Archive for February, 2011

Monogram Sparkling!

I sat down and finished a few creations this morning and remembered that I'm behind on my postings which is becoming more of a norm than it should be! I've had this one done for some time but wanted to share it as it invovles a few of my favorite items.....paper, sparkle and Nestabilities! There's no "secret ingredient" to this one, I was just playing around one day, layering things and trying paper combinations. Everything Read more

“A Family United!”

    It's taken a bit of time to compose this posting. It's one of those stories you read about and wonder if it really happened, because in order to believe it, there has to be a level of faith involved to recognize the miracle in the details and the event itself.      Our daughter Jessica recently celebrated her 17th birthday. Unbeknownst to her, we were working diligently behind the scenes to deliver to her the very best birthday Read more

All Parts Contribute To The Whole

I've "ventured" into a new realm {as a crafter, I'm open to any venture that means I can create something!). I sat down to do a little creating and kept moving and changing things, realizing I had entirely too many embellishments for one card creation.   I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and see where my creative spirit would take me. I started with a base paper sized at 10" x 10". Read more

Faux Pressed Flowers

     The creative side of my brain (is this left or right?) hit a block with this challenge on Split Coast Stampers  so I did the only thing I knew how....I pulled out as many supplies as possible and played until I arrived at the finished project!      I'm always open to new ways of using my tools and when this one came up, I felt a bit of creativity rising in me and headed down to Read more