.....a FOND Farewell

It was 5 years ago I entered Petaloo's Color Me Crazy competition....

and I WON! 

I was awarded a coveted position on the

Petaloo Design team.

....so and the journey began!

Here is the project I created!

You can see the tutorial on how I made this
Mini Album HERE.

BUT TODAY.....I wish the team a FOND adieu!

I thought I would share a few of
my FAVORITE project created with
Petaloo Blooms!

Here is a project I created for Swirlydoos
(sorry the video is missing)

Every year I make a new Pumpkin around Thanksgiving
.....this is one of my all time favorite ones!

This next project, I created for Tattered Angels.
I hangs prominently on my studio wall....still!
You can see it here!

I proved to myself....you can use flowers on a boy layout!

Next up we have a TRIBUTE to Reminisce...
you can see the tutorial HERE!

I created this tag for Yvonne Blair Designs
.....and yes I am using purple!

Last up is a project I created for Ranger's Melt Art Mania
.....and the video is still available for this one!

.....there are SOOO MANY more I projects I could have
showcased.....but this will do for now!

A BIG THANK YOU to Cheryl and Jeff Cohen of Petaloo!

Thank you for believing in me...

Thank you for having me teach for you...
THANK YOU!!!

Also, a thank you to all my Past and Present Design Team Members!

.....now on to the Next Big Thing!!

OUTTA my box....

I have such a LOVE for kicking people outta their

little creative boxes they have created for themselves....

Well I have to say.....the peeps at Reminisce did it TOOOO ME!!!

They have a new Collection they are releasing....OMBRE!

Now....for everyone who knows my creative style....
these would not be my color of choices.

But.....outta my box I went!

Now, I have been wanting to create with
a chevron pattern...sooooo I gave it a shot!

Here is my first go of it....

Can I just say I love this picture of my daughter!!!!
I wanted the layout to be just as
crazy as the picture!!!
She had just gotten out of her Grampa's pool
where she was playing with her brother and cousin!

Here is my second layout....
another picture of my daughter
....a bit more recent!!!

Lots of Petaloo
2 Crafty Chipboard
Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze
and Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold
Crafter's Workshop

....so what would it take to kick you outta your creative box???

You should just try it.....I DARE YA!!! hehehehe

Shoot for the moon.  
Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.  ~Les Brown

Love is for EVERYDAY!!

I love it when I become inspired by a piece of paper, an object,
or product. And the an idea begins to perk~O~late in my head.

....but lately I have had SOOOO many deadlines I had to meet.....
so I had to let this one bang around in there for a while.

So......what was my inspiration for this little dittie????
My Sweet Valentine collection by Reminisce!!

I know....I know
VALENTINES DAY has come and gone....

but we should tell people 

"WE LOVE THEM"

regardless of the day!!!

When I finally had a FREE MOMENT.....
I let the creative process begin.....
along with the scrumptious papers....
I pulled out some Canvas Corp~Kraft Envelopes....
a sheet or two of Flute Paper....
a bit of Tissue Stock...
a couple tubs of Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold...
and my ALL TIME FAVORITE....
......CMC Mini Pearl Daisies!!!

.....and a couple Tim Holtz Idea-ology pieces parts!!

Using the Splash of "Words"...
I finished it off.....

"My Heart.....time is...
{{you & me}} OURS!

sooooo......I encourage you....
make sure the last words
you say to those precious ones in your life is....
I LOVE YOU!!!!!

JUST SHARING......

I wanted to share with you a couple more of the layouts I created for Reminisce and CHA~W!!

I have to tell you.....this Travelogue collection is just a BREEEEZE to work with!!

the colors are just YUUUUMMMY!!

....the coordinating sticker sheet made this mini a walk in the park!

A quickie.....

A few of the layouts I created for Reminisce and CHA~W.....

using their Jet Setters Sticker line and other Reminisce papers!!!

In Loving Memory...

This collection......
In Loving Memory from Reminisce
is just breath taking!!

The loss of a love one is such a delicate thing...
and I think this paper is just perfect to capture the love one has for those who are no longer with us in body but...."Forever in our Hearts"!!

This layout is of my daughter (she's now 18)
with the "Grampas"!!

I created flowers from the flip side of the paper along
with adding some beautiful Petaloo goodies to create a floral spray.

I just love the coordinating stickers with this line......PERFECT embellies.

I will forever Love you Dad!!!

wanna see.....

.....what I made with the GORGEOUS InBloom collection by Reminisce!!??!??!

From the moment I laid eyes on these papers........

I JUST FELL IN LOVE....the colors and uhmmm the flowers!!!

and having the right subject matter helps too......heheheheheh

I cut flowers out of the "Power of Flowers" paper.
To add alittle character to them I embossed them with Tim Holtz ~ Collage Texture Fade.

add some yummie Petaloo flowers, a gorgeous Sizzix diecut flourish, a hand crocheted heart,
a smidge of tulle, a piece of Tim Holtz ~ Distress Cardstock and there you have it.......

FLOWERICIOUS GORGEOUSNESS!!!

a FREE moment......

which lately seems to be few and far between.......far tooo much time shoveling walkways and roofs!!! and another storm is on the way.....I don't think I will be gaining my winter "5"....that's for sure!!

OK....so in that free time.....I created this slightly different piece of wall decor. I had purchased the silver thingymabob in the clearance isle at Wally World. The papers are from Reminisce....the Crazy in Love collection along with stickers.

I learned how to create the crocheted hearts on LITTLE BIRDIE SECRETS....I have made sooo many of these!!

You can't see it but there is a clear tube holding this little ditty together, with a wire hanger. And those rosettes....tooo much fun!!












Here is a Valentines Card made using those LOVELY hearts and a bit of a sneak for an upcoming kit I've been working with!! You will definitely need to stop back by to see my creations for Dixie Pieces!




Till then.......have a WONDERFUL CREATIVE DAY!!

Oh the fun we had....

This past weekend I spent with my Beacon Buddies at a Scrapbook Weekend. I forgot my camera so no pictures :( sorry. The first class I taught was a 2 page layout titled....Stickers ~ Takin' them up a notch. 

I had 10 wonderful students and OH THE FUN WE HAD. 

We made flowers, pleated, tore and inked paper and laughed real hard!! 

 

The papers and stickers are from the Autumn Forest Collection by Reminisce. I just love this line!!

Here is the second class I taught.....and we got messy. More so than in the first class!!

We used the wonderful Color Me Crazy flowers from Petaloo, lots of Distress Reinker Mixtures, along with the Bind it All and Distrezz it All!!! and OH THE FUN WE HAD!!

Thank you Ladies for a wonderful time.......see you in the Spring!!

AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

OMW....my head is spinning with all that is going on!!! Not even sure where to begin...so I'll jump right in!!! So in order to not drive everyone crazy with a bazillion different post.....here it goes!!!

BIND IT ALL....I have a post over there!!! my GRUNGE-O-LICOIUS mini wonder I made!!! aaahhhhh I love this mini...all the new Tim Holtz Distress Inks.....my Grunge Paper Rose....the AMAZING "On the Edge Dies"...almost toooo much goodness in one place!!

REMINISCE....there are peeks going up daily on the blog showcasing the new releases for CHA-S....what fun I had creating...layouts, large and small, mini albums.....you will want to make sure you stop by daily and leave a comment to win some FAB goodies!!!

"At the Fair" was created using the Signature Series 3-Dimensional Stickers....spray a bit of Distress Reinker Mixture on the background....some coffee filter flowers...colored with more Distress Reinker Mixtures....a bit of stitching...and there you have it!!!
OH YEAH...let's not forget my can't live without DISTRESS IT ALL!!!

NEW PRODUCT...to me!!! Golden Fiber Paste...Picked it up at a little store ooozing creative GOODNESS called Wingdoodle. I wasn't sure what the product was going to do...or how it was going to work...so when in question....Just give it a try and soooo I did!!!

I decided to use a 4 x 4 canvas by Canvas Corp. I mixed a bit of the Fiber Paste with Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium and smeared it on the canvas....I did this right before bed so I wouldn't be tempted to play with it before it was dry....as I am not the patient type!!

Sooooo, when I got up at the crack of dawn, I couldn't wait to play...and play I did...pulled out my Distress Reinker Mixtures and sprayed away....I dipped my linen Tattered Florals in more Reinker mixtures, dried them and painted on some Claudine Hellumut's Multi Medium....and the seam binding......just a bunch of Mist-O-liciousness!!! In about 15 minutes I had created this little altered something or other!!! Soooooo, needles to say I have more canvases drying as I gave this one away to a dear friend who dropped by the store today!!

PS...I sprayed Super Seal over the top of this to protect it from life!!!

Well, enough info for one day!!! off the dream about CREATING!!!

the RED...WHITE...and BLUE!!

Yesterday, in the States, was a day of parades, BBQ's and fireworks....and I admit, I participated in all of them...MUCH TO MY DELIGHT...

I think the most awe inspiring thing I saw all day....was  OUR Veterans in the parade. I stood, clapped and cheered for them, as they walked by and for ALL WHOM THEY REPRESENT!! ....so today I say, THANK YOU, to our founding Fathers who risked soo much and to ALL of those today who put themselves in harms way to protect us and our freedom!!! my hat goes off, and my heart goes out to the families, who are missing loved ones that are serving or have given their lives....so I could celebrate yesterday!!!!

I SAY THANK YOU!!!









I created this card using the Reminisce Collection... Stars and Stripes!!

Fairytales.......

I was asked to create a birthday party with the new Fairy Tales line from Reminisce. When I received the papers in the collection, Little Red Riding Hood, Alice in Wonderland and Snow White I knew immediately which one I wanted to use....Alice in Wonderland! So off to to my local party and fabric stores, I went, gathering supplies....oh how I love to plan a birthday party...

First...was to create the invitation...


Every party has to have party hats....


And ooooohhhh.....WHERE AM I SITTING??


And we can't forget the decorations!!!


What about the centerpiece?


I had soooo much fun creating this birthday party....just like I did when my daughter was a little girl.....what wonderful memories!!