Crafting Life's Pieces

Hello Cupcake - Lili of the Valley card

2012-01-20T18:34:00.000-05:00

"Hello Cupcake" ... A cute little stamp from Lili of the Valley. I'm entering this card into the Lili's Little Fairies challenge which calls for "Lavender and Lace" How yummy is that combination?! There's also an "Out with the Old" challenge at Stamping for the Weekend, they want to see something old on your card. I've chosen to go old style with papers from Melissa Frances

Tilda with Daisy - Magnolida Card

2012-01-18T16:41:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I color up a Tilda, I'm so happy I did! I saw this wonderful sketch at TOMIC and decided to play along. Not only do you have to follow the sketch, you also need to use fabric on your project ... how unique and fun is that? I'm also entering this into Deep Ocean challenge which calls for "Sparkles". This is "Tilda with Daisy" on my card and she is

Birthday Card and Altered Bottle - Sarah Kay

2012-01-14T09:02:00.003-05:00

Are you having a good weekend? I've been looking forward to it all week long. I can finally share a project that I've been working on. It's a Birthday card for a dear friend and along with it is an altered glass jar with some buttons, pearls, and lace. I really hope she likes it. Here is the glass jar that I've altered. You can find the tutorial on how I color my glass jars here.

Tutorial - Colored Glass Bottles and Jars

2012-01-10T14:38:00.001-05:00

I love collecting glass jars/bottles and giving them a hint of color. I use them to hold buttons, beads, pearls and anything else I can fit into them ... makes my craft room more personalized. I also like to alter them and give them as a beautiful one-of-a-kind gift. I'll share with you how I achieve these colored glass bottles. Please note that this technique is for dry

CLP Sketch Challenge ... We're Back!

2012-01-01T07:32:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year! I wish 2012 will bring us lots of cheers, love, good health and lots of crafting adventure. It's going to be a great year!!! After taking a month off, my sweet teammate and I are back to share our take on a new CLP Sketch Challenge. I hope to see you enter the challenge and please stop by and see the wonderful take from the DT. Here is the Sketch for the month

Dear Santa, They've been so good!!!

2011-12-24T15:07:00.000-05:00

Hi friends, warmest wishes to you on this Christmas eve. I want to share this cute photo with you ... here is ShuShu and Leila posing for the camera. (Dear Santa, they have been so good this year!) lol Thank you for your Christmas wishes, they warms my heart. I'll be back on Jan. 1st. with a new card. Be Merry and Be Safe. *Hugs and Love*

Merry Christmas - Gurlee Girl Craft Store Holiday Sale

2011-12-23T18:12:00.002-05:00

Happy Holidays!!! I wish you all a joyous Christmas ... eat, drink and be merry! With vacations and getting things ready for the new year, I haven't been able to create any cards. I just love the holiday, but miss the crafting so much! I also want to let you know I'm having a Magnolia stamp sale ... 20% off all Magnolia stamps. Just click on the image below to take you directly to

Little Darling - Snowy Friends - Guest Designer

2011-11-28T02:19:00.001-05:00

Hello friends, I'm here to show you my card for the new release at the Love To Stamp store. I was so happy to have another chance to Guest Design for Angie's store. This Little Darling image on my card is call "Snowy Friends" and it's now available at the Love to Stamp store along with two other darling images. You can see more beautiful samples from the Little Darling DT projects on

Merry Christmas - Mojo Monday - Wild Orchid Challenge

2011-11-13T16:23:00.003-05:00

It's not like me to post more then once a day, but here I am to share my second card. I made this card with two challenges in mind, Mojo Monday and Wild Orchid Challenge. Here is the sketch for Mojo Monday (I've flipped the sketch) ... Isn't it a wonderful sketch? I love it and would definitely use this again. Thanks for providing such great sketches for use to play with.

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Pearl and Lace

2011-11-13T09:59:00.001-05:00

Hope you're enjoying your weekend. Today, I would like to share a card made for the Addicted to Stamps Challenge blog. This weeks challenge is "Pearl and Lace"...I know your project will be gorgeous. I hope you will stop by to see my teammate's take on the challenge and sure do hope you will join us. The stamp is a Morning Glory collection from TPC Studio. I've stamped the

Pretty Sweet Blog Candy - Nov. 11th.- 28th.

2011-11-11T11:05:00.004-05:00

************************* ~December 07 Update~ Thank you so much for entering in my "Pretty Sweet" giveaway. The winner is #22 Luanne, please contact me and I'll send your winning along it's way. Thanks again to all playing along! ************************* Thanks for keeping me motivated on blogging and thanks so much to all my friends for leaving such encouraging and

Dear Santa - CLP-42 Sketch - Belles 'n Whistles

2011-11-01T08:33:00.002-04:00

Can you believe it's already November? Time is moving so fast, but I can't wait to spend time this Holiday seasons with my family. This month is the last Sketch challenge for the year over at CLP and I hope you'll join us, maybe you're the lucky winner of a 10,00 euro gift voucher from In2Stamps. Here is the Sketch for the month of November ... "Dear Santa, We've been

Celebrate - Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Belles 'n Whistles

2011-10-29T21:06:00.003-04:00

Addicted to Stamps Challenge blog has a new challenge up and running. For the next two weeks, we would love for you to join us with your take on Shabby, Shabby Chic, or Vintage challenge. Please stop by the challenge blog to see my teammates beautiful work. I'm not sure what style my card falls into, but it could be a little bit of everything? haha Well, I'm going to get back to

Simple Cards for s'Sketches Challenge

2011-10-18T08:23:00.002-04:00

I've used two beautiful sketches from s'Sketches challenge for this week. I wish I have more time to play in all their challenges ...really beautiful sketches! Here is the first sketch... I've used Pink Paislee papers on this card ... absolutely gorgeous papers! Stamped some butterflies on acetate, embossed with Distress embossing powder in Vintage Photo then cut and layer

Trick or Treat - Addicted to Stamps & Simply Magnolia Challenge

2011-10-16T09:43:00.001-04:00

Are you ready for Halloween? I love this fun and scary holiday, Although my Halloween card has nothing scary on it! There's a new challenge this week at Addicted to Stamps Challenge blog and yup ... you've guessed it! The theme is Halloween :) I sure hope to see your Halloween card, please stop by and see all my teammate's beautiful creations too. I've also won a Guest

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Vintage Tilda - Expect A Miracle

2011-10-10T09:53:00.003-04:00

Hi Friends, hope you all had good weekend. Today, I would like to share my card for Addicted to Stamps Challenge blog. Here is the beautiful sketch by my wonderful teammate Nadell ... I made a Christmas card with this lovely sketch ... I really love this "Dec. 25" stamp, you will find them on all my Christmas cards this year! This is Vintage Tilda and she is just sitting

Love Potion N. 9 - Spooky Tilda - Magnolia Altered Project

2011-10-07T09:22:00.004-04:00

How about something cute and fun today? I've altered a Prima flower jar to a love potion jar ... "Love Potion N. 9" that is! The flower jar was perfect because it was shaped in a heart and that's where the idea came from. I've filled the cute bottle with tulle and red Prima flowers, added some black lace, cheesecloth and seam binding ribbons. This adorable Magnolia image stands

Thinking of You - A Fairy Good Rest by Belles 'n Whistles

2011-10-05T10:33:00.002-04:00

It's been a busy week for me, but I just have to sit down and color in this little cutie! I just love these Fairy stamps from Belles 'n Whistles and don't you think these papers are so pretty? They are from My Minds Eye Lost and Found collection, absolutely gorgeous. The fancy tag with "Thinking of You" is a die from Spellbinders. I also used a Spellbinder die for the

Boo!!! A Halloween Tear Bear Scrapbook Page

2011-10-04T15:42:00.002-04:00

Boo!!! Can you believe I'm back today with another post?! Here is a 12 x 12 scrapbook page I made last week. It's been so long since I made a tear bear and I forgot how much fun it is! It's not pretty seeing all the bear parts on the table, but once it's all glued down ... I think she looks pretty cute! lol Lots of handmade flowers on this layout including the bottom

Just a card "From the Heart"

2011-10-03T15:45:00.002-04:00

My card for today takes on the above sketch from Mojo Monday ... love it! You won't find any cute images, just a beautiful "From the Heart" sentiment by Hero Arts. I'm also taking on The Shabby Tea Room challenge ... Shabby Autumn with a photo inspiration below. A simple card made with some Fancy Pants papers ... haha. Some detail images ... Well,

CLP - 41 Sketch - Spesch Stamps - Forest Elf

2011-10-01T08:46:00.002-04:00

Is it already October?! Wow ... time really does fly! Well, the first of the months marks a new CLP Sketch Challenge ... sure hope to see you play with this month's Sketch. Spesch Designer Stamps is our sponsor and the winner will get to pick 5 digi images of their choice ... Awesome! Thank You Tracey for providing me this image to play with! This is one of my favorite Digi ... "

Pretty Pebbles Tutorial

2011-09-29T11:46:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the comments on the pebbles you see on my cards. Today, I would like to share a tutorial on how I make these little beauty. But first, here are some highlighted pictures of how I use these pebbles... So here we go... Materials needed: Scrap Papers Glass Pebbles Fiskars Circle Punch

Shabby Chic - Lady Tilda Magnolia

2011-09-28T14:47:00.001-04:00

How about something Shabby today? I've always wanted to join the Simply Magnolia challenge blog but could never fine the time. Well, with a theme like "Shabby Chic" I could not resist ... hehee:) The girls all have wonderful cards to show and some of the entries are so beautiful!!! I hope to play in this challenge more often ... Thanks for another great challenge. I would also

A Vintage Style Christmas Card

2011-09-26T18:48:00.002-04:00

Hi there! I've starting making Christmas cards...*Yay*...and just wanted to share the finished card today. This card has a bit of a vintage feel thanks to this beautiful stamp from Stampendous call "Key Note". The image was stamp with VersaMark Watermark on brown cardstock then heat embossed with black embossing powder. I've accented the card with Copper PearlEx powder on the key,

Lil' Pumpkin - Tilda with Big Ribbon - Magnolia Card

2011-09-21T08:30:00.003-04:00

Hi there, thanks for stopping by! I hope your day is going well. I'm sharing a Magnolia card made with TOMIC Sketch and fall theme challenge. The sketch is wonderful... The background paper is really pretty! I didn't want to cover it up so I used vellum as an overlay, but it's not as transparent as I'd like. Maybe next time, I'll try a light weight vellum paper instead. You'll