I'm back.........

So I can't believe my last post was this past February.  It doesn't seem like more than 6 months have passed!!  Things have been quite busy and eventful in our household.  However, I have managed to create of few things that I would like to share with you.  The first item is the wonderful "Beach Bag" project from Kathy over at Paper Phenomenon.  I just love her projects!  I have not finished embellishing my bag, but will be using mostly sea shell stickers and dimensionals. If you have never visited her site or created any of her projects, it's a must!

 

Next I've been working on some note cards.  My current mission is to make a bunch of cards so I will always have one on hand.  Lately all the cards I have sent out have been purchased.  I get so frustrated that I never seem to have any cards on hand, but if you know me, you know I can't just whip up a card in a few minutes...Over Thinker!! LOL  So here is the start of my batch and I will continue to post more as I complete them. Thanks for looking!

Now if I could just stop procrastinating about my page layouts!!! YIKES!!!!

A Girl's Favorite Things!

My Dear Friend is a Valentine's baby (actually the day after but who's counting) and I wanted to surprise her with a gift card bouquet. After brainstorming on how to do this, I came up with the flower pot with the scallop edge (can't remember which cartridge it came from) and the flowers from Accent Essentials. I glued styrofoam in the box and and added shredded black and brown paper to look like the dirt. From there I assembled several sizes of the flowers to a wood stick and curled the edges in different directions. I inked the edges and sprayed them with my own concoction of glimmer mist.  Then I attached her two favorite splurges.....A wine gift card and a Cold Stone's ice cream gift card. I figured what girl wouldn't want flowers, wine and ice cream for her birthday.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look and I would love to hear your comments.

Birthday Beach Basket

 

My dear friend is having a birthday this weekend and her wonderful husband is taking her to Amelia Island for some much needed rest and relaxation. My thoughts went to...... How can I make this birthday even more pleasurable without being there?  hahahahahahahha  So, I prepared a little basket for them to get cozy on the beach and enjoy their time together.  Besides the usual finger foods and snacks, I included 2 bottles of wine, glasses and a lantern candle.  This way they can enjoy the beach at night watching the stars and listening to the relaxing sounds of the ocean.

Additionally I proceeded to make my first easel card.  I thought the beach theme would be appropriate for this card since they are going to the beach! LOL  The beach chair, sun and palm trees are some SCAL files I have picked up along the way.  The shells are from the Doodlecharms cartridge. 

 

 Thanks for stopping by and I would love to hear your comments!