JustRite's November Release-Sentimental Flowers!

Good morning!  JustRite is starting their November release today, and today's first set is a beautiful one!  The set is called Sentimental Flowers.  I love sets that I can color.  I stamped the image with Versamark and emboossed it in gold.  I used my Inktense pencils to color it in. 

I used one of the smaller flowers to place in the center of my ribbon.  I added a few sequins and pearls for interest. I also used Spellbinder's Resplendent Rectangles  to matte my image. 

Here is the set in its entirety. So pretty, right?

The design team always does such a great job of showcasing each set, so be sure to pay them a visit. 

JustRite Inspiration

Becca Feeken

Kristi SchurrHeidi Blankenship

Eva Dobilas 

Marisa Job

Michele Kovac

Darsie Bruno 

Angela Barkhouse

Kathy Jones

I am off to the social security office this morning with phone, book, and snacks in tow. It's going to be a looooooong morning.  :(

Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party!

Good morning to you! Happy November! The beginning of the month means our Crafty Secret's Design Team challenge and linky party!  Our challenge is to create something holiday/winter themed.  With the weather we've had in Chicago lately, it already feels like December! ;)

I used this pretty little gal from the Season's Greetings stamp set.  I colored it with Copic markers.  I added a piece of vellum behind her that was done with a stencil and embossing paste. I embossed it in silver. 

I added some glittery jingle bells and a sparkly snowflake. I have all the details below on how I layered my card below.

The paper is also from Crafty Secrets and is part of their     digital paper packs.

I bought a sheet of glittery paper from Die Cuts With a View.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  It is incredibly sparkly in person. :)

I layered the image on top of the silver piece with tacky glue. 

Then I layered it on top of the vellum, also with a bit of tacky glue. 

I cut the snowflakes with my die cut machine. 

I added a thick coating of glossy accents.

Gave it a sprinkling of glitter. 

Adhered it to the card. The smaller snowflake was adhered with a dimensional foam circle. 

And one last time, here is the final product.  

Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for more Crafty Secret's inspiration!

Kathy Clement Team Leader

Michele Kovack - 300+ Gallery!

Sheila Rumney

Darlene Pavlick

Elizabeth Lincoln

Gloria Stengel

Diane Hover

Melody Clement

Shantaie Caudill-Fowler
Birgit Norton

Have a great day my friends!

Boo!

Good morning!  I have had such a busy, busy week and didn't want you to think I had fallen off the face of the Earth! ;)  I am popping in for a quick post before I head off to school.  

Last year, when I was still creating for Northridge Magazine, my assignment was to create a Halloween onesie. So I used my Cricut and orange and black felt.

I hand stitched the orange circle onto the black felt.  I cut around it with fabric scalloped scissors.  Which is why my scallops are a bit wonky.

I stitched the letters with white thread so they would stand out a bit more. I added a little bit of lace to help "ground" the letters and some googly eyes. (adhered with fabric glue) I am finally handing this little cutie to a friend of mine who's baby girl is celebrating her first Halloween. :)

Today is 60's day at school.....so I've got my A-line skirt, Mary Janes, and headband all ready to go. 

Then tonight I have a Halloween dance at my school.

So busy, busy! 

Have a great day friends!

If you haven't checked out Cortney's FB page yet, you can find her here!

J'Adore Paris

Okay, I have to admit, I've never actually been to Paris.  But it is definitely on my bucket list of things to do!

 I designed this card awhile back using Cricut's France Digital set.   I love the little wine bottle, cheese, and French bread. They were begging to be glittered!

I used the shadow cut to cut the black paper.  I think it makes the title pop a bit! I added a bit of twine and a few pearls as a finishing touch. 

It is a totally nutty week in my house! Kyle is spending an overnight at the college he wants to attend next fall.  *sniff sniff,* Cort starts cheerleading tonight, my school is hosting a Halloween party on Thursday, and of course Friday is Halloween.  And on top of all of that, I am seeing the Dancing With the Stars show on Sunday! 

Lots of good stuff heading our way. :)

Have a great day my friends!!

Tropical Snowflake Card! (Oxymoron at its Best!)

I am thrilled to be up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today! Why you ask? Because we are having a blog hop with  WOW! Embossing Powders.  Their embossing powders are absolutely stunning!  

If you want all of the details on this little tropical number, you will have to head on over to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog. 

Who says wintry snowflake cards have to blue or white? I love breaking the rules once in awhile! 

Be sure to stop by the Scrapbook Adhesives blog for your chance to win some fabulous prizes!

And last but not least, I decided after much thinking, to start a FB page for Cortney and her modeling journey.  I would love if you became a fan.  She needs all of the love and support she can get! (And her mama too!)  Click HERE if you would like to become a fan! And thank you in advance if you do! :)

Happy Day!

It is most certainly a happy day! I love getting e-mails telling me that some of my creative projects are getting published!  I received one from Woman's World Magazine about a tutorial I had on my blog recently that they want to publish in their December issue.  I am so honored to be recognized by a magazine that has been around as long as they have! At the end of my post I included two links to two E-books I was published in as well.  The books are free, so be sure to grab a copy!

I have a card today to share that was on the SRM blog a couple of months ago.  So if you missed it over there, you get a second chance here.  ;)

I created the flower with my Spellbinder's Rose die.  I used SRM's punched shapes and added a variety of alcohol ink splotches to create a cool background. 

I added a sentiment from SRM's Stickers by the Dozen collection, a few sequins, ribbon, string, and a few leaves I had leftover from a previous project using my Silhouette.  

Here are the links to the e-books if you are interested.  Remember they are FREE! ;)

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Have a happy day!!!

Vintage Crow...

Good morning!  It's the start of a brand new week! (Okay that was me trying to convince myself that I am happy it is Monday.) ;)

I had a little bit of time to create this weekend. I am still in Halloween mode so I created this little number. Not quite your typical Halloween color scheme. ;)

The image is from Crafty Secrets.  It is part of the Halloween Labels set. It was given a bit of color with my Inktense pencils.  The perimeter was given a thick coat of black, sparkly Stickles.  All of the patterned paper is from Crafty Secrets. 

I added sequins, ribbon, and a glittery black spider. 

That's it for me today....gotta run and mold young minds! ;)

Happy Monday!