Spring is springing early here in our neck of the woods. It’s very rare that the end of February brings us the first crocus peeping up out of the ground. We saw that last weekend when we were out for a walk. And, this week our neighbor’s daffodils were blooming. Daffodils are one of my favorite springtime flowers and in March and April they are everywhere in England. So this week’s tag focused on green as there is the arrival of Spring and on March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. […]
READ MOREThe Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week was a challenge! The challenge is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. The theme this week was to be inspired by a song. My first thought was – not happening. I don’t listen to much on the radio as I prefer quiet when I work and when I craft. So I tried to think of a song that had something visual enough to inspire me. After a long week at work, I woke up on Saturday and tried to come up with something. My beloved suggested a couple of songs and we settled on “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.” […]
READ MOREEarlier this week I was at home for President's Day. My last three day weekend until Memorial Day. I was a bit under the weather, battling issues with my blog (long story but I'll be transitioning off of LiveJournal next week to a new blog site), and cleaning up the mess in my craft room from the weekend. I figured since it was Monday there would be a new challenge on the Simon Says Stamp blog. The challenge for this week is Recycle/Upcycle. […]
READ MOREYesterday, while out for a walk I pondered what else could I do as a Valentine's tag? I felt like I had maximized as much as I could for Valentine's Day. But, there was one more tag I needed -- a tag for my Valentine. Something to go with the box of truffles he was going to get on Sunday. Saturday and early this morning I worked on my Box of Truffles for my beloved and my tag. A lot of spraying and spritzing went on for this tag. […]
READ MOREWell, I've had a bit of a productive weekend! I had fun working on the Spritz and Spray Challenge on the Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog. As I have a three day weekend due to President's Day I had some extra time and ink on my hands this weekend! I made one last tag tonight -- the idea came to me when my beloved and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. […]
READ MOREAs I mentioned in my previous post, I spent most of Saturday testing out colors and background combinations for the Spritz and Spray Monday Challenge for Simon Says Stamp. Some of these backgrounds and color combinations were tested in my journal. One of them I really liked and I decided to see what I could do with it. […]
READ MORESo, I don't normally use my Dylusions Spray Inks because they are very bright and I wear the color for a couple of days! But seeing the Spray and Spritz challenge on Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge blog I figured it was time to break them out. I have a three day weekend due to President's Day so I have an extra day to wear off the fabulously bright colors! […]
READ MORESuper Bowl Sunday, early February, and time to work on Tim's tag! This tag involved another Valentine's Day theme so here's hoping Cupid likes it! […]
READ MOREOkay, snow day #2. It never happens that I get two days in a row. More snow. More shoveling. Ugh. […]
READ MORESnowy day. Cruddy weather. Me and the snow shovel. I love winter but I hate shoveling snow. I'm rearranging my craft room and I think to myself since I'm at home let's experiment with some alcohol inks. I knew that the Frilly and Funkie blog challenge was about enjoying embossing but until i had a snow day I wasn't sure I could. This challenge is graciously supported by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. […]
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