grandma gloat

it's grandma gloat time. is this not the cutest little baby face you've ever seen?  yup. that's benjamin todd nicholas as his finest. how could you not to want kiss those cheeks?  pretty hard to believe he's only a week old here and so perfect in every way.

creative team project

here is another piece of art i did for tumble fish studio's creative team.  i used all of her papers and images to create this nature inspired postcard.  if you are interested in seeing more of her collage sheets for sale, please visit www.deviantscrap.com . 

shabby journal

i've been working on a shabby journal.   mary ann moss offers a great class on making these.  this is a photo of my front cover.  the cloth tape measure was a great find in my mother in law's sewing goodies when we were cleaning out her house.  the heart is from an old quit i had cut up and there is hand tatted lace from my mom's collection that i used on top of the heart as well.  i have a few pieces of material on there from my friend, susie, who lives in england, and i used pieces of my old blue jeans, too.  i am working on the inside signatures but with all the sewing it is taking long to complete.   i love the whole concept of this journal as it encourages me to use up my scraps.