Just a few cards today

 
 
 
 


My honey is home between flights tonight, so, I will just post a few things I have been working on this week, here are a few cards I made with some of my new SU sets. I really like the graduation set, I think I am gonna make a few more to sell at my next craft sale. Maybe I will knock out a few in the local HS colors...

Also, I have been working on some really cute easter egg ideas I got from the Martha stewart magazine. They are soooo cute, I had a little trouble with the ones I made, but I got the hang of it now, I need to go pick up a few more wooden eggs from AC Moore and make some more, I want to show you the pretty ones, only!!!! Have a great night!

Plants you grow in your garden can be used as embellishments

ARTICLE - Plants You Grow In Your Garden Can Be Used As Embellishments!

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by John Yazo

Capturing and preserving the natural beauty of your garden can simply be done by creating a scrapbook and journal of your memories. Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve these memories and to share them with friends and family members for generations to come. There is no better feeling than to look back at these precious times and to be able enjoy their memorable moments.

Preserving flowers and plants from your garden can be done by drying or pressing them. They can be saved for years to come and can be used as embellishments in your scrapbooking and card making projects. It is a unique way to add your own personal touch and feelings to your crafts.

Small flowers and leaves can be pressed to make embellishments and larger flowers like sunflower pedals, or leaves can be dried and pressed to create a unique natural background for your scrapbook pages. Other plants like herbs can also be used to add accent when they are dried.

There are many other ways that your preserved plants can be used, such as dried flower arrangements, framed and hung on a wall as natural wall decor. The ideas are endless and the only limit is your imagination.

There are many ways you can create unique, natural scrapbooks that will keep the memories of your gardening experiences alive and able to be passed on to members of your family and friends for years to come.

Drying and pressing your flowers and plants is simple to do and can be done with common household supplies that are already available to you in your home.

Both environmentally friendly and healthy, Organic Gardening is a way of gardening in harmony with nature. Growing a healthy and productive crop in a way that is healthier for both you and the environment.

John Yazo
http://www.organicheirloomgardening.com

Thoughts of Father

 


I am hooked on this sizzix Top Note from Stampin up! I could use almost any stamp and make a card with this thing. Since I dont have a lot of embellishments, I havent been getting a whole lot of sentiments on the card, guess I should work on that next. Thanks for looking!

Exploding Box - Bella Rosa

 
 
 
 

I started working on this last night, an exploding box for mothers day. I used SU Bella Rosa Paper. I cut some flowers with my sizzix and used a border cutter to trim the inside. I am having a hard time using only SU products, since I only have my starter kit and a few other sets that I couldnt live without, but I didnt invest in a lot of embellishments, I figured I had enough, but, since I have all these workshops I am trying to prepare for, I wish I had more SU stuff.

Another Kind word stamp

 


Another stamp from the SU, A kind word collection, isnt she adoreable!? I also used prima flower and sizzix grass on the card, I am trying to demonstrate the sizzix more... she would be cute though, all by herself. Of course, I used my copics and a little bleach, I am stuck on this bleach technique I found in a magazine this month, didnt work out as nice on her sky as it did on the turtle though, not sure what i did wrong, I really like my post yesterday, the turtle came out soooo good. Guess I will just have to practice more. I was really hoping to submit this bleach technique, but I cant seem to get it working with the SU stamps, grrr, oh well, off to play some more!

couldnt decide

 

I couldnt decide if I should submit her or the soldier for Inky Imprssions DT call, so, I put her as a seperate post.... wish me lots o luck!

First Ever Inky Impressions DT challenge

 
 


So, Inky Impressions is doing their first ever design team challenge, and I am submitting my first ever design team entry. I really had a difficult time picking which images to submit. I picked the turtle from whimsy, cuz, he is one of my favs and because, I really like the bleaching technique I used to add shadows to the water and sky and the background of the card. The other card I chose is from SU The Free and The Brave, I picked this image, because I dont see it around a lot and its one of my favorites, since I am in the military. Instead of going with the standard green, black and brown camo, I went with desert camo instead, or as we call them ABUs. I love this image, it is one of my favs to color and being in the military, I love that I can send this to deployed friends or use for military promotion ceremonies etc. I might have some better images in my inventory, but I guess being that these are two of my favs, they are the ones I want to submit as some of my best work. I did work on a little girl from my new SU a kind word set, but, I could only pick two and she was tied for my second choice with the military stamp, but, I dont want to break the rules and enter three, so, she will be in my next post. ;)

Bad Girls Scrapbook Kit

 
 
 
 


I got my bad girls kit today and OMG, the Prima Papers are to die for, They are from the Flirty little secret line and I loved them so much, I had to bust into them and create something today! I made the basic grey eclectic album, isnt it pretty, I have no idea what I am going to do with it, but gosh its pretty!

More Fun and Fast Notes

 
 
 
 


Here are a couple more of the fun and fast notes. They really are one of the most versatile sets I have

Fun and Fast Notes

 
 
 
 


Fun and Fast notes is so versatile, it really is a great set, that covers any occassion! I was making these samples for an upcoming workshop too, trying to show how versatile they can be. Coupled with my Bigz Top Note Die, I think I can make a card for any occassion with just this set.

Loads of Love Stamps set

 
 
 


I was playing with my loads of love stamp set for an upcoming workshop, here is some of the ideas I came up with

 


Isnt he adorable, He is one of my favorite stamps from Whimsy, I think he is such a cutie, he is popping out of his shell to say hello..... I colored him with my copics and used whisperwhite cardstock

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #28

I came across this great little sisterhood while blog hopping today. I just had to join, maybe it will help me get some visitors to my measly little place of blogger space. I sure could use some traffic, how does one do that anyway? So, here is my little tidbit about me, I am a military woman (Air Force - for 19 years now) and avid scrapbooker and stamper. Stamping has kind of taken over my life recently, but I have been scrapping since 2003. I love love love all things paper. My friends ask me how i have time to do all my projects and crafts and my short answer is, I dont clean. Yup, my house is a mess, especially since I have three boys, but this is my confession, in order to scrap and stamp and papercraft my free time away, in a state of bliss, I have to step over the piles of laundry on the way to my scrapbook room. Shh!!!! Dont tell. As if this isnt enough, I teach classes at my local AC Moore, I am working on some online classes and a book and I just bit the bullet with Stampin Up and Memory-Makers, yep, a demo too.... Maybe I can make it rich sometime in the next three years before its time to retire from the Air Force and I can actually do this and get away with it!!! love yall

My first water color demo

I tried to water color these, they didnt workout so well, so I ended up going over them with my copics

Still working on demos

Here are some more demos, I am trying to use all of the stamps I have un my collection and show some different techniques....

More demos

Here are a few more of my first demos for my first workshop this weekend. I am really having fun getting ready, I just think they might be a little bland, your comments are appreciated!