Vinyl Bag

Just wanted to share a bag I did for a co-worker.  This is one of those handy plastic reusable bags, I did have to buy this one at a local store because I was specifically looking for zebra print, but this is more of my vinyl work.  Loved how it turned out.  I would like to get some with lime green or aqua straps and do them as beach bags for the summer!  Tell me what you think!

Quick and Easy!

Just wanted to show a simple card I put together today, I know Mother's Day is this weekend and I have been super busy with baseball, so while the kids were out with Terry I took a moment to put this card together for my mother-in-law.  I love the bright summer colors and really this could be used as card for any occasion.

Bottle Cap Necklace

Oh what a day off and a box in the mail can do!  Today proved to be extremely interesting, had a function with the Station Hill Coyotes.  Then had to run into Cool Springs for TJ's appointments and I had a chiropractor appointment, Dr. Hinz makes me feel so much better when I see him.  When I came home what was on my door step you ask......a box from the bottle cap company!  Yeah!  I had ordered these bottle caps and necklaces to make a dear friend of mine her very own Coyotes personalized necklace for her birthday.  Check it out and see what you think.

I have more materials, so if some one is interested in their own custom bottle cap necklace let me know!  I can do about any logo you want! 



At Last!

So some of you may remember this card a month or so ago!

I was so excited about this negative image stamp I had picked up, and had big plans for!  Well a month later I finally finished my big plans!  I stamped the image with my versamark and then embossed with white powder and there is sat ready to be colored.......

Slowly I began to color the flowers with copics (R85, R83, R81).  Yes I colored this baby petal by petal.  I would color some get tired of it or busy and walk away.  Today I decided to take a vacation day from work and just hang out give myself some down time.  So when I came to my craft room/office/ guest bedroom, to print off my calendar of things to do for the next 3 months, there it was staring back at me.  Reminding me I had to get it done before mothers day because I intend to make it into a card for my mother.  So, I did it, finished it up!  Here it is tell me what you think!

Close up of the detail (oh the painstaking detail)

Now I can feel accomplished for the day!  Look at this 2 post back to back, see I haven't totally forgotten about my blog!



Sugar Scrub-Yum!



Well I am at it again!  I had to think of a good gift for a co-workers birthday and I have been dieing to try and make a sugar scrub ever since I seen it on the Southern Stamper Blog.  So here is my first attempt, and I love it.  I made it Tangerine scented since it was a fun spring scent.  I made 2 of these super cute jars (which I found at Hobby Lobby (on sale!).  Then Taylor insisted that she help so we made her a batch, however it is just in a zip lock container ;) 

I have been using spray adhesive a bunch lately and this stuff is great at getting it off and leaves my hands feeling so soft.  Taylor and I use it before we shave and it gets all the old dead skin off and you can shave without using shave gel and you are super smooth no cuts, and best of all your not dried out after you shave.  I am going to sell these jars for $8 at a Relay for Life event and donating the money to the organization.  Let me know if you are interested in purchasing a jar.  I also have Jasmine scented scrub.  The ingredients are all natural (nothing fake about this stuff!)



Birthdays and Bows!

Long time no post!  Yes this is why I have my reservations about a blog!  I get super crafty for a while and then whamp back to reality I have 3 kids and a full time job which requires more than 24 hours in a day!  So, I had to get my mother-in-laws gift ready since her birthday is this week (time crunch!!!). 

I have been on a bow kick since I made the wine basket, I am in search of the best bow tool!  I LOVE my bow easy for my cards and have thought several times about making a BIGGER version of it to use.  I went out and bought the Bowdabra, which my user rating on it is O.K. I am not super excited about it but, I have not really worked with it a lot so that may be why I am not super thrilled (good thing there was a coupon involved with the purchase!).  I refuse to buy a Jiffy bow because my super handy Dad can make me one much cheaper than I can purchase one!  I also hate to purchase the star bow maker thingy because again why not just make your own! I say all of this because I played with the Bowdabra to make the bow for the present.  So check it out and see my 1st attempt at it! 

I would try to make it prettier but, I have a time issue they are droping my son off and I want to have the present ready to go in oh, lets say a hour (yikes)!

Since I am in such a time rush the card had to be super simple!  Thank goodness that while on my shopping day with my Mom yesterday I was able to stop by Sassy Scrapper.  I have been dieing to get a "negative image" stamp after I was inspired by another bloggers card.  So I happen upon this awesome Hero Arts stamp, my original plan was to stamp it then emboss with white embossing powder and then color with Copics as I saw on the blog.  Well, I don't have time to color so..... here it is stamped with Close to My Heart inks, I added the Happy Birthday stamp after the base stamp had dried.

Well I guess that wraps up the post for the day!  I swear I will try to post more offten!  Trust me as soon as I get to try the embossing and coloring this image I will put it up for you to see it!  It is an awesome look!

Home Decor

About a year ago when I moved to my current position at the hospital, I also upgraded to an actual office.  I happen to work with a decorating diva, and she had helped most of the people in our department put their offices together.  She had an awesome magazine that showed 9 12x12 squares covered in scrapbook pattern paper and hung on a wall, it was an really neat look.  I happened to be stumped at the time on what to hang on the wall that I would be facing every day.  So I went out to purchase all the materials and make these squares.  Luck would have it I could not find 9 different papers I liked in the same color scheme.  I found 2 pieces of fabric I LOVED!  Now what was a girl to do?  I was milling through the idea and found 3 3'x1' foam boards.  I had learned long ago from my mother when doing flowers or anything artistic it must be in odd numbers, so I raced back to the fabric department and picked up a solid.  I used only a ½ yard of fabric per board.  I used Elmer’s spray adhesive and sprayed the foam board sections at a time and laid the fabric on the board “smoothed” with my hand to get the wrinkles out. I then folded the fabric over like I was wrapping a present.  On the back side I used hot glue to ensure the fabric was secure.  I used push in picture hangers (secured with LOTS of hot glue).  They are super light weight so a tiny nail holds them up.  I tossed the idea of using ribbon to hang them but in the end like the clean look of the boards themselves.

Here they all done and in my office!  They go wonderful with my black white and red theme!