Well, I have not been here is quite a while.  Life gets super busy with three kids.  However, I did find time to make this little card today.  I used Tim Holtz Ink, reinkers, tattered angles dragonfly stamp and some brads.
Thanks so much for looking.

Happy Dragon Fly

Whoo is Special?

These cards are for my kids teachers.  School ends this Friday.  Artful Times challenge helped me in creating these cards.

Supplies: Kraft paper, sewing pattern tissue paper, stamps, Cricut machine, grunge paper, archival ink from ranger, distress inks (all the browns), ink blending tool, sewing floss, rock candy crackle paint.

1. using the Cricut, I cut out the shawdow box in kraft and the frame in grunge broad.
2. I stamped on the tissue paper and then ripped it to the size of the shadow and glued it down.
3. Inked on the wrinkles using distress ink.
4. inked the frame with distress inks.
5. coated the frame with rock candy crackle paint.
6. let dry.
7. wrap floss around frame.
8. Stamp the base card with background stamp and ink edges using blending tool.
9. stamp on title (make use your words are correct, speaking from experience)
10. Glue frame to shadow.
11. Glue the entire thing to the card.


These were a lot of fun to make.

What's the Word, Bird?

This is a card that I made for my son's speech teacher.  This also fits with Artful Times Challenge: Birds.

For this project, I used white cardstock, glossy paper, ranger archival inks, TIm Holtz distress inks, Tim Holtz distress markers, a blending tool stamps, and glossy accents.

Challenge #5 Shattered Stains

HI everyone.  My kids are in their last week of school for the year.  So I am enjoying my time, being in my craft room, while they are not here.

Today I am posting my project for Challenge #5   Shattered Stains   from Linda's blog Studio L3.  This weeks sponsor is Simon Says Stamp.  Simon Says Stamp is generously offering a $25 gift card to their store.


This technique, Shattered Stains, comes from  Tim Holtz's Book,  A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2, on page 48.


So here is my project.  I made 5 4x4 cards (three are shone here).  I used white card stock, distress inks (several colors), two different masks, spray ink, grunge paper, rock candy crackle paint, smooches, distress stains, and my  Cricut to cut out the die.  

Thanks for looking.  
Melissa

Creative Chemistry with Tim Holtz Day 3

On day three the class covered these techniques:

Alcohol Ink Agates

Archival Resist Technique-

Stamping with Reflections Technique

Creative Chemistry with Tim Holtz Day 2.

I have not been here in a long while. I am still scrapbooking, but not as often as I used to. I am now a photographer and that is where most of my creative time is spent.

Aside from that, I am taking a creative course with Tim Holtz that lasts through next Friday. In the class he teaches different techniques with many of his products. I am going to post my samples here for all of you to see. Thanks for reading.

On Day one Tim discussed the understanding of the products... for example what the difference between oil based, water based and solvent inks are and how they react to your project.

On Day two we practiced three techniques...1. Blended Spritz and Flick, 2. Brushless watercolor,

and 3. wrinkle-free distress.

Below are my samples.

blended spritz and flick

brushless water color

wrinkle-free distress. (I used black in my colors which is why this is so dark.)

it has been a while since I was last here.

these are just some photos that I took with my phone.

29 days of giving....

A friend of mine was talking about this book she read. A story of a woman who was ill with MS. She was distressed, sick and all that. One of her pastors told her about this tradition from Africa, 29 gifts. Please keep in mind that I am shortening this story by a lot. Here is the link if you want the entire story. http://www.29gifts.org/ You can check out the book at your local library. It was very inspiring.

All this came about for lent. When my friend was talking about this story, it was like God talking right to me. This is for you, Melissa. Really? Well, to tell the truth I am not surprised.

So for lent, I am doing the 29 days of giving....but stretching it to last 40 days. Not everyday, but close.

The first day, I wrote a note to my Daughter's teacher. Just a note, nothing special. Well, it was to her. I had no idea of the impact that little note had for her. how cool.

The second day, I gave a dress that no longer fit Gigi to a friend. Knowing that she will love the dress as much as we did, makes me happy.

Today, I am going to get all the morning stuff done, so my husband can sleep in. He thinks I take advantage of him.

So this is what I have been up too.
Thanks for reading.

My last project for GCD Studios as their spotlight girl.

Here is my final project for my spotlight month with GCD Studios. I used Melody Ross's chipboard album, with her homespun line of papers and embellishments. I added the stamps of the girl and my doodling with smooches and pens. i have not filled with with photos yet, but I love it none the less. This album was fun to make.

Now I must run and start the day. As always, I have a ton of things to do before the kids get home from school.

Just a quick post showing off a mini i made...

This is just mini I made using photos that I love, but didn't know what else to do with them. I alreadly made several 12x12 layouts with similar photos.

I used all GCD Studio papers. Most of the embellishments are from different GCD Studio lines...(again not all) The stamps are by Heidi Swapp.

Thanks for taking a minute to look. Wednesday's are busy so, this is all the time I had for today.

xo
Missy

The last week in September!

Where did this month go?

Today I am just trying to get everything in order before I start working (for the first time in 10 years).

Here is a layout, using all GCD Studio products... It's difficult to believe that my daughter ( in the photo she is 4 months old) is about to turn 6. Harrison of course is now 9 1/2 years old.

Well, that is it for today. Sorry that it is not exciting.... It is just everyday life.

Sweet Baby Gigi

Here is a layout I made about my little girl. Aside from the music sheet and mist, everything is from GCD Studio's. I can not believe that with in a few short weeks, she will be 6. How time flies.

Have a Happy weekend everyone.

xo
Missy

Just a quick post before the busy day begins.

Busy just does not express well enough my day. (Which explains why I am up at this ungodly hour...a little calm before the chaos breaks in.)

I have a 7:30 am appointment, then a nice meeting at Church all morning. Then I am running over to another appointment. I will have a few quite hours in the afternoon to do house work, and then another appointment at 3:45. After which I will run home and make dinner and rush my daughter off to cheer leading.
Ok...maybe it is not as crazy as I think. I am starting a little seasonal job next week, so I am trying to squeeze everything into now.

I am so excited about my job. It is my first one in over 10 years.

So, during my quite time this morning, I thought I would share another layout with yall. This is of my youngest son. We were walking in the woods (I don't hike.lol) after our bout tour at the Lost River Cave. Jackson just had to see if he could get inside.

On this layout I used Canta Collections paper at the base. I spritzed it with spray ink. I framed the photos with paper from Paris Nights collection. I used embellishments from Melody Ross's collections.

have a Happy Thursday.
xo
Missy

Art day!

Today is an art day for me. But first I want to share this layout with you. It's a photo I took of my daughter the day she was trying on her dance recital costume. She looked so pretty in the sun light.

When I decided to make this layout, the Paris paper from Paris Nights GCD Studio collection just seemed to fit. I misted the paper with pink ink spray and added other papers for a layered looked from the same line. I also used some of Melody Ross's line of recipe cards and embellishments to finish the page.


It is an art day for me. I have no where to be for once. No rushing around in the late afternoon to get dinner on the table so we can rush off to other commitments. It is such a wonderful feeling. So I am ignoring all the things that should be and really need to be done around the house today and instead I am going to be creating. My daughters Birthday is coming up soon and I am making her invites...

xo
Missy

Blue Hair.

The colors did not translate well...they are much bluer than green in real life. Don't you hate it when that happens? I will try later to fix it with a new photo. But in case I don't have time, you can see this one.

This is my oldest son. He grew his hair out for locks of love that year. Once school was out for the summer, we let him die his hair for his reward in reaching his goal. I think he looks so cool.

Everything on this layout is from GCD Studio products. (minus the paint, pen and stitching.)

xo
Missy

A weekend post. Really?

Hi and happy weekend. I am wishing we had another day left of the weekend, but it is what it is.
Jackson was not feeling well, so we only did what we needed to do and nothing more. So we went shoe shopping, as all three kids needed new shoes. After that, the boys stayed at home and viewed some movies and Gigi and I went to a play date. That was so fun.
Today we just played and rested and played.

Here is another layout that I made for my GCD Studio spotlight. This is about about my youngest son's baptism. I used paris nights paper and letter stickers, some scraps from cassette collections paper. I accented the photo and paper with some rub-ons that have been in my stash for some time now. The journaling reads: Jackson's Baptism. Jackson with his Godparents at our church.
I just cannot get over that this photo was taken over 4 years ago. How fast they grow.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday....

xo
Missy

pretty in pink

Hello there. I has been just a few days since I last posted....Life just got in the way a little bit.

Here is a layout that I made about Gigi. She was posing for me in her ballerina costume for the dance recital last spring. I used paris nights paper, with a little bit of a music sheet that I had laying around. I used Paris Nights glitter stickers for my title, and some Melody Ross embellishments. I finished off the layout with some glimmer mist, butterflies and a stamp.

The journaling....
Gigi Spring 2010 Here you are wearing your pink dance recital costume. Even at the age of 5, you are a lovely young lady. You danced to Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle. You were fabulous on stage. We can't wait to see what you do next. (This looks way cuter in person.)

xo
Missy

Run Into the Light

Running. That is my life right now. I rush around, getting the kids ready for school. Run around getting things done, the cleaning, the errands and more. Then I rush over to volunteer at the school and it never ends. This is the reason for not posting yesterday.

So here this this layout, and I thought it was fitting with my life. I used some Melody Ross papers mixed with Canta papers. I made little tags so you can see the second side. I made cute little flower embellishments out of the GCD Studio paper scraps that I had laying around.
This is my Youngest, running and playing in Grandma's back yard last spring. I simply love the light that happens in the evening and the haze and mists you get. I wish I could be running and playing like this, instead of the running and rushing around I have to do as a responsible adult. What do you wish for?
Have a wonderful day. I must now continue my rushing...lol.

xo
Missy

Winter

Last year it snowed. Several times. Now to some of you, this is not a big deal. To me it is not a big deal, having grown up in the North and having lived in Detroit for a year. However, living in the South, it is big. We don't usually get snow. Last season, we had three big snows. A huge deal. So I have tons of snow photos, for the total of 6 days we had snow. Why? My kids have always lived in the South and this was the first time for the two younger ones to remember snow.

Anyway, here is a layout I made about winter, my daughter and the snow. There is no journaling, as I think the photo says it all.

I used some paper from the Canta line, Paris Nights line, Cosette Collection, and some Melody Ross embellishments (all by GCD Studios).
Happy Monday!
xo
Missy

Simply Perfect

Today is Friday. The end of the week. I have been trying post to my blog everyday of the month (excluding weekends) for September. And everyday I am trying to include some of my work, all of which included GCD Studio products. On this layout, the foundation of the layout is paper from their Canta Line. This line blends so well with so many things and colors and is just fun to use.

This layout in about my son Jackson jumping during his 3rd Birthday Party. As I said, I used GCD Studio paper for the foundation. The little scraps from Cosmo Cricket, which were placed to hide where I had cut into the foundation paper for another project. The Frame is paper by pink paisley. The mask and paints are by Tim Holtz and Ranger. I did the stitching with my ssewing machine and the rub-on is from a friend.
Hope you all have a fun weekend.
xo
Missy