Us

Hello crafters! Here is my latest layout titled “US”. It’s a picture from a few years back taken at Sunset Beach.  I followed a sketch from Prima’s blog. I used a zipper purchased at Hancock Fabrics for the heart. I sewed it on with my sewing machine. I used a Prima package to mat the picture, and paintable canvas words from Donna Downey for the title.

Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's Day. Even if you can't spend it with the one you love, be kind to yourself. Treat yourself to something special.

Here is blog I just love. She always has such great crafts and inspirational words. Go visit her and enjoy!

Stephanie Ackerman's Blog

steampunk tags

My first class has been posted on Donna Downey Studio's website. Please check it out and sign up! You can sign up for the class by calling 704-948-4627. The class is already half full so call soon!

If you have never heard the term "steampunk", here is what dictionary.com says about it: a genre of science fiction set in Victorian times when steam was the main source of machine power. That's a pretty innocent description of it. There is a whole way of dressing, artwork and books considered "steampunk". Picture delicate Victorian meets mechanical (yet steam-powered) workings. Graphic 45 has collected beautiful images in their "Steampunk Debutante" line of paper and embellishments. That's what we will use in this tag class, along with some Tim Holtz metal embellishments and beautiful Prima flowers and bling.

I hope you will join me! This should be a fun class!

I {heart} this face!

I really do! This is a layout featuring my youngest when he was 3. He would make the funniest faces and keep us laughing all the time!

I had hoped this would be a class but this paper is no longer available to order. I had a lot of fun doing this layout. The swirl borders on the right side were cut out of one of the sheets of Mamarazzi paper. The rosette flower was also made from Mamarazzi paper. The heart is canvas sprayed with Denim Glimmer Mist.

Here are a few close-up shots.

Hope you do something crafty today!

I can't wait!

Tonight I get to go to Open Studio Night at Donna Downey Studios in Huntersville, NC with some friends. I haven't been to a crop in a while because my lss closed so I'm really looking forward to this. But first I must run errands, pick up children and pack up some supplies!

It's that time again!!!

It only happens twice a year and it's happening now!!! It's the Craft & Hobby Assoc (CHA) show in Cali, happening this weekend!! I have never been to the show as it's only for store owners and buyers to attend. They get to see all the latest and greatest products that will be coming out soon.  But I love to follow along online with some websites for sneek peeks and giveaways! 

If you are interested, I recommend Two Peas in a Bucket. They will have online events all weekend long from the showroom floor! Also, if you like podcasts, Scraptime does a pretty good job of video blogging from the show.

Some of the talented designers who have their own blogs also post info and pics so be sure to check those out as well. You can find some of my favorites to the right on my blog.

Enjoy! And do something crafty this weekend!

Ink, paper, lace...

This is what my desk looks like right now:

Kinda crazy, I know but I'm so excited because I'm going to be teaching again! I have been asked to teach some scrapbooking classes at Donna Downey Studios in Huntersville, NC. I'm starting with a tag class. If you will remember, I created some tags a while back and just fell in love making the little mini works of art. So now you can learn some fun new techniques and make some tags with me! They work great on cards or layouts or even home decor items. They even make great gift tags for a special gift!

Still working out the dates and times but I hope to see you there.