flowers and love

last Monday morning I posted this on flickr....
the name of the card reflects thinking of my sister in heaven...
and the young lady who's court date was that morning...

details of this card:
Hero Arts sunshine designer papers
embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss dots
Hero Arts CL375 flower and leaf
copic marker BVOO on flower
glossy accents to center of flower
distress ink bundled sage on leaf
The Paper Company ribbon
ek success punch
Love stamp
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

zentangle class

earlier this month I attended a class by Debbie....
at Stamp Delights in La Mesa...

here is the card with a slit for the bookmark....

the laminated bookmark was fun to do...

photo of inside of the card...

we also had instructions for doing a pear on a card...
but I haven't finished it yet....
and will post on flickr in the future when finished!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

other side of my studio

these photos were taken the first part of May...
as we put the room back together....
last month I posted about the sewing side of the room....

I had to have a shot of the bare furniture...
and as we added things back to the room....

these are new storage containers that are terrific...
I use them for my stamps, inks, papers, etc...
the mirrored wall behind reflects the outside patio....

this room has a lot of light from all the windows...

My cuttlebug and big shot and another storage container...
I have a lot packed into this room...
and it is a fun place to play...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Memorial Button

Last Sunday was the Freedom Memorial Wall Dedication...
it was the 14th annual event and held in Winston-Salem, NC....
it is always the first Sunday of May every year...
this year my sister's name was added to the wall...
I love you sister...and I miss you so much...

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

more quilting on postage stamp quilt

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

my sewing area and giddy

today it felt good to get back to quilting...
I am really liking this giddy postage stamp quilt...

the photo shows the wood around the window all fixed...
you can't even tell those termites were having a picnic there...

last weekend we got the furniture back in the sewing area of my studio...

today Missy claimed my sewing chair for her nap before I got there...

the thread I decided to use is King Tut 927...
this is close to the color in a previous post about thread color...
my Bernina BSR likes King Tut thread the best so far...

my Horn sewing cabinet all opened up...
it really works out great for me in this area...
I'll post the other side of the studio photos another day...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

stair step boxes

Last month I took a class to learn to make these little boxes...
class was at Stamp Delights by Debbie...

fun, fun class...
you can put small things in the boxes...
like chocolate, tiny stamps, jewelry....
fun and different way to give a gift...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

my bare studio

My area for crafting, stamping, quilting, etc...
is between the living room and the patio...

the room is 22' long ....
and the width is 9' on over half of it...
and 6 1/2' along the 5' mirrored wall...

actual wall space is small...
but I'm not complaining...
I love all the light from outside...
but the reason this is all cleared out now.....

this last photo (taken in March) shows the subterranean termites in my sewing area!!
we had to take everything out of the room to lift the carpet...
183 holes drilled in the cement outside all around the house, in the garage...
and in my fun, fun room...
I sure hope the termite treatment got rid of all of them!!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

butterfly compare

Last week Outside the Box blog had a blog hop....
They featured twinkling H2Os....
the above photo shows what I did with my twinks....
I now keep the lids off in the container...
and spritz with water when ready to paint...
I have had these many years and always put the lids back on...
I like the change...easier to see the colors and..
quicker to get to the fun!!

the top of the photo is with Smooch....
and the bottom is with twinkling H2Os...
there is such a difference between white and black cardstock...
the colors turn out looking totally different...
but all four have lots of sparkle...

here is what I used:
Hero Arts artists butterfly stamp
Versamark Dazzle champagne
gold embossing powder
Smooch pearlized accent ink sassy pink and ocean soul
Twinkling H2Os fuzzy pink and Carribean mist
waterbrush
flat brush

for lots of tips and inspiration...
video tutorials...
check Outside the Box blog...
to see what the Memory Box team did last week...
and what they are still doing!!!!
smiles and hugs....Caryl

apple zendoodle

last weekend I did this in a hurry...
I was practicing my new doodle art...

I used Copic Multiliner set B-2...
I almost didn't post this....
yikes!!! lots of areas of improvement needed!!...

smiles and hugs....Caryl

which color thread?

last Monday I put the backing, batting and quilt top together...
it was a nice day on the patio to work on it...
now to decide on the thread to use to quilt it?...

I bought some pink Aurifil thread...
but I have not used Aurifil thread for quilting....

I usually use a varigated thread...
the red was the one I thought I would use....

until I thought of the turquoise thread...
I am going to bind the giddy quilt with turquoise...
yup....I think that is the one I will use...
unless someone talks me out of it!!
smiles and hugs....Caryl

Memory Box stamps

Last month was another fun cardmaking class...
taught by Jenny Griffiths of the Memory Box design team....
AND they are having a blog hop this week with twinkling H2Os....

be sure to check out Outside the Box blog for some great inspiration!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl