In with the new year!

Well, here we are about to start the new year. Are you all ready for it? I think I am. I have lots of goals for the new year but I think the biggest one will probably be to get myself into better shape. I will be using the planner that I made here to help keep me on track. I will also be trying to use Walker Tracker more often and hopefully my widget down on the left of the page will reflect that. I will also attempt to blog more regularly this coming year.

I have something to share today that I made as one of my Christmas gifts. I really liked how it turned out so I am thinking of making another one for me!

Supplies used:
Glam Tidings - Kim B's Designs
Terracotta pot painted with gold acrylic ink and Java Walnut ink (random strokes).
Dowel rod stained with Java Walnut Ink
Ribbon
Cone form
Floral foam covered with dark chocolate corduroy.
MANY dressmakers pins

Baby it's cold....

It has been cold and nasty here the last day or so. We had really high winds yesterday which knocked out our electric for over 9 hours total. I decided that it was something that I would probably want to look back on years from now so I scrapped it. Here is what I came up with.
Credits:
font - Alaskan Nights
Let it Snow - WM[squared] designs and Purple Tulip Designs
Save the Date V.4 - WM[squared] Designs
staple from D is for dog - WM[squared] Designs

Another speed scrap

I totally forgot to post this layout from the speed scrap that I did on Monday. I am rather pleased with how it turned out. I used the repeated circles to go with the wheels on the bike.

It was definitely out of my comfort zone with the directions given. (you get 7 sets of directions over a 60 minute time period and then have another hour to finish the layout.)


Credits: ric rac - Sense of Adventure - Happy Scrap Girls Ribbon - Honeydew -WM[squared] designs date - Save the Date v3 - WM[squared] Designs staples - D is for Dog - WM [squared] Designs Christmas in Paradise by WM[squared] Designs and Haynay Designs tab - CU Basic Elements - Creative Dreams

a fun new challenge

There is a fun new challenge over at DSO right now. Bunny is running a trial ATC swap challenge. For this you make an ATC card digitally and upload a low res version to the gallery. If you want to you can send the high resolution version to her and at the end of the month (most likely a couple of days after to give her a chance to get them all together and recover from New Years day *giggle*) she will send back to you the files from everyone that decided to share! Now how awesome is that!!!

I decided I wanted to get in on this. So here is what I came up with. Let me tell you I think that was the most intensive thing I have ever done. There are over 60 layers on just the front side of this!

Credits:
Anyone for Tea - Kim B designs
Toof Fairy add on - Kim B designs and GS Creations
Garden Treasures kit, little bo peep freebie, frog prince freebie, twinkle freebie, waterrushes freebie, maryqc2 freebie - GS Creations

I think I have all the credits sorted out, in case I don't everything used is by either Kim B or GS Creations

More hybrid goodness

I have another hybrid project to share today. I had an absolute ball making it. I used Wendy's Santa Baby kit to make it that is still available right now in a wonderfully stuffed grab bag.

It is only in grab bag form until Thursday so if you want it you better get it fast!

But back to my project. I decided to make a Christmas ornament with this kit. While browsing around looking for other project ideas I had seen a tutorial for double ball ornaments at Splitcoast Stampers and I had loved it. When I got started I realized that the hatpins I had were larger than what they used in the tutorial so I ended up making it a triple ball ornament. What do you think?