Wednesday's WOWIE Artwork!

Beautiful gifts deserve beautiful wrappings, don't they??!!!! Check out how I (or should I say, my daughter), stamped white tissue paper to coordinate with the cards I made!

These were for a bridal shower and the bride's colors are red, black, and silver! What a perfect match!And these were for a baby shower that was the same day as the bridal shower. Yes, a very busy day that was!!!!
Here theme for the new baby girl was butterflies, so of course we had to match that! The card was actually a swinging card, so the butterfly actually moves!!!
I had fun making the cards (so simiple and easy using our "Originals" and "Wishes" how-to books!), and Chasey had fun stamping the tissue paper! What a team we make!

Hmmmmmm.......somebody needs a manicure!

Technique Tuesday - Flower Power!!!

Not sure why I waited so long to actually try dying our paper flowers! I love the vivid colors and how they match the papers so perfectly!!!


These are 2 of the cards that we will be making at the card crazy workshop this month!





To try dying your own paper flowers, follow these guidelines:

1. Choose a container that your flowers will fit in. For my smaller ones, I used a craft jar. For my bigger ones, I grouped a glass dish from my kitchen ;)

2. Add rubbing alcohol to container. Then add drops of re-inker (the amount of drops depends on how vivid you what the color) I had to experiment and add more as I went along!

3. Using my tweezers, I dipped (more like dunked) my paper flowers into the solution. Then laid it to dry on a stack of scratch paper. (It will soak through whatever you put it on so make sure to protect your surface!)

4. One can use water instead of rubbing alcohol, but the rubbing alcohol dries a lot more quickly!!!!

That's it!!! So easy.... like I said, I should have tried this a long time ago!!!

Would love to see what you come up with ;)

Color Me Monday!!!

It's "Color Me Monday" time so hop on over to Jeanette Lynton's blog to see what the colors are for this week!

http://www.jeanettelynton.com/

Would love to see what you are creating with these colors! Take a picture of your artwork and send it my way (www.doresa.myctmh.com). I will have a monthly drawing from those that send me artwork for a Free Stamp of the Month!*

I will also post your artwork on my website (www.doresa.myctmh.com) and blog :) Have a blog of your own... post your artwork there with a link to my blog and that will count as well. Just shoot me an e-mail with the post ;)

Happy Creating!!!!!!


*non-consultants only please :)

Family Friday...

It's not everday that one gets to celebrate a 91st Birthday with someone you love! My dear Grandma Frieda turned 91 on March 12th! She is 50 years my elder!

My daughter, Chasey, even got to try her hand at her new found interest (cake making!)

Chasey made flower pot cupcakes! She used fondant (sp?) around the base for the flower pot, and then made her own flowers for the top.
She had some issues with the frosting setting up on the flowers, but otherwise, they turned out pretty darn cute looking! Now taste wise.... that's another blog, LOL!

My son, Tristin, had fun showing great-grandma how to play his PSP! Wow, that was fun to watch, a 91 year old driving a car on a hand-held video game! She was such a sport! Tristin later informed me that she crashed a lot, tee hee!!!
4 Generation pic! My grandma Frieda, my mother Kay, myself ;) and my daughter Chasey! Beautiful memories!!!!

Color Me Monday!!!

It's "Color Me Monday" time so hop on over to Jeanette Lynton's blog to see what the colors are for this week!



http://www.jeanettelynton.com/



Would love to see what you are creating with these colors! Take a picture of your artwork and send it my way (www.doresa.myctmh.com). I will have a monthly drawing from those that send me artwork for a Free Stamp of the Month!*



I will also post your artwork on my website (www.doresa.myctmh.com) and blog :) Have a blog of your own... post your artwork there with a link to my blog and that will count as well. Just shoot me an e-mail with the post ;)



Happy Creating!!!!!!




*non-consultants only please :)

Stamp of the Month....A must have!!!!

I know, I know... another one to add to your collection! But this one really is a "must have!" You can use it year round and it's in such a fun font!!! This is a Stamp of the Month, so you can only get it this month! Click here to see the set and to see how you can get it at a discount or FREE!

Designs from the Originals and Wishes CTMH how-to books! Check them out... makes creating so painless and FUN!

Family Friday...

My big bro Daron and his new love, Kitty!!! Getting married in 6-9 months!

Can't wait to meet her!

Family Friday...

So not only did I have a quiet, no kids day on Valentines, I got roses too!!!

Notice all the dried roses in the background! Just had to document those in the picture as well!

Level 1 Dry Erase Board

From Level 1 to Level WOW!!!

Click here to see how to take one of CTMH's Level 1 kits and transform it into 4 Dry Erase Boards! So Fast, So Simple, So Easy... the Close to My Heart way!