I've had a pretty crazy week..
It's my first trifold card....
The past week has been crazy at my house. We are in the beginning stages of crafting our backyard into a livable place. It's slow going because we've been forced to do most of the digging and "forming"ourselves; but there is progress (otherwise I would have given up by now!)
Anyhow, I thought I would share two pics with you.
Here is my scrap table...
It's not easy for me to work in this mess. I was one of those university gals who cleaned my room spotless before beginning to study for an exam...get all the distractions out of the way first!
And, after a bit of digging I found this...
This is the LO that I started working on last Wednesday in the hopes of showing you by the weekend.
Yup, it's not done yet. I am hoping to find the time to dig into the fun Sausan paper tonight!
So, let's hope I find the energy tonight after digging in my yard all night (our sun sets at 10:45pm here in the summer, not conducive to calling it quits outside early and settling into my cozy corner for some "me" time!)
...let's hope the shovel or wheelbarrow take a turn for the worse!
Camille
Okay.. the cold meds are going to my head....
I was over at Bree's yesterday and we were playing around with the Leafy Greens kit.
As most of you know, Bree is kinda obsessed with O-W-L-S (don't tell ok?) And, this kit is right up her alley. The confession I have to make is that I really like owls too, but maybe not as much as Bree.
So, I really had fun with this one. I don't know what it is, but I am fascinated by "googly" eyes lately. They seem to really bring a card or LO to life (and they are fun and quirky)!
Here's what I made:
You may not be able to tell, but the owls are perched on a piece of twine. I had fun making it, and when I glued the "googly" eyes on I actually laughed out loud. I like the effect that it gives.
Our June Guest Designer has been creating again...
Nicki created this fun LO of her son playing in the mud.
The journaling reads: "Water is such as magnet to you. Everywhere we go you seem to find it. You had so much fun playing in the puddles while Momma washed the van. You love getting muddy! May 2009"
She created this with Crop Suey's Sweet Potato Pie kit. I love it!
Later,
Camille
-scissors
Make a small loop in your wire and begin threading your beads, with our without a pattern. As you get enough beads to make parts of your design, twist the wire on itself.
Then, after some playing around, here's what I made (and what you can make too):
Here are a couple of cards I made to thank my son's playschool teachers.
Check out a couple of projects I created with my new Leafy Greens kit...
Ok, you girls need to get yourselves one of these kits because it's the kit that just keeps on giving.
I have made so many LOs with this kit and still have sooooo much stuff left.
Here are a couple of things that I put together.
The first thing was another birthday card:
The second was a LO of one of my daughter's many artist moments -that is when she is the canvas!
And now for the GIVE AWAY part...
We want to see what you've done with our Crop Suey kits.
Leave a comment with a link to something you made with the yummy stuff in our kits and we'll pick a winner to send some yummy stuff to next Friday!
So gather up the goodies from one or many of your kits and create something, then share it with us.
Have a great time creating and we'll let you know who wins next Friday!
It's my mom's birthday this weekend and I, being the wanna-be creative artist that I am, made a card for her.
It wasn't hard to find some good stuff in the Jelly Belly Beans kit!
So, here it is:
I tried sewed behind the paper flowers, it looks good on the actual card. I wish I could bring it to you so that you can see it for yourself.
Enjoy the rest of your day. Bree, Nicki and I are sitting on her deck right now enjoying a spinach, strawberry and almond salad with some yummy blueberry and pomegranate vinaigrette.
Later,
Camille
Notice the tissue paper flower..lol
Get out your Tim Holtz Fragments,
Well, I meant to hit post a couple of days ago, but time got away on me.
I went camping with my family this weekend and packing got a little more time consuming than anticipated...
...anyhow, enough about my life!
I've been playing around with Jelly Belly Beans and it has been so much fun. I made this LO with the fun We R Memory Keepers papers.
You may or may not know, I've been avoiding going to the optometrist because I was FULLY aware that I needed glasses but wanted to AVOID it!
So, when my son had his check up, my whole family booked appointments and I finally, and reluctantly admitted that I needed glasses (also, the optometrist told me so!).
So, I made a LO embracing the change.
Here it is:
Have a great day and stay tuned for more from the Jelly Belly Bean kit.
Next week will feature Leafy Greens...this kit has SOOOOOOO much paper in it...
...so much fun to play with it all!
Our Guest Designer for June is.. Nicki Steinkampf..
Let's get to know her a little better...
Hi all! I am a happy SAHM of two. Evan is 22 months, and Megan is 3 months old already. So, life is busy at my house! My husband, Mark, and I have been married for 6 1/2 years - I am so blessed by him.
I have always thought of myself as a 'crafty' person - God has blessed me with a creative spirit. My love for paper crafting really began about 7 years ago with card making. I love being able to sit down and create something in one sitting that will put a smile on someone's face or brighten their day. Scrapbooking is a newer love for me, especially now that I have children. My desire is to capture special moments in my family that we can look back on in years to come.
I am honored (and a little nervous) to be June's guest designer here on Crop Suey - Bree and Camille are wonderful friends that I love rubbing creative elbows with. Keep up the great work ladies!
Blessings,
Nicki
Hey Ladies,
The kits are up and they are so much fun.
Check them out HERE!
First we have "Leafy Greens". It's filled with a great variety of papers, including some very special paper by the fabulous Sausan Designs.
Here it is:
Then we have "Jelly Belly Beans". This kit is for the pink lover...ok, it does have a smidge of other colors too. It also has a paper line from the fabulous Sausan Designs.
Here it is:
So, here they are ladies, keep checking in to see what we create with these absolutely yummy kits!
Later,
Camille
Hey guys!
Have you seen the new June kits?!
If you have take a look yet, you should definitely go because they are sooooooo amazing! I couldn't even decide which one I prefer!
And I know I say they are awesome each month... :) but they really are!!!!! lol! And this month, I think they are just perfect!
Well well... I think you've guessed I am a Crop Suey lover! lol!
Have a nice week!
Kim
