And MORE photos!

NO card today, but figured I’d finish out the week of photos!  I just can’t say enough about Jessica Sprague classes! WOW!  SO easy, so well put together!

Today we worked on textures…adding textures over photos.             

It sort of makes her legs look a little beat up….but I like the overall effect. 

Bandon Light House

Not sure that I really like the lacey look over the light house, but the light house is painted in the original “vintage” colors, so I went for a bit of a vintage look!  It used to be white, but in the last few years, they scraped off all of the years of paint and found these colors beneath, so they repainted it cream and red…..boy did it stir up some complaints in town by the ol’ folk!  I think it is a great looking lighthouse no matter the color! 

Have a great weekend!

Time for another Class!

Cambria and I are getting ready for another class at Memories of Time Friday.  We’ve got a couple cute projects ready to go with Bees Knees!   There’s still room if you want to come!

This card is a CASE’M (CASE By MEMORY).  The card was originally designed by Nancy Morgan – Thanks Nancy for letting us swipe your card!  It’s super cute!

 

And the next project is YUMMY too!

It’s a little tea pouch with a honey stick!  Cute, eh?  I hope you can join us! It shall be sweet!!

Today’s Photos (cards later!)

I can’t believe how much I am enjoying this photo editing class!  Jessica Sprague has such WONDERFUL video tutorials – she makes everything so easy!

Today’s lesson was “clipping”.  Apparently we clip a photo so a mask – okay!  Basically, it just gives the photo a nice rough edge, or whatever shape your mask is that you clip the photo to!  Luckily, she had a wonderful tutorial and a free mask! 

I was running out of photos, so after dinner out tonight, I drug the kids across the street and made them walk the plank – okay – it was a dock, but still….they didn’t enjoy it that much! It was a beautiful evening, so bright and sunny!  I still need LOTS of practice trying to figure out my camera, but these will do for now!

The sun was SOOO bright, it washed out the sky, so  I did a little photoshop touch up to the sky!  Not sure if it looks real, but it looks okay! Below is the original photo, and by the time I cropped it, i was left with a white sky and a tiny corner of blue.

Photo 2:  I’m laughing at this one!….. I brightened/whitened her teeth up just a bit too much! Oh the things you can do with Photoshop!  Man…..I wonder if It could make me look like I lost 100 lbs! 

Not that her teeth really needed it….but I thought it would be a good picture to try it on!  Whoa! It’s WINDY!

 And for my favorite one of the day:

I pulled out an old favorite! I love this picture of my nephew -  I used the vintage tinting technique as well as the clipping technique on this picture!  Isn’t it so cute!?

Here’s the original:

I have a couple Our Craft Lounge projects to share with you later….

Nailed It….and a few more pics!

This is just a clever set!!  Nailed It by Our Craft Lounge.  I love all of the pieces that come with it, but I think my favorite stamp is the ruler! Look at this cute paper I made!  Of course, I could have colored it…….but……I think that would have been WAY too much coloring!!

So, I’m really not sure if this is a tool box or belt…….so I made it look like a leather pouch on a tool belt!  That’s one of the cool things about stamps and coloring; really, you can make it whatever you want! 

Here’s a little view of the inside….it says “Your Hard Work.”  

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Okay, so now you have to suffer through my pictures again!  Day three of the Jessica Sprague on-line digital photo class…..we were to vintage – up some pictures.  This has been my MOST favorite part so far!  I had NO idea how to do this and I’m completely in love with it!!

So, it looks pretty normal, right?  Well, here’s the original…..

 

Of course, my nephew is cute in both, but I do like the edited version better! 

And number two for the day….

I love this look!  Sort of a sepia/vintage look…..with a bit of rosy-red cheeks!

Before editing:

And ONE more….I did a little extra to this one – and one day I’ll figure out how to really make the eyes pop with added color!

Check this out!

  

Thanks for suffering through!

A card and a couple more photos!

I’m in LOVE with my Copic Air Brush System!  Just LOOK at my clouds!! Fun, eh?

(sorry the bow is soo over exposed, but I wanted you to see the sky so nice and bright!)  I just used a scalloped punch and moved it around and airbrushed right up to the edges so I could get a nice bright white cloud!  I know this technique has been around for quite some time, but I still LOVE it!  I combined two Our Craft Lounge stamp sets for this card!  Bees Knees and Swingin’ By. 

And a couple more pictures I took this 4th of July weekend and used some of the Jessica Sprague techniques on!

 

Photo Fun! AND COPIC NEWS!!

So, I’m taking the free on-line class with Jessica Sprague – Frame-Ups and Special Effects!  You should really check out the website – she’s got GREAT tutorials and tips and CLASSES! 

So, last week I got a new camera!  It is WAY out of my league…..but I’m reading and practicing and I plan to be able to take AWESOME pictures by the time my son’s football season starts! 

Today, Jessica’s lesson was to add a .png frame and word art– so here it is:

My daughter is on the right…Krista.  They were playing on the slip-n-slide.  Not sure if Sassy really goes with the picture and the frame gets a bit lost in the picture……but……it was the best I had! 

NOW…..for the NEWS!!!

Eclecticpaperie.com has the new Copic colors!!!  They have a special shipment ---before anyone else!  SOOO, once they are gone…..you’ll have to wait even longer to get them!!!  So RUN don’t WALK to eP! 

I did a few more pictures – thought I’d add them to the post!

My son Andrew……….

  My son Shawn…….

Thanks for stopping by!!

Su’mor Summer Sweets!

Well, I had planned to show you TONS of Summer Sweets samples this week…but I have been SOOO sick, I wasn’t able to get much done!  I’ve been sick for 7 whole days – poor me!  When I cough, my throat hurts, my head feels like it is going to explode and my ears feel like they are bursting.  : (   Okay, enough whining already!!

The good stuff! 

Cute eh?  I used that fabric appliqué stuff! The secret is to let it dry (or almost dry if you just can’t wait that long) before you heat set it, then you get a nice even puffiness.  I also sprinkled on some Chunky Crafty Sparkles while the appliqué was wet.   Isn’t the paper cute?  It’s new from My Mind’s Eye- Breaking Free.  You can find a great package of this paper at eP.   It’s comes with some other super cute paper paper too with surf boards and palm trees!!!! Check it out!  It’s a great summer paper!

A close-up!

  

Here’s another card using the same stamp set and same paper!  I just love the 12 x 12 paper that comes with the decorative edge!  Instant scallops……no punching… that is what I used for the bottom scalloped piece!!  (this ice cream is also puffed up – I just didn’t get a good picture of it!)

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th of July! 

A few more Festive cards for the Fourth!

Hey!  Hope you are all having a wonderful week because I’m not!!  I’ve been SICK all week, sick since last Friday!  When will it end?  Pooor me! 

Here’s a couple cute 4th of July cards I made with Summer Sweets!

 

I had to take the pictures in the scrapbooking store – Memories of Time.

Our Craft Lounge – Stamp set of the week!

Summer Sweets!  It’s Our Craft Lounge’s Stamp set of the Week!  Check it out!   It’s packed full of fun!!  Yes, it is a GREAT 4th of July set, but also an AWESOME every-day set! 

Here’s a little centerpiece I threw together for a stamp class on Friday! 

The picture isn’t the best because all I had with me was my iPhone! 

The cupcake tags/picks (what the heck are those called anyway!) were SIMPLE to make!  I stamped my image, ran it through my Big Shot with circle Nesties.  I layered two scalloped circles on the back, punching two small holes in the far back scallop, I ran a tooth pick through those two holes, then glued it together, and to the back of the white circle.  I found the cupcake tower at WalMart for $9.99.  I also found the streamers and the cupcake papers and pinwheels there as well!  I think I’ll be using this tower a lot!!  I always think it is so fun to go down the holiday aisle at WalMart and see what they have!  I think a Valentine’s Day one would be REALLY cute too!!

I have a few other cards to show you this week – of course, I lost several pictures of projects I made with this set when my computer crashed : ( , so we won’t be seeing those!

Better Late than Never!

Well, I finally MADE myself take a bit of time to myself this week and make a card! I feel I’ve been SWAMPED with kids and work and kids and work!  Is it time for them to go back to school yet?  I mean, I LOVE them, BUT……it is hard for me to get anything done when they are here!  Okay, so enough complaining – here’s my card!

I used the  June Sketch from OCL’s Lounge (forum). 

The stamp set is Dr. Pea-Nut – I just love how happy this flopped elephant looks!  The paper is Basic Grey Whisteria.