Bind it book

Hi Everyone,
 Hope you have had a wonderful weekend. The weather here in Northeast Ohio has been awesome! Today I wanted to share my first project ,a book I am in the process of making ,using my bind it all machine. I am learning how to use my Distress inks and blending tool ,along with other new toys I got after my class with Tim Holtz ,at the Akron Stamping Convention. As usual they look so much better in real life.

I have used Graphics 45, Tim Holtz and Stampin Up's papers, Stampers Anonymous,Sweet Impressions and Stampin Up stamps, Distress inks, Tim Holts sizzix dies, unknown ribbon, Ideology fragments, miscellaneous embellishments, MS punch, and a free photo image from online. If you have any questions or comments concerning this project feel free to email me.

Well thats it for today.

My prayers and heartfelt gratitude are with all the men and women who are or have served our Country!!!

May God bless you and your families!!!!!!!

                                                                              

Death in the Family

Hello Everyone,
 Sorry I have not been posting anything lately. I have been dealing with a major flair up of my back problems again for several weeks, which is now starting to feel some better.  And about two months ago, my Mother in law was diagnosed terminally ill with less then 6 months to live. We have been busy visiting her alot and dealing with major issues there. This past Sunday she passed away peacefully in her sleep and went to be with our dear Lord. She was 94 years young. She loved the Lord and had a wonderful life. Her health started to really fail the past two years, but she was very blest, up until last year she actually lived alone and was very active. She sure loved life and people. So it may be abit yet before I am able to get back to crafting and post any cards, still lots to take care of. So until then, may God richly bless you all with good health and happiness.
Hugs
Lana

Tim Holtz Class

Hi Everyone!!

 I know I have been MIA for a long time now, sorry. Between the weather being so nice here and me helping do the outside work, mulching, planting a dogwood tree and adding one ton of rocks, all of which I planned, purchased and then supervised (with some minor manual labor on my part) and a bad sinus/ear infection, I have not been doing any stamping or crafting lately. One day a few weeks ago I did have my friend Darlene over to try and figure out our bind it all machines, LOL but other then that, I had not done any crafting and I think my mojo has fled LOL. After today  though, I think my mojo may return. I just got a major mojo shot in the arm !!! LOL Why you ask,WELLLLLLL today my friend Kris and I were very lucky and got to attend a stamping class given by none other then Tim Holtz himself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WOW is all I can say!!!! Tim is without a doubt ,one of the best teachers around, as well as a fabulous artist !!! He is soooo sweet and so darn funny. What a gracious person too, he is so patient and helpful. I can not say enough good things about him!!! He signed autographs for everyone and let everyone take pictures with him. Me included BUT unfortunately I didn't think to take my camera, duh,so a very kind lady from Canada took one of him and I and will email it to me after she gets home, if it turned out I will post it later. After the class today Tim surprised us all and gave us five ink pads of our choice, and some distress stickles, some glossy accent, a mini mister, and one of his new idea-ology masks. WOW was that a BIG surprise to all of us !! He had two other different classes today, but they were all sold out durn it all. I pray next year he will come back, I will definately take all of his classes if he does !! The class was held at the John S Knight center in Akron. Tomorrow is the Adventures in Stamping Rubber Stamp Convention it is awesome, if you have never been there you really should go! Tim will be there both days of the convention too. I am planning to go both days with some friends if I hold up LOL.

Here is what Tim had us making today.  They were really fun to make but like usual they look so much better in real life. Working with the new products he has coming out now was a real treat, you have to go check them out!!

( If you look closely at the lower left hand side of the tag on the
 left you will see Tim Holtz
autographed it for me !!!! How awesome is that!!!) 

I had so much fun working in this type of medium today, that now I just HAVE to go shopping LOL LOL Tim is such an enabler!!!!! You know how it is, you just have to have
someone to blame !!! LOL Hope you like my new tags.

I pray your all doing well and enjoying good health. So until next time stay healthy.

Another Easter card!

Happy Easter to everyone !

 I hope your day was filled with love, laughter and true peace. Today I wanted to share a card I made for a very dear friend of mine. It was made using an image a good stamping friend of mine gave me, thank you Darlene. The lily image comes from deliciousdoodles! The coloring was done with Stampin Up markers. I also used SU cardstock,ribbon and one of their retired stamp sets for the wording. A Martha Stewart punch as well as a Provo craft die were also used. I think it came out very delicate looking, just right for Easter. I sure hope she liked it! I enjoyed making it for her, she is such a lovely person and has blessed my life beyond measure!

Again Happy Easter to everyone!!!!

My Craft Class Room

Hello everyone, did you think I had fallen off the face of the earth LOL. I have been very busy, as I said in my last posting, doing a very BIG project. Well today I got it all done, yeah finally!!! I have been working on an art project for my class room, that is in my basement. The following pictures will show you all the projects that I have done the past few years for the other walls, so today's wall art finally completes all the walls. Phew!! Each project was made to look something like a stamped card. 

This first picture is an actual oil painted canvas measuring 54 inches in diameter,that I got for $2.00 at a church garage sale and I just added Stampin Up cardstock to make it look like scalloped edges, I then added the wood letters I got from Micheal's to the wall. All the walls together spell out

Create,Inspire, Timeless, Beauty.

This next picture is made using fabric I got from Walmart that I cut  all apart to make these several art decorations. The rectangle "card" is 59 x40 inches,LOL it's foam core board covered in Stampin Up CS, old tin lids painted to resemble brads and ribbon made from parts of the material sewn with some old real wired ribbon inside it to make it stiff enough to shape it. The material birds were glued to cardboard and cut out, I then used fun tac to stick them to the wall. You can see by the 6ft tables and chairs how big things really are!

Here is a close up of the rectangle card.

My Clock

This clock is made using a cheap clock I had from Walmart and hanging it in the middle of the flower I made.The flower is 36 x 24 inches. The flower and leaves are made from an old Stampin Up set that I stamped then I copied the image and enlarged it on my printer in parts then cut it out of SU Cardstock and added more ink with a  sponge. The bird is from the previous pictured project using scraps of the material. I bent the flower and leaves then used fun tac to make it very 3D like. All of these were the projects I already had completed, but this next one is the one I just finished today.

In the picture below you can see the table under the clock, the skirt material has daisy's on it too!

 The butterflies are all made from one stamp, it's a retired one from Stampin Up, that I again enlarged on my printer in parts then colored with my copic markers and bent to make them kind of 3D like and I used fun tac to adhere to the wall. The circle is foam core board and is 42 inches in diameter, covered in fabric from Walmart. The flower is another unknown stamp, the leaf is a new stamp from Heartfelt Creations, the pron leaf is a Martha Stewart punch enlarged on my printer too. LOL I used alot of printer ink trying to get the right sizes! LOL  The letters are wood ones from Micheals. The "pearl pin" is a wooden dowel painted with a silver marker, the pearl is a plastic Easter egg from Walmart it had candy in it, I painted it with pearl paint from Michaels punched out a hole in the bottom too glue the dowel inside it. It looks realistic to me LOL. The "satin bow" is made from acetate material and pellon from JoAnne's sewn together. So there you have it my completed class room. Would love to hear your comments on it. My personal stamping room is up stairs in the main part of the house, some day I will take pictures of it to share but for now its veg out time in front of the TV! I am so tired out, creating BIG cards is hard work !! LOL

Easter cards

Hello everyone!
It's a gray and rainy day today here in NE Ohio,
a great day to stay inside
 and craft. I am sharing two cards I made today,
 this first one, I hope will work good as a

 masculine one for a young man.

(Front)

(inside)

Here is the list of what I used to make it:

Card Stock is Stampin UP

Ribbon is from Michaels

Stamps: Penny Black,Stampendous, Art Impressions

Ink and brads are Stampin Up's

I used my circle nestibilities,dimensionals, and

yellow flocking for the chicks

Here is my second one.

 It's hard to see in the picture,

 but I used my spica pens and all of it is sparkly,

even the eggs on the designer paper .

Cardstock, Ink & ribbon are Stampin Up's

Stamps are Penny Black & Creations Inc.

Spica pens, I got in Zoar at the StampPad

Designer Paper is from my friend, Terri (check out her blog)

 Thank you Terri!

Well that is it for today. I have a very BIG project I am working

on next ,so when it is done I will share pictures of it. Sure hope it comes out ,you know how things look great in your head BUT then in reality they don't work out LOL

I hope your crafting away today too!!

Easter Bunny Card

Hello everyone, hope your having a wonderful day today. It's wonderful seeing the flowers starting to come out here in NE Ohio. My daffodils are up and will soon be in full blossom, yippee, (big smile)! I am so looking forward to seeing all the beautiful flowers, as I am sure most of you are too. It's been a long winter, way too long LOL.

Today I have an Easter card I want to share with you.

The stamps I used are from Close to my heart,Penny Black and Pressum. I used my new Martha Stewart punch and I love it! I also used the Creative Memories corner rounder. My hot pink ribbon is from Walmart. Oh do I love using satin ribbons and my bowmaker. The Cardstock is Stampin Up and the designer paper is from DCWV "Sweet". Memento black ink was used and copic markers as were Spica pens. I also used a small amount of flower soft for the center of the daisy flowers. Well that's it for now! Hopefully I will have more soon, if all works out LOL.