I have a fun little thing I want to do and a wonderful RAK could be yours if you decide to participate.

If you see my book “Delight In The Details” while you are out and about take a photo of yourself holding it. Include the name of the store, city and state then email me the photo. If you already purchased my book send me a photo of you holding it and include the city and state you reside. I will have Alan make a photo album that I can post all the photos into so you too can see all the different places it has landed. After you email the photo to me your name will be entered for a chance to win a wonderful RAK (Medium Flate Rate box filled full) of all kinds of goodies. I think this will be a fun way to track all the different places my book is presently residing. I hope you will participate.

Here is a little sneak peek of a project I created using lots of Jenni’s new products. It will be posted on her Inspiration blog sometime this month. Which means you will have to keep checking back to find out when mine is posted. But until then check out all the great projects that have been shared so far. You will quickly see why Jenni calls it the inspiration blog as there is LOADS of inspiration to be found by lots of talented people.

Below is the list of products used to create this project.

Supplies Used: Homespun Die-Cut Label Paper, Homespun Mini Papers, Homespun Banner Stickers, Red Banner Stickers, Multi Dotted Labels, Bingo Cards – Mini Springtime, Orange Embellished Butterflies, Vintage Style Sew-On Buttons – Green, Pearl & Rhinestone Pins – Cream Stick Pins

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend… next week is Spring Break for us. I hope it is a great weather week… feels like Spring here today.

Here is a sweet purchase I made at Crop-Paper-Scissors after I finished teaching my classes this past weekend. As you all know I love vintage ledger paper (they have more… just saying) and use it in all kinds of different ways… covering chipboard and tags, mixing it with vintage sheet music and book pages to create unique paper flowers, using it in my die cutter and one thing I REALLY LOVE doing is saving the blank margins to type journaling strips for projects. This keeps the vintage feel and theme of the project authentic. So don’t throw away any of your scraps, not even the tiniest of tiny ones. You will use them. And this little receipt book is going to make some adorable embellishments in projects. I feel so lucky to have found it as it is nearly a full book.

Also I will be teaching my Canvas Sampler Album at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas, Saturday, April 24th at 2:00. I will only be able to teach 11 people in this class due to limitations on the vintage items used in the project. After this class this project will be retired. So if you want to make one call Carolyn or Sherri at 972.923.3151 and they will get you signed up.

I also want to thank all of you for emailing me some of the sweetest sentiments ever regarding Ansley and her panic disorder. We are slowly seeing an improvement and know she will get through this, it just takes time. You are all very much appreciated.

And lastly the Easter Ornament Kits are selling fast. To those of you that ordered one… I will be shipping them out Friday.

For those of you that asked if I was going to sell some Easter Ornament Kits here is your one and only chance to purchase a kit. Once I sell out they are gone. And just so you know I have a very limited supply.  The Easter Ornament Kits are are now available here.

The price per kit is $30.00. Shipping is included in the price of the kit.

With this kit you will create 6 adorable Easter Ornaments that are perfect to accent any Easter tree, gift bag or banner. These ornaments range in size from 3” to 4” and each front showcases an adorable vintage postcard image while the back of each ornament is simply covered with images of vintage sheet music. You will accent each ornament with a silk flower, self adhesive pearls, brown & white baker’s twine and buttons.

If you choose, the vintage images can be accented with Diamond Stickles and the scroll frames can be accented using Platinum Stickles. Chandelier pieces can be simply colored using Copic markers which you can purchase if you wish to accent your ornaments. You will paint, sand, glitter and glue with the end results being spectacular.

Each kit includes step-by-step instructions with color photos for those that like to recreate projects exactly as shown. And you will receive plenty of scroll frames (a complete tin – 24 scroll frames total) leaving you plenty to recreate ornaments for additional holidays, Brown & White Baker’s Twine, 1 – Tin of Maya Road Earth Buttons, 6 – Silk Flowers, Self Adhesive Pearls, 6 images of Vintage Easter Postcards, 1 – 8.5 x 11 copy of Vintage Sheet Music and a packet of Coarse Crystal Glitter.

For those who do not care to use glitter, please feel free to opt out as I understand not everyone loves glitter as much as I do. You can leave your scroll frames simply painted and inked as your finished ornaments will be perfect either way.

Please Note: These kits will not include the paint (FolkArt 632 Rose Pink, 432 Sunflower, 526 Soft Apple), the Maya Road Dangling Chandelier Beads, Copic Ciao Markers (G21 Lime Green, R20 Blush, YR31 Light Reddish Yellow) or Diamond and Platinum Stickles

and I love her so much!

Little did I know just how perfect this one little word would be this year. I guess I should keep it real with this post and explain why I have been pretty much absent since returning from CHA. My daughter Ansley who by the way just turned 16 on the 28th has been diagnosed with Panic Disorder. She had her first full blown attack the first night I was at CHA. Her attacks look like seizures they are so intense and seeing her have them breaks my heart. She has not been able to attend school and has now been placed on Homebound. We do see improvement and are hoping that she will be back on track in a month, fingers crossed.

So with all that being said taking care of Ansley 24/7 and I mean literally night and day, getting my classes ready for this weekend at Crop-Paper-Scissors, setting up my “You R 2 Tweet” mini workshop, mailing books, replying to email (which by the way I have received some of the sweetest notes from people regarding my book, thank you so much), taking care of everyday family life and chores well, my blog has been slightly neglected… no very neglected.

But I do have a few sneak peeks of the canvas envelopes we will be altering in my Canvas Sampler Album class.

Canvas Envelope One

Canvas Envelope Two

I hope you all will be patient with me regarding my lack of daily blog posts. I am juggling a lot right now and I’m trying my absolute best to keep up. Just know I will be posting as often as I can.

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

This “You R 2 Tweet” mini banner is the fun project I taught at CHA-W in Anaheim this past January. The great thing about this online workshop is you don’t have to show up at 7:00 a.m. to start creating like I and everyone else had to do. You get to create this project in the comforts of your own home and on your own time. I tell ya not being a morning person sure did make that a tough time slot for a class but we all made the best of it (most with Starbucks in hand) and had a great time creating.

This mini banner was created so everyone could finish the project in 90 min. which explains why I only used 3 pages from the Maya Road Mini 2-Ring Triangle Banner Book. And I am happy to report everyone did walk out of class with their finished project in hand. You can use my book “Delight In The Details” to reference the techniques used in this project as I included the page numbers in the instructions.

This “You R 2 Tweet” online workshop will begin March 1st with access continuing to the private blog until March 31st. The cost for this online workshop is $9.95. Once you register for the workshop you will be given access to the complete supply list. On March 1st step-by-step instructions as well as color photos of the mini banner will be posted to the private blog.

I’m looking forward to creating with you once again.
Have a great weekend.

In this class you will create 6 adorable Easter Ornaments that are perfect to accent any Easter tree, gift bag or banner. These ornaments range in size from 3” to 4” and each front showcases an adorable vintage postcard image while the back of each ornament is simply covered with images of vintage sheet music. You will accent each ornament with a silk flower, self adhesive pearls, brown & white baker’s twine and buttons.

If you choose, the vintage images can be accented with Diamond Stickles and the scroll frames can be accented using Platinum Stickles. I will show you how to accent dangling chandelier pieces using Copic markers which can be purchased at Crop-Paper-Scissors if you wish to accent your ornaments. There will be lots of painting, sanding, glittering and gluing in this class with the end results being spectacular.

Each kit includes step-by-step instructions with color photos for those that like to recreate projects exactly as shown. And you will receive plenty of scroll frames (a complete tin – 24 scroll frames total) to recreate ornaments for additional holidays.

For those who do not care to use glitter, please feel free to opt out as I understand not everyone loves glitter as much as I do. You can leave your scroll frames simply painted and inked. Your finished ornaments will be perfect either way.

Date: March 6th Class Length: 2 Hours 10:00 – 12:00  Skill: All Skill Levels  Cost: $30
Place: Crop-Paper-Scissors

Additional Supplies Needed: (Not Included in Kit)
1 – ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Cat’s Eye (Creamy Brown)
1 – Aleene’s Acid Free Tacky Glue
Diamond Stickles
Platinum Stickles
Chandelier Accents
Ciao Copic Marker YR31 Light Reddish Yellow
Ciao Copic Marker G21 Lime Green
Ciao Copic Marker R20 Blush

Basic Tools Needed: Craft Knife, Craft Mat, Scissors, Glue Stick, Strong Liquid adhesive if not bringing Aleene’s Acid Free Tacky Glue, Sand Paper or Emory Board, Pencil, Paintbrush

You will alter the cover of this unique 5” square canvas binder album with mini chipboard tags covered with images of vintage ledger paper, sheet music, book pages and gorgeous fine silver German glass glitter covered embellishments. The inside of the album is covered with images of vintage bingo cards and includes two canvas pockets that have been altered with crocheted doilies, trim and burlap accents. These canvas pockets are perfect to hold any of your small mementos and memorabilia. There are 3 pages perfect for covering with photos (6 photos total) of your favorite vintage items, heritage family photos or images of your everyday life. This album can be any theme you decide. I think it would be a wonderful “All About Me” album.

Each kit includes step-by-step instructions with color photos for those that like to recreate projects exactly as shown. I just don’t want you creative rebels that like to do your own thing to feel as though you are locked into my design. This is not the case. You will be able to create the cover as you wish since you will have plenty of mini chipboard tags to create your own sampler design.

For those who do not care to use glitter, please feel free to opt out as I understand not everyone loves glitter as much as I do. You can leave your bird cage and heart chipboard embellishments covered with silver ink as provided. Your finished album cover will be perfect either way.

Date: March 6th Class Length: 2 Hours 1:00 – 3:00 Skill: All Skill Levels Cost: $40
Place: Crop-Paper-Scissors

Additional Supplies Needed: (Not Included in Kit)
1 – ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Cat’s Eye (Creamy Brown)
1 – Fabri-Tac Adhesive (Highly Recommend)

Basic Tools Needed: Craft Knife, Craft Mat, Scissors, Glue Stick, Strong Liquid adhesive if not bringing Fabri-Tac, Sand Paper or Emory Board, Pencil, Sewing Needle

Homework:
6 –Color or Black and White photos that will fit 5” square pages.

Between the hours of 10:00 – 12:00 and 1:00 – 3:00 you can enjoy a Maya Road Make-n-Take and flip through several albums I have filled with projects feature in my book “Delight In The Details”. I hope to see you there as it will be a fun filled inspiration kinda day.

Little Red Wagon is one of my all time favorite stamp sets by Pink Persimmon. You will find a tag I created using this stamp set on page 66 in my book Delight In The Details. And the above card is a card I created last year (which just happens to be my all time favorite Valentine’s Day card) if it looks familiar to my long time blog readers. If you are new to my blog you can learn how to recreate this card here.

I have been busy creating some adorable vintage inspired Easter Ornaments that can be used as either ornaments, tags or accents on a spring garland. This class will be taught in the morning on March 6th at Crop, Paper, Scissors in Waco. And the cool thing is you will have enough product left over to create several more for additional holidays. And believe me you will want to as these little cuties are so addicting.

And (I feel like my 6 year old niece Madelyn talking when she gets excited with all these Ands) I have some very exciting workshops I am working on. They will be titled “More Delight In The Details…” and (there I go again) I will be talking about each project in the chapter and showing you how to recreate lots of the projects in my book. I plan on having four different workshops which will be broken up into Chapters so there will be 4 total workshops. I will not be teaching the techniques since that is already explained in my book but I will gladly answer any questions you may have regarding them.

So as you can see I have been very busy with class projects, workshop preparations and dealing with everyday life. But I am super happy with where I am at this moment and thank all of you for being a huge part of it.

Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope it is a great one for all of you.

and I am loving it!!! Here are a few photos from around our house that I thought I would share. This is a record snowfall for us Dallas/Fort Worth Texans.

Looking down and across the street while standing in our driveway.

The birch tree in our back yard.

These are trees in our front yard peeking over the backyard fence.

This is a view of the landscaping in our backyard in front of our kitchen window.

A view of our backyard taken while standing in front of the birch tree.

As you can see this is going to be a perfect scrapbooking day. I will be finishing up my second class to be taught at Crop, Paper, Scissors in Waco, March 6th. This is really going to be a fun day. I will be teaching two classes and my friend Lisa will be helping with a Maya Road make n take… hope to see ya there.