Super Exciting News!!!!!

Hello & Happy, Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? Mine was spent cleaning out

some closets! UGH! LOL I use to own a Thrift Store,

so when I moved, I kept some items for re-sale...

The only problem was... I never took the time to

go through them to re-sell them! So.... I made

sure to do it this weekend.... My sweet son was kind enough

to help his Mom out... Of course I spent a lot of time

looking up the info on some of the items I wanted to sell...

Which, as you can imagine was TIME CONSUMING!!

Needless to say... the closets are not fully done, but I did

get a good chunk cleared out ... Some of it is going to the

local Thrift Store today! YAY... Other stuff needs photo's taken

and descriptions, so I can get them sold & out of the house!

I've been trying to de-clutter my house for the past year...

I think I've come a long way and feel better knowing I don't have 

so much crap just lying around not getting used.... Including

Craft stuff.... I really feel better having that de-cluttered as well....

Any who.. I'm soooo SUPER EXCITED!!! Do you want to know WHY????

I'm going on VACATION THIS WEEK!!! EEK!!!

We are going to HAWAII!!! OMGOSH!!

This has ALWAYS been a dream of mine.... And

it's actually happening! AND... I get to see my MARINE!!! OMGOSH!

I actually had planned on taking a cruise to Hawaii this

year for my 25th Wedding Anniversary in October.... But.....

My son was so generous this past Christmas, that he offered

to pay for us to fly out and visit him for a week! I was in SHOCK

& Told him he didn't have to do this.. He knew we had limited funds..

Hubby is disabled and we live on a very simple income.... I went back

to work part time, for extra funds which would have paid for our cruise....

I was making payments on it.... but my son was very insistent that HE PAY for it.... 

So, I reluctantly agreed to let him do this.... 

But I'm so thrilled to be going & I get to spend a Week

with him too!!! 

This is our last visit with him for awhile, since he will be leaving again

for more training & another deployment... So, we will make the most out of our

trip... We'll be staying at a place that has a kitchen/living area right

on the BEACH! So, I told him, I would cook for him while we're there...

He says to me... MOM... Your not suppose to COOK while on vacation!!

I laughed at him and said... well... I'm doing it for you, since we

both know he won't be getting any home cooked meals for awhile...

I LOVE that boy more than anything.... He's kind & Generous &

serving our country well! Of course I adore ALL my boys.... they are

all amazing & I'm just so proud to be their Mother! UGH....

I might get mushy here... Sorry about that!

Anyway... I just wanted to let you guys know... I won't be

around for a couple of weeks as we get ready to leave

in the next few days..... And I won't be using any social networks

if I can avoid it! I'm gonna POP over to your blogs today, and

check out anything I've missed the last few days... And

I will get back to blogging once I return...

I do have 2 scheduled Design Team posts.. but that's it for now...

I didn't even make any Holiday cards this past week....

But I figure I can let it slide this time, due to this exciting trip!

I will MISS YOU guys dearly while I'm away and

probably have LOTS to tell ya when I get back!

Tanya had said to take LOTS of Pictures....

Not to worry... I WILL... I have a camera and my son has a 

GoPro Camera.... so I'm pretty sure we can capture a lot of stuff

while we are out & about exploring the Island!!!

Thanks for always stopping by!

See you in a few weeks!

Big Hugs!!

Theresa

Victorine Originals Challenge #5 - Summer Vacation

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

Today... starts another FUN Challenge over at: 

Victorine Originals

 YAY! I know how you

guys enjoy a good Challenge!

Our Challenge is Summer Vacation - Super Easy!! 😉
All the rules for this fun challenge are RIGHT HERE!

Here's what I created to inspire you --

This is such a CUTE Stamp! It's called Summer Fun

and I colored it with my Zig Clean Color Pens

It makes me excited for my Trip, which is next week!

** Supplies Used on my Card **

Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Strathmore Water color

Designer Paper - Doodlebug

Beach Scene Stamp - Victorine Originals (Summer Fun)

Tools - Misti Tool, Big Shot, 

Stitched Rectangle Card mat die - My Favorite Things

Stitched Circle dies - My Favorite Things

Zig Clean Color Pens

Adhesives - ATG, ThermOweb, Dimensionals, Glossy Accents

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Itty Bitty clear gems - CTMH

Assorted Sequins - My Stash

I hope you guys can join us over at Victorine Originals Blog

 I would LOVE to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa

Double Take Flag...

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

Today's my day to take over the blog at:

Victorine Original Stamps

YAY for me... I'm so excited to share a wonderful

Fourth of July card with you! 

As many of you know... my son is in the Marines,
and anytime I can send him well wishes I do! I thought this
Fantastic Double Take Flag Stamp would be fitting!
It is a Large stamp, and the stars are separate from the stripes,
which made it easy to stamp in the colors I wanted!
I also like that the stamp has a vintage/distress design 
which I thought was pretty neat - 😊
The Sentiment is computer generated & I printed it out
on Vellum paper... then die cut it out with a banner die.

** Other Supplies Used **

Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Recollections, Vellum
Flag Stamp - Victorine Originals (Double Take Flag)
Distress Oxides - Broken China, Faded Jeans, 
Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick

Lg. Stitched Rectangle Die - My Favorite Things

Sm. Stitched Rectangle Die - CDD
Scallop Rectangle Die - CDD
Banner Die - Lawn Fawn
Sentiment Computer Generated - Font (BixAntigueScriptHmkBold)
Red Candy Dots - Stampin' Up

Big Shot, Misti, Printer, ATG, Fun Foam, Small Zots

Thanks so much for stopping!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!

Theresa

Nautical Home decor...

Hello & Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I'm so excited to share this Home Decor

project I created using some wonderful

products I received from Oriental Trading!!

As most of you know... I like to make wood projects
along with cards... and It's been awhile since I shared a
home decor piece with you... 

In a couple of weeks we're having a FUN Barbecue and
I wanted to create a Center piece for my table... 


This is what I did, to create a sweet
Nautical Themed Display --


I started out with an Unfinished Wood Planter Box & some
assorted Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints

I decided to start with the red paint...

Here's the after picture... looks good so far! 😊

I then wanted to added some Nautical Themed Scrapbook paper

and to my surprise, Oriental Trading had some. It was

a really good heavy weight paper! Which I love to use on wood projects!

I used some Mod Podge to attach my paper to the wood, then I sanded the edges down

to give it a nice finish! I let this sit off to the side while I worked on the next stage...

 I created a bunch of Rosettes using my Tim Holtz rosette dies & my Big shot 

along with the same nautical papers

 I attached them to some Red Polka Dot Straws with some Hot glue.

Once I got all my Rosettes done, I wanted to dress up

a couple of Tall Jars, so I could place some Candles

& some Sea Shells inside for a little ambience... 

I added a little more of that wonderful Nautical themed

Scrapbook paper along with a little burlap to tie it all together.

I then finished dressing up my Planter box, 

with some beautiful Royal & White Satin Ribbon

which worked perfectly with the scrapbook papers....

I created a banner bow & added an Anchor from

the punch outs that came with the Nautical Paper pack

I adhered it to the box with some hot glue...

This is the Completed look! I LOOVE the way it turned out...

I did use a piece of Long Styrofoam & painted it

using the Navy Blue Acrylic Paint... Pushed that inside my

planter box, then pushed the rosettes through the styrofoam

so they'd stay put and added some sea shells on top of it

to complete the look!

My Candles fit inside the Tall Jars perfectly... they're sitting on top
of the Sea shells... And the glow is just perfect!!!

Thanks for Checking out my Nautical Centerpiece!
Have a Fabulous Day!!!

Theresa

The review of these products are based strictly on my opinion. Others

may have a different opinion or experience with the products above.

I was provided the samples free of charge by Oriental Trading Co. and I

provided my honest opinion. No other type of compensation was received for this review.

Camp Create.... Shake, Shake Shake

Hello & Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I got my Last 2 Projects done for Camp Create! YAY!

 I'll have 2 posts today, so I can link each one up

with the MFT Stamps Blog... Talk about some Challenges!

Usually I can get 1 maybe 2 projects done... But 6 in such a 

short period of time! YIKES!!! I've been so busy that

I haven't had time to stop by all my favorite blogs this past week!

Not to worry though.... I'll be checking out your work today! 🙌

So... let's just jump right in... Here's another Badge I've Earned 

Spectacular Shakers



On this project I used a new method I've seen
Jennifer McGuire do using Tulle...

I honestly think this Shaker card is adorable! AND Super easy to make!

It's actually pretty flat.. which would be great sending through the mail....

But most of you know... I make cards for the Teachers at School...

So someone will probably have a smile on their face when they get this!

I cut 2 pieces of Tulle in Blue to sandwich between the circle... And added

matching Sequins colors like green, yellow, blue, & orange...

The adorable little image was colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers

Here's the link to Jennifer's Video, in case you want to take a look -

Jennifer McGuire - Tulle Shaker Video

** Supplies Used on my Card **

Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Spectrum Noir Ultra

Designer Paper - Doodlebug (hip Hip Hooray)

Stamped Image & Sentiment - My Favorite Things (Beary Special Birthday)

Star Dies - My Favorite Things Blueprints

Circle Die - Spellbinders

Long Banner Die - Lawn Fawn

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink - Misti Tool

Spectrum Noir Markers

Assorted Sequins - My Stash

Blue Tulle - Joann Crafts

Adhesives - ThermOWeb, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

Big Shot

Make Sure to check out my other post below this one!

I promise it's the last one for the Camp Create Projects! 😉

Thanks for Stopping By!

Have a FANTASTIC TUESDAY!!

Theresa

Last Camp Create Post - Sliders!!

Hello & Happy Tuesday Again!

I've got my LAST Camp Create Project to show you... YAY!! 
And this one WAS a CHALLENGE for ME!
I've NEVER made a Slider card before...
Like EVER!! So trying to make this, took me a little
longer than I would have liked... But I made it! 😁


Here's the Badge I earned for the Slider --

Sensational Sliders

Okay.. Now this little guy is WAY TOO CUTE!!!
 I've actually had this adorable Turtle colored
for MONTHS! And I've been wanting to get it on a card... 
So why not as a Slider? After watching several different videos
on how to make a slider.. I decided to go with this design..
And I thought the Pretty papers from My Favorite Things (Sweet Celebration)
paper pack went perfectly with my adorable turtle!

I just wanted to show that YES it does slide! LOL
I was a bit worried about it not sliding... but it does.... (Thank Goodness)
And I think I might be trying my hand at this design again...
I found the Slider SVG File in my Silhouette Program
It's File (#61616) and apparently I have "Other"
Slider designs in there too! I have so many files, that I don't even
know what I own! Geesh! (Smacks self in forehead!) OUCH!


** Supplies Used to make this card **


Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Spectrum Noir Ultra
Designer Paper - My Favorite Things (Sweet Celebration)
Long Banner Dies - My Favorite Things (Fishtail Flags)
Slider SVG File - Silhouette Store (#61616)
Turtle Image & Sentiment - Jaded Blossom (Turtley Rad)
Spectrum Noir Markers
Sequins - My Stash
Clear Adhesive Tiny Gems - CTMH
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Misti, Big Shot, Silhouette Machine
Adhesives - Dimensionals, Glossy Accents, ThermOWeb
a Couple of Pennies - to make it slide



Thanks so much for putting up with ALL
my posts the last couple of days...
Tomorrow I have a Wonderful Home Decor
Project I've been dying to share with you!



Have a FANTASTIC TUESDAY!!!


Theresa

Camp Create Water coloring....

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? Mine was really nice...

I got my hair done on Friday... which looks great (by the way)! 😉

I posted the picture of me on FB and got so many

lovely comments! THANK YOU to those of you

who left the sweetest comments... 

You guys had me blushing! 😳

I had time to bake some yummy goodies and make some

delicious meals for my family (thanks to Pinterest) 😊

I got a BIG project done... which I will be sharing this week!

AND I got to make some projects for the

My Favorite Things Camp Create - YAY ME!!!

I'm going to share 3 projects with you today...

They will each be listed in their own separate posts
so I can link them to the MFT Blog...

So here they are - so far I've earned these badges --

This was day #1 Challenge - Wonderful Water color

 I think this is a super FUN card to share with a friend! 😁

I used my Zig Water color brush pens, & some White Paint for Splatters -

I added some Shimmer Sparkle Spritz (because I just HAVE TOO!) 😜

The 2 hearts are Wood Veneer which I painted white & added some

Clear wink of Stella, then added clear gems to each heart...

I used some White blizzard Glitter Nuvo drops for extra POP!

The Sentiment is Heat embossed with some Ebony WOW! embossing

powder... I really like that sentiment! I also used a 

Stitched Rectangle die, just to add a little something around the border...

** Supplies Used on Today's Card **

Cardstock - Recollections 110lb.,Tim Holtz water color, Fun Foam

Versamark ink, WOW Primary Ebony Embossing powder

Static Powder tool, Misti Tool, Heat gun, Big Shot

Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spritz

Zig  Clean Color Water Color Pens

Sentiment - Neat & Tangled (So Lucky)

Stitched Rectangle Die - My Favorite Things

(2) small Wood Veneer Hearts - American Crafts

Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint

Clear wink of Stella Glitter pen

Clear Bitty Adhesive Gems - CTMH

Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard

Make sure to check out my other posts today...

I have 2 more projects left to do.. and I'm hoping to share them with

you guys tomorrow... this has been fun, trying to play along

with the challenges.... 😃

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa

Camp Create Week BONUS!!

Hello & Welcome to post #2 for today!!
I'm sharing some of my projects that I made for

My Favorite Things Camp Create 

This is a BONUS Challenge - Dry Embossing

I think this one is neat..... Don't know if I'll try it again.... 😉

You were to use a die and use it like you would an embossing folder....

So I took a Fairy Die I had and a piece of White CS and put it

through my Big Shot... It was cool to see the die leave the

impression & not cut through... after that... I picked out some

distress inks & used my clarity brushes to give my image some color....

I wanted it to be soft & light -- I added some Sparkle shimmer

Spritz & then die cut it out with a scallop die... I wanted

my sentiment to be bold but not to overwhelming so I

put it on some vellum, heat embossing it in ebony black...

Added some lovely sequins & gems and I think it's ready to

be mailed to a crafty friend! 😊

** Supplies Used on this card **

Cardstock - Recollections 110lb, Vellum, Fun Foam

Stitched Rectangle Die - My Favorite Things

Scallop Die - CDD

Fairy Die - Ebay

Sentiment - My Favorite Things (Tickled Pink)

Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry

Ranger Round Blending Tool, Clarity Brushes, Versamark Ink,

Static Powder tool, Misti, Big Shot, Heat Gun

Sequins - My Stash

Clear Bitty Adhesive Gems - CTMH

WOW! Primary Ebony Embossing Powder

ATG, Mono Multi Glue

Sparkle Shimmer Spritz Spray

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa