resist and layers

played today after finishing the March card kits.
stamps, distress ink, watercolor, sprays, crazing, glimmer mists, distress crayon, embossing.........
all on one little piece of mixed media paper.  added some sewing, ribbons.....
now I wish I had made one more........

Want one?  Let me know and maybe I will play again soon!!

and how about this ad from 1961 - Winkleman's???

wool skirts on sale for how much???  Regularly what????

another store closing

In case you didn't get the notification, Bakers Studio is closing.
Find out more on their web site.
Too bad......I live in a town with no more stores, it's no fun at all.

shrinking paula......

stamp: 2 3/4"

shrink:  1"

more to come!

margie

2nd day of rain.........

yes, this is our second day of rain......gray, damp, humid, rain....

but after 143 days without, we are almost dancing in the streets!!  It's just a little too cold for that.

another card...

had lots of fun making these stand up cards that fold flat!

And they're a great way to use up scraps, too!  And I used my new sidekick to die cut some of the embellishments.

Both are on their way to brighten some days.  

distress oxides

pretty fun time this morning.......moving to darker card stock next.......

and a little (2 1/2 x 3 1/2 ) journal.

lots of flips, folds, and pockets.

cleaning up the table and starting again.  Stop back soon.

margie

a little play time.....

did you watch the free classes on Scrapbook.com?

I did!  I'll post some pictures later today........

new tool!

I decided this would be used a lot, especially with smaller dies.

The Sizzix sidekick!  I got the Susan Barnard set because I really liked the dies and embossing folder.

On sale now at Scrapbook.com, too.

And here's what I've been up to the last few days.....

made a purse from some old fabric that I never used - so I did!  It is a cross over bag with two inside pockets.

started a new set of book covers......garden gate.......

and played some more with embossed images on watercolor.

Time for a break!

Here's hoping that storm veers to the south for all my friends and family in michigan.

margie

play day

I got a little off track this morning and created a St. Patrick's Day card with a surprise inside.
 

It's not quite finished yet.  Still needs some embellishing and I'm not going to show you the surprise.
I'm saving it for a class in the early summer.

Here's another one I made yesterday morning.

I'm saving this one, too.

The Tag book is starting to shape up. 

Yep!  Another class.

And, I played with some water color techniques.

I'm going try to incorporate these into a class - maybe techniques.

And one more class I'm working on......just the title this time......boxed.

We've decided to keep our March trip short and in the family.  I'm sure I will be stopping by the store but it will be a random thing.  Maybe we'll run into each other!

Stop by again, soon!
margie

landscape box card instructions

you will need:
1 pc 4 1/4 x 11 cardstock + 3 pcs. 3 1/2 x 3/4
coordinating decorative papers
scoreboard
paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives
dies/punches

score cardstock @ 5 1/4 and 10  and crease

fold both ends to middle crease (leave 1/2 section folded)

open and rotate on scoreboard, with 1/2 section at bottom)  Score top three panels @ 2"

Cut down to score line on folded scores. Trim 1/2" section as shown.  Attach, to create a box shape.

Score small strips @ 1/2 on each end.  ***Score one end, flip and rotate paper and score the other end.  Fit these into the box opening.

You now have your box and are ready to decorate!

Check back tomorrow for another fun card!  And, if I get finished, a Tag book!

FYI - all the papers used to make these cards came from Michael's (and they're on sale, too!).

margie

just in time!

Valentines are finished!!  I do enjoy making these card boxes.  I especially love how they fold flat for mailing.
Check back tomorrow for some pretty easy directions to make your own.  These fold horizontally.

And one more for our little Cowboy......

Go Patriots!!

margie

Happy February!!

How can you go wrong at the Dollar Tree???  Especially when you only take a few $$$ with you so there is no over spending!!  And, luckily we have them here in Tucson!!

Did you sign up for the free Tim Holtz class at Scrapbook.com?  It starts today!

I hope the groundhog does NOT see his shadow for all my Michigan family and friends.  You've already had enough winter!  He sees his shadow every year here but February marks the start of Spring here no matter what he sees.....

margie