Amazing Grace Light show

Just thought I'd start the Christmas season with this amazing link.
http://www.godvine.com/Christmas-Lights-to-the-Music-of-Amazing-Grace-77.html

Prayer Buddy card for Cursillo

Hello friends,
Just thought I'd share this simple little prayer buddy card
I made for my recent retreat.
I got this stamp set from Tiffany at the CMB and it is
from Our Daily Bread website. I love it, and this is my first
card made with it.

Inside it says a friend like you is like a special

hug from God.

           Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy, Holy Thanksgiving!

Christmas matchbox I made

I joined the Christmas secret santa matchbox swap at the CMB.
We were to make a matchbox, flowers, charm and stick pins
plus give them some gifts from a wishlist for about $10.
Here is my matchbox:

I loved this sweet image of the children with santa.

I added some bakers twine and pointsettas from iamroses.

I also added some glaze to them to tone down the bright red a bit.

Next I used two trims on the sides, an eyelit and a gorgeous

little rose flower ribbon trim in organza. I inked the trims with tea dye

to make them more vinatgey.

Next I added 5 wooden spools; 4 for legs and one for a drawer pull.

I left them in their natural color. I also used a cute little bottle cap

made by Kelley Rooks on one end and also used 2 more on my charm.

I made these flowers with the TH tattered florals die and some

cotton and netting and embellies.

Here is a pic of the whole swap

This all went to a lady named GrammaP and she said she loved it all!
Thanks for stopping by........Kathy

Gorgeous Banner I received from Kelley Rooks

Hi Ladies,
I thought I'd share this banner I just got yesterday.
It was for a CMB dress form banner swap and I love it!
I love lace and pearls, flowers, dress forms and butterflies
and she managed to hit them all with some beautiful Prima paper.
She also gifted me with the same Prima paper pack, TH black soot
ink, and some halfback pearls. What a sweatheart!

I want to show you each letter closeup

                           Thankyou so much Kelley, I just love it all!
                                              Hugs,  Kathy

Tags made for Christmas tag swap on the CMB

Hello Ladies,
I made these 8 tags, 4 apiece, for scrappingwen and buggyforcricut
We were to make a snowman tag, Christmas tag, angel tag and New Years
tag.
My partners had different tastes so I made some of their tags different.
Buggyforcricut likes bright colors like red and pink while Gwen wanted
a more vinatgey brick red, vintage santa look. She doesn't like pink.
So here's what I came up with.
For buggyforcricut

other side

                                               
                                                  Tag 2

                                                    Side 2

The next two are nearly identical for both ladies

(ie the angel and New Year tags)

Side 2

These are my wild and crazy, colorful

new years tags! LOL

They are both the same.

                                                      Side 2

                  Finally here's Gwen's 2 other tags with her preferences,
she wanted a vintage santa and here's also her snowman sans the pink.

                              and the other side of her snowman......

Thanks for stopping by, I hope my partners

will like what I made for them.

Hugs,

Kathy

bottlecap swap October 2011.wmv

Altered box for girlfriend's birthday suprise!

Hello friends,
I have been a crafting ninja lately but haven't had time to share
too many of the projects here so I am sharing this box I made recently

I started with acrylic paints..layer on layer until I got the colors/look I liked
then I added embossed snowflake paper on outside with Modge Podge.
I then also used acrylics over the embossing. After that I modgepodged
again. Finally I  used a sparkle varish spray over that with gold flecks
for pizazzz.
The top image and little one inside the lid were recycled from a greeting card
I had saved. I love to do that, use everyday things and save money and
get something really unique.
Then hubby drilled a hole in front and I attached the hanging pearl
tassel also used for a knob to open the box.
I then went around the whole box with my pretty lace trim attached with
fabritack glue and worked it around the tassel piece hiding the seam
as much as possible.
Finally I tried a new cricut cart called "Flower Shoppe" and created the two
little flowers on this. I really only used the same cut for the second one cause I saved the spiral negative and rolld it up to make the smaller one.
I also embossed a coupe layers of the flower petals and inked with my TH
ink...then glued the layers together and added the pearl and bling centers and a little more finger painted stickles.
I hope Bonnie will like this and be really suprised and blessed when she gets
it, which should be really soon ( maybe tomorrow) :)

Oh yeah I forgot about the little corners things. These I cut out of the Once upon a Time paper pack.

I also used a Krylon gold leafing pen over corners etc.

Inside the lid I made this little label and added ruffly edged aqua
ribbon bow, Th glaze, some stickles, half back pearls and roses.
I also used glossy accents over this little angel to add dimension.
Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to add comments.
Kathy