tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:34:58 +0000http://violamahr.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3332408713686949285Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-06-19T21:57:53.910+08:00In celebration of every woman who has brought a person into this world or raised a child as your own ~ you are loved and given thanks for on this day. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day. Here are some flowers and cupcakes for you ~ My sisters and I threw a little Mother's Day party this past week -- no boys allowed (except for babies). As it was a dressed-down, relaxed occasion, nohttp://violamahr.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-mothers-day-tea-party-and-button.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-388229402710869805Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:38:00 +00002013-04-15T18:38:13.951+08:00 Hi. Have a post for you today. This paper-bag-book was made at the request of a very special lady and friend for her 60th birthday. That is the cover, in case you couldn't tell... Throughout the book I used chipboard from Dear Lizzy Neutrals Trinket Thickers. It was SUPER FUN!! The diamond embellishments are sections from NinaBDesigns Fancy That bling. Paper by http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2013/04/hello-60-handmade-birthday-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-7250442927890585114Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +00002013-01-15T23:09:44.807+08:00Welcome to the NinaB Designs first team blog hop of 2013! And welcome back to the blog at which I hardly blog (FYI I spent the last four months making this card, and I just finished it two minutes ago. Cheers!). For this month's hop, Nina challenged the team to create a project with the LOVE theme, which can be interpreted in many ways: Valentine, Anniversary and Friendship. I have a fewhttp://violamahr.blogspot.com/2013/01/ninabdesigns-january-2013-blog-hop-love_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3252561734743531903Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +00002012-09-15T22:56:15.080+08:00HELLO!! Finally, a post for you... =) After a much needed summer break, the NinaB Designs team is back to showcase some of Nina's designs for our monthly hop. For this month's hop, Nina challenged us to create something with gift-giving in mind using some lovely dies. Here is my project: *LOUSY PICTURE ALERT* In case you were wondering what my project has to do with http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/09/nina-b-designs-september-blog-hop-trim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-7091478782276897778Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:11:00 +00002012-08-14T23:29:10.073+08:00Welcome to my new --- errrr --- OLD blog! I made the decision to switch from typepad to blogger, as the time I was investing in posts definitely did not compensate for the amount of money typepad has been draining from me (argh). Very soon, it will be two years since I started blogging, and with the account-renewal deadline looming ahead, I felt this was the time to make a change. So welcome to http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/08/looking-back-and-looking-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-2808626771941803398Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:05:00 +00002015-10-10T21:16:59.153+08:00Erin Cobb is a great photographer who is not paying me to do this post; I'm doing a review on Clean Color because it changed my life in the last two weeks (kind of), and when I find a good thing, I like to share it! =) If you are like me - shoot terrible photos, still clueless about how most of your DSLR works, want a great way to edit your photos without wasting too much time - then Clean http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/07/erin-cobb-clean-color-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-5817098958588655895Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:49:00 +00002015-10-10T21:16:51.614+08:00 Often it is the shortest lives that go the longest ways and reach out the farthest to the most people.I didn't know Joshua Eddy till his earthly work was done. It was through the sharing of his life testimony that I got to read his writings and received an enormous blessing. The original thoughts he wrote on "to surrender a precious dream" can be found here. Thank you, Josh, for leaving a http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/06/to-surrender-precious-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3201554450640636706Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:57:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.049+08:00I just can't decide if I deserve to have a blog or not. Why do I keep one when I never post? I make cards sometimes.. (sometime being in the past). I leave cute things on my desk so they can get all dusty and make me sneeze..(thank you Melissa for this pretty little gift. It's been sitting on my workspace since the day it came in the mail!) :) I make more cards, and when someone wants to http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/06/whats-been-happening-around-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-7673035746241172833Tue, 15 May 2012 22:41:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.168+08:00* Due to technical issues my post did not go live on time as scheduled; I sincerely apologize! It is up now (obviously) =) * Welcome to another NinaB Designs blog hop. The NBD team and I have something exciting for you today. The challenge was for us to make something that uses the NinaB Designs Spellbinders die cuts from non-paper products on ourprojects. Did you know that Spellbinders dies canhttp://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/05/ninabdesigns-blog-hop-3-die-cutting-non.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-7626044984263867638Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:16:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.163+08:00Welcome to the NinaB Designs's 2nd blog hop! We had a great time last month and we just want to thank you for your enthusiasm and encouraging words. The NBD team has new projects to show you today featuring NinaB Designs Spellbinders™ Paper Arts (Home Sweet Home and Sewing Elements), The Craft's Meow Stamps, and Want2Scrap bling. We have added a new twist to our hop. Not only do we have tons of http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/04/ninabdesigns-blog-hop-2-and-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-6048434123466915761Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:54:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.140+08:00 This fun card was created with stamps and dies designed by Nina Brackett...........(she is one  talented and lovely woman).The leafy stems were stamped with Happiness Is... and for dimension, I stamped a few extra stems, trimmed out the leaves, and adhered them with foam dots. By the way, I know my stamping is not perfect. I can almost never achieve perfectly crisp images. Somehow http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/04/ninabdesigns-paper-piecing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-460485397299501413Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:27:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.097+08:00These three cards were embellished with die-cuts created with Nina B Designs' Spellbinders™ Home Sweet Home dies. this one uses the two pieces of the house-shaped dies. Super cute and very fun to add details to! The roof was made from kraft cardstock, and the lower half was cut from Crafty Secrets' Love Mail creative scraps. The rhinestone heart is from Want2Scrap. http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/03/nina-b-designs-die-cuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-5235300834288893545Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:37:00 +00002015-10-10T21:16:06.812+08:00Hi! I'm creating a few more projects to share and doing some blog designing, but in between i decided to post a couple of (un-professional) photos from my sister's wedding two weekends back. I know, I had a sister married last december, but this is a different one =) disclaimer: some of these photos have this weird color going on, but i think it's cause i messed with them in photoshop. i http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/03/wedding-weekend-march-10-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-908782341548451805Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:01:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.179+08:00**Winner is MICHELLE! More info on Nina's blog HERE. Thanks everyone who joined in the hop!** Welcome to the first-ever Nina B Designs Dream Team Blog Hop! I think I'm just about the only one on Nina's brand new Dream Team that didn't get a post in on the day of the announcement (just like me, yes). But today is the day of the grand blog hop and I can't wait to show my project to http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/03/ninabdesigns-dream-team-blog-hop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3517782107472431955Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:21:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.058+08:00Hello! I have a card to share with you today, filled with Crafty Secret's goodies. I love the "Vanilla" and "Rose Oil" stamps that came in the Vintage Labels clear art stamp set. Also, I used patterned paper from Love Mail creative scraps and stamped the green border on the white strip using Antique Trims clear art stamp set.   Some other supplies are scrunchy ribbons, pom-pom http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/01/vanilla-and-roses-crafty-secrets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-1771386154101924574Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:58:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.021+08:00 Hello! It's been forever since I posted some craft-related thing on the blog. I just went to check my feedburner list and was astonished to see that there are 365 subscribers. Thank you to all of you and I hope my post today will make my long pause in blogging worth your wait. Some of you may have already read of the Design Team Changes @ The Craft's Meow. I'd been thinking on it for a while http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2012/01/sending-you-smiles-crafts-meow-farewell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3426777947021718470Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:18:00 +00002015-10-10T21:16:32.292+08:00 Flowers flowers everywhere. One of my big sisters was married this past weekend and it was so good. My awesome sisters did a whole spread of home-made goodies and the wedding cake along with the buffet meal. And my amazing Mama did the flowers. I just puddled around helping abit here and there with the deco and such. ' These pictures are........ not the best.http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/12/wedding-weekend-december-17-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3775956961415190853Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:04:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.067+08:00Some exciting news from Crafty Secrets! A brand-new CD full of lovely designs you're sure to enjoy. It's G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S my dears........ you are going to LOVE IT!! It's full of beautiful patterned papers and images, overlays, and designs... suitable for printing on any kind of paper you like. For myself, I can't wait to try printing on vellum. It would make awesome-lovely cards, don't http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/11/crafty-secrets-new-cd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-5509026899510070811Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.136+08:00 HAPPY NOVEMBER! :) here is my card for The Craft's Meow november release! you will LOVE all the stamp sets Lisa and her creative team have worked so hard to design. This card uses Vintage Greetings... lots of cute snowflakes in the set (two of which you can see in the photo above), and the "love, joy, peace" sentiment is so pretty. Tsk me. I've been using the same colors for all http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/november-release-crafts-meow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-5096027404073341662Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:31:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.123+08:00Vintage Ornaments: a new stamp set to be released November 1st at The Craft's Meow. Full of lovely vintage-style stamps with sentiments for the holidays. I picked out the "For you" sentiment and circular ornament stamp to create a scalloped border on this card. can't get a minute to upload the photos of my Vintage Greetings so I will share that tomorrow if you'll drop by again. thanks for http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/vintage-ornaments-and-vintage-greetings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-1447107595594215505Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:52:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.004+08:00 Previewing "Season's Greetings" for The Craft's Meow November release... this set is FULL of sentiments in the loveliest fonts. I used the large frame to stamp on the background (Webster's Pages patterned paper) in green, and added a banner strip with some lace, ribbon, a sparkly gem, and pearls. Also, some info from the TCM blog: The Craft's Meow is taking a new direction in its product http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/seasons-greetings-crafts-meow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3591142619347797033Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:15:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.063+08:00Previewing a new stamp set for The Craft's Meow's November release, a fun and cute set called "The Merry Best" -- I picked two of the baby snowflake stamps in the set and stamped away to create a patterned background as you can see in the photo above. and a lovely, meaningful sentiment from the set too. I plan to send this card out with the scripture verse from John 6:29. other http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/merry-best-crafts-meow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-1431173917502149631Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:34.996+08:00Welcome to the October challenge for the Crafty Secrets' DT!This project was SO FUN!!! Let me show you .... Each of the DT members used a tutorial that you can find HERE to create a paper sack from an envelope. And we each got to pick a theme, so I chose "Thank you" and then made this sack using a brown envelope, burlap, satin wings, cameo setting, lace trims, and these goodies from http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/crafty-secrets-design-team-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-2952747363638189419Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:19:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.043+08:00I'm SORRY my post is up late!! Why do I always do things like this! I used some of the cutest-ever leaves from Fruity for You .......... .......... the most cunning little fence from Fall Fun ............ ....... and this wonderful little sentiment from As We Gather Together. Some flowers, lace trim, and pearls. I was sooo sad that I missed the last few days of amazing previewshttp://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-release-crafts-meow-blog-hop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924676457165882355.post-3856878927266173818Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:33:00 +00002012-08-05T16:47:35.082+08:00 Hello my friends, today I have my last September card for Pixie Dust Paperie. If you have not taken a look at September's kit, Tecolote, go check it out now. And my post for this brad-y-licious card is here on the blog. Hasn't this been a fun month using this kit? and the great news is, I still have SO MUCH goodies from this kit, I'll keep making more and more fun things. Oh by the way, the http://violamahr.blogspot.com/2011/09/brads-and-burlap-pixie-dust-paperie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4