9 months til Christmas

The year is already flying by at my house! Barely had time to do tags in March, but it sure will be nice to have them done when December gets here...play along and let me see those tags you're coming up with :)

H2H challenge...Oh Baby

Sorry if I've used this one before, but it is one of my favorite cards for babies!

And a baby name frame I did for one of my coworkers:

And a footprint sheet. We print the baby's footprints onto paper, cut them out and add them to the sheet along with name, weight, etc. and the parents have a wonderful keepsake:

H2H challenge...Home Decor

I made this album in honor of my youngest daughter when she donated her hair to Locks of Love. She is currently growing her hair out in anticipation of doing it again! She is a very sweet and kind little soul. This is not a new slideshow, so you may have seen this already.

H2H x3...Use three stamps to create a scene

Well, I had to use my favorite little hedgehog set for this one, although I'd like to do it with a few other stamp sets in my spare time...oh, wait, I don't have any. Oh well, I love this little guy.

Playing around with Wings

Post It note holder tutorial

Thanks to my dear husband and his amazing editing skills, I really like how this turned out. Hope you do to. Leave us some love :)

H2H "Think Cold" challenge

Here's my "cold" offering...and also my tags for February. Scroll down my blog a little ways and find the linky to play along. My challenge is to make 5 Christmas tags each month. By December, you'll have a nice stockpile and one less thing on your to-do list!

Heart 2 Heart challenge....Stamp Kissing

And a new and improved picture of my stamp kissing with a twist post for H2H challenge...

Post It note holder

Thanks to Amanda Leahy for her awesome video tutorials! I made this fun Post It note holder with pads I found at Tar#et...

Heart 2 Heart "Heart" challenge Alternative layout for WOTG in February

Not all of my customers have girls like I do...so I came up with an alternative layout for February WOTG that will hopefully appeal to those with boys.

Eleven months til Christmas....

My dear husband will set up the linky here tonight for me, but wanted to post my tags for February before going back to work tonight...Can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Here we go

H2H sketch challenge

Here is my offering for this week's sketch challenge. My dear husband will be getting this for our first anniversary on Valentine's Day :)

Fun with Sweetheart Papers

These will be little treats given to my WOTG participants this month. I'm loving this paper so much!!

Heart 2 Heart challenge....go wild

I made this Thank You card for my husband to send to a gentleman he met with this week to gather information and network. DH loved how it turned out :)

12 months til Christmas Submissions

Submit your entry to the 12 months til Christmas Challenge

12 months til Christmas

It's only 12 months until Christmas is here again. I don't know about you, but I seem to run out of time every year. So, here's a fun challenge. Make 5 Christmas gift tags per month. By December, you'll have plenty to use and maybe even give away...Hope you'll play along. These are my tags for January

H2H color challenge....

Decided to make an off-color Valentine for this challenge using A Love... LOL

Heart 2 Heart Color Challenge....Pear, Sky and Colonial White

Here's offering #1 for this awesome color challenge. I had to wrestle it away from my 15-yr-old to get a picture LOL. She really likes it! Hope you do too!

Black Magic Tutorial

Start by stamping a solid image on black (or other dark) cardstock with White Daisy Pigment Ink.
Stamp desired pattern onto cardstock.
Use heat tool to heat-set image.
Choose 3 colors of watercolor pencils from the same color family to color image. I chose greens and blues to go with Magnifique papers.
Begin with the lightest shade in the center of the image.
Continue with all the images that will be in that color family.
Use the next darker shade around the center color, overlapping in places. Press hard with the pencils.
Finally, use darkest shade around the edges of image, then finish the same steps with other colors.
If you have a white gel pen, that will work for the next step. Since I didn't, I improvised with a blending pen and White Daisy ink. It worked really well.
Add interesting dots around images, randomly or in a pattern you like.
Complete colored images with white dots.
Attach piece to card base and embellish as desired. Have fun trying Black Magic, and show me what you come up with!

Black Magic

I found a tutorial for this awesome technique at Splitcoaststampers. The colors are even more vibrant in person. If there is interest, I'll be happy to create a tutorial here...

Glitz and Reinker fun

Just trying a little something for footprint sheets...painted the snowman's hat with Stardust Glitz mixed with Citrus Leaf reinker using a waterbrush. Pretty cool effect.

H2H gift challenge

It's been a tough year financially due to the economy and health problems, so money is tight. Thanks to Creative University, I found a perfect solution...pinwheel, double-sided ornaments that will be sent out in our Christmas cards. A little labor of love and token of affection for family and friends who have been supportive through the trials.

Pinwheel technique from Sheila Bennett

This is one of my first attempts at this fun and beautiful techniques, thanks to Sheila Bennett's segment on Creative University online sponsored by Tresa Black

Pop Top Can Gift Tin

I found a tutorial for this on SCS, and just had to give it a try. I've been spending ridiculous amounts of time on the canned for aisle looking for cans with the right kind of lower rim to use my safety can opener...should have plenty in time for Christmas and be healthy from all those fruits and veggies LOL

H2H #35 sketch challenge

This is my first attempt at embossed flowers, and I really like this technique. I look forward to trying it again.

H2H...thank you

I adore snowmen, and thought this would be a really fun Thank You note for Christmas gifts, or just for any winter event needing a Thank You!

H2H Pretty Pretty Princess

I had fun adding lots of glitter and pearls to this girly girl card! I'm covered in glitter now, so I must've had fun :)

Heart to Heart challenge...shaped card

I found this darling baby onesie template at PaperScrapz and just had to give it a try.