Miss Me?

Sooooo .... have you missed me?! I've sure missed being here. I'm sorry. I really thought that I would have an easy, quiet summer, but it did not work out that way. Bummer!!! I had a lot that I wanted to accomplish in the Haven.

Our cruise is coming soon, so I have been working on an autograph book for my (almost) 7 year old. We do one for each cruise or vacation (we love Disney ... ), and I chose to do this one a little differently. Instead of using paper for the cover, I used fabric.

The design on the front was embroidered using my Brother embroidery machine. I added the ribbon on the side because it didn't look quite complete without it. The hanging ribbon is for holding our marker that will accompany us on our trip. It helps keep it handy for the wonderful characters that will be signing her book and helping to make magical memories for our family.

That's what I've done recently in the Haven. I will share more later. :) I made a new FE hanger (will explain that later), too, and I'd love to share it with you.

Hope you have a beautiful Tuesday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow! :)

~*Shell*~

Cupcake, anyone?

Wow ... it's been a while.  I'm sorry about that. I've been doing a bit of crafting, but very little has been paper crafting.  


I do have a card to share today, though. :) 




A good friend of mine has a birthday this week.  I wanted to use this image because I find it so freakin' cute. :) 

Want a cupcake??

I don't think you can tell it very well in the picture at all, but the cherry and the white layer on the cupcake has a glaze on it, the sprinkles sparkle, and her wings are all glittery.  I totally love the birthday cake embossing folder as the background, too.  Super fun, I think.  The flowers are metal, and the pearl in the middle was a brad.  I put it on too late, but just cut the metal prongs off and used a glue dot to adhere to the page.  Baker's twine is used on the side (it's limeade, I believe).  The card base is black, and a white mat is on the inside for my message.


The image is by Penny Black - one of the Mimi images.  


I hope you're having a fantastic summer. 


Have a beautiful Monday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. 




~*Shell*~

Perfect Sentiment Challenge #34 - Anything Goes!!!

What a super fun way to end my stint as a guest designer with Perfect Sentiments Challenges. An Anything Goes challenge. :) :)  It really has been a great time.  I'm so thankful that I was allowed to be a part of the team for a little while :)

Here are the juicy details -

The Challenge: create anything you like as long as it has a sentiment on the front...card, tags, ATC's, altered art.

The Twist: no scrapbook pages, please

Limited Runs is sponsoring this challenge, and I used one of their images on my card.


Yeah ... that adorable frog is from Limited Runs. He's SO cute. I couldn't resist giving him a little something extra, though. Behind him, as well as the sentiment, is a little spring. That allows him to bounce around a bit when the card moves.



Behind him, as well as the sentiment, is a little spring. That allows him to bounce around a bit when the card moves. LOVE the effect it gives this adorable image.

This card has gone to a very special graduate in my life. She's like one of my own, and I love her very much.

Card Recipe -

Stamps - Big Frog (Limited Runs digi), Sentiment (computer generated)

Paper - black, celery, rust, dp, computer paper

Ink - computer

Copics - YG03, YG06, R22, YR07

Accessories - Crystal Effects, embossing folders, Spellbinders' dies, wire, Prima flowers, gold dots, baker's twine (cream soda), pop dots

Head on over to the Perfect Sentiments Challenge blog and join in the fun. You can do it ... ANYTHING (except a scrapbook page) goes! :)

Have a wonderful day and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. :)


~*Shell*~

For Fun Challenge - Guest Designer

Wow ... I am SO honored. I have been chosen again to be a guest designer on a challenge blog. I'm thrilled!!! The challenge blog is called For Fun Challenges. Check it out and join in!

The challenge this week is to create a religious card around the theme FROG - fully rely on God. Super -duper fun! :)




I created the sentiments on the computer, but used a stamp from Penny Black that I had not used before. I added some Prima flowers that I've not used before, as well.



I wanted to show off the joy that we each can have by depending totally on the Lord. These little frogs looked SO excited!! I just couldn't resist using them.

Card Recipe -

Stamps - Toadily Yours (Penny Black), computer generated sentiments

Paper - white, gray, cocoa, celery

Ink - black

Copics - B0000, G21, G24, G12, G14, G17, R22, YR04, BV11, B24, R46, Y08

Accessories - Vagabond, embossing folders (2), Cross dies (Clear Dollar Stamps), flowers (Prima), crystals., baker's twine (limeade), pop dots, self-adhesive metal

Ok, so get on over to the For Fun Challenge blog and try the FROG theme. You can do it!! I can't wait to see them.


I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. Tonight is our last night of the 'school' year for our Wednesday night kids' program (iQuest) at church. I love, love, love being with those kids, but I'm ready for a bit of a break. :) Everyone needs one from time to time, right?? :)

Have a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!!! :)

~*Shell*~

Perfect Sentiment Challenge #33 - Men!

The Perfect Sentiments Challenge for this week is .... A Special Man.

The Challenge: create a card with a sentiment for a special man. Your sentiment must be on the front of the card

The Twist: no patterned paper is allowed on your card.

I'm not sure what I envisioned when I started this card, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't what it was. Hahaha. I'm ok with how it turned out, though.

No patterned paper .... I thought the notebook paper embossing would go well with the graduate theme I chose to go with. I distressed the edges of the gray layer and sewed it down to the blue. I love the look of the sewn layers.


Card Recipe -

stamps - Graduate (Paper Inspirations), For Our Men (Clear Dollar Stamps)
paper - gray, cocoa, deep sea
ink - black, brown
accessories - embossing folder, vagabond, silver dots, baker's twine, pop dots, circle punches


We all have a special man in our lives that we can honor with a card. Go for it .... make him a card and join in the challenge.

Have a wonderful Wednesday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!!

~*Shell*~