Smart Dog

Hello dear friends!

Barney says to find yourself a comfortable,
sunny spot and enjoy a little
relaxation and daydreaming!


He's such a smart dog.
Enjoy your day!
Twyla and Lindsey

Red, White and Blue

Hello friends!

I found this sweet vintage card at an antique shop a few weeks ago.

 I thought she looked very patriotic in her little blue and red dress.

Wouldn't she be cute for an ATC?

That's what I thought!

I think she would be great for tags too!

Feel free to print her and use her for our ATC swap on Friday, July 1st

 or use her in your personal crafting.



Have a lovely Sunday, Lindsey

Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday!

I am totally smitten with the small size

of ATC's to create mini works of art.

This is an ATC I drew yesterday and Lindsey

has already claimed it!

I love this kind of quick little works while

Lindsey enjoys the creativity of layering

and embellishing layouts such as this beautiful card

she created.



Be sure to visit Beverly of How Sweet the Sound and

celebrate Pink!

Blessings to all of our dear friends this weekend.

Enjoy your day!

Twyla and Lindsey

My Creative Space

Hello friends!

I just can't get enough of this cute paper!

It's October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line.

It's so retro and vintage and oh so me!

I also mixed in October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker paper line, too.

 That's one of my favorite things about OA,

that you can mix and match patterns together using all their lines.

I also added in a few die cuts from Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe line,

such as the cute little girl in the photo below.

I several printed images from my own personal card stash using heavy cardstock.

This sweet vintage girl below is from a sewing pattern.

I made this book by cutting chipboard to 6x6 and then using my Cinch binding machine

to punch the holes and bind the wire.

Making mini albums are such a satisfying project.

 It took me a couple days to complete and they make great gifts.

This mini album is for sale here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you a lovely Friday, Lindsey



Sparklers and Firecrackers

Hello friends!
Today we are hoping to inspire you to join our Patriotic Blog Hop
 that we are hosting on Friday, July 1st.
Just a little over 2 weeks to go!

 

These first 2 ATC's or Artist Trading Cards I created using scraps and Tim Holtz's Seasonal paper pad.
ATC's are works of art that measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2.
A quick and easy size!

This cute little Firework ATC was painted by Twyla (Mom).

If you would like to join our blog hop, create a patriotic themed ATC.

Share it on your blog July 1st, then come here and link it to our post!

 

Feel free to use this button on your sidebar.

Wishing you a day of creativity, Lindsey



Twyla on Tuesday

Hello dear friends!

There has been a project that I have

been wanting to get done for quite awhile.

I had an old cupboard that my dad bought at an

auction and I ended up with.  It has been in our family room

for the last ten years, but not being used to it's potential.

I had a dream of putting it in a corner of our living room

to hold some of my vintage pottery.

Three determined people and those miraculous furniture sliders

managed to move this very heavy and tall piece.

I am so very happy with the results and think my

pottery looks so nice displayed here.

I have a weakness for aqua and pink McCoy.

There is also a mixture of other pottery also. 

Thank you very much for stopping by for a visit today.

You are all so very special to me!

Hope your day is full of fun and adventure!

Love, Twyla



Fun

Dear friends,

Live and work but do not forget to play,

to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

-Eileen Caddy

Have a fun day!

Twyla and Lindsey

Pink Saturday

Hello friends!

Today for Pink Saturday we wanted to share 2 extra sweet vintage greeting cards

 that we found recently.

Feel free to use these cards for your crafting!

The inside of this card says,

Don't forget to have

an extra happy day,

'cause you're so

extra nice yourself

your day should be

that way!

You can visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound to visit the other Pink Saturday participants!

Wishing you enjoy your day, Lindsey and Twyla

My Creative Space

Hello friends!
This week in my Creative Space I was looking through my October Afternoon stickers
and found one that said, 'This is my favorite place to be'. 

I thought it would be perfect on a mini canvas, and here is how it turned out.
Wouldn't it be cute sitting on a computer desk or on a craft table?

Using October Afternoon's fun 5 and Dime line, I created this journal.

It's titled, My Story. I love the retro feel that this line always brings to my projects!

This journal I created using My Mind's Eye paper, Tim Holtz's Birdcage die and glitter

 to add lots of dimension to the cover.

It's titled, Spread Your Wings and Fly.

These items are available here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Born In The USA

Hello friends!

ATC's, or Artist Trading Cards are such an easy, fun and quick little project!

I created this fun Antique styled patriotic ATC last night.

When we discovered that our local Michael's and Hobby Lobby carried these great packs of ATC's in differing textures and weights, we were excited and inspired!

Below, starting on your left, is Chalkstock ATC'S which have a chalkboard coating. I thought it would be fun to try something different by playing with my chalk. You can find these in the scrapbooking department at Hobby Lobby. The Acrylic ATC's are very thick and make a great base whether you are using paint or paper. You can find them both at Hobby Lobby and Michael's in the art department.

You can also pick up a pack of 25 basic ATC cards for crafting, also in the scrapbooking section at Hobby Lobby.

We hope you will be inspired to try these cards and join in our ATC blog hop on Friday. July 1st.

Wishing you a beautiful day, Lindsey



ATC Blog Hop

Hello friends!

We thought it would be fun to show

our patriotic spirit with an ATC blog hop!

If you'd like to take part, all you need to do

is create an ATC, or as many as you'd like,

and link to our blog July 1st!

You can share your artwork in any medium you enjoy!

Here are a few Lindsey and I have done to get your

ideas flowing.

This is one that I painted.

The next two are Lindsey's creations.

ATC's are  2 1/2  x  3 1/2 

or you can purchase them in convenient

packages at Hobby Lobby or Michael's in

different types of paper.


Feel free to add our button (shown at the top of this post)
to your sidebar and help spread the news.

The day of the blog hop, we'll have you link your

blog post to our blog.

We hope you'll join in and make this a fun event

where we can show our patriotism through art!

Have a nice day!

Twyla and Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello Ladies!

You may remember my telling you about our trip
through the art department at Hobby Lobby, well,
I have been smitten by these little bottles
of magic!
They are little bottles of glitter and beads that are just magical to me!
They come in sets of three, color coordinated and inexpensive
when purchased with my coupons!
I don't think I have the heart to open them!
They inspire me just the way they are!

I have put them in my sun room studio where I have been painting.

I am having so much fun painting and creating in a different medium.

This is a mixed media canvas that I did the other day.

I am not especially good at it yet, but it is very soul satisfying.

 

 

My wrists have been a little sore from all the crocheting and I

needed to give that a rest for awhile.  I am still knitting in the evenings

though!

I found this pretty blue vase at an antique mall Sunday.

Muffin is my companion when I sit in the sunroom.

No matter how hot it is in there, he loves sitting in the sun.

He is good company and doesn't critique my little paintings. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with me today.

It is so kind of you to stop by!

Wishing you much happiness!

Twyla

Happy Monday

Hi Ladies!

My husband snapped this picture of my

three boys waiting for me to get home.

 

How sweet is that?!

Have a beautiful Monday!

Twyla

Pink Saturday Shadowbox

Hello friends!

I altered a shadowbox this week with a vintage girl theme.

The shadowbox was a thrift store find and

I used October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line.

I also added sweet vintage elements like this little Irmi figure.

This was such a fun project. I enjoyed gathering the goodies to put together!

 The cute mini wooden spools can be found at your local craft store in the wood section.

The sweet Home Sweet Home chipboard embellishment is from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker line.

This shadowbox is now listed here in our etsy shop.

You can visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound

 to visit all the other Pink Saturday participants!

Wishing you a lovely Day, Lindsey

My Creative Space: Craft Projects

Hello friends!

At Michael's craft store you can find 8 x 8 canvases. When they were on sale a couple weeks ago, I picked one up to alter.

I enjoyed working with this size! I used October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line to create my art piece.

I first painted around the edges with pink paint

and then distressed the edges of the paper so the pink would show around the sides.

I'm also still playing with Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends paper line.

I created a new journal using this lovely line. A mini rose and blue polka dot pattern is one of my favorites from the line.

The inside cover also features a fun sampler pattern paper.



You can find these items listed here in our etsy shop.

Have a great Friday, Lindsey