Simple Sunday #7

Cardstock: My Minds Eye, PinkPaislee, American Crafts

Inks: Chocolate, Tulip

Stamps: CTMH The Works Alphabet

Misc.: ric rac, My Minds Eye die cuts, CTMH rub ons, distressing tool

2 Be With You

I was recently online "just looking" over at A Page 4 All Seasons when I saw the French Flea Market collection by My Minds Eye. I just melted and HAD to have it!!!It is amazingly beautiful.

This layout was inspired by a layout done by Jennifer Johnson and posted on Inspired Blueprints. She used the scallop border punch on her page and I thought it was a brilliant idea.
I normally don't convert my pictures to black & white, but the colors in this picture were just to harsh. I am really happy with this layout................it never hurts to have beautiful paper!

Cardstock: Cocoa, White Daisy and My Minds Eye; French Flea Market collection

Ink: Cocoa

Misc.: Big Pinks flower, scallop punch, doodlebug pearls, sparkles, CTMH rubons and computer journaling

Simple Sunday #6

Sometimes I just can't bare the thought of cutting up beautiful paper. I kept it simple here and didn't add a lot to it, I wanted to see the design on the paper! I did do some sewing on it, but only because I already had it out from another project. I will share that one later! The sewing could easily be done with a faux stitching stamp though.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The time change always seems to effect my internal clock and it will take me some time to adjust to losing an hour.

Cardstock: Chocolate, White Daisy and My Minds Eye; Bohemia collection

Stamps: Dream Wishes

Inks: Chocolate

Misc.: CTMH Rubons, Clear stickles and machine sewing

Born to shop

If I had to use one word to describe my mom, it would definitely be "Bling"!!! So I decided her Birthday card had to have A LOT of bling on it. And I had every intention of getting her a Roomba, but that became an impossible task here in our little town. So, I settled for a gift card so she could go get one. This card fit the occasion perfectly, Born to shop...not to mop! Okay, maybe vacuum in this case, but that wouldn't have been as cute.

Cardstock: White Daisy, SU paper (very old)

Stamps: Ms. on the go

Inks: Black Stazon and chocolate

Misc: Prima flowers, copic markers, flower brads, ribbon, sparkles

March's Tip: Liquid Glass

Liquid Glass is very versatile and has many, many uses. It is one of the best all around adhesives that I have found, but you can also make images shine or look 3-D and you can add liquid glass to any stamped image to make it pop.

Basically, all you have to do is squeeze it out to cover the desired area and that's it! Here are a few tips on how to use this product efficiently:

1. Don't shake the bottle! When you shake the bottle it adds bubbles and makes the surface less smooth when you squeeze it out. If you have bubbles, gently squeeze a little out onto scrap paper so that you can get the air bubbles out before your start your project.
2. Be sure to clean off the tip each time you use it so you don't get globs of it stuck to the outside.
3. A little bit of this goes a long way. For instance, when I am using it to apply chipboard, I apply it in small dots to the inside surface only. This eliminates the excess liquid from seeping out onto my project.
4. Allow time to dry. 10-15 minutes depending on the thickness. If it's really thick let it sit longer.
5. Add glitter to the liquid glass before it dries, apply patterned cardstock to clear buttons, apply to the center of a stamped flower for that 3-D effect or use to apply chipboard or other heavier items to your project.
6. If you are using liquid glass on an image that will but cut out, first stamp the image, apply liquid glass, and then cut out after drying. If you cut out the image before applying the liquid glass, the paper may curl.

Simple Sunday #5

It really is my own fault, I mean you probably shouldn't ask a nine year old what colors you should use! His favorite color is green, so imagine my shock when he said blue and orange!

My personal challenge of late is to use up the old before I break into the new. I am not much for stickers, but I seem to have a lot of them. So I pulled out my sticker box and found something Orange.

These pictures were taken last week when Jacob had the flu. I decided to keep him home "just one more day" from school just to be safe. Well, he drove me nuts!! He was fine and should have gone to school that day. I learned my lesson, lol.

Cardstock: SU and Imaginisce

Stamps: He said, She said and The works alphabet

Misc: Stickers, chipboard and the Coluzzle