Blessed

Soon my scrapbook supplies will be put away to get ready for Christmas. So I thought I would join a couple more challenges.  I was a Design Team Member and former Blog Coordinator for Let's Get Sketchy. I love the sketches and so glad I was able to play along. Here is my page

Here is the sketch I was inspired by.

I have made these quilt pattern inspired pages before. This is one of my favorites.  I used a chipboard title I painted off white and the flowers are Handmade by me Chiffon material I made ribbon roses and a circle flower. Sorry I cannot remember the name of it.

I am with my 3 best friends. This was on our way to main in June 2019. I made them stop at the first covered bridge we saw in Vermont. I am truly BLESSED to have these 3 in my life and I am honored to be their friend and we love to stop along the way and do crazy things like this. 

Deck the Halls

I am loving this Christmas season so far. I am trying to be as creative as possible this month. 

Here is a sketch I was inspired by at Sketch N Scrap.

Here is my page. 

Cool Christmas

My treat for this month is trying to participate in as many challenges and scrap or craft every spare moment I can steal. December is a little stressful so I plan on having as much fun as I can.

Here is a sketch from Stick it Down.

Here is my double page layout.

I used the Joyous Winter days Collection from Maja Designs.

Some pictures from Christmas Eve 2005.  Our Tarbell Family Christmas Eve party.  This year we had our Christmas Party and Cookie Candy Exchange on November 30th. Great way to start the Hliday season.

Motley Trick or Treating.

Here is another page created this weekend. I followed the sketch at Rochelle Spears Blog.

Here is the sketch

Here is my page. I used some scraps from my Doodle bug paper and a spider web doily.

I am using my iphone for pictures and editing before i send to my Messenger. The process is not giving me clear photo's. That is something I will have to work on. 

Best Friends

Scrambling to join some of these challenges before the Christmas Season gets crazy. Here is the Challenge at Challenge Yourself #71

Here is my page.

Here are my Friends. Tracy,Ceely and Jackie. These women are my sanity savers, travel partners, craft buddies. Shoulders to cry on and shoulders to help carry my load when it gets too heavy.  This was our photoshoot in Salem last October 2018. 

Team Bride

Today has been a very productive day. Well for crafting and scrapbooking anyway.  Looking forward to this week. Hoping to squeeze in some more scrapbooking. I have been in a part time college course and Tuesday is our last day. We will be done until the new year. My evenings will be mine again. I was inspired by Lets get Sketchy Sketch challenge

Here is the sketch

Here is my interpretation.  I used some Marion Smith Garment District paper.

Close up of smudge work. lol

Close up of mould shape from Prima.

Thanks for taking a look and I hope to share more of my pages and my memories.

Mixed Media Mayhem

Hi Again.  Thought I would get creative this weekend and worked on some altered objects. I was inspired by the lemon craft  and the Bleeding art Monthly Challenges.

Lemon craft has a mood board and Bleeding art is anything goes as long as its not a scrapbook page. 

I decided to do a quick tutorial to show my progress along the way.

I started with an old pair of lace covered boots. The Pink is turning yellow from the glue that was used. 

You can see some of the yellowing in the close up. 

 I gathered a bunch of mold pieces i have in my stash. I use air dry clay because it remains pliable. Some scraps of lace, paper flowers and some bling. I did not decide what colors to use right away. When I say the mood board I went for the purples and added some blue.

While I was gathering supplies I found an old birdhouse I had made. It fit perfect in the boot. I used glue sticks and a hut glue gun to apply all the pieces.

I took a Fabscrap door and some hearts and applied to the boot.

The Prima mold pieces are all around the boot.

I sprayed the boot with Tattered angels Midnight Blue, and Fully Purple.

I took the boot outside to take a picture.  

Back view

Side view,

Thanks for looking. I have my December projects in mind and hope to be blogging at least once a month if not more in the new year. 

Long time no see. Bling your Bra.

Sorry for being gone so long. What can I say........Life happens.  I have been crafting but the process of taking good pictures and uploading overwhelmed me for awhile. So for my comeback post I have a project inspired  by Breast Cancer awareness.

Bling Your Bra

I started with my own bra found on sale at Walmart $2. Great deal and no guilt when I embellished the heck out of it.  I used lots of paper roses. Websters dusty pink rose ribbon, Christmas Pick feathers, Pink Green Tara Flowers, A upcycled barbie that I painted with gesso and molding paste. I also made the skirt and the boddice with glitter paper and a variety of lace. I used gems and  I beaded the roseish looking flower on her waist.  I printed up the quote from pinterest. 

My posts will get longer and more in depth but for today this is all I have. My son was at the Heart institute today and was given a 3 year break before seeing them again. He is 27 years old, but he will always be my baby boy.  

I am also going to add this to the Bleeding Art Challenge  Anything goes. This has gesso, molding paste and lots of hotglue. lol 

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. 

Timeless Love For Canvas Corp Brand

I came across an old time photo and wanted to create a page using the fabulous 7 Gypsies Architexture paper and embellishments and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.  You can find the tutorial HERE. 

Close up

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a Creative Day!

Altered Figure Skates Mixed Media upcycling

Hi Everyone! It has been way to long since I updated my Blog.  2017 was not kind to me but 2018 has been phenomenal so far.  I wanted to share a pair of altered skates I created for Canvas Corp  Brands Blog. Here are a few pictures and you can see a Photo tutorial HERE

Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting!!

Travel Journal

Travel Journal Page for 2017. The Canvas Crew Team had a travelling Journal Here is my first page.

The following is a list of Supplies used from Canvas Corp Brands.

7 Gypsies -Gypsy Moments 8 x 8 paper pad - Polaroids and Phrase

7 Gypsies - Wanderlust 8 x 8 Paper pad- Ballerina

7 Gypsies - Global paper tape

Tattered Angels - Easter Calendar Kit

Tattered Angels - Fully Purple
Tattered Angels - Marigold Glimmer mist

Canvas Corp - Black Thickstock

Tattered Angels Heart Mask

Mixed Media Paper

Stitch Stamp

Black Modeling Paste

Black Pen

White Gesso

Gel medium

Brown chalk ink

Lattice stencil

Crazing medium

Black ink

Cover 

Canvas Corp Brands - Canvas Fabric

Tattered Angels- Easter Calendar Kit

Tattered Angels- Fully Purple Glimmer mist.

I have several other pages to share with you from some of the CCB crew.

I started this post over a year ago. I love All the Canvas Corp Brands and will be sharing more of my creations this coming year.

Live Your Life Happy

New sketch at Let's Get Sketchy.  Love all the layers.

Here is my page. A snapshot of our final day in Florida.  Trip to the beach. 

Materials used Paper Stack from Michaels.

Fabric Flowers

Venice lace

Paper doily 

pleated ribbon.

Our Story

Our story began on a beautiful morning in early September 1989.  I remember the day like it happened yesterday. I was worried about the weather it was cloudy but the sun was shining and rain or shine I was marrying my best friend.   We celebrate 27 years of marriage this year. 

I have used this paper collection recently for my Niece Aryanna's Wedding Scrapbook and decided I wanted some of my Wedding Pictures in the same collection.  Here is the sketch I used from Stuck?! Sketches. 

I am also using this page as an audition for Shabby is Chic Boutique.  

My page

Close up of Title

Close up of trim 

Close up of trim 

Materials used

Prima Tales of Me and You paper collection

Canvas Corp Corrugated paper

Shabby is Chic Trim

Flatback Pearl Trim

Lace and pearl trim

Wild Orchid Crafts roses

Paper doily

Brick Stencil

Gesso

brown chalk ink

Twine

MS Punch

Look at those young kids.  They followed their hearts and six kids later are still in love.  I have to admit I am glad I waited for the supplies you can get today are much different than in 1989.

Karrah Pretty Cute

There has been so much going on in my household.  Renovations and getting the kids ready for school.  I found this treasure of Karrah on her first day of Kindergarten. She had been on the ketogenic diet almost a year and was leaving her Special Education class for the mainstream Kindergarten.   

I used the sketch from Stuck?! Sketches 

Close up of vine

Supplies used

Close to my heart Paper collection

Thickers Alpha's

Prima Vine

Wild Orchid Crafts roses

Paper doily

Trim.

Hard to believe she is going into grade 10.

I will also be entering this page at Create with TLC.
Anything Goes Challenge

You make my Heart Sing

Slowly getting back to my Disney photo's I am hoping to have them scrapped before our next trip. But I am not making any promises. Here are 2 of my girls walking towards the tram at Magic Kingdom. 

I used the sketch from Stuck Sketches?!

Here are some details.

Created bubbles with the Tattered Angels  Mists

Painted a generous layer of White Gesso on bottom and it created a resist and interesting colour mixing.

Supplies used

The Neapolitan Collection from Recollections paper pad

White Gesso

Tattered Angels Cherry Cola

Tattered Angels  Marigold

Tattered Angels Dark Blue

Eyelet lace trim

Pink Ric Rac trim

Paper Doily.

Konoronkwa

Here is the new sketch at Sketches in Thyme.

Here is my page.

Prima Tales of You and me
Kaisercraft hearts
paper doily
trim

Remember

Here is the new PL Sketch at Sketches in Thyme PL style.

Here is my card

Here is the page.

Used a Basic Grey 6 x 6 paper pad 

scrap doily

scrap lace 

mini frame

Thanks for looking and hope you can join us at Sketches in Thyme PL style.