UGLY Sweater Prize

My son and daughter asked me to make an altered can to use as the prize for the band party's ugly sweater contest. I thought it ironic that the inspiration challenge at SCS was based on Don Cherry's jackets. I picked this bright jacket with flowers. They made me think of fringed flowers. So I quilled flowers the colors of the flowers on the jacket at glued them to the can. I look forward to hearing how the prize went over with the band kids.

3 projects to share with you

I made this sympathy card for my friend Faith who lost her mother this week. I quilled a floral spray and a quilled butterfly. It has glitter on the flowers for the ways to use it challenge this week to use glitter on a card. I choose to add a butterfly because I like to picture our moving from this life to the next life as similar to what the caterpillar goes through going into the cocoon to emerge as a butterfly.

I made this birthday card for one of my employees. I love this set from Mark's Finest Papers for guy cards.

This candle was made by my oldest daughter. She made the penguins and lights out of sculpey clay. She hot glued them to the candle. I just love the look on their faces. I wanted to share this with you.

Birthday card for Dot

This card took me most of the day to make because I wanted it to be a very special card. I made it for one of my former employees, named Dot. I knew her health was not the greatest, but I had no idea how sick she was. Today she quit because she is going home to die. She told one of my other employees that her organs are shutting down and she only has a very short time left. Her birthday is this Saturday. This will probably be one of the last cards she will ever recieve. I've been so close to tears all day. I W.I.S.H.ed the background and sponged the vine. I used my Layers of Color stencil for that. I had started quilling these flowers last night. This porcelain paper butterfly (from Layers of color -flutterescent set) had been sitting on my desk for weeks. I decided to add beads and wrap his wings with gold wire. I added stitching around the edges and gold brads in the corners. I used the Happy Birthday Sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers Take a Peek set. Just last week I was talking with Dot and showing her Splitcoast and we spent a long time talking about stamping, and the cards that I make. I hope she will feel all the love that went into making this card. I plan to print out the lyrics for Ordinary Miracle to put on the inside. This card is also for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge to make a card to encourage someone. I don't usually put birthday cards in that category, but this time I will.

Quilled Containers

This container was formerly a can of baked beans. I filled the can with water and froze it. With the block of ice in the can I was able to take a hammer and a nail to make the holes in the sides. I let the ice melt and the alter the can. I added green paper, lace, ribbons wire and beads. The lid of the can has quilled flowers and vines.

I also made an origami box. I sewed lace and W.I.S.H. paper to the box. I made a wire and pearls handle. I added quilled flowers to the top.

Take a Peek at our last day of the blog hop for MFP

Welcome to the MFP December Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!

We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released: Hearts, Hearts, Hearts, Nature's Postage Due; Hello Sunshine and Take a Peek. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (December 11, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Friday, December 10: Take a Peek:

Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com
Emily N.- http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com

I used the leaves from Autumn Fun and the Sentiment from Thankful Mums and Pumpkins as well as this adorable little hedge hog. I needed some thank you notes for my sons' scout troop. I think they will love this one.

I quilled this garden for this beautiful butterfly. It was also for this weeks sketch challenge SC310. I also did the color challenge this week which was to take an older color challenge and use that. I used CC179. I also did this for the 300 anniversary for the Ways to use it challenge. I used WT147, WT141, WT131, WT241, WT9, WT120, WT259.

Close up.

Hello Sunshine

Thursday, December 9, 2010: Hello Sunshine
Welcome to the MFP December Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released: Hearts, Hearts, Hearts, Nature's Postage Due; Hello Sunshine and Take a Peek. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (December 11, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com

Here is my project that I made using this set. The other day when Splitcoast Stampers had the faux tiles technique, this project started forming in my thoughts. I made the faux tile to look like the terracotta tiles that I remember from growing up in Arizona. I stamped the sunshine with black stazon and colored with prisma colored pencils. I then stamped it with versamark and added UTEE and heat embossed. While the UTEE was still hot I sprinkled gold embossing powder and added some more heat. I punched two smaller circles and covered them with UTEE and more gold ep. I layered them with buttons between each layer to add to the dimension. I added a cut out circle to the lid, added raffia and my tag. I thought the quote by Jay Leno was funny. I made the thermometer with a circle punch and word window punch. I specifically bought a jar of salsa that had a black lid. I plan to give this to one of my friends at church with a batch of homemade tortillas.

I used a 1/2 " circle punch to punch out a red circle.

I punched out an oval using my word window punch.

I glued the circle to the oval.

I marked off lines at the edge with a black ink pen.

Blog Hop Day #2 and Blog Candy

Welcome to the MFP December Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released: Hearts, Hearts, Hearts, Nature's Postage Due; Hello Sunshine and Take a Peek. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (December 11, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.


Wednesday December 8: Nature's Postage

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/

Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/

Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/

Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/

Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/

Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/

Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/

Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/

Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/

Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/

Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/

Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/

Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Emily N.- http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

I was going for a Monet look. I melted blues and greens and purple crayons on a piece of foil on my hot plate. I then layed the papers into the melted wax. I made this little dragonfly pin to go in my box. I used sculpey clay, wire and tissue paper. I know that this set is going to be one of my favorite sets.

MFP blog hop

Because we have so many on the DT. we take turns being on the hop. Today isn't my day, but I just loved this set and wanted to share anyway. If you want you can find the list for the hop below. This gift tag was one I made just messing around and I love how it turned out. I stamped the butterfly on a piece of scrap paper. I colored the butterfly with prisma colored pencils. I then W.I.S.H.ed it with the blues and greens. I stuck some cheap thread that I bought at Walmart in the ink and dyed it. The thread is really thick thread that is 26% cotton. When the card and thread were wet, I decided to DRY them with my heat gun. I have done this lots of times. The card dried fast and when I went to dry the thread I had what I call an AH HA moment. A moment when something happens that I hadn't expected but love the result. The polyester in the thread when hit with the heat gun melted. It made the thread shrink up and the result made me think of hand woven fibers. It didn't even resemble the thread that it started out.

Welcome to the MFP December Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!
And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released: Hearts, Hearts, Hearts, Nature's Postage Due; Hello Sunshine and Take a Peek. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (December 11, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

DECEMBER 7, 2010- Hearts, Hearts, Hearts:
Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/

Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/

Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/

Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/

Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/

Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/

Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/

Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/

Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/

Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/

Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/

Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/

Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/

Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/

Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/

Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Emily N.- http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Quilled Cardinal

For today's inspiration challenge, I was inspired by this cardinal ornament. I quilled the cardinal. I still have a lot of learning when it comes to quilling. I am basically trying to teach myself by looking at what others have done. I think I need to use a different glue, or I need to be more patient so that there is no glue overage. If anyone has some tips for a beginner quiller, I would love to hear them.

SUITE DREAMS

The free for all challenge was to make a card base on the Nutcracker Suite. I grew up in a musical family and knew the music for the Nutcracker Suite long before I ever saw the ballet. I was very disturbed by the fight between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker the first time I saw the ballet. I went with a collage look for my card. I printed the title and ballet shoes using Microsoft word. I stamped and cut out the ticket. I added sparkly lace for the sugar plum fairy. The Nutcracker is from a Mark's Finest Papers set called Christmas Postage Due. Did you see the tail of the Mouse King in the corner? The gold music notes are from a Layers of Color set called Joyful Noise.

let it SNOW quilled

This week's ways to use it challenge was to use Letters on our card. I saw some letters the other day on a card that were quilled. I didn't know how to do it, and just tried experimenting. It took forever. If there is an easier way I might do it again. This took several hours to make the letters. The snowflake in comparrison took only 30 mins. It is an ornament that the recipient can take off and hang on their tree.

Nature's Postage

What could be more fun than making a butterfly card? Getting to use a new set. This set will be released soon by Mark's Finest Papers. It is called Nature's Postage. I colored the butterfly and flower using prisma colored pencils. The butterfly was stamped twice. I cut out one and layered it for dimension. I stitched around the panels. I made this card into an easel card. I covered the bottom with a lace panel. I colored the center of the flower with gold smooch.

Philippians 4:13

I can do ALL things through CHRIST who strengthens me...
The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge was to make an encouragment card. I made this card using the faux tile technique which is today's TLC301 at SCS. I made this with a special stampin' sister in mind. I used Layers of Color for the butterfly and for the background flourish.

1Thessalonians 5:16-18

This bookmark, trifold, quilled, scripture... card was for TLC300. The challenge was to use at least 2 older TLC challenges. I used 18 on this card. This is for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge as well. The paper that I used for this card was 2 pieces of 8 1/2 by 11 white cardstock and 1/4 sheet of brown cardstock. I love making a card that doesn't even remotely resemble how it started out. The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge was to make a card showing God how thankful we are. I used these verses because they definitely speak THANKSGIVING to me. I especially love verese 18 because it reminds me that it isn't just a good idea to be thankful, it is God's will that I be thankful.

Quilled Snowflake Thank You Card

The free for all challenge at Splitcoast was to make a card to have on hand to thank a hostess who is especially generous to you. I made this for my senior pastor's wife, Ethel. She works so hard each year to host our annual Thanksgiving meal at the church's fellowship hall. She spends hours decorating, planning, cooking and cleaning up afterwards. She has such a servant's heart and doesn't do this for man's praise or thanks, but she definitely deserves to be thanked! I used the sentiment stamp from Mark's Finest Papers - THANKFUL MUMS AND PUMPKINS set. I stamped it randomly on a piece of dp that I got several years ago from the dollar store. I zig zag stitched the panels to the card. The ornament is attached by a piece of thread that is taped to the back of the top 2 panels. It can easily be removed.