This year I took my 'Valentines' inspiration from Scrabble... Cute, fun and easy. I created the letters in PowerPoint so there was no cost associated with it which was a mega bonus. And I made the letters 1 inch x 1 inch so I could use my square punch on them.
Happy Valentines Day!
I can't believe my last post was April of 2011. That is crazy-town! And I pledge/hope to change that for 2012. While I did not make any new Christmsas cards for the 2011 season, I did get some done this New Year's weekend. It was the shortest of the 'long weekends' but for some reason I was finally able to get to what is important - creativity!!!
Enjoy! And welcome 2012...
In addition to the cards, I also made a batch of money or gift card holders.
Aloha!
I have been a blogging slacker thus far this year... but I hope to make up for that in the next few weeks/months. Believe it or not, despite the lack of postings there has been a lot of crafty fun going on and lots more ideas stuck in my little head.
And so with that, I bring you Easter... I did 14 total, one was already sent off prior to the picture taking, but you get the idea. Tons of fun and simple to make.
As you can see by the first picture, my buddy, Shadow, was trying to 'help' me set them out for picture taking or possibly pick his favorite?
Here are the uninterrupted pics...
A close up on the center square...
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!!!
I have been a bad blogger... but rest assured that I have been crafting. Luckily I got a few scans in before the Christmas cards were sent out. I think in all I had about 4 designs, and while I didn't get all of them captured electronically, I do have these to share...
This one, which I called 'Santa's Village', is my favorite! A few A*Muse stamps and Martha Stewart's village punch and there you have it.
2011 Snowmen coming soon...
So here is my attempt at this month's A*Muse challenge: Dashes, dots and doodles. I love this little ice fishing penguin but feel my handwriting leaves a lot to be desired... However, I am happy with my snow capped mountains and the 'crack' in the water.
For the penguin, I masked off the pole and line in the stamp image and replaced it with a toothpick that I whittled down and then colored with my copic, and his fishing line is some thread from my sewing kit. He's just such a cute little guy!
Happy Crafting!
I cannot believe they are just around the corner, literally around the corner. I feel like this year is just a blur and I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting older or if the time really is flying by us...
Anyway, here are some holiday tags that I made last week - so cute, so fun and soooo easy!! It was a blast and I hope that the Christmas cards come as easily as these did.
So I know Halloween has left us already, but I wanted to post these two Peanuts books that I made. It was tons of fun and while I had anticipated getting them into the mail the week before Halloween, that didn't happen, so they will have to wait until Halloween of 2011...
Here are the completed covers and below are the page shots.
Enjoy! Next week's post is Christmas tags... it will be here before you know it!
While I have been a very bad blogger, I have been a pretty good crafter. I actually made 6 or 7 new designs including the ones below for Halloween, a Silver Anniversary and a Birthday too. Unfortunately I didn't get to scan them all before they were sent in the mail but I did scan these four. In addition, I've done two Halloween books, featuring the Peanuts gang, which I hope to post within the week.
Enjoy & Happy Halloween!!!
Another card for A*Muse's 'stick to the pattern' challenge. In this one, the line of trees serve as my pattern/background, and all stamps are A*Muse. In addition, I added some Distress crackle paint (clear rock candy) for texture - the jury is still out on that one. I was going for more of a sepia-tone card but I had to throw in a little sky color and palm green.
This one was actually inspired by our house; now we don't live in a hut (although it might feel that way sometimes - lol) but we do live on the beach and we do have palm trees for miles. It's always amazing to watch the sky at sunset when the sun is setting over the water, the sky bright with colors and the trees turn to a muted brown or black. This card does not do it justice but it is definitely a start.
A*muse's challenge this month is 'stick to the pattern'. This was a fun card that actually used both this challenge and the previous challenge regarding the holidays. I spent some quality time with my nestabilities dies for all of the center ovals to showcase my ghoulish candelabra. Inside the sentiment reads, 'ghoulish greetings'.
I'm loving this 'holiday' vibe I've got going on - not sure what will pop up next!
