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Friday, October 24, 2014

Halloween! Matchbox! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Well, I've been down for the count for the last week
due to a cold that came on like a lion.
I think it's finally moving on,
but I had to share a bright spot in my week last week,
my swap from Tami, my partner in JoAnne's Matchbox Swap.

If you read my post last week, you may remember
that I said that my partner and I were a perfect match?
If you didn't read it, :O
or don't remember, :(
you can scroll down
or click here.

OK, if you don't want to click,
here is an excerpt:

"I made this altered matchbox for a swap at Vintage Dragonfly:


 There is more texture and color variation to the matchbox
than you can see in this picture.
My partner prefers Fall colors and not too creepy,
so we were a perfect match!"


Well.
Imagine my surprise when I opened my box to find this:

 
Mine:


 Hers:
 
Yes!  We used the same frame!!
If matchboxes had sisters, they would be sisters!
So, that whole perfect match thing...
But a little bit spooky, right?  :)

It is really a lovely matchbox, and Tami filled it with wonderful
seasonal goodies, thank you, Tami, I love it!

To get even more mileage out of this matchbox swap :D
I took photos of the presentation.

Here is my card...

...clear away the cobwebs (figuratively) :)
to find this:
Due to the cold, I had to miss my Paper Soiree meeting, :(
but I did manage to make little favors for everyone:
 

Some washi tape wrapped around an inked spool, some baker's twine,
a skeleton hand hot glued into the hole,
and some Tim Holtz Halloween tickets.
I wish I'd taken a pic of them all together,
they were pretty cute.

Fall and Halloween images!!





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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  
Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!
Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.
Lovely things to be found at
French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!
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Friday, September 26, 2014

October! Halloween ATCs! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

I am playing in ArtJoyStuff's ATC swap,
the theme of which is "Masked Beauty".

I love Art Deco Halloween images
and thought this one would fit the theme just right:

I used some spidery paper as the background and
edged the card with washi tape.

I made each one a bit different, just cuz.
 

Yay!
It's October!!

 
 Another reason I like October is because it is my birthday month!
And that means guilt-free shopping all month long ;)

Here are some Art Deco freebies for your own use:







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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  
Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!
Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.
Lovely things to be found at
French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great week!
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Friday, September 12, 2014

Nature's Blessings Art Journal! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

I am delighted to be participating in the
"Nature's Blessings" Art Journal Swap,
hosted by Karla Nathan of "Karla's Cottage".

 We were to make a four page layout
with any nature theme,
with plenty of space for journaling and doodling..

I chose "birds" as my theme.
I think this page has lots of space for journaling:


 I added the bow and trim for texture.

Pages 2 and 3.
There is space on page 2,
and when you lift up the top page,

there are a couple of blank pages underneath.


Page 3 is a page ripped from 
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady,

with a glassine envelope
filled with tags for journaling.

Page 4 has two pockets for tags
and space around the page for journaling.



 And here are all six of them,
ready for mailing.
        I'm going to miss them!  :)

Well, can you guess the nature of today's freebies?

Yep.







Some of my favorites!!
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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  
Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!
Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.
Lovely things to be found at
French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend my friends!
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Swaps! Destash! Yellow!

Hello Friends!
I have a wee bit of catching up to do,
as I have received some lovely things from my swap partners this month.

This beautiful tag is from Marti,
made for a fabric and lace tag swap in the
Marie Antoinette MailArt Group:

 Isn't it lovely?
Thank you Marti!!

My swap partners from the monthly  A Swap for All Seasons swaps
continue to delight me!

This lovely card and tag for February's RED swap
is from Linda:

And her sweet red destash items:

 March's swap had a yellow/Spring theme.
My lovely card and tag from May:

And look at all the fun goodies from May's yellow destash:
Thank you so much, ladies, what fun!!

I will post my March creations once my partner,
who just happens to be Marti ;) receives them!


These next three ATCs I made for a swap hosted by
Kimberly of artJOYstuff.
The challenge was to use ONLY vintage materials.
Sooo these were made with vintage photographs,
vintage postcard and flowers cut from vintage greeting cards.
The backgrounds are made with vintage ledger paper (1850!),
vintage letters and music paper.
Buttons, vintage tatted lace, seals, millinery flowers
and random bits were used to embellish the cards.
I really had a lot of fun dipping into my stash to create these:

Since I have been working with yellow this month,
here are some sunshine-y yellow images for you:








 
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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  
Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!
Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

  ♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Surprise! Baby Shower! Valentines! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Hope you all are thawing out out there in the East and Midwest!
We have been having some embarrassingly warm HOT weather here,
I feel like we've been stealing the sunshine!
But things are getting a bit more normal.
Which is to say, 70 degrees and sunny :)

I had the most wonderful surprise last week!
You may know that I am in a local craft group...
Our meeting last week was supposed to be our
yearly Valentine's party, 
which is always a fun one, with pink and red and hearts, etc.
So I made my item for the swap,
which was to be a Valentine's Day banner:


And a sweet treat,
pink Rice Krispies hearts with an arrow:

And just cuz it looked so cute,
Caprese Salad with heart shaped mozzarella cheese: 
 BUT, when I arrived.
instead of pinks and reds,
I was met with BLUE!!

SURPRISE!!!
My wonderful friends surprised me with a lovely
Grandma's Baby Shower!!
I hadn't suspected a thing,
although it was more than a month in the making!

Look at the wonderful decorations by Marti and Pam!
These adorable pinwheels:


 

This lovely banner which says "Welcome Grandson":


Look at these adorbs little boats:



Marti even enlisted the help of her husband and daughter
 in the making of the banner and boats :)

There was champagne...well, to be honest, there's always champagne ;)
and the food was marvelous!
Chicken pot pies:

Cupcakes:
 More cupcakes, pasta and cheese, ceviche, salad, fruit, cheeses and more!


I am sorry that I didn't take more pictures,
but I was quite overwhelmed!

Ooooh, and there were gifties!!
A Grandma's brag book, and all the most adorable papers and embellishments 
I could ever want!
And...
how adorable are these little baby shoes 
that they made for me:


Crafted with paper and embellishments,
aren't they the cutest!!

It was a wonderful evening, 
♥♥♥ thank you, lovely Ladies, so much! ♥♥♥
Baby is threatening to make an appearance any minute,
so my daughter is on bed rest.  
This is my first grandchild,
who has been eagerly awaited for several years.
Very exciting!!

Here's some freebies for your crafting pleasure :)





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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday.!  
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Seasonal tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays! 
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Amazing things at Amaze Me Monday!
Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
Sweet and Simple links at Sweet and Simple Friday!
  ♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
 Have a great weekend!
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