Thursday, July 3, 2014
OBX...You are in my thoughts and prayers! Stay Away ARTHUR!
Manteo...I will be there soon! I love your peaceful, calm waters! Stay away Arthur!!!
Highway 12 to Rodanthe...Arthur...leave this area alone!!!
Ocracoke...da cousins/LYG MYGs be there soon!
to have a PLANKING GREAT TIME!!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Tagging Around Summer Time Fun
Howdy Y'all!
I have been enjoying my summer spending days doing all the things that I love doing. What makes it special is the freedom to do these things without time constraints! Being a first grade teacher is such a blessing but I admit, I love my summers!
Working out and attempting to stay healthy is one of my priorieties. I love my workout buds and my fitness guide and inspiration Katie! What a lucky duck I am to have her around!
After working out, I have been spending my days playing with all my scrapping supplies. I enjoy hanging out with Cat Beaty at her wonderful scrap store in Mineral Wells, Texas. She and my dear friend Patrice keep me grounded, and always help me be more productive.
Here are a few tags I have put together so far this summer.
These two tags are for my upcoming tag class. I love America and all things Americana! I used the TH stamps layering them on top of multiple shades of distress inks.
The above tag is one I created for a DAR Patriotic mini album I am making for my mother! Love all the USA stamps!
Next is a tag I made with inspiration from Tammy Tutterow's blog. I am in love with her elegant, beautiful style and a few of my tags are replicas and/or inspirations of her wonderful work. She is just amazing! It's always fun to substitute supplies when you don't have what an artist has used. And, I know so many of us hoard a vast collection of ephemera, odds and ends, and trinkets of all types. I didn't have all the items she used. I still love the way my tag turned out.
And...my favorite of all new purchase is the latest T!m Holtz Sea Horse die. I have been making tags like Blackbeaird gone crazy! Here are just a few...
The above tag was experimental! I couldn't find beeswax so I used my Scentsy wax to coat the ribbon on the tag. It turned out so cool and totally changes depending on the color wax you use. But the super bonus is the wonderful scent you get...so it's a great tag to hang somewhere!
The last tag above was one of my first tags created using that lovely seahorse! I just can't get enough! Lots of techniques and layering of material on this tag.
Well...guess I better get some sleep as I have lots of creating to continue...
I have been enjoying my summer spending days doing all the things that I love doing. What makes it special is the freedom to do these things without time constraints! Being a first grade teacher is such a blessing but I admit, I love my summers!
Working out and attempting to stay healthy is one of my priorieties. I love my workout buds and my fitness guide and inspiration Katie! What a lucky duck I am to have her around!
After working out, I have been spending my days playing with all my scrapping supplies. I enjoy hanging out with Cat Beaty at her wonderful scrap store in Mineral Wells, Texas. She and my dear friend Patrice keep me grounded, and always help me be more productive.
Here are a few tags I have put together so far this summer.
These two tags are for my upcoming tag class. I love America and all things Americana! I used the TH stamps layering them on top of multiple shades of distress inks.
Next is a tag I made with inspiration from Tammy Tutterow's blog. I am in love with her elegant, beautiful style and a few of my tags are replicas and/or inspirations of her wonderful work. She is just amazing! It's always fun to substitute supplies when you don't have what an artist has used. And, I know so many of us hoard a vast collection of ephemera, odds and ends, and trinkets of all types. I didn't have all the items she used. I still love the way my tag turned out.
The above tag was experimental! I couldn't find beeswax so I used my Scentsy wax to coat the ribbon on the tag. It turned out so cool and totally changes depending on the color wax you use. But the super bonus is the wonderful scent you get...so it's a great tag to hang somewhere!
Well...guess I better get some sleep as I have lots of creating to continue...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
By the SEA...I want to BE!!!
Thar She Blows!!!
Here is my latest tag using the newest TH dies plus a few of my favorite things! I absolutely love having free time in summer to go hog wild creating tags! There is not a moment that goes by that I am not creating and sketching out designs! Even in my sleep!!! If you know me, you know my love of the beach and all things 'of the sea'! So when T!m came out with this die, I couldn't wait to own it! I loved adding and mixing all the various 'odds and ends' ephemera that I have hoarded for so long! A great big thank you to Cat at Cat's Creations Scrapbooks for allowing me to spend my summer days hanging out at your wonderful store creating the day away AND getting ahead of the game of tags for our monthy tag class!!! Also...
Thanks T!m and Mario for your countless hours of work to inspire art lovers all over!
Oh and one more thing...I get to making so many tags that it reminds me of fishing trips as a kid. I would fish for so long that when I would go to sleep at night...all I would see when I shut my eyes was the fishing bobber! Well....replace the fishing bobber with tags...tags...tags...My brain won't shut off at night!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Told You So
Marilyn helped me work through some techno issues on new laptop. Hopefully I can be a little better at posting crafty things I have made.
Below are a few of the tags we have made over the past few months. I am blessed to have such a special store to teach tag and album classes. The ladies that attend the classes are incredibly talented. I always leave with new ideas I have learned from them.
Here are my tags....
Santa gathering his reindeer at the North Pole! I LOVE anything reindeer!!!
This angel tag is in honor of my dear friend Patrice! She always has ideas for me! Love that special lady! I also think my partner in crime loves the tinsel on this tag....right Cat?
This is a layered retro look! Love the vintage feel! The ornaments and colors came together
beautifully!!!
Love the Three Wise Men tag especially with the hymnal page stamped with the angel. Good stuff!
Here's a tag that I made using a photo off pinterest. I changed it just a bit to give it my own touch but I do give credit to its creator. Beautiful idea!
Below are a few of the tags we have made over the past few months. I am blessed to have such a special store to teach tag and album classes. The ladies that attend the classes are incredibly talented. I always leave with new ideas I have learned from them.
Here are my tags....
Santa gathering his reindeer at the North Pole! I LOVE anything reindeer!!!
beautifully!!!
Happy Fall Y'all
It's been a beautiful weekend! My running friends and I ran at Clark Gardens annual Half Marathon &5K. It is such a wonderful, beautiful place. The staff go to great lengths to allow runners to run through the beautiful scenic gardens. I had a PR in the 5K which made me so happy after battling odd injuries for a few months! I can't decide what drives me to run but I think it has a lot to do with the challenge and battle within yourself plus the great sense of accomplishment when it's all over! It also provides me when mental thinking time to create and come up with ideas for artsy side!...tags, pages, altered art and creations in general!
Tag classes have been awesome! The sweet attendees do an awesome job creating from the basic tag! I love their willingness to share not only ideas but also their stash of goods when we get in a bind or are lacking materials. Thank y'all for making the sharing journey so special!
I am excited that we are heading into such marvelous days of holiday sharing! So I am posting a few pics of tags we've made and/or going to make!
One more thing before I forget...to those of you that posted on this blog...thank you for your kind words! I did not realize y'all had posted so apologies to each of you for not responding! I am going to try to get better at this blog thing! Marilyn....I need you! :-)
Tag classes have been awesome! The sweet attendees do an awesome job creating from the basic tag! I love their willingness to share not only ideas but also their stash of goods when we get in a bind or are lacking materials. Thank y'all for making the sharing journey so special!
I am excited that we are heading into such marvelous days of holiday sharing! So I am posting a few pics of tags we've made and/or going to make!
One more thing before I forget...to those of you that posted on this blog...thank you for your kind words! I did not realize y'all had posted so apologies to each of you for not responding! I am going to try to get better at this blog thing! Marilyn....I need you! :-)
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