it's time

it's time for a facelift....

not physically but blog wise...

I want to do more and start fresh - please come see me at:::

www.onecraftymess.blogspot.com

I won't say good-bye---but

I'll see you soon.

It's almost time

Wow, I can't believe that my sweet girl is finishing up her 6th grade year at school...

I look at her now and notice how much she has grown up and not in the last eleven years but in the last 6 months. Her face has matured, she's grown taller and parts of her have become more mature...

(5 years ago)

(2 1/2 years ago)

(2 weeks ago)

She has truly made me proud and has been excelling in all her "ATTEMPTS"

she is sassier then ever (but I am to blame for that) and she has become

a great help - tomorrow is her last day and there is NO promotion ceremony

(so sad about that) so we are going all out for dinner and decorating for a big deal

I made her this sweet card

A girly graduation card. Cute right?

Well, here's wishing all your graduation preparations to go off smashingly!

I am linking this card up to the following challenges:

crafty chicks - graduation

bloggers challenge - graduate

paper pretties - graduation

xo

tina



Inspired

I know that we are all totally addicted to PINTEREST.

I am more addicted to "pinning" when I find something cool I add it to my boards.

Well I found some really cool cupcakes with rainbows on them and new I wanted to try them -

you can see the original photo in my board "DELISH" on pinterest I am CURDISS6

so I tried my hand at these sweet cupcakes for my sons end of year party...

aren't they sweet...

they don't look near as PERFECT as the originals but I am quite proud of how they turned out.

I got lots of great comments on these today....Yeah me- I actually created a favorite from my PINS - on to the next one.

I am linking this up to the following parties:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

made by you monday

made with love monday

Happy Pinning

xo

tina

Dad Scrap

Gettin' my scrap on, lately....doing alot for my girls - a GIRL SCOUT ALBUM...

I recently had lunch with my dad and all my kids and took some silly pics of the

whole occasion and made this really quick and simple Layout...

just 2 photos some prima flowers and some fun chipboard...

and just a brief bit of journaling that reads:

LUNCH WITH DAD - P.F. CHANGS...

sometimes it's about getting the layout DONE - and not putting TOO much time into it.

Besides it makes me feel like I got something accomplished...try it sometime.

Heres wishing you an easy Thursday.

xo

tina

pretty & simple

I have this new fascination with making things pretty and recycling things I have

here...I'm NOT totally green but I do my  itty bitty part...so I know this idea goes way

back to my stampin up days...where you decorate a plain gift bag with "schtuff"

so here is my version (and a bit shabby too)

this is a small green striped bag I had laying around here (literally)

and I decided to use some really contrasting paper...

also used some of my punched pieces in some more funky patterned paper

did some stacking & layering on my main piece of CS

added a small sticker so that it can be used for "ANY" occasion

and here it is all done and I used some blue tissue paper for the inside..doesn't it look

great in all it's SHABBY cuteness...love it!

I love having these types of goodies in my stash for those "just in case" gift giving moments.

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

craft your passion (color combo)

the pink elephant - dots & stripes

the shabby tea room - shaped & colors

totally stampalicious - clean & simple

Have a crafty Week.

xo

tina

Birthday boy

This Tuesday was my sweet hubbs birthday

and while I BOUGHT him a birthday card I did manage to make a sweet "girl" card

using a new favorite stamps of mine. I love phrase stamps - they are so versatile and

with no theme embedded onto the stamps - I can use them for a either a boy or a girl.

I left my card really simple and even mix matched the papers - and I gotta tell you when you 

don't follow the norm it really leaves you with a fantastic looking card. 

the background paper is green & pink polk-a-dot paper then I added

a black border piece to off set it all and I love the look...

shabby in its own right.

another "whatever" card - boy my stash is really growing.

Wishing you all a wonderful Mother's day - and a Happy Birthday if it is this week.

I am linking this card up to the following challenges:

casual fridays - birthday

the sisterhood of crafters - may flowers

simon says stamp- your favorite stamp

Have a great Day

xo

tina



Dear Mom

So in hopes of not sounding so sad and sorry---it's this Holiday that I dread most

well for the last 2 years anyway...This Sunday is Mother's day...and that's when I miss my sweet

Mom the most. She died 2 years ago of bone cancer and well I wish we still had those

days - or maybe just one moment...but I know she is at peace and no longer in pain and because I know that I am o.k. with that. sort of....

anyway, even though she's gone I still find myself making her cards for her birthday and Christmas & now a mother's day card. I gotta tell you I am seeing my shabby style here alot lately...it seems to be sticking around. Super happy it has been here...

what do you think?

i think she would love it!

no stamping really except for some inked edges...

I actually wanted to try and use some fabric on my card and felt seemed liked

the easiest to try and a heart an easy shape to cut.

Well in case I don't see you again this week...I sure hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!!!

I sure plan too.

I am linking this card up to the following challenges:

the pink elephant challenge- MOMs

kaboodle doodles - MOM

forever friends - spring

cupcake craft - ohh lala---(french like cath kidston)

delightful sketches - mothers day

going grey - moms

xo

tina

Hello

oh boy, life is crazy busy - fun, nerve-wracking and days filled with too much to do  but then again - I know your life is just as busy - so not complaining but just saying...I think I am reminding MYSELF why I am NOT blogging or creating as much as I like...it's just a mental note.

I sat down last night determined to make something pretty and I did.

Here is a card I created using only 1 stamp and some fun happy colored CS, and my prima flowers...

Ain't she sweet.

Another whatever card to add to my stash.

I love the colors on this card...

that there house I designed myself...isn't that paper pretty?

It's by My minds eye LOVE ME---the prints in this pack are

super sweet & yummy.

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

aud sentiments - anything goes

southern girls - girls

there she goes - may flowers

inspire me fridays

happy Friday

tina