Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there.  

I hope you all have  a WONDERFUL-SPECIAL DAY!!!

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Filofax Monday: Week 3

Happy Monday Friends,

We are back for another Filofax Monday Post.  This is week 3 of my Filofax Mondays and I am enjoying collecting little things through out the week to add to my Filofax for a Daily Journal of sorts. 

Pardon my messy hand writing.  It is a little tough to have neat hand writing in such small spaces. 

If you have any questions on  my Filofax-please comment below and I'll answer them best that I can. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Filofax Monday

Hi Friends,

Welcome to another Filofax Monday!  I was hoping to finish this last night but I didn't get the chance too.  After I got home from work today I was able to sit down and get it finished.  I hope you enjoy.  

As the same as last week~there's a lot of journaling.  I did use pictures I printed from my Selphy.  I cut them out with scissors to fit appropriately in the slots for each day.  

I love the sign at the top left that says "This is a SIGN that you should be knitting" I found it somewhere on the Internet.  

The picture on the top right is a picture of my little baby girl "Daisy" who is helping me knit.  

I love the picture of the nail polish of the week.  It is called "Moon River".  A little out of my comfort zone but I had to give it a try.  (Yes,  I still have it on my nails today. lol)

The bottom right picture is of Luna and Javi heading out back to hunt for eggs on Easter.

I can't wait to share with you Next Monday my "Filofax Monday".  This is a project I enjoy doing and it gives you an idea of my week of what I do ~other than my 9:30 - 5 job. 

Thanks for stopping by.  

Sweet Friend with a Sketch

Hi Everyone, 

 

When I got home from work last night- I changed my clothes into some comfy pajamas and then I went into my craft room.  I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do, so I pulled up a sketch by My Favorite Things.  Why Yes I do have some MFT stamps in my stash, so I pulled out something I haven't used yet (I know I am not the only one that has stamps they haven't used yet..lol).

 

So Here it is...

The Stamp set I chose to use is Tropical Sensation.  I also used the dies that coordinate with the stamp set. 

I used a Tim Holtz Stencil to create the background on the green cardstock.  The white dots are from a stencil by Heidi Swapp that was purchased from Michaels.  All the inks I used are all from Hero Arts.  The pattern paper is from an old 6 x 6 paper pad by Heidi Grace.  I believe I purchased it from JoAnn's a while ago. 

 

This is the sketch I am using.  And you can look at it by clicking here. 

I thought I would share a picture of my desk to show you a "work in progress" of what it looks like while I am creating.  WHAT A MESS.  If you notice- I ended up not using a few pieces.  And even on the green cardstock, I ended up flipping it over and covering up the hearts and ended up using dots instead.  :) After I was done creating- I put everything back to where it belongs.  :) 

You're the Greatest

Hey There Everyone! 

 

Yep I have another post for you today.  This past Saturday I went out shopping with my friend to Rock, Paper, Scissors & to Joann's.  Which I did buy some new Hero Arts Inks and then I also purchased some fabric to make curtains for my kitchen.  I am not a strong sewer but I do enjoy the challenge.  I suppose sewing is like any other hobby the more you do it the better you get. 

 

After our shopping experience I was inspired to get in my room and make something.  So I put together this card. 



 

 I pulled out my Inktense Watercolor Pencils and gave them a try.  I love the vibrancy of the colors. They just make me happy.

The stamped image is from Paper Smooches from a set called:  ENJOY THE SHOW. This set also has a die to match it to cut out the images.  I stamped the image onto Tim Holtz Watercolor paper and colored with the inktense watercolor pencils and blended with a water brush.  The balls on top were stamped and I used a circle punch to punch them out.  I topped off the card by using Mama Elephant dies for the mat and the landscape die for the mound that the clown is standing on.  I can't remember the name of the multi colored pattern paper but the grey with the hearts is from Lawn Fawn.