Eagle Award Card

I made this card for an Eagle Award Recipient with a sense of humor.

It's a lot of Papertrey Ink with a Campin' Critters focal point made with my Cricut Imagine. The cardbase is PTI kraft cardstock cut 5.5" x 11" to make a 5.5" x 5.5" card. The tool stripe at the base is made with PTI Daily Designs hammer and wrench stamps with Versamark stamped in a "weave" pattern. The Congratulations stripe is made with the Congratulations stamp from PTI's It's Official stamp set used with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

WOYWW 136 - Wintery Blessings : )

Not much much crafting has been going on this week. I've been working on re-organizing. I'm making a Ginormous Omelet with all the eggs I've broken lol.

 This was all on my craft table yesterday, shoved to the side. I need a sorting hat for all this lol. But since I don't have one, it's slow going. Bookcases have been shuffled and furniture is about to be re-arranged. My Cricut is buried under there except for a bit of the right side. I did find the bone folder I lost last week though :D.

Not pictured, but soon to be featured is an enormous photo box I'm making out of foam core board. When it's done I should be able to photograph double layouts and home decor projects without being at the mercy of the time of day or weather conditions.

And speaking of weather, last year we had a bit more snow than usual (this was taken in December 2010).

This year, we have a lot less. But I'm counting my blessings on the heating bills. If we have much more warmer weather here, we'll be mowing the grass in January lol. It's supposed to be a lot colder tomorrow and over the weekend.

Ringing in the New Year

These are the easiest rings I've ever made, and are much appreciated by the person who received them :D. I bought a package Plaid Ring Bling (7 in a package) and glued a KI Memories Home Puffies (felt embellishments with self-adhesive for use in paper crafting which were part of the November 2011 Club Ruby Designer's kit) that had been "de-stickied" on to it. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.

WOYWW 135

I think it might be time for a clean up lol. I lost my bone folder in the frenzy and had to resort to a tongue depressor that came with a set of rub-ons lol. The yellow thread to the far left is leftover from the blanket I sewed for one of my nephew's Christmas present. I swear the tea cup is a reverse tardis, it's smaller on the inside than it appears on the outside and it never lasts as long as I think it will lol.

I don't make resolutions anymore, just sort of vague guidelines. This year, I'm going to think about getting my craft room more organized :D.

And this year I'm starting my Christmas countdown early, which amuses my daughter to bits :D. I've even started working on a couple of presents. (Maybe I should have strewn floor pillows across the internet to soften the shock lol).

If you are wondering what's all this WOYWW, then head over to Julia's Stamping Ground. There's a bevy of craftiness to be seen :D.

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Thanks in large part to Julia, I was able to say, good enough albeit ten minutes before we were due at my sister's Christmas eve lol. And here is the one project (a scarf)I thought I had finished in October, except when I went to wrap it I saw I forgot to sew in the ends. I couldn't bear to go out in holiday traffic on Christmas eve to the store to buy needles large enough, so it came home with me to be actually finished. In person, one can see the lacy pattern. It's also handspun yarn. I should mention that I am one of the world's slowest knitters so the fact it became actually long enough to be a scarf is something which tickles me pink!

So now it's the daunting task of putting my craft room back in order. It was a good Christmas, with quality time spent with family and my daughter made me some lovely presents.

If you are wondering what this WOYWW is all about, head over to Julia's Stamping Ground and have a gander. Better yet, take a picture of your workdesk and join in :D.

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To quote a line from one of my all time favorite movies, Babe, "Christmas is carnage!" Bits and pieces from all sorts of projects. Hopefully I'll get a nice picture of each project before it's bundled out of here.

This is my little side work area. The sawdust is leftover from my little mitrebox. The silver thing is the most awesome tool, it pokes a hole at the center of any dowel easy peasy as long as it fits into one of the circles.

So if you are asking yourself, What's all this What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, head over to Julia's Stamping Ground and have a gander. Better yet, snap a picture of your workspace and join in the fun :D.

All That Glitters Card

Hello everyone, today is my turn to be the guest designer at The Bugbytes. Today's project is a card. I cut the embellishment from two squares of a sheet of Paper Layerz - All Stressed Out, Love Struck 2010 cartridge cut at 3.07 (just remove it very carefully from the mat). Glue the embellishment to the shadow and then cover the heart with Milled Lavender Stickles.


Attach that to a mat embossed with Plum Blossoms accented with some Dusty Concord Distress Stickles, over a pre-glittered mat.