CARD

Here is a card that Christine made and Barry showed her the technique.  I like how the layering creates a sun rays effect.

Paris

In anticipation of a trip to Paris and a future scrapbook, I got some special  Mother's Day surprises from Christine including this beautiful card she created.

 The fabulous stamp is from Impress Rubber Stamps, the adhesive Paper Tape and background card were all purchased at the Impress store.  As you can see from the card the Paper Tape has a transparent quality and it's the perfect embellishment.  I like the packaging too.  I am already picturing a scrapbook page or two. 

TRAY

Purchased this tray, on sale, about a year ago and I finally got the inspiration to finish it.  I used Graphic45 papers with a Romance theme.  Double click on photo to see larger.

FLOWERS

A drive across the Narrows Bridge to Toadally Scrappin'  in Gig Harbor.  They had a flower "make and take" project.  First I colored a skewer for the stem, then punched three scalloped circles in different sizes on contrasting papers.  Made cuts in between the scallops ( not quite to the center), creased the little sections down the middle to form pedals.  Once all the scallop circles were done  I stacked them and hot glued them to form a flower hot gluing a button to the center to finish it off.  Hot glued the finished  flower to the skewer.  Cut leaves, creased  and hot glued to skewer.  Ta Da!  an adorable flower.  The flower with the "bling" was made by Caryl.

Backpack Mini Scrapbook.

A big THANK YOU to Sabine for hosting the Inky Fingers on Sunday, April 15.  The afternoon started with hugs, show and tell of projects we've made, catching up on the "happenings" in our lives and getting the potato bar ready for the delicious lunch. We "oohed and ahhed" over Sabine's beautiful  home, chatted some more, and after eating lunch we were ready to make our Backpack Mini Scrapbooks.  Sabine did all the cutting  we just had to score and assemble.  For a tutorial click on the link below.

http://www.scrapbook-crazy.com/mini-backpack-album.html

This is a nice project to make for a teacher, a grandparent, to mark a special event or just for fun because it is so easy and makes such an impression.    A great Sunday afternoon and we even got to meet Sabine's husband John and their beautiful children Charlotte and Luke. 

SUNSHINE!!!!!

Sunshine!!! The cheer  heard this weekend all over the Northwest. Spring is showing it's colors everywhere and a visit to the Olympia Farmer's Market was just the ticket on such a beautiful day.

Of course there was no way Marcia and I could be so close and not stop at Art N Soul.  On their blog they mentioned getting new shipments of the Memory Box Steel Craft Dies and we knew those would fly out of the store fast.  I had a specific die in mind that we used on a "make and take"  Saturday a couple of weeks  back, I posted photos on the blog already.  Well, I got the last one!
I already tried it on my Cuttlebug and it works.  Cutting on cardstock I had to use two pieces of additional cardstock in between the bottom and middle plates to add more cushion but Dawn and Monique told me that Jo-ann sells a thin foam board for just this purpose.  It also helps to tape the back of the die to the plate so it doesn't move around.  The results are beautiful not just on cards but scrapbook pages too.

Give these Craft Dies a try I plan to buy the butterfly next time I go to Art N Soul....sure hope they will still have it.

A little bird told me....

Christine painted this bird on the napkin holder, all free hand, and I was lucky to get it for my birthday.  Beautiful!  Unfortunately this creative talent skipped my generation, my mom was very good at drawing too.
Thank you again Christine.