Patting myself on the back. . .

Well, miracle of miracles. . .I knit a sweater! And it came out lovely. And it fits. And it is the most deliciously feeling sweater. Malabrigo yarn in dry blue. . .very soft and warm. Okay, not ideal for Saipan, but a lovely sweater nonetheless.

Scrapbooking gifts. . . .

I met a new gal at the Artists Holiday Bazaar last December where she purchased one of my pre-made scrapbooks for her baby. She recently invited my husband and I to her sweet child's first birthday party where she had the album filled with photographs and on display. She did an incredible job finishing the album into a work of art.

I've made her this one to highlight Joanna's second year of life! The outside of the album has the wide grosgrain ribbon adorned with rub-ons, and a chipboard heart covered with designer paper and embellished with a cute flower.


Remember that you can click on any photograph so see a larger and more detailed image!




I used HALF of a Simply Scrappin' Kit (Crew Kids Girls) and a sheet of rub-ons. It took just a few hours, and they are SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE!!!

Be yourself. . .nobody else is better qualified!

I love the saying on this card. . .it's from the Smartypants stamp set in the current SU catalog. Love it!

New Fold for Cardmaking!

These two cards are done in the same style. Use 12" x 12" cardstock. . .cut at 5.5" (resulting in a 5.5" x 12" piece.) Then score at 4" from each side. Carefully cut from the bottom corner to the scored line on each side. Adhere with sticky strip! These cards are decorated with the Designer Paper in the current catalog "Bali Breeze".

Ribbons or thin cardstock can be added at the bottom with a decorative embellishment. Insert a 3.75" x 5.5" tag and you're done!

Bits of cork add texture to your cards!

Here I stamped the pears on designer series paper and cut them out. . .no coloring required. The cork adds nice texture, and the brads provide the balance of color.



This was easy with the beautiful felt flowers in this current catalog. And my new Smarty-Pants saying set. . .perfect for me!!



And this one stamped on cork, colored with markers and white gel pen, with a punched circle of designer paper in the middle. Great texture and easy to do!!

Knitted wool scarf

Okay, I live in the tropics and I made a wool scarf. . .I'm sure I'll find a use for it. I love this yarn. This was the first project I made after I took my lesson at the yarn store in Dennis, Massachusetts. Isn't Amy a cute little model?!

Did I tell you I learned to knit??!!

Omigoodness. . .I took a knitting class on Cape Cod when I was home this past November. I've crocheted since I was practically in kindergarten but never could get the knitting to be loose and straight. The gal that taught me was fabulous and made it so easy. This scarf was the first project I blocked (since the knit got kind of curly). I used Patons SWS wool/soy yarn which is so lovely to work with. This one is going to my mom, who loves this color palette and hopefully loves me too.