Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Which Puppy to chose?

The puppies are so adorable! They are at the stage where you walk into their pen and they are all over you! A sweet little brown/black girl puppy came up to me as I knelt down and she put her head on my leg and looked at me with the cutest little face so now I am in love with two puppies and can only keep one. We are going to go ahead and give the other tan one, a little girl away this week to some friends of Terrys. Even though the puppies are only 4 1/2 weeks, they are huge and already eating, drinking and doing their own potty so I think she will be fine. These are the two that I am stuck on......

Just a couple crafty things to share. I just made these coffee tags in the past few days. I stamped the latte with dye ink and cut out, then colored with water color pencils and blended. The "whipped cream or froth" is Liquid Applique by Marvy. I have had it for at least 10-12 years and was so surprised when I opened it and it wasn't dried up. I guess I got my moneys worth on that purchase! You put it on the area you want, then let it dry and then heat with a heat gun and it magically puffs up. I love how it makes the topping look like real froth. I added some Crystal Lacquer and let dry over night for a super glossy finish, then attached with foam tape.


And lastly, Michaels had these cute chipboard books in different shapes so I snagged a butterfly book and made it into tags. I used Melissa Frances papers, Martha Stewart Crystal glitter and German glass glitter, some paper roses, trim and buttons. The larger rose was purchased at HL in a boquet and I just cut the roses off with wire cutters and took out the plastic centers and sprayed them with some Glimmer mist and added a small rhinestone center.


And just a quick update on the house, the siding guys are coming this week or next and Terry will be installing the HVAC this weekend and should finish up on it next week. Hopefully then we can get the insulation and sheetrock done soon after as we are still planning on an end of June move. (At least that's the plan, keeping my fingers crossed!)

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Annette

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

OMGoodness! OK, now I want a puppy! They are so cute, I can see why you are having a hard time choosing!

Your tags are just gorgeous! Love that liquid applique, I dig mine out from time to time too!

(-: Heidi

Anonymous said...

Wow...choices are hard to make. I can already tell you love them both and they are so adorable. These are gonna be some big dogs!!!
Love the butterflies and how you add so many unique layers to one item. I love your work.

Anonymous said...

Oh!! So cute!! I want one!! I love puppies!! Keep them both lol!!!

I love those tags!!! Very sweet!!!

Jennifer Beason said...

Awww...both puppies are SO CUTE!!!

Your tags are super cute too! :)

Lisa said...

You are going to be one busy lady with that house, but HOW COOL! You have to be getting excited with the project nearing completion. And how are you EVER going to decide which puppy to keep? Do you have a stronger bond with one? You certainly can't go by the "cuteness factor"...they are even steven in that department! Love your projects, especially love all the detail on the latte cards!

GiftsByHeidi said...

OMG Annette, how on earth can you choose? Those faces are just precious!! That would be a really hard decision. Love your work, that Latte card is fantastic!

Tammie said...

I love the latte, but the butterflies are absolutely gorgeous. Being a dog lover....I would have a hard time choosing between the babies...either way, you can't go wrong, can you?

Amber said...

Oh how could you decide which puppy to keep with those adorable faces looking at you?!? There's nothing more cute than puppies - that's why Matt keeps me away from them;)
Love your tags! The latte turned out great!!!
Hugs
Amber

Mary said...

Oh my goodness! You need them both :) They are so adorable!

Great work on the projects too :)

Chimene said...

Ahhh... they are so adorable!!!!!!

Your tags are beautiful!!!
Love the colors of the butterflies!!

XXXX
Chimene

Mindy said...

Those puppies are adorable! What a good idea with the chipboard books. You are the tag queen. :)

Jennie Skaggs said...

I am not sure which is cuter...the cards or the puppies The cards are pretty cute...but love the dogs. I love the froth.