My Life In Pictures The story of my life and family one frame at a time...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Products I love today
1. Glue dots
2. Chips
3. Glossy Accents
4. QuickStik
Items I used up from my large stash of scrap crap:
1. chips
2. glue dots
3. grungeboard letters
4. paper from my insane paper stash
5. old halloween stickers
6. diamond stickles
It feels good to use some of the stuff. Not sure why I buy it if I don't want to use it. My new motto is that if I love it enough to buy it then I should love it enough to use it for others to love too :)
2. Chips
3. Glossy Accents
4. QuickStik
Items I used up from my large stash of scrap crap:
1. chips
2. glue dots
3. grungeboard letters
4. paper from my insane paper stash
5. old halloween stickers
6. diamond stickles
It feels good to use some of the stuff. Not sure why I buy it if I don't want to use it. My new motto is that if I love it enough to buy it then I should love it enough to use it for others to love too :)
The calendar, so far
January and December aren't finished yet. I made a last minute decision to change the pictures I was going to use and since any store with a photo printer is at least 25 minutes away I decided to just wait until I go into town again to get them printed.
I am proud to say that I used up a lot of old stuff that I had lying around. One of my new year's resolutions is to use up some of the stuff I felt I just had to have and then never used. I'm not happy with the quality of some of the pictures but I didn't have time to order them like I normally do. It was lack of planning on my part.
I am proud to say that I used up a lot of old stuff that I had lying around. One of my new year's resolutions is to use up some of the stuff I felt I just had to have and then never used. I'm not happy with the quality of some of the pictures but I didn't have time to order them like I normally do. It was lack of planning on my part.
Do I have a problem?
I've come to think that I'm a glitter addict. I think I've used glitter or stickles (glitter glue) on almost every layout on this calendar.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Do you hear what I hear?
Silence is golden. I came home to an empty house thanks to the little guy spending the night with grandma and grandpa. The man worked really late. I spent my time going through closets and reorganizing (once again) my craft space. I went to Michael's and got some super stuff on clearance. You've just got to love the sales!
I failed to get my calendars done before Christmas as they were gifts to my mom and grandma. Mom doesn't care as long as she gets it. My grandma has been in a rehab facility following knee replacement surgery so we're exchanging our Christmas gifts when she gets out. And really, as long as I have them done by January 1st it shouldn't be that big of a deal, right???
I think I've been putting them off because it's been forever since I've actually worked on a layout with pictures. The past few months I've either been working on altered projects or on making cards and such for my etsy shop. I'm a little rusty but got through 4 months of 1 calendar tonight. I'm keeping the layouts quick and simple. I can't add too much to them or they'll be really bulky.
Tomorrow I will have a kid-free/husband-free day and plan to knock both of them out and off of my "to do" list.
Now I can hear my pillow and electric blanket calling my name so until tomorrow...
I failed to get my calendars done before Christmas as they were gifts to my mom and grandma. Mom doesn't care as long as she gets it. My grandma has been in a rehab facility following knee replacement surgery so we're exchanging our Christmas gifts when she gets out. And really, as long as I have them done by January 1st it shouldn't be that big of a deal, right???
I think I've been putting them off because it's been forever since I've actually worked on a layout with pictures. The past few months I've either been working on altered projects or on making cards and such for my etsy shop. I'm a little rusty but got through 4 months of 1 calendar tonight. I'm keeping the layouts quick and simple. I can't add too much to them or they'll be really bulky.
Tomorrow I will have a kid-free/husband-free day and plan to knock both of them out and off of my "to do" list.
Now I can hear my pillow and electric blanket calling my name so until tomorrow...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The zombie apocalypse is coming!
If you haven't heard already there will be a zombie apocalypse in the near future.
In celebration of that and the awesome show "The Walking Dead" I present to you....zombies
I learned that I have mad bloody intestine and blood spatter skillz. One side says "zombies" and the other side says "brains". I would have totally made a clay brain but I couldn't find any brain molds. The blocks also have dripping blood and bloody fingerprints. I tried to put teeth marks in the blocks to make it look like a zombie bit the wood. Well, let's just say that I didn't want to break my teeth. I took one for the team and tried biting it but the wood was just too hard. Maybe if I had used balsa wood it would have worked. That's just how dedicated I am.
These blocks are actually for a friend but I totally might make a set for myself :)
In celebration of that and the awesome show "The Walking Dead" I present to you....zombies
I learned that I have mad bloody intestine and blood spatter skillz. One side says "zombies" and the other side says "brains". I would have totally made a clay brain but I couldn't find any brain molds. The blocks also have dripping blood and bloody fingerprints. I tried to put teeth marks in the blocks to make it look like a zombie bit the wood. Well, let's just say that I didn't want to break my teeth. I took one for the team and tried biting it but the wood was just too hard. Maybe if I had used balsa wood it would have worked. That's just how dedicated I am.
These blocks are actually for a friend but I totally might make a set for myself :)
Christmas Projects Galore!!!
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Our weekend was full of family and friends and lots of presents. My grandma had knee replacement surgery so we visited her at the rehab center since she couldn't be home with us.
Even kitty joined in on the Christmas fun. What cat can't resist a big wad of wrapping paper?
Here are a few projects I did over the past month. Ideas came from the various blogs I subscribe to and others came from pinterest. All were given as gifts.
First up...cinnamon candles for the daycare/preschool teachers
These candles were pretty simple. I had to cut the cinnamon sticks down to size, added a little dab of hot glue, and glued them to the candle. I cut a 1 inch strip of burlap and wrapped it around the sticks, tied together with jute and stuck in a sprig of winter berries.
My next project was these little magnets.
I cut 1 inch circles with my Martha Stewart circle cutter. BEWARE: I learned the hard way that the blades are SUPER sharp. But that's another story for another time....
I glued the circles into the bottle caps using Glossy Accents. Then I carefully poured Mod Podge Dimensional Magic on top of the paper. It looks all murky at first but eventually dries to a clear epoxy-like finish. Once they were dry I put little magnets on the back.
Next up...cute holiday votives
I started out with a snowflake stamp. I used Versamark ink and carefully stamped the images on the glass votive. I sprinkled clear embossing powder and hit it with the heat gun. When stamping/embossing on glass it is very important to clean the glass with alcohol and avoid touching the glass. The oils from your skin will leave marks on the glass and the embossing powder will stick. It's also important to remember that glass when heated is HOT.
After embossing I made a mixture of glitter and epsom salts and stuck a tea light in the bottom. Voila!
Up next...FAMILY blocks
These are my standard blocks covered with patterned paper. I painted grungeboard letters and glued them on. The silver background is from a flourish stamp inked with versamark ink and brushed over with Perfect Pearls Pewter powder. I like the subtle effect it gives the blocks.
Whew! Those were just a few of the many gifts I made this year.
Even kitty joined in on the Christmas fun. What cat can't resist a big wad of wrapping paper?
Here are a few projects I did over the past month. Ideas came from the various blogs I subscribe to and others came from pinterest. All were given as gifts.
First up...cinnamon candles for the daycare/preschool teachers
These candles were pretty simple. I had to cut the cinnamon sticks down to size, added a little dab of hot glue, and glued them to the candle. I cut a 1 inch strip of burlap and wrapped it around the sticks, tied together with jute and stuck in a sprig of winter berries.
My next project was these little magnets.
I cut 1 inch circles with my Martha Stewart circle cutter. BEWARE: I learned the hard way that the blades are SUPER sharp. But that's another story for another time....
I glued the circles into the bottle caps using Glossy Accents. Then I carefully poured Mod Podge Dimensional Magic on top of the paper. It looks all murky at first but eventually dries to a clear epoxy-like finish. Once they were dry I put little magnets on the back.
Next up...cute holiday votives
I started out with a snowflake stamp. I used Versamark ink and carefully stamped the images on the glass votive. I sprinkled clear embossing powder and hit it with the heat gun. When stamping/embossing on glass it is very important to clean the glass with alcohol and avoid touching the glass. The oils from your skin will leave marks on the glass and the embossing powder will stick. It's also important to remember that glass when heated is HOT.
After embossing I made a mixture of glitter and epsom salts and stuck a tea light in the bottom. Voila!
Up next...FAMILY blocks
These are my standard blocks covered with patterned paper. I painted grungeboard letters and glued them on. The silver background is from a flourish stamp inked with versamark ink and brushed over with Perfect Pearls Pewter powder. I like the subtle effect it gives the blocks.
Whew! Those were just a few of the many gifts I made this year.
The Christmas Hangover
Christmas is over and now I have a week to recover. I guess I should say is that I have a week to figure out where to put everything we got...namely TOYS.
It's also a week for me to get caught up on projects. And a week to get lots of pictures posted on the blog.
So, get ready for a barrage of posts featuring cool stuff.
Consider yourself warned.
It's also a week for me to get caught up on projects. And a week to get lots of pictures posted on the blog.
So, get ready for a barrage of posts featuring cool stuff.
Consider yourself warned.
Monday, December 12, 2011
No Time!!!!
I haven't worked on much lately. School is keeping me incredibly busy. The kid's birthday was this weekend. Somehow I lost my camera in my house (is that even possible?) so mom took pictures on her camera. I'm going to grab her SD card on my way home from work tomorrow so I should be able to upload everything.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Christmas is in the air
I think this might be the last batch of Christmas cards that I make for the season. School is brutal right now, the kid's birthday is coming up, the husband's birthday is coming up, and Christmas is right around the corner. Christmas presents need to be made.
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