Sometimes when I'm blue....

The last several months have been a real trying time for me. I am not quiet sure I could have made it through all the trials without a little help from my FRIENDS. I have a few, whom live near me that are always there to talk to, and i have so many online friends that although I have never physically met them, we have grown into the closes of  friends. I love them ALL!

Recently, I had posted a few pictures online of some items I made and some of those friends comments really lifted my spirits. Sometimes I wonder if they even know how special they are to me. Yesterday, one of them posted a message to me that made me laugh so hard that I had no choice but to create something especially for her.

Her comment to me was, "Well I sure wish you would just get OFF YOUR LAZY ASS and do something for a change.. seriously.. GET A JOB! LMAO! Sheesh! I was excited that I painted the trim in my sons room! YOU ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED AND darned PRODUCTIVE TODAY!"

I can not begin to tell you how many private messages followed from my other friends. However, this message was not a rude message.. it is a reflection of the relationship that I have with this one online friend. A friend whom I cherish so dear. So.... in keeping with tradition, I messaged her back with, "And you... ms. (leaving her name out here)... i just may get off my lazy ass and RAK you something that Will leave my mark on ya.. you know i am like that. lol".

Her response not long after my post was, " YOU ALREADY DID... ok, I will be quiet... Yeah right... who am I KIDDING?? I think you are amazing :) <3 <3 <3"...
so with that all being explained here is the project that I have created JUST FOR HER. I sure hope she likes it.

  Paper I used for the photo mat is from CTMH. I prefer a stacked mat look myself and used foam mounting tape to lift it up off the canvas to add a bit more to this piece.

Butterflies, either stamped, or used as embellishments; are present on just about everything I do. I feel that it reflects a little piece of my. Every time I see a butterfly, I feel like my daddy in heaven is coming down to pay me a little visit. They also symbolize transition for me.. and this year has been full of that. 

This was a happy process when I took several dye sprays I have made and covered the canvas. I also hit the hardware store and picked up some washers. Metal embellishments are spendy.. so i decided to try and make my own. I used alcohol ink on the washers to stain them the color I needed them to be.. Wa-La... worked perfectly. Just enough to add a bit more to my project. Used the same color spray ink on the flowers here and there.

When in Doubt... Create!

I am all about thinking outside the box. A very good friend of mine has a birthday this coming week, and I have thought long and hard about what I could make for her. I decided to continue on my quest to mix things I have tried in the past and add in something completely crazy. I think that this project is just that.

I wanted to elaborate on the folded card technique, but also wanted to add some sparkle. So I headed to my stash and let my brain get to mixing things up a bit. I grabbed a piece of double sided paper, my lucky 8 punch, my score pal, some stickles and some trim and set in to see what I came up with.

Sometimes my best projects are the ones that just fall together.





















Taking some Time to Play with things

Yesterday, my mother surprised me with a great gift. An eBosser machine. I have both a Big Shot and a Cuttlebug, but the thought that I can cut down on time by not having to crank a handle really made me excited to try it out.

I try really hard to use supplies in ways that will inspire my friends, and I love sharing my ideas. I am sure that many people have already tried doing this technique but for me this is a first time try and I can honestly say, I loved how it turned out.

Supplies:   The eBosser Machine

and whatever embossing folder you decide on.

                          White Cardstock (80lb.)
                           Stickles
                           and most important: " Time to play "

I started on my computer and found some nice quotes to type out onto my Cardstock. I positioned the text to allot for my selected embossing folders and printed them out.

I cut them to size and ran them through the eBosser.
Up to that step, I had already created a beautiful card however I was not ready to be done with this idea. Off to my box of stickles I went.
Up to that step, I had already created a beautiful card however I was not ready to be done with this idea. Off to my box of stickles I went. I started to use the stickles to color in the embossed areas and before I knew it I was taking this project to an entirely different level than I expected.

The dimension of the embossing coupled with the use of stickles to add that much more dimension made for an amazing end result.

I think I have found a new way to marry supplies into something my friends will enjoy.

Thanks for reading and I hope I have inspired you to create something magical.