A Card To Share...

Happy New Year!  I hope you have a wonderful, happy, healthy, prosperous new year.

I was asked a while back if I would create a card for someone on the other end of the globe who is battling cancer and although I am not a card maker, I felt the need to encourage someone. Apparently, the card recipient loves shoes and I thought I would create a girly card with a shoe.

Echo Park Be Mine Collection
Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink
Queen and Co. Rhinestones
My Little Shoebox Mini Letter Stickers
Prima Resin Flower
American Crafts Cardstock
American Crafts Ribbon
American Crafts Foam Adhesive Squares
Marvy Uchida Black Pen
Helmar 450 Adhesive
Helmar Gemstone Glue
Silhouette Cameo

I used my sewing machine and stitched around the edge of the pink paper.  My stitching is a little crooked I see. LOL.  I then used my Silhouette Cameo and cut out a shoe design and a delicate doily design.  I then added some bling and a sheer ribbon around the heel.

Finally, I created an envelope with coordinating papers from the same collection and used my Scor-Pal and here it is!

It feels good to create for someone that needs a little boost.  Maybe in the new year I will make more cards to brighten someone's day and use up my scraps from my layouts.

Have a wonderful time celebrating the new year and see you in 2013!

A Layout To Share

Today it was nice to create a layout on my kids and I.  Recently, my daughter turned 25 and we had a surprise birthday party for her.  It is one of the few times I get to see all my kids together as my son is a shift worker and my daughter is studying to be a nurse and works shift work as well so I treasure these special moments together.

I thought I would create a layout using a cute collection by My Little Shoebox called City By The Bay.  It was like the old days when I would do Paper Tole.  I cut out all the little houses and used pop dots to give them all dimension and then I applied Glossy Accents to give them some sheen.  There is a lot of cutting and paper piecing to this layout, but I enjoyed creating it and was happy with the result.

Home Is Where There Is Family Together

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great night!