kwerner color challenge #41

Wow, I've gotten a ton of stuff done this weekend, and I even had time to squeeze in a Kwerner color challenge. I needed a masculine card, and I thought these colors would work well.
It was pretty easy to make this card, other than some embossing, you just can't add all the flowers and ribbon that you normally do. Oh, click on the color challenge image to see other participants.

Paper: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red
Ribbon: White Ric Rac
Stamps: Wonderful Words, Guidelines

happy valentine's day.

It seems like this year I did not have nearly as much time to work on V-day gifts as last year. Then I remembered last year I had a whole week off at the end of January.

And that makes me thing, every Christmas I always get excited about things slowing down in January, and some how that never happens for me. How is that possible?

So, back on topic, here's what I did for this Valentine's Day. Once again I'm a felt freak these days. I hand cut some hearts, sewed on buttons, backed it with some gorgeous Basic Grey Bittersweet, add a little ribbon and that's a craft I can finish while watching LOST.
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Bittersweet Basic Grey
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Felt, slit punch

Window Panes

I purchased four window panes at this little antique store in Gladeville a few weeks ago. Here's what they originally looked like:Nothing too special. They had some great chipping paint, but the color was really drab. So I painted the black, distressed them, and I'm planning to buy mirrors to go in them.

What do you think?I think that might be a little too high, but don't tell Chase I said that :).

Garage Update.

We got a ton done in a day and a half. First we painted all of the walls. Oh and did I mention our ceilings are so high!
Once those were primed then painted, we started on the floor. We had to clean it and let it dry for four hours.
Here it is! Too bad we can't walk on, and we can't drive on it for 3 days. We also broke our bookshelf so we had to be creative to make shelves. I bought four heavy duty brackets and used the long pieces from the sides of the bookshelf. It worked pretty well.

Felt Flower.

Chase and I started painting our garage this weekend. So we have been working a way. I post pictures soon. I was able to make one quick thing last night. I'm all about felt this week.

That picture is not so hot. I think I might make some more for little girls and put them on pony tail holders. Too bad my niece is too little for me to try it out with.

More Felt Art.

I decided to make some more little picture for my office. I think I like this one even better! It's a lot smaller, so I got it done while I helped my brother proof a paper. I can't wait to see it up!

I'm thinking about selling a few things on etsy soon, but we'll see if I actually get stuff made!

Felt Art.

I'm not exactly sure where I got this idea from, but I've been sewing and using felt a lot lately. I decided I needed to add some more stuff to my office at work. I'm going to do two more of these with flowers.

Also, a word of advice, if you decide to stitch this much on your paper your shoulder will be sore!



I used my Basic Grey stamps from the Bittersweet collection to add a little dimension in the background. Unfortunately, you can't really see it in my pictures. I also used my Bird and Blooms SU! die cut for the bird.