Most Recent Needle Tatted Doily

Here is a needle tatted doily (finished size approximately 10.5") that I finished recently. It is done in size 30 weight variegated crochet cotton.
I am now working on another one from a 1946 Tatting Magazine.
Besides working on my tatting, which I recently picked back up (after a long break from working on it), I have been working on my web page. I am very happy to say that it is now current with all the cards etc. that I have on hand. I hope too, that I have made it a bit easier to navigate. If you have any suggestions that you would like to see me make, please feel free to send me an email request.
Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

Sorry I have been AWOL

Sorry I haven't posted here in so long. I have been working hard at getting ready for my next Craft Show, coming up the first Saturday of March. This one will be held at a Country Club and the vendors are by invitation only, so I have been working hard. Here are a few of the Easter cards I have done for the show.
This pattern is an Fancy Folding pattern by Ingrid, from Circle of Crafters and is done with Quilling Papers.
This pattern is also by Ingrid and is done in Florist Foils, which are a dream to work with!
This is one of Tracey's (of Fred She Said) Daffodil cards from her Daffodil Card Front Set, of which I took some of the "extras" and the Gamsol Technique and made this card.

This card is pure Tracey from her Daffodil Card Front Set. Backing papers on both of these cards comes from my Backing Paper CD.

And finally, this is what I have been doing to relax. I have taken up my needle tatting again. This is a bookmark that I have designed the pattern for, called Twisted Clover Bookmark. Anyone interested in the pattern, just send me an email. (Sorry, my email address is now in my profile) I will be posting more of my tatting in coming posts.

Finally! My BIG PROJECT Revealed!

Well, I finally managed to find the time to finish my BIG PROJECT! These are all of the cards used as Samples in my Stitching Cards by Carolivy Book on CD (available on my site Custom Creations by Carolivy) Almost all of the 3-D's used on these cards are available on the Companion CD. Along with the patterns, in the book I have include Tutorials on the Gamsol Technique, Watercolor Pencil Technique and How To Make Curved Text with Stitched Sentiments.
This Snow Couple is finished with White Pearl Acrylic Paint and there is Glitter Paint on the roof of the house.

This card is an example of a pattern that can be Beaded or done with the Lazy Daisy Stitch.

This pattern was inspired by a Tea Bag.

This pattern has both a Long Version and a Square Version.

A sample of the Sentiments and my very first Computer only painting.

The Long Version of the Flourish Edging.

A very colorful Guitar.

A very simple Cat pattern.

This Butterfly pattern also has a Long and a Square Version.

The Square Version, plus a Sample of the Curved Stitched Text.

A Bugle Bead and Seed Bead Snowflake.

A complicated, but beautiful pattern when finished, this pattern can also be done with beads.

Now, we ALL knew there just HAD to be Ivy somewhere here, didn't we? lol

This Santa is the one used in the Gamso Tutorial.

This Santa is the one used in the Watercolor Pencil Tutorial.

Cards made from Fred She Said Images

Well! I have been a very bad girl for not posting here! I have been making cards though. I have been working on my BIG PROJECT too and I will be posting (unveiling) it tomorrow...here!
In the meantime, I thought I would catch you up with some of the cards that I have been doing. I got some stuff off of Tracey's site Fred, She Said...The Store and have been having a ball with it!
I also got a Cuttlebug recently with several folders and a set of Round Scallop Nestabilities. Ooooh, boy! Are those all fun to play with too!

This set comes uncolored. I colored the dallion in Photoshop using the Gradient Tool.
The Wreath on this card is done with the Nestabilities. Both were embossed as well. I skipped one size when I cut the center one.


Don't you just love this one!? Oh, Emma is just adorable! I added some Glamour Dust to the top of the snow mound as well as the pompom on Emma's hat.



This one is very 3-D illusional! I cut small slits right next to the center layer to thread the ribbon under, to enhance the 3-D look of this card.

One of my favorite monsters! Thank you Nolan! The backing paper started out as some Shaving Cream Paper, then I scanned it into the computer and played with the color, so I guess this is Computer Generated Shaving Cream Paper...lol

Gregrry (another monster by Nolan-Tracey's son)

Well, I finally found time to take another break to play with Gregrrry (another monster created by Nolan, son of Tracey from Fred She Said) I really like the way he turned out. The backing paper is made in Photoshop using the tile I used for the flower, which was made by Scrapgirl from Circle of Crafters. I printed the tile on the back of a fairly lightweight scrapbook paper to get the pink with dots for the back of the tile.

This card will be going out to one of our Circle of Crafter members who is going through some real health challenges right now. Hope it brings a smile to her day.

Gloopy from Nolan (Tracey's son)

Well, I had to play with Gloopy! He is just so adorable! I played with him in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and made him look very 3-D. All of the printed elements of this card come from Tracey (Fred, She Said) (Thank you so much Tracey for letting me have fun with this!) Nolan recieves $.20 for every card made and posted of his monsters. I can tell you that I will be playing with Gloopy again. I have yet to play with his other one.

Blogging Friends 4 3v3r --- Award

Well, you could have blown me over with a feather when I got an email from my friend Mada! I am sooo new to Blogging, I'm still not really sure of what I am doing here, but here goes. ;-)


Mada Nominated me for the Blogging Friends Forever Award!
Now the way I understand it, the rules are as follows:

The rules of this award are............
1. Only 5 people allowed. (to be nominated)
2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog
3. One (1) has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to whoever gave you the award.

Well, like Mada, I am so new I don't know that I have dedicated followers (who are fellow Bloggers), so I will have to pick Friends and Favorite Places

So now, my picks would be:

1. Jen (one of the first Blogs I ever visited)
2. Penny Wessenaeur (without whom Tea Bag Folding would be no fun!)
3. Amanda (I just love her cards and she lives in a country where my family emigrated from eons ago)
4. Pamela (I just recently found her, but she has the most awesome tatted items you will ever see! I'm not just about cards....lol)
And finally, someone new to my Blog and from another part of the World
5. Joanne (She may be new to my blog, but I have been on hers many times! I love her cards, they are awesome!)

Thank you Mada for a wonderful gift!