~Love Always~

Good morning my friends, 

What a week so far- sick kids, distressing news, baseball tournament...go

go and go some more but in the middle of it all my husband's strong

shoulder to lay on...al always...

This Bubble Frame was completely inspired by him and our relationship.

 When life throws you curve balls you always need love...

I used the amazing Purple Cows Punches for these roses and some

beautiful Webster's Pages and Colorbox White inks. 

 A Globecraft Memories Bubble Frame and just relaxed and created. 

I think I will put it right above my bed to remind me to breathe. 

And I always have love...more than I deserve and incredible people in my life. 

Happy Friday friends! :) 

~Ombre Fun~

Good morning my crafty friends,

I hope you had an amazingly fun weekend just as I did. 

Packed full of wonderful friends and family. 

I have a fun technique to share today....

head over to the Globecraft Blog to check out the tutorial!

http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com/2012/09/do-you-hombre.html

 I used the Enamel Powders to create an OMBRE effect on this card. 

 I used Bo Bunny papers, and the Piccolo chipboard and Enamel Powders,

Unity Stamp, with a Stickle edge, Clearsnap inks too, 

then I added a gold enamel edge and beautiful bow. 

Fun little technique, go check it out! :) 

http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com/2012/09/do-you-hombre.html

I am off to finish up my Online Holiday Card Class today!

So stay tuned~

Happy Monday everyone! MUAH!!!

~Enjoy...With Glitter!~

 Good morning my friends, 

I have been swamped with sick little people this week! 

Thankfully they are almost all well and back to school finally....

Now I get time to play again. :) 

This is a fun little Easel Card I made using the Piccolo/Globecraft Easel

card and the Momenta paper and Metals. 

You can find a step by step tutorial on the Globecraft Blog right here

http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com/2012/08/do-you-decorate-your-globe.html 

 I shared how I made the chipboard frame using Clearsnap Glitter. 

And made the glitter word using Clearsnap Design Adhesives. 

I love those little things!!

I also love the metal butterflies, I think I will be going to buy more metals. 

They are so easy to apply, just stick them on because they come with adhesive. 

Ok that's it for me, I am off for one last day with my little munchkin, then

happy weekend to come...with the fam & my girlyfriends! :) 

Hey every girl needs a day off with her chickitas! 

~Best Thing EVAH! + Back To School~

Good morning my friends, 

In case you hadn't noticed I took a few days off last week, 

I had to give myself some times to get these chickens of mine back to school!

Let me share this new Easel card, then I'll post photos of the kids below. 

Today I wanted to share these Easel Cards from Globecraft Memories.

 I created this card and a short tutorial for Globecraft

*which can be found here *LINK**

They are fun little cards to make and completely unique!

Oh and this FUNNY adorable stamp you ask? 

Yep it's those ATTITUDE stamps from Pink By Design! You know 

the ones my gf made with a few of my quotes. :)  

I LOVE THEM!

 And the card itself was entirely the August Barn Door Kit...

I love the vintage retro feel to it. 

Go to Globecraft and check out the way these Easel Cards work..they are fun time!

http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com/2012/08/best-thing-evah.html

Ok on to personal stuff :) (See how I posted all the crafty

first so no one has to bother with my personal stuff-hehehe)

It seems like this summer was literally non-stop and I am ready

to be back on a schedule again. Also a few weeks ago we had a car malfunction,

it's come time to buy a new car, so after much stress and struggle we got

out hands on a used car, all in all it just set me back in blogging! LOL

 *Funny Story* All the kids in school are so anxious to get back in their new

clothes, all dolled up...NOT MY BOYS! LOL They picked the OLDEST clothing

(even thought I had bought new) their old faves and insisted on wearing them LOL

 Nonetheless I grabbed a couple photos :) Entering 3RD grade!

 And the LAST year in Elementary School for my middle boy...5th grade! :) 

They grow up SO FAST!

I will post a photo of my car tomorrow after I grab one :) 

Happy Monday everyone!

~Courage- Not Alway Obvious~

 Good morning my perfectly lovely friends,

I wanted to share this PIN I made, and it's all about courage today. 

I guess when I think of courage I automatically think about that soldier

who fights on another day or that fire fighter who rescues those in danger.

But as I created this PIN I sat and thought about true courage,

what courage really can mean. That really "hidden" courage of the mom

who stays strong because her family needs her to be, because the children

need to see her smile. Or that wife who is afraid is she isn't strong then

her husband may not survive another year. 

Or that Cancer survivor who faces one more Dr. visit, not wanting to go

in the door....to afraid to hear the results yet pushes through with COURAGE

and lives to fight another day. 

Or the parent who makes those tough decisions, not knowing is they

are right or wrong, but deciding anyways- fingers crossed it is the right

move for their child. Because no one can see the future. 

That's courage. I guess really every day you can find courage. 

To be perfectly honest I don't know many people who don't have 

courage, the only difference between them and that hero is...

no one really sees what happens day to day, but I see nothing

less them hope and inspiration. 

Yes it's been one of those weeks already, so yes

I choose to see the courage today, because without courage I won't

see the hope and what is life without a little hope. 

I am known for my raw honest blog posts and today is one of those days

to work out the kinks and emotion in my mind. 

I made this pin with courage in mind...you can find the step by 

step for it here. 

http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com/2012/07/somedays-you-need-courage.html

 I would encourage you to make one for someone

who has amazing courage but doesn't get noticed. 

I know you know that person....we all do. 

Have a beautiful and courageous day~

Vintage Style Card- Tutorial w/ Burlap

Good morning my friends, 

I have a fun project and mini tutorial to share today

after a good 4 day weekend! :) I spent the weekend with friends and

of course family, we had a lovely party at a friend's home then

we laid rock and celebrated my son's 10th birthday.

Very busy but so wonderful. We finally have a wonderful group

of families to spend time with and it is always so relaxing. 

Ok I wanted to share how to make this frame/lock and key set

vintage style card. I used the fun new Globecraft Memories products for this one. 

First I dabbed all of the vintage chipboard pieces from Globecraft Memories

with the Piccola Enamel Powder Adhesive. 

 Then I coated each one with the 24K Gold Enamel Powder.

 I used my tweezers to hold them while I heat set them with my heat gun.

 After I used enamel powder on them I coated them in Glastique

Gloss and set them to dry for an hour or so. 

 Then I just layered the card. 

I really am enjoying using these Globecraft products! 

Not my usual style but a style I am completely comfortable with!

Happy Wednesday my friends!

 Products Used:

• 24K Gold Powder
• Vintage Key & Lock Card Decor Set
• Embossing Powder Adhesive
• Glastique Gloss
• Kraft Envelope
• 7 Gypsies Botanical Papers
• Burlap-Canvas Corp
• Pink By Design Stamps
• Staples
• Cardstock

~Card Making With Embossing~

Happy Saturday my crafty friends,

I have some fun cards I made with Globecraft Memories

I am in love with the Piccolo Enamel Powder, check out the

cool 14K Gold powder I used on these cards.

The outline of the card is also enamel powder called "Girl's Night Out".

I am normally not a purple girl but I found some Bo Bunny papers and

popped it up with Kanban metallic papers (my favorite)

it all blended nicely, I was happy with the end result.

We will have to see if these pop up anywhere fun~