Hello! It's been awhile!

Well life has been a little hectic.. I've been in NY, NJ and the Netherlands in the last month AND on vacation in Arizona- which was like heaven! :) Just a few too many airplane rides for my liking! But now I am back at home and back in the stamp room...

So for some reason, I wanted to try crackled glass.. just thought it would be fun! lookie:


Here is a close up of the crackled glass:



I watercolored the flowers with a blender pen and ink in the top of the stamp pad, covered the paper in versamark and embossed it twice this way.
Enjoy!

Supplies: Stamps- Fifth Avenue Flowers, Much Appreciated
Paper- Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy
Ink- Not Quite Navy, Versamark
Other- Silver Hodgepodge, Designer Paper Punch, Satin Stripe Ribbon, Clear embossing powder, Glassy Glaze embossing powder

Merry Christmas all! Below are some gift card/money holder nugget tins that I did for my nieces and nephews. I am so pleased with how cute they came out. I LOVE those felt flurries. Hope to see more of these fun things in future catalogs. I like doing these nugget tins. It just makes giving a gift card or money a little more fun!



Supplies: All SU except large scallop square. Stamps: Holiday Collection stamp set, Say it with Scallops, Snow Wheel; Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy; Other: Felt Flurries, rhinestone brads, silver cord, address labels.

Have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!

Secret Elf- Days 11 and 12!

Well Today is the last day of the SA secret elf swap and the day of the big reveal! Here is my day 11 giftie. a little purse made out of an SU small box with yummy chipboard and other goodies inside! LOVE IT!



Here's my stash from day 12 from my elf- Lisa from Minnesota! Thank you so much my friend! I have truly enjoyed all of your handmade treasures! thank you!

I got a refillable water bottle from Minnesota, wild rice from Minnesota (who knew!), SU clips, yummy gingerbread AND an adorable ornament note! LOVE IT ALL!



Hope you ALL have a very merry day today!!!

Secret Elf- Days 8, 9 & 10

My secret elf has given me so many wonderful little gifts. I love them all. Here are the goodies from the past few days.

Day 8 was some fun chipboard and some very cutely decorated chocolate! Day 9 was a very pretty coaster ornament. And today was a lovely decorated tin with chocolate stirrers in it! I can't wait to take it to work to hold other goodies in it! My desk at work is so pretty with all these little goodies. Thanks secret elf!

Secret Elf gifts.. Day 7!

What a cute banner I got today!And a little card to go with it! I love it. Thank you secret elf! This is so much fun.. and we are half way through now. Can't wait to find out for sure who my elf is.. I have a guess who it is.. but I am not positive!


Have a great day all!

Secret Elf Day 4 & some cute pups!

Morning all! today is Day 4 of the secret elf swap.. and my elfie did not disappoint! A very cute card box with two lovely cards inside.. and a cute 3x3 note on the outside. love it!





So I was making my bed with clean covers and I look over and my dogs are sharing a bed. They haven't done that since Bailey was little. I didn't catch 'em while they were cuddled up together.. but they are still in the bed together.. how cute are they! aah. I love having dogs.



have a great day all! thanks again Secret elf! :)

Secret Elf gift day 3!!

What a cute gift I got today! Yummy cocoa in a very cute decorated tin! I have LOTS of these tins.. never thought to put cocoa in them! so cute! thank you elf!