February Smash Chalenge

It is challenge time over at Life in Details Challenge Blog.  You can visit the blog HERE.  This month is all about red and pink.  If you have a Project Life or Smash*book page using these colors, link it up to the blog and you could be next months guest designer.

I am using the 365 Smash*book for 2014.  I like that they have preprinted holiday pages.  So all I have to do is add some pictures, a journaling pocket and bits of washi tape.

All of my kids are blessed with their own special valentines. I hope they don't mind me adding them to my pages. My hubby was a good sport to pose in front of the valentine snowman I made yesterday.  

I LOVE how these pages turned out.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Snow Day!

 Well, Northern Virginia got hit with some snow!  Twelve inches is a HUGE storm for this area.  We are all huddle up in our homes waiting for the all clear.  Hahahaha

I had to go out and shovel the walkway so our pets could get out.  

Last night we all guessed how much snow we would receive overnight.  Matthew hit it right on the nose! 

 Of course this Chicago girl had to go out and build a snowman.  The snow was perfect!  

 
 

I had a hard time finding things for his face, so he looks a bit freaky!  I cut out some hearts for our Valentine picture.  Yes I plan photos.  

Enjoy your day off!

Handmade Valetines

 This week I have had an opportunity to make some cute Valentine cards with family and friends.  We found all the ideas on Pinterest and made a few tweeks to using the supplies we have in the craft room.

This one was a favorite we created with a typewriter stamp.  You can make this cad for most any occasion.  All you have to do is change out your message.

This was a tricky one to figure out.  My dear DIL figured it out and made it easy for me to stitch it write up.  Of course we 
used up some more of that lovely red twine! 

 This one is super simple and was a favorite of my friends.  Just place three strips of your favorite washi tape across the card and add a cute message.  Again this can be
 made for any occasion.

This last one is a simple red and white card.  Just run it through the Cuttlebug and you have a great pattern to place tiny hearts.  
Yes, we used some red twine to finish it off. 


 I used the Wink of Stella brush pen on most of my cards. It adds a touch of sparkle to your cards. It give the same effect as Stickles with out the long drying time.  It literally drys in a few seconds.

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Have a blessed day!

Smash Time

Here are a couple of pages for my "Things I Love" Smash*book.  If you look in my pantry you will ALWAYS find supplies to make s'mores.  We have a wonderful fire pit that we use to make this delicious delicacy .  My fabulous husband will build me a fire just so I can make myself a s'more. Yes, I know you can make them in the microwave or on the stove top.  But I love roasting them over the open fire!  

I am a 70's girl.  

In this page I had fun smashing all the things 

that were part of my childhood. 

Thanks for taking a look at my smash pages.

Have a blessed day!

2014 Smash*book

 At the crop I began my 2014 Smash*book.  I am using the 365 Portfolio.  I used the Simple Stories papers for the front of my album.   

Here is my resolution page.  

You won't find any promises of weight loss or exercising. 

Who are we kidding, by the time you are reading this we have all slacked on those resolutions.

I resolve to grow closer to Christ every day, and with the help of His Holy Spirit to “pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11).

Less of Me and More of HIM! 

 I made this snow page using modeling paste and a new pen that I found at the crop.  It is called the snow marker. It goes on your paper like a wet white marker.  But then you use a heat gun and it puffs up to look like snow!  It is so cool.  It reminds me of an 8th grade science experiment.  

Can you see the puffy snow?
Remember you can look at all my Smashbook pages under the tab at the top of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a blessed day!

Craft Room Organization

 My desk has been bugging me for awhile now.  I use this desk for painting and smashing.  But as you can see I don't have a lot of room to do either. 

Let me introduce you to the solution.  It is called the Raskog, from IKEA.  I was going to use it for my smash stuff, but I decided to make it my art cart.  I can fit all my paints, markers, brushes... in this lovely cart!

I was able to clean off all my supplies and I have easy access to it all!

Now I have a large work space and I can spread out as much as I want.  I don't have to worry about knocking things over and making more of a mess.  I am glad I made the investment of this pretty little cart.

In celebration of my new work area, I created a winter canvas.  Our little part of Virginia is covered in snow.  So I though I would create a street scene.

Thanks for stopping by 
and 
have a blessed day.  

Finish 2013 Smash*book

 I have finished my 2013 Smash*book!  It is my first completed book.  Yes, it is very chunky and I love it!   

I really liked working in the Smash format.  I didn't have to "plan" my pages and have to have just the right stuff to complete a page.  I am using up all my old papers and stickers.  Not to say that I don't go out and buy new cute papers, but it is not happening as much.

I found these pictures from our trip to CO this past summer and had to add them to our book.  I loved going to the game with my son and his now wife!  It was fun to see them embrace their new hometown and root for the Rockies.  But I am happy the Cubbies pulled out a WIN!  

 I made a pocket for the map and brochures from our trip to Dolly Wood.  I also put journaling on the back of a picture and made a washi tab so you can easily pull it out and read it.

On our Thanksgiving page I wrapped a chipboard frame with washi tape and made a pocket for all the leaves we wrote on during the month.  I used up a lot old stickers on this page.

 Old rub-ons and fussy cuts from some paper made these pages come together nicely.  

 These pages have a ton of journaling about all the games we played at Christmas.  Do you see the flair (buttons)?  Those are from JC Penny's promotion last year.  I took the pins off the back and they make great embelishments.

My last one for the year was our Christmas celebration.  We celebrate on Christmas Eve, with church and present time.  It was so nice to have the kids home at Christmas.  As they get older and we don't see them as much, moments like this are very special! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

January Challenges

My layout is featured on the Life in Detail Blog.  You still have a chance to play along with the BLING challenge.  All you have to do is create a smashbook or Project Life card and then submit it on the blog.

I am heading out this weekend to spend a few days scrapping with these lovely ladies!

 

Colorful Creation is up and running.  You can play along with this sketch challenge until the end of the month.  The prize is a cute pack of papers.  So come and follow along at Colorful Creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a blessed day!

Washi Tape Snowman

 Today I created a cute canvas for my front hall shelf.  This is my version of the washi tape snowman. (Originally created by Christy Tomlinson.)  I used a 6x12 canvas and a variety of  tapes.  When I make a canvas I use just plain, cheap acrylic paints from AC Moore or Michaels.  I drip the paint around the canvas and smear it around the canvas.  I do use a latex type glove to move the paint.  Then I use a heat gun to dry it.  I use Gesso and a sponge/bubble wrap to add texture (snow) to the canvas.

Then I picked out a nice selection of tapes

to use for my snowman.  I taped them down on the canvas like I was stacking packages or blocks.  I put a good coat of Modge Podge over the tape to make sure they stick down.

Next I took my favorite Faber Castell Big Brush markers and colored/shaded around each of the boxes.  You can use paint for this step too.  

Finally I added stamps, rub-ons, and doodled all over the canvas.  I added some more white sponging around to make it look like it is snowing on the canvas. Don't forget to give your snowman some arms and a cute face.