Dandelion Canvas

Hey everyone!

I've got something a little different for you tonight.

I don't know if I've mentioned this here on the blog before,

but just before last Christmas I started taking painting on canvas classes.

I took three different classes on holiday themed canvases,

taught by a wonderful local artist named Heather Cash.

You can click that link to check out her website.

She's such a great teacher. :)

She really breaks it down and makes it so easy!

Tonight she resumed classes with something I've always wanted 

to learn how to paint -- dandelions!

I typically share this stuff on my Christy Gets Crafty Facebook page,

but I thought I'd try sharing it here as well and see what you think.

A blank canvas and a palette of paint ...

... becomes a scene of dandelions against a deep blue sky!

Another angle to show the texture.

Anyway, I hope you like it!

Let me know if you're interested in seeing more of my canvases

as I continue to take classes -- I'll share if you enjoy seeing them.

 :)

Have a great day!

Congratulations Laurel and Welcome Home Lily Blog Hop

Good morning one and all! 

Today I am here with a very special post for my dear friend Laurel.

Laurel gave birth to her sweet baby girl, Lily Kate

on February 16th, premature, but Lily has been doing so well

that she was actually able to come home this past Tuesday!

Praise the Lord!

So a bunch of us girls who love our sweet Laurel decided

to put together a blog hop to show Laurel just how thrilled we are

over her new addition's safe arrival home. 

If you're hopping along, you should have come from 

Chrissie's amazing blog

where you will also find the full list of participants.

Here's my card for Laurel:

I used Lawn Fawn's newly released Home Sweet Home

stamp set to create my little scene.

Since Laurel is such an awesome Mama, 

I put her sitting right up close to her baby.

Laurel's hubby Christian is a helicopter pilot with the US Navy

so I made him be the one flying in. ;)

And for an added touch of whimsy, I used the 

little swoopy heart from Bee Mine for his flight trail.

I really hope she likes it!

Please hop over to Elena's blog to see what wonder

she's created -- she always blows me away with her talent!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

P.S.

Also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge:

use a bit o' green. :)

Party Paws Release

Hi, everyone!

I'm here today with another brand-new release from Crafter's Companion!

This line features an adorable panda bear named Bamboo

in eight darling EZ Mount stamp sets called Party Paws.

The image I chose to use is from the set, Bamboo's Favorites.

I colored him with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

By the way, did you see my new blinkie on my sidebar?

I am now an accredited Spectrum Noir colorist!

Ridiculously happy about that. :)

Hope you'll all head over to Crafter's Companion

and take a look at the full Party Paws range. 

Totally cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lawnscaping Challenge #53

Hello there!

Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #53!

We are being sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp!

Speaking of Simon, did you see the exclusive card I made

that was featured on their blog yesterday? What a thrill! :)

The lovely folks at Simon have generously donated 

a $25 gift certificate to our winner!

And here's my card:

I used Lawn Fawn's Summertime Charm stamp and die set, 

a sentiment from Lunar Lights, papers from the Pink Lemonade 6x6,

plus a scrap from Daphne's Closet, and some lemon Lawn Trimmings.

I have to be honest and say that I spent HOURS on this card

and it just didn't come together how I envisioned it.

I took it apart and re-did it three times.

I guess sometimes that just happens -- 

but I had a birthday party to plan for my littlest guy

and a huge batch of mini oreo cheesecakes to bake,

so I had to pronounce it good enough and let it go. :)

Oh well.

Please hop over to the Lawnscaping Challenge blog

and check out the rest of the design team's projects -- 

they're incredible!

While you're there, check out the deets on how to play along.

Have a great day, y'all!

Thanks for stopping by!

An Exclusive At Simon Says Stamp

Hey everybody!

I've got something super exciting and special for y'all today!

I'm being featured over on The Simon Says Stamp blog

with an exclusive card I made just for them using the brand-new

Lawn Fawn stamp set, Critters On The Savanna.

I hope you'll hop on over there and take a look!

Huge thanks to Simon for featuring me!

What an honor!

Treat Yourself

Hello all!

Man, am I glad it's Friday!

What a crazy, insanely busy week I've had.

This weekend won't be much better because my baby boy, 

my littlest darling, is turning 8 on Sunday!

Insane.

But today before I rush out and do party errands,

I wanted to share a card with you all, 

to remind you, and to remind myself,

that even on days that are crazy, insanely busy,

we need to take time to treat ourselves.

To refill. To refresh. To live in the moment.

To cherish life.

I made this card using the beautiful new Magnolia set

from Sheena Douglass' recently released line, A Little Bit Floral.

I colored my image with Spectrum Noir pens on 

CC Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock --

all brought to you by Crafter's Companion. :)

Thank you all so much for stopping by today.

Have a great weekend!

Crisalis Release

Hey there, everybody!

Today Crafter's Companion is releasing another new line

to their EZMount stamp set arsenal. 

This one is called Crisalis by artist Christine Haworth.

It includes six beautifully detailed images.

I chose to use this one called A Morning Stroll.

Since she is dressed in so many layers,

I tried to echo that with my papers and ribbon,

choosing patterns and textures that I thought 

would compliment each other.

I hope you like it!

Head over to Crafter's Companion to see the full line.

Have a great day!