Spring is in the Air!

Here are the circles I rec'd from the circle swap I was in. They are just so colorful. I think we had two drop from our group so our hostess made 3 of the ones I rec'd back.

Would love to know what she used to cut these patterns with. It's fantastic. I'm so loving the way she added the square on the side. What a neat take on this. And do you see the tiny little pearls?

Isn't that just the cutest little bird paper. Would be perfect to use on a layout
with hummingbirds!

Love these colors. You just look at it and it makes you think spring.

I didn't even know they made buttons in these colors. I have to find them. And I love this paper! Not sure you can see it in the picture, but on the right side of the square is the word spring.

The blues in this one are so pretty. The bigger circle is actually a lighter blue than what shows in the picture and inked around the edges. The letters are foam. I've never used foam letters before. She used some Stickles also I am thinking. It really makes the die cut pop.


Now that I have them, not sure what I will do with them. While I really want to use them I sure hate to cover them up with pictures.

I'm really thinking we just may have to do a swap on MM of these. They are just to cute, so simple to make, and I need more!

Thanks for looking.

Circles-Circles-Circles

These circles are for a swap I was in on 2 Peas. We were to make 6 - 6" circles, embellish at least 3 times, using a spring theme.

When I started my circles I forgot all about the theme we were to be using. I picked the colors red and brown. Red because I'm just loving it right now and brown because Jenn sent me a mini album she made when she was my secret sister and it's made out of a brown paper bag and she used a lot of red since I'm lovin' red right now. (I'll have to post a pic of that, it is so super cute!) Anyway, so I start my circles, get them all done and realize that Spring is the theme and they don't look very Springy at all! Major panic. So I cut out the word Spring in a light green and then inked it about half way up trying to give it that faded look. Don't think it worked to well. Threw some purple in there along with different colors of flowers and buttons to try to make it all tie together. While they aren't half bad I think I could have done much better if I'd just been paying attention from the start! Oh, and check out the "Xs" that are stitched on... that would be another first for me this month. Stitching with needle and thread! WooHoo!

They are just so cute and I can't wait to use them. I've really thought about starting a swap like this on MM, but not sure if now is the right time or not.

On a different note.... look at the second picture, the one of only one circle. Do you see the spot/dot in the upper left side corner, or almost corner... just upper left? That's the dirty spot that has been on my camera and showing up in all my pictures. Most annoying! We took it into the shop and $50 later, it's clean and just perfect again! Thank you David! I love my camera... almost as much as I love my husband!

I've created a monster!

In myself! Now that I've gotten started posting pics I can't stop! Not only is it fun, but I've got so many swaps that I've been doing and all these pictures to post of them. Elaine is always saying send pics, so by golly I am.

Speaking of Elaine, she live in CT. One of the states where in the fall the leaves really do turn. It's not like here where one day it's summer with green leaves and the next it's winter and all the leaves are on the ground.

So when I joined a circle journal group a few months ago, and one of the ladies in it picked the theme fall, it didn't take me long to figure out where to get pics from for that cj. These pictures are of a tree in Elaine's front yard last fall. Isn't it so pretty. I have hopes this fall to go and see that tree and those leaves in person!



Have a couple of more firsts here. The leaves and the word autumn are from chipboard. I ran them through my xyron and then glittered them. A little trick I learned from Sassy Sandi on the Memory Makers forum. (Thanks Sandi!) Thread in my buttons. Never used thread before, reminds me to much of sewing.



Close up shot of the glitter and buttons. Why, I don't know!

All in all, I think it turned out very good. I used colors on this layout that I don't normally use, but I was going for the fall theme. It worked, or at least I think it did.

Guess it's time to go back to work now. Wishing everyone a great day!
Thanks for looking.

Hey Look ~

I did it! I added pictures and it wasn't hard at all! I've been dreading it for some reason. My mind always seems to think things might possibly be harder than they really are, go figure!

Here's the mini book I made to put in Melissa's Paint Can.
I have a few firsts with this album. I've never made a mini one before, and you know, it's not that hard! I not only made a tag, but gave it a little pocket to hide in, another first for me. I used rub ons, something I do not like doing. I did do quite a bit of inking on this one. I'm really starting to groove on the inking, thank you Elaine! This was also the first time I not only made my own embellishments but actually used them. How great is that?





Stay tuned, there will be another post with pictures coming!

What's the point?

In having a blog if you aren't going to blog? There's not one.

Over the week-end DH pointed out to me that it had been almost a month since I had posted, and he's right. I keep saying I'm going to I'm going to, but there's always a reason I don't. My reason of late has been because I keep intending to put some pictures up of swaps I've been in and I just don't get to it. So today I am going to get it! I may do a couple now and then a couple later... depends on my mood.
Plus, it is also going to depend on how hard it is for me to figure out how to load pictures on here. I hope to be able to figure out how to load the picture and then write under it???? Keep your fingers crossed!





This is a paint can swap that I was in back in April. I say that like it was a long time ago and it was just last month! My can was for Melissa. She's so sweet and really talented so I was a little nervous making a can for her. I used a spring theme and a lot of stickles. It was also my first big project using my cricut. I really like the way it turned it.

Now I'm off to get something for lunch and then I'll post the mini album I made to go in the can.