Little Dancer

Crafty Secrets has been cranking out all of these fabulous new sets!!! This little gal is part of a small set called Little Dancer. It is available now for purchase! I used her on my card a few posts ago and HAD to use her for my niece's dance recital pictures. I colored her in with my Copics and added bling to her crown and waistband. Of course I colored her to match my cutie pie niece! I used a circular rub on I had in my stash to place around her.

For the rest of this LO, I layered some vintage music paper, Melissa Frances, and Making Memories paper. I used tulle and stick pins to finish it off.

Check out the Crafty Secret's blog to see all the new sets coming out!! One is cuter than the next!!!

Happy Birthday........Snail Style!

Happy Tuesday! It is snowing like CRAZY here..........AGAIN! Just pile on another 8 inches on top of the foot we already have........no really, I don't mind shoveling for the millionth time.....really.......

This week's Bitten by The Bug challenge was to use the snail cut, from the A Walk in the Garden cartridge. I used my new pad of Basic Grey paper and some Papertrey Ink ribbon. This glitter is super sparkly. It is from Japan, and I just purchased it from Craft Fancy. I cut the label with the Sizzix die cut.

I tied the sentiment to his neck because I figured he couldn't "carry" it any other way! He has no hands you know!!! Ha ha! I crack myself up.......ok, I know, don't quit my day job.......

I think I am tired and I am a bit slap happy. Stress will do that to a gal.......

Cortney is seeing a new neurologist and geneticist tomorrow. She has been undiagnosed for the last 13 years. ( When people ask what is wrong with her, I tell them Cerebral Palsy.....because it is just easier). We went through a ton of testing years ago with no luck. IT is hard not knowing what went wrong with your baby. There is a huge part of me that still needs to know. So keep your fingers and toes and any other body parts that can cross, crossed! Maybe now, the docs can give us some answers.

Till tomorrow! Ciao!

My Goals....

Noel Mignon is hosting a challenge to scrap your goals for 2009. I chose 6 goals.....I thought it might actually be something I could stick to! I want to attend church more regularly, be more thoughtful, send more cards instead of hoarding them, take a summer class, get published again, and be more organized. (My house is an organizational nightmare!) I used bits and pieces of Noel's Love Story kit. The "tic-tac-toe" pattern was done with my sewing machine. I printed my goals directly to the tags from my printer. (Cuz I HATE my handwriting!)

I kept the LO simple........(Which is very hard for me!)

On a sad note, a teacher from my school passed away today. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 6 weeks ago. It unfortunately had spread to her liver and other organs. She was a spirited, wonderful, giving lady. She was a fellow stamper, and I loved sharing ideas with her.......she will be greatly missed.

Another Sneak Peek!

Here is another sneak peek at another Crafty Secret's set! It will also be released after CHA. I just love this little dancer! I decided to make her a little tutu. I used black tulle off a large spool I bought over the summer. I cut a small piece and folded it several times. I took black thread and straight stitched it across the top. I knotted the thread and then pulled it to create a waistband. With fabric glue I positioned the skirt where I wanted it. The rest of this lil' gal was colored in with my Copics. The oval and star were cut using my Nesties. The paper was SU! and vintage music paper.

There she is up close and personal!

Happy weekend everyone! I so appreciate you stopping by my blog!

A Sneak Peek!

Crafty Secrets has been creating the cutest darned stamps! They will be released after CHA at the end of January! This is one of the sets that will be coming out! I love that each image is so detailed and intricate. I found this little watering can in the dollar bin at Michaels and had to buy it! I thought it would be perfect for this set. I wrapped paper and vintage ribbon around it. The little images were each colored with my Copics and then very carefully cut out. If you are looking for scissors that do really fine cuts, I highly recommend the TAC scissors. (The Angel Company) It makes all the difference in the world!

I tied some pretty ribbon and stuffed some of this "stuff" in the middle. I don't know the name of it.........if you know, please enlighten me! : ) Wouldn't this be a perfect gift giving container for jewelry? Or a gift card?

The other DT gals have some fabulous sneaks too........

Lisa Zappa

Pam Hooten

Marisa Grossman

Have a great day!!!

I Know......

Christmas is over! But, I had some cards that somehow never got posted! I don't have a lot lately to post because I am working on some DT stuff and new releases that can't be shown quite yet! So.......bare with me while I post Christmas stuff! This was a card I created with Crafty Secret's Christmas Joy set. I colored the image in with my Copics and then cut the ornament out and added a ribbon to the top along with a button.

Thanks for visiting me today! Your comments brighten my day!!! : )

This is Right Up My Alley!

This week's assignment at Bitten by the Bug was to use the pencil cut on the Community Cartridge. I decided since I AM a teacher, that I would go a traditional route. So I pulled out my school themed papers and went to town! Even the ribbon is school related! As teachers we tend to send notes home all the time, so this will be perfect to add to my stash at school!

Check out what the other gals did at BBTB! Their creations are fabulous!!!

***** Hey, remember a few weeks ago, I had gotten my van back from the body shop? (I had been rear ended prior to that) Wellllllllll..............the saga continues! The paint on my brand new rear bumper is bubbling and peeling. Bare metal is showing. I called the body shop today and the guy was like, "Uhhh, geeeee, I don't really know how that would happen......were in another accident or something?" Um........NO! So now, I am trying to arrange ANOTHER rental van, so I can get this van in AGAIN! Can you say, " I HATE MY VAN!!!!!!" Ugh! ok, ok, ok.....enough venting.......I'm done. Thanks for letting me bend your ear! : )))))