Happy Easter Card - JFF Stamps

Good evening blogging friends!

Two posts in one day - now that doesn't happen very often! 

Tonight I have my DT project for Just For Fun Stamps and this 

week I have made an Easter Card.

My papers are Authentique and Core'dinations. I have used my nesties, Prima flowers, 

Want 2 Scrap bling, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Tsukineko inks, and I have colored my image 

with Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils & PITT® Pastel Pencils. 

The seam binding and brads are from my stash.

 

I have used Bunny Artist and Happy Easter stamps.

I am linking up at The Pink Elephant for their Anything Goes challenge

Thanks so much for flocking by!

May the Flamingos be with you

Anita

Adore You

Howdy fellow bloggers! 

Have you had a great weekend - we have had such beautiful weather

here in Dallas, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it!

Today I want to share a layout I made with some of the new 

Authentique papers I got from The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie.

This is my second project with these papers and I am just loving them!

I am so loving that floral pattern- I need more of it! 

This fabulous piece of chipboard is from Dusty Attic. I painted it with Viva Decor 3-D Stamp paint, highlighted with Viva Gloss Gel pen, and added some sparkle with metallic embossing powder.

For my chipboard letters I used white acrylic paint and highlighted the edge with my Rose Metal Gelato® - I think that one is my favorite color! For the heart I used Gelatos® in Rose Metal and Gold.

 The punch is Martha Stewart, flowers are Maya Road, stick pins are Maya Road and I have gussied them up a bit with crystals and beads, the ribbon is Stampin' Up.

Here is a closer look at the chipboard frame. I have been hoarding this piece for a while, but I finally broke down and used it. I love this piece and I may have to go buy another one!  The journal spot is October Afternoon.

I am linking up at the following challenges:

Divas By Design - Girlie

4 Crafty Chicks - pearls (I used pearl pins)
Pile It On  - Hearts

Get Creative - Sketch

If you are in North Texas, be sure to stop by The Crafty Scrapper and 

say hello - the best scrapbook store around I am tellin' you.

Be sure to ask about my upcoming classes:

A Page In Time:

This is an 8 hour workshop and we will be using the fabulous new papers from Graphic 45. You will complete 26 pages during the workshop! You will leave with 12 two page 8X8 layouts, 1 for each month along with a cover page and a back page. The album and lunch is included.

Forever Valentine Album

This is a very cute album made with the new Authentique papers. You will 

learn to make a variety of flip style pages and bind the book in class. 

If you are not in the area, the store will ship the class kits out to you!

Contact The Crafty Scrapper directly for information.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous week!

Anita

Snapshots - Christmas 2009

Three blog posts in one day - surely the earth will stop spinning. :)

I am trying to catch up. With all the Holiday activities going on I am behind!

It is Tuesday so of course there is a new palette up at ColourQ and 

it is perfect for your Christmas projects.

I recently discovered that I had not made any layouts of Christmas photos.

I have made a few mini albums - no layouts. Mmmmmm,,,,,

 So I am playing catch-up there too.

   I am trying to make my pages a little less 3 dimensional - I realized that I could fit very few into my albums they were so thick! 

I have used Core'dinations, Bazzill, and I think the PP is from Paper Heart - but it so old I can't swear to it! Teresa Collins, Prima, Basic Grey, Melissa Francis, and MME embellishments.

I used Viva Decor Paper Pen for the pearl dots in the corners, and the paper doily is from the craft store. 

This was the last Christmas that my Grandmother was able to have Christmas at home - so it was very special to us. 

Here is the fabulous palette we are using this week

Super cute, yes?? Be sure to stop by the blog and check out the fabulous

projects the DT has on display. You have until Sunday noon to link up your project.

I am linking up at the following challenges:

Another Freaking Scrapping Challenge - Generations

The Pink elephant - Stitching, Large Title, Green

thank so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week

Anita

Really?? Bad Hair Decisions!

So,, I am pretty sure I posted this a while back, but I was looking for it

and couldn't find it. So maybe I didn't. Or maybe blogger ate it. 

Maybe it was kidnapped and is being held ransom by trolls. 

Who knows. In any event - here it is again!

So my DD2 sends me these pics from college one day.

My response? - REALLY?

Zebra hair?

Papers are Pink Paislee, ribbons are from my stash, flowers are from the craft store. 

I do not remember who made these chippies - Dusty Attic maybe? I painted them with Inka-Gold using multiple colors, then heat embossed with Enamelz from Shimmerz Paints. 

The journal cards were embossed with my CB, then I rubbed a little VersaMark on it and used more Enamelz on it.

thanks for stopping by today! 

Anita

JOY Christmas Banner

How was your weekend blogging friends???

Did you get any great bargains while you were out

shopping? Or did you avoid the crowds all together and stay home?

 I went out to one store and picked up a couple of things I wanted at

a great price. My sweet hubby is giving them to me for

Christmas :o)

Today I have a great Christmas banner I made for the house,

but my DD1 stole it for her office! I used a Maya Road coaster

album as the base and added lots of other stuff,,,

Sorry this photo is a little out of focus,, my DSLR was in the shop and I had to use my point and shoot for these photos :(   The close ups are much better!

So,, I used the Snowflake Coaster album from Maya Road. For this piece I made a ruffle from vintage sheet music for behind the chipboard, and added a stack of flowers.

This one has a rosette made with a Tim Holtz die, pearls, twine and a jewelry charm.

Lots of glitter, another jewelry charm, acrylic snowflake and 

chipboard heart adorn this center snowflake.

Another rosette, pearls, twine, and lace for this one. 

The last one is a pretty close cousin of the first one. 

I added LOTS of ribbons to finish it off. 

This project was made for a DT call,,(which I am super happy to say I was picked for!!), and

 I will have a tutorial on all the details soon. 

I am linking up to the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenges Blog - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Diva's By Design - use two patterned papers 

Make It Monday 

 Thanks for stopping by - I hope you have a great Thanksgiving

and have a wonderful weekend!

Anita

 

Sketchabilities Design Team

Howdy everyone! I hope you are having the same great weather that we

are having here in North Texas! The windows are open , the fans are going and 

it is wonderful and cool!

Today it is time for my first assignment at Sketchabilities and the 

reveal of the new Design Team!!

I have used Pink Paisley papers, Bazzill cardstock, Viva Decor Glitter and Pearl Pens,

Tsukineko inks, Leaky Shed Studios chipboard pieces, some craft supply items,

American Crafts ribbon, bling, MS and EK Success punches, and my sewing machine.

I heat embossed the bottom piece of chipboard, and the snowflake I used 

a Glitter Pen from Viva Decor.

 For this chippie I alternated Pearl Pens and Glitter Pen. For the ribbon pennant I 

glued ribbon to a piece of cardstock then cut it to shape.

Here is the sketch we are working with this time around

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees and instead of 4 small photos I used

2 long photos. 

Be sure to hop over to the blog to play along with us - you have

until September 28th to get your sketch linked up!

Have a great weekend.

Anita

Blessings - Fabulous Friday

Howdy Bloggers,, it is time for Fabulous Friday challenge at 

Frosted Designs and this week we are all about using up those

journal cards that you know that you have laying around!

I have tons of them!! 

For this layout, I have used paper and supplies from The Crafty Scrappy

the papers are Reminisce,, love the fall colors!

cardstock is from Bazzill, punch from EK Success, flowers, ribbon, chipboard

 and journal spots from Maya Road.

The stick pins I made myself, using Maya Road pins, see the tutorial here.

The fabulous butterfly chipboard is from Maya Road, I have painted it with Inka Gold in multiple colors, and used a Viva Pearl Pen to accent it. Sorry my photo is a little fuzzy - no sunshine here!

Be sure to stop by Frosted designs and play along!

I am also linking up at

Diva's By Design - Child

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Anita 

Dancing in the Rain Altered Canvas

Post #2 for today!

This canvas is for my DD2 - it is her favorite quote. 

She wanted me to buy her a picture frame with a printed version

of it in the store the other day for $50-!!!

I told her no way, I would make her a way better looking one 

for way less than $50.

Sooooo, off to the craft store I went for canvas.

Note to self. Take a square with me next time to make sure that

the canvas is really square. This one is not.

 This canvas is 1/2" shorter on the right side than the left. :o( 

I started with gesso on the whole thing, then came papers, which I inked.

after those were dry I used a stencil to paint the background. I used 3 shades of paint 

to vary the way light reflected off of it.

Next I used bubble wrap to add metallic color in random places, then white paint with the bubble wrap.

I used spray inks in progressively darker colors to bring out the metallic colors, spraying really heavy in some places and letting it run down the canvas.

I added bling, some butterflies, and accents with a white paint pen. Lastly, I added piles of crystal beads layered with crushed glass and glitter.

Supplies used:

Heidi Swapp papers, Tattered Angels, paints, gesso, Queen and Co blings, 

Bazzill black cardstock, Modge Podge, crystal beads, crushed glass, fairy glitter,

Glue Dots and Glue Lines, Melissa Frances Trim.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be sure to check in over the weekend. If the sun peeks out so I can get some photos

I am going to post the fabulous Texas album I finished up recently.

Anita 

Paco Kitty- ColourQ #151

Howdy Bloggers!

Wow - it is only 78 degrees here in Dallas today.

A high temp of only 78 degrees.

In August. In Dallas. 

Unheard of!

Today I have my DT project for ColourQ and the fall colors were gret

but I wanted to use them in a non-traditional way. I really wanted to play up

the blue so that the layout looked more summery than fall.

Look at my pretty kitty! Isn't he sweet???? 

I used Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor, Prima, Viva Decors Modellier Creme

some bling, the stick pins I made myself, and the ruffled paper is from a sheet 

of KaiserCraft paper. I also used Glue dots (3-D, Craft and Glue lines), Quick Quotes Powder Puff
inks, my sewing machine and Tattered Angels ink.

I love to make my own stick pins and if you want to learn

how to do it I have a great tutorial HERE on my blog. Super easy.

I used a Crafters Workshop Stencil and Viva Decor's Modellier Paste to make this 

awesome background.

 I cut the edge from a die cut KaiserCraft sheet, sprayed it with ink and 

scrunched it up to make the ruffle.

Here is the fabulous palette from ColourQ - be sure to join in the fun. 

You have until noon on Sunday to link up your project over at the blog.

I am also linking up at the following challenges:

Make It Monday

Catered Crop - Distress(the center doily and the ruffle)

Quick Quotes - Handmade Embellishment  (stick pins)

Use Your Stuff - Let Summer Inspire You 

Sketches With A Twist - Paint/Mist with the sketch

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great week.

Anita

Halloween Babies

Good Monday afternoon my blogging friends!

Did you have a great weekend? It was pretty nice here,

my Mom's birthday, and some relaxing time. Nice.

I have been waiting since last week to tell the news,
I am on the new DT at Sketchabilities !! So happy about that, and there
are some familiar faces on the team to work with too.

Today I have a layout I made with the sensational prize pack I got from

Two Peas in A Bucket - it has a whole pack of papers from Echo Park, one

of my favorites, so out came the Halloween photos.

Chillingsworth Manor papers & die cut stickers from Echo Park, Prima, Viva Decor, Leaky Shed Studios, WOW Embossing Powders, Maya Mist, doilys, Tim Holtz die, Queen & Co pearls, Glue Dots, Scotch ATG, and some random things from my stash.

I layered strips of the paper behind the photo, and sewed a few of them down.

I added some sparkle to the circles with Viva Decor's Glitter pen.

Here I used Viva Decor's Pearl Pen, drew out a design, let it set for a couple of minutes, then drew the color out with my paintbrush. The flower is made with a Tim Holtz die, and the brad is Cosmo Cricut.

 The chipboard is from LEaky Shed Studios, and I have heat embossed it with two colors of WOW embossing powders, then added some Shimmerz on top.

Sad to say, this is the only photo of my cuties from that year, I lost an entire rubbermade bucket of photos in a military move years ago, and most of my DD's baby and early year photos were lost :o( Of course, this was way before the digital age!

I used the sketch from Sketches In Thyme for this 

I flipped it 90 degrees to fit my photo. 

I am also linking up at:

Make It Monday 

Thank so much for stopping by today. 

Have a great week!

Anita

A Love Beyond Measure

Yee Hawww -- It is Friday Ya'll!!! 

Thank goodness. Too bad it is 106 degrees here in Dallas :o(  

That is hot!! But not as hot as when I loved in Yuma, AZ! 

And before someone says it, no - it is not a dry heat in Yuma!

Yuma sits right on the Colorado river! It is hot and humid there!!!

My layout today is made using fabulous supplies I got from The Crafty Scrapper 

in Waxahachie. The best scrapbook store in North Texas! If you are

anywhere near you should stop by and see the girls.

Sooooo many great things to buy there!!

 I made this layout for the Fabulous Friday Challenge over at Frosted Designs - the challenge 

this week is to use patterned paper only.

So,,, does everyone see my cardstock????? Yep,. as soon as I was done, I realized I

 had used cardstock as the background!!  (sigh) Such is life. 

I have used 7 Gypsies paper from the new Trousseau collection - really great colors!

I love these little chipboard plaques from Maya Road. They make the best bases for titles on my layouts!

I just picked up this chippie from Dusty Attic yesterday - love it!! 

This chippie fairy is from Petaloo and I painted it with Viva decor and used 

Ranger Crackle and glitter to dress it up.

I used the sketch from Let's Get Sketchy which was perfect for that chipboard I was 

jonesing to use! 

I am also linking up at the following challenges:

Southern Girls Challenges - Angels / Fantasy - my little fairy

Bird Is The Word - "Beyond"
Catered Crop  - Ruffles

And be sure to hop over to Frosted Designs to see all the yummy goodness the DT

has on display this week for the PP challenge. You will surely want to 

join the fun!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous weekend!!

Anita