Ink Cut & Fold

Wow Embossing and Quick Quotes Papers- masculine scrapbook layouts

2012-03-12T11:35:00.000-06:00

It is no secret that I love the earth tone collection of embossing powders from Wow Embossing Powders. I think it is the cook in me, with names like nutmeg, pepper and honey, how can you not like them right?

Hello everyone, I'm here today to share with you a scrapbook layout I created using Quick Quotes Tin Type papers and the earth tone collection from Wow (with a little Copper thrown into the mix). I'm so lucky to be a recurring Guest Designer with Quick Quotes and I will have my first project up on the Quick Quotes blog on the 16th of March. So stop by and check it out. (it is a Steampunk Mixed Media canvas)

I used these embossing powders for stamping, masking and to highlight the chipboard alpha letters. First a photo of the letters. I used Bloody Mary Powder Puff ink, then the copper.

For the envelope, I decided to emboss the entire thing. (the envelope was originally white with red polka dots) Then I used the postage stamp from Wow to add a little more interest.

This next photo really shows how well Wow Embossing Powders work with masks. I used the Tim Holtz Timeworks masks to create the background paper.

Now for the final project. Do ya wanna see? are ya sure? Well here it is, a layout all about our sons dreams. He wants to build his own hotel then be the chef in the restaurant. Gotta love dreams!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I have some exciting news to share with you tomorrow morning. It is FAB-U-LOUS!!!

Toodles

Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series- Susan Weckesser

2012-03-08T23:59:00.041-07:00

Have you ever met someone for the first time in person and you are absolutely SMITTEN??? It doesn't happen often, but this past CHA I was beyond blessed when I got to meet Susan Weckesser. I've been following Susan since I first started paper crafting. I think one of my first Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine purchases had some of her whimsical art and I've loved her work from the moment I laid eyes on it. I think it was an article about the importance of Scrapbooking, but don't quote me on that lol. Susan creates amazing mixed media projects, scrapbook layouts and her doodling is OUTTA THIS WORLD!!!Did I mention she has a great paper line that is full of whimsy (you can check it out here).

So without further adieu, please welcome Susan Weckesser!!!

Taking a Little Time

I was so glad when Erika asked me if I would do I post for her blog because not only do I think that she ROCKS, but it gave me a chance to sit down for a moment a just create for myself. Sometimes life gets a little hectic and we don’t always have time to do the little things that puts a smile on ours face and that is so super important. Don’t get me wrong…. It is awesome to design and create for other people and for specific projects. But, you know as a mom, a wife, a sister, or whatever we might do, sometimes life gets super busy and the days seem to race by. So when Erika said that it didn’t matter what I created… well, I was thrilled. I took a couple hours and just played!

I went digging around my studio and pulled out some fun goodies. I had to play with some of the stamps that I just co-branded with Unity Stamp Co. The kit I played with is called Grandma’s Needlepoint and you can find it HERE. I adore it because it reminds me of my Grandmother and sewing with her when I was a little girl!

To distress the look of the stamp I pulled out my Smooch by Clearsnap and lightly went around the outline of the image.

I love working on chunky canvases to. That is what I used here and I prepared it by base coat painting it with acrylic paint. I then used some Helmars’ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue on some wonderful paper & filters from Fancy Pants . To get my twine to holds it shape I lightly brushed on a bit of fabric stiffener.

Oh, and who can’t get inky when they are doing a project!? I love to age and distress projects just like I adore antiques! So, I also pulled out my Tim Holtz Distress Ink from Ranger Ink and rubbed the edge of my papers to achieve that wonderful aged look!

It was a wonderful afternoon. I had some time just to unwind and breathe! Life truly is a blessing! We just have to hold on somedays and not lose focus.

Thanks to Erika for inviting over! I loved it! Feel free to to pop over any time and say ‘hi’!

Hugs,

Susan xx

Princess Papers, Pearl Dew Drops and Flowers

2012-03-04T16:46:00.000-07:00

My little girl is a huge fan of anything feminine. Pinks, Purples, glitter and jewels, a mini me I suppose. She loves to get dressed up in her many princess costumes and usually smiles ear to ear when she does. This rare photo had me questioning my little princess and I thought it was truly perfect to scrap.

Hey there everyone, I'm here today to share with you a layout I created using some beautiful Princess papers from The Robins Nest. For this layout I used Plum Fleur and Glitter Black and White Border Swirl papers.I painted the Border Swirl papers with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze and Glimmer Mist. The glaze works as a resits which I love. I created a pink peony made from the pink flower pack and added a few of the stickers from the Daughter Sticker pack.

I also added a fussy cut Princess border and a bunch of Champagne Dew Drops to add interest to the distressed layout.

When my daughter saw the layout she turned and hugged me and said "It's beautiful mommy, how did you know I wanted that?" That was enough for me hehe. Here is the entire layout. I hope you enjoy it as much as my daughter and I.

Take a moment and check out the beautiful Fleur and Castle of Santa Maria da Feira collections. Perfect for the princess in all of us. Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope that all of our readers in the Tennessee,Ohio, Kansas, Georgia regions are safe and I hope that all of you are having a great weekend.

until next time
Toodles

Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series- Jamie Dougherty

2012-03-01T23:43:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone and welcome to another wonderful Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger series post. Today I'm so amazingly honored to have a mentor, idol and friend sharing. The very first time I saw this ladies work on the Tattered Angels blog, I was blown away. Her art made me want to be more creative myself and it was because of her work that I grabbed my first bottles of Glimmer Mist (which is now a full blown addition lol). I was so very blessed this past January to meet this bright light in person and let me tell you, she is as good as they get. A gentle soul, who is following her dreams and gives me the strength everyday to embrace myself as an artist. Without further adieu, I bring you Jamie Dougherty...

Hi everyone :) I am honored to be a guest on the beautiful Miss Erika's Blog today. If you ask her, she'll tell you I'm somewhat of a schizophrenic artist. No I don't have multiple personalities telling me to paint the canvas, more like multiple things I want to do. I love to paint, scrapbook, mixed media, I even like to write. I love to try new things and find that it keeps my ideas fresh. My mom often asks how I keep track of all the stuff I do. Well, I really don't have an answer for that lol. If I did, it would probably scare you, heck I'd probably scare me!

Here is a project I recently finished, I would like to share and give a few techniques and products I used to create it.

I used a 12 x 24" Canvas Corp. canvas to paint this mixed media piece. I started by sketching the girls face onto the canvas. The canvas is raw so I was able to erase any mistakes I made while sketching. I then used Prismacolor Watercolor pencils to color her face. Next I used Black Gesso (Golden Mediums) and painted the rest of the canvas. Once the gesso was dried I used Molding Paste (Tip: Molding Paste is an awesome medium to use with stencils and masks to create diminution on a scrapbook page) and blended it with Acrylic paint I used a palette knife and applied it as her hair. Once that set a bit I blended white gesso into it to create the highlights in her hair. This also helps smooth out the molding paste a bit. I used Some of Prima's Vintage Trinkets and flowers, to give her a head piece. her little crown is a Canvas Corp banner. I added details to her eyes with India Ink and White Opaque Copic paint.

This piece makes me want to do a Digital piece with the same style. Might have to try that. ;)

Mixed Media is popular right now in the crafting industry and the same artistic techniques can also be used when scrapbooking. Use the prismacolor watercolors on a patterned paper to add dimension. Or use Gesso as a background to a photo. Use India Ink to outline your page or doodle a fun design, there are so many possibilities. Don't be afraid to try something new and step outside of your comfort zone. :)

Thank you for letting me visit Erika!

If you would like to see more of my work, or learn more about my book, you can find me here:

http://www.jaylynnscraps.com

Facebook Page

Author Page

Thank you

And have a creative weekend

Jamie D.

Thank you so so very much Jamie, for everything you do. I truly adore you. Please everyone, take a moment to hop over to Jamies blog and follow her. Her work is beyond amazing and she does it all. Also if you enjoy reading, try her book The Guardians Kiss. Filled with angels and demons and things that seduce your senses.

Dixie Pieces March Kit- Tangerine Sea

2012-02-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been on a big Authentique Papers kick, so when I received my March Kit from Dixie Pieces, to say I was thrilled would be an UNDERSTATEMENT. The new Tangerine Seas kit from Dixie Pieces is filled with the Authentique Papers Gathering collection as well as some beautiful papers from Echo Park.

One of the things I'm loving the most about Dixie Pieces kits are the fibers that are included. This month there is Pink Paislee Mistables trim, lush brown corduroy, and super sweet twine. First off I wanted to share with you a few cards I created using this months Dixie Pieces kit followed by a few layouts.

Next I created these layouts and I'm loving how they turned out. I do so enjoy distressed edges hehe.

So check out Dixie Pieces and grab yourself one of the March Tangerine Seas Kits. They are chalk full of goodness and this month even has a great script stamp. Until next time

Toodles

Authentique February Sketch Challenge and an Extra Card

2012-02-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

I have absolutely fallen head over heels in love with Authentique Papers. The richness, the strength and the color palettes are exactly me. Today I wanted to share with you a layout I created using the Gathering Collection. The rich oranges, teals and browns are beyond fantastic and can be used for both feminine and masculine projects.

I paired the Gathering collection up with my favorite Helmar Adhesives. For dimension I used both Zapdots and Liquid Scrapdots and for the papers themselves, I used Helmar Premium Craft Glue. There is a lot of distressing on the layout and a few Star Trinket pins from Maya Road as well. If you are wondering where to get that amazing copper ribbon, you can get it HERE.

Here is my take on this great sketch from Authentique...

Now I was so inspired, that I thought I'd create a card with this lovely collection as well. I added a Prima twig and a few bobbles including a beautiful Dragonfly from FabScraps.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you've got some Authentique papers in your collection, try your luck at the layout sketch or card sketch.

Until next time
Toodles

Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series- Gloria Westerman!!!

2012-02-23T23:59:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone and welcome to another post from my Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series. The artist that I have the privilege to share with you today has some absolutely amazing videos to peruse. Her work has wonderful composition and she juggles from classic to whimsical in a heartbeat. The first time I "met" Gloria Westerman was on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog and I've secretly followed her work ever since.

So without further adieu, Here is Gloria Westerman

This is Gloria Westerman and Erika has ask me to be a guest design today.....I've created an address book that I keep all the information for my blogs, swaps, and RAK people in it. I wanted to create something sweet and easy for you today. I've used GCD Studio Ella Blue with Recollection card stock. I also added I Am Roses, rhinestones and pearls....super easy. Here is my video for you today.

Thank you so so very much for sharing such a great project Gloria. It is something that everyone can use. I also wanted to add one of my favorite videos from Gloria for you today as well. Gloria makes the prettiest Mini Book!!!

Please take a moment and hop over to Gloria Westermans blog and become a follower. Also leave a comment here today to show her some love

Next week we have another Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series, so be sure to stop by. You won't want to miss it!!!

Until next time
Toodles

Vegas Wedding, Helmar and Authentique Papers

2012-02-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

I've never been a Mini Album kinda girl. Always thought I didn't have what it took to create them. My brain started working overtime and the ideas started flooding in when I received a few beautiful ones from Basically Bare.

I wanted to create something that would keep some of my wedding memories alive, so I went into uber romance mode and this album was the end result. This book was perfect to hold some of the items that I kept from our Vegas wedding. So here we go....An album all created with a little love from Helmar and Authentique Papers.

First off, filled with the Authentique Papers Collection Uncommon, lace, rhinestones and distress ink. Followed by the pages of the book in order for you to see.

page 1- I used Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner for the border strips and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots for the dimension

For the next page, I used a piece of photo wedding negative for the pull. I adhere it together with Helmar 450 Quick Dry and it worked amazingly well!!!

The heart below is a combination of the acrylic Basically Bare heart, a tag, then the chipboard heart for sturdiness. I added a little Maya Road Velvet flower as well

Our Wedding Vows, plane tickets and our first wedding card from my Father.

And lastly, a favorite love poem of mine to finish off the Wedding Album Mini.I embossed the poem on vellum and used Helmar V2 Vellum Spray. This stuff doesn't show through and really is the best adhesive for Vellum

I'm so glad that I finally created a mini album for our wedding. I love the soft Authentique Papers and the sturdiness that Helmar Adhesives brings to the album. This one will be around for a long time. Thank you so much for stopping in today. I hope that I've inspired you and I would love to hear about your weddings. Leave me a comment and let me know what your fondest wedding moment is. until next time

Let's Go To Vegas lyrics
Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Kiss the single life good-bye
Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Bet on love and let it ride

Lyin' on the bank of the river
Stars are dancin', Lord it's hot
Holdin' you is what I live for
I just had a crazy thought

Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Kiss the single life good-bye
Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Bet on love and let it ride

We'll find a little wedding chapel
A pair of rings and a preacher too
Underneath the neon steeple
We'll take a gamble and say "I do"

Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Kiss the single life good-bye
Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Bet on love and let it ride

Viva Las Vegas, sparklin' lights
Dangerous livin', tumblin' dice
You're my ace in the hole now honey
And I'm your lady luck
Pack a few things and a little money
And put 'em in the truck

Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Kiss the single life good-bye
Hey baby, let's go to Vegas
Bet on love and let it ride

The Robins Nest, Helmar and Grandpas

2012-02-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

When I was a little girl, I didn't get to know my grandparents very well for they lived across the ocean and that in itself made it difficult. Now with children of our own, I feel blessed that our children get to know their grandparents.

Hello everyone, I'm here today to share with you a layout I created using the Regency collection from The Robins Nest. As soon as I saw this collection in The Robin's Nest store, I knew I had to have it. The rich combinations of burgundies and golds are just magnificent. For this layout I used a few of the Regency papers including Glitter Gold on Cream Swirl, Glitter Vanilla Wedding and Red Lion.I added a little Aged Mahogany distress ink, which was a perfect match, to the layout as well.

I also used the Regency Mini Dew Drops and Helmar Gemstone glue to create a little dimension on the page. Here is a close up for you. I love how the Minis ended up very free form.

Next I fussy cut some of the Glitter Gold on Cream Swirl paper and used the oval Chipboard Shapes piece for one of my favorite rub-ons from The Robin's Nest in the Viva Rub-on Pack. I finished it up with 3 of the Regency Robin's Nest Paper Clips and a Glitter Gold Journaling piece.

And there you have it. A layout of my Dad and my daughter. Memories like these are special, so use some beautiful papers to preserve them. I'd love to know what your favorite Robin's Nest papers are. Take a moment and leave me a comment today.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time

Toodles

Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series- Jen Matott!!!

2012-02-16T23:59:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone and welcome to another fantastic Fearless Friends guest blogger post.This week, I'm over the moon excited to share with all of you, a woman who completely rocks the Art Journal among so many other things. I have the blessing of working with Jen Matott on the Wow Embossing Powders design team and talk about opening my eyes to being free with your art. Once you read the post, you will completely understand why I say that. So without further adieu, Let's welcome Jen Matott and her amazing talents.

I am so honored to be asked to guest post on Erika's blog! She is a super person and artist and I love her humor and style! Thanks girl! I want to share with you some of my pages from an exciting project that I got involved with last year. The Sketchbook Project is a traveling exhibit of sketchbooks designed around a theme. Art House Co-op is an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects.

What started out in 2006 as a small artist community has now grown to over 60,000 artists online. Their website can be found here "The Sketchbook Project". If you haven't heard of it, you should check out their website and see what other projects they have that artists can participate and collaborate in with other artists.

It's a wonderful mix of artists from graphic designers, illustrators, mixed media artists, painters, amateurs, students, and just lovely hobby artists. I found it when I was looking for something for my high school art students to participate in that went beyond a basic sketchbook assignment. It was a random search that led me to their page. I participated last year with a computer generated theme, "Maps". It was a theme that generated lots of meaning and symbolism for me. I had saved maps for years.... atlases, book maps, local maps, etc... So, the material was there for me to use.

I had just joined Faber-Castell's Design Memory Craft team so a lot of my pages used their product! I had a blast creating it! The only glitch is that you have to give it up... permanently. You send it back to them and it gets housed in the Brooklyn Art Library with all the other sketchbooks for people to view and check out on the tour. I plan to stop in there to see it in person in March when I travel there for a conference.

Here are a few photos from 2011 book:

Those are just a sampling of the pages from the first book in 2011. I did make color copies of my pages so that I had a copy for myself. I also made extra color copies to use in other artworks for collage... thinking ahead.

Fast forward to 2012... I signed up again and paid my $25 for the journal that you get that was made specifically for the project so that everyone has a consistent size and shape. You can alter the cover and pages within. It just has to stay the same size overall. I picked a theme from their list this year of "Writing on the Wall". It spoke to me of images and words, of text, of quotes, of graffiti!!! I KNEW how I would approach this one and I enjoyed every moment of creating it. I used Faber-Castell product, art mediums, stamps, sprays, and collage. It was awesome! I felt free and got it done in 3 days! The other one took me months.

The pages are thick with mediums such as texture paste, gel mediums, gesso, and matte medium. I glued pages together to make thicker bases in which to add the mediums.
Here are a few of the pages where you can see the texture paste built up and stamped into.

Those are just a few places in the book that I used texture. I got so carried away with stamping into the paste that I had to quite literally scrap the paste off and start again. BUT it was therapeutic and fun at the same time! I built them up and added color afterwards.

The final book was a conglomeration of symbolism, text, stamped images, color and texture. I am a huge hoarder when it comes to materials that might find their way into my art. I have a huge bin full of bits and pieces of stuff. My husband calls it junk but I call it collage fodder!

Here are a few more pages in which I use stencils and color.

And finally, here is my cover:

I enjoyed every stage of the journey with this project and it was sad to send it all off to be housed somewhere else, but I love the idea that others will be able to page through it and see my work. I love that it will be part of a traveling exhibit. How cool is that? One of thousands perhaps, but my book is there! I plan to do it all over again next year! Will you join me? I hope that you do

Thank you for letting me share my art with you and I hope you will visit me on my blog for more photos and technique.

Valentines Day Altered Cigar Box and Wow Embossing Powders

2012-02-14T01:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Today is a day filled with chocolates, valentines cards and people we love. A day to craft with your children and do something special for your spouse.

Yup, I'm a fan of the Hallmark holiday known as Valentines Day and today I'm sharing with you the Altered Cigar Box project I've created for the WOW Embossing Powders Valentines Week Hop. If you haven't been following along this week, make sure you take a moment and check out the creations so far.

I wanted to create something special for my husband and thought what better thing than an altered cigar box. My husband is a fan of a good cigar, so the item kinda jumped out at me. For this altered cigar box, I used Whirly Pop, Cable Car Red and Gold Ultra High embossing powders. These embossing powders work fantastic on wood, plexi and flowers and to prove it, I've got pictures!!!!

First of a close up of the Gold Ultra High on chipboard. I love this stuff!!! Such a crisp emboss when it has been heated. No bubbles!!!!

Next I masked a chipboard heart and used both Whirly Pop and Gold Ultra High. Pretty Pretty I say...

For the front plexi part of the box, I used Whirly Pop and Gold Ultra High again. I wanted a really distressed look, so took a fan brush to some of the powder before heat embossing it.

With me still? Now the entire cigar box itself was embossed using a combination of Whirly Pop and Cable Car Red. I love these two colors together. Perfect for a Valentine project indeed.

Now for the entire shadow box. I added the flowers using Helmar 450 Quick Dry and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to give dimension. The burlap and papers were from the January Dixie Pieces Kit Be Mine, The rub-on in from The Robin's Nest.I hope you like it.

Think he'll like it? Probably would love it if it had a few Cuban cigars in it for sure haha. Well, thank you so so very much for stopping by today. Make sure you leave a comment, because I'm pretty sure at the end of this Wow Valentines Hop week, there is a Wowtastic Prize. Hope you all have a fantastic day filled with love

Until next time
Toodles

Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series- JJ SOBEY!!!

2012-02-10T08:28:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone and welcome to my first post for the Fearless Friends in Art Guest Blogger Series. After going to CHA this past month, I came home with a renewed sense of self. A sense of knowing that there are so many artists out there that are good, real people. The type of people that you WANT to know, WANT to help and WANT in your life.

I couldn't ask for a sweeter, more genuine artist than JJ Sobey for this first post and considering what my guest post on Dawn's blog was about yesterday, I know this post is meant to be.JJ and I (we both believe) were separated at birth lol. Please take a moment and add this amazing artist to your reader, blog roll or network blogs list. Without further adieu, My first guest blogger... JJ Sobey!!!

When Erika asked me to do a guest post on her blog, I was flattered (immensely). I started planning a project to show to everyone here today, and wondering what I would talk about. Then it hit me on Thursday (about 6 hours before I was due to send her my post) that perhaps I needed to go in a different direction.

We need to talk.

The words creative and artistic scare the crap out of me. My teen years were my most creative time – I sang, played piano, wrote music, wrote short stories, wrote plays, was in theatre, and the list goes on. But it was also a very dark time for me – I was fighting a deep depression through all of it.

It took a long time and medical intervention to come out of it. And at the same time I took it into my head that the creativity was part of the problem. I felt that if I shut it out of my life, I would have more of a chance to get out of my depression. So I stopped being creative. I turned my back on the arts, and tried to ignore the creative urges. And I succeeded for a while, and I thought (mistakenly - I was in my early 20’s), that this was what made things ‘better’.

It didn’t make it ‘better’, by the way. Medication for the chemical imbalance in my brain is what made it better. I was lucky though – I was one of the ones who didn’t have to remain on it for the rest of my life.

For years, every time someone ‘accused’ me of being creative, I got nervous. I wondered if they saw signs, which I hadn’t yet recognized, of a returning depression. I would back off from the ‘creative’ activity, and try to hide from art. I would deny that I was creative – it felt like a sentence, not a compliment. Like it was something I should be ashamed of. I feared art.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is something that I struggle with every winter, and it’s just as real as other forms of depression. And it’s hard. Because when I start to feel more creative in the winter, I fear that the full-blown, not-going-to-go-away depression is coming back.

I’m trying very hard to come to terms with being an artist. I’m trying to own it. But it scares the hell out of me – I have so much baggage associated with that word.

Over the past year, I have discovered that I am not alone. Many, many creative people deal with depression – creativity is sometimes a symptom of the depression itself. For many, to receive that creativity means having to also take the depression that brought it on. I now realize that the creativity is not the cause, but the result, and perhaps it’s the universe’s way of compensating a little bit for the pain.

So why did I feel the need to bring this up today? Most people won’t ask for help even though asking for help is not a sign of weakness – it’s courageous; and often those who refuse to ask, are the ones who need it most. But we don’t talk about this – there’s a stigma attached to it, for some strange reason.

We, as artists, and crafters, and mothers, and sisters, and daughters and friends, we need to talk about this. Because you may be surprised just how many people you already know, who are going through this in silence. Embrace their art, and then embrace the person who created it – they might really need your support, but will never ask.

If you’ve made it this far – thank you for reading! Feel free to come visit my blog – I promise that I don’t get on my soapbox very often. J

One Good Thing

Supplies for the layout:

CS – Bazzill
Glimmer mist, glimmer glam, glimmer glaze – Tattered Angels
Gesso – Liquitex
Flowers, trims – Green Tara
Grungeboard, washers, tiny brads – Tim Holtz
Chipboard – Riff Raff
Corrugated letters – Jillibean Soup
Marker – Faber-Castell PITT pen
Other – dictionary paper

Dixie Pieces February Kit- Coloring Book

2012-02-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

I love kits!!! The fact that someone else takes the time to make them and select matching goodies is amazing. Especially when you receive a kit that BLOWS YOUR MIND!!!!

Hey everyone, I'm here today to share with you the new Dixie Pieces February kit called Coloring Book. This kit is filled with wonderful black and white prints and a handful of color to give it that extra POP.

I'm absolutely loving the papers from Canvas Corp and Doodlebug Designs. These are such great quality papers and are beautiful to alter with color. Here are my projects I created for this months kit.

This first layout was colored using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and I love that it went from black and white to rainbow. I created the banner from the felt that is included in the Coloring Book Kit.

Next a Black a white layout with a pop of color. I think this is a favorite photo of our daughter. Balloons are really fun aren't they???

How about a little card too? I used some Worn Lipstick distress ink to give this one a little color.

Now I have one more layout as well, but I've got that posted on Dawn's Blog today. She was so sweet to ask me to Guest Blog a while back and I am honored that she asked. It is a little personal, but I speak up about my depression. So make me smile and head over there to see it and leave some love.

Toodles

Second prize goes to

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This one was a close one, but Hoosier Stamper, Leah Anne is the referral winner. Thank you so so very much Leah Anne.

Send me an email with your mailing details and I'll get that prize out to you asap

Also tomorrow is the first installment of my new Guest Blogger series and this one is amazing. A dear friend, a fellow Canadian and a GRUNGE QUEEN!!!!

See you back tomorrow

Toodles
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Blog Candy Winner #1

2012-02-08T08:31:00.000-07:00

First off, I want to thank each and every one of you for leaving a comment and following my blog. I am truly humbled that so many of you want to be a part of my creative journey. So THANK YOU.

Secondly, I wanted to tell all of you, that starting this Friday, I will be doing a Guest Blogger series and MAN have I got some amazingly talented individuals already signed up. So please spread the word and stop by every Friday for some wonderful posts. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please shoot me an email.

Now on to the first winner. After 197 comments, Random.org makes it much easier to pick a winner. I'm glad that responsibility isn't my own hehe. So here it is, the winning number of the main candy. (I will post the referral candy shortly.)

Here are your random numbers:

44

Timestamp: 2012-02-08 15:23:19 UTC

What did the lucky winner post???

GailJan 5, 2012 06:18 PM

Happy Blog Anniversary!
I'm a follower!
Have been for a while!
Enjoy your projects!

Holy DOODLES!!!! Gail is another Albertan, what are the stinkin chances of that???

Congratulations Gail. Please send me your mailing information to my email address which can be found on the far right column of the blog.

Blog Candy Goodies Giveaway- Wow how time Flies

2012-02-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

For new project posts, please scroll down!!!

What a wonderful morning it has been so far. I got to chat with a great friend on the phone, had the best darn jam ever on my toast and now it is time to CELEBRATE.

Today is my Blog Anniversary and have I got a surprise for all of you. I've been storing and saving all year long and 1 lucky winner is going to have a HUGE BOX of scrappy goodness. I wanted to celebrate all of my readers and thank you for every little comment you make. I so enjoy being a part of your lives and I hope you enjoy stopping into Ink Cut and Fold too.

So what is in this box of goodies? A full PSA Essentials Stamping set, Ribbon Ribbon and more Ribbon, pattern paper, Card stock, Glimmer Mist, Robins Nest Dew Drops, chipboard, mini albums... The list goes on and on and on. (I'll take a photo later today). The value of this one is well over $400 dollars and I will add things to it for every 20 comments.

As any giveaway goes, there are a few little rules.
1) become a follower of the blog and subscribe to the news feed. That one is easy peezy!!!
2) leave a comment on this post.

That is it that is all. Unless of course, you want to win a second prize. I will also be giving away a prize pack to one lucky person that refers the most people to my blog heheheh. If you refer people, make sure they mention your name in the comments so I can keep track. I'm so stinkin giddy about this. I absolutely LOVE giving gifts. This prize is with approx $125

So with all of that said, Hop to it and have your chance to win 1 of 2 prizes. You are eligible to win both too if that is how the cookie crumbles.

Thank you so so very much for your continued support. I hope I get to meet a bunch of you at CHA. Your support means so much and I hope that I can continue to inspire you. The blog candy contest will be open until February 7th, 2012

The Robins Nest Mothers Layouts with Dew Drops

2012-02-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

Have you seen the new Classified collection from The Robins Nest. It is full of beautiful patterns, blacks and white and is so versatile. Hey there everyone, I'm here today to share with you a layout I created using some wonderful products from The Robins Nest. I used the Glitter Black and White Border Swirl, Gold Paisley on Black and Parisian Mini Dew Drops.

Firstly, I misted the entire sheet of Glitter Black and White Swirl with Glimmer Mist. Then I added white pen to some of the swirls for a really great look. The Paisleys were cut out and adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to really make sure they are not going anywhere.

Here are a few photos for you

Here is a wonderful close up of the Gold Paisley Papers. This is becoming a top favorite of mine. It also comes in Silver too!!!

Here you can really see the fussy cutting and the swirls I created with the Parisian Mini Dew Drops

The Robins Nest papers really work beautifully with mists and paints and I love how this one turned out. Take a look at some of the new items at The Robins Nest and try your hand at altering papers today. Thanks so much for stopping in. I hope I've given you a little inspiration.
Until next time

Toodles

CHA get ready!!!

2012-01-29T08:47:00.002-07:00

Just a quick update everyone. I am here at CHA and we are getting for the bagpipes and eye candy projects. Come by the Helmar booth and say hi, try the amazing adhesives and make a make and take. You can find us at booth #1262

I will also be at the Basically Bare booth and the Wow booth here and there.

I will try to share photos with all of you

Toddles

The Robin's Nest and Helmar do Valentines Day

2012-01-24T21:57:00.000-07:00

Valentines Day is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a little GLITTER!!! Hey there everyone,I'm here today to share with you a Valentines card I created using some amazing papers from The Robins Nest.

For this card I selected Teal Glitter Card Stock, Glitter Cream Animal Print and Red on Red Rope papers. I'm adore the combination of creams, whites, reds and teal here. With that hint of black for contrast. To add a little bling to the card, I used Metallic Red Dew Drops. I love how well the glitter papers adhere together using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The Dew Drops are adhered using Helmar Gemstone Glue.

I died the bow with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Bahama Blue/Jazz Blue.

And now for the full card. I love how that little Metallic Dew Drop makes the perfect "O".

Perhaps a little unconventional for a Valentines card color wise, but I know that my husband is going to love it.

Thanks so very much for stopping by today. Don't forget, if you are attending CHA this coming week, stop by The Robins Nest at booth #1656 as well as the Helmar Booth #1262 where I'll be for the whole show.

Until next time
Toodles

Dancing Ballerina

2012-01-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

A little girl has dreams of being so many things. A mermaid, a princess, a ballerina or a bride, each little girl can put on a costume and magically become that dream. Our little girl has many of these magical dreams and when she got her first pair of ballerina slippers, she put them on and started to twirl.

I'm today to share with you a little girls dream and the papers that are preserving that dream. When I received these absolutely stunning papers in my design team both care of Authentique, I think I twirled and danced too. Seeing the magic in each pattern, the beauty in each paper! I knew that this beautiful Uncommon Collection would bring a sweet picture to life.

I used some of my favorite Helmar Adhesives on this layout. The paper was adhered using Helmar Acid Free Glue. Then I used some 450 Quick Dry on the chipboard pieces to really give them hold. The flowers got a little bit of Premium Craft Glue and finally the layout was done.Shall we twirl and take a look?

Aren't those papers simply GORGEOUS!!! I paired them up with some beautiful velvet flowers from Maya Road that were the perfect match.

A little Fab Scraps journal tag was inked up using Worn Lipstick Distress ink and some Fancy Pants alphas to give this dancing layout a title...

It is so important to live in those magical moments. We as adults often forget the fun we could have if we just put on our dancing shoes and danced.

Basically Bare Sneak Peek

2012-01-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

Hey there everyone. Hope you are all enjoying this week and the beginnings of all the wonderfrul; CHA sneaks. Today I'm sharing with you a little sneak myself of an album that is new for Basically Bare. I haven't done a lot of albums, but this lil guy has me HOOK LINE AND SINKERED!!!! Full of Wow Embossing powder goodness to boot.

Here ya go. Hope you enjoy.

Wow Wow and Wow

2012-01-10T09:47:00.000-07:00

Have ya ever used a product for the very first time and had your jaw drop? You know, when you use something and say out loud "Where have you been all my life?" There have been a few of those in my few paper crafting years but the latest one is all because of WOW Embossing Powders!!! I know I know, you are asking what makes them so different right? Well I'm here today to try and show ya.

Today I've got my first blog post as a Wow Embossing Powders Design Team member (say that 5 times fast) on the Wow Blog.Here is a sneak of the card, so hop on over to the Wow Blog and take a boo could ya?

Toodles

First Robin Nest Design Team Project

2012-01-08T23:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping in today. I'm very excited to be a part of the Design Team for The Robins Nest over the next while and sharing my creations with you.

I have loved those little Dew Drops since I first saw them and after using them for a while now, I've learned that you can make almost anything with them. From Spiders to flowers, Flourishes to Christmas Stockings and everything in between.

Today I'm sharing with you a card created using some beautiful The Robins Nest Papers to boot. Did you KNOW that The Robins Nest has papers? Well consider yourself well informed now hehe.

The first photo shows how easy it is to substitute pearls or rhinestones for those wonderful Dew Drops. I created a perfect little line using a ruler and my trusty Helmar Gemstone Glue. I used the Mini Pink Dew Drops here.

Next you can see I used the little Tear Dew Drops to create beautiful little flowers. I love the shade of turquoise that comes in the Tear Dew Drop Stack.

For the card itself, I've used a few of my favorite The Robins Nest Papers. Perhaps an odd pairing, but I think it works so wonderfully well.The background is the beautiful Classic Glitter Swirl in pink. This pattern comes in quite a few colors and is just perfect for that little bit of glitter. I also used the Glitter Blue Animal print and Silver Fleur De Li papers. I love this combination of pinks, teals and blacks. Very purdy indeed. So here is the finished card

When created a project whether a card, layout or altered piece, don't be afraid to mix papers up that you wouldn't regularly pair together. Sometimes the outcome can be wonderful. Whodda thunk an animal print and Fleur Des-Li's would work so well together???

Well, that is it for me today. Make sure you let me know what you think of my first The Robins Nest project and what types of projects you'd like to see from me in the future using The Robins Nest products.

Don't forget to enter my blog candy too. There will be some wonderful Dew Drops included in it. You can find the blogiversary post HERE

Until Next time
Toodles

Leather and Lace

2012-01-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

Today I'm here to share with you a cuff I created using Helmar Fabric Stiffener and 450 Quick Dry adhesives. First off I wrapped a piece of grunge paper with a beautiful coral crinkle ribbon (using 450 Quick Dry to adhere it). Once it was dry, I applied a healthy layer of Helmar Fabric Stiffener to it. When it was almost dry, I used an embossing folder to give it a little more texture. Then I let the creative muse take over and this is what I came up with. Hope you like it.

I also used May Arts Black Lace and Suede String on the cuff to give it a little "rock and roll" edge. Here is a close up of the back of the cuff. I love how that suede lacing just adds a little attitude to it.

Now although you can see the embossing on the ribbon, I wanted to show you a close photo so you can really appreciate what Helmar Fabric Stiffener can do. This is quickly becoming another favorite in my Helmar arsenal!!!

Isn't that AMAZING!!!Strong stuff I tell ya, the type you wanna bring home to Mom for sure. Leather and Lace and a strong bond with Helmar. Does it get any better? Only if you listen to a little Stevie Nicks while creating it. Until next time

PS- Don't forget to enter my big blogiversary candy. You can find the post right here!!!

Be Mine- January Dixie Pieces Kit

2012-01-04T14:59:00.001-07:00

The January Be Mine Kit from Dixie Pieces is out and I {HEART} it!!! Filled with Jillibean Soup, Doodlebug and Maya Road, this kit is perfect for your upcoming Valentines projects. I'm absolutely LOVIN the large piece of red burlap that is in this kit. So many options. Today I'm going to share with you a few of the layouts I created for the Be Mine Kit this month. These two are close to my heart, for they are filled with so much love and I hope that you love them just as much as I do.

This year, one of my goals is to create more projects about my marriage, my husband and us. The photos were taken when my husband took me up to Banff for a weekend, and I started snapping those photos.

Next, my favorite photo of my husband to date. Man do I adore him ~pitter patter~

I'm loving all the krafty goodness in this kit. Also I used some new embossing powders from WOW for the Sweetheart chipboard and I LOVE THIS STUFF.

I'm off to create some more projects for CHA. Make sure you come back tomorrow because it is my Blogiversary and I'm having a PARTY!!!!

PS, a just because winner of a Robin's Nest Diamond Stack full of purdy colored diamonds. Thanks for your comment Denise. Send me your mail information and I'll get that out to you soon.

Denise said...: Too cute! Love it. What a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year to you, denise http://tomorrowstreasurestoday.blogspot.com/; December 29, 2011 12:51 PM

My Word for 2012

2012-01-01T12:19:00.001-07:00

You ever read someones words and are so moved that you need to forge your own tracks? This morning I was planning on doing a blog post about a project I've finished, but after reading Tracy Weinzapfels blog, knew that something else needed to happen instead.

Over the past 3 years, I've seen so many people select a word for the year. Something to hold onto in times of darkness. Something to uplift you, motivate you and make you smile. A single word that you live by for the year and strive to be better at. Something I so need and deserve to do for me this year and STAND BY IT!!! I know that I can.

I didn't have to think long before that word flooded my mind. A word that speaks to me at this moment, not in a soft whisper, but in symphonic song.

Change

Why change? What brings such vision and clarity to my soul when I see this word? Simply said As Life changes so shall I. There have been so many things that have gotten me here today and now I want to embrace the possibilities. the beauty and the discovery itself of becoming a better ME.

Source: myfirstlittleplace.blogspot.com via Emma on Pinterest

And because the little video on Tracys blog gave me chills just like the first time I saw it, I thought I would share it with all of you

2011 Favorite Projects- Happy New Years Eve

2011-12-31T11:54:00.000-07:00

I love the idea of sharing your favorite projects from the year passing. There have been so many precious moments this year and I have been blessed with them. With precious moments comes a fair share of hardships as well and I'm looking forward to a new year, a fresh beginning and a road not traveled.

So here are my projects to share today, showcasing some of my favorite products as well.A new way for me to ring in the new year creatively. Thanks to all my friends that do this already. You have giving me a new tradition...

This was one of my first canvases of the year and now that I've tried it, I'm in love with canvas!!!
Using my Favorite Tattered Angels colors to date...

In February, I tried my hand at making a braided headband for our little monkey Morgan. I used some wonderful ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Just a little shout out to Bonnie for having me be a part of your design team for the time I was on. I so enjoyed being a part of RRR.

March was a tough month for me and I did what I could to keep afloat. So having to create a project about your favorite feature for TAAFOMFT challenge blog was a perfect little pick me up. (Thank you Julie for being a friend and for having me be a part of your baby)

April finally brought my husband to us. Being apart was really hard for so many reasons. I thank God every day for having my husband, even on those days that were so so difficult. April also was my husbands birthday month and I created a card for him using one of my favorite paper collections to date from Paper Trunk.

May...So nice to be close to my mom for Mothers Day. So to honor my Mommy, I created this layout using Bo Bunny papers. I think it is my favorite layout of the YEAR!!!

June is when I finally got diagnosed with depression and I'm so so grateful that I'm on medication and can now see the forest through the trees. What a difference a few changes can make in ones life.So for June I couldn't help but pick this card. The message is clear and Nikki Sivils always makes me smile with her collections, her smile and her kindness.

July brought a guest designer spot with Donna Salazar and talk about excited!!! I love Donnas Girlie Grunge collections and had a tonne of fun with this one. My favorite was this card with a butterfly. I love butterflies!!!

But wait!!!! I also got to be a guest designer with Darkroom Door and LLLLLLOOOOVVVVEEEEE their stamps so July is a two-fer. Ain't this one purdy!!!

August brought a little accident to the family. My wonderful Mom broke her hip and although that was horrible, something wonderful came out of it. I started spending more time with mom and our relationship changed. She is one of my best friends now and I Love her to pieces. This project was my favorite for August. A beautiful stamp from I Brake for Stamps. I paired it with some great papers from Lily Bee Designs.

September was back to school month and both our monkeys were excited about it. They are growing up a little more every day ~sigh~. I started to think about doing a Life List Journal thanks to a great friend Tracy. This is the front cover of the journal and my favorite project for September. All put together with my love an Helmar love too!

October brings Halloween hehehe. I love Halloween and created a neat little tag using some Glimmer Mist and some Fancy Pants. I think every time I say the word Fancy Pants, I grin ear to ear. Love this company.

November already??? Christmas is right around the corner but I'm still stuck on Halloween.I love autumn colors and decided to create a large canvas piece using some of my favorite pieces from Basically Bare. This piece is proudly displayed on the main level of our home for everyone to see.

The end of the year is here and with that brings December, snow and family. Christmas was simply perfect and I'm so blessed to have my health, my loving family, and a new appreciation for my husband.

December brings out the kid in me and I so enjoyed this 1st little piece using purdy glitter and Helmar. The second little ornament is made from those super sweet little Dew Drops from The Robins Nest. Man am I excited to be a part of this team now.

Well there ya have it, My ode to 2011. I truly am blessed to have each of you in my life and along for the journey. We have many things in common even though we may not think so. Thank you for being there, for giving me a reason to get up and go some mornings and for sharing your lives with me. Until next year...

Toodles

Warming Things Up for New Years- Handmade Coffee Sleeve

2011-12-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

I love my Starbucks coffees. Whether it is a Pumpkin Spice Latte, Caramel Macchiatto or White Chocolate Mocha, I'm in heaven! So when I got a warming cupful, I thought why not make the perfect coffee sleeve to go with the perfect cup o' java?

Hey there everyone, I'm here today to share with you a project I created using the wonderfrul Color Corrugated papers from Paper Temptress. For the sleeve, I used Chocolate and Light Blue Corrugated papers as well as some red burlap that came in my Dixie Pieces January Kit. I traced the shape using the original Starbucks sleeve and adhered everything with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. I used red rhinestone embellishments from the Vintage Jewels and Gradient Gems packs from Creative Charms.

Here are the photos for ya. Aren't those colors together GORGEOUS!!!!

And a close up for you to see the Corrugated papers close up. These are so great to work with, so if you haven't purchased them from Paper Temptress before, go grab a few of them today.

Well, I'm off to have a great cup of coffee decked out in my new cup sleeve. I hope you all have a fantastic day. Until next time...

Toodles

(PS- get ready for my blogiversary coming up in a few short days. It's gonna be a big one and if you leave comments now, I may just give some surprises away before the big day)

Happy Holidays

2011-12-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

May this season be filled with wonderful things for all of you. Thank you for being a part of my life.

Happy Holidays to everyone from our home to yours

Teresa Collins Joy Christmas Card

2011-12-21T09:52:00.001-07:00

Jingle bells are ringing, snowmen are outside, baking cookies, wrapping presents... I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

Hey there everyone, today I wanted to share a quick little post with you featuring a card I created using some beautiful Teresa Collins papers. These papers are a dream to work with and I love the deep colors of red and green. A little fussy cutting, some Helmar Adhesive to hold it all together and VOILA!!! Joy Christmas Card

The bow is called a Dior bow and I think it is my favorite bow to create. I had a tutorial over on Gingersnap Creations a while back that shows you how to create this one as well as a few other borders and bows.

Well, I'm off to do a little creating today. Hope you all have a fantastic Wednesday

Toodles

Christmas Cheer

2011-12-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

Yup, it is only a few more days away and I'm dreaming and wishing and hoping for a white Christmas. There is nothing like a little snow to keep the heart warm during the holidays.
Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you a few little cards I created as a Christmas gift. The first card actually has a removable ornament on it (the butterfly plaque). Now all that snowy glittery goodness stays on thanks to a little Gemstone Glue love. At this time of year, my favorite Helmar adhesives changes from Liquid Scrap Dots to Gemstone Glue.

Maybe it is because I really Really REALLY love glitter and bling during the holidays hehe.Is that a hint for my husband I wonder...
Well, I won't leave ya hangin any longer. Here is the glittery card with an ornament that already is decked out and will make the halls envious.

Now a little stocking for yathat is actually a gift card holder. Super cute right?

And lastly a little cheer in the shape of a Z folder card.

Happiest of Holidays to you and yours from the Taylor family here in snowy Alberta

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

A Pink Paislee Altered Photo Album

2011-12-15T12:10:00.000-07:00

Soiree, Soiree, Soiree!!! Doesn't that word just scream FUN!?!? Yup, if I could go to a Soiree every week, I think I would. The colors, the fun and the fun would be fabulous. I think it is why Pink Paislee picked this name for the most fun collection EVER.

Hey there everyone. Today I've got an altered project to share with you using the bright and festive collection from Pink Paislee. I've paired it up with a little Creative Charms and my favorite Helmar Adhesives.

Now do you want to see what it originally looked like? This is a transformation that Stacey from What NOT to Wear would be proud of I'm certain...

Holy Doodles Batman right? I used a bunch of my favorite Spellbinders dies for this one as well and wanted to show you a close up. Enjoy.

Someone in the family is going to get this as a Christmas gift and I sure hope they like it.

On a completely different note, I've recently gotten an iPad and I'm having so much fun. If you have one, what are your favorite apps? Games? mom apps? etc. Would love to hear from you.

Until next time
Toodles

Junk Drawer Kit at Dixie Pieces

2011-12-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

It is that time again, where Dixie Pieces releases their new kit. This one is filled to the brim with goodies and talk about versatile. I love kits, like REALLY LOVE KITS!!! There is something very inspiring about opening up a package and it being a total surprise. I always loved Grab bags as a child (who am I kidding, I still love them), and a kit is kinda that paper crafting Grab Bag right?

Here is a photo of the kit this month.

And now for all the projects I created with this kit. I've still got a bunch left over to boot!!!

First off a few layouts...

Now how about a few cards and a tag? I told ya this kit is filled to the brim hehehe

Hop on over to Dixie Pieces and grab yourself a Junk Drawer kit for December. YOU DESERVE IT!!!

Until next time

Toodles

A Vintage Noel Card

2011-12-06T08:59:00.001-07:00

What can I say, I'm a Timmy fan and his 12 tags of Christmas always gets my attention. So when that first tag came out, I had the perfect piece of canvas goodness to create it with. Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you my take on Tag 1 this year.

For this card I used the smallest canvas banner and first sprayed it with Vanilla Breeze Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. Before it was completely dry, I stamped the banner with a postage stamp I have. The ink ran to really give a vintage feel. LOVE IT!!! Pretty Pretty Pretty I say

I love how easy it is to fold and manipulate these canvas pieces. To create the dimension, I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. This helped lift the folds to give them that height I was looking for.

Isn't the color of that banner sweet? Against all that cool winter colors, it really gives the card a POP. Now take a look at those beautiful silver flower embellishments. The so reminded me of pointsettias, so out they came. They are from Creative Charms and went perfectly on this card. In the Antique Flower Medley pack, there are both gold and silver flowers. YUMMO!!!

One more picture hehe, showing the banner and flower a little closer. You can also see the Glimmer Mist on the foliage too.

The perfect additions to any Vintage card I'm positive. These canvas banners and Vintage Flower Medleys are so pretty to work with and I love how the end result always blows my mind.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Let me know what you think. I adore your comments here on the blog, so don't be shy!!!

Until Next Time

Toodles

Cottage Cutz 3 x 3 Winner

2011-12-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note to tell you that I've picked a winner for the 3 x 3 die from Cottage Cutz for commenting on my blog

Here are your random numbers:

11

Timestamp: 2011-12-06 03:49:00 UTC

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Lovely ornament - great idea!
December 2, 2011 9:54 AM

So Terri, please email Cottage Cutz your information including that you won from the PSA Cottage Cutz blog Hop and also include your 3 x 3 die of choice.

Thanks again everyone. I'll have my Helmar Hop winner tomorrow

Toodles
Erika

Helmar Holiday Hop

2011-12-03T00:59:00.007-07:00

If you are looking for the PSA Essential/Cottage Cutz Holiday Hop, please visit this post. Thanks.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir

And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows a turkey

And some mistletoe

Help to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

It’s that time of year where we all start thinking of the holidays so what better way to get your Holiday spirit going than a great Helmar Holiday Hop? Filled with so much Holiday cheer and some amazing projects featuring all the different Helmar Adhesives.

Hello everyone and welcome to my stop on the Helmar Holiday Hop. If you have been following along, you should have hopped here from Martha’s blog (I adore Miss Martha). If not, you just have to stop at the Helmar Blog and start from the beginning. There are goodies along the way and we don’t want you to miss a thing.

Today I'm sharing with you a Christmas project that I created using Helmar Gemstone Glue and Helmar V2 Vellum Spray. Both of these adhesives are perfect to use for glitter and today, my project shows you how to layer your glitters to create a FANTASTIC look.

To start off with, I painted the wooden stocking with Gesso for a primer. Then I applied Gemstone Glue with a foam brush to the boot part of the stocking. I sprinkle on red Glitter and when that was dry, I did the same thing to the top trim but used Green Glitter.

After the piece was COMPLETELY dry, I took my V2 Vellum Spray and a great mask from Crafters Workshop. I firmly pressed the mask onto the stocking, sprayed with V2, then removed the mask. I finished off the stocking with Silver glitter and a few wonderful embellishments. Here are a few photos for ya to swoon over...

Here is a close up so you can really see how amazing the Gemstone Glue and V2 Vellum Spray work together to create this layered glitter piece.

To decorate the stocking I used some great metal pieces from FabScraps. I cut the petals of the metal flower and bent them up to give more dimension.

And the tag is from Elle's Studio. I used the same Crafters Workshop mask on it to creat a fluid piece. I'm just smitten with this one!!!

Now wasn't that a TRIP!!??!! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Make sure you leave a comment on every blog along the hop. There are a few prizes out there and I'm offering up a Christmas goodie basket to one lucky commenter. Now head on back to the Helmar Blog to leave your final comment.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows a turkey
And some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys
And goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer
Really know how to fly.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
Many times, many ways
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you.

Thanks again

Until next time

Toodles

The Robin's Nest

2011-12-01T22:50:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for the Cottage Cutz/PSA Essentials Blog Hop, please click here!!!

I love The Robins Nest. The papers are so sweet and those dewdrops... Oh those sweet little pieces of heaven. Today I've got a trio of Christmas ornaments to share with you that I created for the Design Team call with The Robins Nest. I knew that I had to really showcase these little dewdrops and after a successful Spider I created a while back, I thought I would give a few more a try.

To create these little ornaments all you will need is some acetate sheets, Helmar Gemstone Glue, a few silhouette clip art pictures and some Dewdrops.

First take a light colored pen and trace the silhouette onto the acetate by placing the silhouette underneath the acetate paper.Then apply Helmar Gemstone Glue to the image. Place the Dewdrops onto the image using tweezers for control. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy right? Now just finish decorating your little Dewdrop ornaments with some ribbon, glitter and a few more Dewdrops of course hehe. Here they are for you. Aren't they super sweet???

For the first 2, I used the Early Dawn and Metallic Red Dewdrops

For the wreath below, I used the Metallic Red Dewdrops and the Jade Diamond Drops

These are super easy to create and you can do them with any silhouette clip art image. Use them for embellishments, ornaments or just because. I love creating these and I know that I'll be making more of them in the future. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that you have enjoyed these Christmas Ornaments. Make sure you take a look at all the projects from The Robins Nest on their blog.

PSA Essentials Cottage Cutz Holiday Hop

2011-12-01T22:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome everyone to the PSA Essentials Cottage Cutz Holiday Hop. This hop is filled with great holiday card and project ideas using PSA Essentials goodies and the great dies available from The Scrapping Cottage. If you have been following along you should have hopped here from Kim Moreno's Blog. If not, make your way back to Kay Normans Blog so you don't miss a thing.

Today I have a sweet Christmas ornament to share with you using the Holiday Ornament 3 x 3 die from Cottage Cutz and a stamp from the TreeO Stamp Pack from PSA Essentials. I cut out the die 8 times and scored them all right down the middle. Then I adhered each half together using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to form the 3D ornament. Finishing it off with an embossing image of the stamp and a little glitter, tulle, and a rose. I hope you like it.

Here is a different photo on a lighter background so you can see the ornament better.

I added a little Maya Road crystal to the bottom for detail and now this ornament is ready for a new Christmas home.

Readers who hop to each of the blogs, comment at each, and are a follower of PSA Stamp Camp will be entered to win the “Holiday Card” prize. This prize contains 3 Peel & Stick stamp sets, 1 stamper, 1 black ink & 1-2 color ink from PSA Essentials. The winner will also receive a $50 gift certificate to The Scrapping Cottage for the grand prize. There are also 9 opportunities to win a 3 x 3 die from The Scrapping Cottage.

Now hop on over to Meylssa Connolley's blog to see what she has in store.

Thanks again for stopping by. I do have another post for today as well featuring Robin's Nest dewdrops.

Until next time
Toodles

A Large Steampunk Canvas to Share

2011-11-29T10:46:00.000-07:00

I've been sitting on these amazing gears from Basically Bare since I first got them. Knowing that they would become a part of a canvas, just waiting for the full idea to come to fruition. Then it struck!!!! and let me tell you, out of all the things I've created since I started crafting, this is my favorite by far.

Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you a large canvas piece I created using Bare Basics Gears set 1 and 2 as well as the bricks from the Climbing Ivy Set. First off for the gears, I've embossed them using a few different colors and also masked a few of them, to create dimension. The bricks have been painted with Glimmer Mist and for the mortar I used Glass Bead Medium.

With a few of the gears, I've double embossed to really give texture. You can see that in the photo below.

You'll also see that I've used a few different colors on the gears to give them a vintage /rusted feel.

I absolutely love how the bricks turned out. I used a combination of Marmalade, Harvest Orange, and Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist on them.

Yum yum yum!!!This canvas, although quite large, was so fun to create. I wanted a real industrial feel with just a touch of whimsy, hence the feathers and butterflies. To make this whole project come together, I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots and Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

Thank you so so very much for stopping by today. I'm honored to be able to show you some different things you can do with the Basically Bare embellishments. Possibilities are truly endless.

Until next time

Toodles

Life is a Song, SING IT!!!

2011-11-27T23:36:00.000-07:00

I love great quotes and would adore having a few of them framed and hanging on my walls. This got me thinking and my mojo kicked up a gear. I'm here today to share with you a card I created using the Spooky Iron Shelf and Potion Bottle Mini dies from the Scrapping Cottage.

I wanted to show you today how easy it is to use some of the holiday dies for different occasions. For the Shelf; I embossed it with a wrought iron embossing powder to give it an antique feel.The Potion bottle is colored with a bit of Faber Castell Metallic Pitt Pens. I paired the dies up with some beautiful Websters Pages papers and a stamp from Unity Stamps. To give the bottle a porcelain look, I covered it with Helmar Acid Free Glue.And that beautiful cardstock is the Mountain Rose Glimmer paper from Paper Temptress

This is piece that I came up with. And to think, I used Halloween dies. Whodda Thunk!!!

Hope you enjoy.

Try using holiday dies for other occasions. The possibilities are truly endless. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you all have a fantastic week.

Until next time
Toodles

When You Wish Upon a Star

2011-11-27T14:51:00.000-07:00

Makes no difference who you are. I must say that being a Guest Designer for I Brake for Stamps this past 4 months, has been a wish that has come true. Della has been beyond generous and to work with such quality stamps has truly been a treat.

Hi everyone,I'm here with my last post for I Brake for Stamps. I wanted to save this stamp for an extra special occasion and I think today certainly qualifies. I stamped the image using Versamark and embossed with a really pretty pewter embossing powder. The perfect stamp for these feminine papers from Paper Temptress. The sweet star charms at the top as well as the flowers, are from Creative Charms.

I adhered all these beautifully feminine products, using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots . Here is a close up of these pretty papers for ya, the sparkle is really beautiful.

If you'd like to purchase any wonderful stamps from I Brake for Stamps, make sure to use my design team code SAVE10ERIKA, to save yourself 10% on your purchase. Only a few more days for you to use it.

Thank you so so very much Della for allowing me to be a part of your team. It has truly been an honor. Never forget to wish upon those stars, you never know when a wish may come true.

Until next time
Toodles and thank you
Erika Taylor

December Flurries

2011-11-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

Oh how I'm beyond excited to be back on the Paper Temptress Design Team. Ever since I received my first order of Patricia's paper heaven goodness, I've been hooked!!! With all that sparkle, texture and color, how could I not be!!!???!!!

Hello everyone, I'm here today with my first project as a returning Design Team member for Paper Temptress. With the holiday season starting, there are cards to be made and today I created a card using a few of my absolute FAVORITE papers from Paper Temptress. For the card base, I've used this fantastic Violet Mica Metallic paper. The weight on this stuff is perfect for all the layering I do. It'll hold up for certain!!! I also used Canvas Silver Lustre Text weight and the stunning Vintage Silver Lustre. See the Aqua colored paper? That is the Silver Lustre painted with Faber Castell Gelatos. This is my first time using the Gelatos and I'm already hooked!!!

I embossed the Vintage Silver Lustre paper then applied Distress ink in Broken China, Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire, finishing it off with a sprinkle of Antiquities Frosted Crystal embossing powder. I also colored the 25(cut out of some Pink Paislee Daily Junque goodness) with a Faber Castell Blue Metallic Pitt Artist pen. You can really see the sparkle that these wonderful papers have in the next photos.

I used a bunch of my favorite adhesive on the card. First some Premium Craft Glue for the paper to paper, some 450 Quick dry for the Velvet ricrac and a dollop of Liquid Scrap Dots for that very pretty FabScraps star.

Holy Doodles, does that Violet Mica Metallic have a wonderful gold glitter to it. Can you see to pretty texture the Vintage Silver Lustre has? And that amazing color the Gelatos create?

Now you can for sure hehe. It is so wonderful to be back on Patricia's team and I hope that you are all going to love the projects that I share. Make sure you leave me a comment today, for I'd love to hear from you.

Until next time

Life

2011-11-20T14:31:00.000-07:00

I have been a Michelangelo fan since I was about 4. The work he did is simply breathtaking and when I saw how many Michelangelo stamps I Brake for Stamps had, I was truly in heaven.

HI everyone,I'm here to share with you a card I created with the Michelangelo 2 stamp. I colored the image with a combination of Copics and acrylic paints and I really quite like the outcome. I hope you do too.

To add a little old world "charm", I also added some beautiful metal embellishments from FabScraps and adhered them with some trusty Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The papers are 7 Gypsies.

Remember that if you want to grab some stamps at I Brake for Stamps, you can use my Design Team code SAVE10ERIKA. You will save 10% and you only have a couple more days to use it. That is when my term with I Brake will be coming to a close. So go save yourself some money and enjoy all the great stamps I Brake for Stamps has to offer.

Thank you so much for stopping in today. I hope you all have a great rest of your weekend. Until next time.

Toodles

Merry Indeed

2011-11-15T23:59:00.001-07:00

Tis the season for Christmas cards, songs of Merriment at the mall and Santa. The weather has turned here in Alberta from Fall to Winter and I'm starting to think of all that wonderful Scandinavian faire we'll have in a short 6 weeks. YUMMO!!!

Hey there everyone,I'm here today with my first post as a design team member for Creative Charms. I've been using these wonderful embellishments for a while and I'm so blessed to be a part of this team.(thanks True for the push)

Today I'm sharing with you a card I created using some scrumptious goodies from the November Deal of the Month. This deal is filled with 138 pieces of Holiday Cheer, and for this self acclaimed magpie, it is simply perfect. First off, I created the card using Graphic 45 papers, Helmar adhesive(450 Quick Dry, Liquid Scrapdots, Zapdots), and some great ribbon from the kit.

To get it to match perfectly to the papers, I inked the ribbon a smidge with Tea Dye distress ink and a spritz of Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist. Perfect indeed. Then I finished the merry little card off with a few of the red Vintage brads and a great sentiment from the Christmas Twinkle Stickers

What a perfect match those Vintage Brads are to Graphic 45 papers. Now I also wanted to show you a creation I did a while back, a little Christmas Tree decked out in Nikki Sivils papers, buttons and Vintage Poppies. Just a little extra something for you today...

Well, that is all for me today. Here at least... I also have posts up on the Tattered Angels Blog and the Helmar blog too. Busy busy busy. If you stop by both and leave me a comment, 1 lucky person will get a Christmas treat of goodies from me.

Now off to dream of toyland...

Toodles

A Little Christmas Collage Art

2011-11-13T10:13:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that Christmas is only 6 weeks away? AHHHHHH, time to buckle down and get things started for the season. What better way to gain some motivation and mojo, than to create a Holiday Card!

Hi everyone,I'm here today to share with you a card I created using my absolute favorite Christmas Stamp from I Brake for Stamps.The moment I saw this beautiful stamp in the store, I knew I needed to have it. The perfect image for anyone at Christmas.

To create this card, I used the Fancy Pants Christmas Magic papers, gold ribbon, Champagne glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle and Distress Inks to paint the Reindeer Collage Stamped image. A little Creative Charms bling and it was finished. The Reindeer Collage Stamp is truly magnificent to stamp and I hope that you take a few moments to grab it from the store.

To put this card together, I then used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and Zapdots. 450 Quick Dry is absolutely perfect for ribbons and trims.

Hope you enjoy it

When it comes to Collage Images, I love adding just that little bit of color. It really makes the image come alive. Try your hand at adding a little color and have fun. Make sure to use my design team code SAVE10ERIKA when you make a purchase at I Brake for Stamps to save yourself 10% Until next time

Toodles
Erika Taylor

Made with Love

2011-11-08T08:32:00.000-07:00

There is something so special about gifts made with love. That little extra thought that goes in to make something perfect. The heart that one used to create it and the time that someone selflessly put into it. Yup, I'm a big fan of homemade gifts.

Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you a card I created using some wonderful papers from My Little Shoebox and the Sewing Notions Die Cut . I added a little pleated ribbon, twine and buttons to finish the card off and I know exactly who I'll be sending this one to.

I'm absolutely adoring that little spool and could a pin cushion get any cuter? I think not. Well, I'm off to do some more creating, so I hope you all have a fantastic Tuesday. Until next time

Toodles

Autumn ATC

2011-11-06T17:30:00.000-07:00

I've been creating some ATC's as of late and I was so moved by this beautiful image. Something about Cupid I think, being a romantic for sure. So I created an Autumn ATC using the Love Collage Stamps.

Hi Everyone, I'm here today sharing some Cupid and Glimmer Mist love with you. I first sprayed a white piece of card stock with Harvest Orange, Candy Apple Red and Sun Sisters Glimmer Mists. Then I stamped the image using Brown Memento ink and finished the ATC with white gel pen and a little Stickles for more sparkle. Hope you like it

Make sure you check out the beautiful Collage stamps available at I Brake For Stamps. They are truly stunning. You can use my discount code to receive 10% off your order. The code is SAVE10ERIKA. Until next time

Toodles

A little more Autumn and some Halloween

2011-11-02T14:33:00.000-06:00

In between blog posts and getting ready for my second class tonight, I thought I would quickly share with you a few more projects I created with this months Sweater Weather kit from Dixie Pieces. This kit is really wonderful and I hope you will grab one while they last.

First off another layout for you. To think that this layout and the previous posts layouts were created with the same kit. Who Knew!!!

Next a couple more cards.

Now I did say that I would share a little Halloween with you, so here I am all painted up as a Sugar Skull. (thank you so much for the inspiration Jamie )

Until next time

Toodles

Sweater Weather

2011-11-01T10:48:00.000-06:00

Get out your sweaters and scarves, bundle up, and welcome Fall! With the “Sweater Weather” kit from Dixie Pieces all of your fall pictures and projects can be complete. Papers include Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Fall, Crate Paper Farmhouse, and coordinating Bazzill cardstock colors. Embellishments include a Maya Road acorn chipboard book, Fancy Pants buttons, Elle’s Studio stickers, phrase stickers, ribbon, and more. This kit is jam packed with goodies, sure to complete many beautiful layouts, cards, or projects.

This kit is full of wonderful goodies and I had such a great time creating my first design team projects for Dixie Pieces. Here is a photo of the Sweater Weather Kit.

When I opened this one up, I started thinking of projects right away and the first one I finished was this 2 pager. I added some Glimmer Mist in Tiger Lily and Tattered Leather. I also used a few stamps as well. To create some dimension I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. Man I love this stuff

Next a layout of our two munchkins painting. The colors were just perfect for this photo.

Lastly (for today because I still have more projects using this Dixie Pieces Kit to share) a sweet card using some of the buttons from the kit. I created the bow with patterned paper and love how it turned out.

Take a look at the Sweater Weather Kit available at Dixie Pieces. you will absolutely love it and the possibilities are endless. I'll be back tomorrow with some great news, a few more projects and some Halloween recap.

Until then,

Toodles

Dixie Pieces Sneaks

2011-10-28T10:23:00.001-06:00

The November Kit over at Dixie Pieces is almost here! Full of wonderful colors, accents and embellishments. The fall colors are beautiful to create with. Be sure to watch for the kit release over in the Dixie Pieces Store on November 1st!

Here is a little sneak or two for you.

loving those colors...

Isn't that super yummy!!??!!Also Dixie Pieces is having a party and you are all invited!!! Take a look at the flyer below

I'm off to the mountains with my husband. Have a fantastic weekend everyone

Toodles

Be the Change

2011-10-23T11:37:00.000-06:00

I Love great sentiments and quotes. Sometimes a few words can make such an impact!

Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you a card I created using one of the prettiest quotes out there. An I Brake for Stamps stamp called Be the Change. This has been one of my favorite quotes for years and I absolutely love that I've finally found it. I Brake for Stamps has some of the prettiest quotes and sentiments out there, so make sure you take a look.

For this card I first stamped the sentiment with Versamark and used Sparkle N Sprinkle Copper Kettle embossing powder. I then used Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, and Dusty Concord to create the background colors. I added a little water so they would blend a bit too. All of the products on this card are from the November Kit available soon from Dixie Pieces.

Here is the end result. I hope that you like it and would love to hear your comments.

A simple card that really showcases the beauty of a simple sentiment. Thank you so much for stopping by today. Make sure you take a look at the specials available right now at the I Brake for Stamps shop. There are so many stunning flower stamps that are on sale. When you purchase, save a little cash by using my Design Team code SAVE10ERIKA. You will save yourself 10% on your purchase. Who doesn't like saving a little money right???

I hope that you all have had a great weekend. Until next time

Toodles

Momenta Guest Designer

2011-10-20T23:59:00.002-06:00

Sometimes when you get crafting products you are just moved to create. Something goes off in the Mojo part of the brain and you are racing down a path of creativity. This is exactly what happened when I receive my goodies from Momenta to be their October Guest Designer.

Today I've got 6 projects to share with you and I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did creating them. I got to work with 2 amazing collections from Momenta, both very different, but super sweet to work with.... and the Stickers!!!! Holy Batman these stickers are a TONNE of fun!!!

First off, 3 projects using the Chloes Garden Collection. Filled with soft tones of pinks, browns, blues and greens. This first card is super sweet and a little girly with some wonderful ribbon to make it even sweeter. The stickers are puffy and filled with glittery goodness. Perfect for card making and scrapbooking.

Now I used the same Chloes Garden paper pack to create a much more masculine card. I added some Robin's Nest dewdrops using Helmar Gemstone Glue to finish it off.

Next a 12 x 12 layout using the Chloes Garden one last time. These papers were a perfect fit for the cheesy two tooth grin my daughter had in this photo. I did some fussy cutting of the flowers and added some flourishes and butterflies as well.

Here is a close up of the layout for you. I just love the soft palette that Chloes Garden has.

Next are three cards I created using the EYE POPPING Kaleidoscope Paper Pack and matching stickers. This has to be one of the most fun collections I've worked with in a while. So vibrant and cheery and the designs are awesome. The first card has some fun flourish stickers and great little gemstones from Momenta. I think I might have to send it to my girlfriend Jenn. Hope your house gets better soon hun!!!

Then a little more color with a great card using some Spellbinders dies and a few more butterfly punches. So fun!!!

And lastly a sweet card using some border stickers and that great Always sticker sentiment. Isn't this Kaleidoscope Paper Pack with matching stickers amazing??? I think so!!! Very Flower Power for sure

Thank you so so very much Jamie and Everyone at Momenta for giving me the opportunity to work with your products. I absolutely loved creating with them and I know I'll be using more of them in the future.

To see more amazing Momenta projects, make sure to check out the MyMomenta Blog.

I Brake for Stamps and Tattered Angels Goodness

2011-10-15T23:59:00.001-06:00

I love the ocean, the beach, the sand... Funny how I'm a landlocked girl but my soul soars anytime I'm close to the coast or the sea. So when I found out that this months theme was paint systems, I knew my heart and mojo would be lifted up by the Lagoon Paint System.

First off today, I'm sharing with you an album cover I created using a Pink Paislee canvas album I had received from a friend (thank you so much Martha ~hugs~). I sprayed the album cover with the Apricot Nectar Chalkboard Mist and the Bahama Blue Glimmer Mist. Then I added a little Golden Goddess Glimmer Glam here and there. The flowers were either sprayed with Apricot Nectar or painted with Golden Goddess. Love how those roses turned out...

A Little Prima Canvas, and Basically Bare canvas too. Adding some gems and pearls to finish the album cover up. Here is a close up of the flowers for you. They look so darn real with the Glimmer Glam!!! And a little Zva Creative flourish pearls for good measure and VOILA!!!s

Next up a simple card using some Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Papers and Crepe Ribbon. I created the flower by spritzing it with Apricot Nectar and a smidge of Bahama Blue. Then the inner part was painted with Golden Goddess Glimmer Glam.

The wonderful stamp is from I Brake for Stamps and is called Nature. They have so many amazing sentiment stamps so take a boo would ya?

When you purchase anything, use my design team code to receive a 10% discount on your purchase. The code is SAVE10ERIKA

Lastly is my second page for my journal (made of Chip Tiles) that I started thanks to Tracy Weinzapfel. I'm putting my own spin on the Life List album by creating pages that remind me of the things that are important. For this one, I used a fair helping of the Pewter Glimmer Glaze (one of my new favorite paint colors) . I used a heart Glimmer Screen for a few layers of color, then added Gesso onto the journal page using the screen as well. I LLLLOOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE this one.

Well, that is all for me today. Don't forget to check out the Tattered Angels Design Team Call HERE. This company is a dream to work with and you may not think you will be accepted, but you never know until you try. I didn't think I had a hope in H E double hockey sticks, but my dream came true and I got my wings. Thanks for stopping by

until next time

Toodles