I love you more than ice cream!

This is the Valentine card I made for my husband. It is an s fold card, I love the s fold because it looks so fancy without alot of effort. I used the Stretch Your Imagination cart to cut the ice cream cone. I added the hot pink glitter to resemble sprinkles. Inside is says "I love you more than ice cream". Hubby sometimes says to me, "I love you more than Pepsi" (he drinks a 2 liter of Pepsi a day, so that really means alot, lol!) and I will laugh, then he will say "I love you more than chickens" ( he raises chickens and he spends a lot of time with them), and he will go on like that. So this is my play on that.

Water Color Portraits

I thought I would show off a couple water color portraits I did for my sister for her birthday. When I give these as gifts (I did one for my mother-in-law for Christmas too). I always get a "Wow, how did you do that?". I use a stenciling technique that involves using masking fluid to keep the white areas white. If you would like to learn the technique there is a tutorial located here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=301135.0 . Thank you weighanchor for a great tutorial!

Flowers For My Valentine Card

I have been working on some Valentines. This one was inspired by a Bitten By the Bug 2 challenge. The criteria was that it must have some purple. Well, I went a little crazy with the purple. I think this maybe the prettiest card I have ever created. The heart is a 5 1/2 inch heart from George. The flowers are made up of layers of different sized flowers, also cut from George, and inked with purple. The middle of each flower are flower shaped beads I had saved from a broken necklace. The "I love you" is also cut from George. Thanks for looking!

I'm back!

I just don't have time to get on here. I am going to make more of an effort. My purpose here today is to ask for your prayers for those in Haiti. And financial support, if your situation allows it.

Please pray for a girl by the name of Courtney Hayes, she was in Haiti on a mission trip with 13 other college girls. Courtney is one of three of the girls who have not been found since the devastion of the earthquake. Her hotel was demolished. She is from McDonough, GA.

If you are donating your money, please be careful that you are donating to a legitimate organization. The American Red Cross would be one such organization. Another is the Wesleyan Church Relief Fund. Please make your check payable to “The Wesleyan Church” as you mail your timely donations to the “Wesleyan Emergency Relief Fund”, 13300 Olio Road, Fishers, Indiana, 46037 or call 800.707.7715. Use fund number “WM07-0005” with the description “Haiti Relief."

My latest creation

Folk Art is my latest passion. I am on a swan kick lately. I dreamed this one up a couple days ago. When my husband brought me home the end of a countertop I knew it would be a perfect match. I have a sketch book full of ideas. Now just to find the time to paint them.

Since my husband lost his job I will be listing some of my work on ebay to try to help out with the bills. Here is the link to this one if anyone is interested.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItem&item=200293940449&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling

Ovendoor Dress

I have been making ovendoor dresses for awhile. I loved this red snowflake pattern on this towel. I made it reversable. Red with white dots on one side and red with white hearts on the other. I have it up for auction on ebay, but no one seems too interested. I guess it isnt as wonderful as I thought it was.

Happy Birthday Laramie!

My angel is 4 years old today! He had his first adjustment at the chiropractors. And we stopped at the store and he picked out a balloon. His big Transformer party is Sunday.