It’s Fair time!

 Hi all. Thanks for stopping on my blog today. 

I just wanted to share the 20 cards that I made yesterday from 

my grandsons to send to the buyers of their animal projects last year. 

Buyers are the reason kids get to keep showing animals at the fair. 

Buyers are amazing. 

I started years ago making little cards for my grands to 

use to thank their buyers in a special way. 

Each year I try and come up with a different idea.

Here’s the design that I came up with this year and they just got picked 

up so hopefully they will be in the buyers hands soon.

I used my Cricut Air2 to cut out the award banner.

I still like to use My Cut Search to find an image

that I know is in my collection.

I located three ribbon images, downloaded them all

and cut them out, then I began to assemble my card.

I printed the sentiment out on my computer

printing it on Georgia Pacific white cardstock from

Walmart and then used a die to make an

interesting cut.

I have a Cannon Selphie that I used to print

out the photos of my grandsons with their

prize winning animals at last years fair

and attached to the front.

For whatever reason I just can't help

myself and need to attach some sequins

for sparkle.  These are my favorite as they pick

up the paper color of whatever I use.

They came from Joann Fabric and were just plain

old sequins!

Well I best get back to laundry!

Hope you enjoyed my quick post!

Cathy

OMG! Where have I been?????

I always thought being retired meant I would have time for everything!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Where I used to have a day with several meetings and driving to 2-3 locations,

I now feel like I have a FULL week if I have something on

each day.  And SOMETHING could be going to the

grocery store.  My perspective has changed.  A LOT!

I can honestly say I've been busy in my studio creating

all kinds of fun.  I still make cards!  Look at these 

adorable baby cards I made yesterday.

The elephants were cut and sized with my Cricut on Design Space.

Love these little cards.

Then I decided to make some Aromatherapy bracelets for myself

and I couldn't help myself I made more!  I love jewelry so I didn't

much care for the aromatherapy bracelets with all lava beads, so

mine have anywhere from 1-5 lava beads and still look pretty!

I can wear my oils without spritzing or diffusing so as not

to bother anyone else.  Love my bracelets!

Of course I had to jump on the band wagon and make some

earrings with my Cricut.  I love that it feels like I'm not 

wearing any earrings at all!

Now that summer is in full swing, I am setting up an

Etsy shop (addictedtopapershop) so I can sell

my bracelets, cards and eventually earrings.  Please 

check it out and show me some love.

Well I'd best get to creating!  I need to finish up a mini album 

for a graduating senior as my gift to her.  I will post some pics when I'm done!

Thank you for stopping by!

Mimi

My Minds Eye paper collection!

Hi all! I’m very excited to share with you a new set of cards that I’ve completed today. These are created from a 6 x 6 paper pad from My Minds Eye. The touch of gold adds an elegance to these cards. I was able to get 32 cards out of this paper pad which I am thrilled with that number. It was well worth my time to get that many top quality all occasion cards. I did a quick video so that you can see each card up close. Stay tuned for video #2 where I explain the process I go through when I’m making this set of cards. 

Here are two of the cards from this set!

Both using Cardztv stamps!

Here is the prep video showing you how I prepared for making

these 32 cards!

Thank you for stopping by. 

If you are enjoying my posts, please leave a quick message.  I'd love to hear from you.

Cathy

Happy New Year!

I hope 2019 started out with a bang for you

and your family!  I have all of my Christmas events behind me

so this week I will devote to putting away the decorations and

getting ready for spring!  It's been a very mild winter here

in northern Indiana so far.  We have had very little snow

and the last two days we had sun and 50 some degrees!

Unheard of for us this close to Lake Michigan, but

we have plenty of time for snow before our winter

is over.

I filmed a quick video showing you what I've been doing

in my craft room tonight.  I made a promise to myself

that starting this month, I would make 6 Christmas cards a month

in preparation for 2019.  I like to send out my cards at the beginning

of December, but the last few years I've been so far behind.  Tonight

I made 8 cards and really - it's not that hard.  I plan to store my 

Christmas paper I will be using along with my stamp sets in

a 12x12 Iris container that you can purchase at Michaels (and they

are on sale this week for $5 each!) and each month I will

pull out that container and make my 6 cards.  I already

have my papers planned as I'm using some Design Paper

from Stampin Up.  I will add the solid color yardstick and the matching

washi tape into the container.  That way making  my monthly cards

will be easy peasy without searching through everything!

Hope this video link works!

https://www.facebook.com/cathy.barwick/videos/10217356816128295/

Anyone else want to join me?

Let me know!

Mimi

Where has the time gone???

I cannot believe that today is

Christmas Eve!

We have church choir practice

at 6pm so I didn't have a lot on

the schedule for today.

I did need a few boxes

that I will use to give the gift of CASH

to my grands!  LOL!  Unfortunately

as they have become older, it has become harder

and harder to buy for them.  One of them wants

to buy tractor parts - I mean seriously - here's the money!!!

I used a cut file from Lori Whitlock to create these cute

little gems and cut them with my Air 2.  I inked the edges of

my SU Designer papers, used various ribbons and a die cut

to finish off my project.

Totally cute and reusable!

I will be using this cut file again and again!

I could not believe that I have not posted

since September!  I promise I've been busy in craft room

but just haven't posted.  At the risk of boring you, I will post

a few pics below of some recent projects!

Well it's time for me to jump in the shower

so I will leave you for now!

I do want to give you a challenge before I go.

After Christmas my craft room is FILLED with partial

pieces of paper, multiple stamp sets and dies just lying

around.  I take time and create at least 10 more Christmas

items before I put them away.  This will give me a head

start on next year and I will use some of the items that

now look like trash!  In 2019, I'm taking it one step

farther in that I will be creating 6 Christmas cards a 

month so I will also be ready for Christmas 2019.

Hopefully this will allow me to enjoy the holidays with

a little less stress!  Since I used a lot of my Copic colored images

I will also be stamping many and taking time in January

to color!  I LOVE to color!  Maybe the snow gods will

even bless us with a little snow so I can watch the snow

fall while I color!

If you chose to join me on my Clean up Challenge, let

me know in the comments!  It will be fun to see what you create!

Also, if any of you want to post your Christmas cards

each month on FB, please tag me!

I'd love to see your creations !

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mimi