Tags

I've finally completed my first Christmas Tag Swap and I totally fell in love with it.

The First set is "The Twelve Days of Christmas" , once I send it in, I will have the complete verse of tags. I had 8 maids a milking. I used my crccut Country Life for the maid milking a cow and I had to make 15 tags. I discovered something about myself, I had to change each tag just a little, so it will have its own identity. So, everyone will have something unique about their tag.




The second tag, I made 15, (Twas the night before Christmas, when all thru the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The stocking were hung by the chimmey with care, In hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The following card is for a Blue Christmas Swap. The background paper is Bo Buuny and the stamp is Lockhart. I used Flower Soft Vintage Christmas for the greenery.

It's that time again, our Fantastic Hostess for the month (Barb) provided us a kit you would not believe, ( I think she forgot that we are making one card) Barb's kit was so much fun to open ( we had DP, brads, three types of ribbons, felt leaves, bling. buttons, and a beautiful stamp with a sentiment. We had to express who mean so much to us, I started my list and I decided that with the year that I've had and so many people that you and I know. I'm thankful for all my friends, SCS, acquaintances, and my immediate Family.

So let the games begin:
Please follow the following in our group/ and then head to Ranger's blog to check out the other group.
Our hostess (BARB)
Barb:
http://inkingintoretirement.blogspot.com

Joan: (Me)
http://msearlgrey.blogspot.com

LauraJean:
http://www.buckygirl.blogspot.com

Judy:
www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=168901

Jamie:
www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=218989

Kelly
http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot

and now continue with Rangers's to see the Dazzlers:
http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com

This is the second set of pictures

The miniatures houses below are no larger than 3 1/2 in tall and 3 1/2 wide. They open up and you can decorate them.

The ones you cannot open are Hallmark Seasonal Christmas ornament houses


The one below, I really love is a Modern White Leather Couch and Chair
with a cocktail table that is popular and has been in the Art Institute Modern Pieces.
The Lamp is Ceramic, painted white /gray and you can light it up, has a miniature bulb,

I did not make any of these, no way would I attempt this at this quality and level of detail.

Joan

I hope you like the first set of pictures:
All of the furniture is 1:12 scale.

The larger fireplace is 1:12 scale/the smaller is 1/2 :12

The miniature doll is stumping grapes/wine is in the bottle.

I made the white cabinet and chair in the backgroune

I made the Tuscany house in a two week class by Bill Lankford.

Missing In Action

The past two months has been extremely hectic for me. My lastest adventure is the preparation for displaying my miniatures at Orland Park Library.

Posting to my blog

I must confess to everyone, posting to my blog is like taking one step forward and ten steps back. It took me over two 1/2 hours to post the blog for our DDD, longer than it took me to create my card. One day, I will get blogging correctly, learn how to add links simply, without typing each one in. Maybe, if I set down and just work with it, it would get better. Anyway, it was fun.

Joan

Good morning, welcome to the second round of Dueling Darling Divas. We are a gorup of fantastic paper crafters and decided to put a new twist on crafting challenge the "DUEL". We the Darling Dueling Divas have one image/card kit to work with and our other "DUELERS", the Dueling Darling Dazzlers have another image kit to work. What makes this so much fun, we have selected the same theme, but different stamps which leads to loads of creativity.

The theme this month is "CUTE AND CUDDLY". This month, I selected one of my favorite stamps "Fly Away" by Penny Black. Who can resist such a cutle little boy, with baggy pants, big hat, holding his airplane, with his puppy rubbing his legs, waiting for you to hug him and his puppy.

Each one in our group was sent CS by Kiwi Embrodiery Paper, ribbon by Offray, white paper clip, jump rings, brads and buttons by Paper Trey.

Let the Games begin.

I decided to do an easel card, and it was so much fun. I hope you like it

Please visit and enjoy the rest of the Dueling Darling Divas and then start with Ranger to see the great cards by the Dueling Darling Dazzlers.

Kelly: http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com

Joan: http://msearlgrey.blogspot.com/

Carol: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=15781

Barb: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com...O&ppuse=16832

Laurajean: http://www.buckygirl.blogspot.com/

Judy: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=168901

Jamie://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=218989

Please start at Jeanette's blog

http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com