{a} My World

i know. it's been awhile...

and i've got no excuses. :) we all get busy, right? i've just not really given the attention to the blog that's been needed. since i've last posted i've been to the pumpkin patch, my mom had a birthday, we had a cool harvest festival at work and i've made a few projects to share with you all today. :)

at tattered angels last month it was color theory month and i chose ombre.

the layout has several different techniques used to achieve an ombre effect.

yesterday, i blogged about divided page protectors at cocoa daisy.

i was inspired by kelly purkey and elise blaha-cripe to put a full 12x12 photo in a divided page protector and i LOVE the results. it's more cool than i ever expected. :)

i just love the little mini layouts you can create in the pockets of the divided protectors.

and, i can just add these into my regular 12x12 albums with my full page layouts from the same trip.

i was honored that julie and sandy asked me to take photos of their day spent walking for a cure for alzheimer's. what an amazing event!

ok. i promise not to be gone for so long next time. i really need to get back into blogging the day to day stuff. i guess i feel like it's too boring for all of you. LOL!

have a great saturday!

peace, lovelies...

learn something new every day & tattered angels...

good morning and happy saturday to you all! :)

today is september 1st and that means we start another month of lessons with shimelle. i love the learn something new every day class. the books i have created in the past 3 years are certainly in my list of favorites.

and here is the 2012 book cover...

it's another gutted readers digest book with a binder mechanism. there are so many layers of glimmer glam on this bad boy! LOL! i do love the end result, though. i just cant wait to see all the lessons i learn this month to fill it up!

and, one more tattered angels project to share...

i can't decide if i should frame it for my mom or just give it to her, as is. it's a 4x6 canvas postcard. lots of glimmer mist here and a little glimmer glaze, too. :)

ok. off to get ready for my saturday! (oh, my first list is done, too. it's 30 days of lists this month, as well. looks like i, and this blog, will be BUSY this month!)

peace, lovelies... 

a tattered june...

good morning and happy friday!

today i've got my june projects for tattered angels. in june the technique was using stencils and masks and the theme was everyday summer.

here you go. enjoy...

i used a couple stencils on this one and a few colors of glimmer mist and glimmer glaze. also used some gesso for the star texture. this was fun. :)

then i made this cute banner for a frame i got at the thrift store in lynden a loooooonnnngggg time ago.

i used modeling paste with the stencils on canvas banner pieces from canvas corp and then misted them with glimmer mist, after the paste was dry. i love that i can change out the photos each summer. :)

my last project was a little card.

the clouds were made by misting a piece of card stock with the chevron stencil and then i stamped another section of the cardstock with the stencil and the glimmer mist that was left on it from the previous spray. (does that make sense?)

the cute little bag, from canvas corp was misted with glimmer mist, too. in my favorite color, sun sisters. :)

alrighty. have a fabulous friday!

peace, lovelies...

29 days of love | day 20...

good morning all and happy, happy monday! :)

today i can show you the rest of my little binder cover that is home to all my little "loves".

the paper is mistable paper from pink paislee and i misted it with chalkboard mist from tattered angels. the numbers are jenni bowlin alterable numbers in chipboard. i inked them with pumice distress ink and misted then with silver glimmer mist. the wood letters are pink paislee. i inked them gray and then misted them with the silver glimmer mist, too. i used a wide masking tape that steve had on hand to cover the spine before i glued on the misted flower trim. the entire back of the binder is covered with the wide masking tape. i LOVE it. :)

the size is 5x7. here's a link to the book i'm using from maya road. i'm not using the chipboard pages that came with it. not enough room with 29 days to cover. ;) i will save them for another day. if you think about it, i've now got 4 sets of 5x7 chipboard covers, if i like...

now, for today's prompt...

today i love something new...

i got some new chucks yesterday at TJ MAXX. i think i will have to include them. i am REALLY loving them right now. (just wait until you see them. you will love them, too.)

today i wanted to share a couple 29 days projects created by some of you.

here's gwen's...she is using an amy tangerine sewn mini. i love how it's turning out. not valentiney and very lovely at the same time! :)

here's audrey's...she made her own mini with little tabbed pages, chevrons and ink splatters. you had me at the chevrons and ink, audrey. ;)

and here is jessica's...hers looks like she will be binding it with a bind it all of some sort and she's got these fabulous square pages going with lots of banners, doilies and lovely colors.

thanks so much for sharing your projects, ladies! i love them all!

don't forget to share your projects with us. i love to share them here and at the end of the month there just might be a little giveaway. ;)

ok. almost done. i just wanted to share the layout i made this weekend for the Tattered Angels blog. i scrap lifted a favorite layout of mine i originally made this past fall for cocoa daisy.

(the canvas border is not crooked. LOL! the photo is...)

i misted the background mistable paper with patina and silver glimmer mist. the canvas trims are misted with silver glimmer mist and i used my little chevron stencil on the top one. the wood letters and the doily are also misted with silver glimmer mist.

i LOVE how shimmery it is IRL. it's harder to see in the photos.

ok. enough jibber jabber. :) have a GREAT monday!

peace, lovelies...

who's that girl?

i can't wait to meet jane. she's looking very stylish in her polka dot dress.

more to come...