Technique Tuesday

Today is the first day of fall and it definitely feels like it here. The high today is only suppose to be in the low 50's and we may even wake up to snow tomorrow. YUCK! It is suppose to be back in the 70's by the end of the week though.
It's time for another Technique Tuesday video. This month I am going to show you how I made the shimmer background on this card

There is a supply list and dimensions at the end of the video but let me know if you have any questions. If there are any techniques that you would like to see me do in the future please let me know. I have also put the finished card up for sale in My Etsy shop if anyone is interested in buying it. I will be back on Friday with something to share for the Papertrey Blog Hop. Until then I hope you enjoy the video and as always thanks for stopping by.

A Sweet New Year

Once again sorry for the lack of posting. This time I have a good reason though. My Dell laptop died last Saturday and I had to get a new computer. This time I got a Toshiba. I sure hope it lasts longer than the Dell did. I only had that one for 2 years. It was really not a good time to be buying something so expensive but thank goodness for Best Buy and their promotions because I have 18 months to pay it off with no interest.
Last night was the finale of Big Brother 11. We were all happy to see Jordan win and even happier to see Jeff get the viewers choice. Tonight is the finale of America's got Talent, I have not had time to watch the final performances but I am still hoping the Barbara Padilla wins. Her voice is just amazing and she seems like a really wonderful person.
Friday night is the start of Rosh Hashanah. In honor of the holiday I decided to make my Nana's honey cake recipe. I even have the pan she use to bake it in.
She passed on many years ago but I have a lot of great memories of her. She was my favorite grandparent. I like to cut the cake into squares
so I decided the My Timeless Template Get a Handle on it would be a great thing to package it in.

I cut a window in the front and added some acetate so you can see what is inside. I used Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado and Summer Sunrise cardstock. The images are from the Honey Bees and Teachers apple sets to signify something sweet. The sentiment is from The Mazel Tov Set and was stamped and embossed.

I have put this box up for sale in my Etsy shop if anyone is interested in buying one. They can be used for other occasions as well and I can also change the sentiment too.
That's it for now. For those of you that celebrate this holiday I wish you a very happy and peaceful New Year filled with love, good health and happiness. I hope to be back soon with more things to share.

Autumn Tag

Sorry for not posting anything all week time seems to have gotten away from me again. I hope you all had a good Labor Day yesterday. Rich spent the weekend taking down Emilias pool so we know summer is really over now even though we are suppose to have a few more weeks of it. This year we planted a vegetable garden but because it was so cool and rainy most of the summer we have not gotten many vegetables.
As you can see our tomato plants are huge and have lots of green tomatoes on them but they are not turning red. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get them to ripen faster? We have gotten quite a few cucumbers, eggplant and a few zucchini so far though.
Today also brings the start of the new daytime TV season for some of my favorite talk shows. I am so happy to see the ladies of The View back again. I love hearing them talk about what is going on in the world. Regis and Kelly and Ellen are back too. Next week will bring the return of Oprah as well an other favorite of mine. The nighttime summer tv season is winding down now. I was really sad to see Jeff go home on BB. I am rooting for Jordan or Kevin to win now. My favorite on Americas Got Talent so far is Barbara Bedia. Emilias is Voices of Glory.
Today I am sharing a project I made for this months challenge in my Sheteam Group on Etsy. This month the challenge was the colors of fall or Halloween items. I went with the colors of fall and this is what I came up with.

I started by making some more crochet flower clips like I have shared in previous posts but in fall colors but this time. This time I wanted to create something to put them on so I decided to make a tag. I stamped The Angel Company leaf images with Versamark ink on a manila shipping tag and then embossed them with clear embossing powder. Next I used some different color distress inks with the blending tool to create the fall colors. After that I cut some slits in the tag to hold the barrettes and then tied a piece of Olive Binding ribbon through the hole. I think this would make a great gift because it is something different than a card and can be tied to packages too. It is now up for sale in my Etsy shop if anyone is interested in buying it. Well that's it for now I hope to be back with more things to share soon. Until then I hope you have a great week and as always thanks for stopping by.

Week Of Hope

It is hard to believe that it is September 1st. Where does the time go? I know this year has been a difficult one for a lot of us due to economy. I lost another nail client last week which was very discouraging especially since I only had a few left. This week I am participating in The Week Of Hope. This event is when retailers across America are coming together to bring HOPE to our country, one card or letter at a time. You can read more about it at the Hope is in the Cards Website In honor of this event I am offering free postage with all my cards in my Etsy shop this week and created this card to start it off.

I began with last weeks Mojo Monday sketch. I have had the sentiment from Club Scrap for a long time but it has never seen ink until now. When I heard about this event I knew it would be a great time to finally put it to use. I started the card by stamping the sentiment on Papertrey Stampers Select White Cardstock with Versamark Ink. Then I embossed it with brown embossing powder, cut it out with an oval Nestabilitie die and then ran some Dark Chocolate ink around the edges. The aqua piece behind it was made with the Simple Whitewash Technique from the current TJ Newsletter and edged with more Chocolate ink as well. The top piece of cardstock is from the Everyday Blessing Paper pack and the bottom piece was made by stamping images from the Damask Design Set on Dark Chocolate Cardstock and embossed with clear embossing powder. To finish the card off I did some machine stitching with brown thread and added pearls in each corner. The color combo was one of Dawns picks from week 4 and I really like it. That's it for now. Here is to a great week full of HOPE and as always thanks for stopping by.

Pink Saturday

I can't believe it is the end of August. Where does the time go? This week I am sharing this card for Pink Saturday.

I made it awhile ago but I have never shared it on my blog before. I made the background by pouncing wild plum and butterscotch alcohol inks on acetate that was sprayed with rubbing alcohol. The Art stamp is from Alluring Impressions. This card is now up for sale in my Etsy shop.
I didn't get to participate in Pink Saturday last week because my in-laws were in town but I am still going to take Beverly up on her challenge of linking someones blog that I have never visited before until now. This person is Emilie at The Kaiser Family Circus so if you have a minute head on over there and visit her today too. Also don't forget to visit our hostess Beverly as well to see all the other participants today. That's it for now. As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Pink Saturday!

August Papertrey Bloghop

It's that time again.
This month the challenge was to create a project inspired by any aspect of fall. It is hard for me accept that fall is just around the corner because I don't feel like we got to enjoy very much summer this year due to all the rain we have had but I can already feel it in the air though.
When I think of fall the first thing that comes to mind is Rosh Hashanah, which is the start of the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is always a Fall Holiday and is usually in September. This year it starts on September 18th and will be year 5770. So for this challenge this is what I came up with.






A tradition during this holiday is eating apples dipped in honey, it is a symbol of our wish for a sweet new year so the apple and the bees on the card signify that. I also included a shofar because it is another big part of the holiday as well. I started by finding an apple template then I cut it out of some Papertrey Pure Poppy Cardstock and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Next I cut out a leaf from Ripe Avocado cardstock and the stem from Dark Chocolate cardstock then embossed them with the Swiss Dots embossing folder too and added them to the apple. I stamped the Shofar from from the Mazel Tov Set on Summer Sunrise Cardstock and embossed it with CTMH Denim embossing powder after that I cut it out with the Label 1 die and embossed it and matted it on piece of SU Pumpkin Pie Cardstock that I also cut out with the Label 1 Die and embossed too. After that I stamped some bees from the Honey Bee Set with Momento Black Ink then colored in the stripes with a yellow Copic marker and cut them out. The sentiment is from the Mazel Tov Set as well.
Inside the card you will find a blank space to write a message on and another bee. This card also qualifies for the Cuttlebug Challenge #45 too. That's it for now. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else that is participating came up with. As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great night.

Celebrations

Today is a day for Celebration. There are 2 things to celebrate today. The first one is my sisters 38th birthday. She is 2 1/2 years younger than I am but seems like the older sister a lot of the time. When we were little she didn't like me very much because she felt like I got more attention than she did but as we grew older we became much closer and are very close now. Even though she only lives about a mile away we still talk on the phone almost everyday. I am so thankful to have her in my life. She has always been a been a big fan of my work and when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she said she would like some hair clips so that is what I made her.
Of course I couldn't just give her the hair clips by themselves I had to make some special packaging to put them in.
The box was made from Lauren Meaders new small Tucked Away My Timeless Template using Sweet Blush Cardstock. I stamped the roses from the Garden of Life Set on the Stampers Select White mat piece with Sweet Blush ink and used Spring Moss to stamp the leaves. I finished the box off with a piece of pink blush polka dot ribbon and a tiny tag that was stamped with the birthday wishes stamp from the original Mixed Messages set.
I made the barrettes by crocheting the flowers using 2 different colors of floss this time. I colored the snap clips and the buttons with alcohol inks.

She came over this morning to get her nails done and loved it. I also gave her a dozen pink roses as well which are her favorite flower.
Today is also my 2 year blogging anniversary. It is hard to believe that 2 years have gone by since I started this blog. Even though I don't post everyday like I said I would in the beginning I am still happy to be able to have kept it going this long. This blog as become a great outlet for me to share my thoughts and my artwork and I have especially enjoyed meeting other bloggers and seeing their work as well. I would like to take the time now to personally thank everyone one of you that has stopped by and for all the encouraging and supportive comments I have gotten. I hope to continue this blog for many more years to come. I will be skipping Pink Saturday this week because my in-laws will be visiting but I hope to be back Tuesday with something to share for this months PTI bloghop. As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day.