Altered Bird House for Wedding Anniversary

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I have not been on the blog lately, but I really have been busy crafting. I have been making several videos that you can see here but I just haven't written about them.
Today I am sharing a bird house project I just completed.  This is for a couple we know who are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.  I am fairly new to altering products.  As you know I am usually making cards or minis. I am super pleased with the way it came out.  Here are the pictures

I will also walk you through this on video below.

Sorry this took so long.  It took me 5 tries to upload the video.............UGH!!

Here is the Video

Here is the video about the cards I talked about in the previous post.  Enjoy!

Making cards from leftover Mini Album Paper

Hi All
Don't we just all have tons of scraps.  I showed a video a couple of days ago of a mini album I had just completed.  I was using a 6x6 pack and decided I was going to use up the rest of the paper making cards.  I did one video showing the first card.  You can see that here .
I just finnished seven more cards and I think I only have two pieces of paper left  Hooray!!  no scraps. I love the way they came out.  See them below.

This is the first card.  I used one of the frame sheets and created a spot for a stamped image.  Stamp is from Katie and Company.  All the papers are from the Prima "Peaches" 6x6 stack.

The two cards of the left also used a frame mat.  First is an embossed Geisha girl (very subtle), the middle card is a stamped image that I colored with water colored pencils and blended, and on the right a Hello card with the lantern paper.

These two sympathy cards used some of the prints.  On the left a gold embossed floral and on the right a stamp that resembles the flowers on the paper.

The last three (includes the original card) came out really cute also.  I love the banners in the middle.  Made from cutting squares into triangles,  Letters from an alpha sheet I have.  On the left I added flowers and a leaf to the background. 
That's it.  I will post a video showing these more clearly as soon as I can get it uploaded.
See you soon.............play nice

Peaches Mini

Hi everyone, check out the video below.  I found a terrific buy at Tuesday Morning and put together a mini.  This is the perfect size for making craft show minis.  Birthday, Halloween, Christmas etc. See what you think

On Going projects

Hi everyone
Well it is HOT here in Florida.  But I guess it still doesn't compair with the extreme heat in the mid-west.  At least I can stay inside and craft.  I am including some pictures of some of the projects I have been playing with.  Some are for Christmas and others will be in my craft shows.  This post is picture heavy...........hang in there.

Theses are some "Country Casual" wine glasses I made for our son and his wife who own property and a new cottage.  Fun huh!  Ball jars and candle holders.  Look pretty country to me.

Paper Bag Mini to go with the glasses for Christmas.  Still a work in progress.

Altered frame with bling mesh and earrings that I made for a grand-daughter.  I originally saw this on YouTube done by NurseTara04.  Check her out.

Box album.  Actually a prototype from a video I saw on YouTube from Angelwings14100.  Check her out, she is amazing.  I did this before the tutorial but think I did pretty good.


I made a video of these but I am still struggling with camera placement in my new room.  Take a look.

I can't believe my own eyes

OMG  check out the video below on my previous post.  I got a call from a girlfriend that I had created a picture of the statue of David.  Pause the video of the clouds before I add anything and look for yourself.  I thought she had hit the vodka a little early but I did not believe what I saw.  If you have trouble start at the bottom where you can see a "neck"  then follow up to mouth nose eyes forehead and hair.  Guess I'm a better artist than I thought LOL
See you later at the Louvre......play nice

Great News and Inside Out Cards

Hi everyone.  First some GREAT news.  There is a new Hobby Lobby opening this fall about 10 miles from my house.  Oh my..........I better start saving now.  We currently have a Michaels which is OK and an original Joanns (not one of the super stores)  They have a very limited craft inventory.  Finally a store that has a little bit (or a lot) of everything.  Can't wait.
Secondly:  Below is a video I posted today showing some Inside Out cards.  Check it out and see what I mean.




These are fun to make and I can think of a lot of other cartridges that could be used.  Try them out and have fun.

Back later with some other projects I have been working on:  You know Christmas is just around the corner if you're a crafter.
See you later......................play nice