Look Ma' no Feathers....lo....

I know, I know...you're wondering what the heck...3 posts in one day...I can't believe it myself......it feels like I've been on this crafting streak lately and I can't stop.....sorry about that..............so if you came here looking for The Burtonesque Dolls and Paper Take Challenges please scroll down....otherwise here's a layout I made for the challenges over at Ella's Pink Scrapbook #15 (theme-heritage) and Tiddly Inks #13 (match it up).

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The challenge at TPE was to make a heritage layout. Well I'm sorry to report that most of my photos that I had are gone. They got deleted when my laptop took a dive a few years back. I do have some, but they are buried.... So I went through the photos that I have on the computer and really loved this photo of our little one and her Grandpa. I love the smile on his face and how our little one is right there next to him. I just changed the photo to black and white to make it vintage looking......

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and this morning I seen that Tiddly Inks' new challenge was to match it up and thought of this digi image (pinky) instantly. I also used Froggie Thoughts, Twisted Tree and Silver Moon Set.......I hope this turned out vintage enough for the challenge.....I used vintage pieces from Tim Holtz and tried to color in Pinky so she looked like she was a vintage doll.......Enjoy!!!!!!!

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here's a side view with the tag that pulls out at the top........

And here's the front view......I mixed up the title using stickers, rub ons and material letters....I don't know, but this kinda feels off balance to me...what do you think? Seriously......

Aren't these two just sooo ca-ute.....I added stickles to the crown, dress and cup cake.....

just a closer view of the right side using Tim Holtz products.......

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Well that's all I have...promise.....I'm off to take a nap.....haven't been to bed yet since I got home from work this morning....have a wonderful day....hugs from Charm City

Halloween is Hopping @ Tiddly Inks and out from the Archive's

Happy wet Saturday blogland. We have a big storm on our hands right now to. But we really need the rain as I posted in my last post, so it's a good thang........so for today I wanted to share some news about Tiddly Inks. Later this month Christy is releasing some new images and they are going to do a Halloween Blog hop in July. I've posted all the info at the bottom of this post so you can check it out. It sounds like alot of fun and I can't wait.

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I don't have anything new to share with you today, but I thought since I've been missing scrapbooking my family photos, that I would drag some out of the archives that I don't think I've ever shared here on my blog. And lo-and-behold, I found some Halloween ones....WOOT!! WOOT!!! (as Betty Boo says)...and then a couple other ones that I really like....ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!

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this is a paper paint bucket that I got from Home Depot and decorated for candy to go inside....

this is our nephew at Halloween one year as the hulk.....he's such a silly guy... our eldest daughter....isn't she just so cute...she would dress up and take our little one around trick or treating with her friends....how cool is that for a big sister....

and I have to say, this is my pride and joy home made costume. I made this whole thing from scratch other than the sweat pants and shirt (store bought)....I hand dyed the outfit and cheese cloth to match and hot glued everything together....and used a headband to make the cheese cloth drape over her head.....our little one actually loved this costume.... this is our little niece when she was a baby....I really like how I used alot of photos on this 8.5 X 11 size page....(oh that little white blotch isn't on the real photo....I think it was on my scanner at the time.... ) this photo is a fav. of mine...our little one had to go out and play in the first snowfall in the middle of the night that year...she is actually wearing pj's....lol...I just like how I was able to capture the snow falling in this photo...and it was dark to...the big "S" letter is actually chipboard swirlie thingie that I turned on it's side to make the letter......lol....

this was just one of those photos you get taken on vacation. The little boy and older girl were kids we met while there. They had a condo a couple doors down from us with their parents.....

and here is one I think our little one will cherish later in life. I had her write a letter to her grandparents and we tucked it away in the envie I added to the layout. I just added some stenciling and other do-dads....

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Well that 's all I have for today.....I hope it wasn't to long of a post..... remember I've posted the info for Tiddly Inks Halloween blog hop below.....Hugs from Charm City!!!!!!!

..................................................................................................... Here are the details: Theme: Halloween in July: Use a Tiddly Inks digital image to create a card or project and participate in the blog hop Dates: 6 PM CST on July 22 to 6 PM CST on July 24 How to Participate: Post your creation on your personal blog between 12 PM CST and 5:55 PM CST on July 22. The title of your post should be "Halloween is Hoppin' at Tiddly Inks". Once your blog post is completed, visit the Tiddly Inks challenge blog and link your blog hop post in the Inlinkz list at the bottom of the Halloween Blog Hop post in order to be qualified for the prizes. There is no need to sign up in advance of July 22. The Inlinkz list will close at 6 PM and then we hop, Halloween style, from the Tiddly Inks challenge blog. The blog hop will run until July 24 at 6 PM. We will have a wrap-up "party" on July 24 in the Tiddly Inks PCP group from 6 PM to 10 PM CST. Stop in and chat with us in the comment section at the bottom of the page. Between 6 PM and 10 PM CST, one lucky PCP commenter will be randomly selected to receive the next 2 Tiddly Inks stamps before anyone else (free of charge).

Ella's Pink Scrapbook--Challenge #11

Good Morning bloggers.....this is my second post for today, so if you're looking for The Burtonesque Dolls challenge post, please scroll down.

I made this layout for the challenge on The Pink Elephant. I didn't have enough time to do last weeks, so I made sure I was able to do this week's challenge. I really miss making my layouts for our family albums. So I'm really going to try and do this challenge every week...so here's what I came up with....the challenge was to use black and white photo and any color choices for the rest.......Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments....they really make my day. ..Enjoy!!!!!!here's the whole layout....... I make 8.5X11 size layouts, so it's always a challenge when there's so much you want to put on a layout. And I really try to keep them only single instead of a double...it just makes my life easier...lol....the photos do open up for more photos,journaling and 3 separate tags that pull out as well.... this is the opening....I used Tim Holtz' artillery....lol....

just a closer look at the bottom title....

the opened view....journaling will be stats of the school, teachers, special things that happened...and what ever else little Missy here would like to have....

here's all the tags pulled out....the small one on the right will be notes from Mom and Dad...the big one in the back will be the class photo......Well that's all I have for today....Come and check out both challenges... The Burtonesque Dolls Challenges and The Pink Elephant Challenges...there is also a card challenge that they have on the site as well......Have a great Tuesday....Hugs from an extremely HOT Charm City!!!!!

A Magnolia Sketch Challenge and TPE Layout Challenge #9

This is my second post for today..If you're looking for TPE card challenge, please scroll down.....I have to say that I have missed playing with the Magnolia group. I had seen that they had a sketch challenge#3 posted on the birthday blog and I knoew I jsut had to play along. I know I'm a bit late, but that's ok...I was able to finish it and wanted to share with everyone....I have seen where some have used an air brushing technique to color in flowers and background papers using Copics. Well I wanted to try this and that's how I changed the color if the white flowers in the upper corner. But I didn't use an air brush gun I used a can of air that you would use to clean your computer keepboard/computer.....it took a little time to get use to, but I think with playing more I can get it down for a background. And here's a layout for the challenge over at The Pink Elephant Layout Challenge #9 summer layouts. Although this is an older layout, I wanted to play along this week. I think I am going to start playing with them cuz' I'm so far behind in my layouts and truly miss making them for our family albums.

I took this photo on a trip to the beach a few years ago of our little one and her backyard best friend....as I call them, over the fence buddies....lol....I used Microsoft word to do my journaling. To make the white letters I had a black box, typed in my journaling and then brought the journaling to the front in white (on top of the box) and then just printed it off. Rub on's are from Dee's distressed effects by My Mind's Eye Inc. Daisy Hill chipboard alpha's and EK Success alpha stickers....Well have a wonderful afternoon.....Hugs from a very HOT Charm City....

6 Cards and a Layout

Happy rainy Monday...lol...not that's it's happy here, but it is rainy...I have to say that I got the bug...the flu bug that is...so this will be short and sweet. I just needed to get up out of bed and sit instead of laying down...so I thought I'd share these cards and a layout that I made last week. It seems like I have just been posting once a week with everything that I've made the previous week. So I hope you all don't mind it all at once.... Well I'm off and back to bed for abit. I hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead and many many thanks for stopping by and for your comments. They all make my day!!!!! Hugs from Charm City.......ENJOY!!!!!!

this is DH and our little grandbaby on a visit here a couple years back when we all went on vacation to the beach....I still need to add the journaling to finish it....I also made this using a sketch from Jana's Sketches...pop on over and check them out...they are all very inspiring...

this one turned out way busy....don't know if I like the outcome or not yet....

this was made with a no holds bar...what ever I grabbed that's what went on this card....old SEI paper and remember those deco scissors? Yep, I used them instead of the border punches...

and I have to say that I just love this little fella...he's a digi stamp from Dustin Pike. I just adore all of his digi's, but haven't used them yet. I made this into a paper piecing and used it for a card....isn't he just the cutest....

here's a cute little card I made with a stamp I received from Kimmie for winning her challenge a few weeks back. She is just so darling....thanks Kimmie...I really loved the package you sent ...here's the link to the store if you wanted to pop on over and check out the rest of the stamps...they are to die for....and if you wanted to join in on the fun with the challenges you can check them out here.

I thought this would make for a cute thank you card for our little one to send her Grandmother. It's a little premature, but my Mother in law wants to take her to this tea and crimpet little place one afternoon for the two of them to have tea together. So I figured why not be ahead of the game....simple but that stamp is ever so cute...I also used my scor-pal that I received from Diana....thanks Diana....I will be using this more in the future...this is such an awesom tool and I can't wait to make some things with it.... here's a card I actually made for a challenge over at Moxie Fab World . It's not very good though....

now, last but not least, here's another-- just add whatever...I can tell you, I don't like this one at all...I think the orange flowers are my problem..I think it needs green there instead....what do you all think? It just doesn't flow for me....

I'm Back....

It's been almost a month since my last post. If you are like my family and Me, summers are soo busy and hectic. Not to mention, my truck was in the shop for almost 2 weeks. Good 'ol Betsy needed a break. She was just to tired and worn...lol...but now she's back and running like tip top shape. ...I really missed her.

The baby is gettin soo big and "HAPPY"...he smiles and laughs at almost everything. I've been taking little videos of him on my camera. I want to make a dvd of all of the little clips of his first year. I thought this would be such a great thing for our daughter to have later down the road. They just went on vacation to South Carolina this past week and came back and asked us how we would feel if they moved there? Now, mind you, I would never stop any of my children from doing what they want. But it will sadden me if they actually do move there. We have 3 grandbabies that live in another state with our middle daughter. So we don't get to see them much. And now if our eldest daughter moves, then we will once again have another state to visit to be able to see them. Ohh the woes of being a parent.

On a lighter note, I was able to get in a couple cards and a layout....Enjoy...

This is our 3rd little grandbaby. I took this on a visit when they came here last summer. I brought in the ric rak from her little hat onto the layout.

I actually made this card for a challenge on Paper Craft Planet a couple weeks ago. I wasn't able to upload this to their site though. They challeged everyone for a no layers card. And this is what I came up with....

here's a stamp that I don't think I have ever used. One morning I just took it and made this card.

and here's a card playing around with a little stamp set that I have never used before either. The whole card is stamped, inked and colored in with Prisma's....

I wanted to say thank you to everyone that visits me everyday. Come back and visit again soon as I hope to have new projects up. I'm working on some new ideas using my big E for wood working. Have a Happy weekend...Hugs from a stormy Charm City...

Is it Friday Yet????

I must say that I love Fridays. This is normally a day that I get our little one from school and we go and get movies and Chineese for dinner. It's our special night. And sometimes she has a friend over for the night to.

I wanted to post this layout that I made. I used alot of paint washing and Distress crackle paint (broken china). I have had these for sometime now, and really wanted to play with them. But it's a layout that I really don't care for the outcome. It turned out nothing like I had invisioned. I had a plastic palm tree from one of our little one's bday cake. I tore it apart and white washed it to give it an aged kind of look. The photo is of my in laws. I also used a ball and chain and those lovely Prima flowers. I'm sorry that the photo is not that good.

you can click on the photos to get a better view if you would like to..

thanks for taking a peek today. If I don't a chance to get back here for the weekend, I hope everyone has a great one....

Hugs from Charm City

Sweet Miracle

Happy Monday everyone...Here's a quick one that I made just letting go, sort of speaking. I started out with the photo and actually had blue pattern paper for the background, but I ended up using white paint and distress crackle paint. It so doesn't match the photo, but I really do like the outcome. The flower/swirls are actually black rubons that I painted over with a white wash and then added stickle glitter to them to change the appearence. The sweet letters are Making Memories felt letters--black-- that I white washed and added silver glitter glue over top of those too...I like how the black is still there but really muted..

you can click on the image to see more details if you would like to...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and didn't eat to much candy....

Hugs from Charm City

Hellooooooooooo

It's been awhile since my last post. Things have been crazy since I lost my job a month back. I wanted to share a few things that I have worked on these past few days. Our daughter's baby shower is coming up real fast and I wanted to make a little set to put something inside it for her. I don't know what yet, but I'll find something...

If you get a chance pop on over the the Hallmark Ladybug blog and check out the easter bags that DeeDee just posted yesterday. They are awesom, cute and jsut too adorable...

here's what I have been working on...hope you like them....

I used the tags bags and boxes, paper dolls and my community cricut carts, cuttlebug embossing folders on the treeglossy accents, stickles and some distress crackle paints on the number 4 from Tim Holtz' grungeboard. You can purchase all of these in the store at Hallmark Scrapbook. Take a gander over to the store and check out all of the new things and the deals that are still going on. You totally won't be surprised.

You can click on the photos to get a better view.

here's a layout of our little one and her adopted sister (friend)...I used the grungeboard and distress crackle painted from the store. I don't know about you, but I just love this stuff. If you don't have any of this yet, you need to have this in your supplies. It's so fun and easy to add dimention to your cards or projects. You can get these in the store also...

here's a layout of a day trip we took down to the beach to help celebrate Dad's 70th birthday. I used the Sesame Street cricut cart for the crab. Used some washers that I purchased in the hardware store and aged them with some chemicals. I made a border around the layout using the MArtha Stewart doily punch and used tea dyed material through the holes that I punched out with the Bind it all machine. I also tea dyed the 2 tags and used alot of Distress inks to age the layout.

here's a card I made for a challenge over on the message board at Hallmark Scrapbook. I had asked everyone to use the border flower cut from Walk in my Garden to make a card for Mom. Hallmark Scrapbook is having a sale on Cricut carts still. Pop on over and check them out if you're looking for some new ones. Or you can pre-order the new carts that will be in later sometime.

I wanted to make a new piece of art for my studio and this was what I came up with. I was playing around with the negatives from a few cuts for the background and to make the letter "L". I used polymer clay added it to the negative to make the letter and then I used the Sizzix clear stamps to impress into the clay before I baked it. Then I used bown, black paint watered down to give it an aged look. The background I used the possitives then inked the sheet using the Distress inks, then took the sheet of negative and added the swirls Sizzix clear stamps and stamped inside the scrolls. I think it's missing something, but I just can't put my finger on what I need to add yet...

Well I hope everyone has had a great month...Hugs from Charm City

A Just Because Layout

...Good afternoon...here's a quick post. I really had the urge to make this layout of my father in law. He's such a cool man...and very intellegent and wise man....but anywhoo, here's how it turned out...the things on the layout portrayed him in some way or another and I added all that journaling onto the back of the layout printed out on my computer....

Thanks for stopping in...and leave me a message to say "hi"....I'd love to hear from you...

Hugs from a thawing out Charm City

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here's what the journaling on the back reads:

Dad--this layout and items on it portrays you in some way or another.

the postcard paper--you are always sending newspaper clips in the mail to us.

the bicycle--you love to ride your bike

stitched criss cross--you're stitched together "perfectly"

blue/buttons--you always love to wear your blue button down dress shirts

metal--you're a hardcore republican

glitz--you love to "glitz" it up at Seacrets with the Party Bar and Jim Long Band

Last but not least---RED---We love to change the color of your face to this color...haha..

We Love You

It's a Beautiful Day

It's so pretty outside here in Charm City...not to hot not to cool..the sun is shining, and it's just an overall relaxing day,... finally...I've been up since 2a.m. playing in here...I made this project that was alot of fun. It's going to be a birthday box for a gift/gift card for someone. ..don't know who yet, but someone will get it....what do you think? The face is really strange looking..I can't seem to get a good face on anything I make... I made the face with a ball of newspaper, foli and polymer clay and baked it. I also used newspaper for the inside of the hat to give it some stability. On the backside I used the Basic Grey notch tool to make the notches to thread the twine around to make it look like a corsic (sp?)...This was just a small paper mache box that I had in my stash and I wanted to do something with it. There are hat pins in the hat holding the tag. I also used the Accent Essentials card for the Cricut to make the flowers and the ruffles (scallop). Here are a couple of layouts that I made last week or so. They are our eldest and I and then our eldest and our little niece... Well I hope that everyone has a wonderful week ahead. It's going to be another busy one here for me as I'm getting into our spare room to clean it out. I promised DH that I would since he has been so sweet lately. Not to mention he has been on my butt about getting it done....men, they just don't understand.... Hugs from a sunny Charm City