our plan: eat food and watch CNN with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. They have been very entertaining the past few years.
and I do have things to post - finally - so stop back soon.
save one or two of those shipping boxes you have this year and come on back for a cute project.
this online shopping drains me. I can only do one or two a day...especially when they all have to be shipped to different addresses. anyone else feeling the same way or is there a trick I don't know about?
oh no, my phone/camera stopped working so I can't post pictures today.
I've been making paper angels - the kind made from accordion folded coffee stained paper.
They will hang outside on our tree by the sidewalk. I may post a little "free" sign, too.
And, I am going to sell most of my altered books from the past. They were so much fun to make but it is time to pass them on to others. That may provide a spark for me to make more.
Beautiful day here today after waking up to 38 degrees this morning. The sun is should be shining for about another 45 minutes and in a little over an hour, it will be pretty dark and cold again.
Could be time for another Hallmark movie.
Stay safe and warm my friends.
what started out as a practice church worked so it is going to get glittered given some windows.
see what I mean......addicting!
painted the corrogated paper (originally white) with a green "tin" roof. roughed up some acetate with a nail file for the windows.
if you don't see any posts for a while, you know what I'm doing!
our friend lives in a cabin up north, just like this one.
need a message but don't think you have it?
remember, you can use partial stamps with just a little shaping....
Mine went from this
to this
Hard to believe it is colder here than in Michigan! There is snow on the mountain tops surrounding us here in Tucson, too. I'm not complaining after the hellish summer we had! Even two days ago we were sweating in 90+ degree weather.
Kids never have to worry about wearing their winter coats over their halloween costumes here and this year was no different. Our neighborhood held a scavenger hunt. People "hid" things in their yards and the trick or treaters went around the neighborhood looking for them. A list was provided so they would know what to look for at participating houses.
With things being different this year you may need a little kick to stay motivated in your crafting. So I am offering my Sketches and Scraps card kits again this year. Each month you will receive a kit to make 4 all occasion cards. The kit contains everything you need to complete each card. I mean everything: card/envelope, papers cut to size, embellishments, stamped images, tips, hints and ideas to make them work. Also included is a color photo of each card. You will also get the sketch used for each card and another sample using scraps from my stash so you can see a different version.
All this for $12!! That's right - a card class for only $12. You can sign up for 3 months, 6 months or the entire year and do not have to go any further than your mailbox.
If you are interested, comment below or email me.
Stay safe! Stay warm!
margie
here are a few samples from past kits:
and just like that a bulldozer went into the church parking lot and knocked down all of the balancing rocks - see previous post (maybe 2 ago).
They are all gone. The church began services on Sunday and needed the parking.
Creating and project making have slowed down a little but visit again soon. There may be one or two things I have completed......
It all started with a simple Halloween card idea. But, it grew and grew - over 2 hours on this "simple" idea.
I finished it, signed it, put it in the envelope, addressed it, and stamped it. Even took it to the mailbox.
Oops!! I forgot to take a picture....
oh well, it was a card that opened to a shadowbox. There was a spooky house, ghosts, pumpkins in all the windows. and even some clear embossing.
You can see it right?
I thought about going back, opening it up and........nope. not gonna do it....
It's World Card Making Day!!
Get out of your slump (if you are) and make a card. Better yet, make one and send it to someone.
You'll feel better and you will brighten someone's day.
from this ......
so you need felt to make felt banners and I'm out of orange, green, purple and white...should have looked before I took the leap.
and our driveway is off the alley....and the alley was blocked all day yesterday with worker vans......
hopefully I will get to Joann Fabric by Friday. Tucson is so different - we have two Joann stores and both are at least 25 minutes away.
Back in Michigan I think I can count at least 5 Joann stores that were within 25 minutes of my house.
oh well......
finally! cooler weather. hazy skies due to wild fires so the sun isn't beating down. a nice breeze.we didn't get any rain during this year's Monsoon so things are very dry and dusty.found these little window dies.
ideas are spinning through my head. thinking about a little Halloween book. I also have the very old die set from Sizzix called "SugarPlum". That set is now out on the worktable along with orange, black cardstock and lots of Halloween paper scraps. hmmmm....
a football game is on but its just not the same without the Spartans. Stay safe boys.....
and our lunch.....
