Still alive…barely!

Wow. September just really has NOT been my month! I think I have been sick in some way the past four weekends in a row and this past week I have had a horrendous bout with the flu. I hate it when my health gets in the way of my crafting! [...]

Shout Out Saturday

Man, do I love Taboo!  If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a Firefox plugin (no idea if you can get this without Firefox).   Whenever I come across a page I want to come back to, rather than having to permanently bookmark it or leave the tab open, I simply click one button.  Then I [...]

Remembering 9/11/01

It’s funny how I can’t remember a single thing I did yesterday, yet this day 7 years ago is still clear as a bell in my mind. I remember Michael was at an age (7 months old – he’s now 7 years old) when he’d wake up and just squawk. No crying (unless I left [...]

Whatever Wednesday

I thought I’d share a few more of the cards I had in the August issue of Scrapbook News + Review.
This first one uses some really old Chatterbox paper.  I still really love the texture of it!  Flowers from Prima and punched from more Chatterbox.  Metal flower from Making Memories.

This next one is all from [...]

Totally Challenged Tuesday

I ended up going with the CPS sketch challenge again this week just because I had a fun idea for it.  This card is a 6×6 piece of cardstock (Bazzill), however the 6×6 part is just a base – it doesn’t open.  The opening part of the card is the top section!  I simply cut [...]

Must Have Monday

Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a beader, or just any kind of crafter, this little find has been surprisingly helpful.  I found it at Michael’s in their newly revamped jewelry section (they really did a nice job with this re-set).  It’s a proprietary item, so THIS particular set is only available at Michael’s, but I know [...]

Shout Out Saturday

I want to start out today taking you over to Cathie Filian’s blog.  For those that don’t recognize the name, she and the super yummy Steve Piacenza host the DIY show Creative Juice.  For those of you who missed this pic the first time I posted it, here are the three of us at CHA

Ok, [...]

Technique Thursday – Faux Pointillism with a Stitchery Pattern

Pointillism was a style of painting in the late 1800’s.  Artists would paint entire scenes using precision dots of just primary colors and when you’d then look at the painting, you could see a larger range of color based because of the way your eyes would blend the colors (the same basis as CMYK color [...]

Whatever Wednesday

Yes, I have decided on a thematic change!  (And yes, as I edit this morning I’m adding that I forgot to let this go live yesterday – sorry!)  It seems that inviting questions has brought all questions to a screeching halt, lol, or maybe it’s just the move.  Since a good chunk of my questions [...]

Totally Challenged Tuesday

This week I was excited about the CPS challenge.  The challenge this week was to take any of their previous 79 sketches and make a card PLUS something else with it – tailor made for me!  If you’ve never thought of using a sketch to alter something, do it!  You can use pictures as the [...]

SNR October Calls for altered/home dec submissions

Scrapbook News and Review is looking for your altered and home décor creations. October’s Issue will feature things to alter for your entryway and Halloween themes. In particular, we are looking for:
Artful Rooms – things you have altered for use in your entryway – wreaths for you door, wall hangings, key and gadget corrals, [...]