Valentines Day

Supplies: Fabriano Mediovalis square notecard, Blush Rose and Chestnut Roan fluid chalk ink by Clearsnap, French Flair BG by SU!, Birds and Nests stampset by Cavallini, and sentiment from Out on a Limb stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

I saw a card done up on Mama Dini's Stamperia that caught my eye. Reverse masking, sponged ink and then stamps. I wanted to do something simple and elegant for my dear boyfriend for Valentine's Day, and this is what I came up with.

I started out with a Fabriano notecard and made a freehand mask out of a cheap piece of cardstock and tacked it down with Tombow removable adhesive. I used cheapo makeup sponges and sponged the Blush Rose ink onto the card, then inked up my stamps and randomly stamped before removing the mask. Then I stamped the sentiment and viola! Done.

Twin sammich

We went to Re-enactor Fest 4 in Chicago this weekend. This is where I ended up Saturday night at the Re-enactors Ball! I met these two girls (twins) and we became pretty quick friends. Thanks to these dolls for helping me with curling my hair and putting on makeup! (I don't normally do those things....but it was a Ball we were going to!) So much fun!

I will likely scrapbook this soon!

Saw these....

On Bad Sherry's blog and seeing as how DBF and I are getting into the pirate era re-enacting....

This is a huge post....

So these are just a few of the things that I made for the 'craft show' that I did yesterday. It turned out to be more like people who sold Avon and Mary Kay and Tupperware and such, than actual crafts. *sigh* Ah well....I still made a little money so that was nice. Now, here are the projects....sorry, I don't remember everything that I used on each one.

Green Thumb mini photo album- I found the albums at Michaels for $1 and just covered and decorated. This one was my favorite!

Spiral Boquet mini photo album

My version of snowman soup

Snowflake Serenade card- based off of a card I saw on Nichole Heady's blog (I think).

Spiral Boquet card

Peaceful Wishes card

Believe tree card- based on a card seen on Nichole Heady's blog.

Figgy Pudding snowman card.

Whoo hoo! Look at me posting again. :P

Wow...time does fly

It's been over a month, eh? I don't really have a whole lot to post becuase I have not taken any pictures of the things that I have made. I'm doing a craft show next Saturday...whoopdedoo. :P I have piles of things to sell, but nothing is priced yet and who knows how well anything will sell. I hope it does though...if not, I'm only out $20 and I have a ton of gifts for the girls that I work with.

Let me see here...Oh right. The job. Still kicking my butt, though not as much as it was when I started. I am starting to get into the swing of things. And let me tell you...working with that many women is dramatic. Grr.

What else...oh...Michael got a job and we had to do a fly by trip to Canada to get his visa renewed. That was fun. Customs and immigration for two hours. Bleh.

I'll take some photos of stuff tonight and see about posting them. That will be one hella huge post though!

Wateercolor Tree

Supplies: Lovely as a Tree (Stampin' Up!); More Mustard, Ruby Red, Watercolor paper (Stampin' Up!); Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Ruby Red, More Mustard markers (Stampin' Up!); chocolate chip ribbon.

So it's a trifold card. I don't have measurements really, but it is just 4.25x4.25 and I just folded it to the point where I liked it. I stamped the oak leaf stamp all over the More Mustard piece in More Mustard ink and sat it aside.

The tree. Well....I took the markers and started with the lightest color and just thumped the brush end of the marker against the 'leaf' part of the tree, then repeated untill the darkest color was last. I colored the trunk and small branches with a Chocolate Chip marker. Next, I sprayed the stamp lightly with water and then stamped on watercolor paper. WOW! Ok so it was a little damp and took several minutes to dry, but I love the way it turned out. Too cute. Elegant.

The thing I don't like about the card? I don't think I like the ribbon....

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Yeah....I did a sketch challenge...it's been a while.

Supplies: Basic grey Blush paper, Bazzil Basics textured paper (I cannot remember the colors), Snowflake Serenade by Papertrey Ink, Believe by Papertrey Ink, antique brads by Making Memories, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan, Rose Coral, Blush Rose, and Creamy Brown, Sakura Stardust pen.

Yeah so I am not sure how I like it. You can't see in the photo, but I traced all the snowflakes with a Sakura Stardust pen....

It just seems bland....DBF thinks it's beautiful though.

October is....

Everyone already knows that it is Breast Cancer Awareness month....but here is just my little way of showing my support too!
Supplies: Think Pink stamp set (MFT), White CS (Papertrey ink), Pallete Noir Hybrid ink (Stewart Superior; Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, and Bliss Blue markers (Stampin' Up!), 4" chipboard coaster, Pink grosgrain ribbon (Michaels), UTEE, Pink EP, Versamark, pinback (that I pirated from another pin....I'll replace it tonight when I get more pinbacks at the craft store).

Well I saw this idea on SCS, well, not exactly this idea. I saw a card by someone who mentioned that the ribbon could come off and be worn. So I though to myself...."Self, why don't you break down and buy that MFT set and use the little torso stamp to make a pin with a ribbon behind it...." The idea started out simple and exploded from there.

I modpodged the white cardstock to the coaster and stamped in Pallete Hybrid Noir ink, then colored with markers. Squished the whole thing in Versamark and doused it in UTEE and heated it. I think I did that three times till it was all smooth. Then I squished each side in Versamark and embossed the sides with pink EP to finish them. Since the coaster was so raw on the cut edges it took about three coats to get it nice. And to finish I just attached the ribbon with glue dots and used some E6000 glue to stick the pinback on. Ta Da!

And in other unrelated news. I know I haven't posted much. Why? My new job is killing me. Not really. It's just training and getting acclimated and such. I'm getting really tired really fast and just haven't had the gumption for crafting. I did drag the supplies downstairs and made an almost CASE of this card by Nichole Heady for my mothers Christmas cards. Only twenty of them, but still....that's alot of coloring. And no, I didn't find the Sharpie poster paint pen. I used an Elmer's Paint Pen and it seemed to work pretty well.

So we'll see. I should start feeling more up to stuff soon....we'll see! :)

Schtuff

Lots of things have been happening to me recently, hence the lack of posting going on in my life. So here's some stuff:

09/11/07- My last post. Also the day that I drove my rear downtown and interviewed at The Eye Care Center. I was there for TWO FREAKING HOURS!

09/12/07- The day the interviewer from The Eye Care Center called and HIRED ME...making $4/hour more than I was at the chiropractors office, with FULL paid benefits, paid uniforms, 401K, parking, etc. Right. Momentary panic, then accepted the job. Then I had to call my mother (who is my office manager) and tell her that I got a new job. I should mention that I worked at the chiropractors for oh...10 years. With my mom. It's been awesome.

09/13/07- The day I had to tell my boss /Dr. of ten years that I was leaving the practice to move on to a better job. That was harsh and I was a real chicken about it.

09/14/07- The day I had to tell everyone else at the office that I was leaving....ouch.

Skip the weekend because I was sick with bronchitis and just kinda rested and did nothing other than daydream about stamping....but I was too sick to sit up in the chair to do it.

09/17-09/20/07- Monday through Thursday at the chiropractors....working my butt off to get things caught up and done so that my mom (still the office manager) didn't have to do it all when I left. *sigh* Things went ok...but I took my time cleaning out my office.

09/21/07- My last day. The doctors (there are two) gave me a GORGEOUS Tiffany necklace. I get cards and gifts that make my cry....and lots of flowers that made me sneeze. I ended up giving half of them to my Grandmother so that I wouldn't die from pollen overdose. The girls took me out for lunch...then when the day ended we all got a little teary saying goodbye...though it's not goodbye, it's just 'see ya soon'...because of course I will stop by....I have a bad back, apparently. :)

I proceded to cry all the way home. Then I took my anti-nausea pill and my antibiotic and slept for 3 hours straight. I finally feel good again.

Yesterday I watched my friends baby for her while she was at work. I thought that taking him to Easton to play in the fountain would be fun since it was hot out....boy I was I wrong. The fountain went over like a lead balloon. He screamed and clung to me and wanted nothing to do with it. Luckily, Easton rents out strollers for no charge, so we got one and just wandered around untill DBF met us there. Then we headed home and had some Wendy's for supper. Good day.

Now...I'm just waiting for my Grandmother to pick me up on the way to church. I haven't been to church in years...so this should be interesting.

I am going to stamp later though. I want to finish my latest notebook so that I have something to take notes in tommorrow at my new job.

Oh and I should mention. My best friend interviewed at the same office on Friday doing a receptionist type job....so keep your fingers crossed that she gets it. She needs to get out of her current job. And it would be so cool to be that close to her!

Pictures of stamp sets

Charming Gardeners

IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC SETS YOU WANT TO SEE AND DON'T SEE THEM HERE (I'm having a blonde moment with posting them all...) PLEASE EMAIL ME AT faereygirl@sbcglobal.net or post a comment!

I really don't want to hae to put this stuff on eBay....

SO PLEASE TAKE IT OFF MY HANDS! I have this listed on SplitCoast as well!

First and foremost....Pearl Ex....I bought ALL OF THIS PEARL EX and I NEVER use the stuff!I also have the following colors of Pearl Ex available...some have never been used, and others have been used once and a miniscule amount:

Flamingo pink, super copper, brilliant gold, sunset gold, sparkle copper, aztec gold, sparkle gold, super russet, interference violet, interference gold, silver, micro pearl, super bronze, turquoise, brilliant yellow, true blue, antique silver, misty lavender, antique copper, spring green, duo green-yellow.

21 Colours! $1.50 each! Buy 2 for $2.50. $26.00 for the whole lot or make me an offer!

On to the TAC sets. I am cleaning out my stamp room and these ALL MUST GO. Prices are as listed, but feel free to make me an offer on groups of sets and I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING!

Wild Animals $13 + Shipping. Used ONCE!
Sassy Cats $5 +Shipping. Used once!
Something For You $5 + Shipping. Never Used!
Charming Gardeners $13 +Shipping. Used once!
Tag Tidbits $6+ Shipping. Gently Used!
You're Invited $3+shipping. Gently used!
Trendy Greetings $13 +Shipping. Gently Used!
Hip Hardware $4 + Shipping. Used ONCE!
Celebrate $5 +Shipping. NEVER USED!
Little Somethings $6 +Shipping. One stamp used ONCE!
Ancient Alphabet $14 +Shipping. Only a couple letters used!
July Stamp of the Month set $4 +Shipping. Gently used!
Jungle/Hip Hip Limited Edition set $5 + Shipping Gently used!
Hey You (gift with purchase stamp) $1+Shipping. Never Used.
FBI Girly stamp (uncut still...and I dont recall the name of the set) $3 +shipping. Never used.
Booking stamps (25 stamps total) $10 + Shipping. Gently used!

I have pictures of ALL of the TAC stamps. PM with your email if you want to see pictures of any of them!


And finally....WOOD BLOCKS and SU plastic hinge cases!!! I have a TON of wood blocks and cases from unmounting my SU sets! MAKE AN OFFER! PM if you need specific sizes, etc! I will be MORE than happy to help you out!

ETA: Removed items sold on SCS.

I'm a schmuck

Did you guys know that? I didn't until yesterday. Apparently I was....well, we won't get into that.

Supplies:(Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted) Enchante Double Sided Designer Paper, Pale Plum CS, Perfect Plum ink, Versamark, UTEE, and a buncha ribbon that I got from TexasJodyLynn's ribbon share ( I dunno the names of all the colors....).

So I made this for my coworker because I am a schmuck. I took the little $1 notebook apart (just pried the binding apart and yoinked all the suff out), then covered in the Enchante paper and used my Crop A Dial to punch the holes. I lined the covers with Sage Shadow cardstock...and used Mod Podge to adhere it all. So once it was dry I put the whole thing back together and used the Cricut to cut out the initial in Pale Plum.

When I laid the initial on the book, it looked boring. So I sponged the edges with Perfect Plum ink....and it still looked boring. I smooshed the letter in Versamark ink and then covered in UTEE and heated. Smooshed in Versamark again and dumped more UTEE and heated. Did that three times till it was smooth and glassy. IRL....it's really shiney and pretty.

Once I got the ribbons tied on, I realised it wasn't enough, so I made a little micro beaded pen to match. No stamping on either of these projects folks....I just realised that.

Oh....but I did show my friend how unmounted stamps worked last night. She had NO idea. And she was impressed.

I've always been a Tiger....

But my friend works at Pickerington North....which are the Panthers. (Central is the Tigers) so I made these cute little paw magnets in their school colors....

I think they're cute....I hope the teachers do too!

Wedding Invites

Well here they are, the invitations that I busted my butt on for my friends wedding. I used Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, and Lavender Lace cardstock. The cakes are a $1 stamp from Michaels and embossed with sterling silver embossing powder.
I really liked that Mark and Heather wanted to keep it simple for their wedding invitations...and to keep the cost of mailing down. These cards (the pattern is from Nichole Heady's blog) fit in a standard A2 envelope. The response card is just a postcard!

I embossed the back of the response card to match the invitations. They came out so cute. I only had to make 60, so it wasn't so bad. Just alot of piecing together and almost production line stuff.

When I made the sample for this invitation, I used the Textile Cuttlebug embossing folder, but they preferred the Divine Swirls embossing folder. I think it turned out beautifully. The original intention was to use a small magnet or removable double sided tape to keep the flap closed, but Mark ended up getting me a Basic Grey Notch and Die cutter to make the little notchy bit to keep the flap closed.

What do you all think?

Back from Pennsic

It was rainy, stormy and freaking hot! But so much fun, as usual.

I don't really have a picture that just conveys Pennsic as it is....but this will do. These are my people...the people of Eoforwic. What's Eoforwic? A really rocking group of Canadians that we camped with this year and last year and hopefully we will camp with next year.

Anyway. I got my ribbon share from Jody while I was gone and I am still trying to get it all organized. So my desk is COVERED in ribbon right now. I have finished the wedding invitations and will post a photo of them soon. Now I have a few 8x8 scrapbooks to do that people have ordered from me. And what am I doing? Blogging. *sigh*

Came up with some new classes to teach at Michael's so hopefully those will actually go over and my classes will pick up a bit. :)

I think that's it for now. More soon.

Away I go....

The 'pink' and olive tent on the left hand side is our humble abode for the next week and a half. Yay! Tommorrow we leave for Pennsic for the haul and for War Week....some folks know, others dont....its the biggest SCA event of the year and last year was my first year. I -loved- it.

So many good friends and parties and fun things to do. I'll be gone till the 13th. No blogging till then....not that I blog much anyway, lol!

Snapshots of a Good Life

I met Karen Russell.

Shorter than I expected. Not a problem. There is a whole lot of personality stuffed in there...good person. Great person.

Yes, she really looks like that when she teaches....and this was a nice photo. I have some hilarious ones in my folder. I'm sure she will love me for not sharing them...I'll send them to her anyway.

This was my workstation. I got a bit messy and my fingers are still covered in paint and a bit of glue here and there....the final result was worth it.

And I learned alot. I mean, so much that you just need to take a class with her to understand. I took notes.

I haven't taken notes since junior high.

She must be special.

Baby, Oh Baby

This is a photo from the last weekend in April of myself and my VERy pregnant friend, Myia. We were bellydance partners for a long while before I took a break from dancing, and she got pregnant.

Well she had her baby at 3 am this morning! His name is Devon and he was two weeks late and had to be delivered by cesarian. 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Mommy and baby are fine. Daddy is tired and was a little loopy when I talked to him, but everyone seems to be doing ok.

I'm going to see her Friday, so I will bring baby pictures then!

My grandpa

My mom broke the news to me on Friday morning and I pushed it out of my mind all weekend and it suddenly hit me this morning.

My grandpa has cancer. It's prostate cancer, caught very early, and very treatable, but in the end it's still cancer. He was always nervous to go to the doctor because he was afraid they would tell him that he had cancer.

That's him. Goofball that he is. I took that photo with my unimpressive Fuji Fine Pix Z5 at my grandparents 50th anniversary party last spring.

Yeah, he's going to be fine. I just wanted to put this in here for posterity, and so you guys would know what's going on. Yep. He'll come out perfect. And goofy as always.