Cute Christening Girl

Remember this banner from a few weeks ago?

Well, here it is in action with the sweetest little girl, Miss Riley!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Prom Corsage (Orange and Blue)

I was asked to make another wrist corsage for the junior prom here in town.  I was super excited when I was given a photo of Erin's dress.  It was so colorful and different then most dresses that you see....and if you know me you know that I LOVE anything different.  What fun it was coming up with something that would complement her dress.  And here it is....

Paper flowers in bright orange with a hint of turquoise blue glitter added to the ends.  Mini rolled flowers to pull out the turquoise from the dress.

All set on a beaded bracelet.

And here is a close up of the brown suede ribbon I used.  As you can see in Erin's dress below the bodice of her dress had brown suede/leather accents.

What a great looking couple.  

First Communion Wreath

Here is a peak at the wreath I made to go along with the First Communion Banner I posted last week.

The mini banner is removable so Erin, The Mom, can take it off and hang the wreath in her house after the First Communion.  We may even be adding some seasonal banners to the wreath as time goes on.

Some close ups.

And every little girls needs a little bling.

Thanks for taking a peak everyone.  Have a wonderful day!

The Ultimate Teacher Gift Class COMING SOON

Did you know that this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week.  How about a little appreciation for all those wonderful teachers out there.  Thank you for all you do.

I want to share some samples of a mini desktop calendar that I will be teaching once again in my studio coming up at that the end of May.  I taught this class a few years back at the CKC convention and also out of my studio.  If you are interested in making this as a gift for you child's special teacher let me know.

Here is one version....

The calendar measures about 4x5 inches and fits perfectly on a desktop.  By adding a class photo on the front you can personalize the calendar for any teacher....or special person in you lift.

Here is a "School Theme" version...

The ULTIMATE TEACHER GIFT

Tuesday, May 28th

or

Monday, June 3rd

Class Fee: $25.00

(all supplies included, just bring your adhesive)

7:00-9:30 pm

Hope to see you on for this wonderfully fun and creative class.

Spring Bouquet

Spring is in the air...I can feel it.  Can you?  Just to brighten up your day.

Lots of Bazzill cardstock, ribbon and  bling from JoAnns.  Some doilies from the dollar aisle at Target and a bouquet form from Ms.  And lookie lookie what you have here.

Of course these next photos blow mine photo skills away. Taken by my friend Janice of Janice Poretsky Photography.

Hoping your day is filled with bright flowers and the good feelings that spring is ALMOST here.

First Communion Banner

I have been working on a few paper crafting projects for some folks and today I am showing off a First Communion banner that I have just completed.

Another fun project that will be adoring the house of a sweet little girl on her big day.

I created all of the background scalloped circles on my Cricut.  Pink was the accent color and I matched it to the cake that is being made for the occasion.

I used my Tim Holtz rosette maker die to make the accent base for the crosses.  The crosses were made from the Spellbinders cross die.  What a cool set this is.  It comes with 5 different dies in different shapes and sizes.  The larger die worked perfectly here.  A little Karen Foster bling brad in the middle of each added just the perfect touch.

Have a fantastic day everyone...and God Bless!

It's going to be warm today

I thought today would be a nice day to share some warm weather projects.  It is going to be a nice day today here in MA and I can't wait for the warm weather.  Gregg opened the pool this weekend and the water is a 48 degrees...anyone ready for a swim.  NOT...brrrrrr.

I can't believe how big Grady has gotten...he was so little in this picture below.  I fell in love with this watermelon stamp a few years back when I was working for My Stamp Box stamps.  I used it for so many fun projects.

I made a frame above and colored it in, super fun and it really did not take too much time to complete.  You could try this technique with any small stamps you have.

Here you can see it close up.  Adding the same colors from the watermelon to my journaling pulled the layout together.  Again, super easy and not too much time.

Here is a card I made to show off the stamps in another way.  I cut each one out and then added them to the front of my card with pop dots.  Coloring and cutting them out did take a little more time but well worth it in the end.

I little pink fabric strip used to as an accent pulls the colors together nicely...don't you think.

Well, got to run...I see the sun and need to take advantage of it while I can.  Enjoy your day.