shades of Gray
While cleaning off my sadly neglected crafting desk, I ran across some items I had purchased at a StampFest event in Orlando last year. Yes, I never stopped collecting new toys! I pulled together a few other scraps that were laying around on the table and came up with this quick, very simple card. I am thinking I see pattern of pink butterflies in my work lately. Maybe it's a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-5524081872375085742015-03-08T10:54:00.001-07:002015-03-08T11:06:59.087-07:00Skeleton Key Butterfly
Hi!! I can't believe it has been over two years since I have posted on my blog! There have been a lot of changes and challenges over the past two years, so I guess the time has just slipped away. For anyone who ever read this blog back then, Kyli is now cancer free and just celebrated her seventh birthday! I also have a grandson who is sixteen months old. He was just diagnosed with a lifelong Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-47274906732651912912012-12-28T05:15:00.000-08:002012-12-28T05:15:05.830-08:00Christmas Projects
I wanted to share a couple of the projects I have been working on over Christmas break. The instructions for the Santa ornaments above were found on Pinterest and I just knew Kyli would love making these. We made six of them and she gave them to the family as Christmas presents. She was so proud to give them out! They were made with a simple salt dough and baked. Then they were painted up and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-81687687902145606972012-09-22T08:21:00.002-07:002012-09-22T08:21:35.500-07:00Paper Pieced Witch
Good Saturday morning to all!! I am in such a good mood today! It could have something to do with being able to sleep past 5 AM and having a day with nothing scheduled that I haven't chosen to do on my own accord! I started out by making breakfast for my hubby (I suspect he was beginning to think I had forgotten how to cook) and then actually sat down to do some creating. And here is another Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-57853640335200650082012-09-16T08:20:00.000-07:002012-09-16T08:20:00.723-07:00Witch's Dance
I've been wanting to make this card for a while now. When I got the ballet dancer die, my friend Bonnie and I got the idea to make a dancing witch out of her for Halloween. We just weren't getting it done, though. Yesterday, I was at the Dollar Tree and I found some glittery witch hat stickers and they looked like the right size for my dancer. The dancer is cut from black suede paper and her Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-14895621436341059532012-09-03T08:36:00.000-07:002012-09-03T08:36:46.969-07:00Puddle Jumper
I've been pretty busy with the new school year. I have to admit though, that I've had more time in the evenings than I've had in past years because we have switched to an earlier start time. That translates into an earlier release time. So, I am off the clock at 3 pm!! I still don't get out of there at that time most days, but even though I am getting Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-31191237856090299612012-08-14T16:09:00.000-07:002012-08-14T16:09:39.259-07:00Apple's Tip Jar
I've been busy with trainings and getting my room and lessons ready for the new school year which begins next Monday. There never seems to be enough time to get it all done, yet every year it all gets taken care of and the new year goes more smoothly than I could have hoped. In all this chaos, I realized I had never posted the photos of the tip jar I made for the restaurant run by my DIL's Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-66845696385422226402012-08-12T04:47:00.000-07:002012-08-12T04:47:00.983-07:00TP and Ice Cream and a New Member of the Family
Here is another quick card made with an image I had colored previously using colored pencils and Gamsol. The background is another piece of the faux hand-made paper. Very quick and simple to put together.
I also made this card from another image in my pre-colored stash. I love this one from Mo Manning! Really miss our sweet Ice, who was a Siberian Husky. Colored with Copic markers and the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-57636267881062355262012-08-11T06:33:00.000-07:002012-08-11T06:33:02.159-07:00TP Giraffe
It was my goal this summer to work my way through some of the "stuff" that I had already cut, colored, or prepared in some way prepared and reduce the pile of incomplete projects. Well, my summer did not turn out as planned and while I did get a lot of these things sorted out, I didn't get a lot of completed cards or projects from the deal. This is one I did get done. I had already colored thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-41363521019616059202012-08-10T03:07:00.001-07:002012-08-10T03:07:36.586-07:00Summer's Over!
Well, it's official! Summer is over here in my neck of the woods. I returned to work this week for planning sessions by department as we get ready to implement new standards and new curriculum. I'm really excited by how much I accomplished and my expectations for the new school year. I work with an awesome group of people who make coming to work after a long break much more bearable! I made Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-50198011014379356612012-08-07T05:16:00.002-07:002012-08-07T05:16:36.132-07:00Fight Like a Girl Leukemia
I made this card for my granddaughter, Kyli as she continues her battle with leukemia. She is winning, but it's going to be a long road. I used a Magnolia image that reminds me so much of her before she started chemo. She doesn't have nearly that much hair anymore. I colored it with Copic markers.
Of course it had to be an easel card so she can display it in her room. I'm not sure ifAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-57539084886087232612012-08-06T08:43:00.001-07:002012-08-06T08:43:35.622-07:00Loralei Shopper
Almost a month without a post.....whew! I thought I was getting better at this. Here is the shopping queen....definitely not me. Don't really like to make big shopping trips but a couple of times a year. Personally, I think food and clothing are overrated...cuts into the stamping budget too much! But she's cute and so much fun to color. Image is from Loralei and colored with Copic markers. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-8773559695102346112012-07-11T04:37:00.000-07:002012-07-11T04:37:38.540-07:00Cowgirl Easel
This is a card I made with the intention of using it for my son's MIL's birthday. She is a big western/cowboy fan, so when I make her a card, I often use that theme when designing it. This one did not make it. I was almost finished on the night before we left for our trip to Ohio and hit a wall with it. I just couldn't cut the papers on the right diagonal for anything!!! It's just not that hardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-46009853597125372272012-07-10T04:31:00.000-07:002012-07-10T04:31:19.428-07:00
These are some of the cards I was planning to have completed in time for this year's Relay for Life event in our area. They were intended to be part of a fundraiser for our booth. I brought my collection of completed cards to be sold, with all proceeds going to the cause. When we listed it as one of the fund raisers for our team, the organizers said, "Yes, having some cancer-related cards Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-75962342728252420942012-07-09T04:41:00.000-07:002012-07-09T04:41:51.134-07:00Birthday Flamingo
I needed a birthday card for a friend and I needed it in a hurry! Fortunately, I had everything I needed laying out on the work table. I had a digital image of a flamingo all colored up in a box next to the desk. The other papers had been pulled for another project that never happened some time ago. I had just purchased the punch and hadn't put it in its home yet, so it was also sitting out. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-64403189680351850382012-07-07T14:46:00.000-07:002012-07-07T14:46:04.336-07:00More Punched Edges
Here are two more of the punched edge cards that I made a while back. I haven't found a bad punch to use on these! In fact, I bought two more punches a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had time to try them for this technique yet.
The flowers on the blue card are a digital file I have had for ages and unfortunately, I can't remember where I got them. I had to cut them out by hand and I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-51996563067976786422012-07-06T03:43:00.001-07:002012-07-06T03:43:59.887-07:00Punched Edge Cards
These cards were made back in May when I went on a stamping retreat with a group of friends. We spent the whole weekend at a house on the Withlacoochee River and stamped and stamped and stamped... One of the things we got to playing with was this technique of using punches down both sides of a card to make a pretty border for a thin image. I fell in love with this technique and so did Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-70908057180049545792012-07-04T11:59:00.001-07:002012-07-04T12:00:50.762-07:00Learning to Love Starfruit and a Benefit Ride
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The hubby and I got away for a couple of weeks!! I can't say it was a vacation, because we went to my dad's house in Ohio to help him get the grounds and house ready to sell. My dad has lived on the property since 1947 is a bit of a collector. Needless to say, he has acquired a large amount of "stuff" over the years. Some of it is really cool stuff that others would be interested in and we Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-23570184154306053912012-06-15T04:10:00.002-07:002012-06-15T04:10:34.890-07:00Seaside Class
I made these cards for a class at the LSS using Just Rite images and the border punch technique I love so much. For the second card, I used Spellbinder's dies. I also used cork to for the matt on the second card.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-92228289796051233102012-06-14T07:32:00.000-07:002012-06-14T07:32:43.464-07:00Blue Roses
I saw this technique done on a blog somewhere and I just fell in love with it. I carried all my border punches to a stamping retreat and the next thing you know, all the girls were making card bases using every imaginable color/punch combination. We even got a few cards completed using our experiments! A few days later, I found this Martha Stewart punch and I had ideas popping into my head Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722984451974108824.post-18158104505091695472012-06-12T04:17:00.000-07:002012-06-12T04:17:20.855-07:00Housework Fairy
I ran across this photo this morning and realized I had never posted it. It's a card a made for a friend for her birthday using an image from Mo Manning. This little fairy is just adorable and I couldn't resist using her to make the card...especially since she was all colored up and ready to go when I found out I needed a card because my friend was coming to the scrapbook store to play and itAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617732649120342901noreply@blogger.com1