Thursday, November 4, 2010

Michaels surprise....

I went into Michaels this morning to return one of the Halloween MS punches I bought last night, their 50% off and they changed their Christmas display around so I took a look at what was new and tadaa there were these packages of Smooch Spritz by Donna Salazar.....I'm excited, now I can try them out....just from the ride home they got all mixed up and they look woooooonderfulllllllll!!!!! The colors are Cherry Ice, Emerald Sprinkle, Vanilla Shimmer and Gold Glow.
They also carry the Smooch that looks like nail polish.

♥♥Hugs♥♥

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Coverd Journal and tag....

Here's a quick little project I did last night. I covered my latest journal. When I read and study scripture I have a journal I write everything in...this is my third one. I just started doing this about a year ago and love it. I buy the composition books when the back to school supplies come out for about a quarter.

This was a very simple cover...I love the color purple and was going through scraps to get rid of and decided to them here. I first placed all the scraps down with mat gel, stamped all over and covered with Matt Mod Podge to seal it all in.
This is the inside back cover...same cards stock and more butterflies....what can I say...I love butterflies and the tag I created too!
Now the back cover...just more scraps of purple paper and for the spine I used a decorative design tape I got at Michaels on clearance.

CC cards finished...

The theme for this month card club was "Thank You" and here is mine I created.
I first chose the card and envelope style from the "Wild Card" templates by Wordsworth...I've had these for about 5 years...a friend of mine from a previous card club gave them to me as a birthday gift.
It's a trifold type card..the front has two flaps...the middle I used K & Co. paper to cover, than sponged rust ink all around the edges and stamped the sentiment. The top flap, I clear embossed a flourish stamp and used my new butterfly M. S. punch.

On the middle flap I clear embossed flourish stamps again and below is the inside.
I used the standard oval Nestibilite dies and stamped the birds on the smaller one. I used a gel pen called "Clear Cosmos" on the three dots on the the birds...love this gel pen it's so sparkly!

and last but not least are the envelopes that match the card template.

Lazy girls


This is their favorite place and thing to do while mama's on the puter...lol

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Simple decorations,,,,

After being sick for a week, finally got the rest of the Halloween decorations up....very simple this year.
Hubby made the Jack Skellington pumpkins...after Halloween we'll just turn them around and keep them up for Thanksgiving.


Each window has decorations...my wonderful DH made the wood window treatments for me a few years ago after pricing them at a craft show.

Below, it the metal bucket I painted a few years back and I still love putting it out every year..only this year I added flowers and stuck the flickering lighted pumpkin in it...looks too cool at night.

This is our shelf over the fireplace...we removed the mantel to make it more open.
Can you see my mummy pumpkin I made last year peaking out from the leaves on the left...lol!
The tall vase on the left has harvest colored lights and small glass ball ornaments in it...looks nice light up and of course our newest decoration this year...the BOO plaque I made. You can see more pics of the plaque in an earlier post.

Can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving....now I must get busy and make my "Harvest Blessing" banner.
♥♥ HUGS ♥♥

Altered clipboard

Here's a little project I wanted to share with you...it's an altered clipboard.
It measures 6 x 9 and fits the small note pads as shown below. I added a strip of decorative paper to cover the top of the note pad...quick and easy.

This is a closer pic of the front showing the pocket I made, the altered domino I stamped and painted and the charms I added to the back. The tag is just in there to show the pocket.

The back is finished to with decorative paper pieces and charms.
These would make wonderful X-mas gifts for teachers and friends.

♥♥ HUGS ♥♥

Friday, October 22, 2010

Where has the time gone....

I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted....lots going on as I'm sure you are experiencing the same. I can't believe that next weekend is Halloween already and the month is gone and Christmas is just around the corner.
I've been decommissioned this week and I don't think I've slept so much in my entire life at one time....I got the flu shot and that other one they said I needed and have had a bad time of it this go around. I've slept for five days straight and have had no energy...but I'm happy to say that today I'm up and moving...even mustered up enough energy to work in the art room.
Hubby hung two bygel rails for me to put my punches on and another rod for hanging some stamp sets that I use a lot. He also made me a box for my stamp pads, so now they are all sitting right in front of me...love it.....thank you honey♥♥
I moved a new cabinet under my work desk...shorter and more functional for me. I have lots to clean and rearrange tomorrow so pics will be posted the week.
♥♥ HUGS ♥♥

Sunday, October 10, 2010

5...5...5......???

Funny thing about this month......there are 5 Fridays.....5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in it....what does this mean.........¿¿¿¿¿ uʍop ǝpısdn uɹnʇ ƃuıɥʇʎɹǝʌǝ llıʍ ¿¿¿¿¿¿
Some say that this only happens every 823 years but that's simply is not so...look in the year 2021 and the same thing happens in October than......just something to think about or laugh over...for others this means FIVE PAY CHECKS....WOO HOO!!
Have a wonderful Sunday....you have 3 more of them!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Booooo to you

What would October be without some new Halloween decoration...especially one you make yourself....well, here's my new wall hanging "Boo" plaque.
Some wooden letters, acrylic paint, Prima Flowers, hand made flowers and of course BLING!!!
I'll be doing a YouTube video on how I made this soon....hope you check it out!

~~HAPPY HALLOWEEN~~

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Candy bowl or candle bowl?

If you guessed either one you would be right....it's a candy dish or it's a candle holder....my new Halloween light for my table.
This was so fun and easy to make, I'll share with you the process.....

List of supplies:
1. glass fish bowl....I purchased mine at my local craft store.
2. Mod Podge
3. Orange acrylic paint in two to three different shades.
4. Yellow acrylic paint
5. White acrylic paint
6. Black Acrylic paint
7. compressed sponge. and cello sponge.
8. Acrylic paint brushes
9. Black Sharpie pen

I first washed the bowl in soapy water to remove any finger prints or residue.
Next I covered the outside with Mod Podge...this give the paint a tooth to grab on to otherwise the paint will chip right off. Once dry I took a cello sponge and cut a small square piece out of it. I proceeded to sponge the darkest orange acrylic paint on the outside. I covered most of it, let it dry and then proceeded to sponge on the remaining different orange paint, finishing with the lightest color....drying between each color.....very important, otherwise the next color will lift off the previous colors.
Set it aside and take the compressed sponge, cut out the shape of the eyes and nose...now you should have three shapes...large oval, smaller circle, a large triangle and a small triangle. You can paint these on freehand but it was faster and easier to do it this way. One dip into the paint and on the bowl and your done.
Dip the large oval in white paint for each eye. When dry, dip the small circle in black paint and place how you like in the white part of the eye. When that is dry, I used the end of one of my paint brushes for the white dot in the black of each eye.
Take the large triangle and dip into yellow paint and place on bowl. Than dip the small triangle in white for the two teeth....you can refer to the picture for placements.
Once all this is dry, I outline the eyes, nose and teeth with the black sharpie and add the hash lines around the outside of the eyes, in the nose and the squiggly lines for the mouth.
Let dry completely and than cover it again with Mod Podge to seal it all in.
There you have it....any questions please leave a comment.