Bib Card

Hello everyone!!

Today I want to share a cute card I made.

 I made this card for my friend Judy she is going to be

 a Grandma for the first time. Some other friends and I 

wanted to celebrate this great event with her so we went

 out to lunch and held a "Grandma" shower giving her

gifts she would keep at her home to share with

the baby when she baby sits!!

So here is my card, I saw one online a while back

but changed it up in my own style, sorry

can't remember where it was.

(click on photo to enlarge it)

Sorry the photo isn't the best I was in a hurry to

 leave when I remembered I hadn't taken a picture.

Hope your all doing well and enjoying good weather!

Hugs and God bless

Lana

Challenge Time Again

Hi Everyone!

So sorry I have not been posting lately!!!

But today I am back to share with you another challenge

 I am doing with my friend Darlene.

(Just click on her name to go to her blog to see her project.)

Darlene and I go shopping together at the local

Goodwill occasionally to find some great projects

to alter. We try to get matching items

 or as close to matching as possible then challenge each other

 to see what we make them into. We do not share what

 we are doing to them. So when you see them we do also. LOL

Its great fun!!!

Here is what the item looked like when we got it.

It's a yellow wooden frame with a mirror in the center of it.

We each got one and they were identical.

So on with the unveiling of my project.

Here is what I did with mine.

 I removed the mirror then

 turned it around and used the back side of it as the front.

Can you see in the background the musical notes

 and the image of Jesus. I stamped them very lightly

in gold pigment ink.

If you look real close you can see that

 I added a real feather to the wing

Its so hard to get the glimmer mist to show up

in the photos but it's there LOL

I used twigs that I painted and I made a small bird nest

out of twigs too. I misted almost everything

 with glimmer mist. I also used TH Distress inks.

The bow is seam binding I dyed. The flower is from Archiver's.

A sizzix die was used to finish off the corners.

 The following stamps were used:

Our Dailey Bread Designs

Heart & Soul

Stampabilities.

Well there you have it my altered mirror !!

I would love to hear what you think of it.

Now go check out Darlene's blog and see her mirror makeover.

 I can't wait to see it too, see you there!!!

Hugs

Lana

I am also entering this into these other challenges:

365 Cards: Day 45 - I've Been Framed

Totally Paper Crafts - Things with Wings

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - A Touch of Vintage

Just Keep on Crafting - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything goes

P.S. I showed this project to a dear friend and she said "is

this piece for sale", I said yes and she bought it !!!!

I never got to show anyone else Wow LOL

Valentine Card

Well Folks, I am back and

 today I can finally show you a card I made for my friend

 for Valentine's Day. She asked me to hold on to it until

she came to visit so that is why I am posting it so late.

Hey better late then never I guess LOL.

( you can click on the picture to be able to read it)

There you have it. She was really pleased with it

so it was worth the wait. I am having a few Internet

problems tonight off and on so I guess I had best quit

 while I am ahead and post this LOL

If you have any questions feel free to ask me.

Hugs to all

Lana

Craft Room Light

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share with you a project

I did for my craft room. Since getting my Vegabond

and making the cabinet for it to sit on I found I needed lighting for
 it and I was not able to find the right item in the right price

 so I ended up making one LOL. Let me just say it didn't

turn out the best BUT it sure does do the job A okay!!

I thought that it would be so darn easy

 well it might have been for someone who knows carpentry

 but that is not me LOL Any ways here it is!

Here it is with the light on.

 Ahhhh I can finally see what I am doing LOL!

Hopefully soon I can get back to my paper crafting,

 IF my mojo will return that is LOL
 I sure do hate these dry creative times that I go through,
any ideas how to get it going again?

Hugs
Lana

Treasure Chest Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Hope your enjoying your day today.

My good friend Darlene aka Dars Crafty Creations and I

went shopping together a while back and bought items to

 alter and this is one of the items we both got and challenged

 each other to alter, then post on our blogs at the same time.

Here is a snippet of hers

You need to go see her fabulous treasure chest, she is so talented!!!

 Its so much fun wondering what the other one

 is doing with theirs LOL and its all so hush hush LOL.

You know Top Secret LOL

What fun we have doing this!!!! Hope you like our creations and

 that they inspire you to try something different!

Here is what mine turned out like.

It's hard to see but the flowers all have stickles and rhinestones

to make them sparkle like the paper I used to cover the

Chest on the outside has in it's flowers which again

doesn't show up in the photograph.

Well what do you think of my Treasure Chest?

I would love to hear from you!

 Remember to go see Darlenes too!

(click on the pink name to go there)

Here is a list of what I used:

DCWV Sweet Stack paper

Handle from local hardware store

Flowers from my stash

Feathers from Hobby Lobby

Sizzix die

Stickles

Distress Ink

Gold Pilot Marker

Kids fun foam (I glued strips of left over paper to it

added the gold to match the outside and layed it

on the bottom of the inside. I did not glue it down

 incase whoever buys it decides they do not want it in there.

This sure was fun !!!

I am sending a big THANK YOU to Darlene

for being my partner in this fun filled secret adventure!!!

Hugs and blessings to all

Lana

Birthday Card For a Friend

Hi Everyone !

 I am doing better, thank you all for the

 nice words of encouragement! I have missed

crafting for sure and I am glad to be back at it.

Here is a birthday card I made for a dear friend,

but  first I should explain that she and I share a

warped sense of humor and love to tease each other.

You will understand when you see the inside

of this card LOL !

So there you have it LOL What do you think?

I made it a gate fold card and the following

 is what I used to make it.

SU and Art Impressions stamps

LA Creme papermat DCWV

CS SU

Gold Pilot Marker

Nesties Label 13 set

Sizzix corner dies

Embellishments from my stash

Glimmer Mist which unfortunately doesn't show well

Black Stickles again doesn't show well in the photo

Distress inks and black Embossing Powder,

So glad I am back and can share with you my fun projects.

As always I would love to know what you think of the

 card as well as how you think the photograph came out!

 I am still learning how to use my new camera, there's so much

 to learn on it and I am a slow learner on stuff like this LOL

So bear with me please.

 I hope to  have more to share soon.

Hugs

Lana



New Camera News

Hello my friends!!

I am so sorry its been so long since I have posted any

craft projects. I have two excuses, ahem, I mean reasons LOL

First one is I have had to take it easy due to neck problems

 again which is getting a bit better.

Second reason is my camera died, for good this time!

 I finally got a new Camera YAY!!!

BUT

I am having problems figuring out how to use it LOL.

So please bear with me I will be back on here

as soon as I can.

So with that said, Have a Happy Week!

Hugs

Lana