A HUGE thank you to all of you who entered and some new followers!  I had a blast checking out some wonderful blogs over the past couple of weeks and discovered some fantastic talent, and some so close to home:) I will definitely be going back to browse them all again.

It was so funny reading the comments where most of them "needed" the password book because they kept losing their sticky's. LOL. I know how you feel.  I was going to add another door prize if I hit 200 and I figure 192 is close enough. I used random.org and the first winner is:

Rebecca from Rebecca's Rainbow Kisses

and the second winner is:

Britt from Stitchety-Grub

Both winners have been sent an email.  Thanks for playing everyone.....if there is anything you need or want to order, please send me an email.

I'm off to make my daughter an Egyptian costume for her Girl Guide camp this weekend.    Have a great weekend

A bird does not sing.....................

I love this quote - I love all quotes but this is one of my favorites.

I decided to do another journal....................just cause I wanted to:)  I embossed the stamped image with clear to help it pop a little.  I used one of my favorite DSP from Stampin' Up! but unfortunately it is retired.

And a closeup just in case you wanted to see:

And the embellishments:

I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for stopping by.  Got to keep this short and get lots more done.

This was taken last week in the evening when we were out - not very clear and focused ( I know Kelli) but we were driving and I tried to capture it before it was gone.  It was so pretty.  I wanted to show you anyway.

Enjoy your day.  Stay warm and hopefully you arent' getting the cold and snow.  We have the cold right now and snow on the way.....brrrr!   I am soooo ready for spring.

Weeds are Flowers

I have been itchin' to alter a journal.  I received some awesome stamps from my SS in our Christmas swap and some of them were quotes and I love quotes.  This is one of them.  I love the words to this and thought it perfect for this journal.

Here  you can see the little bit of dimension. I also hung a charm from the ribbon, added a butterfly punch, some stickles for the flower centers and kiwi green rhinestones to the quote that is up on dimensionals.  It was fun to do and have a few more I want to do using my new stamps ~ thanks Karen, I love them!

Sorry I missed posting yesterday.  My few days off work and the last two, I have been feeling terrible.  Nauseous, light-headed, and just totally drained.  Hope I'm not getting something with all the viruses we have going around right now.  Had a nap in the afternoon both days and I'm feeling a little better today and of course, I'm working.

Have a great day and hopefully its' sunny where you are.

I Apologize............

I first, want to apologize for not being consistent in my posting before Christmas.  I have been a terrible blogger.  It got so busy and trying to stay caught up with orders and family stuff, I ran out of time.  I also started a new job which I absolutely love.  I will, however, be doing my best to keep up on my blogging from this point on.

With that being said, I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and that you were surrounded by family and friends.  We had a quiet Christmas, but lots of fun.  Saw some family and talked to others that were further away.  Nothing big planned for the new year except hanging with the kids and watching movies, and playing games.  I can't believe that Christmas came so fast and New Years' is almost here.  The time is flying by.

I do have something to share with you.  It was a custom order for a friend's neice for Christmas.  I absolutely love the colors and simplicity. They only wanted to use the three colors - black, white and kiwi, with a little bling.  Pretty huh?

Here is a close up of the bling and the embellishment.

 

And the inside, back cover.

Think I will be definitely making some more of these for my craft fair at the end of January.  I missed doing them and it felt good to be able to pull out all the supplies and create.

I do have some items to share with you tomorrow.  So hope you pop back tomorrow.  Enjoy your day and stay warm. 

Friends are like Sewing

My last journal to show you.  This stamp set is Out of Style, I think and is retired.  BUT I love it and is perfect for all my sewing friends.

Buttons are a perfect embellishment for this journal and the colors match perfectly.  A variety of ribbons and punches.  Colored the image with my markers and highlighted the patterns on the dress form with glitter gel pen.  Hard to capture in the photo though.  I can't remember where I got the DSP - I think the dollar store last year.

 

This would even make a great gift for the seamstress in your life to make notes on her sewing projects.

OK, I'm off to do a couple of little summer outfits.  Got some new patterns that I am dying to try out.  And some more purse patterns too.  Just like Christmas here!  LOL

Hope you are enjoying your summer vacation - another month to go:)  Thanks for dropping by.............

Coffee and friends

Another altered journal - I know but I love to do these.  And of course this stamp set is one of my favorites.  Coffee and friends, of course. 

Pretty straight forward.  A variety of papers, the brown strip on the right is Soft Suede and I used the Scallop trim border punch from Stampin' Up!  A couple of flowers with a little bling in the centres and lots of ribbon on the coil binding.  I love this color combo too. 

I have one more journal to show you tomorrow.  I've got to get some more of these done for the fair but I want to do different sizes too.  Hope you can drop by:)