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!!!