Happy New Year!

I have been blessed this year with the opportunity to purchase our local scrapbooking store that was at risk of closure. I have made many new friends, have had many great laughs and have helped many have success with their own creations.  It has been a great year!  Thinking about the New Year brought about some ideas for a new project (one of many actually) which I will share today:

I used a large paper mache cone,  covered it with Queen & Co. paper from there Formal line, added a chipboard clock face from Unique pages, some flowers cut with my Sizzix die and Big shot, lots of Melissa Frances glass glitter, some wired tinsel ribbon and ribbon ties.

Thank you all for your support this past year.

I wish you all a wonderful New Year!

Carol

Holiday Magic

This mini (6x12) book was created for a class at my store Paper Mermaids.  I love these colors and the glitter.  Making this book has fired up my holiday spirit!

Family Christmas Card

I don't usually send out many Christmas cards but my husband has several old high school and college friends he likes to keep in touch with using Christmas cards.  He also includes one of those long letters with the events of last year (You know what I'm talking about).  This year I created our card.... since we bought a scrapbook and stamping store this year thought I'd better not send store bought ones.  Using Graphic 45 paper I made the base with some distressing rips with a little May Arts ribbon peeking through.  All the edges were inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twig distressing ink.  I then cut out the bird using my Big Shot and the Sizzix Bird #2 die then embossed with the embossing folder that was included, inked and attached. I  added some rock candy distress Stickels, a Queen and Co. pearl then sprayed with Tattered Angels gold metallic Glimmer Mist.

and inside

simple but nice.