March Fleur de Lisa Class

The flower this month the the Delphinium...which looks a lot like a Texas Bluebonnet. We will be using some stamps and punches to create this springtime card. This class will be offered twice at Stamp Antonio, first on Thursday evening March 10th, then again in the afternoon on Tuesday March 15th.
March is going to be Super Busy month for me! I will going to Warrenton & Round Top Texas later in the month and I'm still looking for anyone who wants to go with me...just let me know...the more the merrier!
Thanks for stopping by, I love reading your comments!

C is for Collector

I so relate to this....I am a collector!!

So here is yet another mini book I recently made. I Love the sticker sheet {see it here} and papers by 7 Gypsies. I used sheets of cardboard that I get from our office (that would have been thrown away) to make this book-YEP recylcled cardboard! For 2 of the pages I used Tim Holtz on the edge dies for the decorative edges of the cardboard...the rest I just hand cut with an exact-o knife. I haven't decided if I will add a little more to the pages...or leave them like they are until I'm ready to add pictures. But I really like the look of it so far! I bought 2 sticker sheets...so I plan to make another one to sell....but this one I am gonna keep!

You can see that I used all the stickers sporadically throughout the pages I hope you like it! I would love to hear what you think of it!

Mini Books

I have so many projects going all at the same time...so it's feels great when I have a few that are finished! I have been making mini albums or books. My goal is to have enough things to fill up a booth at a craft show by November...so I started in January. It is sort of my New Years Resolution to "use" some of the "stuff" that I have bought and seems to be crowding up my space!

These 2 books were fun to make...and I really like how they turned out. The Designer paper "Life Stories" by My Minds Eye was my inspiration...but I also used papers by K&Co and others... some of my rubber stamps...and vintage lace..and charms....and etc.
Now I am working on class kits for March....I will be teaching a class for the San Antonio Calligraphy Guild on making paper flowers ....that's in addition to my regular classes at Stamp Antonio....so I gotta go and get busy!

Small Altered Journal

I buy things on impulse with the intention of altering them...or making something with them...I get all these ideas....but most of the time, these items I buy just sit in a box or a bin...and sadly...they never get made! Well ....Ta-Da! One of my impulse buys actually got made!

This is a small journal book that I purchased for $1.00 and simply covered and decorated the cover. What a nice gift this will make! So, 1 down....about 50 other impulse buys to go! I am trying to not buy anything else till I get these things I already have finished.....hmm how long do ya think that will last???

So many new things being released at CHA.... I saw this video on "Smash Journals" click HERE to see...very cool!

Thanks So much for stopping by.....I love hearing from Ya!

Shabby Valentines

I had a little time last night to actually sit and play...I had just cleaned off my work table and was feeling a little inspired....needless to say, my work desk got cluttered up all over again! I can manage to make a mess in no time flat! I had recently purchased THIS package of Valentine Ephemera by K&Co and couldn't wait to play with it.

I hope that I have enough time to make a few more before February 14th...there are so many cute images...but so little time!!!

I am super happy that you stopped by.....I would love to hear your comments or even a quick hello!

News Flash-Feb. Class

Because of the great response to the January class at Stamp Antonio....I am making a slight adjustment! I will do 2 classes in February:
Each class is limited to 10 students ...So sign up ASAP
Tues Feb. 1st I will have an afternoon class from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thurs Feb 10th will be the evening class from 6:30 -8:30 pm

Scroll down for pictures of the main class project....there will also be a small bonus project too.

Hope to see ya there!!!
Lisa

"Fleur de Lisa" class for February

Is it just me....or is time flying by? I mean it seems like January just got here...and now it's almost gone! Anyways...I hope it's going good for ya!
I had my first class at Stamp Antonio earlier this month and there were so many new faces...It was great! This is the sample for the February class....there will also be a small bonus project too...but that is a surprise! I love these flower pot cards..and you can add your greeting
in the space under the flowers. I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by....I love reading your comments!

Vintage Bling is one of my favorite things

I have a love for vintage costume jewelry...I can't explain why exactly...but it sparkles brighter, in my opinion, than anything new! I started collecting a few years ago...and I don't know if I will ever stop. I think it's classic and will forever be in style. I just wanted to share it with you...since I haven't before...and because I haven't created anything new to share....but I will soon!
I am so happy that you stopped by and I hope you will share a quick comment!

Embroidery Sampler

Another one of my favorite things to do is embroidery. I learned some of the simple stitches when I was very young and have loved it ever since. I have some projects that I have not finished...but don't we all???

Here it is a new year...and what I hope to do this year is finish uncompleted projects.

This hand stitched sampler is a project that I started at Tidbits & Tassels and though I finished this piece, I haven't done anything with it...like make it into a pillow or wall hanging...so that is one of my many projects to finish this year. What are yours?

Thanks for stopping by....

Merry Christmas

I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and thank you for stopping, by from time to time to see my little blog. I have big plans to completely re-do my little crafting area otherwise known as my kitchen during the next week or two. I hope to have some before and after pictures and some goodies for a give away very soon!!!
The image is a vintage card I bought at an Antique store & scanned in...feel free to use it as I could not find any copyright anywhere on the card.

Until next time...Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends!

January Classes!

Helllooo! I am sorry I have been neglecting my blog....I really can't believe it has been a whole month since I posted! I went to Dallas for a family reunion the weekend before Thanksgiving and got kinda sick...then we flew to Tennessee for Thanksgiving and since then I haven't had a moment to catch my breath!
OK...for the important stuff! I am excited to announce that I will be teaching classes at StampAntonio starting January 13th. I will do a Thurs. evening class once a month (on the 2nd Thurs of every month) and if there is enough interest we may add a Sat. class as well. These are the 2 cards with handmade flowers you will make from coffee filters. These are very simple so it is a great class for beginners!

I know that this is a very busy time of year and I soooo appreciate you stopping by! I hope you will also stop to remember the true meaning of Christmas and keep that in your heart!

Thanks,

Vintage Images of Christmas Part 2

I am drawn to the vintage look...I just can't get enough of it! The card above is one I just made, and the card and tag below are some I made last year. Sometimes I look back at things I made a year or so ago....and realize that my taste has changed since then...but not in this case! I still really love these, so I decided to show them again.

So this is part 2 of vintage images of Christmas....and I am not sure how many more "parts" there will be....so let me know if you want to see more of these!

I am leaving to Dallas super early in the morning for a family reunion...so I am keeping this short.
Thanks for stopping by...I love reading your comments....so don't be shy!

Classes in December

I will be teaching this Poinsettia plaque with easel and Christmas Rose tag twice in December. You will make both projects in the class...so make plans to attend!
The First class will be Sunday afternoon, Dec 5th at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels.
Then on Thursday evening, Dec 9th at Scrapbook Cottage in San Antonio.
Below is a closer look at the Poinsettia....
And below is the Christmas Rose tag....

I hope to see you there!

Even if you can't attend I would love to hear your comments!

Vintage Images of Christmas... part 1

Hello....I hope you had a great week...I sure did! We are having some colder weather and it's so nice! I sat down to play with some of the vintage images I have been collecting. I saved them to a flash drive and had them printed at a local office supply store...because they have a color laser printer vs. my ink jet printer...so you get much brighter and sharper images and I don't use up a whole ink cartridge! They let me use my own cardstock so it's very inexpensive.
For the one above I used some vintage lace and added a ribbon rose I made from seam binding. This was my very first try at making these ribbon roses...they are really easy!

For this one I used "Webster's Pages" because the colors seemed to match almost perfectly....and although these are non traditional Christmas colors...I love them. I did not make the rose....it's from Prima...I just added the holly leaves.

I titled this "part 1" because I have so many of these images and will be posting more cards and things soon.

Thanks for stopping by...I really appreciate your comments

I Can't Believe I won Something!

I am so excited....I just found out that I won a Starbucks gift card from Theresa over at Garden Antqs Vintage I just love her blog...she has such gorgeous vintage things! I have been so busy and November just snuck up on me-yikes! It will be a busy month but I will try my hardest to post more often!
I made the card below for a co-worker's birthday and now I think it is time to start focusing on Christmas!
So much to do....so little time! But I did make time to go and vote today....and I hope you did too!
I love hearing from ya....

N is for Nest...

I purchased this kit from "The Button Farm" at the CKC show in San Marcos back in September...and have finally gotten it finished! I absolutely LOVE the crystal knob that is on the front (like a mini door knob)

I love that the kit came with great instructions and color pictures...it made it really easy!

Of course I had to change it up a bit...and add some lace in here and there!

I also made pockets on some of the pages....just to personalize it a bit....and make it more my own!

I just love these little books....even if there really isn't a practical reason for them! It is fun to create and have pretty little things that have been hand made just sitting around to enjoy!

I hope you all are having a Great Halloween weekend....the weather here has gotten a bit cooler and it feels wonderful...so I am headed out to enjoy the weekend!