Love hearts...

Frosted Designs is changing up the challenges just a bit.  There will be two challenges a month and plenty of tutorials and techniques to share with you in between.  Make sure you check out the blog for all the details!

February is known as the love month appropriately with Valentine's day approaching.  The first challenge of the month is "to use the word LOVE and at least one HEART on your project".  

I found this canvas on a clearance for $2.17.  I really liked that it was on a stand and double sided.  Although my son liked it for the soccer scene, I saw potential!  :)

So I took this canvas, left the stand black, and covered it with some remnant fabric.  The fabric cost me $1.56.  I used Mod Podge to adhere it to the canvas.  I did the same with the lace and doily, both from my sister-in-law.

I made this heart using the same technique as the small red one for my She Art canvas.  It too is adhered with Mod Podge.  The letters are stuck on with a strong glue stick just so they won't fall off when its standing upright.

A strand of pearls from my SIL's stash completes this side of the canvas.  I'm thinking eventually the other side will read "Do what you love".  But for now "Love what you do" seemed appropriate, especially with me starting a new photography job that I absolutely love.

The cost of this project was less than $4 and a bit of creativity.  I have a second canvas like this that has a football on it.  Don't think that football will stay around long.  :)

Head on over to the Frosted Designs blog to check out the new changes and to link up your project.  Can't wait to check them out!

~Make your day a beautiful one~

She believed she could fly.....

.........So she spread her wings and flew.

"Music" is the challenge this week at Frosted Designs.  If you haven't been on the FD blog, make sure you stop over there to see the Design Team's creations.  They are beautiful!  

 I wanted to make a She Art canvas for my project.  I have had this canvas in my mind for quite some time so it was nice to get her done.  The base paint is wall paint of my best friend's.  I helped her paint her room and her two daughter's rooms in their new house.  As I was washing out my brush, it occurred to me to use them as the base for my canvas and the sun.  I love the way it turned out.  

I used a sheet of Crate Paper (LOVE Crate Paper products) for her skirt.  It seemed a bit flat to me so I cut strips of the same paper and curled them slightly with a pencil.  

I wanted her heart to be 3D, so I made one.  I love the way my heart turned out!  I will be showing you this in an upcoming tutorial.  

Feathers, some bubble wrap painting, a bit of stamping, lace, and a button finish out my canvas.  This was such a fun project to do.  I have ideas for my next one and cannot wait to get her started.  

I hope you will join us over at Frosted Designs for this week's challenge.  Make sure you link up your project so I can check them out and for the chance to win a great prize.  Everyone loves a prize!  :)  

~Make your day a beautiful one~

  

Love you

Its been a long time since I played in my scrap room for fun.  Or for a challenge.  With moving to Illinois from New Zealand, living with family for a short time, moving into our house, waiting on our container with all our earthly "things" to arrive, and working on a few home improvement projects.....well that hasn't left much time for playing.

With a challenge issued from my DT leader and a DT member, I have taken the time to play in my scrap room.  Guess what?  It was enjoyable!!  :)

I have done this layout for Quick Quotes banner challenge.  I used paint chips and a heart punch to make my banner.  This is my middle son Ian.  At the time he had a girlfriend and wanted to take her roses to the Intermediate School Disco.  I was so proud of him being brave enough to take her flowers. He told me after the disco he was "the only one who brought a girl flowers!"  So cute.

Thanks for stopping by.  Tomorrow I will have a post up for Frosted Designs, another project that I enjoyed making.

~Make today a beautiful day!~

Bucket List...Frosted Designs

Hi Everyone.....Its been a whirlwind, CRAZY month plus since I posted last.  I'm so thankful to be with the Frosted Designs family.  :)  This group of ladies IS like a family.

This week's Fabulous Friday challenge is "Bucket List".  I am sure we all have some sort of bucket list whether on paper or in our mind.  I see a bucket list as dreams so I took the challenge in that direction for my layout.

My list includes:
*being "known" for my scrappy creations"
*being an amazing photographer
*Owning my own business (of some sort)
*Being a better mum to my boys

I hope you will play along with us with the "Bucket List" challenge this week.  Make sure you link up your project to the Frosted Designs blog so I can check them out and for a chance to win a great prize!

Happy Crafting!!  :)

On the third day of Christmas....

My true love gave to me........

3 mists/inks/paints

a misting.  :)  

 I have used three different colors of mist  in three different ways on my layout. 

 Christmas is summer time in New Zealand so a beach photo was appropriate for the season.  :)  

In this photo I have used Sand Glimmer Mist and sprayed it on the wood tiles and on the lace behind it.  

I have used Sunshine Glimmer Mist on the doily flower and Tide Glimmer Mist on the small center flower.  

I used Tide here as well on the paper doily.  I sprayed it quite liberal and dried it with my heat gun and achieved the water color like effect.  

I sprayed my doily on white paper and then cut out that to use on my layout too.  

So there are my three mists and even three different ways to use them.  Hope you will play along with us on the 12 Days of Christmas challenge at Frosted Designs.  Prizes to be won and fun to be had!  Make sure you link up your project so I can check it out.  

Happy Crafting!!  :)

Color Challenge...

Hi Everyone!  This week's Fabulous Friday challenge at Frosted Designs is a color challenge.  Use the following picture to guide your project.

Isn't it beautiful???  Just love those fall colors and love they can be used in a variety of ways.  I have taken those colors and made a layout of my youngest son Aden.  I always tell my boys.....all three of them....."you are my favorite".  They have known that for years.  I love how they know they are all my "favorite" but will use that line to try and win something to their advantage.  "Remember Mom.....I AM your favorite."  :)

 Hope you will play along with us this week!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog with the hop and all your lovely comments.  Welcome to my new followers!  Thanks for being here.

Don't forget to link up your project to the Frosted Designs Blog for the chance to win a great prize and so I can check them out.  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Happy Crafting!!  :)

Frosted Designs Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

Glad to have you along for the Frosted Designs Fall Blog Hop.  This blog hop is a Challenge Blog Hop.  The overall theme of the hop is "Fall".  Each designer contributed one ingredient for a total of 12 ingredients.  Collect the ingredients along the way and include AT LEAST SIX (6) on your project.

Here's my project.....

My ingredient.......

"Alphabet Stickers"

 So grateful for the relationship my boy have with my parents.  Love the way they love each other.

We have some great sponsors for this hop.  

Prairie Bird Boutique

My Little Shoebox

Boys Rule Kits

               

Here is the complete blog line up in case you get lost along the way (or found me first).

Barb - http://barbcraft.blogspot.com/

Brenda - http://brendasscrappyblog.blogspot.com/

Teresa - http://www.teresajaye.blogspot.com/

Lori A. - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ 

Melissa - http://melshappyscrappyplace.wordpress.com/

Lydia - http://www.kiwimumscraps.blogspot.com/ ***This is Me!!***

Diana – http://itsmylifeandimscrappingit.blogspot.com/

Debbie - http://lovelifeslittlepleasures.blogspot.com/

Lori M. - http://frugalscrapper.blogspot.com/ 

Anita – http://theflamingochronicals.blogspot.com/

Channa – http://crafts-pieces.blogspot.com/?spref=fb

Carol - http://www.carolpaperie.blogspot.com/

Enjoy hopping along the way!  Make sure you link up your project to the Frosted Designs blog for a chance to win that great prize!  

Happy Crafting!  :)