I just had to share this brainstorm idea I had with you all! I have made my self a Cuttlebug Station in one of my Bookcases. The brainstorm idea was the storage of the CB folders and Nesties. The idea came from the fact that I store the Nesties in CD cases. The CB folders aren't quite as wide as CD cases, so I had to cut narrow pieces of cardboard and tape them to the front of the CD rack where I wanted to put the CB folders, but it works great! I can see enough of the folder that I will be able to go right to the one I want!

Totally Digital Digital Tuesday Challenge!

Here is my Digital Tuesday Challenge for this week. The Challenge was a Bag or Box. I chose to decorate a premade bag. The images are from Tracey (Fred She Said) and I colored them all in Photoshop and made them look 3-D there too. Layered on purple mirri board then used foam tape to layer it on the bag. The handle on the bag is iridescent ribbon and the gift card is tied on with iridescent embroidery floss, which I have let tassle.

Digital Tuesday's Sketch Challenge

I am meeting 2 Challenges with this card! The Baby Animal Challenge and the Digital Tuesday's Sketch Challenge. The 3-D is Judith's. I have digitally added 2 extra flowers and the butterfly and given them some depth and shadow digitally as well. The ribbon is digital ribbon that I have lightly covered with Aleene's Tack-it Over & Over then covered with Glamour Dust. The sentiment is a Digital Stamp that I made. All of the backing paper is from my 2nd Backing paper CD and is also Digitally created.

Digital Tuesday's Wedding Challenge

This week's challenge at Digital Tuesday is a Wedding card using a Digital Image. Here is my card. The rose is a Digital Stamp from a set that I am working on. Printed on Watercolor Paper, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Dry Blended. I used the side of the pencils to color the background and then used a tissue to blend those colors. After ALL of the coloring was done, I took some Pearl White Eyeshadow and wiped it over the entire thing for a bit of all over shimmer. I then used a dark grey eyeshadow around the very edge. All sealed with a quick shot of Clear Acrylic spray. The next layer is also Watercolor Paper that has been colored with Water Colors and blended while wet. Both layers are cut with the Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilites and layered with thin foam pads. The text on the card is also a Digital Stamp. The card is finished off with white 1/2 pearls and iridescent ribbon and bow.

Tag Challenge

Well, this is my very first Blog Challenge, as well as my very first use of a Tag. A very interesting Challenge all around! I have used all Fred She Said images and papers (except for the plain dark blue cardstock on the back Nestabilities frame). I colored Emma using Prismacolor colored pencils and Baby Oil, with a bit of glitter glue on the butterfly's trail. I colored the Big Pointed Dahlia with Prisma Color Watercolor pencils. The Best Friends was done with a new "toy" from Tonertex Foils, I got in the mail today while working on the card. Very cool stuff, but now I have glitter everywhere...lol

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.