Happy Valentines Day

                                        I made these instead of a card ! Large tag on board!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day !! I have been single for over twenty some years so it is not exactly a holiday I go all out on !! I make cards for some close family or friends ! My sister , she made over 40 cards to mail to people that are widowed , alone or have had a tragedy in the past year! I think that is awesome !  Kudos to her  ( she got one of the tags above )

have a great day !!

Journal on the Small Side !!

Playing around with paper again !!! I made a small little journal book , for just putting a few little treasured thoughts in to cherish & save !! I used various papers , stamps and embellishments ! Page two ,

the arrows are grunge board and sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Graphite, the little crown also is Grunge Board, but inked it first and then sprayed with a Glimmer Mist ( gotta have that little bit of sparkle ), and a stamped image that I just taped down with Tim Hiltz tape ( love the stuff )  ! Page three are :

a tag stamped and folded with a Grunge Board Key , paper buttons from card stock that I also stamped. and on the other page I added ever so tiny flowers from sheet music paper with a rhinestone center ! Pages four are:

A journal sticker from my stash ( can not remember from where ) the other page is from Altered Pages , one of my favorite images , Vintage ATC 1, I added some gears from one of my Tim Holtz dies ! Page five is

paper from the Glitz line again that I cut out with a die and added some little stickers ! The next page is another image from the same ATC  sheet with a chair stamp that I cut out !Page six is:

Another die cut from the Glitz paper  with more tiny flowers I cut out ( I used the Cricut for those ), and the last page is another journal sticker , a little "love" banner. The back cover is

another image from the ATC page with a die cut butterfly and Journal sticker !! The book I made from chipboard !!

I have been on a book making trend lately , I also made a journal for my daughter to  write all the cute things kids say , we always think we should write it down , never do and then it is forgotten ! So I of course forgot to take any photos of it so I will leave you a photo of my grand kids , the newest addition , Tovah was born on Jan 24, with big sister Haddie and big brother Zeke  !

Have a fabulous and creative day !!

Tiny Books & Altered Cards

 I have seen a lot of cute little altered books made to be a necklace , loved them & decided to make my own !! I have always thought it would be great to have some special quote or verse in a handy little book ! I used grunge paper for the cover and the inside papers I used images from Altered Pages that look like vintage pages to give an interesting background for your notes & quotes !! On the covers I also used images from Altered Pages and covered them with clear embossing to make the a little more sturdy !

The edges of the book pages and the cover have been distressed to give a more tattered look , so it looks like it's been around for a long time & had lots of love !

I also finished my Altered Bingo Cards for a swap I am doing over at the Yahoo group for Altered Pages , you can click on this link to join in on all the fun !!

Bingo cards were created using  images and papers from Altered Pages , some of the papers are the Glitz papers which I think are fabulous and can be found here ! 

Off to finish working on more projects ! Have a blessed & creative day !

New Kit on Altered Pages

A new kit has been added to Altered Pages that I created! So if you get a chance  go check it out & while you are there check out all of the other treasures available ! I love all of the new Glitz papers that have been added with matching embellishments ! The photo is of the can with all the supplies and instructions needed , with several little tiny details for making a one of a kind treasure ! This is the link for the kit ! It is a lot of fun to create !! There are a lot of other kits available for your creativity from some of the other designers !!

Have a wonderful & creative day !

100 years old !!

I made this card today , it is for my dad ! This coming week he will be 100 years old ! It is so hard to believe that he is 100 ! My parents live in their home still and have a live in caregiver. My dad was a farmer and he loved every aspect of farming . He also loved working with wood and creating furniture ,frames and all kinds of wood treasures !

I made this card with Glitz Paper from Altered Pages . Love the paper and all of the designs ! Be sure to check out the web site for all kinds of paper craft goodies. There are kits ,stamps,collage sheets,tools and embellishments !

The card has die cut frames for the center , I stamped & embossed on the top one. The numbers are also grunge paper die cuts and sprayed with Glimmer Mist !

Have a fabulous day everyone & thanks for stopping by ! I love comments !!

Vintage Repurposed

Thought I would share with you a little treasure I repurposed ! I have had this vintage wood silverware holder for quite awhile , it actually was one my mom used ......many years ago ! I kept it because I knew some day I would have to repurpose it into something ! So here it is !

Some of my favorite things , love vintage silverware ,wood spools and birdhouse's ! I created a little banner at the top with the word "FAITH" .

You may be able to see a close up of the lace above the vintage spoon , love that piece ! I made a simple yet rustic cross and placed in an old wood spool ! The edges are covered with tape from Tim Holtz , love using that stuff !

The verse for the inspiration :

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for ,

the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews1:11

                                                        Have a fabulous & creative day !

New Year & New Projects !

I survived Christmas and all that goes with the whole holiday experience ! I am now ready to get back to creating and spending more time in my studio ! I have been working on some projects for Altered Pages !

This tag was made using one of the rubber stamps from Altered Pages for the background !Some more projects I just finished :

Taking a photo of something long is just not for me ! Never looks good !But you get the idea ?!

A wall banner , HOPE using some clock images from Altered Pages , chip board,papers and embellishments !

Another Tag , with more time theme !

 Just before Christmas I made a quick trip to visit my sister & get an eye check up ! Got some new funky glasses ! While I was there we were doing some shopping  , had just finished up for the day actually , so we went to a coffee shop , sit for a bit & then on our way to go home , well I had to find the six inch patch of ice that  I didn't see because we to busy talking , and down I went ! Bam , hard ouch , and hit my head on the side of a giant cement planter ! Ugh , needless to say I had to get staples in my head and it is taking me awhile to heal ! But getting there !!!

My funky glasses !!

Have a fabulous and creative day !!