Waiting for the mail....

Don't you hate to wait on the mail when you are expecting something to come! I'm waiting on my new edition of Paper Trends and my goodie box from them......Where is it??? LOL! I have this project published in it: It's a Journal made with Toile Fabric (LOVE Toile!!!), flowers, buttons, twill tape, metal bookplate and some ribbon.If you get a chance today, check out our Girl Talk Blog at Design by

Sweet Memories

Did a little project last night for one of my August design team projects for Dani Mogstad. This is a new kit just released at Sweet Shoppe Designs called MVP and thought it would be perfect for an idea I've had rolling around in my head for some time. I wanted to do something with my daughter's first pair of basketball shoes - pink Converse high tops, so I decorated a shoe box - a keepsake box

My Mantra....

I love this saying and tell myself this all the time - guess you could call it the power of positive thinking:Anyway, I've been meaning to make a little sign or something with this on it to put up in my craft room and finally did it last night. I used the papers from the Unforgetable Kit by Trish Jones and covered a plaque I found at Michael's in the dollar bin. Speaking of these dollar plaques,

As simple as that

They say fish is good for you... Every now and then we go to this seafood restaurant located in a nearby town that offers mouth watering seafood dishes. And for the meat lover, they also have a few choices on their menu. Simplicity is the word for this place that offers a cozy atmosphere, filled with bamboo fences, poles of eucalyptus, lots of plants, a small pond, and trees. More pictures here,

Seven Years Ago On This Very Day...

My Beautiful Daughter Was Born!Happy Birthday Katie!!!Since its Katie's birthday I thought I'd bring over some of my favorite "Katie crafts" from my gallery: An Urban Lily Sugar Cube (alterable box) done up with Crate Paper. This was a project made for Scrap Gypsies with papers from KBandFriends.com Made this card out of a transparency with Fancy Pants Papers. Just a little box I covered with a

What Day Is It???

I was going to entitle my post "Happy Monday", but then I realized its not Monday! I'm waaaayyyy off! Been out of town the past couple of days and DH is on vacation this week so I'm just messed up with my days.I have a new card up at Di Hickman's Card Sketch Blog. Come by and leave a comment if you get a chance. On this card I used Bazzill Cardstock, The Bella Collection Digital Papers from

Welcome to LinkingFlowers Blog

Hello, the team of LinkingFlowers.com wants to thanks to each one that it put in our hands the responsible task of sending feelings all over the world using our online flower shop. Without you feedback and support, we couldn't even get that far. Because we care about our customers and their experience about our international flower delivery shop, located at LinkingFlowers.com, we just created a

Awww....how sweet!

I've been tagged by Bety and Samm with the Rockin' Girl Blogger tag - Thanks girls!!! That made me smile :) I guess I now have to pick five more people, so it'll be:ReginaDaniLoulyDianneLindaNow you Rockin Girl Bloggers have to take the tag, put it on your blog and nominate 5 people on your blog.

Guinea fowls

These noisy birds are in the family of other fowl-like birds, such as turkeys, peawfowls and pheasants. They are kept as a good source of meat and eggs. Also, they have been used as organic pest control to gardeners and small farmers, as they eat most bugs in the garden without touching the foliage and are also known for ridding farms of bugs such as the deer tick, which can carry the Lyme

I've been crafting, BUT...

I can't post anything! Not until after the "reveal" dates, anyway. I've gotten two projects for Scrap Gypsies done and I finished a card last night for my newest gig:I've been asked by Di Hickman to be a Card Sketch Girl!!!!My first card for her will be posted next Wednesday (7/25). How fun and easy it was making a card from a sketch!! I should've been doing this a LONG time ago... thinking of

Life's been busy lately!

Wednesday was my husband's 50th Birthday and tonight is the PARTY! I've spent a lot of my time getting ready for this event (among many other things this month) so it's been a bit hectic around here.Not much crafting time lately but I do have one little card I did for Trish Jones Designs:This is using Trish's Scrapables "Best Kept" kit and "Word Bits". Its funny because when I was posting this in

And now for something completely different....

So my neighbor calls me last week and says "We've got to do this!". Long story - short: It's a Demolition Derby. Uhhhh, it wouldn't have been something I would've ever thought of doing, but hey....I'm up for something different and we thought the kids would enjoy it. IT WAS TOTALLY FUN!!!! We went with several friends and took all the kids and it was a complete blast. Here are some photos: And

A Few Of My Latest Projects.....

Altered Photo Frame - Made with Dani Mogstad's Heat Wave Kit. Altered Take-Out Box made with Dani Mogstad's Sassy Pants Kit."If the shoe fits" Card made with Trish Jones Designs A Little Bit Chic Papers.

I'm a blogger!

I've been encouraged by some friends to start blogging, so......here we go. I've claimed that my life is far too boring to blog, but I'd love to share my passion for altered art and cards and maybe every now and then share some other things that are going on around here. I keep a gallery of my projects here: My Art, so stop by if you get a chance!

How sweet it is

Visiting family over the weekend, means taking time to enjoy a few flowers that will survive the mild winter. The orchid corner had a little surprise, the chocolate scented orchid above, which I tried not to pick, as the delicate fragance was so sweet.Other orchids found in the corner. In the wild, they are found with roots attached to the bark of the trees, but in our homes they can grow in pots