Notes to self 8/31

I had an idea this morning while shopping on scrapbook.com.

Bling up buttons. I could glitter them, maybe emboss them ( if they don’t melt) and glimmer mist them!

Things I’m thinking about doing…

I have a LOT of ribbon, that is like shoestring material, I don’t know what its called…but I’ve no idea what to do with it. It might be good to glue tiny buttons or smallish beads to it.  I may also try spritzing it with glimmer mist and see how that looks. Need more ideas…I have LOTS of it.

Saw an idea on Jenn Dove’s Blog for something to do with the Large buttons in my button jar. She glued a cute bow on top of them.

How about some scrap stuff?

I just got back from a scrapping retreat with my best scrap pals, and guess what? I didn’t create a single scrap page! I worked on some projects ( that I have yet to photograph), just no pages.

I have made it into my scrap studio since I’ve been ( once I caught up on my retreat lock of sleep, which only took 4 days). I’ve actually taken photos of several recent ( and found photos of some not so recent projects). So let’s see if I can do some scrap blogging!

I was still reliving the weekend retreat memories when I pulled out these photos of my scrap space in our first camper. If you have supplies you can scrap anywhere! Love those white felt Thickers. Wish I had an unlimited supply!

This tag, though simple, is special for three reasons. One, the tag itself was a RAK from one of my Columbus Scrapper Friends. Two, because the butterflies are from a Fiskars punch that my AMAZING Retreat Secret Sister gave to me. Finally, because even though the tag was a sweet,bright, pastel yellow, my beloved Tim Holtz distress inks allowed me to mellow it out exactly how I needed it to be! 

That reminds me, that all the flowers were also a RAK from a CS Scrapper as well. I am a lucky girl to be part of such a rocking group!

Keep On Scrappin’

Astounding me today is…

Becca, of Amazing Paper Grace  is beyond talented. She makes the most beautiful cards I have ever seen. Here’s a note to self on the  card she made today: She made this with Heart shapes. She used a new Spellbinders' die,  but I think I could make this with my own heart shapes from the Cricut. 

But it won’t be today, today I am off to the grocery to buy blueberries to satisfy my frozen blueberry craving, and dinner stuff to grill the fresh Lake Erie walleye given to us by friends we play cards with.  YUM! Then, with a little luck, I can escape to the craft room and organize all the new goodies I bought yesterday! Have to wrap some of them up for my retreat secret sister! ( I love one for you and one for me shopping!

I should really take some photos and post some of the things I’ve been making, but I never find time for that! Gheesh!

Mo Jo Madness

Today,  as I reading blogs, I am feeling especially inspired…so trying to document the ideas before they evaporate into thin air…

This photo made me want to grab chipboard, maybe paint/ink it, maybe not, and then stamp it with one of my background stamps and use it on a page.

This LO  by Crafty Chick, is one I need to scraplift the subject matter. Me and myself, we have a lot of talking to do :)

This one, also by Craft Chick, ties into reminding me that I need to get settled on some goals and write them down…maybe I’ll scrap them instead. I’ll have to hunt through my digi pages, because I did a goal oriented resolutions page some years ago. Think the goals have changed?

I want to make some funny cards. Maybe a set with riddles? Or sassy comments.

OMG!! This card by Ann at Just For Fun is gorgeous! I love the acrylic and the background being inside.

That’s it for now. Wish I had thought to blog the first 10 ideas I had this morning. Doh!

Things for today

I was pushed by myself because I have one rule, and that is that everyday I will run faster and try harder-Wilson Kipketer -

The miracle is not that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start – John Binghart

 

A ship is safe in a harbor, but that’s not what ships are for – William Shedd

Notes to self 7/20

LOVE this Xmas card. Since Imaginicse’s snowflakes aren’t out yet, I think I could do this with a flake from the cricut cut on acetate (packaging) of which I have a bunch. Thinking  a few of these cards would be fun!

Notes to Self 7/10

Things to work on at the retreat:

-Check the spiral mini albums in the 2 drawer storage. Do I have a star one? If so, this idea is great: If not, I know there is a house one and xmas one that would be cool to do.

-What about embellishing a couple birdie houses to take to the cabin as decorations? What colors. hrmm…

-Make this frame: I’m thinking a photo of cindi and matt, or maybe me and Steve. I know I have a wide wood frame somewhere. Find it!

-What about xmas cards: I love this one:

-Love this idea: Create a Lyrics Album

-gather and print the photos of me that I like, and then begin again on the SFTIO themes.

Notes to myself 7/1-7/5

7/2 Joined the embellished die cut swap. Theme is summer. Ideas: something from Cricut..or one of my many unused dies. Should fit nicely on a 12x12 or 8.5x11 page. How to embellish…make look like a gummy with diamond glaze stuff? Make it 3d?

7/2 Love the look of the Spellbinder Borderabilities. USE the 2 I have. And check out what borders can I make with my Cricut carts. Should create that spreadsheet of all carts and include what features each has.

7/2 Add texture to LETTERS or TITLES with the Cuttlebug. OMGosh, this looks great!

7/5 IDEA: Take the rugged inside of cardboard, and PAINT IT! White looks great, kind of a white washed look..so maybe paint then wipe it back off.

7/5 I’m really liking the trend I’m seeing of adding paint to busy patterned paper to tone it down somewhat for use as a background. For a great example see the second layout here

7/5 I also love how Kat (same link as above) uses mixed fonts for her titles. Need to study hers some more to try and figure out what makes hers really pop like they do.

7/5 I am also loving the use of alpha beads on cards and layouts. Very cute! Gotta get me some!

Got Flowers?

This is the last of my draft blog entries. I have tons of new things to share in 20101 though. This is from a “Use Your Stash” challenge was to do a layout using many many varied kinds of flowers. Gosh, did I ever have fun building blossoms from a variety of mediums. Got myself a pretty layout of two of my favorite people  too. Enjoy!

Cuppy Cakes

Loooove me some cuppy cakes….and these are especially good ones.

Recipe:

SU! Choc Chip and Cameo Coral CS. Prima’s Embossed Cupcake Card Stock; Kaiser Kraft cupcake PP; Misc ribbon; Frosted Chocolate- Buttermilk Cupcake Recipe from martha stewart.com

That was a long hiatus....

I can't even say it was any fun. Or that is is over. I've been consumed with work for months. It has really hurt my creative time in all ways. Not time to craft, to read about crafting, to blog, to cook, its been awful! It probably isn't over either, but it has slowed down a bit for the holiday season.

 

SO I'll try to get ahead a bit while I have the time...

I'll share a couple tidbits that I've stolen from Nancy, one of the SFTIO designer's blog...

 

Worst things that happened this weekend:

Not having  ALL the kids here for Turkey Day.

Hardly any leftovers!

Neck and shoulders really aching.

 

Best things that happened this weekend:

Turkey Dinner was wonderful, if I do say so myself. I had a great time visiting with the family.

Got a scrapbook page done, only one though.

Got the new craft room cleaned out. Carpet cleaners come late this week and then it'll be ready to move into!

Had a very lazy Saturday! I don't do that often. I needed it.

4 days in a row without working...at all.! OH my!

Went to a Cincinnati Bearcat game with Steve, Cindi and Matt and FROZE my tushka OFF! But the game rocked! Our seats were GREAT!

Got my DROID phone! * happy dance* I feel like a cool kid now!

Watched Angels and Demons and Santa Buddies. First one was great, second one was cute. Vincent will love it when he comes home.

Found four boxes of pictures in the top of the garage.THE MISSING Pictures included.  It was a hard weekend to look at the photos of Pat and I growing up with Mom and Dad...but oh so good to have found them. I truly thought they'd been gone forever.

 

The good outweighs the bad tremendously in my life. I am grateful.

Magnolia- Is this your egg?

I adore this little Edwin and chicken stamp.

I colored Edwin with colored pencils, then tricked him out with a background K&Co paper, a scrap of Basic Grey’s new Marrakech paper, and some cardstock that I ran through the cuttlebug with the distressed Stripes folder, and then sanded to give it an old barn door feel.  I think the card turned out just adorable.

The Butterfly Catcher

 

I find it amusing that suddenly I find myself CRAZY over butterflies, when I really haven’t cared for them for a few years. Go figure! I bet the new Magnolia Butterfly collection had something to do with the new found love of those *flutterbys*

Folded-heavy starch =)

I love these shirts!  After you get the first one figured out ( which isn’t really hard, especially when you use the Scor-pal) you can whip these out faster than taking the real kind out of the dryer.  A quick google on *Hawaiian Shirt Origami* will get you the directions.

The background PP is from a summery Colorbok pad, that I ran through the cuttlebug with the Distressed embossing folder. The shirts were made from a K&Co 4x6 mat pad. The sentiment is cut from  the Caligraphy CRICUT cartridge.

Freeze

…I want to save this moment forever

Mother’s Day Tri Fold cards

 

 

 

This technique has been raging through the ScorPal Pals yahoo group the past couple weeks and I finally got to try my hand at it this weekend. I made one card for my MIL for Mother’s Day and one I’ll use for another occasion at some point.

 

The card design looks complicated, but is suprisingly easy. My Bazzil CS didn’t holdup well under the folds though. I suspect that was an error on my part. Probably need to scope with the grain or something. I’ll have to explore that.

The Basic Grey PP sure looked great though!

3 Wishes

3 Wishes--It is really hard to settle on only three! Sure, I have lots of *self* wishes....money, security, health, wishes for the kids, grandkids, parent's..lots of them.
But a friend and I were talking recent;y about how at the core of each person, there is a need to be understood and accepted. I think that sums up what everyone really is searching for in this life.

 

Credits: Most items came from the wonderful *May Kit from Scrapbooking From the Inside Out .

C’oredinations Fushia Fizz CS; 7Gypsies, K&Co and Websters Pages PP; AC Haute/Glamour 4 ribbon;SEI Square Ink Pad, Lime;Prima Sunshine Flowers, Lizzy, *SFTIO EXCLUSIVE journaling 'starter spot';American Crafts Thickers – Rainboots – Powder & White Foam; Making Memories Brads

Handmade blossoms

 

So I tried my hand at handmade flowers tonight. I think they turned out cute for a first try.

 

How about a close-up?

What’s for dinner?

It’s already time to choose a new recipe to scrap for a Cricut MB swap. Seems like I just finished this one! No worries though, it is such fun designing these.

Gosh, I can’t remember who’s line that cute utensil  and green polka dotted paper is from. Anybody know? I got it at B&B Scrapbooks.

This recipe looks complicated, but really isn’t and is quite yummy.