A cute moment...

Well, here is Phinnaeus being a big goofball. I love this picture of him. My daughter was taking pictures of him one day and caught this while he was lounging around. Hope this gives you a chuckle...it sure did for me and my daughter. :)

Karen

Another vintage card in pink...

I made this for birthday wishes for a very good friend. I love vintage everything. I got to use the new vintage brads from SU!. Love them!! Also made some scrunchy crunchy flowers out of vellum and sponged the edges to add some colour. I used some vintage lace and little pearls on her nightdress for accents. I sponged all the edges to deepen the colour. Inside I used one of the pewter hardware pieces from SU! to hold the sentiment. Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Edit: I found the FREE vintage image here on this site. It is just one of many sites to visit for wonderful images.

http://www.vintagestampers-freebees.blogspot.com/

Newest member of the family has arrived...

Well, we finally found a little kitty that we fell in love with. Meet Phinnaeus A.K.A. Phinn. Although all the family members haven't embraced his name yet, I'm sure it will grow on him. He is adorable and very playful. Loves to run around and chase his little toy mice. Enjoy this little video.

Time flies....

I made this card for a belated birthday for my brother-in-law. I thought the theme of time would be good and broke out these clear stamps. I got to use some hardware with the new antique brads from SU! and a clasp from Tim Holtz Ideology collection. I also used one of the teenie tiny clips from SU!--so cute. I distressed the edges with vintage distress ink and used the crackle background stamp For cardstock, I used the new early espresso cardstock from SU! It's pretty neutral but I like it just the same. TFL.

My first digital scrap page contest...

Well I decided it was time to join in the fun and submit this page for the digital scrapping challenge. The emphasis was on distressing and torn edges. I decided to use this beautiful picture of my mom when she was nine years old taken in Indonesia just before the war broke out. I just love this one. She sent it to me when my daughter turned nine so they could see each other at the same age. Times were so different back then, I can't even imagine. I know my mom went through the most horrible nightmare as a child and now as an adult holds so much inside. She is truly amazing. What we go through these days is nothing compared to the pain and sadness she went through. I am happy that she shares what she can with us and know that it is never easy reliving the past. I love you mom.

Drawer box-- vintage style

I had to try making this drawer box using Splitcoaststampers tutorial this week. I love it. So easy and fun to decorate. I chose one of the many FREE vintage images and added some crunchy scrunchy flowers made from vellum distressed with broken china ink. TFL.

You're never too old to say "THANK YOU"...CIC#15

I've entered this card into my first challenge contest CIC15. Another card using one of the many FREE vintage images. I kept the layout pretty similar to my other card using vintage elements. This time used pinks and vanilla and distressed the edges with distress inks. Lots of pearls to accent and the crunchy flowers made from vellum. I love making these flowers. Thanks for looking.

Stamps: Clear dollar stamps family heritage, digital image FREE, Craft Lounge "Thank you"on inside of card

Paper: SU! very vanilla, black, basic grey DP, vellum

Ink: memento black, distress ink

antique linen, pink pirouette SU!

Accessories: pearls, crotchet lace, nestabilities oval + scallop, dimensionals, glue dots, corner rounder, scallop punch, 1" and 1 1/4" punches for flowers, lace border punch SU!, sponging