Crafter's Delight

Happy New Year

2011-12-30T00:01:00.000-08:00

Good morning lovely blogger friends!

It's another year rolling in - 2012 - Happy New Year!!

It is time for a break - need to concentrate on my career, so I am taking a break from blogging (for now). Thank you to those who constantly stop by to leave those sweet and delightful comments you leave me. Don't worry, I'll be able to stop by your blog and holler at you once in awhile...so do take care and enjoy 2012 with me! ;~)

Happy Crafting! :~)

Christmas Mini Swap

2011-12-16T00:01:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone!

I have missed hopping around like I was once able to do. I will have to get that done some time this weekend - so don't despair, I'll be around to your blog before Christmas...teehee....

This is a mini that I've made for my partner, Ms. Dee. We decided to do a swap between the four of us and it has been great because we have knowledge of he person and it helps knowing this and that about the person when completing these little beauties.

Ms. Dee has been crafting much longer than I have so I wanted her mini to be spectacular as she always creates magnificently. You can see a sneak peek of the mini she made for me by clicking here.

I totally copied this gate fold template from Lia, my uber talented friend and sweet Georgia peach! She loved the way it turned out, so I feel quite happy to send this to Ms. Dee. I'm adding a handmade item to her box, so she'll get it before Christmas. This was so much fun.

Now what have you been up to? Keep safe y'all!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Birthday Fun....

2011-11-29T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

You know, I have had a busy two weeks, of which compiled my birthday and shopping on Black Friday - can you believe there was a line at Michael's!? :-)

So the girls (Lia & SuzyQ) really made my birthday peachy keen! I am so blessed to have two such wonderful friends - who are also very talented. Yes, I will be scrap lifting all of these gifts...heehee...I just love the blue Lia achieved with this fabulous box and the princess pillow with the charms...just incredibly delicious!

They took me to lunch at a swanky restaurant where we dined on seafood - including alligator! Yum, yum! Then, they showered me with more gifts!

Suzy and Lia really spoiled me didn't they? Oh yeah, baby!

That Thursday, my actual birthday, Suzy took me to my favorite restaurant and gave me one of my favorite TH's products. Saturday was the big day of fun and shopping. Can you believe we did the shopping thing again that next weekend? Woooo...I'm bushed...but what fun!! These girls are the best --- in more than just giving gifts!

Thanks for looking! Happy Crafting! :~)

Crafting

2011-11-16T00:05:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone,

Although I no longer design at The Shack (since October), I do have lots of things I did make and can show you:

This was with a brayer technique where you ink up the background and using the VersaMark ink pad, I added butterflies. I embossed them with clear embossing powder so that they look translucent with the background ink. I thought this came out rather well.

So what have you been up to?

Happy Crafting! :~)

Greetings Y'all...

2011-11-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning sweet bloggers!

I know I haven't been around much but crafting is still part of my daily routine. Thanks to all of my special friends who drop by leaving all the lovely warmth - it just makes my day, y'all! Here's something I made this summer - a good little treat for gifts during this upcoming holiday season.

These are post-it-note holders - aren't they cute? You could have these on your desk or by the phone in your kitchen to jot down notes. They are so easy to make, too (check out Split Coast Stampers Resource Index).

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Crafting! :~)

What's Happening?

2011-10-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning lovely bloggers,

You know I have been doing a little bit of this and that. I've just gotten myself certified - yes, I'd heard about it from a fellow blogger and when I met Suzyque, she gave me the site to go to. I filled out the application after reading what it all entailed and guess what...I took the course - about 4 hours and I'm now a Certified Scrapbook Instructor (CSI)!! How cool is that?

I am most proud of this particular layout because when King Mufasa saw it, he commented how "cute" it was. This is a joy coming from a man who thinks my crafting is not the most cost effective hobby I could have engaged in. I'm going to be making more defined layouts - so stay tuned.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Thank You!

2011-09-30T07:40:00.000-07:00

Hello lovely bloggers,

I just wanted to post a hearty THANK YOU to all my lovely blogger friends who take the time to stop by my blog and post so many lovely comments. I really do appreciate you as those wonderful words you leave brighten my blogging journey. I do my best to stop by and do the same - spread a little warmth....Have a fantastic weekend! :~)

Mini, mini, mini....

2011-09-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all....

Well hello there! I hope this Friday finds all of y'all enjoying the day and loving the weekend that's coming! I've been busy...wanna see....*big smile*

This charm swap was over at The Shack and let me tell you - it was lots of fun. It was a "junk" theme and you can see my junk - the pink flamingo, the paper clip clef, the baby rattle and much more. This was our August swap - for September, we are doing diamonds and pearls (faux, of course). Way cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by - have a great weekend!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Swaps, swaps...swapping...

2011-09-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning y'all,

Don't you just love swapping? If you've never been bitten by the swap bug, watch out because it is mighty catching and so hard to stop. While we are working on the cigar box for #3, let me show you the one I received for #2 from lovely Francine:

The theme was a sewing box and I couldn't believe how well she captured this for me because I love to sew. I haven't in years - but this took me back - look at all the details. You can actually hear me screech on my UTube channel.

She personalized it so well - I just love every nook and cranny.

Look what I sent my partner:

I really enjoyed using these lovely papers I found at HL. Personalizing this for her was a scrap lift from my box I received...heehee....

I saw another person doing these compartments inside her box for her partner and decided to scrap lift that too...heehee....all in all, I thought it came out pretty cool.

Thanks for stopping by. Y'all have a great week!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Delicate and Elegant...

2011-09-02T07:26:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday y'all!

How's everybody doing? I'm getting all caught up on things and go visiting...fun, fun, fun! But let me show you another fun thing I learned at The Village.

Our delightful Lia (A Piece of my Scraps) and lovely Ms. Dee (Dee's Special Things) both uploaded a fantastic dress form pattern for us to use.

I'm entering these dress forms into the following challenges:

**Charisma Cardz** - Anything Goes
**Flutter by Wednesdays** - Butterfly, fairy or Angel --- top dress form has blue butterfly
**Little Darlings Challenges** - Pleats or ruffles
**Paper Pretties** - Anything But a Card

We all came up with many renditions of this fun design. Here's one my buddy, Suzyque made:

Suzyque even made the flower on the bodice of this dress form - pretty cool huh? Stay tuned because I'm going to make some of those beauties!! ;-)

Happy Crafting! :-)

The Pins Have It...

2011-08-26T07:31:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all!

I hope everyone is doing well as we come to the end of summer and most of y'all have got the kidlets in school. Woohoo...time to get on with the crafting huh? I've been having a blast over at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack making things that I never would have thought of...check out my latest creations:

Blue, the color that I love...these quilt blocks worked perfect for these pin cushions.

Think pink - with added swirls, everything was made pretty.

The orange is so cool - the matching pins really set the tone.

You can't go wrong with black - add organza ribbon and elegance is right around the corner.

It may not look it but this is purple - with the added roses, it became gorgeous!

I just loved the yellow - with the pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty, it just became super lovely.

White became like a cute little wedding favor - I really loved the organza floral from Pizzazz Aplenty. With the added organza ribbon and tule, this became an elegant pin cushion.

I had fun making these and you can find the tutorial from our lovely Ms. Dee on her UTube channel and you can see more at The Shack.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look - have a great weekend! :-)

A New Challenge at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space

2011-08-19T03:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone!

Today we are happy to present a new challenge over at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space! This week, we made a tag using this sketch:

Here's my take on this challenge:

Your tag must have a functional folder on the front and the piece of paper inside of the folder must be in the shape of a tag.

This week's challenge will have you put your spin on this sketch, including the following elements -- your tag must have a functional folder on the front and the piece of paper inside of the folder must be in the shape of a tag. I used DCWV Lemon Flower matstack and DCWV Tradewinds card stock matstack.

There should be space on the tag for a small photo and some journaling. This space can be on the inside and/or the outside of the folder and/or the inserted tag.

Why not join us this week? Put your spin on this sketch. Check out Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space for more details and get your chance to win a fabulous prize!

Happy Crafting! :-)

Oooh...Look What I Got!

2011-08-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

So, I received my cigar box from my partner and isn't it fun how something you've seen on a video looks so awesome in person?

Isn't it gorgeous? The ballerina was so me when I first saw it and I wished for it. Lo and behold, it became mine. Isn't that ribbon skirt perfect and clever? I love the lollipop flowers with the feathers. The trim is elegant as well - a fantastic cigar box, now jewelry box for me.

Lia, who organized this swap, made this brilliant piece of art work. There are legs but I've got to re-glue them as they came off during shipping. No matter as it still is gorgeous. I love the lace and the bling - beautiful pearls!

Look at the inside. See those sides - she ink distressed those and filled them in I believe - how clever! And another beautiful flower adorning it. Isn't the top sensational with those beautiful stick pins? Everything adorned so wonderfully just for me - look at the butterfly - simply amazing!

Look at the wonderful goodies I received with my package. She really tailored this gift especially for me. Don't you love the lace on those old fashioned clothes pins?

The blue and gold sachet bags hold a bevy of beautiful butterflies. Look at the tons of bling on the side - yep, craft heaven, y'all! Lia really surprised me being my partner and I'm so grateful that she put her heart into this magnificent gift. I love all the goodies and will enjoy crafting with it. The cigar box, now jewelry box will be cherished forever! Thank you Lia! :-)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Happy Crafting!

Flower Pot Card

2011-07-29T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

Happy Friday! I am enjoying myself over at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack because there are so many things that I can do. Sometimes I do more things than I can keep up with - it's just so incredibly fabulous there!

This is the top of the cigar box I altered for a swap we recently had at The Scrap Shack. My partner was Helen, who is a fan of the color purple. I love this color and had fun painting the cigar box and adhering all of this fun stuff to it.

I didn't change the wood grain on the inside, being a lover of wood grain myself. But I filled it with all sorts of goodies.

I threw in some of the things Croms would find useful, including skulls and cross bows since she is a lover of the dark arts. She did a video and it was nice seeing her excitement. This was a fun swap and I've already signed up for the next one.

Come on by and see what we're all up to. It's a lot of fun at The Shack!

Irresistibly Sweet...

2011-07-26T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello lovely crafting bloggers,

I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed some time to be creative. I've been given a sweet award from a lovely lady, Dr. Sonia S V who thought my blog was irresistibly sweet.

Thank you Sonia for your kind words - you are so sweet. Sonia actually makes rather sweet creations herself - her blog is Cards, Crafts, and Kids' Projects. I don't have little ones around but I have found some rather lovely things I could do with my grandsons that would be fun! Check her blog out - you'll find something there that's irresistible too!

The Village Scraps - First Edition!

2011-07-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning lovely bloggers!

Well, I never thought I would be published. Typically, I would either miss the deadline or I could never make something I thought was going to be picked up by the magazine. HA! This time, not only am I featured a few times in this fantastic magazine, but Tellen's Place Designs also gets an airing - yay! Thanks Stampin' Dymonz! :>)

This is an acetate candy holder that I made (King Mufasa has eaten every delicious morsel of this wonderful "Werther's Originals" with the caramel center).

If you'd like to see more of what I've created (that I didn't publish here), click here for Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack or here for the online edition of The Village Scraps. This magazine posts many projects from our DT on a weekly basis, so check it out - really a great team of crafting Divas!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Happy Friday!

2011-07-15T10:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone is having a great week - so glad the weekend is here!

I am starting to like these "step" cards. They seem to be a little easier than it looks! I love this Bugaboo image too!

Here's the inside.

I really appreciate all that stop by and leave their wonderful comments. It really makes my day. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! :~)

Happy Crafting! :~)

Stepping, Stepping, Stepping...

2011-07-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Good morning my lovely blogger friends,

I hope you've had an incredible weekend filled with lots of fun and excitement. I've been busy working on DT projects for Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack - what a fun place to be. I can't tell you how many new things I've learned and been able to add to my crafty repertoire - it's just fabulous!

I learned this technique ("Pulling Pastels") from our M.O.M. online crop session that we do twice a month. Isn't it something? I am quite proud of how it came out.

I hope you have a fantastic week. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Christmas in July & Blog Hop Winner!

2011-07-08T03:52:00.000-07:00

Good morning lovely bloggers,

It's time for the weekend and I hope you all are planning to relax and enjoy some really great weather, although it has been a scorcher here in California (a little cooler yesterday - only in the '80's.

Here's my first shaker card, something we made this past week at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack, courtesy of our lovely Helen, aka Croms, who is the hostess of this fabulous group. It was relatively an easy card to make. I'm getting ahead of the card making season this year. Why don't you join us at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack - there's so much to do!

Thanks to all who joined in for Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space 4th of July Blog Hop in honor of The Village Scraps, Dymonz online magazine. My winner of that blog hop is:

Julia Vasquez

Congratulations Julia! Please send me an e-mail or contact me via pm at The Village so that I can mail your prize to you.

Thanks for stopping by and y'all have a Happy Crafting day! :~)

The Village Scraps Blog Hop - Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T03:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning to ya!

Our fourth and final day of the Scrap Dymonz Fourth of July weekend blog hop! Today's hop starts at Stampin' Dymonz's blog and ends at Lia's. Stampin' Dymonz is offering a special blog candy gift pack today. In order to be eligible to win, you must have commented on all of the blogs all of the days of the hop, as well as be a Follower of the Village Scraps magazine. You must also post the secret phrase on Stampin' Dymonz's blog for her July 4th blog hop post. How do you find the secret phrase? Each day of the hop, each design team member had a word or words in their project description that was pink and in italics. Gather those words and figure out the phrase. Comment on Stampin' Dymonz's blog post for today and include the secret phrase. Your name will be entered to win a special blog candy gift pack today! In order to be eligible to win, you must have commented on all of the blogs all of the days of the hop (you may go back and comment on any day you missed), as well as be a Follower"

Here's Edward again from Tellen's Place Designs ready to celebrate Independence Day! Be careful of those fire crackers! Don't you just love all the sparkle?

Thank you for participating in the Scrap Dymonz's first ever blog hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects and look forward to seeing you at the Village Scraps! Don't forget to enter to win the special blog candy give-a-way on Stampin' Dymonz's blog. Good luck!!

Stampin' Dymonz

Ms. Dee

Terry <----you are here

Lia

Don't forget to be a follower of my blog for a chance to win my blog candy for this blog hop when you complete all 4 days!

Happy Crafting! :~)

The Village Scraps Blog Hop - Day 3

2011-07-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello, hello!

Back again for day three of the Scrap Dymonz 4-day Fourth of July Weekend Blog Hop! Today's hop starts at Lia's blog and ends at Terry's. Our fourth and final day of the hop is tomorrow and we have some very special things planned. Be sure to work your way from beginning to end for all days of the hop -- you will need information from each blog in order to have the chance to win the final day's blog candy on Stampin' Dymonz's blog. Enjoy!

This is Edward from Tellen's Place Designs and he is ready to go surfing because the weather is nice and warm. Check out the beach ball by the flip flop! It's a wonder what Glossy Accents can do isn't it? :-)

Thank you for participating in Day 3 of the Scrap Dymonz's Fourth of July Weekend Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects and look forward to seeing you at the Village Scraps!

Lia
Stampin' Dymonz
Ms. Dee
Terry <----you are here

Happy Crafting! :~)

The Village Scraps Blog Hop - Day 2

2011-07-02T02:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone!

Welcome back to the second day of the Scrap Dymonz blog hop! Today's hop starts at Terry's blog and ends with Ms. Dee. Be sure to hop your way through all 4 blogs to be greatly inspired. The projects are causing fireworks all over blogland! And when you're done, hop on by the Village Scraps and be further inspired... You'll be glad you did!

Look at Stella! She does not want to be messed with before she has her coffee? That's me. I don't talk to anyone until I've had my "cuppa" as my friend, Sandra likes to say. I love Bugaboo stamps and especially my girl, Stella!

Thank you for participating in Day 2 of the Scrap Dymonz's Fourth of July Weekend Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects and look forward to seeing you at the Village Scraps!

Terry <---You Are Here
Lia
Stampin' Dymonz
Ms. Dee

Happy Crafting! :~)

The Village Scraps Blog Hop

2011-07-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning lovely bloggers!

Welcome to the Scrap Dymonz Fourth of July Weekend Blog Hop! We will be holding our hop over the entire 4th of July weekend -- July 1st through 4th -- with new projects posted each day. Be sure to hop by every day to enjoy the beautiful creations. You never know...you may even find blog candy along the way!

The Scrap Dymonz are the design team for the Village Scraps, the creative inspiration magazine for the Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack. The magazine can be found online here, and it will be printed twice a year starting in January 2012. The print version contains many more projects to inspire you then what you will find in the online version. Be sure to become a Follower of the Village Scraps blog so that you won't miss out on any of the postings or information on how to obtain the upcoming print version.

Ms. Dee, Terry, Lia, and Stampin' Dymonz have made some fantastic projects with the "Fourth of July" theme. It's not too late to whip up some of these projects for yourself in celebration of the holiday! The hop starts at Ms. Dee's blog and ends at Stampin' Dymonz's blog. There are only 4 stops along the way, but an amazing volume of creativity! Be sure that you start your hopping at the beginning and work your way straight through so that you will not miss out on any of the fun. We hope you enjoy our first blog hop as a design team! Please be certain to leave comments on the projects -- the Scrap Dymonz love to receive constructive feedback. Enjoy!

This is my little goth girl image by Tellen's Place Designs. Isn't she beautiful? The handmade flowers are by my friend and fellow design team member, Helen, who is starting our Dark Arts forum at the Village!

We hope you enjoyed our first of four projects! Hop by tomorrow for a fresh set of inspiration geared to celebrate the 4th of July holiday!

Ms. Dee

Terry<--- You Are Here

Lia

Stampin' Dymonz

Here is the blog candy that I will give away for completing this entire blog hop.

In order to be in the running to win this, you must be a follower of my blog and complete the four days of this blog hop, commenting on all of the DTs as listed above - that's all! ;-)

Happy Crafting! :~)

Give me a C!

2011-06-26T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hey y'alll,

I know it's been awhile and I do apologize for missing my fellow crafter's blogs because I do hate to miss all of your wonderful creativity. Please forgive my absence. But I have been crafting. ;-0

Over at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack, there is so much going on, I sometimes forget about Tellen's Place Designs (oops!). Speaking of..you should check it out - we have some wonderful designs created by the lovely Sandra and the fabulous Stampin' Dymonz! Back to the Shack (or The Village, as we call it), I was able to get in on crafting around an initial...yes, a letter of the alphabet.

After looking at all of the letters the members posted, I finally came up with a way to decorate Cassi's, my June swap partner. I decorated it with TH papers, took pearls and wrapped it around the top and added a stick pin from a swap I'd been in.

I took one of TH's journaling tickets and spelled out her name with sticker letters and added a key from K&Company.

These are flowers she made and had given to me in another swap and they fit perfectly (along with the ones from Recollections). It was a lot of fun making this initial for Cassi. I'm going to do more of these in the future!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Crafting! :~)

Winner from Stampin' Dymonz Blog Hop

2011-06-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

Sorry this post is so late announcing my winner of Stampin' Dymonz Blog Hop this past weekend. I've been crafting all over the place trying to avoid my boss's whip! LOL! :-) Without any further ado, the person who will win this lovely prize......

Stick pins, beads and charms.....

is.....

DALENE!!

Congratulations Dalene! Thank you for joining our blog hop with Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space! Please e-mail me or pm me at The Shack so that I can mail your prize (and a little something extra) to you!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack Blog Hop

2011-06-18T03:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Designer Dymonz Father's Day Blog Hop! We are the design team for the Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack, which has 3 online locations: the Village, the Challenge Blog, and the Online Craft Magazine.

Supplies Used:
*DCWV Shimmer Card Stock
*DCWV Regular Card Stock
*Stampin' Up! Oval Scallop Punch
*Ribbon Trends Organza Ribbon
*Faux Brads (from a friend)
*Sizzix Embossing Folder
*Sentiment (computer generated)
*Glossy Accents

The Designer Dymonz are happy to showcase for you Father's Day cards with a fun image courtesy of Tellen's Place Designs.

Supplies Used:
*DCWV Card Stock
*DCWV Shimmer Card Stock
*Martha Stewart Fence Punch
*Stampin' Up! Natural Twill Ribbon
*Stampin' Up! Oval Scallop Punch
*Button from stash
*Glossy Accents

Our blog hop starts with Stampin' Dymonz's blog and ends with Joyce's blog. If you joined the hop at any point other than the first stop, please go back to the first stop and work your way through.

Each DT Member is offering a chance for blog candy and we don't want you to miss out on your chances to win! Here's what I am giving away to one lucky winner:

Charms, beads and stick pins

Stampin' Dymonz is giving away 2 blog candy gift packs, so be sure to look for the rules on each blog in order to be entered to win. We hope you enjoy our first design team blog hop! Please be sure to leave blog love for the designers as you visit each of their blogs. Not let's get to hopping!

Stampin' Dymonz

TerryO ----you are here

Kathy

Croms aka Helen

Joyce

Happy Crafting! :~)

The Dresser

2011-06-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

You know I have neglected this blog but I'm so busy doing other things like swaps, co-hosting a group over at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack and trying to keep up with Tellen's Place...*sigh* But at least I'm having fun! Lots of things are happening at the Village - come and join us! ;-)

I've made this type of stair step card before and thought I'd add it to the Star Step Fold card we did the other weekend. My Graphic 45 die cut fit perfectly in that space and to me it gives the feeling of a nice antique.

I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting! :~)

Girlfriends

2011-05-10T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I finally did it - I made an easel card.

You can find the tutorial over at Split Coast Stampers. The resource guide is filled with oodles of techniques and different types of cards.

I made this card exclusively for the Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack in our "Card Making Group" where we will send cards to soldiers.

This was easier than when I tried it last year. Now that I think I've gotten the hang of it, I think I'll be making more of these. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Blog Candy at Tellen's Place Designs

2011-05-05T07:13:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone,

Jam reminded me this morning that today is the last day to snag that blog candy at Tellen's Place Designs! He's so helpful - Mrs. A. and Monkey taught him well.

TPD has a new format - click here to check it out! There's a new freebie and loads of lovely photos in the gallery of the images and samples. I'd like to get more followers there, so if you get a moment to check it out and follow, that'd be so cool! ;-)

Happy Crafting! :~)

Jam's Home..

2011-05-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

Jam arrived yesterday and I just had to do a video to introduce him to the rest of blogland. Mrs. A. is such a fantastic and wonderful lady - so wonderful to create Jam for me; a friend for Terri Anne. Here's the video:

Thank you so much, Mrs. A. If you'd like to see more of Mrs. A's fantastic creations, check out her blog, "It's an Alien Life." You'll be amazed!

Flowers...

2011-04-27T04:27:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone,

I've something to show you as I've done another swap at SOC. With spring one always things of lovely pastel colors and such but we also think of flowers.

For this swap, we had to make four different types of flowers using different types of material (e.g., card stock, fabric, lace, etc.). We were placed into groups of five.

I made a total of 20 flowers and placed them on an embossed top note card stock. I adhered a butterfly (Martha Stewart's embossed punch) to help with the spring theme.

As you can see, some of the flowers have a crocheted center or a ribboned pearl center. The ones I made from card stock were created using my Stampin' Up! scallop punch. The other was made using a variety of punches.

I am going to enter these into the following challenges:

*Party Time Tuesday* - Anything Goes
*Lexi's Creations* - Anything But a Card
*Scrap-Creations* - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by and having a look-see.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Some Drawers...

2011-04-23T08:26:00.000-07:00

Good morning y'all,

I've been quietly crafting away, working on various projects and changing the format for Tellen's Place, which is now Tellen's Place Designs. We are focusing on the digital images, mini albums and monthly challenges. It'd be great to see you "follow" there.

Here's something I recently made for my RAK swap partner, Cassi, over at Life at the Scrap Beach.

I used papers by DCWV that had been cut up to 6 x 6 sheets. I also made the flowers using a technique by Luveleescrappin.

I painted the wooden pots and used them for legs - these can be found at Michael's as well as the door knobs. I had to reinforce that loose space under the drawer and the paper on the end using the hot glue gun.

The drawers were filled with delicious crafting tidbits.

Prima flowers fit in perfectly.

I added some K & Company die cuts to fill up the last drawer. She really liked it. It didn't take long and though you have to reinforce some of the loose glue spots, that's about it.

Have a super crafting fun day! ;~)

It's a boy...it's a girl...It's Exploding!

2011-04-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

Well, not too many wanted to take a guess at what I was creating but Diane gave it a good try. Here's what I made with what I showed you on the last post:

This is an explosion box mini album. The tutorial can be found on "Stampin' Dymonz's Creative Space". Click here to go to the specific post on her blog.

Diane, would you please send me your address so that I can drop your prize off in the mail tomorrow? Thanks for playing! ;-)

Hmmm...wonder what it could be...

2011-04-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

When I found the baby bottles, the stroller, diaper pins and that paper, I knew I had to make something. The thing is, the idea is different than when I first laid eyes on the paper in the store. Maybe you can guess. Here's a sneak peek:

Here's some of the paper that is left. Of course you can make a lot of things with paper. What do you think I made?

You can see a little bit of the baby bottle - isn't it cute?

There's one of the diaper pins and of course some Wild Orchid flowers. No matter what it is, flowers always add a bit of loveliness to it, doesn't it?

Hmmm...what's this? Looks familiar but...what could it be a part of? Now, the project is something I typically make but it's something I've never made before...well, not this type of project anyway. *smile* Do YOU know what it is?

If you do, leave me a comment and the first comment will receive this little fun prize above from my favorite store, Pizzazz Aplenty.

Happy Guessing! :~)

Baby Stuff...

2011-04-09T11:07:00.001-07:00

Guess what I found in my stash....

Aren't these the cutest little things just waiting to be added to some fabulous creation. I have in my mind something really cool to make - found the cutest papers by DCWV...hmmm...wonder what it will be.... *smile*

Stay tuned - I'll have a sneak peak in the coming days and whoever guesses what it is will get a fabulous prize from me...some goodies from Pizzazz Aplenty. So stay tuned....

So how YOU doin'....

Embalming...er Embossing Challenge

2011-04-01T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hey Y'all,

It's Friday and though my post is late, today is still April Fool's Day! At Tellen's Place, our schedule was to do embossing but our Sr. Designer, Lyn, decided to change it and when I saw Embalming, I kept thinking - did I put that there and if so, why? I erased it and put down embossing. Now, imagine how crazy I felt when I kept seeing embalming - I thought blogger was making me nutty. Instead, it was my senior designer over at Tellen's Place! LOL! :-)

So, we had to use a dark image from the collection and include embossing. I put this in my art journal because that menopausal monster is still lurking about and I need to get him out of my head at times! :-) I'd put this in a challenge or two but I'm too lazy.

Y'all have a good weekend! Thanks for stopping by and leaving some of that good stuff! ;-)

DCWV_LinenClosetMini.MOV

2011-03-30T09:55:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone,

I thought I would share a recent mini album I created. As soon as I saw this paper stack at JoAnn Fabrics, I knew it would make a lovely mini album. I watched a video by Kathryn who created Life on the {Scrap} Beach Ning network when she made an 8 x 8 mini with some really awesome papers. I love her mini albums - they are always so very creative.

I have more videos if you get a chance, you can check them out by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely little comment.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Texture

2011-03-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

We are having a wonderful challenge over at Tellen's Place - let's see some texture and y'all know how fun that is! The fabulous design team has made a bunch of crafty cards to delight and inspire you!

Ally is my favorite digital image that my son draws and she fit perfectly with the pink color scheme. I just love organza ribbon and those cute little flowers from...darn, I can't remember if they are recollections or the other place stationed in the UK.

I adhered the little rose on top of a button that was affixed atop the organza bow. Don't you just love polka dots?

Well, y'all head on over to Tellen's Place because I'll be giving away some delicious blog candy on Monday to end the month.

Happy Crafting! :~)

Another Blog Award!

2011-03-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I am always shocked when someone gives me award and it makes me shy about accepting it. But I want to acknowledge those I've received this month.

I received this award from Netta and Anna (February 27th but I was too noodle-headed to check and see until now - sorry Anna). Both of these ladies' blogs are filled with loads of delightful crafts that will surely inspire you. They certainly help me when I'm feeling unmoved or empty headed about the next craft project. Thank you Netta and Anna!

I received this award from Fluff who has a really entertaining blog, "FluffnStuff." She always has tidbits to titillate the sometimes drollness of blogging. Her darling baby, Sweet Cheeks, keeps her on her toes as all children do but she's never without a crafty project that is incredibly awesome. Thank you Fluff!

And this award is from lovely Irene, who was so kind to include me in her list of bloggers to award:

Irene's blog, "It's All in the Cards" showcases a bounty of beautiful crafts she has made - she is so very talented! Thank you so much for being so kind and thinking of me, Irene. Check her blog out for yourself and see the wonderful things she's made.

Edited to add: Monica of Handmade cards with love passed this on to me. She's such a wonderful lady who always thinks of others and makes the most wonderful cards that she gives to charities. Thank you for thinking of me Monica!

It is taking me awhile to revamp myself from my visit to San Diego's Independent Film Festival and the arrival of King Mufasa --- everything went well in Morocco and we are back to our normal routine...well, the unpacking is taking awhile...the King bought back some lovely goodies for his devoted wifey. *big smile* Once I get myself in order, I'll be around to your blogs to see what I've missed y'all! ;-)

Happy Crafting! :~)