Glitter Bunnies

I'm in full blown Easter mode and on a bunny roll! Although I'm not a huge fan of eating Marshmallow peeps (I'll take chocolate covered Marshmallow bunnies any day!) I thought they would make a cute set of tags. I started out with a yellow set and have also made them in pink and lavender but don't have a photo yet.


I made Easter bunny wreath using a 6" grapevine wreath that I painted and glittered, added some Easter grass, paper mache eggs that I painted and glittered, a wood fence, a cute little stuffed bunny and a big pink bow.

I love shaker cards and had this polka dot paper by October Afternoon and it reminded me of gumballs so it was the base of a gumball machine card. I'm going to use the same shape to make Snow globe cards for Christmas. I've got all kinds of ideas for snow globes!


Another cupcake card using one of my favorite Papertrey Ink dies with pinks and browns. I used different fabrics for the frosting.

Easter tags with glittered eggs and some little rolled roses that I made. I just love pastel colors for Easter!



And lastly a shabby card using a Melissa Frances resin frame, some vintage crochet scrap and a butterfly charm.


Have a lovely week!
Annette

Fall to Spring

Seems like we went from Fall to Spring with no winter this year which I'm really sad about because I would of loved at least a little snow. But winter is not over yet and I still have hope to see a snowflake!

I've been working on some Easter projects that I wanted to share. I made the pocket from a pre-made card and turned it sideways and cut part of the front off, then sewed up the sides. Bunny tags are stamped and glittered and carrot tags are felt and machine stitched.




I made a set of tags using the Papertrey Ink egg die cut from lightweight chipboard, then I painted, speckled and glittered.




A furry bunny card using a sizzix card die which is one of my new favorites.

A baby card using a discontinued Melissa Frances die cut from my stash.


Our dog Jack killed a skunk last week in the middle of the night right next to the house. The house immediately started stinking like skunk, it was the worst smell ever! You know when you drive by a road kill skunk and stinks really bad and you plug your nose and go "ewwwww", imagine that smell in your house for a few days and nothing you do can get rid of it. I used Lysol, candles and opened windows and finally after a few days the smell started going away. Jack got 4 baths that same day (by Terry, I wouldn't go near the dog!) two with dog shampoo and two with a baking soda, peroxide and dish soap mixture found on the internet which was supposed to get rid of skunk spray. Jack still stinks though and when the weather get's nice again he will get a few more baths. I sure hope he learned a lesson and will stay away from skunks next time!

Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Annette

Rainy Days

It's going to be a rainy weekend, perfect weather to hibernate inside. I only wish it was snow instead of rain though!
Here are a few more projects that I've been working on.
I made another carousel horse card. Crackle paper I covered the horse is by Fabscrap. The banner was made using a Papertrey Ink die.

I made this card using a old stamp by Uptown.

I made a few more cupcake cards, the first one was made using a Sizzix die and the bottom one was made using Papertrey Ink dies.


Some fun Valentine tags using felt...


I made this using a jar die and cutting one die out using a clear sheet and sewing around it and adding confetti to make a shaker card.


Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Annette :)

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season! I took my tree and all the decorations down and put them away. I do love the tree and lights but it's nice to get the house back in order. I usually put my tree up before Thanksgiving so by the time Christmas is over I'm ready to take it down. Of course all the excitement of decorating will be back in November - but I can defintely wait!
Here are some more Valentine items I've been working on....




And some birthday tags...



And a few shabby things....


I have always loved carousel horses and if I ever had had a little girl, her room was going to be decorated with them. I used to dream of painting the ceiling with pink and white stripes like the inside of a carousel, then painting a carousel horse on each wall. I even got one of those rocking horses (the kind that little kids sit on and they jump up and down) many years ago from a yard sale. I dismantled the horse from the frame and was going to make it into a carousel horse. I still have it, maybe one of these days if one of my nephews ever has a little girl they might just get a carousel horse for the baby room.


Wishing everyone Happy and Blessed 2012!
Annette

Holiday Season

Just popping in to say hello and hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!
I got my tree up finally, I decorated it in a pear, silver and white color theme this year.
I took one photo at night, one during the day and one close up of the tree. On the close up photo you can see some glass snowflakes that I made many years ago with a Martha Stewart Snowflake kit, they were so easy and so much fun to make.





I've been making Christmas items for months now and I have to say I'm just about done and ready to move on to Valentines and Easter! I've recently got the Cupcake Die from Papertrey Ink and made a few cards with it, what a fun die to use!





I made another Heart Pocket and filled with tags. I made the flowers from felt and fabric and the flower trim was ivory and I painted it white and coated it with glitter.




And a Christmas Card using a Melissa Frances Resin Wreath.


Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!
Annette :)

Baby it's Cold Outside!

It's a brisk 27 degrees this morning and I love it! Now if we can only get some snow!
The cold weather has brought the lady bugs back in the house, not a lot but they entertain the cats especially when they are on the ceiling.
I've been making some little gingerbread houses lately....


I filled this one with gingerbread men ornaments...



Got an early start on some Valentine projects...



These are the tags I filled it with..



Found these adorable gold cupids at the craft store, I couldn't wait to use them on a project!

Made a shabby card using a chipboard house...

And lastly a shabby Tussy that I filled with little tags...



Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Annette