Christmas Past

I found these on my computer tonight...I don't think I posted them last year.

Alice in Wonderland??

This was for my BFFs birthday. She loves Alice in Wonderland and she loves quirky things. Her birthday was Nov 1 but the celebration was last night. So much fun going to Chuy's.
So, about the canvas...it was a painting I found on line and copied (4 times). you cannot see it in the pic, but it is layered and foam tape is behind each layer. the first being the whole pic, then Alice and the bottle, then Alice, and then just Alice's face. I thought the whole idea was cool since her birthday is the day after Halloween which is called Day of the Dead. Alice has the Day of the Dead look about her....so any way, "Life what is it but a dream" is the last verse in the poem Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, which of course is the original works of Alice in Wonderland. To the left you will see small mirrors which represent the looking glass. On the right there is the crown from the Queen of Hearts and the golden key that got poor Alice into some tight places. (LOL) The whole thing was done on 9x12 canvas.

Every time a bell rings, an angel get's its wings

Ding, ding, ding!!!!!
Okay peeps, I just received my December kit for LeBistro Rose (the link is to your right of the page) at By Design. It is beautiful! So many goodies, I just don't know where to start. It is not yet posted to buy....so keep your eyes peeled....it's going to sell out quick.

Busy, busy, busy for BY DESIGN

Perspective...Life is kind of funny....yes it is! This is dear, sweet Makael. I was unable to get good pictures of these layouts. Usually I take them with good sunlight...no so. Lots of rain here and no sunshine.
Yes, this is my (oldest) little prince (Christian) when he was 15 months old. I had a photo copy of the original and cut out the image and backed it with cardstock, then I used my photo tinting pens to color his clothes. The crown is from Buzz and Bloom. I was originally clear acrylic. I used Tim Holtz alcohol metallic gold ink on the back and some rhinestones and stickles on the front. Sometimes stickles can be a bad thing! See that lion on the bottom???? Should have left the stickles alone! You know sometimes you are looking for that perfect flower for your layout, and there's not one in your stash? Well I found this one on the Pink Paisley blog. I did not use a rubberband like they did, instead I used embroidery floss to tie it off. Rubberbands deteriorate over time.
Trying to channel my friend Kristen. Her pages are always so funky and cool...I didn't even come close...but still something different and challenging for me. This IS a picture of me from 1992. The night Patrick and I got engaged. Look at all that hair...YIKES!!!! But hey, they bigger the hair the closer to God, right?

October kit for By Design

You can get your kit here

I scraplifted from one of my favorite artists for this layout. I just couldn't resist. She just has a way with colors and I loved the green with this paper. See her layout here

Thanks Susan!

See what the rest of the chefs did. Le Bistro Rose Blog

Just a couple more

I just loved the scent of this candle when I bought it...what I didn't love was the Asian character on it. So I covered it to match my scrapbook room and the character is gone! This is for By Design. I used spray paint that looks like stone to cover the mat. I really like the texture it gave it.

Christmas Layouts

Some Christmas layout done for By Design.

This is an ornament I made using the new Cosmo Cricket line.
Lots of glitter going on here! I used my Cricut...Storybook...for these letters. I sprayed them with adhesive and loaded on the red glitter. I used stickles on the birdcage.

More Cosmo Cricket...I wish you could see the stickles...they sometimes don't show up.