Christmas Ornament

I bet you didn't think I was serious about finding a pink bed for my craft room for Muffy! Well, I've been hunting and found her one and she is one happy puppy! I think she has a bed in every room of the house! She likes to be where we are and is such a sweetie. She is almost 15 years old!!!
So, in honor of Muffy, I made this special ornament for our tree this year. She probably already has at least 10 Muffy ornaments but this is the first one I have made for her. I found these adorable rhinestone stick-ons at Michael's in their $1 bins. Of course I couldn't resist getting a few. I wasn't sure what I would do with them at the time but knew I would figure something out. And I did. The porcelain ornament is also from Michael's for $1.29. I carefully pulled the doggie off and put her on the ornament. I added a ribbon and it's done! How easy is that! Muffy gave me her seal of approval! Have a great day!

Trick or Treat

Another Halloween card for you today! The cute mouse is by The Paper Studio and is colored with Copics. The candy corn is also by The Paper Studio and is cut out and popped up with dimensionals. The orange and white shape is a stamp by Waltzingmouse Stamps. The punch at the bottom of the card is by Martha Stewart and was cut from Black Magic paper. It is green on one side and black on the other side so when you lightly sand it, the green comes through. Cool, huh! The DP is by Cloud 9 Design. Have a fun day!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

I'm not sure this spider would pass for an itsy bitsy spider! I dug out my Halloween stamps again and I'm back to making Halloween cards. I started pairing up my new papers with some old stamps and this is what I came up with. I love the Cloud 9 Design papers. I could easily use up this pad of paper quickly! The stamps are from The Paper Studio - a few years ago. I'll be back tomorrow with more! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Photobook

Have you ever taken advantage of the FREE photo books that several companies offer? Well, this is my second one and I really think they are awesome deals even though you pay for shipping which is a bit overpriced. But, hey, nothing like having your own pictures in a very professional looking book. This one was made with many of my cards and crafts. The front cover was tough to find something that worked with their templates. It did ok and this is really just a small portion of the original card. The only drawback is that you work with their templates and some are not very flexible. There are many options but the photos that you want to fit in their templates, usually don't fit! So, it's a game! This is a great little book to keep out when people come over and ask you what you do with your free time!

Sunny September

I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend! It's hot hot hot in Arizona so outdoor picnics just don't happen during the summer months here. So, we just cooked in!!!
This is a Sunny September in Arizona card. Super simple! The stamp is colored with various shades of markers and then stamped. It's a Studio G stamp from Michael's clearance rack.
Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day Celebration!

Halloween Pennants

This was a hard photo to take because it is a quite large project. I have lots of hardwood floors that are bare waiting on some repairs so I decided to use them as my background since I really don't have another place big enough right now. To make these I just took an 81/2 x 11 sheet of black paper and cut out a template for my pennant. From there I made 4 more and then just decorated them with various Halloween papers and things I had on hand. They are tied together with grommets and ribbon. I will hang this over one of my windows near my front door.

So refreshing...

I've been working on projects behind the scenes lately for various submissions so I'm staying quite busy it seems. This is a card that was fun to make. It just seems so refreshing to me! The colors are so relaxing. It's a new Magnolia stamp. The flower is made with felt and Spellbinder's die cuts. The Papers are by Jillibean Soup and My Mind's Eye. The frame is a Spellbinder's die cut as well. Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. Stay safe!