Happy halloween

Wishing you a very safe and fun HALLOWEEN

xo

Happy Saturday

What a different color combo for a

Christmas Card right?

This weeks challenge over on the CSAYL blog was

a color challenge and these were

our 2 colors...

I thought it was going to be a task I

couldn't handle but turns out I should

trust my creative instincts more.

I love my POINSETTA stamp and have used

it lots. I figured in Fairy land Christmas

trees and flowers WOULD be purple and pink

and everything WOULD shimmer with

silver flakes so why not in OUR world.

I am very happy with my card.

Please take a minute and check out the other DT members cards and leave some love for them - some pretty amazing

cards have been made for this weeks challenge.

O.k. well I have some cool CO-WORKER gifts to share with you coming up.

Have a safe and fun Halloween.

xo

tina

Shake a little love

I wanted to share a custom order

I received at my show this past weekend.

It's an explosion box for a newly married couple.

The title was a request from the aunt who placed the order.

They were married in Cabo and she requested a

beachy theme...

spot on eh?

added various words and phrases

that represent moments of the ceremony

I love the way it came out and hope that the couple loves

it too.

What a conversation piece for the couple for sure.

Thanks Pam

Sleep well

Death by Clutter

Not dead but oh so close...

I swear I feel SO closterphobic

I was drowning in this mess

I have a regular studio space in my garage

in the above photo I had my hubby bring in an extra table for me to work on

But when I am preparing for a show

I tend to spill into the rest of the house

and by the "rest" I mean ALL of the house

this photo (above) I have stuff on the floor behind the table hubby brought in

This is the view behind the couch where

dear hubby put the table for me to work on

Here is SAID table

cluttered to the MAX

I have my glue dots (a must have)

my new stamps by PAPER TREY ink

my box of sticker/chipboard embellishments

all of which are used to create cards and mini scrapbooks

oh and the one thing that gets me through

moments (weeks) like this

my VENTI MOCHA

a sweet gift from my hubby...

SO I have started clearing away this mess and hopefully

will adopt a better way of working in an

ORGANIZED manner in my next venture in the craft fair season (3 weeks away)

well I am pleased to be participating in this weeks

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORK DESK? WEDNESDAY

blog challenge...

Hope you play too...

xo

tina

I do

Cute card wouldn't you say?

I got this image from My Grafico

and colored it with my copics and I think

it came out pretty fabulous. I love all the

shades of pink flowers I colored with and left it

"real" simple. Didn't even have room for a sentiment

but decided to stamp over my cake base

and add the

"CONGRATULATIONS"

Anway, I am happy with it.

Wanted to share photos from my show on Saturday

but of course didn't take any.

I did really well and had a lot of repeat customers - love when that happens. I met a bunch of new folks too. Love that part too.

The weather was brisk and began to rain right at 5 p.m.  end of day...thank the Lord for that favor...

Did well but not near as well as last year...

means I need to change up a few things for next year.

I hope to be back to blogging regularly - I have lots to share.

sending you big hugs

xo

tina

Sleigh Bells Ring

Simple but sweet

This weeks challenge over on the CSAYL's blog

was to use something metallic on our card

and we are sponsored by

Robin's Fetish Digital stamps and More 

a division of I Did It Creations, was created and isRobyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,

owned by Robyn Weinrib.

designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

The prize will be 5 Robyn's Fetish digital products as a prize to the winner of your challenge. These will be items that the winner chooses and may be EITHER 5 digital stamps OR 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set.

Here's how to play along with us: just insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the keyword: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL68".

We can't wait to see what you come up with. Hope you'll play along this week!! Don't forget to visit the other DT members and see their wonderfully crafty designs.

O.k. I am off to my big show this weekend....

keep those fingers crossed that I sell out of everything.

Have a great weekend.

xo

tina

Birthday Wishes

We just celebrated this sweet little girls 8th birthday

She really lucked out and we have been celebrating her birthday since

Friday - dinner @ joe's crab shack

Saturday...drive-in & a sleep over

sunday - Knott's berry farm

Wednesday (her actual birthday) dinner at John's Incredible pizza

We got her the usual stuff

and I made her my usual "homemade card"

Isn't she a cutie?

I hate to say it but I used up all my space and had no room

for a stamped sentiment...so I added a rub-on and some letter stickers.

What do you think?

I have missed you and hope that life has been treating you well.

I hope you continue to bare with me...since I have been prepping for

a BIG SHOW this weekend - I have left my sweet little piece of blog land and

have found no extra time....but I have lots to show you.

I am off to visit you all and leave you all some love...

xo

tina

p.s. sleep tight

Elf Magic

Cute eh?

Love this cute little elf...and she's from Pink Cat Studio

I used this cute elf from PCS for this weeks challenge over on the CSAYL blog

I kept the card fairly simple mainly because the image was so large..

I am not a computer savvy chick...so I printed this puppy out and left it

the same size...didn't crop it - duh.

Should've would've could've

Please stop by the csayl blog and check out what everyone on the design

team made. Really great stuff...if you join along and link up your card

You have the chance to win 5 PCS images to play with.

Here's wishing you the best weekend ever and hopefully

you have been playing along and have a stash of Christmas cards

ready to be given out to loved ones.

xo

tina

You still out there?

Yeah, that's me INCOGNITO...haa haa hee hee

trying to hide from the shame of not posting regularly.

gosh I am feeling quite lost here.

I am in the midst of huge preparations for a big show I have in less than a week.

I am worried that I won't have enough stuff, worried that I am spending

too much time on stuff that won't sell, worried that my stuff is really not worthy of

purchasing. Really though I go through this every time I have a show...

I know I will be fine and that I will do well.

But I miss you.

I miss making cards and am on a mission to sit and make JUST

cards tomorrow and POST post POST!

I hope you are all well and please don't lose faith and stop visiting.

sending hugs your way

xo

tina

Hey Boo

{gasp}

Isn't this the sweetest card

I adore all things vintage and did one of those

"USE SCRAPS ONLY" type of cards...

I pieced up the front of the card with Basic Grey halloween papers

added a left over piece of paper lace, a ticket, and a 50 cent vintage label

oh and some creamy white seam binding and that's it...but she came out

dreamy, I think...

This card wroks for this weeks

SHABBY TEA ROOM challenge - VINTAGE HALLOWEEN

CREATIVE COTTAGE challenge - BLING (sparkly pumpkin)

CREATIVE BELLI challenge - numbers

BABY BUD DESIGNS - halloween

Love making Halloween cards - need to make lots more.

Feeling a little under the weather so I am off to bed.

sleep tight

xo

tina

Simple

Sometimes simple is best...

in this case I think the image says it all.

the stamp is by inka-dinkado

added some paper lace and a simple sentiment (by cosmo cricket)

some bling and that's it...

I love it.

xo

tina

An Idea 4 you

If you are in need of a different use for your

rubber stamps then here is an easy one.

Just use some mini shipping tags and tea stained them or

Glitter mist them - let them dry and then stamp away.

(These stamps are by Cosmo Cricket)...

They make super cool little tags to add to your gift bags or to

candy treats you plan on gifting to teachers

Perhaps even use something similar to these as

price tags for you handmade goodies...

Just an idea

...I have these listed in my ebay shop...

http://www.stores.ebay.com/embellishment-cafe.com

Hope your weekend was stupendous..

xo

tina

Blue Christmas

Another fun gift set challenge over at the CSAYL blog this week

we were to make a gift bag and card? (u-hemmm)

Anyway, I have been thinking about using turquoise, lime green and pink more for my

Christmas projects this year. Here is my first move in that direction.

This paper is by the awesome Anna Griffin and I followed the tutorial

on the CSAYL blog and it was pretty easy to get done...

the stamps are from the 1.00 spot at Michael's

oh and check out the super cool glitterfied flowers from Prima

in the clearance section I might add...Love the clearance aisle in

any craft store...

Not sure about you but I dig this color combo

It's chic and updated...so not like me but hey at least

my art IS!

Ok. I just have to share some good news here on the

home front...My Birthday boy (19 y.o)

just got his first REAL job and at

BATH AND BODY WORKS

no less...could it get any better for a hormone driven strapping

young man...watch out ladies...heehee

o.k. well I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

xo

tina