Hi Again everyone

Just a short note to let you know where I have been for lo these months.  My husband had some health problems that took priority, but now he is finished his treatments and I could feel better about getting back to crafting..Notice I said Could feel better but................................I now have severe Carpal Tunnel of my left hand and I am left handed.  Will probably have the surgery in a couple of weeks and THEN I can get back at it.  Right now my had keep going numb which is most aggravating.  I did manage to put together a thank-you card recently so here it is.  It is like one I did months ago but made up a new one.

Base is orange cardstock from Stampin Up.  Followed by a black layer and green layer. The stamped sentiment was trimmed with a Martha Stewart punch and orange ribbon wove thru it.  The printed paper was a scrap but really sparkly. The bling from Michael's $ bin.  Fun making it but now my hand is asleep. 
Thanks for stopping in and hope I can be back with more and videos soon.
Play nice

Just a Chat

Hi Everyone,
Well I have been missing in acton lately.  I really have been crafting.  I will post a picture of my Halloween Top Hat Mini Album later today. 
I took on a volunteer job here in the community we live in.  A BEAUTIFUL manufactured home community in SW Florida with over 1100 homes.  I am now the editor of the monthly newsletter.  Quite a job.  Just finnished sending out the first edition.(700).
That is in addition to the 700 coming from the printer.  WELL, I have been called many things but not a spammer.  Seems the mail carrier doesn't appreciate my 700 emails.  Will have to upgrade to a business account next month. 
Anyway, now I have a little time before I have to get the December edition done so back to crafting.
See you all later and play nice.

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.