Recipe Book

I pulled this project together from a class I took several years ago. Like a lot of you I've taken classes then never finish the project. I had a friend asking for a recipe book she wanted to give as a graduation present. I saw this unfinished item and knew it would be perfect, so I just revamped it a little and put some of my personal touches on it and it came out awesome. I thought it was a coincidence that I had these recipe cards and they match the paper perfectly. My friend thought it came out awesome and she couldn't wait to fill it with her yummy recipes. Very happy with this project!  Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment. 

Mother's Day Cards

Happy Mother's Day!!  It's been a busy season as you can see!  I received quite a few orders for cards. I got to create some really fun cards. I think I can say most people know me for my flowers which is shown on these cards. I also got to play with my mixed media obsession. My favorite of course is the card I made for my mom. It's the mixed media card with all the hearts. I've titled this card "Her Love Overflows". It fits my mom perfectly. She definitely loves me and my sister through the good and bad. Her love is unconditional. I'm feel so lucky to call her mom!  Thanks for stopping by!  Come back soon more projects to come. 

Mixed Media Canvas Spring

A new canvas piece I just created. Used all my favorite materials paints, mist, metal, modeling paste and paper. I also used some cute bird chip board pieces from Maya Road. I created the tree using my Cricut then covered it using vintage sewing pattern paper. I love all the texture on this piece. It's so hard to focus on one area, it seems like different things keep catching your eye. I'm hoping to show this piece to a local gift shop in hopes that they may want to start carry my pieces. I'm on my way back to my craft studio and begin working on another piece. I'll show it soon. Thanks for stopping by!  

Newest Published Projects

I'm really excited to showcase the two items that scrapbooking.com has chosen to publish for the month of April. First is my floral bouquet which happens to be one of my favorite all time projects and is listed in my personal hall of fame. This project took a lot of time but was so worth it and came out better than I imagined. Second project is a Mother's Day Card which I made for a friend. Like I said in the article this card is mainly made up of scraps. I hate to throw anything away so I love it when I can pull them all together to create something. I'm really excited to be able to showcase these two projects and also to show the my love of crafting. Thanks again everybody for your support and thanks for stopping by!  Please leave a comment. I love the feedback. 

Bridal Shower Card

This is my latest project. It's a bridal shower card I made for my cousin. It's one of those projects I didn't know how it was going to come together. I found this image on one of my Cricut cartridges and knew I had to use it. I wanted to make her shine so I covered the entire image in glitter. The rest of the card just came to life. My cousin is one of my biggest supporters. I'm so excited for her and her groom David. She's waited a long time to find her one true love.  We all knew he was the one the first time we met him. Together they make the sweetest couple. We all are so excited for her and this new journey she is starting with David. Well back to her invitations. Thanks for stopping by!  

My Fourth Published Card

It's so exciting!  Being published is always so exciting. I never really thought that this is where my crafting would lead me. Always thought it would be a hobby, something relaxing to do for fun. I had more and more people tell me I needed to start submitting my projects to different companies and here I am with my fourth published card. This card was made for my friend's birthday. She absolutely love it. It was one of my first mixed media cards. I started watch youtube videos by Christy Tomlinson and became obsessed. Now I find myself using it in almost all my projects. If my hands are not dirty at the end of a project I feel like I haven't crafted. Lol!  I have to thank all my family and friends for always supporting me and always pushing me to keep trying. I hope you come back and keep checking out my projects. If you check out some of my other postings you will see I'm trying to challenge myself by working on larger pieces so please stay tuned. Today my heart is dancing!  

Go Big or Go Home

Well.....here it is!  The biggest piece I have ever created. It measures at 20"x 30". I love how it came out. I've been getting lots of positive feedback on this piece. I feel like I've actually created a piece of art for the first time. I'm totally addicted to mixed media!  I love the whole process of this concept. I love getting my hands dirty. A mentor wants told me the sign of a true crafter is when you are picking glue and paint off your hands hours later after you have left your craft studio. I considered this my practice piece but I've had several people suggest they may want it which really excites me. I think it's crazy that I'm finding myself in art supplies aisles of the craft stores, I'm so used to being in the scrapbooking section. Is there such a thing as a "paper artist"?  I like that concept!  Bringing together my original passion with my new obsession.  I can't wait to see where this takes me. Thanks for stopping by...come back soon.