I'm still around.....

I had SO many things I need to work on and get completed as today is technically the deadline to get my swaps for the WONDERFUL group Crafty Card Creators with Yahoo that I belong to and I just could not get my muse going!!! I MADE myself stay in my ART Room until I could complete all of these fun swaps!!!!


I'm glad I did because once I got my mojo going I was on a roll!!! LOL......So here we go...I'm excited to share each of these with you.......The first swap is our monthly "Image Swap" we do.....the image this time was a seed packet image so I thought hummmmmm, what better thing to make....Soooooooooooooooo......I needed a template....didn't have one so what to do.....YEP, you guessed it.....I designed one in my Inkscape program and cut one myself.....You know me...can't stand to not use my cricut....LOL



After I cut my seed packet with my cricut I then distressed it a bit with some of my Tim Holtz distress inks.......also distressed the image I had printed off......adhered it to the front...then on the back I had some fun too....




You know how the back of every seed packet gives details on the item....LOL...I decided to
do the same type of thing.....kinda fun I thought!!! :)




I wanted to share the template with you I made in case some of you are interested in this.....below is an image of what it looks like......

If you would like this please either click here or on the image above and have fun with it!!!

Ok.....the next swap was "Home Sweet Home".....of course country life immediately came to mind.....what's more relaxing and reminds you of home more than an old country swing on a tree???? So I found some images I liked and printed them.....gave them a 3D look on the card....used string as the ropes to hold the swing on the tree.....then the background I created with stipple brushes, distress inks and then I rubber stamped images to create the look I was wanting...

I colored the wheel barrel of flowers with sharpies....they work great!!!!

Kinda think this says "Home Sweet Home" don't you???

Now the next swap is "Sketch Challenge"........Having a guide line to go by really opens ideas in your mind doesn't it....which I believe is the reason these challenges were created huh......

So the layers I printed off and then distressed the edges with a tool I have and used my Tim Holtz distress soot inkpad....Added a couple layers of ribbon and some silk leaves with a metal flower.......Has a bit of a rustic look......I'm happy with the way it turned out....

Ok....Now this next one may indeed be my most favorite one!!!! This is the "Vintage Tag and Card" Swap.....I wanted a lace type of edge for this card...I found the image I wanted to use first and then built the card around that......I didn't have a lace border I wanted so I created one....

Where you ask?....hummmmmmmmmmm...YEP...Inkscape...LOL.....I created the background and then went from the background and created the lace card......I was really tickled with the way the layers all worked out...

I wanted to put ribbon on the card so I decided to weave it in and out of the lace holes........worked rather well don't you think.......

I thought I would share each of the files I created in case anyone would like them......as always you may either click on the image to download or the indicated area......

Download Bookmark Lace: here

Download Lace Border Frame: here

Download Lace Card: here

Whew....That was alot wasn't it!!! It feels so good to have them completed....I'm tickled with the way they all turned out........I hope you find something here you enjoy!!!! As always I want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me....it truly makes my day!!!! Please come by again soon...until then....