Easel Desktop Calendar

Denise over at TINKER Crafts sent me a couple of 2010 calendars (thanks so much).  I always wanted to try my hand at making a Easel Desktop Calendar . . . perfect!!!  So, I went straight to work on them.  Click {here} for the tutorial if you want to know how to make one.  Tammy Maxvill of Fun Paper Candy documented this tutorial.

I used my Paper Pretties stamp, Sophia Ballerina.  It looks like she's throwing a bunch of flowers in the air!  Colored her up with my copics and added some stickles for her tutu, some dew drops, and ribbon.  I also used my Martha Stewart punch (luv this one!) & my flower embossing folder for the background CS . . . and do you see the embossed dots around the oval scallop?  I did that with my dot embossing folder, all individually.  Crazy yeah!  There is a pull drawer to put small items inside. 

I entered these in a few challenges:

~  YNS #7 - Your Next Stamp Challenge: Embossing

~ AiFactory Challenge #19 - Embossing

~ PWC85 -  Paper Pretties Sketch

Thanks for stopping in!

How Stella Got Her Groove Back . . . Or should I say, How 1LuvnMama Got Her Groove Back!

I'm still here!  I'm sure y'all had a great New Year's!  Yeah, been supah BUSY with all the holiday gatherings plus birthday parties and a wedding!  OMG!!!  I'm so done!  :)  I've been trying to put some projects together, but had absolutely no time to finish them.   But guess what?  I finished!  Yay!!!  Get ready for the long post . . .

Pink Notepad Holder & Card

Blue Notepad Holder

 & Card

Red Notepad Holder & Card

I got Stella along with her friends right after Christmas.  I picked them up at MunchKins and I'm glad I did!  She's is such a sweetie to work with.  I wanted to make some thank you cards and a small gift for those that CRAK-ed me!  {I can't believe I'm still using that word!}  I made 8 of these sets . . . holy cow!  So, I'll soon be sending these out in the mail!  I hope those special ladies enjoy Stella!!!

Would it be insane if I didn't enter this in some challenges?  I just had too!  :)

~  One Stop Craft Challenge #61 - Something Beginning with "B"  {my Blue card and notepad Box}

~ Anyone For Anya? - Anything Goes  :)x

~ Whimsical Wednesday: The Diedrich Dare- Nicky's Sketch {submitting card only}

Ingredients?

DP & CS, Stella (of course), circle & scallop nesties, stickles, bling & pearls, copics, paper flowers, & ribbon!

Well, that's it . . . thanks for staying with me on this long post!  I hope I didn't bore you too much!  :)  JOURNEY on my friends!

Pretty Girl . . .

Well, couldn't help myself . . . I had to do something while the kids were taking their afternoon nap.  I received some really cute stamps (Paper Pretties) from Lisa of The Craft's Meow . . . thanks Lisa!  She gave away 5 HUGE prizes for her birthday & I was so fortunate to receive one of her packages!  So, I wanted to ink my NEW Pretties up so here's what I came up with.

It's a notebook that I had in my supply closet.  I dug up some DP, added charms, ribbons, flowers, pearls, dew drop, and voila!  I used my copics, stickles, nesties, border and butterfly punch too.  

Here's some challenges I entered this in:

~ La La Land Crafts Challenge #19 - How Charming!

~ Paper Pretties (The Paper Clip) - Altered notebook

~ Fussy & Fancy Challenge #1 - New! (I used my NEW stamps!)

~ Crazy 4 Challenges #17 - Sketch

So, there it is!  My first challenge and project for the year . . . 2010!  I hope you all had a great time with family & friends ringing in the New Year.  I sure did!  A new JOURNEY begins for us all!