Happy New Year! Celebrating With A Ladies' Diary

Hello friends and Happy New Year!  Angela Holt Designs and her Creative Design Team will be bringing you some awesome Graphic 45 projects all month long!  I had the pleasure of working with "A Ladies' Diary" and decided to make a home fit for a lady.  It has working lights and it filled with many fine details from beautiful ladies', little curtains, a nice porch with pillars, and a walk way into the back so the women can sit under a shade tree.

The house without lights.

The house with lights on.

Some close up's.

Ladies' on the porch.

Lady waving from the side of the house.

Lady in the upper left window.

Little curtain and lady in the upper right window.

Trees and cloud 

Roof close up.

Pillar on porch close up.

So there it is!  A house fit for a lady.  What a beautiful paper line this is and it was a pleasure to work with it.  On the 7th of January, I'll be sharing my new design of a glass door cabinet using "A Proper Gentleman".

Be sure to stop by the Creative Design Team's blogs to see even more inspiration!

Angela

Virginia

Jan

Scrappin Madge

Jennifer 

Shanna

and our Sponsor Graphic 45!

Stampers' Sampler Publication

Hello friends!  We had some errands to run yesterday and we got home a complimentary copy of Stampers' Sampler was in the mail.  Woo-hoo! The first thing I do is flip through the pages looking for my art and there it was, an embossed friend card with a cute little acrylic bird :)  The "friend" stamp and embossing powder are by WOW!
Cotton Candy Embossing Powder.  Love this shade of blue.

A Little Retro: Peace Man

Hello friends!  I couldn't help but to give my post the name "Peace Man!"  LOL!  Every time I look at my new retro lamp, it brings back childhood memories of mom sewing us girls Peace sign smocks.  Anyone remember these?  Anyway, I bought the lamp at an antique shoppe and it was originally a 7-Up soda can.  I decided to add some Graphic 45, "Olde Curiousity Shoppe, Optical Oddities" paper, a metal frame and number (Tim Holtz) and some chipboard wings by Basically Bare.  I've embossed the wings with black and silver WOW! embossing powder.

Cool, huh?

In The Mood For Love: Berry71Bleu Challenge

Hello friends!  Are you up for a fun challenge?  Berry71bleu has a challenge that is sure to get you ready for Valentine's Day!  Here's a bit about the challenge.  Your project can be a layout, card, altered art, home decor', etc. Your project must include the color 'pink' and at least one of the following: lace, buttons, bling, and/or glitter.

How's that for fun :)  I'm sharing a Windows Album that went to CHA for Basically Bare.  As you can see there is a lot of glitter, lace, bling and the color pink :)
This album has so many pages so I'll share a few :)

As you can see, there's a ton of detail in this album.  These are some of the products I used.  Basically Bare Window Album, Graphic 45, Prima, Molding Paste and Glass Bead Gel Medium by Golden, , Tattered Angels, WOW Embossing Powders, Helmar 450 Quick Dry, Glitter, feathers, pearls, and lace.

Together We Are A Family Album

Hello friends!  It feels so good to have all 25 CHA projects done  !  If you’re going to CHA, let me know if you eye spy any of my projects.  There will be several in Basically Bare and WOW Embossing Booth, as well as Amazing Mold Putty and Robin’s Nest.  This Tabs Album is one of the projects you may see in Basically Bare Booth.
Made using Generations by Simple Stories, lots of mediums by Golden, Kuretake Markers, WOW!  Embossing Powders.  Album and Fanciful Frame are Basically Bare.
Once my album is returned, all I have to do is add pictures.

A peek inside

Altered Monster Energy Drink Can: Vintage Style Challenge

Hello friends :)  You know me, if an object sits still long enough, I will alter it!  Our boy's like Monster Energy Drinks and I asked them to keep a couple of their cans.  After looking at them, I decided to start with a coat of Gesso. The butterfly is by WOW and is called  Build-a-Butterfly.  I've stamped on the can with WOW Brocade Stamp Set 4, and then heat embossed with Earthtone Nutmeg (Suzy West Collection).  The chipboard dress form is Basically Bare.  Lace is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Patterned Paper is Simple Stories.

While snooping around and hopping to blogs, I spotted this challenge and decided to give it a whirl.
Berry71bleu has this fun challenge through January.  Look at this awesome Prize!

Creating With Vintage Illustrations” CD Winners and Somerset Life Publication

HAPPY NEW YEAR friends!  I hope all your dreams come true in 2012!  We celebrated with friends and enjoyed a delicious fish fry, salads, dips and chips!
The lucky winners of the “Creating With Vintage Illustrations” CD are VELMA and CHAR.  Congrats to both of you and please click my email link so you can email me your mailing info!  I appreciate all the sweet comments and I truly wish I had about 50 of these beautiful CD’s to give to friends!
If you’d like to purchase this CD, HERE’S THE LINK.

While we’re talking about Crafty Secrets, I have some exciting news to share.    Two of my Tea Towels were published in Somerset Life Magazine, a Stampington and Company Publication.  The tea towels were inspired by my Great Grandma Reed and I wrote the article to reflect on some fond childhood memories.

Pages 116, 117 and 118



The Canvas Heart is Basically Bare, all clear stamps are Crafty Secrets, Ribbon is May Arts and my sweet mom crocheted the flower!  The heart has been misted with Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

Merry Christmas with Basically Bare and Christmas Display

From our family and Basically Bare, we’re wishing you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!  We’re hoping that your stocking was over flowing with some Basically Bare goodness.   We hope to inspire you!  This album was made using a Timeless Tabs  Album.  I’ve also used the ornaments on the cover.  This not so little album will hold many memories and is filled with fun techniques!!

Inside







We're so lucky to have this display a few miles from our home.  It's HUGE and beautiful.  Last night, I grabbed my camera and took some pictures to share with you :)  Blessings to you and your family!