Spring Cleaning

I decided now would be a good time to clean my studio …. ugh!!! What was I thinking? Now my entire room is in shambles and I can’t make anything …. serious withdrawals!! I’m also right in the middle of rehearsals for an upcoming production at my community theatre! Well *sigh* it’ll all be worth it when I can move around without tripping over things stacked up around me! Until then …. 

Gift Bag and Tag

Just a quick post before rehearsal! I put together these cute gift bags and tags for my friends …. tons of credit to give but don’t have time yet ….   

Cute notebook and a mess!!!!!

I made this cute little notebook at my Friday Club the other day! It was the first time I’ve used the Copic markers! O Mi Gosh!!! I’m in trouble cuz THEY ROCK!!!!! The color is so pure and there is no streaking! Love them!!!!! I also posted some pics of my mess called my studio ….. yuck! It’s very difficult to be creative when I can’t even sit down or find things! I’ve seen some great makeovers on some of my FAV blogs lately …. needless to say – I’m taking a trip to IKEA this w/e! Transformation on the way!   My messy mess:up close: 

New toys (uh, I mean tools)

Friday was my monthly gathering with stamping friends! It’s also my “shopping” day at my favorite local stamp store – Cindy’s Simple Stuff!!! As much as I love Stampin’ Up! – a girl can never have enough tools and product – well, that’s my story anyway – and I’m stickin’ to it! I read up on the Scor Pal and Scor It ….. finally decided to get the Scor It Mini …..In my excitement I rushed into using it …. figured out I was holding the scoring tool upside down! Now I’m just havin’ a blast scoring everything within my reach (and that’s a LOT right now cuz my studio is a MESS … still) I also picked up some new CB embossing folders – YEAH!!! And some kids crafting foam (this stuff is soooo fun to cut with the CB – CuttleBug) …And I have fiiiinnnnallly sent in an order for SU! to get my free SAB!!!! I’ve tried to be sooooo good as a demonstrator and not buy every wonderful stamp set to add to my towering wall of already wonderful SU! stamp sets!!! So I’m excited ….After all this talk …. I should post a picture of something created ….  

     

My “inchie” quilt card is a mesh of my new toys in action:I first scored my base card (chocolate chip SU! cs) to create a grid 1 1/8″ by 1 1/8″. To add some interest, I swiped Very Vanilla Craft Ink across the grid and paper. In order to fill my “inchies”, I punched out 1″ squares from my paper scraps and randomly placed them. To further create the quilted look, I used my sewing machine set to zig zag and sewed all the “seams” created by my Scor-It Mini. I then swiped everything with SU! River Rock Ink to age my quilt.My stamped images are from SU! retired set “Little Somethings” & “Collage Alphabet” – the perfect size for this card! I needed some dimension so I used my CB and some craft foam to cut the blue swirls. The template is Sizzix Scribbles Swirls. Overall, I am happy with how it turned out ….. my take on “inchies” …. Melinda

Family Digi 3

Well, I thought I would get out into my studio … nope! I’m too busy having a blast with my computer and digital stuff!!!! So this page is my family …. I found another cool site called Shabby Princess - they had tons of free downloads!!!!  

What I used in Photoshop Elements:

Shabby Princess: Dinner Party by Sara Carling:  Red Paper

Shabby Princess: Festival: SwirlieFrame

Prima Hybrid: Vera Lim’s “A Little Magic 3″

Font: Herculanum & Skia

Digi Photo 2

Ok, so today I am going to try making a card with a digital element printed out. But until I get that figured out and actually venture into my studio … I have a picture of the kids visiting my friend’s farm from yesterday …. just having a bit of fun! The digital elements are once again from the kits at Prima Hybrid: Techno Grunge Graphics by Meredith Fenwick and Big Swirl News by Trish Jones.     

Digiscrap Pages!!!!

Ok, now I’m really in trouble!!!! I went over to Prima Hybrid and ordered a BUNCH of digiscrap stuff!!!! I’m sooooo excited …. ok, this is a scrapbook page I just made (in about 10 minutes) with some of the sets I downloaded: Letters from the Patio by Dianne Rigdon, Techno Grunge Graphic Frames by Meredith Fenwick and background paper from Damask Dream Sweet Page set by Dianne Rigdon. It’s all digital Baby!!! I am a complete beginner in digital scrapbooking and my page turned out great! Such a nice surprise and an exciting new horizon for me to explore!The above picture is me (on left) with one of my closest friends (and cousin-in-law) Shawna! Aren’t we just two cuties? Ok, can you tell I’m excited … go check their site out – they have some freebies to “try it out” …. I just couldn’t resist making another page! This one below is me with my sister. I used more of the sets I downloaded today! I use Big Swirl News by Trish Jones, One Season by Vera Lim, A Little Magic 1 by Vera Lim and I think that’s it!**edited to add credit for the Sisters font: Alpha Gem Silhouettes – Fleurish by IOD at Prima Hybrid***