B-Day Gift

It is my friends birthday today. I wanted to get her something small...so i picked up this t-shirt and made this cute little tag for it with the Celebration stamp set from CTMH and my new metallic ink from Martha Stewart. :)

The Sky Today

I couldn't resist taking some pictures of the clouds today! Such a pretty day out today!

Church Pics

With my new camera in hand, I decided to drive down the street to this beautiful church that I pass everyday. As I was taking pictures of the outside, a little old lady drove up and got out of her car. She asked me how I was and if I would like to come inside. I took a chance...not being religious...and followed her inside. Wow I was in for a surprise. She even told me to start taking pictures! It was one of the most beautiful churches that I have ever seen. The pictures do not do it justice. She explained to me that one of the stained glass windows she purchased and dedicated to her son who died when he was only 18. My heart just dropped. She was so sweet! It was a neat experience and I got some great pics!

Aren't you sweet!

I figured that I need to get to work now that I am all stocked up on goodies! I made this card with fun things given to me! The floral stamp and the pearls are from CTMH and were given to me by my friend Tammy. The saying was given to me by my friend Jenn, and I have been dying to use it. I think this was a good color combo...even though the card didnt turn out like I thought!

Scrapbook Expo

My friend Nina and I decided to head over to the Scrapbook Expo today in Sacramento at the Convention Center. Good thing we got there early...because it started to get packed with crazy ladies. I got a bunch of stuff, but wondered where all my money went! I am done for the month....I can't believe I am saying this, but i have too much stuff! :) It was a cool experience and I think I will make sure I start saving now, for next years! :)

Collage

I made this gift for my friend Stacy a long time ago. I took a picture of us and manipulated it in photoshop. I printed it on different color papers. I dipped the papers in liquid starch to give it an artsy vintage feel. I also cut out the borders and added them on. After it was dried, kind of crumply, i mounted it on a piece of purple mat, then framed it.

Magazine Collage

These are two pieces that I made a long time ago, that hang in my bathroom. I am always intrigued by advertisments in magazines. I went through and cut out a bunch of patterns from all different magazines. I put the patterns together kind of like a quilt, then I used a clear apoxie (clear glue) that i painted on over the whole thing. After it dried, I framed each one. My favorite is the bottom one...in the middle, it says "As the mind clears, the eyes see more" I love this saying!

4th of July

I finally finished my page for the 4th of July 2008! Better late than never! You might want to close your eyes when you look at the pics! :) Ps-thanks Tammy for cutting out the letters with your cricut!

My Craft Area

With the new addition to my apartment (David moving in) we had to do a little rearranging to the kitchen area. Got rid of the kitchen table and now have a desk/make shift craft area. Thought i would test out my new camera again!!! Check it out!

Christmas cards

This was my first attempt at Christmas cards, which i made about 2 months ago. I just got a new camera, so i am testing it out!

Star Wars in Concert

On Friday October 9th Dave and I attended Star Wars in Concert. It was amazing. They had a huge screen showing parts from the movie, and the orchestra played music from the movie. The screen was huge and so clear, very neat. The music was amazing too. Thanks to working at Arco I was able to get great seats. I am glad I got to share that moment with Dave. He was so stoked, and that just made my night! Of course we couldn't get out of there without him buying a program, shirt and a coffee mug!!!!

Dave's Daughter's Birthday Card

It's been awhile since I have posted anything. Since Dave was in the process of moving in, my craft area was being rearranged! Its now set back up and ready for me to put it to use. The first thing that i did was to make Sherilyn, Dave's daughter, a birthday card for her 13th. I got some great string from a coworker, and had to use it on this card. I used rubons which you can barely see. They are in the circles and say happy birthday. I also used some acrylic letter stamps that I got at Green Tangerines. I think it turned out cute, I just hope she likes it.

Torendi Kit Giveway

Hi all-

Hop on over to Torendi (my friend Jenn's new shop) and enter for a chance to win the adorable "Joy" kit for October! Check out the rest of the stuff she has to offer too, its all very cute!

http://torendi.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!