Grocery List..

I have long been a FAN of Chrissy Armstrong's artistic skills. Check out her blog you'll find the link in my blog roll. Her images are fun and adorable. If you like High Hopes Stamps, she's a former illustrator for them. Awesome style of stamps this image is a digital one I bought of hers from Squigglefly. My aunt loves elephants so I got this image just for her... I made her this notepad and one other that you'll see later as a thank you for being as awesome as she is. I hope this inspires you to do something creative today.

Mishy

Ice Cream in Blue..

MFT Stamps are adorable and great for practicing your coloring skills on don't cha think? I Love the large spaces that enable you to either paper piece the image or give the opportunity to shade and give depth. Mine still requires lots of work (the shading thing) but I hope that as I add more Copics to my collection I will be able to shade better and add more depth with the gray tones. I hope she inspires you today..

Mishy

Give Vintage Picnic Some Love..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The card is straight IRL!!! LOL I am not sure why it came out like that in the photo.. It's more Vintage Picnic love for you. I hope it brings some creativity your way. I colored in the flowers with my Prismacolor Pencils and blended with some Gamsol. I just LOVE that technique. It gives the most gorgeous shading to your images and the color is soft and beautiful. The DP came from my local Hobby Lobby a while ago! but its a fave of mine.

Mishy

Pink and Blue Rainy Days...

Well she's back.. Here's another card with The Rainy Days girl from MFT.. I just love her and the fact that you can change her look so easily. She is paper pierced with some cool DP from my scrap stash... I hope you like her and that she inspires you to do something creative today...

Mishy

Guildelines Meets MFT

Good morning Ladies.. Here's an attempt at creating a background with my Guidelines II set from Papertrey Ink.. I combined it with my MFT rainy girl for a cute little card.. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. Don't forget to check out her boots and the dogs coat, they're colored with my Spicas! Such bling like you've never known with a pen.. AWESOME!

I hope she inspires you to try something new today.

Blessings,

Mishy

Orange Ya Lovin' This Basket???

First let me say thanks so very much to all of you who took the time to send you kind thoughts and gentle wishes of sorrow at the passing of my Papa. They were truly a blessing at a terrible time. You will never know the depth of my gratitude to those who so generously offered their support.

This card is one of my favorites. I am always going to love this set I think its one of those sets that you will continue to return to time and time again. The basket is paper pieced and the flowers and leaves are colored with my Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol. I am steadily working trying to get my mojo back.  I hope this card inspires you to do something creative today.

Much Aloha,

Mishy

Sad News...

My dear Papa passed away March 9th 2010. I have just returned from Hawaii for his funeral and burial. What and extremely difficult time for my family. We have lost not only a Father, Grand-Father and Great-Grandfather but a confidant, mentor, counselor and friend. He was truly a remarkable man who placed his family above all else. He always worked to strengthen us and sustain us through good times and bad. When the Reverend came to eulogize him he said that when my Papa stood before God to receive his judgement he believed that when God asked my Papa what he had done with the life he gave him and that my Papa responded by showing him all of us. He said he believed that the Lord said well done Alfredo you are most worthy in the eyes of your God enter the kingdom of heaven. I, too believe that God, upon judging my Papa found him worthy. He was the best man I know and he will be terribly missed. While I weep a seemingly endless amount of tears I weep not for my Papa because I know he has taken his rightful place in heaven. I weep for myself and my family and the tremendous loss of a wonderful patriarch. A Hui Hou Papa!

"Between now and then til I see you again I'll be loving you..

Love Me"

Red, White and Black All Over...

Red White and Black is such a striking color combination. These tulips are one of my favorite fillers for these too cute baskets from Papertrey Vintage Picnic Set. Its got to be one of the most versatile sets I own. You can dress it up or dress it down. It just depends on the look your trying to achieve. I hope it inspires you to do something creative today.

 

Mishy

She's Back.. Eloise Greengrass back in my lineup..

Eloise, since she entered my collection of Stamping Bella Stamps, has to be one of my most favorite bellas. She is so cute that she is almost impossible for me to resist on a regular basis. Here I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and added some stickle shine to her wings. I hope she inspires you just as she inspires me.

 

Mishy

Purple PJ Day!

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been so busy dealing with some extended family issues and my crafty self has gotten some work done too.. Its something I like to do to de-stress so I'll hopefully have some pictures for you next week of what I've been up to lately. Purple PJ's are a fun way to say hi or even hope you  feel better soon. This adorable little Riley is one of my favorites. I love how you can change him into a her just by switching up the PJ colors. Those bunny slippers and little bear are classic. I hope he inspires you to do something creative today..

 

Mishy

Loving this Color Combo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This color combo is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I absolutely fell in love with this DP when SU came out with it last year and I was sad to discover that while I thought I had 3 packs I only had one and a partial left of it. C'est la vie I guess. Guess I should make sure and count before the retired stuff goes away huh? The background DP was in my DP collection that I am slowly trying to use up. I am trying to live by the Michelle Wooderson mantra that there's always going to be another DP you love that will come along. I hope this cute little card inspires you to do something creative today. For the next few weeks I will be working on some projects that I think are pretty cool and that would make some awesome gifts.. Will be posting photos when they are complete. Have a blessed day

 

Mishy

More Papertrey Hellos!

I promised you more color variations of this card and here they are..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used all Papertrey Ink stamps and colors. Many of the stamps are from last years Limited Edition Anniversary set. The color here are Ocean Tide, Ripe Avocado and Dark Chocolate. The ribbon is from my ribbon stash. Later this week I'll be posting a photo of the improvements DH made to my crafting station so that I would have better access to the tons of ribbon I have. I have not made much use of my ribbons until now because they weren't accessible.. now they are within my reach so I am going to be using it much much more.. Hope this inspires you to do something creative today.

Mishy

Grocery List Holder w/Coupon Pocket

Happy Tuesday Ladies! It was a great weekend for me and my bunch. Lots of time to spend with the family. Three days off for most of us. Our oldest had school yesterday if you can believe it. When did school start opening on a Federal holiday? I was really surprised that he had class.

This is a cute little Grocery List Holder I created using some delish papers and a manila folder. You can find the directions HERE. I hope it inspires you to do something creative today.

Here's an inside shot of the notepad and the pocket for my coupons. Hope you like it..

 

Mishy

Extra Long Post... 12 Projects Long...

 

I created all these fabulous things using the Papertrey Color Combos for one of their Anniversary Week Challenges. If you are a frequent visitor here you know how much I LOVE Papertrey products. If you don't know what PAPERTREY is click on the link and get over there so you can see for yourself what all the hype is about! Above is a set of three notebooks using the color combos from Besty (Red), Debbie(Berry Sorbet), and Erin(Dark Chocolate).

 

Cards using color combos from Nicole(Raspberry Fizz), Heather (Kraft), and Maile(Enchanted Evening).

Cards using color combos from Dawn( Dark Chocolate), Melissa(Aqua Mist), and Niki (Kraft).

Last set of cards using the Papertrey color combos for their Anniversary Challenge... Kim(aqua Mist), Lisa(True Black), Michelle(Kraft).. Hope they inspire you to do something Papertrey creative today!.

 

Mishy

Sending a Happy Hello!

Papertrey stamps are some of my favorites. I keep them right on my desk so I can reach for them when I'm creating. I love the clean and simple look of the cards and Almost all the supplies I used here are Papertrey. The rest come from my stash of cute things I've collected over the years. Below you'll find more cards in other colors..

I hope they inspire you to do something creative today..Keep watch for another post in different colors.

 

Mishy

My Most Beautiful Grocery List..

 

My most beautiful grocery list is so cute. I used my Papertrey sets to create this lovely grocery list. My list is outfitted in stylish browns and green. The pocket on the inside holds my coupons that allow me to save lots of money so I can buy more stamps..lol..

If you have any questions please feel free to email me. I hope this inspires you to do something creative today..

 

Mishy

Last Planner...

Here's my last planner. I couldn't get 3 on a

photo without losing detail in them.  I will be

presenting these to the last two girls at a lunch

we are doing on Tuesday. Hope this inspires

you to be creative today!

 

Mishy

More Planners...

Ok here are two more of my planners! One of my three pals has gotten hers already! She thought it was cutie pie.. The pink one is mine.. I am a total girlie girl and I just love my pink! I have mine in my purse and have been complimented on it several times already. These are super quick to make and a great, useful gift to give. Leave a comment if you need any instructions or have any questions. Hope they inspire you to be creative.

 

Mishy

Mini Planners for my Pals..

 

Pretty pretty planners.. I found these too cute and very useful purse planners that I picked up to make for my pals.. I made 5 total. One for each of my 3 friends, one for my mom and one for me.. A girls gotta have her oh so cue accessories right? I used stamps from MFT and cardstock for Papertrey and DCWV to complete these. They are colored with copics. Hope they inspire you to make something fabulous today.

 

Mishy

Christmas Quickie Cards

 

These are two of the cards we sent out this year for Christmas. I tried to do something simple this year as I was under quite a time crunch. I didn't start early on my cards like I normally do and boy did I pay for it in December. Sorry about the blurry photo I was just not able to get a clear photo of that card and I sharpened it as much as I could so.. thus the blurry image. Although you can't tell my snowman image is sparkly. My SU! demo taught us to use the sparkly paints offered in the Christmas mini catalog and using a drop of paint making a shimmery mist using mini misters we found at Michael's and alcohol. You just shake it up and spritz onto your image it dries almost immediately. It makes your image glitter. I LOVE the effect will try and get some better views of the sparkle as I will be using this often. You know me I LOVE the glitz!

The Kraft based card is one of my favorites. I love the simplicity and the colors. The red just pops off the Kraft. The white swirls have stickles spotted throughout. I hope you like them.. I know our recipients did.

 

Mishy

Rainy Day Blues..

Sorry about the crooked photo. I promise I wasn't hitting the Margaritas when I took it.. Here's one of my last Kansas images. I am still trying to get those photos taken of all the Notebooks and 3-D Project photos taken, edited, and uploaded. This won't be the last of this image you've seen from me.. But its going to be less often now.. lol. Email me if you have any questions.. I hope she inspires you to do something creative today.

 

Mishy

Polka Dotted Vintage Love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm back.. with an old favorite of mine. I am working on quite a few new projects with my Papertrey Goodies. I am awaiting my sell-a-bra-tion order so I can't wait to break those open and make something awesome with that too.

This card is definitely in my faves column. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Vintage Picnic set by Mish Wooderson of Papertrey. Paper piercing is one if my go to techniques for this set. You can change your look just by changing papers.. quick and simple no thinking involved. The border below the main image is created with one of my SU! punches. It is my all time favorite punch. I can't wait to get the sell-a-bra-tion punch I know it's going to be one of my faves also.

Sorry for the long time between posts.. things here are crazy we finally worked ourselves away from the fevers and harfing. It seemed to go through the whole house. One at a time.. including our dog! How weird is that????

Well I thank you again for sticking with me..

 

Mishy

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi All,
I hope your holidays were blessed ones. We were lucky enough to have my parents visiting for both holidays. It was so great to see them. Between the cookie baking, holiday parties and getting gifts ready I have been completely swamped. That is until a bout of Gastroenteritis stopped me in my tracks this week. Boy oh boy was I praying to the porcelain god for a few days. I am seemingly on the mend and hope to be back up to snuff by next week. I will be resuming my blogging sporadically until then. Thanks for being patient with me.. You're the best.

Mishy

A Paisley Rainy Day!

I have another Rainy Day card for you.. but first!.. Guess who I got to meet this weekend! Sally Lynn and Sharon Harnist! How lucky ducky am I? I took a Copic consumer class and got to sit right next to Sharon! She is as sweet as could be! It was awesome to meet them. Sally Lynn is one fabuloso energy girl! If you EVER have a chance to take her class do it! She's a real hoot! You'll learn amazing things from her! My mind is still spinning from all that she taught. I only hope my hands can translate what my head and eyes saw and learned! I was amazed at what I saw and thrilled to have gotten the chance to go!
On to my card! I LOVE this paper. It makes me smile.  When I saw it I bought it in whatever colors I could find it in.. It's Making Memories I believe.. If you have any questions feel free to email me. I have to get my baking going for the day. I hope she inspires you to do something creative today.

Mishy

Striped Rainy Day

Busy.. busy...busy... Things are always hectic during the holidays and this year is no exception. Although we've added some community service type projects for our kids to do with us this year. As they get older we are ever mindful of strengthening in them the desire to serve their community. This year we are taking them with us to wrap gifts for military kids who probably wouldn't have much and we are also taking them to pack care packages for soldier's serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. We want them to understand that living in this country and enjoying all the things they do comes at a price, and they do to a certain extent because their father has over 20 years in service, but we want them to always be aware of the sacrifices made on their behalf to keep this country safe and strong. The are also taking part in a food drive for our church to donate food throughout the holidays to our local food pantries here in town. Little things that we hope make a big difference in paying forward the blessings we have bestowed upon us. Now on to the card..

 

Created with my hot pink friends in mind. We all have those girlfriends who are the bright rays in our lives and the make all things easier to bear. I am fortunate to have several and I make many cards with them in mind. I have one friend who always on.. she's funny and full of energy. This card reminds me of her. If you want any specifics please feel free to email me.. I hope she inspires you to do something creative today and that we have inspired you to give a little something back for the blessings you've received. Have a blessed day ya'll!

Mishy

A Vintage Birthday Wish

Here's another Vintage Picnic paper pieced yummy! I just love these colors they are some of my favorites! The sentiment is from my papertrey anniversary set. I hope it inspires you to do something creative today! Have a blessed day.. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. I'm off to bake my shortbread..

Mishy

Rainy Day Damask..

This damask background is one of my fave DP's. This is another one of my Kansas MFT girls. I hope to be able to post some of my Christmas projects this week. Let's see if I can actually accomplish that.. the holidays are hectic but I LOVE them. We went out and got our tree yesterday. It smells FABULOUS! I just love that smell! I hope you all enjoy my card. May it inspire you to do something creative today. Have a blessed day..

 

Mishy

Stamp Club Creation

Live with Passion.. what a great mantra don't ya think? We created this card in stamp club a few months ago and I am just getting down to posting it now.. I had it in my posting pile.. We did a neat technique with chalk to give this card a soft look. I am not a technique girl so going to stamp club helps me broaden my horizons as far as variations are concerned. While I am not likely to do this often, at least I have the technique under my belt. I hope it inspires you to do something creative today. Have a blessed day.

 

Mishy

Hot Pink Vintage Blast!

Hey ya'll. I hope your Thanksgiving was a blessed one! Ours was full of food, friends and fun. We are so blessed to have a home to host all those who share our lives with us. I love feeding people in my home. It's not a holiday to me without having a house full of friends and family breaking bread together. DH and I are so very fortunate to have such wonderful friends and co-workers. We are truly thankful for all the blessings the Lord has bestowed upon us. While this year has been a tough one we still recognize that we are truly blessed and loved by God. Now, on to the card...

This is another Vintage wish. I truly love this set I think it is one of the most versatile. I will be showing you some projects and my Christmas cards in the coming weeks. I hope you enjoy the card and that it inspires you to do something creative today. Happy December everyone. Have a blessed day.

 

Mishy

Rainy Day Thoughts of You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I created this card with a friend in mind whose going through a tough time. Her DH just left for deployment and my heart goes out to her for the tough days ahead of her.  Having been there myself I know how important the support of a good friend can be. I hope you like my rainy day gal and that she inspires you to do something creative today. Many Blessings to you all.

 

Mishy