GNARLY! Girly Later Sk8r

How nice of

Close to My Heart

to come out with a scrapbook line

that PERFECTLY fits yet again

what I need to do for my goddaughter!

Earlier it was moustaches (see the next two posts below)

now it's

LATER S8TR

get it?

Later SKATER?

As in skateboard...?

Not real sure what's going on with this girl--

she was all about princesses for a very long time--

just a tad into that tomboy thing maybe

or just gotta try and outdo the boys?!

Anyway-

first try---she broke her arm!

Poor girl!

 

The LATER S8TR paper

was all blues and greens for just that-

guys.

But a very creative consultant

Kat's

gave it a girly option

with a little pink thrown in!

Thanks, Kat!

 

Here's my take on what Kat did---

I used the LATER S8tr Workshop on the Go stamp set and papers

along with the In Gear stamp set.

The new Artiste Cricut cartridge has a number of cuts

to make the gears--and a couple of stamps

that coordinate with the cuts!

AWESOME!!!

 

That's it for me today!

The craft room is trashed

I am late delivering some Easter goodies

and the cats are clamoring to be fed!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

Maren in a Moustache-Take 3!

Note: Linking up with Heart2Heart--Moustache!

Happy Easter!

Said that earlier-

but will save you from having to scroll down to find it!

Sunrise service

was awesome even if it was cloudy.

(And yes, Theresa-it was DARK when we got there-

the moon was still out-just give me coffee and it's ok!)

It was not nearly as cold as in years past.

So good to see so many Christians

Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,

Catholic, Episcopalian

come together to worship

The RISEN Savior of us all.

 

After even more coffee

onto our church

to worship some more.

Hubby is fixing breakfast

and I am posting

TAKE 3 of

Maren In A Moustache!

These pics are so much better!

She took this photo of herself taking a photo

and then, if I am not mistaken

added the moustache in Muzy.

I personally don't understand the moustache craze

but she looked so cute

and the Close to Heart

Perfect Fit for Dad and Wheel of Life stamp sets

along with the For Always papers

were indeed, a perfect fit!

The spinner spins...

and I put Crystal Effects on the glasses

(I made a pair with small pics of her that I had put in the filmstrip-

but liked the filmstrips for that better!)

I gotta say too--I REALLY REALLY REALLY

like that SILVER ADHESIVE BACKED TAPE

that adds the perfect bit of sparkle and shine!

It's soooo easy to work with--gonna have to stock up

and that glitz and glam for sure!

 

I think later

I will work on her

L8ter Skater page---

someone on the boards posted that with a pink twist

for girls...

and this girl (Maren)

at her first attempt at skateboarding

broke her arm.

What a tale those pages have to tell!

 

Until next time,

Happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

Happy Easter!

Good morning

and

Happy Easter!

 

We've been to our Easter Sunrise Service

and home for some coffee

before heading to church

for our 9:30 service.

 

Even tho it's a bit cloudy

that cannot dampen the day

or the spirit(s)

on this Resurrection Sunday!

 

Late yesterday afternoon and evening

I whipped up this layout

of my goddaughter Maren.

It looks better in real life

than in the photos.

Sorry about that.

She had taken this pic of herself taking a pic!

Then I *think* she added the 'stache in Muzy.

Anyway-

I don't really understand the moustache craze

but I  knew that the Close to My Heart Perfect Fit-Dad

and Wheel of Life stamp sets

along with the For Always papers

would be perfect.

I love love love

the silver trim tape!

The filmstrip was cut with the CTMH

Artiste Cricut cartridge

and shoot-

I just realized that I had a bowler hat to go

on that bottom pic

that I forgot.

Oh well.

When the camera battery recharges

I will post Take Two--actually it's three

the first set were worse...

Third time is a charm, right?

 I think I need some more sleep coffee, please!

 

This afternoon

I think I will work on the

CTMH L8ter Skater paper/pages

First time skateboarding--same girl broke her arm!

What a tale to tell on that page!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,



Chantilly Art Philosophy Easter Eggs...

So in 2011

my great friend Theresa

of Artful-Whimsies

made these beautiful eggs...

This year...

I tried it with the eggs I bought last year

to try it with...

they came out...not so good.

Theresa's looked much better!

The girlfriend can glitter and make anything

look good!

Not moi.

 

But now I had not one but 3 packages

of well, 40+ eggs each...

yeah, well sometimes I go for overkill!

If you click the link to her blog

she has a how-to posted...

I tried.

I think my glitter was too chunky or funky.

 

Anyway---

So--

all these eggs!

After I made the picnic baskets...

(see the previous two posts...)

I decided I needed a little something to go in them

besides chocolate...

and I wanted to make some to attach

a little Easter wish to

to give to some other friends...

So I got some colored tulle at Wal-Mart

along with some small doilies

pulled out more Chantilly paper

and some coordinating cardstock

and set my Cricut to humming cutting out flowers...

lots and lots of flowers.

I took a little tuck in the doily to make it a wee bit smaller

(just fold it in on itself--)

then I hot glued the egg onto the doily

then took a length of tulle and wrapped it around the doily and the egg

tied it in a knot and cut it off.

Then I hot glued two leaf springs

(one of my few Martha Stewart punches that actually work...)

and topped it with flowers.

(why can you never see the glue strings until AFTER

the photo shots?)

I just love them!  So bright and spring-y looking.

About the only thing that's spring like here

BRRRRRR.

Enjoy.

I am off to get ready for what's left of my groupies tonight.

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

More of My Chantilly Picnic (Easter) Baskets

I could not resist making more of these

adorable baskets!

I took out my stash of

Close To My Heart's Chantilly paper

along with some solid cardstock,

      a few punches

and my CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

oh-and embossing folders and Big Shot...

and whipped these up yesterday

(Picasa is doing weird things today-my photos are all dark

or totally washed out like these...so sorry!)

Off to go find some goodies to fill them with!

Until next time

happy stamping and scrapping!
Blessings,



Best way to spend a rainy day....

or any day for that matter.

My goddaughter Maren

came and spent the night.

We had a nice dinner

(thanks to my hubby for cooking!),

I fixed her scrapbook that needed extender posts added

(she likes pop-dots, too! Wonder where she got that from?!)

and she fixed my earrings.

We played a game of Scrabble

and then this morning after breakfast

we made moustaches

 

We cut them out using the Artiste cartridge from Close to My Heart

stamped it from the Closet to my Heart  Perfect Fit-Dad.

Hot glued a chopstick that we first covered in decorative washi tape

and wha-la: instant moustache!

 

Then we made

 these ADORABLE picnic baskets...

 

I got the template at

Creations by AR

It was super easy to cut out and put together.

The paper of course is Chantilly

and the handle and flowers were cut

using our Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.

I did not use the handle from the template---

I cut a border strip from the AP cartridge and it worked perfectly!

 



 

These would make beautiful Easter baskets

or decorations for a spring shower

Ladies tea

or mother and daughter luncheon...

maybe reduce it just a tad for a little bit of

chocolate...!

Maybe have one side open

with some moss and flowers spilling out...?!

It is cold, rainy and dreary here at the beach

so I think a good book, a nap

and maybe even making a few more baskets

is on my afternoon schedule.

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

The Bees Knees....!

Or should I say

The Queen Bee's new shopping bag...

drum roll please...

(trumpets too---oh? no trumpets humph!

Off with the trumpeters heads when you find them!)

 

This started out as a plain as in there was no froo-froo ruffle

on this bag to start with!

It was a super find at Joanns a week or so ago.

Moi

got yellow dotted material-

just chopped off a long strip

hand ran a basting stitch through it and gathered it right up.

Rule of thumb is double the length you want to cover.

I frayed the edges to give it an even more boho chic look

(I dare you to try and find the part that actually tore...in the wrong direction...!)

Then I got out my trusty low temp glue gun

tacked both ends down----

and then worked underneath the ruffle

and just glued and adjusted gathers as I went.

On top of that

to cover up my wonky basting stitch

I put some nylon (? it's sheer --not tulle tho) flower trim

and just kinda bunched it up as I glued it down, too.

Now being as this was dubbed at a grocery bag---

and had three nice size loops in there

to hold wine bottles upright---

I decided that since wine bottles weren't

what I wanted to be toting around---

I needed to turn them into real pockets.

Whipped that bag inside out.

Again with the glue gun

just maneuvered the material around

and hot glued the bottom down to the side of the bag.

This was a cheapy---less than $ 3 bag.

Is it going to last forever?

I doubt it.

If it lasts a season for me---I will be happy.

I maybe have $ 8 in it altogether.

Did it in less than 1 hour.

My kind of magic!



 

Great way to start my week-end

(I am off on Fridays---go me!)

 

Until next time-

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

Easter Critters

I cannot take credit for this idea and project!

Julie Davison posted it on her blog today.

She did a great job and an easy to follow

video tutorial

you can find here.

 

Here's my attempt to case her project...



I think I will add a cotton ball on the backside for a tail...

particularly since they are for preschoolers...

They are a nice treat-size.

A few jellybeans or something similar

will fit nicely.

No sugar overload with these guys!

They whipped up pretty quick.

Since I did not have all the Stampin Up punches,

I turned to my Close to My Heart

Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

To make the body---

(check out Julie's blog---)

or just cut cardstock at

 5"x 2 1/2",

the 5" side scored at 2 1/2"

then make a tic mark on each of the 2 1/2" sides

at 1 1/4" mark.

You then score from that center point to the first score line,

repeat on all 3 sides.

This folds up into your triangle box.

Fold the piece in half,

punch holes on either side of the triangle

run ribbon thru, fill your box and tie in a  bow to close it.

The Cricut comes in at making the wings for the chick,

along with the feet and ears for the rabbit.

The chick--cut the banner scallop on p. 69

at 2 1/2".

For the bunny,

I cut the oval on p. 42 at 1" for the feet

and the oval on p. 22 at 1" for the ears.

I just dabbed on some pink

for the center of the ears and for the feet.

You could cut smaller ovals for these as well.

 

My conundrum is...

the bows make them look like

GIRL bunnies...

and I do have boys to give them to.

May have to find an alternative for securing theirs.

 

Again,

MANY THANKS

to Julie for sharing her idea!

It will make 20+ preschoolers very hoppy-er, HAPPY!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

Not too bad...

So...

after carrying the Hello Spring banner

around the house

and sizing up different spaces...

it ended up in the original spot

I had in mind...

it looked a little better there

in the daylight than it did in the dark the night before!

It is not as "washed out" as it appears!

Makes me smile...

hope it also motivates me

to do the housework I need to do this week-end

including the clean up

from this little foray

so I can start on the next crafty thing---

a layout/shadow box frame for

little baby Liam

(a very late new baby gift!)

A round of applause

to my wonderful friend Theresa

who has loaned me

her brand-new unused stamp set

that her consultant (me) forgot to order for herself

so I could do this project.

I will be using the brand-new nautical themed

Close to My Heart papers and embellishments

called TOMMY.

 

Right now...

time for a little more coffee.

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,



Hello Spring!

I finally have something creative to post!

I wanted to create a spring banner

and started on it last week-end

but it was one of those days

when NOTHING went right in the magic kingdom...

so I set it aside

after completing the "base" of it.

Yesterday afternoon & evening

I embellished it...

finished it...

and then discovered that

where I wanted to hang it---

(across the church pew we have in our kitchen

as seating...)

it didn't show up too well.

I didn't realize

quite how large it is...

I may have to put it there anyway.

I used Close to My Heart's new paper

Chantilly

along with CTMH Cricut cartridges

Artiste and Art Philosophy

Some retired CTMH stamp sets...

 

along with some contraband (aka not CTMH product...)

I really like how it came together...

I just should have used maybe three of the banner pieces

and condensed it a little.

Oh well.

I had fun

and it certainly looks spring-y.

You cannot see it in the pics

but I added a little holographic embossing

between the banner pieces so it has some sparkle.

The pom-pom trim is just too fun not to include it.

 

Now...

I need to go clean up my creative mess.

Oh-

and speaking of which---

this is one of those

I never thought of that before

ah-hah moments.

This past week

the copier in my office went down.

After a thorough exam with flashlight,

tweezers, etc. and seeing no tidbits of paper

jammed somewhere it shouldn't be

(as the machine kept telling me there was...)

I called my friendly Xerox repairman.

He came out.

He found no paper stuck, either.

What he did find, however,

was an intsy tinsy piece of

fuzzy dust

not much bigger than a pin head

on a sensor deep inside the machine.

One little speck

created lots of complications.

And I thought of this yesterday

while I was working with both

GLITTER and my CRICUT....

maybe not such a good idea!

I think I will avoid having those two things going

at the same time.

I don't (personally) know any Circuit repairmen

so I will play it safe!

 

Off to do some housework

and then to the hairdresser.

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,