Birthday Gifts

Hello...anyone out there? Heehee. I see tumbleweeds rolling pass...LOL!  I guess blogging is my crafting journal, but online.  ^_^

Anywho, yesterday I was reminded about a friend's birthday celebration and I wanted to gift her something handmade along with the monetary donation we will be giving.  I was scrambling for a gift.  I didn't have any already made anything that was satisfying for me to give, but my husband had those 4x6 Post It Notes, so that's how this was created....

The designer papers are from American Crafts 6x6 paper pad and the cute image, Ruby, is a long time friend from The Greeting Farm stamp that was colored with Copic markers.  She reminded me of the recipient of this gift, sophisticated! I did a flap closure that's secured with Velcro. The pen was from...umm, a big heaping pile of pens that I have in a bin. LOL! Yes, it works! Yay! Now I have a project to make that will use those pens that I have bought over the past...years!!! ^_^  I have 10 more pads left so I'll be putting those together. 

Also, added to the gift are the following "Keychain Note Holder" (sorry, my image came from my IG post). 

And finally, her card...

I just love Some Odd Girl stamps and digital images.  Featured on this card is Genie Gwen and Genie Kody.  The background paper was the spur of the moment idea to do a Ombre style with colored pencils.  It was an experiment that came out okay and I embossed it to hide some of the flaws.  Digi images was colored with both colored pencils and copic markers.  

  

"Make A Keiki Smile" Card Drive...Christmas is Near!

Hello, first off, I want to share some cards that I've made for an awesome cause.  I'm helping a friend out at Sweetland Paper Treats Blog  with the "Make a Keiki Smile" Card drive.  The goal is to hit 150 cards by November 26.  If you'd like to help and contribute to the cause, please hop on over to her blog and check it out.  Click HERE for the 411.  
I made these 4 inch ornament cards with scraps of paper I had from last year. I colored these stamped and digi images from Pink Cat Studio with either Prismacolor pencils and or Copic markers.  I had fun creating these cards and I hope it will work for them and help make a Keiki Smile this upcoming holiday season. :)

Anywho, I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween.  Mines was eventful as it is every year with my son, my mom, my sister, and her family.  Every year we meet up at my mother's house and head up the road to walk in a subdivision with the kids to go trick o' treatin.  It gets really packed on the streets and it's hard to drive your car down the road.  My nephew is 4 years old and I just miss those days with my son, so he's my excuse to join in on a relaxing walk and see what kinds of creative costumes other people have put together.  I must say that there were pretty interesting handmade costumes. Not only the children played Halloween roles, I've seen a lot of adults dressed in costumes as well. Hmmm, maybe next year I'll be brave enough to dress up.  Maybe something scary. 
 I hope my sister doesn't scream at me for posting this, but wth...she posted it on FB and IG. Hee hee!  This picture was taken before we went trick o' treating and we had loads of laughs. I will forever remember these precious moments I have with my family.  I call this next picture...The Dysfunctional Avengers with Batgirl. LOL!!! ^_^

And last but not least...I finally made me a paper shoe.  I've been seeing all these cute paper slippers and shoes and I've been wanting to try my hand at it.  I'm still embarrassed to post the picture because after all, it is my first paper shoe.  I was convinced by my loving and crazy family that I should just GO FOR IT! So, without further ado...here it is...

I added that friendly spider, (Btw, I'm really afraid of spiders), at the last minute. Don't ask me why. LOL!  I had the Brenda Walton Ballroom Slippers Sizzix die siting in my container collecting dust and possibly cobwebs.  I was intimidated and thought it was going to be hard to assemble.   I'm glad I took it out and tried it out.  I found out it was really quick and easy to assemble this shoe!  Using a hot glue gun helped the shoe stay together nicely.  Okay, so next one, I will try an "open-toe" slipper style.  

Thanks for stopping in. Time to put my head down to rest...take care

Honey Baby

Hello, just a quick pop in...I've been trying to post some of my creations more often.  I try! :) 

Anywho, I made this card for a friend's daughter who is celebrating her 17th birthday party tonight.  I really hope she will like this. 

I have been playing with different kinds of coloring mediums and incorporating Copic markers with Prismacolor pencils.  I love both mediums and will soon experiment with others like chalk, distressing inks, watercolor, embossing powder...etc. 

This is a digi image is Honey, from Saturated Canary and my brain fried a little trying to color her skirt pleats. Good Gosh! I took art class in high school and busted my brain cells trying to remember how to do shading, blending, and just the basic techniques when coloring. LOL!  I tried and it came out okay...I think! :)  

Speaking of high school...my 20th class reunion is in the planning!! Ack! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!! ALREADY? I still can remember the day I graduated...*I fell down the stairs* Buwahahaha!

Thanks, for stopping by...until the next post...don't fry your brain cells to much and just Google to refresh your memory!  :)  Take care and God Bless...

Halloween Goodie Bag

Wow, we are about half way through the month of October and once Halloween is over...CHRISTMAS is here!!!  Ack.  

Anywho,  here's a cute and simple Halloween Goodie bag made by using an 8.5" by 11" paper, featuring digi Witchy Mae from Some Odd Girl. (DSP is from MME Haunted.)  I just love coloring her stamps and digi images with my Copic markers.  Head on over because Witchy Mae is on sale until October 28th, I believe. 

Have a good evening and thanks for stopping by.  

Linky Party

I absolutely adore Some Odd Girl's digis and here's one of my favorite images, Spunky Sprite, featured on a Joy Fold Card that I made.  

I'm posting this to link up to Some Odd Girl's World Cardmaking Day Linky Party!!! I'm slightly late but I'm there...Hop on over and join in the fun.  Have a good day!  Thanks for stopping in.

Still here...

Loads have happened in my life that have been life changing over these past months.  Seems forever but it actually been about 8 months since my last post.  Good news tho is the DH returned from his 4th deployment and is now safe at home. 

I've been tinkering with crafting here and there but lately, I've been glued to my work space at home and crafting. Thanks to a sweet friend of mine who enables me.  Hop on over to her blog... Sweetland Paper Treats.  

Here are some of the recent projects I did...the 1st picture is of the Wooden Calendar Blocks that a friend of mine asked me to make for her Aunt's Birthday.  Ayako is my one of my favorites from Sister Stamps and she reminds me so much of my friend's Aunt who always carries an umbrella when she goes walking in the park.  The 2nd picture is an Easel Card, (I apologize for the bad image), featuring an image I totally enjoyed coloring with Copic markers:  Hairy Situation from Saturated Canary.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Take care.

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean. Tony Robbins 

I'm Baaaaack! ^_^

Hello, Blogland...Whoo wee...time flew by really fast. Life moves fast.  I wish I could freeze time to be able to cherish and enjoy everything a bit longer.  Anywho, I'm back to blogging! Where did time go? 

I've been a M.I.A. blogger due to such a hectic life with home, work, and activities.  The DH is back on deployment and my teenage son is constantly on the go here and there.  I also did some volunteer work to keep me occupied when DH first left, then WHAM! the holiday season kicked in.  I did manage to squeeze some crafting in and the pictures posted are some of the projects I've completed on since my last blog post. 

Firstly, I made my nephew's baby shower invitations.  They expected a baby girl and she was born on my sister's birthday.  She's a cutie and we have another addition to the family.  Hey, my sister is a Grandma! Lol!

I went into a Hello Kitty mode and ended up buying anything and everything Hello Kitty.  My nieces are big fans of HK so I made composition notebooks using these decorative duct tape and HK stickers.  The mini notepads was fun and easy to make.  I used the HK chipboards.  Everything I bought and used was purchased at Ben Franklin Crafts.  I love that store.  :)

Anyway, It's a New Year and new resolutions are being made.  I read my first post that I made on my blog dated, January 04, 2012, I must say that I've kept my resolutions and lost weight, (28 lbs. to be exact), and made some changes in color with my clothing. Last year's resolution was to "Make Changes Happen" and major changes in my life were made besides lose weight and color in clothing. I'm proud of myself. ^_^ Yay, me!  I haven't made 2013 resolutions yet, but I will...one resolution should be to post more blogs. :)  

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I'll try my best to visit more often with more posts.  I have a lot to catch up on.  Things are winding down for me and the transition of having the DH absent from home has seem to settle in.  My son and I have a routine. :)  Have a blessed New Year, everyone!  

Much love,
Regina

"I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me." - Anaïs Nin