Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

I am away on vacation - I'll be back in 2009

Best Wishes & Happy Crafting!!

In your dreams Hanna

This door hanger is the Valentine most men HOPE they get!! This is another project I made for Hanna Stamps Dec New Set Challenge.

Stamps: Hanna Stamps Pin Up Hanna

Peek-A-Boo Hanna

This is shows both the inside & the outside of a Valentine's card I made for Hanna Stamps December New Set Challenge. The big keyhole is grungeboard. My favorite part is Hanna's Fishnet stockings. It is made from the black plastic mesh that came with our Christmas Ham held on with crystal effects (it is the craft version of "Spanx").

Hanna Stamps: Pin Up Hanna

Unity Journals

I sat down the other evening and made a stack of altered journals. These use the composition notebooks that I was smart enough to pick up on the "Back To School" clearance, so they are super cheep to make (maybe $1.00). I also got a chance to use up a bunch of the Heidi Grace paper I have been purchasing and hoarding. I love it all, especially the velvety cardstock.

Stamp: Unity Stamps - Mustard Seed

Crafty Secrets Ornament

This weeks Crafty Secrets Challenge is to make a project and include three items beginning with the letter "B". The Pyramid box ornament is a free download template found here: The little butterfly/fairy is from the Crafty Secrets - Fairy Enchanting Heartwarming Vintage Sticker set. I added little brass wings (you can find these in the doll making section of craft stores - I use them on EVERYTHING).

Tag Punch Starburst - Easy Technique - Give it a Try!!

This weeks Splitcoaststampers new technique is a tag punch starburst. I made this card with bits & pieces from my scrap bin because I was sure it would be super complicated - I WAS WRONG!! Very easy - give it a try!! Hopefully I will get the time to try again now that I know what I am doing!! Check out the fabulous examples found here.

Charlie's not naughty - he's high spirited.....

I love this Charlie Image from Whiff of Joy!! This is my submission for their current Challenge to make a Christmas Card with no red or green. I CASED the falling snow idea from Cindy Haffner's bunny seen here on Splitcoaststampers.
Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Charlie with Snowballs
Sentiment - unknown

No Stamping involved...

This is my submission to this months Stampers Dream challenge. The goal is to use mainly grey / a color pop & some bling!! I am one of those people whose favorite color is GREY & I love the grey & pink together. I used liquid pearls on this project and now I think I need it in every color available!! Great versatile product!!

Airport Fun

These are two Tic Tac Toe boards I made for the kids to play with while we are traveling this Christmas. The pieces are stored in a bag taped on the back.

Stamps: SU - Deer Friends

The traveling image.............

Myself and three other artists recently did a traveling image project. Each artist stamps several copies of an image and mails them to the next person on the list. This continues, with each person adding something to the project until the traveling images returns home.

The above photo shows how my travel images looked upon their arrival back home. I love how this turned out. This piece of art is so special to me as it contains the efforts of three artists whose talents I greatly admire. My heartfelt thanks to Chrissy, Jan & Kimmie!!

Stamp: Unity Stamps: Tea Time Toile

No color pop ???????

This is my entry for a Flourishes Chat Challenge which was to use all neutrals. This was a big challenge for a "pop of color junkie" like me!! The little sparkles were an attempt to cover up a crafting boo-boo.


Stamp: Flourishes: Rock A Bye

Birdie Bookmark

I made this bookmark for this weeks Crafty Secrets "Favorite Things" challenge. I punched the bird image from the Wacky & Wonderful Vintage Images Booklet. This booklet as well as all forms of Crafty Secrets Bird Images are on my "Favorites List".

Kathy tagged me..........................

Seven things to do before I die:
1. Learn to love exercise
2. Travel the world in first class
3. Make a true difference (I have yet to determine the way)
4. Publish a book
5. Take gourmet cooking classes
6. Have the perfect romantic moment
7. Figure out the secret to happiness (maybe I should write a book about it)

Seven things I cannot do:
1. Find cute shoes in my size
2. Limit my time on the computer
3. Stop watching realty TV shows
4. Whistle really loudly (fingers in the mouth style)
5. Spell
6. Learn to play the card game 25
7. Enjoy watching professional sports

Seven things that attracted me to my spouse:
1. He was handsome
2. All the girls wanted him
3. That Irish accent
4. The guy who just dumped me told me "that's one even you couldn't handle"
5. He was attentive
6. He wrote great letters
7. His belief in the importance of Family

Seven things I say most often
1. FABULOUS
2. Pick up your _____________________
3. Put Rupert outside
4. Love Ya
5. **@##!!&**
6. It's all good
7. Shhhhhhhhh

Seven books I love:
1. Harry Potter Series
2. Left behind Series
3. The Invisible Women - When only God Sees (This one can change your life)
4. Holiday on Ice (You will wet yourself laughing)
5. T'was the night before Christmas
6. Jodi Picoult books
7. Angels & Demons

Seven movies I could watch over and over again:
1. Silence of the lambs
2. A Christmas Story (you COULD shoot your eye out)
3. Auntie Mame
4. The Quiet Man
5. Sixth Sense
6. Juno
7. Elf

Seven people I'm tagging: (I am not going to tag anyone, but if you feel up to answering, I would love to know your version).

Tulips

Another challenge double duty card. This card sketch challenge 205 on Splitcoaststampers, and an Ambassador Challenge for My Favorite Things.

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Eggstra Special

The Hazards of Housework.....

This is my submission for the Hanna Stamps Challenge found here - the card had to use pink and also use brads (I used loopy brads).

Stamps: Hanna Stamps: Domestic Goddess
Inky Antics: Sentiment

Forget the snow...flower delivery pending

This is my submission for a Hanna Stamps Challenge on Splitcoaststampers where we had to use stitching of some kind on a project. I used Rub-on's from Doodlebug Designs named "sew easy". The holder is made out of a used folder from work that I cut down to the correct size.

Stamp: Hanna Stamps: Garden Riley

MFT Rain Slicker

This is my submission for My Favorite Things Stamps December Ambassadors Challenge (we had to use at least three ribbons) found here.

I used this weeks sketch from Card Positioning Systems (CPS #93) which was sponsored by My Favorite Things found here.

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Rain or Shine

Baby Buttons

This is my submission for this weeks CRAFTY SECRETS CHALLENGE on Splitcoaststampers. This week we had to use buttons on our layout. I picked up the ABC buttons forever ago with the idea to make baby cards. This baby image is from Crafty Secrets Wacky & Wonderful Vintage Images Booklet.

Another Bookmark

This week's Whiff of Joy challenge was to make anything but a card. I made this bookmark with "Lying Matthew" from the guardian angel collection. I love that it is a Boy image. The flourish is grunge board that has been made sparkly with black micro glitter.

Stamp: Whiff of Joy: Lying Matthew