Friday Highlight: Stamping Water Colour Technique

This Video is by Joy

April and Eddie

My Daughter and her new son Eddie James. I just love this picture. I had to share one more (for today)!

My Grandson was just born!

Eddie James
We don't have the weight yet.

 I feel so blessed!

Friday Highlight: Switch Plate Ornament

This is a great idea. Never thought of using these for anything!
This Video is by Hero Arts.

This was at my mother in-law's funeral.

Jim and Keith' Birthday Cake.

Click on picture to enlarge.

Christmas Tags

I made these Christmas tags for a Tag Swap.

The picture was taken by my friend Michelle (Ü) and you can see all the other tags on her blog right HERE. I made fifty of these tags. Since I had a month to make them it wasn't all that bad.

Click on picture for a larger view

Friday Highlight: Handmade paper flowers!

This Video is by Pinkaboo

Friday Highlight: Flat Ribbon Trick for Card Making

So Simple.

This video is by JewelspaperJewels.

Friday Highlight: Hidden Message Cupcake

So cute and so easy!

This video is by HeroArts

Friday Highlight: 12”x12” Tri-Fold Pocket Album

I'm BAck!

This Video is by desdichaedo

Friday Highlight: Copy Paper Ruffles

This video is by The stamp goddess.

Friday Highlight: Permanent Masking

Video by Jennifer McGuire.

Friday Highlight: Strawberry goodness

This Video is by Freshfolds

Scrapbooking on Canvas

Some people call this Wall Art or Scrapbooking on Canvas. I used an artist canvas. The size that I used is 8 x 10. I first painted the canvas with acrylic paint. I applied mod podge for a sealer.

I then applied my paper and pictures with mod podge. After I applied all papers and pictures I then put another layer of mod podge all over the entire canvas.

(On the Mia canvas I did not put mod podge on the picture)

The flower on Mia's canvas is made from canvas material. I used the Tim Holtz flower die and I painted it with acrylic paint. I also covered that with mod podge.

Ezekiel and Mia are my little sweet grandkids.

Kai's Baptism

Kai and Grandpa
Jon, Marshall, Sarai, Tyler, Jamie, Brandon, Kai, Aubrey, Grandma, Grandpa.
Dottie, Steven, Kylie and Kaylin.

We were lucky enough to attend our grandson Kai's Baptism last week. I can't believe he is 8 years old already! Slow down time! My husband (Kai's grandpa) had the opportunity to baptize Kai. It was a beautiful day celebrating his baptism with family. I am so proud of him. He is such a sweet boy!

Tyler's Update

Just a little update about Tyler. He is such a fun little guy. His health is doing as well as can be expected. His limbs are a little blue, that is from growing and his heart is working a little harder. He seems to have grumpy days. It's so darn hard because he can't tell anybody how he is feeling. Jamie said she expects to have his third surgery early next year. We hope that is the case anyways. He will see the cardiologist in November, I think it's November. They will know more then. We feel blessed that we were able to spend time with him and his family this summer.

Friday Highlight: Greeting Card Kids Box

This Video is by Chic N Scratch.

Friday Highlight: Canvas scrapbooking

Now is the time to start working on Christmas gifts. Here is a great idea for you.

This Video is by Monica.

Friday Highlight: Ku-Ku CARD-Pop up Bouquet

This Video is by okaKuKu

Album in a Box

I wanted to post this awhile back but completely forgot to. Now is better then never!
I will be teaching this project in September and wanted to put it up for those taking the class. So here we are...

Friday Highlight: Welcome Baby Bottle Favor

This video is by okakuku.

I've been spending lots of time with Family

We took a trip to New Mexico to visit our Daughter April and her family for a week. Had a great time.It's so hard to leave. She is expecting her third baby, so we'll be back in December. She is actually due December 25Th. Then my daughter Jamie and her family are visiting from Utah. I have been having lots of fun with my family. we are watching all five kids while Jamie and her husband Jon get away for a few days. Then we will meet up with them in Corona Delmar for some fun at the beach.

April and FAmily in New Mexico

Jamie and family visiting

Friday Highlight: Pearlized Embossed Resist

This Video is by Hero Arts, Jennifer McGuire

Friday Highlight: Pocket album

This Video is by Marion

Friday Highlight: Bag-a-lope Tutorial

This Video is by Irvinehouse

Friday Highlight: 3D Flowers with Moon Shadow Mist

These flowers are so pretty. I think if you don't have the die that you can take a regular flower punch and just cut the flower yourself.This video is by LiveLoveScrap.

One more Thank You card

The stamp that I used on this card is from one of Tim Holtz set. The border punch is from EK success. I used Tim Holtz distressed inks on the bird.

Thank You Card

The flowers on this card was made by using a flower punch, pop dots, and buttons with dew drops on top of the buttons.

Card Swap

We had our card swap a few weeks ago and I finally got around to uploading it to my blog. If you want to see all the cards from the swap just click here. Our theme for this month was weddings. Click on the card to see the details.

Friday Highlight: Tag Mini part 1

This Video is by Christina Thomas

Friday Highlight: Tag Mini Tutorial part 2

This Video is by Christina Thomas

Friday Highlight: Gel Card

This is such a great idea. So cute with fish. This Video is by Fabulously Artsy.

FHE Flannel Board Stories

This is a link for those who are doing the Family Home Evening flannel board stories.

http://chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com/2007/11/flannel-board-stories.html

Mini Scallop Tag Album

I haven't put any pictures in this album yet because it is for a make and take that I am doing.

I made this Album using the new Cinch from We R Memory Makers.

This binding tool is a lot easier then the Bind it all.

I put a picture of all the punches that I used. When you punch the scallops I cut in between the scallops to create a flower. When I punched the tags I started the punch in the middle and then punched each side.

The stamp is from Michales in the dollar bin from Studio G.

I just love this paper, it's from DCWV.

This is album is 4 x 4. and the pockets are made from envelops cut in half.

Friday Highlight: Nesting Boxes

What a fun project to make. I love the fact you can put items in the last box.
This Video is by Sandi Genovese.

My Sweet Girls...

Well, I can't believe Kylie and Aubrey graduated kindergarten on Friday. I am so proud of my grand daughters. They look so pretty on their graduation day. Now they are big First graders. Congratulations Kylie and Aubrey. We love you both very much!

Friday Highlight: Keepsake Mini Box

This is such a cute project. The one thing I would change is not to put the flower rhinestone on the knob. It looks like she has some difficulty taking the band off.
This video is by livelovescrap.

Family Visit Cont...

Then Jamie came in May. I did not even know she was coming. She surprised me for my Birthday. My husband and I came home from the movies and there she was standing in the Hallway with two of her kids, Tyler and Kaylin. That was really fun and it just made my birthday even more special!

Tyler and me

My Birthday cake Jamie made for me. Jamie, Me and Kelsey

Kelsey and me

Notice the nice banner the girls put on my garage. They announced my 50Th birthday to all my neighbors!

Family Visits

In the last couple of months my daughters came to visit us and I thought I would share a few pictures of the time that we spent with them and their kids. April came to visit us in March. That is the time that she found out that she was pregnant with her third child. How exciting that was.

I really had a lot of fun with April, Ezekiel and Mia.

April, Ezekiel and Mia at the Poppy Reserve
Z and Mia

Z, me and Mia