Travel Wall Decor, Camper Card!

 Good morning!

So I came from a city house that was pretty boxy and had standard ceiling heights.  When we moved, one of the features of the town home that I loved were the cathedral ceilings.  Unfortunately, I was a bit stumped as to how I wanted to fill this space.  When we traveled to Alaska, it hit me. Create a wall that celebrates all the places we've been!

Our family has been blessed to have had the opportunities to see so much! My kids have been to Disney numerous times, Jamaica, Mexico, Busch Gardens, and lots of other Midwestern states. The last couple of years has afforded Brian and I the chance to travel alone. In the last two years we went to Vegas, New York, San Francisco, Nashville, and Alaska. We have definitely been bitten by the traveling bug and are hoping to go somewhere next summer!

I love that this wall can be added to as the years go by.  :)

Now, on to my card!

I found this stamp set by Stampendous(Campground)at Michaels and knew I had to have it.  I have a friend who has a camper very similar to this, so I wanted to make this for her.  I hadn't pulled out my Prisma Colored Pencils in quite awhile, so I decided to use them here. 

I added little yellow rhinestones to the stars. 

I used a white gel pen to fill in the words, Road Trip and then added a bit of glossy accents to make them stand out a bit.  

For my final touches, I tied rustic twine to the left of the sentiment and added a few more rhinestones. It was such a fun card to color! 

Thank you for stopping by today! I really appreciate your visits and your comments!

Art Impressions

I have been on an Art Impressions kick lately.  My MIL has quite a few of their stamps and I stamped a bunch of them to color.  When I am feeling mojo-less, coloring is an easy fix.  I colored these gals with Copic markers.  For the gal on the left I used a white gel pen to add white polka-dots to her jacket. 

I added a few rhinestones and some coordinating ribbon to finish the card off. 

Just a quick post today!  I pick up Cortney later this weekend and I have lots to get done before she comes home! :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Finally! My Craft Room!

Good morning! I know I've been promising to post pictures of my craft room for some time.....but it seems that each day brings new things to do!  I completely forgot to take an official "before" picture.  This picture is blurry because I got it off realtor.com.  (So it's not your eyes!)

This room was dark navy, brown, and had the carpeting. 

Carpeting and crafting are NOT friends! ;)

The first thing we did was paint the room a soft lilac color.

Hubby took up the carpet and is using it in his "Man Cave" in the basement. 

Our good friend, Jim, laid the vinyl plank flooring for us. 

 So if we start the tour, I am starting through the doorway and towards the left wall, then the back wall, and then finally to the right. This spot is where I keep my ribbon, embossing powders, and my TV.

The baskets hold some of my ribbon.  I sort it by color.  OF course I have even more in my closets, but I won't be showing that because then you might think I have a problem.  Which I do. 

The back desk is where I have my computer and Silhouette machine. The drawers contain embellishments, adhesive etc. Most of the furniture is from IKEA. 

This is my main desk area where the die cutting and coloring happen. I love it because I get the natural light from the window and I can watch my TV. 

Inside the tall cabinet is all of my stamps.  I got rid of a ton when I moved.  I kept my favorites and I have to admit, I've been purchasing a few new ones. 

I added this shelf and this vintage window.  I love the signage board with my blog name on it.  I am hoping to use this space for holiday decorating. The cabinet underneath is my favorite piece.  I love that it has a bit of country charm.  It houses my dies, envelopes, water color paper, Washi tape, and embellishments. 

This piece was a natural pine, but I wanted it to coordinate with the rest of the room, so I sanded it and painted it white.  I use it store all of my paper. If you look to the far right, I have two very large closets.  I didn't take a picture of them, but they are spacious and contain a lot of my additional craft supplies.  

Thank you for your patience! 

I hope it was worth the wait!

Bathroom Remodel

Good morning!

When we moved into our new town home it was "move in" ready.  However, there were still things about it I wasn't crazy about.  Like this bathroom for instance.  It is Kyle's bathroom upstairs.  I wasn't sure I liked the blue and debated about changing it. 

I really wasn't a fan of the vanity and sink combo.  But we are trying not spend a fortune remodeling....so that leaves us with an inexpensive solution. 

PAINT!  

Kyle liked the blue and we found some cute bathroom decor that coordinated with the color. So what did we paint then? If not the walls?

The vanity.

Now maybe you are handy and have done this before....but me?  Never.

This was new territory.

We took the handles off the cabinets and filled them with wood putty.  We sanded the varnish off the doors, primed, and painted.  (many,many coats)  We added new hinges, and to go along with the nautical theme, we sanded the edges to give it a distressed look.

The whole bathroom looks so much more cheerful and bright!

The project took us a few weeks, but it was nice completing this project with Kyle.  

We apparently love orange....since I have it in almost every room of my house!

Just a quick before and after!

I finally took pics of my craft room and will be posting those tomorrow! 

Aloha! Bon Voyage! and Alaska!

Happy Weekend!

Brian and I got home from our Alaska trip last Friday and I can't even begin to tell you how much we loved it!  When they say its the Last Frontier, they are incredibly accurate.  There is so much beauty there, that it was overwhelming. I created a video below highlighting our trip.  I took close to 900 pictures, but don't worry, I only used about 50 of those pictures!  (Otherwise it would be a looooooonnnnnng video! LOL)

Before I left, I was playing around with a couple of Art Impressions stamps.  I thought they were perfect for my upcoming travels!  I kept it simple and just colored them with Copic markers. 

I did add glossy accents to their sunglasses for a bit of fun.

The cards are pretty simple, but I think the cute images take center stage!

If you have about 4 minutes, I would love for you to watch the video I put together of my trip to Alaska. Let me know what you think! 

Art Impressions!

Good morning!  

I have one last masculine card for awhile.  Since I had been on a roll, I figured I'd "roll" with it! HA! 

This is another cute Art Impression's stamp called, Lazy Boy, that I borrowed from my MIL.  The image was colored with Copic markers and the sentiment stamped using my Mini Misti. 

I have been trying to use up some of my patterned paper.  When I moved, I realized I could literally open a store with the amount of paper I have!  

Well, I am off to Alaska for a week!  I am super excited to go and can't wait to share my adventure with you!  Have a fantastic week my crafty friends!! 

Birthday Golfer!

Good morning friends!

I have a card today that is for the men in my life.  I figured while I was on the masculine roll, I'd stick with it a bit longer! I stamped some images over at my MIL's house because I have been loving just sitting in front of the TV and coloring. The image is by Art Impressions and is called Gordon Golfer. 

I colored the image with Copic markers.  I added tufts of grass because the men in my life probably would hit the ball in the rough anyway! LOL! I added a sentiment and a few dimensional drops. I realized after uploading here that you really couldn't see the light green drops very well.  But I promise you they are there in real life!  

I added plaid paper and a ribbon at the top to finish it off.  :)

Thank you so much for stopping by! HAve a great day!