Barcleona part of Cruise album almost done

I've been working diligently on our cruise album while the wonderful memories are fresh in my mind. The first one is my favorite of the 3 I put the finishing touches on this morning before I head out to the Posh Scraps Black Friday crop. This is my oldest friend...we've known each other since we were 14. This whole idea for going on a curise together with our husbands started over our dinner table way last January and by June 6, there we were having tapas together in Barcelona! We did it Jo! and most of the planning was done by Jo who even flew down here for four days to confirm all our side trips. What a friend.






Thanks for looking. I usually put my layouts on my other blog but it pretty full of our grandsons' first Thanksgiving!

Gingersnaps Creations tutorial: stamping and stitching

For the complete step by step directions on making this canvas stamped and easy stitched holiday tag or bookmark, check out Gingersnaps Creations blog.

Many thanks for looking!

Gingersnaps Creations Random Redhead Challenge 79

GC79: Random Redhead Challenge - Stitching

As we continue our love affair with all things fashion and fabric, we know that you will all have this latest challenge all sewn up! For this month's Random Redhead Challenge, we are daring you to incorporate

in your creation! You can use real stitching, faux stitching or stamped stitching! What about some lovely needlework details? As long as it's stitched, it's perfect for this challenge!

When the challenge closes on December 12, 2010, we will pick 7 Ginger Gems - fabulous creations that we feel really exemplify that challenge's objective. The Ginger Gems will appear in our wrap-up post and in a slide show in the blog bar for an entire week and their creators will have the honor of displaying our Ginger Gems blog badge.

For your chance to be eligible as a Ginger Gem or as a Home Page Artist, just follow the simple guidelines below:

1) Make a paper crafting or mixed media creation using some form of stitching in your creation;

2) Post your creation to your blog or online gallery with a mention and link to this post; and

3) Come back to this post and leave a comment including a DIRECT link to your creation or use the linky application below. Remember to make it a link to the specific post or picture and not just a general link to your blog or gallery. We need to be able to find your art!

For more information on our challenges and directions on linking, please check out our FAQ page.

One random winner and seven Ginger Gems will be announced from the qualifying submissions on December 14, 2010. You have until December 12, 2010 to enter

Please check out the other lovely samples from some of the other members of the design team here.


I have a few of my hand dyed totes and banners for sale on my other blog,
Posting from Paradise. I am doing a trial run to see if I am to open an Etsy shop or not. Any input is appreciated!

My class for ACOT's Nov. crop

This is the vintage NOEL banner I taught at the crop. I can't wait til I can hang this in my window or over the mirror in the dining room!
The crop has ended :( but you still have until Tues to complete any or all of the challenges. The fast scraps are closed but you can find the challenges here.



The first and last banner have a wreath made of Maya Rose ribbons and some bling.




Thanks for looking!

Gingersnaps Haute Couture Challenge (GC77)

We are all about style and fashion this month on Gingersnap Creations! So let's dress up some fabulous creations Haute Couture.

Here is the challenge:


Bring fashion to the forefront with an amazing creation and wow us with your art in our own "Project Runway" assignment.

When the challenge closes on November 28, 2010, we will pick 7 Ginger Gems - fabulous creations that we feel really exemplify that challenge's objective. The Ginger Gems will appear in our wrap-up post and in a slide show in the blog bar for an entire week and their creators will have the honor of displaying our Ginger Gems blog badge.

For your chance to be eligible as a Ginger Gem or as a Home Page Artist, just follow the simple guidelines below:

1) Make a paper crafting or mixed media creation using Haute Couture (fashion) as your theme or inspiration;

2) Post your creation to your blog or online gallery with a mention and link to this post; and

3) Come back to this post and leave a comment including a DIRECT link to your creation or use the linky application below. Remember to make it a link to the specific post or picture and not just a general link to your blog or gallery. We need to be able to find your art!

For more information on our challenges and directions on linking, please check out our FAQ page.

One random winner and seven Ginger Gems will be announced from the qualifying submissions on November 30, 2010. You have until November 28, 2010 to enter!

Our design team has put together some stylish samples!Gingersnaps Blog

Check it out to see what the other tres chic and multi talented team mates of mine did for this challenge and come play!

A CHERRY ON TOP altered objects challenge for Nov

This month, I challenged the gals at ACOT (and please feel free to join in...the more the merrier!)to raid their medicine chests and use something they found to creat an embellishment for either a layout, card or altered object.

For my sample, I selected a gauze pad.



I ran the four ply pad through my Cutterbug w/o removing the packaging ( I did it removing it from the packaging and found that the fibers got caught up in the die)using T. Holtz Grungy flowers die.



I used Glimmer Mist and other dyes to color the gauze and created layered flowers for two layouts.


Show me what you find to create with in your medicine cabinet!

Working on some new stuff...I promise

I have a tutorial coming up this month at Gingersnaps Creations on hand dying canvas with Glimmer Mist and a class at this month's cyber crop at ACOT on how to make a vintage NOEL banner and a couple of surprises inbetweenb (like some of the projects I am doing for Posh Scraps here in Tampa for the store's Christmas Extravaganza) so don't stop checking this spot, please! and many thanks to those who do!