Some new cards

I really love making cards and doing simple embroidery or stitchery. I thought I'd combine both to make these. I can see making tons more of them! I had too much fun making them! That's it for today! Have a good one! Hugs

Some Christmas Shares

Hi all! I've been a little busy lately. My husband in working in Cleveland Ohio on a nuclear plant job, and is not home 5 days and 4 nights. It's a pain in the butt with 3 kids here always wanting to go somewhere, have all thier friends in my house all day, eating all my food, making a mess! But I actually do love it! I just don't like to be by myself all the time, but at least he is working. He is there to inspect some work they are doing in the plant, he has nothing to do with the nuclear work there. But he had to go thru all the safety training, many tests, and alot of security checks all the time! He was getting a little overwhelmed for a while, because he is just a simple construction inspector from Pittsburgh, Pa. that usually does not have to deal with all this, but he finally got used to it! Anyway on to the crafts! The first thing is a stitched card I made. I have these things from Oriental Trade that you poke thru to your paper and embroider and I finally used them! I made Santa's Hat here. I painted Shimmerz (I hope I spelled that right!) on the flowers. I just purchased it last week from the Shimmerz website.




These are Christmas Folders I made from recycled envlopes from the mail, bills and things. I put pockets on the inside for gift cards, tickets, pictures, money(my personal favorite!) whatever!







A little note about the top picture, those are bags made from envelopes, and the middle box is like the Halloween box I made before. I used quilling on the front of the box, and also on the front of one of the Christmas Folders. I had way too much that I like to do! But what would I do without my crafting? Clean the house, wash the clothes, make the beds, cook, ........don't think so! LOL! Have a great day! Hugs

Halloween????

I know Halloween is a long way off, but I had to use up some Fall paper and so,
I wanted to share a little box I made. I got the idea from this blog (copy and paste, my link thing isn't working, because of a pop up problem!) http://sendingyoualittlesmile.blogspot.com/2009/06/last-project-as-all-that-scraps-guest.html Her box is much cuter than mine, but I am happy I was able to make it at all! I hope you like it! I plan on more for the Holidays, thought it would be too cute for candy or maybe some tea bags, or something like that!



That is the picture of it closed up. I added my embellishment to the front of the box, not the top.



That is the box opened. I also add a little message on the inside front of the box, just because I like it, and I have so much stuff to use , I had to do it! I have a couple cards to post also, I'll do that later. I'm going to my favorite Chinese Buffett withe my sister and my kids today! I won't be able to move when I get home, I eat so much there! Take care and have a great day! Hugs, Michelle

Happy Fourth of July! Sally is not very happy with her little Uncle Sam Hat on her head! But she wanted to say hi anyway! Hope you all have a safe and Happy Fourth! Hopefully, next week, I will have some craft projects to share with you! Take care! Hugs, Michelle

a Patriotic Pocket

Good morning! I made another Patriotic Project this morning. I wanted to make some containers to put some candy in for the kids, so I made these. I got the origami pocket from this http://www.origami-club.com/en/ (just copy and paste to get there). I eliminated the handle in the pattern, and then I used my Cropodile to add the eyelets in front and back to add the little jute strings. That stamp I used is from Sugar Loaf, I think. It's older, probably at least 7 years old! I used my nesties for the stamped image and the scallop behind it. They were so easy to make! I have big plans, now let's see if I do it! We are waiting for some more storms to come through today. We got enough Wednesday evening, flooded our poor little town, and ruined so much! I hope we get spared tonite! I hope you like my project. I think the kids will love them! Hugs, Michelle

Hi again! Another project. It's the card I mentioned on my previous post. I am making these for my friends and family. I used some older sets of stamps I have had for ages, but I love them. The firecrackers is part of a set I got off E-bay when I first started stamping. I love stamping them on designed paper, makes it easy, and I don't have to color! The 4th Of July stamp is from Target, clearance a few months ago. They are clear stamps, and there was a whole set of them, so I bought all the different sets they had, I think 3 of them. I really like them! I thought I would share a tip about using clear stamps. I have told many people this and it works. To get a nice clear image, go to Wal-mart and get a sanding block in the nail care section. Don't get the really rough one, get the one that is for smoothing. Each time I buy clear stamps, I gently rub them with this, the operative work is gently girls! I get a wonderful image every time! I do this if I have not used a clear stamp in a while too. Just be gentle! I hope you like my little card. I have fun! I also used the walnut ink to make it distressed like the tin centerpiece. I love doing that! Have a great day! Hugs, Michelle

Red, White, and Blue!!!

I love anything red, white and blue! I created this project with a tin I got at the Dollar Spot at Target. I covered it with scraps of paper I had, and used walnut ink to distress it a bit. I made the firecrackers from rolled up cereal boxes, and stamped the 4th of July stamp on some nestablities I just got! I am going to make a couple more for gifts. I love how it turned out.Please make sure to click on the picture to make it bigger, you can see it much better that way! The other is one I made last year from a little peat pot. I made them for favors for some friends. Later, I will post my 4th of July cards I made for my friends! I just love this time of year!

I hope everyone is having a great time since school let out! I know I am so far. We have not done a thing, but that's ok, that is the way I like it! I'm going to leave you with a sweet pic of my son at Kennywood Park on the Whip! Also a pic of my daughter in her Wax Museum post. She was a lost boy in Peter Pan.