Mermaid Pillow Box

Hello and how are you today?  I must admit, I've been a bit tired lately.  Taking care of kids, getting to appointments, taking care of Dad who is already in his 80's, trying to keep up with the house and yard....I feel like there is a never ending list of things that I need to accomplish.

But I'm also grateful that I have a good life.  I really do.  I know my concerns are minor compared to others and I need to appreciate all that I have been blessed with.  Sometimes we lose sight of the blessings and get lost in the whirlwind that is life.

So I'm here, taking a little break to share my latest creation:

I made this pillow box to fit a gift card for an upcoming birthday.  The image is from Under the Sea Birthday Set from Bugaboo Stamps.  So is the sentiment.

I used Mod Podge Dimensional Magic for my bubbles.  My mermaid is also popped up for fun.  So that's it from me for today.  I hope you have a great rest of the week and weekend.  Thank you for taking a peek at my latest creation.

This meets the following challenges:  Digi Choosday: Anything Goes, Everybody Art Challenge: Anything Goes, Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes, and Not Just Cards: Anything Goes.

Autumn Fairy Fabrika Fantasy Card

Hello and happy day!  The temperature is finally rising and my tomato plants are finally showing growth.  It's been such a strange season, but it looks like things are getting on track here in the desert.

I'm here today to share a card for the latest Corrosive Challenge: Anything Goes.

I'm featuring Autumn Fairy by Fabrika Fantasy, on my all occasion card.  I printed the image a little large to really show off the image and also to be able to color the fine details more easily.

I added a bit of glaze - that can't be seen real well in these pics.  I used some greenery and pearls - left over from past Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kits.  She's a little different from my usual style, but I've used Fabrika Fantasy images before and find them challenging yet rewarding to color.

Join in this month at Corrosive Challenge if you get a chance and thank you for taking a peek at my latest creation.

This meets the following challenges:  Digi Choosday: Anything Goes, Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes, Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes, and Make My Monday: Lots of Flowers.

Hooray Note with Paper Wishes

Hello and happy Monday!  I don't know about you, but I had a busy weekend cleaning.  And I feel quite accomplished.

For today, I would like to share a card I made using Summertime Gumdrops from Paper Wishes - it's sort of like a kit, but not exactly.  It was on sale and I just couldn't pass it up.

I used the paper and several punch-out elements from the "kit" and I used a Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin stamps (hooray and it's your day), and fussy cut the larger sentiment and popped it up for added dimension.

There is plenty of dimension on this one.  A little sewing and done.  The hard part is having all these wonderful papers and punch-outs and figuring out how to put something together.  This one reminds me of school for some reason.

So that's it from me today.  I wish you all a wonderful day and thank you for taking a peek at my latest creation.

This meets the following challenges:  A Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes, A Perfect Time to Craft: June Anything Goes, Classic Design Team: June Anything Goes, and Love to Craft: Anything Goes.