Framing a frame

I had a picture hanging in my hall that didn't seem to take up as much wall space as I wanted it to, so I designed a little flourish to 'frame my frame' and make it look a little bigger. I cut it out with black vinyl and stuck it around the frame. I absolutely love how it turned out!

Make a wish

My awesome hubby (cough - i ordered them myself, but i still love him ;) ) got me some stamps for my birthday that i've wanted for a while now. this dress is one of them. I absolutely love how the artist took the concept of daisy petals and roses and made a dress out of them.

A Better Butterfly

I fixed my butterfly stamp by unmounting it and remounting close to the edges so that I could get a better feel for where I was placing it. For this card, I stamped the main butterfly image in black and then stamped the wings with versamark. I then dusted the versamark with some chalk that I have that matches the ribbon.

Simple, 5-minute, anything card

I think that this is one of my favorite cards that I've made. Simple, clean and it can be used for almost any occassion. A thank you card, just a note, a bridal shower, a baby card, a sympathy card, a get well card . . . i think you catch my drift. Ü Not to mention, it's one of those that's easy to put together in a hurry. Granted, I used a duo rubber stamp (instead of an acrylic one that's see-through), so it's not so easy to align the stamps properly (the wings with the whole butterfly image), but I used this stamp for some different cards this month and fixed that problem. I'll post that later for you to see. Ü

The Desire To Create Exists In Everyone.

I hate those days when my self talk gets me down. It's so hard to try to make something new and think that it might not be good enough or that someone else's will be better than yours or that you'll never be published or . . . whatever.

Lisa Johnson (a concept designer for a few scrapbooking companies, who totally inspires me) posted this on her blog the other day and thought I'd post it too:



It just gave me that little boost I needed to lift my spirit's today. Ü I hope it does the same for you.

Time for Spring Cleaning

I absolutely love getting organized. I like everything to have a place and I like when that everything looks like it belongs. That's why I absolutely love this crafty idea by Becky Oehlers that is not only cheap and easy, but beautiful and stunning!



All she's done is taken some cheap, clear paperholders and decorated them with paper to match her office. Love it! and now I can't wait to make my own! Ü

Learning Experience

Ok . . . as embarrasing as some of these are, I like to look at them as reminders of how I've grown since I started making cards. My beginning one's were downright awful! (Especially my first - which I promptly threw away and didn't dare take any pictures of. Lol). ENJOY. =P