Thinking Of You

 

 

 

 

I am seriously in love with how this card turned out! I love the grungey look of the painted corrugated cardboard and the shabby-ness of the paper collection! Bramble Rose by My Minds Eye is perfect for achieveing a shabby chic look for any project!

 

Cardstock- Kraft by Recollections

Design Paper- Bramble Rose by My Minds Eye

Ink- VersaMark and white detail embossing powder

Stamp- Hero Arts

Flowers- I am Roses, Prima

Dies- Fanciful Flourish by Cheery Lynn

Lace- Recollections and Stampin Up

Other- Paint by folkart, Prima Distress Tool

 

 



Fresh Bread

I decided to make bread last night. I love the stress reliever that kneading dough can be. Making bread is so domestic, it makes me feel like a kitchen goddess LOL!! And the way it makes then house smell when it is cooking, second to none I do believe!! Since I only have one bread pan, I always make a braid, I like the way you can just pull a slice off, almost like a dinner roll. I also made honey butter to go with, it was heavenly!!

1 Month

Well I guess one month since my last posting is better than my previous record!!
         I can't count the times that I have heard the saying " the older you get, the faster time seems to fly by", boy, is that true! I am only 30 and time is almost a speeding blur, I can't imagine how fast it will seem to pass me by when I am in my 40's! School is getting ready to start this coming week and for the first time I will have both my little loves going! Kaleb will begin his first grade journey and little Olivia will be in Kindergarten! It seems like yesterday I was getting them both ready for preschool. I am going to miss their sweet smiling faces and I know I will be counting the minutes to 330pm when it's time to pick them up! I will say, that I am a "tiny" but excited for the freetime I will have on the days that both of them go on the same day. Kaleb goes fulltime M-Fr, but Olivia only goes M, Thur, every other Wednesday. I am also looking forward to getting back on a normal routine! I am hoping it will give me time to really get back into my art studio and get some projects completed!
        I want to share a couple cards I made, one thank you and one Halloween! I love feedback, so let me know what ya'll think!!

 Seaside Thank You Card

Cardstock- Recollections (Navy Blue/cardbase and white circle "merci" was stamped on)

Design Paper- All Websters Pages " Yacht Club"

Stamps- "Merci" Close To My Heart

Ink- Close To My Heart
Die- Cheery Lynn Designs "French Pastry Doily"

Flowers/Leaves- I am Roses

Lace- Websters Pages

Other- Dimensional 3D Foam Popdots, ATG Scotch Adhesive



A Happy Haunting

Cardstock- Recollection (black and sunflower yellow)

Design Paper- ALL Graphic 45 " Happy Haunting"

Ink- Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

Flowers- all I am Roses

Lace- Joann's (by the yard)

Other- Tim Holtz Edge Distresser, 3D Foam Popdots, ATG Scotch Adhesive

 

 

 



Good Intentions

When I first decided to start a blog, I envisioned it to be something along the lines of an online journal/place to share my artistic creations.....unfortunately it hasn't exactly turned out that way!! I always say " I'm gonna do better making posts", but so far I have not done so great.....I really want to, it just seems like I forget i even have a blog, or months go by and I don't "make" time to post something....starting now, I am making a commitment to myself and my follows to really make an effort to post more!!
The last few days have been so amazing, we have been to the beach 3 times and the park once! It hasn't been as hot as I would have liked, but that's okay, the kids have had an awesome time and i have gotten so many amazing pictures!! Sunday, since Billy was off work, we took the kids to a beach called Iverson Spit. I don't know of any other beach in our area where it is so sandy and the water is so shallow, the kids could walk out forever and the water barely reached their little waists!! I get so much joy watching them play and splash and pretend that logs are "bumper boats" and crash each other! We could see a plethora of holes in the sand where clams were spitting, so Billy decided to dig, he even found some razor clams, those things are HUGE!! and if you ask me, a little on the gross side hehehe!
On a more crafty note, I wanted to share  couple cute little cards I made the other night. I thought it would be nice to have some on hand when I need to send a quick "thank you" or " thinking of you"!!! Hope you all have a peaceful and safe rest of the week!!!--Angela

Cardstock- Bazzill

Design Paper- "Follow Your Heart", My Minds Eye
Stamps- Hero Arts

Flowers- I am Roses

Ribbon- Hugsnug seambinding from Zipperstop

Spellbinder-  Fancy Tags
Other- Fine detail black embossing powder

 Cardstock- Kraft by Recollections

Design Paper- "Conservatory", 7 Gypsies
Stamps- Hero Arts

Butterfly- 7 Gypsies

Pearls- Martha Stewart

Ribbon- Seambinding from Martha Stewart

Spellbinder- Fancy Tags
Other- Fine detail black embossing powder

Some Projects I Have Been Working On!!!!!

I made this card from a sketch I found on MojoMonday, it's sketch #231

Paper--It's The Little Things by Fancy Pants Designs

Cardstock--Pink, Kraft, Creme, Aqua from Recollections

Stamps--Close To My Heart

Ink--Momento Tuxedo Black

Dies--Scalloped Oval by Spellbinders, Flourishes, Rolled Rose's, and Scalloped Tag from Sizzix

Other--Chip Piece from Fancy Pants, and Pearls from Crystazzi

Punch--Martha Stewart, Lacey Doily

Trim--Twill and Burlap String from May Arts

I hope you guys enjoy my recent creations, it seems like forever ago that I actually posted something on here!!! Hopefully I will get better about it....I think I have said that before..hahaha...Hope everyone has an AWESOME weekend!!! Thanks for comin' by my blog! Please comment and subscribe!!

This gorgeous card was made for my Grandmothers birthday.

Paper--Bonjour from Kaisercraft

Cardstock--All from Recollections

Stamps--Close To My Heart

Ink--Chocolate from CTMH, and Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Tim Holtz

 Die Cuts--All from the paper collection

Flowers--Prima Marketing, and Trico

Sprays--Lindy's Stamp Gang in Cactus Gold

Trim--Pearl Trim from Joann's, Sheer Pleated Box Trim from Hobby Lobby, Pearl Sprays from Michael's

Punch--3 Butterfly Punches from Martha Stewart

I am a member over at Lil' Scrap of Heaven  (LSH) and this month I participated in a St.Patricks day Swap. Your projects did not have to be "Irish" in theme, it was up to you and the person you were partnered with. This card is one of the projects I made for my partner Mariam (Purple lily Studio).

Paper--Pixie Glen from Prima Marketing

Cardstock--Precut Round Card Base in Colonial White from Close To My Heart

Ink--Walnut Stain Distress Ink from Tim Holtz

Stamps--CTMH

Dies--Teardrop Circle, Scalloped Circle from Spellbinder, and Envelope with Ornate Flap from Sizzix

Flowers--Prima Marketing and Trico

Sprays--Opal Sea Oats from Lindy's Stamp Gang

Other--Pearl Flourish from Recollections

Giveaway!

Love Bird Inn

 I created this little project while waiting for the ball to drop in Time Square! It was originally plain unfinished wood. I started with a base of Vintage white acrylic paint, then crackle medium, ending with an acrylic pearl pink paint. I think that because of the pearl, the crackle did not show up, now I know not to do that again LOL! Everyone of the roses have been sprayed with Lindys Stamp Gang sprays. The hot pink is Pretty In Pink, the light pink is Cotton Candy Pink, and the others with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spritz. The fuzzy little white frames are from K & Company that I got last year at Micheals during the Valentines season. The little pink heart flat back pearls are from Making Memories, they came in a little variety pack with a bunch of pastel colors. I really like how this turned out, especially the little seam binding bow, it adds the perfect soft, dainty touch! My plan is to post more often on here, hopefully I can stick with it! Happy New Year!---love, Angela.

Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Mini Tree Album

 All of the paper I used is from the new Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium. The laces trims are all from my stash and all have various manufacturers. The solid color cardstocks are from Core'Dnations. I used my Sizzix envelope with ornate flap die to create the little pockets. All of the tags and chip tags are from the collection. There is a variety of flowers ranging from Petaloo to Prima and all of them have been stained with Lindy's Stamp Gang, Poinsettia Red Gold and Ponderosa Pine Green. I used Tim Holtz distress ink in Fired Brick to edge all the pages and give them a little more depth. I really enjoyed making this and I am sure that there are some embellishments I am forgetting to list, so if you have any questions let me know!!!! Hope everyone enjoys my projects!



Thursday "Card" Day #3 (even though it's really Friday)

 This cute little easel Halloween card I made is one of the more basic cards I have made in quite a while, and let me tell you it felt pretty good to get back to the "basics"! The lil' jar and candy stamps are Close To My Heart from a set called Joyful Jar. There are a bunch of sentiments and other little goodies you can fill the jar with for other Holidays. I colored the candies and jar lid with my copics and if you want to now the colors let me know and I will be happy to post them! The sentiment on the top portion is from Close to My Heart October Word Puzzle and the "Happy Halloween" is from Tim Holtz. All of the black ink is Memento Tuxedo Black and all of the paper is from Kelly Pannaci's Halloween from K&company!

I am absolutely in love with My Favorite Things (MFT) little girl Pure Innocence (P.I.), she is so fun to color up with my copics and so stinking cute to boot! The set is called Lollipop Girl and comes with several other cute sentiments besides the ones I used. All of the paper I used excluding the kraft base of the card is Watercolors from K&Company and I believe the kraft is Bazzill. The flowers are an assortment from Petaloo, SA Crafter (www.sacrafter.zibbit.com), Recollections, and Wild Orchid Crafts (www.wildorchidcrafts.com). There are two different Spellbinder sets I used, Ribbon Banners and one by Samantha Walker. I also used my Martha Stewart eyelet lace border punch to finish off the inside. This little card is one of my best in my opinion, i hope you like it too!! Don't forget to subscribe and comment!!!

Thursday " Card " Day #2

 The focus of this card is the adorable little image from My Favorite Things (MFT). She is their Pure Innocence Girl. She was so fun to color up with my Copic Markers! The paper collection is from a brand new line from Close to My Heart, it's called Roxie! I love the fun patterns with animal prints mixed in the backgrounds :) All of the flowers are Prima and I used Lindys Stamp Gang sprays to give them their sparkle.

 I absolutely love the way this card looks like a comfy quilt from my Grandmas house. I pieced all the squares together and then used my Stampin'Up top note die in my big shot. Then I ran it though again in Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The sentiment on the front is from CTMH and so is the ink. The flowers are Recollections and are sprayed with Lindy's Cosmopolitan Pink starburst stain! The designer paper is from My Minds Eye, the Stella and Rose collection, as well as the turquoise velvet ribbon!

 This is my attempt at a Petal Card. I used my Spellbinder dies to make the shapes! The paper is from Graphic 45, Halloween in Wonderland.



Thursday " Card " Day!!

 On the inside of the telephone card it says " You can call on me anytime! " So super cute!!!

This is the inside of the candle/birthday card. I will come on here tomorrow and give a list of products I used, but I am super tired tonight!!! Talk to ya guys later!!

Happy Halloween

Halloween is on the way you guys!!!! It has become my fav time of the year, that's because I know that Fall is really here and it's almost time for my famous Holiday baking to begin!! This card was really easy and fun to make! I fussy cut the birdcages from DCWV's Fall Stack and used a Martha Stewart Halloween picket fence punch along the bottem. The witch stamp if from CTMH (Close to my Heart) September Stamp of the month "Wicked". The glitter on her is stickles in copper and black diamonds. The Paper flowers are Prima and have been sprayed with Lindys Stamp gang in fuzzy Navel Peach and Scintillating Silver on the black ones! The little white resin flowers are from Recollections! Hope you all enjoy! Hope everyone is well and don't be shy on leaving me some comments!!! 

This is a bead organizer box that I created for Gina's Fill Er' Up SWAP! Gina is Scrapinnology on YouTube! I had so much fun creating this box, I hope my partner likes it as much as I do!!!!

Products:

DCWV Paper- Lace and Linen

Prima Flowers

Recollection Flowers

Trims are from Joann's and Pacific Fabric and Crafts

Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists

Prima Pearls and Crystals

ATG Adhesive

Distress Ink in Black Soot

Bluemoon Charms

Skeleton Leaves

My First Layout

The patterned paper is all from Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante collection, which is my all time favorite paper!! I have such a hard time cutting the paper, they are all so beautiful! All the die cuts were made using Tim Holtz alteration dies, Sewing Room, Heart With Wings, and Gadget Gears. The large roses and the cabbage roses are Prima and I misted them using Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists. I used Aquamarine, Gold, Old Lace, and Bronze. The sentiment is from a Tim Holtz set and I stamped it using Lagoon from Close To My Heart. The beaded trim on the bottom of both pages is from Joann's, but I'm not sure on the brand. The paper bag and the tag inside is from my local craft store Lilas Scrapbooking. I used Stained Tea distress ink on and around the edges and the lace trim on the bottom is from Graphic 45 Staples. I left a lot of room blank because I am not sure what pictures I am going to put on here yet!! Hope you enjoy!!

Some Cute Halloween Cards!!!!! Let me know what you guys think, K??? The paper I used on this top one is from K&Company, Kelly Panacci's Halloween collection, it is so so super adorable!! The roses are Prima and were originally cream color but I used Glimmer Mists to change that!! For the one in the middle I used Raven, a really pretty black color with purple glimmer, and for the two smaller ones I used a chalk glimmer mist in Charcoal. The lace is Wights from Joann's, and the ink I used to distress is Black Soot from Ranger!  The Sentiment is from Close To My Heart, and the set is called Thriller, I stamped it with Visa mark and then used purple embossing powder from American Crafts.

The paper I used on the bottom card is the same K&Company collection as the top card! I made the spider by using an EK success punch and then used my Martha Stewart glue pen and topped it with Martha's glitter in Onyx. The black ribbon is seam binding from Hug Snug and was white, I made it black by using my blending tool from Ranger with Black Soot distress ink and then used Glimmer Mists in Pearl to add some sparkle! The sentiment clipped on the Tim Holtz foundry pin is a cut out from the paper collection.

Altered ATG Gun

I have been wanting to alter my ATG gun since I got it, and originally I had glued some bling to this side in a cute pattern. But, thanks to YouTube, I saw some really cute examples and I took a chisel to the bling and went all out with pearls, prima flowers, and crystal trim. I think it looks super cute and I love love love it!!!! It stills retains all its functions, I can change the tape and use it on projects with no problems!!! Hope you guys like it!!

Some Projects I Just Finished

The tag I made using a number 8 shipping tag from Ranger and used so many products it would probably take forever to list. It was kind of an experiment, as it was my first time using Perfect Pearls.....I used a technique I saw on one of Tim Holtz's videos and I'm not so sure I like how it came out. I used about 5 different colors of Distress inks, the beads and cloudah (sp???) are from Joann's, the stamps are all Tim Holtz, the lace is Wrights brand, the flower and leaves are Recollections Boutique Fleur, and the flower was dyed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Raven. I LOVE that color, it is really deep and rich, almost black with purple glimmer!!

This is a box that I picked up from my local craft store (Craft Mart). It was completely white. All of the paper is from Graphic 45's Curtain Call collection....You guys will see that Graphic 45 is my FAVE!!!!! The big roses are Prima and the little ones are from Michael's Recollection's Boutique Fleur. The hanger clip is Tim Holtz, the lace is Wright's brand and it is sold in the same section as the seam binding at Joann's. The flat-back pearls are from Joann's, the ink used on all the edges is Black Soot from Tim Holtz Distress Inks, and everything was Glimmer Misted in either Iridescent Gold or regular Gold! I hope you guys enjoy checking out my FernCreations!!! Don't forget to leave me a comment when you stop by!!!

Puyallup Scrapbook Expo

I am so excited you guys, tomorrow, as in Saturday the 16th, my mom and I are venturing to the Scrapbook Expo at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. It is my first ever expo/convention and I have been looking forward to this one since October of last year!!! I hope that I make a HAUL of awesome new product and learn a bunch of cool techniques!!!! LATER everyone!!! Have a great weekend!

Paper: Patterned paper is all from Graphic 45, the once upon a springtime collection, and the card itself is a pre made circle in colonial white from Close to My Heart.
Flowers: The large flower is recollections, a Michael's brand, and the two small roses are Prima flowers. The large middle one was a soft olive color until I got a hold of it (hahaha). I used Folk Art acrylic paints in Metallic Peridot to paint the entire rose. When it dried I went around the edges with Liquid Glass (same as glossy accents) and added Diamond Dust to give it the
candied" look. The small rose with newsprint on it I misted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold and the other with Gold and then I painted it with Modge Podge.
Stamps: The background that is stamped on the very bottom, is a stamp from Tim Holtz's Boundless Flight and the sentiment on the inside ( which you can't see) is from The Journey.
Inks: The background is Peeled Paint from Tim Holtz Distress inks and around the edges I used Antique Linen, also from Tim Holtz.
Other: Lace- Michael's, Bling on the butterfly- Stampin Up
Dies: Lacey Circles by Spellbinder and Beautiful Wings Embosslit for Sizzix by Stampin Up