We Will...

The kids and I have been learning a lot about love lately
.  We've been reading 1 Corinthians 13 a lot before bed.    It's more for me than them I'm sure, but it's also great to have scripture to point them to when training them in how to treat others.  Anyway, I wanted to make a new wreath for Valentine's day (you can see one I made last summer here.)

I used the "Change of Heart" kit (which is on sale right now!!)

The wreath was like $3 at Wal-Mart.

I used my SU Heart Punch and Martha Stewart Butterfly one too (umm...yea, I'm totally addicted to those!) For all the words in my handwriting I used my VersaMark pen and then sprinkled EP over it and heat set it.  I also used spray adhesive on the "love" and coated it with red glitter...nothing says love like glitter!  ;)

 

 
Love that Blackmagic Coredinations cardstock!!!  I used my glue pen to trace over the designs on the MME paper and added glitter to it too.

Imagination

How about a LO with the fabulous "Change of Heart" kit from Color Me Daisy?

 

I've been holding onto this picture of Zeke for a few months...every time I started to scrap it it just wasn't working for me...but I do like how it turned out this time!

 

for some added texture and interest I pulled out my houndstooth stamp (October Afternoon) and my black embossing powder and did some tone on tone embossing on my black cardstock.  I love the way it turned out!

 

This Maya Road chipboard in the kit was begging for some glimmer mist and I was more than happy to oblige!  I used some red glimmer mist on it, then stamped with VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder (houndstooth stamp again) and THEN I rubbed it all with brown ink.  Where the clear EP is the ink doesn't adhere.  This is the resist technique...but then you already knew how to do that did you?  It's pretty old hat!  :)

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to stop by CMD on the 10th as we're having an "Organize Your Heart" crop to say farewell in style!

Creative Outlet

I'm sorry the last post sounded like a *bit* of a downer.  ok, maybe it was a BIG downer. ahem.  Anyway, I've loved working both places but I'm also looking forward to see what the future holds...and I'm throwing myself into creating....for the fun of it!  lol...and I AM having fun...and I'm remembering that before I was a scrapbooker I was a cardmaker.  So I thought I'd share a couple cards I've done.  

 

I used the Basic Grey Origins line for this one, along with some of my "go to" supplies, the Modern Label punch and the "grateful" stamp are both Stampin' Up.  Then just to add a little something I outlined the flower with some glitter and used a contrasting green thread to stitch a boarder around the yellow paper.  The rhinestones are Kaiser.

and I had such fun with this card.  The photos don't do it justice.

I'm totally addicted to my Stampin' Up triple heart punch.  I used pink embossing powder on one of the hearts, and Walnut Distress Powder on the "cherish" and the sentiment on the heart as well.  The papers are from the Pink Paislee Cupid line and for a sweet and slightly whimsical touch I made this a tri-fold card and used the Stampin' Up Eyelet boarder punch on the edge.

a slightly better picture of the glittered heart...I'll have to take some good ones tomorrow when it's not dark!  :)

Homeless and Unemployed

That's how I feel right now.  And that's what I'll be effective Feb. 28th.  See... I have been thinking over time commitments for a long time and the beginning of last month I finally bit the bullet and sent in my resignation to Scrap-Tastic.  It's been a FANTASTIC place to be, Becky is so amazing to work for, but it just felt like the right time.  

THEN two other sites I'm pretty fond of had DT calls and I convinced myself not to try out.  I just wanted to stick with my beloved CMD for a while and work on other things.  And then....then this happened.  

Michelle is being VERY wise and she is choosing the BEST thing she could...but it means an end to the Color Me Daisy DT which has grown to be a big part of my life and I'm really going to miss it!

That said, this month's kit (and add ons!!) is amazing!!!!  Here's the kit:  

and I'll be back tomorrow with some of my LOs.

Someday

This is a "just for fun" layout.  (which I will be doing a  lot of in the near future apparently, but more on that later.)

Pretty much everything is from the Pink Paislee Cupid line.  I just love these pictures of Grace.  They're soo...babyish, and I know she won't be like this for long.  The journaling on this page was really special to me too (hence so many journaling spots! lol) (if you click on the photo it will enlarge so you can read it if you have that desire.)

The top boarder was made with the Stampin' Up Eyelet boarder punch.

 

Thanks for stopping by!