Beauty - A vertical border with a digi stamp

Well .. I did it ... I FINALLY did it.... I mean I've only been THINKING about it for forever ...

It feels so good to have it done and I must admit I'm extremely pleased with it.

I've always wanted to get better at my shading .. and I've decided to branch out from the paper piecing into the world of digi stamps.

AND here is what I've created:

It's a vertical border.  I combined paper piecing techniques to give the dimension that I love oh so much with the digi stamp.  I think I pulled it off ... I think it's cute ... HECK, I LOVE IT .. he he

Now, I know my coloring is very amateurish.  And I do need some improvement in the shading/light source areas.  BUT .. for me .. doing is learning ... and no better way to 'DO' than to practice..

Here is the full border.  It measures 12" high x 5" wide

A close up of the sun and clouds paper piecing

The title

The girl

 A side dimensional view

Feel free to leave your comments and criticisms .. I'd love to hear them and am open to ALL suggestions!

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Supplies used:

1. Digi Stamp by Tiddly Inks ~ Poppy

2. Misc copic markers

3. Patterned paper by Heidi Grace

4. Paper piecing patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs ~ Sun from Out 2 Sea

5. Twine from Trendy Twine - Lemon Tart

6. Clearsnap colorbox chalk inks

7. Tim Holtz distress inks

8. Ephiphany Crafts charm maker

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This vertical border is available for purchase HERE.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today.

Take care.

Cute Calendar with Watermelon Taffy!

Hi everyone!

I'm here today to share with you my first posting for Trendy Twine!

This month the team is featuring a new color .. Watermelon Taffy!
It's bright, it's colorful .. what's not to love about a color like this.  It just screams "HAPPY".

For my project this month I've decided to make a fun pocket calendar.

As I was pulling this together the ideas of the things that could be stored in this calendar were endless. 

I could organize my sales receipts, record my etsy or ebay sales, or perhaps something for the kiddos .... like I said ... Ideas ... endless...

Here is a dimensional view giving you an idea on how large the pocket is.

A close up of those cute birds and February title

A good view of the calendar

A close up of the top details

I've used the following products to create this calendar:

1. Trendy Twine in Watermelon Taffy

2. Paper piecing patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs (Twitterpated, Scalloped Shapes)

3. Patterned paper from DCWV- Baby Girl Stack and Jillibean soup - Spotted Owl

4. Washi tape

5. Epiphany Crafts Button maker

6. Misc. Gems

7. Martha Stewart Poppy border punch

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I do hope that you'll stop by Trendy Twine and jong us in this months challenge featuring Watermelon Taffy.  Just stop by the blog HERE to find out all the details.

Safari Expedition Layout

Good morning all.

After being away on vacation for a week I really found myself antsy to get into my craft room again.  Don't get me wrong, vacation was fabulous!  What could be wrong about spending some time on the beach on the Pacific Ocean?

My first layout that I created combines two files that I acquired from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

I also used the "Safari Chic" DCWV stack

My latest tool and accessory from Epiphany Crafts.

And THIS is what I came up with.

The full two 12"x12" page layout

Close up of Giraffe

Close up of mat with Pull out tag tucked in

Close up of Lion

Close up of Hippo

Close up of girl and boy in jeep

The left page

The right page

Dimensional View

Dimensional view

Dimensional view

Both mats open up to expose space for additional pictures and/or journaling

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  If you have any interest in this layout, you can purchase it NOW on eBay.  Just click HERE for more details.  Thanks for looking.