Jayn and I were walking around our neighborhood today. We watched a squirrel harvest new nuts from a tree, and passed by this Tin Man - made from tins- sitting on a front stoop. About 30 inches tall I'm guessing. Very cute and clever.

I rarely use purchased stickers or titles, since I have my Cricuts. However I love these delicate lazer cut snowflakes from Jolee's. The epoxy buttons and dimensional titles are Jolee's and Soft Spoken. The cardstocks are AC and Recollections and the ribbon embellishments are from Michaels. Mom always hoped to go on another cruise to Alaska with James and I along, and she really enjoyed this trip to see the Glacier. I have started an album devoted to the photos I have of her in her later life. It's nice to do something in blues. This is another layout from my childhood. I used AC cardstock, and papers from "Totally Girl" and more of the Tim Coffey designer mats from K&Company. I used Cricut cartridges Accent Essentials and Gypsy Wanderings . The ribbon trim is from Michaels. I intentionally left a lot of space in this layout. My father was an intermittent presence in my life after the age of three. I have vague memories of him doing his ball spinning tri

The next SDU Scrapbooking design course at Michaels Inglewood will be starting in two weeks. It will run Saturdays, February26 through March 19th. Times: 3.00-5.00pm. These are the pages that I have made recently, and I'm thrilled with how they are turning out. This is a page using a Diptic I-phone photo taken by James - the three photo images were collaged together by the app. The base is from My Mind's Eye - "Totally Girl" by Jen Wilson, and the other papers are from the K&Company stack "Yuletide" and some sparkling unnamed cardstock from my stash. I used Cricut cartridges Wall Decor & More, Holiday Cakes and George and Basic Shapes for the lettering and embellishments, fastening with Recollections Mini-brads. But the coolest part is the vintage style Santa which I recycled from one of the Christmas cards we received this year. I painted the back with a bicarbonate of soda solution to reduce the acid. I love how the muted colors allow the b&

The new issue of Green Craft is about to enliven newstands. My recycled gift boxes using vintage magazine papers and hand made flowers are on page 60-61 leading an article about upcycling cereal boxes. Yay. It's a packed issue with lots of scrumptious photos and project ideas.

Here are some rolled blooms that I've been making in batches. They are just a spiral - drawn, cut, inked and rolled - and some simple cut out leaves. The beautiful vintage print double sided card stock from K & Company - "Life's Journey" stack - gives the roses a soft, muted feeling. I've been using them on some special cards, although they would also make nice brooches or hair clips, or decorations for picture frames. I wanted something eye catching and attractive to demo for my Michaels Scrapbooking courses, which are: Fridays in February (11th, 18, 24, March 4)  12.30 - 3.30 pm at Hawthorne. Saturdays in February (12th, 19,25, March 5) 3.00 - 5.00 pm at Inglewood. Classes are still 40% off, all four are only $27.50.