Another Canvas!

I'm loving these canvases! Here is a big departure from the first one, but I think I like the style of the first one. I admit she looks a little like a linebacker, but I still like her.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Fun with Canvas!

Edited to add: I added a piece cotton lace across the dress because it needed something. I also added a smile. Like it much better.

Sorry I haven't posted in FOREVER! I have been busy with school, kids, hockey, and a couple of awesome online workshops. Fun ones! I took Melody Ross' Soul Restoration Workshop first. I'll post about that later. Now I'm taking Christy Tomlinson's She Art Workshop. Love it! She teaches how to make these She Art girl canvases, mixed media darlings. She rocks!

Here is my first canvas. So much fun to just keep throwing stuff on the canvas. There's a ton of texture on this canvas. There are close ups below this one. I made this for a friend who is dealing with cancer. I hope she likes it. I think the proportions are a little off. He body is awfully big ;) I love it though!

This was so much fun to make! Of course my dear sweet husband didn't get it. He figured I wasn't done because she doesn't have a face. Gotta love him.
I stamped these flowers with ink, but they weren't showing up very well, so I painted them with paint. I LOVE paint!
Thank you for looking. It's always great to see that I've had visitors!
Have a blessed day!

Re-visiting a Papertrey Ink Post

Here is a grad card using Papertrey's Enjoy the Ride along with the die. I grabbed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock from the Super Assortments Roy G Biv collection. Awesome stuff! I used the Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, also from Papertrey. Yum! I lightly sanded the surface of the cardstock to show the pattern more. Love the effect! After stamping the car, I cut it out using the die. I took the solid stamp for the car, inked it up with SU Pumpkin Pie ink, then carefully touched it on the impression plate, which I had inked up with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink. The colors match much better in real life. Crystal Effects on the headlights and windshield. The car is popped up with dimensionals. The whole card front is mounted on Basic Black by SU. I added an orange rhinestone and it's good to go. Thanks for checking it out!

A Couple of Sweet Soft Cards

Sometimes I just want a card that's soft and pretty.

This new Springtime Vintage paper from Stampin' Up fits the bill. I wasn't thrilled with the colors, as they aren't as vibrant as pictured, but they are great for soft cards. Their new embossing folder, Framed Tulips, is awesome! Great texture. The sentiment is from Melody Ross' Unity set "All Worth It..." I stamped it in Tuxedo Black Momento Ink, then I went over it with a black glaze pen so it would stand out. It looks like it's not put down very good, but trust me I fixed that after the picture ;)
I put lot of layers and extras on this card. The doily is a Wilton doily that I sponged with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. That adorable little heart is Webster's Pages Little Whimsies. So cute! The little embellishment in the corner is My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Market Street Love Brads. I switched out the brad that was in the center for the teal one from the package. I attached a tiny safety pin from SU's Vintage Trinkets top the bow. That bow is made from some seam binding I bought from Mish Mash ;) I think that all makes for a very soft pretty card!

This next card uses the same designer paper from SU. Very vintage. I believe the tea cup and saucer are from Unity's December '10 Kit of the Month. They were stamped twice in Basic Grey ink and cut out and layered. The print on the nestie is a Unity background, Giving it all Meaning. It was stamped in Versamark and embossed with clear powder. I love the rose button on the cup! There is a flower image on the cup, and I just covered it up with the button :) . It's from The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig buttons.

The ribbon is the same as the card above, but this time I wrapped a pretty pearl brad around the middle. The brad is from the same My Mind's Eye brad pack as the embellishment in the previous card.

Thank you for looking in on me!

Have a beautiful day!

Back in the Craft Room!

So I start school tonight. Maybe that's why I had to get into my craft room. I'm an accounting student and I think I'm afraid I'll lose my creative side when I'm in school. I seem to get more done in there when I'm in school and busy than any other time.I took the Christmas decorations down and had some empty spots that needed to be filled ;).

I dug out this little wood frame from Michaels. I painted it with a blue acrylic paint. After it dried I painted it with off white acrylic, then another coat of the off white. I used black acrylic paint to stamp the flourish on the frame. The stamp is a HUGE foam stamp! The embellishment is from Webster's Pages. I sanded the edges to show a little of the blue underneath.

The k was hand drawn with pencil, then filled in with black marker. That gorgeous blue print paper is from Glitz. Gorgeous! I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood Distress Ink.
Thanks for looking (and commenting ;).

Have a phenominal day!!!

Non-Craft Related, But I Have to Say

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I can't believe it's almost 2011. I remember being a kid and wondering what the world would be like in the year 2000.

Christmas is always insane for us. We drive two hours to family, then to the other family, then home, all in one day. It's almost too much, but we've been doing it for 20 years. Why do we put ourselves through this every year, and not just Christmas but every major holiday? This is why!

My goofy family! That's my sister Cathy, brother Jimmy, me (not the most flattering pic), and my little sister Chrissy. Besides my oldest son Kyle, my sister Cathy and brother are some of the funniest people I know. Always interesting ;)

Plus, if I didn't bring my grandson to the family Christmas my family may never speak to me again!

I will get back into my craft room soon, but until then,

Happy New Year!!!

Girls Loft Christmas!!!

A quick card with no stamping! Kind of like that for a change.
The paper is Tinsel & Twig from The Girls Paperie. The letters and the flower trim is also from them. A simple but pretty card.
Thanks for stopping by :)