Biker Princess

As soon as Little J could see the street she wanted to try out her big girl bike;) She does really good goes fast...now has to learn to STOP!

Love the tire splash!

Little J has been sick, sinus infection, has not felt like doing anything and that sure is not like her. She is on antibiotics now so she should get better soon.

D back from Montana safe and sound, she had a wonderful trip said she actually liked the snowboarding and skiing. She has a few pics I will see if she will hook me up with a few of them.

Jesse is now on his second full week of work, YES!!

We are really keeping an eye on the water levels outside and checking the basement twice a day, so far so good keeping our fingers crossed.

Two for Tea

I needed some get well cards in my stash and by using the same layout in different colors both of these were quick to create.



Product list...
PTI vintage labels, warm happiness and Tea for two stamp sets, buttons, twine and ink
Tim Holtz old paper ink
Wrights rick rack
spellbinders labels one dies
Copic Markers
Momento ink
dimensional dots
felt
dp

Now that's GL-assy!

My friend Chris made up some tiles last week and it motivated me to play around with the glass tiles I had staring me down for months now.

Finished tiles I have flipped one over so you can see the painted back. Such a beautiful blue I LOVE IT! Don't they look like a cool pool waiting to be dove into? Just think what you can do with the glass tiles once PTI starts releasing the acrylic paints!!!


So I put the positive side of the cut on the tiles and used the negative pieces to etch the votive holder. I still have the backing paper sheets to use stay tuned to see what I have done with them.

Directions on how to use the second cut for an etched glass votive...
1) Use carrier sheet to pick up negative pieces of vinyl from the cutting mat
2) Adhere the carrier sheet to glass votive and burnish with craft stick
3) Remove carrier sheet
4) Apply glass etching cream per product directions
5) Wash off cream
6) Remove cut pieces to reveal etching




And on a personal note DH worked his first FULL week last week, (Insert Happy Dance Here)and the card table for Montana trip did WONDERFULLY;)

Product list...
Painted Glass Tiles
White Vinyl
Cricut Expression
Cricut Storybook cartridge
Glass votive
etching cream

Time to Relax

Product list...
PTI On My Couch, On My Couch Additions, ink and card stock
Basic Grey Wisteria dp stack
Copic Markers
Cuttlebug
Spellbinders Labels One
Circle Punches
Tim Holtz distress ink
Ranger Glossy Accents (on picture glass)

Okay, I did it when I was at Hobby Lobby (feels like ages ago now) I saw they were selling Copic Markers with a BONUS 30% off sale and I had some 40% coupons. So I did pick up a handful for a steal compared to the going price on the Internet. I AM SO HAPPY;) I just wanted to try a few to see what they were like and now I am HOOKED on them. Anyone know when the next big Copic Marker sale will be at Hobby Lobby? The only downfall was they did not have many of the PTI color chart markers and they can not order them or give rain checks for the markers they are out of. I did find that the red and purple tended to wonder out of the lines if you colored close so I learned to leave some room around the edge and it would blend itself to the line by the time you were done coloring.

It is very relaxing indeed to color with Copics what a great stress reliever, I kick up my feet in my comfy chair and start blending away.

Montana

My Daughter did it again and this time it was BIG! Usually it is, "Mom do you have something for a bday gift for so and so?" This time it was "Mom, we are short for the Montana retreat do you have any cards ready that you could sell at Church again on Sunday?" Turns out I do have enough of a stash that they Youth should do pretty good with sales and increase the bottom line for the retreat. So if you are attending Calvary Reformed on Sunday remember to check out the Youth Sales table with 100% of sales going to the Montana Retreat.

You Can Do IT! Tutorial

Yes, you can!

Okay, I took time and played around with the PTI hybrid reinkers and acrylic felt and it does work to dye your own. Here are my tips...

1) Die cut your image from felt I used 100 percent acrylic
2) Metal measuring cup 1/8 with warm water
3) Place in 5 drops of Hybrid reinker
4) Mix the ink and water very well
**I did notice with the Lavender Moon there were chunks of a darker purple color in the mix, not sure why but they did cause the process to be uneven and you could really see the difference in the pink and purple blends. The Lemon tart turned out BEAUTIFUL!

4) Place your felt cuts into the mixture (they wick up the color and water quickly)
5) Set felt aside on a glass plate to dry
The felt will wick out the color and water just as quickly if you put it on an absorbent product such as newspaper or towels so stick to the glass plate.
6) I made little flower short stacks on the plate and flipped them during the day took about 24 hours to dry this way but the color stayed very well.

Below you can see the white I started with and the end products in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon...



Do-Da used on a card front...


Close up view of finished do-da...


Product list...
Acrylic Felt
Cuttlebug and flower dies
PTI hybrid reinkers in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon, blooming button bits stamp set
gems, ink, buttons and card stock
Metal Mixing cup and fork
Glass Plate
Marvy flower punch
Vintage Book

Glitter Flower on a Card

I showed you these wonderful glitter flowers in a previous post, I used one of them here on this card.



I had a brainstorm and sent a request to PTI to see if they could make some buttons in just Flowers and Hearts (LOL, yep I can't get enough). The first thing I do when the vintage buttons arrive is to dig out the shape buttons and there are never enough for a flower lover such as myself. Do you agree? Go to the ask the PTI Team Page and leave a comment in my Flower/Heart button post.

Product list...
Cricut
Cricut George Cartridge
Cricut Walk in My Garden Cartridge
SU Bella Rose DP
SU scallop border punch
Scallop Circle Punch
PTI card stock, buttons, twine, wishing you stamp set, ribbon, ink
spray adhesive
Hero Arts fine glitter

So for some good news Jesse has been told he will get more hours starting next week. So if the snow stays away and the roads stay clear we are hopefully on the road with fewer bumps.