My ACOT reveal for January/Fancy Pants Design's Vintage Valentine

We had our family pictures taken not too long ago by the most wonderful photographer here in the Tampa Bay area, Hector Corominas (hcoro@me.com). Because this is the last Valentine's Day for Kristen and Chris before the twins come next June, I wanted to create something special for them to remember when it all began. I hope they stay in love as much as they are in these photos as when the twins graduate from college! Not a bad blessing, what?

The Fancy Pants' Vintage Valentine line was the most perfect one possible for what I hoped to do. Thanks for looking (there is one last page missing as blogspot only allows me to post 5 pics). For the full monty, try this link: http://www.acherryontop.com/gallery_viewer/,,,a,1,,117749

KnK Acrylic Ornament Challenge

Members of KnK kit company were given four acrylic ornaments and challenged to strut their stuff. One was to be KnK inspired and one was for an oh oh moment and two others to decorate as we liked. This was such a fun challenge. Thanks Ga and Sonia!

My day to blog at Kreative Kaboodles(http://kreativekaboodles.blogspot.com/)

For details on how to make this floating frame Santa decoration, please check out the KNK/CB blog. Be sure to scroll down to see all the wonderful things the DTs have been creating for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for looking!

KnK Holiday Gift Ideas blog hop

All of us have people on our holiday shopping list for whom it is hard to buy...a fifteen year old nephew, a uncle or aunt who has everything, the child of a friend and, in many of these cases, the solution to the problem is a gift card. While giving a gift card is not my first choice, it is often the best one to make. Rather than buy one of the ready made cards in the card store for gift cards, I have elected to personalize the card holder even if I can not personalize the gift itself. Using a template, I created library book pockets out of card stock and heavy patterned papers; I downloaded images from the internet and printed them onto textured or canvas papers, embellished them with Stickles, glitters and paints and added the trims. I made handles for each so these can hang on a tree as well. Hope your enjoyed these.

I believe your next stop is Lynda's blog (http://positive-force.blogspot.com/) Enjoy our blog hop.

Let the fun begin...

candles are lit, lights are on, beer is on ice...sure looks like a party to me!

ACOT Altered Glassware class

I taught a class this morning at the ACOT weekend crop on altering glassware. These make the best gifts. I fill the ones with lids with pretty colored bath salts and the martini glass are filled with holiday candies. I put them in pretty gift bags and hand them out during the holiday season.

ACOT REVEAL: Paper Adventures Travel Lines

My reveal went up today at A Cherry on the Top (http://www.acherryontop.com/article?a=8631) and I can only say that Paper Adventures has come a long way and the new travel lines rock the house. I have been working here and there on our album from our Italy trip five years ago but haven't done much in the past couple of years til I saw these papers and embellishments...be still my heart! WOW.

I'll post the 4th. layout tomorrow. Two of these use the pictures from our Italy trip and the layout with the mini book fold out is from a day we spent with our good friends, Janet and Bob not too long ago.

Thanks for looking!