Sharing again

As I promised, I am back to share some ATC's that I have made in the last couple months. I was asked to join a club and here are my 1st 2 creations. Fairy Lucky was of course for March. The theme a fairy or a leprechaun, so I found this picture in one of my Dover Books. I then used some paint for background. Stamped with Tim Holtz new Visual Artistry stamps from Michael's. Then I sprayed with a little glimmer mist. Machine stitched a rainbow. Put the little guy down, there ya have it. Oh, and a bit of spatter on the card also.
This is love is in the air. That was the theme for February. So a hot air balloon heart is what came to my mind. So this one started with Ellie poo paper. Yep paper made out of elephant poop. I stamped the poo with a music background using Tim Holtz distress ink. Inked the edges, roughed up edges. Using heavy mulberry paper I wet it, and ripped my heart out. (oh that sounds so sad) The basket is just a punched circle, folded at the top to make basket. Add a few lines and you have a basket. I did add some metal wings to help the balloon take flight. Typed out the "love is in the air" glued and stapled it on did some stitching on the basket and I was done. Lot of work but I like the way it turned out.

Last, here is the card I promised. I am not a big card maker. But when I need cards I know who and where to go. Tami comes up with all different types of cards and has ideas galore. So the other night I decided to go hang out with her. This is one of the cards we made. I love it. Basic Grey paper that is awesome. Tami does such a nice job at cards. She loves details. We had a lot of fun, we made 4 cards and she gave us some extra goodies. We worked at a store names Smudges, and Leslie from the store also gave us a card kit to work on at home. How nice was that. So thanks Tami for the great tips and tricks and treats.

Hum...... what will Saturday bring? I think I will share the front of a journal that I did the other night. So stay tuned. I told you once I started you would not be able to get rid of me!

I want to share something a friend of mine made for me. Lynn is very talented. She creates things that us normal peeps just don't even think of. Should we play I spy? I spy something really cute! Yes, I know, the 2 kids in the frame are cute. But that's not it.....Keep guessing.......

Well if you guessed this cute little cup, you are right. Is this not the cutest? I fell in love with it right away. Such a cute decoration for spring time. She used a planting cup from the hardware store. You know the ones, 12 for like $2.99. Then she used a favorite product of mine. Did you guess. Well if you did not, it is distress crackle paint. I love this stuff and use it all the time. Then she wrapped this vintage lace and added vintage buttons and TA! DA! I fell in love. It is just so darn cute. Thanks Lynn for sharing with me

On to the next thing. I do have a short attention span. LOOK WHAT I GOT TODAY!!!!!

A package of fun!

AND THIS!!!!!!!

I can not wait to play with this. So have you guessed I love Tim Holtz? Yep, that's me, a Tim junkie. Love his stuff. It helps me create beautiful grungy stuff.

Check back tomorrow for some of those inky creations. And some cards that I made with Tami.

See you later, I'm off to play with some grunge.

I can do this now!

So that book I bought to help me with my blog. I guess I am not dummy enough, because I still need my Sassy, Smarty Pants, Younger, Little Sister to come help me. As pictured below with her better looking, warm, fun, witty sister. Since she has a blog and also sells on etsy I asked (begged) her to come help me. Thank God I have my grand daughter living here. It was part of the bribe. She loves holding babies. Check out her blog. Caterpillar Creations. Just click on it to the right.



Speaking of babies. Here is a picture of my baby. Her name is Tina and she found a very comfy bed, right in the baby car seat. How cute is that!



And here is what is suppose to be in that car seat. What a beauty. Her name is Farris, Farris of them all.

Here I am again

Okay guys I have been really struggle at this blog thing. How to put images in and trying to make it look good. Sooooooooooooo guess what I went and did? Yep, I did I went and got this

Okay I know it has been a long time since I posted, however those of you who know me have a clue what I have been going though. I just had started this blog and all went haywire in life. Just in short, my husband was ill for quite sometime and we did not know what it was and went though 7 months of junk to find out it was prostrate cancer. Once they did the biopsy we had to wait 8 weeks before they could do the surgery to remove the cancer. He had the cancer removed by robotic surgery. December was a tough month. Christmas was not traditional at our house at all. Christmas eve is when he had to go in and have all of the staples removed and the tubes. The rest of the day into the eve was resting for him. Quite different for us. We have my family over on Christmas eve and Christmas morn we have our children and the grandkids, then we clean that up and have his family in the afternoon. Not this year. He is still mending and has had some infection come up and his one area has opened and he has a long time to heal that wound.

So if that was not enough we had our daughter who has been pregnant and was told that her baby would not make it. If the baby was born alive it would not last long. So it has been a lot of testing and having lots of ultra sounds. When I say lots, I mean lots, we are talking I am filling a whole book of pictures. However all is fine we have a beautiful baby girl. 6pds 1 oz 18 1/2 inches. So much for all the test.

Parents are still not doing great. So there ya have it, I have been very busy and don't care to see the inside of a hospital for a while!!!!!

On a great note, I did have time to make the cutest little books for the little girls in the family and a few friends kids and they have been a hit. Just think what I could do if I tried. Things that make ya say Huh?

I also had the pleasure to take a class with Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle up in Pine City. I loved it. I had taken a class with Lance in Chicago when I went to CKU. If you ever get the chance take a class from Rusty Pickle, its fun.

So with a of that to take in I will sign off for now but I promise I will be on more and putting some pictures up soon.

Till then bye.

Just another day

Well I have been very busy, the past few days. I have been working on a few things. I have done a cute little pail, very easy. Picked up the pail at Target (2 for $1) then just put paper around it and added blackboard covered with blackboard sticker from Cosmo Cricket. Added a clip and wrapped a wire around a star from the blackboard, tied some ribbon and that is it. Fast and fun.

Also from Cosmo Cricket paper line Haunted I have done a fun little book. Just for fun I have just added some quotes and sayings all having to do with Halloween. I really had fun doing this book. I love the style of Tim Holtz and I feel this book has a little of that style. I did use his distress inks and grungeboard, also distress crackle paint and tonic distresser for edges. Just a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy.

I have also been working on some Christmas items for a monthly book club I am involved in. I am having fun doing this monthly. It makes me go outside of my comfort zone.

I will attempt to post some pictures again. Until next time, go create and have a great time doing it.