Playing Tag With Friends

Growing up I hated to play Tag, I never was a fast runner so I was always IT UGH! As a crafter Tag is much more fun, my Friend Chris (visit her blog with this link) sent me some of these Baked beauties for my Bday, thank you so much Chris;)







I am in the middle of a PT run of 6weeks and returning to the Dr on the 11th. Things are getting harder the more I continue the more they push my boundaries and comfort level. ICE is my best friend along with my bed and Cuddly Cody (more to come on Cody soon). I will be away from the computer for the rest of the week and into next I do check email at times and facebook leave me a message there if you need to contact me. (I have left a sneak peek about Cody on my FB wall.)

A very sad event happened to our DD and her friends this past weekend. They are sitting for some family pets returned on Sunday to find Cujo had passed away Cujo was a St. Bernard he loved to swim and play in the stock dam with the cows on hot days. Because of all the rain the Monroe Lagoons spilled over into the stock dam and caused bacteria to build up in the water. The vet said Cujo drank the water causing bad Gas to build up and his stomach to twist. He reassured the girls there was nothing they could have done to save the dog. I feel so sorry for them and for Cujo's family, Pets become such members of the family it is hard to say goodbye to them.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

HeartFELT Thanks

I have not been doing much crafting lately and when I do it is simple easy stuff this is one of those creations...


Product list...
All products papertrey ink except for the pearls they are from Hobby Lobby.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Wise Owl Wish Fairy

Here is plan A from Jen's challenge this week over on PTI. When I first saw PTI's new set Wishing You I totally went to a dress with the inverted tulip. SO...here is Wise Owl Wish Fairy for little J.
Wishing you Day 5 totally sold me on the set, love how Melissa put the bling across the center.


PTI stamp sets used...
Wise Owl
Wishing You (Dress, crown, sentiment)
Butterfly Kisses (Wings)


Looking at the card now I wish to have done more on the background possibly the divine swirl CB embossing folder. What are your thoughts on the castle, I used stickles to highlight some areas any other ideas?


PTI card stock HB, kraft, aqua mist, ss white
PTI ink dark chocolate, HB, Palette Noir
Cricut Expression
Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge (Castle/Wand)
SU oval punch
Bling
Stickles
Pearls
Have a wonderful weekend, Happy Stamp Day!

Pizza Block Party

In the words of David Letterman, "Cut me a slice of that". In this post I have used the wooden blocks that my "So Sweet" stamp set was mounted on last week. I then downloaded the adjustable Pizza Box Cut file (link found below) and adjusted it to where my four blocks would fit. The top of the pizza box inside reads..."thinking of you today" with a layered smaller flower from floral frenzy. Sorry the photo of the open box is messed up I tried a few times to get it to work and they were all a blur.



I knew because of my back and hips with one side hurting more then the other I tend to walk and sit crooked, I did not know it lead me to see crooked also. LOL!! I swear I can't scan a straight image. Anyhow these blocks were done for Jen, she had asked earlier if anyone had unmounted SU stamps. Now it turns out she has done some and also has a project in the works. I told her she was still getting these because they had her name on them, also because I broke out the Modge Podge for them (I really hate that stuff). Some assembly required.

How to alter the wood blocks...
1. Un-mount your stamps as I previously have shown
2. Remove any remaining adhesive left of the block
3. Sand lightly if they are stained or have initials on the wood
4. Apply two coats of acrylic paint
5. Cut your DP the size of a block (all blocks are not the same size)measure them all, stamp our decorate your DP
6. Adhere with Modge Podge
7. Apply two coats of Modge Podge over the entire block
8. drill small hole on top of block
9. Bend 16 gauge wire in a loop to make your photo holder
10. Bead the wire
11. Apply small amount of adhesive to the final bead and wooden block to support the wire.
12. Place your elements in your loop (here I show a butterfly, I imagined her placing some wonderful cropped photos that she has).
13. You could connect them in a line with E6000 adhesive, I did not

For the Pizza Box...
I am totally Jazzed about this one, I actually found a cut file for the Cricut. If you wish to have it go to this blog Scrapped Lives look for the Pizza Box post and leave a comment with your email and she will send you the link.
Now there is a tutorial on SCS for this as well, I did not look it up because I now have this awesome cut file. If I get time I will seek out the link and post for you.
All I had to do was turn on the Cricut, cut the box, score on the score pal and assemble. No measuring, no hand cutting this was truly a dream, LOVE IT!

Product list...
Wood Blocks SU
Acrylic Paint
Foam Brush
Sanding Block
Drill
Modge Podge
PTI Chocolate ReMix DP / card stock
PTI Floral Frenzy stamp set
PTI Butterfly Kisses stamp set
PTI Dark Chocolate Ink
Marvy scallop circle punch
Nestabilities scallop rectangle
circle punches
Cuttlebug die cut flower large
Cricut
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Cut File Adjustable Pizza Box
Scor Pal
Double sided tape
Wire
Jewelry Pliers
Adhesive
Beads

Happy Stamp Day!