tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911774545418768582024-03-13T13:17:53.186-05:00Kathie's KraftsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-36197955168549701362011-07-08T08:59:00.001-05:002011-07-22T07:12:28.427-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-klD0MbbxVYE/TilpGr7nfsI/AAAAAAAAATA/Tlk01zzcvdE/s1600/Edgetailgate2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-klD0MbbxVYE/TilpGr7nfsI/AAAAAAAAATA/Tlk01zzcvdE/s320/Edgetailgate2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Added the white buffalo to Dan's truck. Whatcha think?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-65941429971241760432011-07-05T08:01:00.004-05:002011-07-25T08:37:27.523-05:00Half Way Thru the Year!Holy Smokes! Here it is July and my last post was January. Not a very faithful blogger these days, am I? Really it's not that I haven't been busy. There's just lotsa other things taking up my time. I have been working on my crafting room(s). Seems I am always doing that. Never satified with the way things are arranged. Some day I WILL come upon the perfect setting. Until then, I will spend more time tidying up than actually creating. I go back there fully intent on working on a certain project and get sidetracked onto something else entirely. <br />
Some of this can be blamed on my husband...he's trying to keep me busy. But, now, instead of the weekly trip to Walmart to "pick up a few things" we end up in town at Joann's or Michael's or both. These two rooms are stuffed to overflowing into the hallway and HE thinks I need more stuff! Oh, and of course there is a Dollar Tree by our Walmart so naturally that has become part of the weekly trip. Now, I am a MORNING person. Can you say rise and shine at 3 a.m.? So, by the time we return home, I am completely exhausted and no crafting gets done. Sometimes I just toss the bags into the first room and that's where they stay until the next creative whim hits me. Then, I HAVE to put things away and straighten the rooms before I can start crafting. Vicious cycle, isn't it? <br />
ANYWAY, here are a few things that I have managed to work on lately. Enjoy!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOSqakJZzxI/ThRpEoHs-BI/AAAAAAAAASg/jloCbCHZwdQ/s1600/Floral+Frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOSqakJZzxI/ThRpEoHs-BI/AAAAAAAAASg/jloCbCHZwdQ/s320/Floral+Frame.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a picture frame that I painted white then added foam flowers to it.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgIMAWEcEIU/ThRpJwEApZI/AAAAAAAAASk/WqUb5vJc1iI/s1600/House+Frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgIMAWEcEIU/ThRpJwEApZI/AAAAAAAAASk/WqUb5vJc1iI/s320/House+Frame.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This picture frame was decoupaged with designer paper. The blank spot at the bottom will display a plaque for customizing</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ps9rTJphe2w/ThRpPSxAPvI/AAAAAAAAASo/WIQGL9-w-Qg/s1600/Suitcase1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ps9rTJphe2w/ThRpPSxAPvI/AAAAAAAAASo/WIQGL9-w-Qg/s320/Suitcase1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a small suitcase that I crackle painted then trimmed out with lace, flowers, butterflies and pearl trim. The plaque in the middle is an acrylic piece I made with UTEE embossing powder. I added a metallics word "grow" underneath and tied a bow to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XwujfSwVnA/ThMJ0UyGnfI/AAAAAAAAASY/CcNtHhrGu0Y/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XwujfSwVnA/ThMJ0UyGnfI/AAAAAAAAASY/CcNtHhrGu0Y/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, this is Katie's birdhouse! Katie is my 3 year old granddaughter . She told me what she wanted on it and where. I think I having a budding crafter here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-66286628025659295712011-01-18T13:01:00.001-06:002011-07-06T09:01:55.144-05:00Long time!<div style="text-align: left;">Wow! It's been a long time since I wrote here. Not that I haven't been creating anything - just been busy and haven't remembered to take pictures of anything that I created. I had planned on creating my own version of Pillow Pets for my three grands. But, as luck would have it, my sewing machine ended up in the shop before I got those done. So, like everyone else, I went out and bought them. Blech! I did get some of my SIL's shirts and jackets for his business done. He was happy about that. I made some nice little gift baskets for the girls and their family. Of course, everyone got a new mug with the Snowman Soup attached. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also got to finish my picture frame for the family. It is a large frame with an insert mat for several smaller pictures. I took paper mache letters, painted them white and then decopaged them with nature photo paper. I trimmed them in white and placed them on top of the frame. Eventually, this will all be part of a family history wall that I am working on. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MlHp_Unp3Y4/ThRqnhf_ouI/AAAAAAAAASs/FQuh0_rqJnk/s1600/Family+Frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MlHp_Unp3Y4/ThRqnhf_ouI/AAAAAAAAASs/FQuh0_rqJnk/s320/Family+Frame.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe I can add pictures later.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-91553826056764408482010-09-05T14:46:00.001-05:002010-09-05T14:52:49.438-05:00Labor Day!!!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay, so this is my way to enjoy the Labor Day weekend! DH is out working on the yard and I've been busy in the "s"craproom again!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPpzqqnBXI/AAAAAAAAAP8/uCSnQF2Mk_8/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPpzqqnBXI/AAAAAAAAAP8/uCSnQF2Mk_8/s200/002.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPp2FU5chI/AAAAAAAAAQE/l7t9r60S1JU/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPp2FU5chI/AAAAAAAAAQE/l7t9r60S1JU/s200/003.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More hairbows for the Katiebug!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, finally worked some more with the wall hanging that I have been working on for a while now!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPp3ox5lyI/AAAAAAAAAQM/GPhUsiaqhRQ/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TIPp3ox5lyI/AAAAAAAAAQM/GPhUsiaqhRQ/s320/004.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Funny, how I start something so simple, decide I don't like the way it is looking and leave it alone for a while and, all of a sudden, everything starts coming together just the way you want it to. That's the way I work most of the time. Too many ideas and not enough time to see them thru. Oh, well, I will complete those UFOs sooner or later.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-24830725507220557262010-09-02T12:10:00.000-05:002010-09-02T12:10:44.912-05:00Hayden's & Blaine's StepstoolsOkay, so I finally got the boys stepstools completed and then forgot to upload the pix. So, here they are...<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_Vp2WfhsI/AAAAAAAAAPc/PwSx1-VhnGs/s1600/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_Vp2WfhsI/AAAAAAAAAPc/PwSx1-VhnGs/s200/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+003.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_VwBv90dI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ES01FpBRgPU/s1600/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_VwBv90dI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ES01FpBRgPU/s200/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+002.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And, while I am at it, here's the picture of the treasure box I completed last week as well.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_XC0z4zCI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Q6M3KY9ZUHI/s1600/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TH_XC0z4zCI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Q6M3KY9ZUHI/s320/Hayden%27s+Stepstool+004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This can be used for keeping all your little treasures in. Although you can't see in the photo, there is a liner in the lid made of tulle so this could be used for potpourri as well as a keeper of jewelry or hairbows, etc. Just a nice place to keep all those mementos in. It is a paper box with two coats of white acrylic paint on it. Then, I added a ruffle of tulle on the lid. I wrapped that in a wide grosgrain lavendar ribbon band with the narrower satin lavendar ribbon on top of that. And, yes, those are "some" of the roses I have been busy making lately. I still have two of these to work on. Then, it is on to the wooden boxes, cards, candle jars, keepsake name plates and other items I have "planned" to complete in the near future. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-66444214989467361732010-08-16T11:31:00.000-05:002010-08-16T11:31:47.478-05:00Katiebug's Step Stool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TGlmYRX1S3I/AAAAAAAAAO0/KTH6AqMGVVE/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TGlmYRX1S3I/AAAAAAAAAO0/KTH6AqMGVVE/s320/GetAttachment.jpg" /></a></div>Went to Target last weekend and came across these little plastic step stools ($2.50) for kids. They were very plain but I knew that with my cricut, I could improve them. Whatcha think?<br />
So, while I was in a mood for creating, I also worked on a little sign for my scraproom. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TGlm7KfVUKI/AAAAAAAAAPM/96wf_pWof9Y/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TGlm7KfVUKI/AAAAAAAAAPM/96wf_pWof9Y/s320/IMG_0347.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is the extent of my crafting for the last couple of weeks. Now, my daughter is on vacation, so I won't have my Katiebug with me this week. I am hoping to get a little more crafting done. We'll see??? Today, I am spending it catching up on housework so that I can concentrate on the "S"craproom the rest of the week.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-9121270427642618542010-07-25T07:01:00.000-05:002010-07-25T07:01:00.060-05:00From this...Okay, so I started out staring at this empty vase...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TEwlctmrY5I/AAAAAAAAAOk/e7WoWZa4WKE/s1600/Empty+Vase.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TEwlctmrY5I/AAAAAAAAAOk/e7WoWZa4WKE/s320/Empty+Vase.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What can I do with this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, this is what came outta that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TEwlwdbp6MI/AAAAAAAAAOs/hKqr2bIU5aQ/s1600/Crafts002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TEwlwdbp6MI/AAAAAAAAAOs/hKqr2bIU5aQ/s320/Crafts002.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A little thank you gift made for three tealight candles, a hummingbird vase made with rub-ons bought at Canton Trade Days last month, an ocean themed birthday card for Jerrod's birthday (seahorse and shells are made from recycled soda cans), a birthday card for Hayden's 5th birthday and a notepad holder for me. See, I do create a little more than ever gets posted on here. And, now I am re-teaching myself to make flowers and other embellishments so we will see what comes next...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-88978218289041343712010-06-21T05:15:00.005-05:002010-07-03T04:10:09.910-05:00Dragonfly Notepad Holder<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just a little something I whipped up yesterday.</span><br />
</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TB876dPh5FI/AAAAAAAAAOU/PPgz6Tl3tfw/s1600/Dragonfly+notebook0002.jpg"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485168746628768850" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TB876dPh5FI/AAAAAAAAAOU/PPgz6Tl3tfw/s320/Dragonfly+notebook0002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 205px;" /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">My girls and I were supposed to get together to create these but time ran out as usual so I will just show the one that I completed before hand. Between picking Kaye up at the airport, getting lunch and having to get home for a visit with her Dad, we ran out of time to scrap. Then , the rest of the weekend was taken up with visits to other friends, a trip to the flight museum for Dad and back to the airport to send Kaye back home to Austin. Maybe next time. We always say that and then life gets in the way!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-16004784394489166052010-06-10T09:00:00.004-05:002010-06-10T09:06:44.191-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TBDw4-Z6S3I/AAAAAAAAAOI/Y5-RRlkPQx4/s1600/Father%27s+Day+20100001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/TBDw4-Z6S3I/AAAAAAAAAOI/Y5-RRlkPQx4/s320/Father%27s+Day+20100001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481145608124910450" /></a><br />Okay, so it's not really like I didn't do anything in May. I just forgot to take pictures of the things I did do. I have a real bad habit of that. I get things crafted then plan on taking pictures and end up giving them out before I have snapped the pictures. So, today, I finished my father-in-laws Father's Day card and got a copy before it went into the envelope.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-2330581768739938012010-04-23T13:28:00.002-05:002010-04-23T13:36:49.709-05:00Okay, don't know where my mojo is but it seems to have left the building AGAIN! <br />When I have my granddaughter here, I can think of all kinds of things I would like to do (craftwise, that is)but don't have the time. Then, when I don't have her or anything else that I must do, I proceed to clean out closets etc. Why? Because I can't get head wrapped around only one thing at a time. I have my daughter's birthday coming up and there is also Mother's Day and I can't get my head wrapped around ANYTHING. Oh, well, this sure isn't getting me there. Guess I will go surf the net for more ideas. Maybe next time I will have something to share...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-1037565004776453722010-04-01T05:25:00.015-05:002010-06-21T05:27:57.768-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R5siLJ5hI/AAAAAAAAANs/JsPIaoj1vUY/s1600/Moms+Pix2+021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455118854647309842" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R5siLJ5hI/AAAAAAAAANs/JsPIaoj1vUY/s320/Moms+Pix2+021.JPG" /></a>These are the Easter baskets and some cards that I have been working on.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R5Fwm-AWI/AAAAAAAAANc/4KNyFP6O6Tc/s1600/Moms+Pix2+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455118188507169122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R5Fwm-AWI/AAAAAAAAANc/4KNyFP6O6Tc/s200/Moms+Pix2+023.JPG" /></a>An anniversary card for my daughter, Jeannette and her husband, Jerrod! May they have many more! Another of Paulo's designs.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R-5WRz4QI/AAAAAAAAAN8/654o39Y4kAM/s1600/Moms+Pix2+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455124572350439682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R-5WRz4QI/AAAAAAAAAN8/654o39Y4kAM/s200/Moms+Pix2+024.JPG" /></a><br />This is the card I created for my grandson, Blayne's birthday! He informed me the other day when he stayed overnight with us that he loves trains so I found an image of Thomas the Train and preceded to make a cut file. Not the greatest but for a first try, I don't think it turned out half bad!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R0yLgaDKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/k9OEq_i0rIk/s1600/Moms+Pix2+026.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand; block: " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455113454083509410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R0yLgaDKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/k9OEq_i0rIk/s200/Moms+Pix2+026.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R0sA_l4QI/AAAAAAAAAMk/ZdjpOHFFZp8/s1600/Moms+Pix2+027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand; block: " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455113348182302978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7R0sA_l4QI/AAAAAAAAAMk/ZdjpOHFFZp8/s200/Moms+Pix2+027.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br />Okay, my first try with vinyl! I bought these plates on the clearance aisle at Wally World! They only had two left when I finally decided what I wanted to do with them so I will have to figure out something else for the oldest daughter! The cross is from a design by Paulo. And, the butterflies, I believe, are from Penny's design. Actually, I made Kaye, my oldest daughter, a glass block light with a cutout of Chococat on it for her birthday but I forgot to take a picture (which I often forget to do)before giving it to her. Maybe she will read this and send me a picture to include here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-19428393274719058112010-04-01T04:49:00.024-05:002010-04-01T05:23:07.289-05:00Wow! Long time since I posted last!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7RzYfPenFI/AAAAAAAAAMc/T48Fn1H7xYg/s1600/Moms+Pix+001.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7RzYfPenFI/AAAAAAAAAMc/T48Fn1H7xYg/s200/Moms+Pix+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455111913192987730" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7RzLj24o-I/AAAAAAAAAMU/gYJ_MK3EvHQ/s1600/Cards+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/S7RzLj24o-I/AAAAAAAAAMU/gYJ_MK3EvHQ/s200/Cards+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455111691093713890" /></a><br />But, I did get the desktop calendars done! Well, two of them anyway! Life just seems to keep getting in the way of my crafting! Or, at least, my blogging about it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-46085613484757293582010-01-02T05:35:00.005-06:002010-04-16T04:57:25.566-05:00A New Year!!!Sure hope it's better than the last one. Not that there was that much wrong with the old one. Just looking for better things ahead. I do hope to keep up with this blog a little better than I have with others in the past. Resolutions? No, just promises to myself to do better with the life I was given. We all get off-track at times and this past year seems like I stayed off the track more than on it. Hopefully this will change.<br />We had a wonderful Christmas, except that my oldest daughter was not with us. Her year for the inlaws Christmas. It was made better by the fact that none of us worried over a BIG dinner. We just got together with a small smorgasbord of snacks and it was so much simpler that way. No one was hid out in the kitchen working while everyone else was visiting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391177454541876858.post-69032264792485299542009-10-26T13:51:00.004-05:002010-06-21T05:28:51.637-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/SuXw06zSE4I/AAAAAAAAAI4/ZM5Cy8mPbJk/s1600-h/Cards+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396984520401621890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GNsieIRSTv4/SuXw06zSE4I/AAAAAAAAAI4/ZM5Cy8mPbJk/s320/Cards+019.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Okay, so this was supposed to be a blog for my Stamping Up business. Well. that didn't work out. So---we are on to bigger and better things I hope. I have been busy making cards and other crafts. I will be posting pictures of my many crafty things as the days go by.</div><div>The card above was one from the Martha Stewart collection pack that I upgraded a little by putting a different background and adding the "tis the Season" ribbon on. The Jingle bells were cut from the Joys of the Season cartridge from Cricut. Not very original, but my first try.</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1