"That About Covers It"

I altered this notebook I got in a Michaels $1 bin for happykimber for GIBBS Round 2 on the Cricut messageboard.

The papers are My Mind's Eye.

"I'm Thankful For..."

This is a wooden frame I picked up from Michaels and altered. I painted it w/ brown acrylic paint and then used a Distress Crackle paint over that. I added the letter stickers and applied a couple of layers of Mod Podge. The flowers are from Hero Arts and the gem brads are from Recollections.

"Purse*nality"

This was a Bare Elements purse from Creative Imaginations that I altered for happykimber.

I painted it with acrylic paint and I used YES! Paste again (great stuff!) to adhere the K & Company paper. The flower is from Hero Arts w/ a button that I pulled from Mom's stash for the center. I tied off different scraps of lace trim and seam binding to the handle to finish it off.

the box

This is a paper mache box I altered for happykimber to hold some of her goodies.

I used YES! Paste to adhere the paper from Basic Grey's Boxer line. I tied it off w/ some white tulle and pale silver ribbon.

"Road Trip"

This is a 5x7 clipboard I altered. I removed the clip and used YES! Paste to adhere the Tim Holtz paper and then applied a couple of layers of Mod Podge to seal it in. I added the ribbon and tied off a Tim Holtz embellishment.

"Ghosts & Goblins, Witches & Spiders"

My son & I found this bag in the $1 bins at Michaels and decided to use it for this project for GIBBS Round 2.

I put a gem in the center of each eyeball and then used Stickles around the shapes to add some fun to it.

happykimber's remaining cards

These are the remaining 6 cards I made for happykimber. I used papers and embellishments from K & Co along w/ a Tag Pad that matched the line of papers. This Tilda was one of my first coloring attempts and Edwin was a more recent coloring attempt.

Goodies from happykimber

These are just a few of the beautiful items I received from happykimber for the GIBBS Round 2 swap on the Cricut messageboard. She did an awesome job!!

2 of 8 cards for happykimber

I used K & Company papers, Tag Pads and embellishments for these cards.

"April Showers Bring May Flowers"

This is yet another project for happykimber.

I made these flowers using sewing patterns & buttons that I cleaned out of Mom's craft room. I used Glimmer Mist on 3, Distress Ink on 3 and left 4 plain.

"Alter a Tin"

Yep, you guessed it ... another project for happykimber :D

This was a tin I picked up at Hobby Lobby after Christmas. I covered the top w/ patterned paper from My Mind's Eye and some buttons from my stash that I got from my mom's craft room. I included a thin piece of ribbon on the rim of the lid also.

"From the Outside Looking In"

This is yet another project for happykimber :D

This is a recessed window card using Core'dinations cardstock and patterned paper from Paper Studio. The smaller butterfly is "pop-dotted".

"Stars and Stripes Forever"

I made this for happykimber also.

I painted the edges of the papier mache box and covered it w/ shimmery papers from Reminisce using YES! Paste. That stuff is awesome for these types of projects!

"Summer Falls Into Autumn"

I made these blocks for happykimber, my partner for GIBBS Round 2 on Cricut.com's messageboard.
I painted and distressed the blocks, added letter stickers, applied Mod Podge and "Stickle"d the edges.

It's Official ...

I have officially left the work force. I am taking time off to be a stay at home mom. Time is flying by way too fast! Before I know it my son will be graduating high school as he is growing so fast.
This is a new chapter in my life and I'm very excited to start!