A fun new Heart technique I tried

Ok, I wanted to show you this new heart technique that I tried this weekend. So I went back to the website to link it to this one and I can't find it for the life of me. It was on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ but now I can't find the tutorial to make this cute heart. They used it on cards but I used it on my layout for a pocket to hold the journaling tags. If I find the link I will go back and edit this post. I was very happy with how the layout turned out using the new heart. It was a lot of work but definately was worth the hours I spent figuring it out.

The Puppies are Growing up Fast

My little Shih Tzu puppies will be three weeks old on Sunday. It is amazing how fast they grow. Their eyes are all opened up and they are trying to walk on all fours instead of doing the army crawl. They respond to my voice and have started playing with each other. I could just spend my whole day holding them and watching them play. I took some pictures today of them. It is hard to capture them in all their cuteness but I think I did ok with these two pics.

Something New

Well, it was about time that I tried my hand at these realistic looking little kids. I just love how easy they are when you use the Fabulouse Faces & Hair pattern from myscrapchick.com You print the faces out onto flesh colored cardstock and then you add all the little details - rosy cheeks, eye color, whites in the eyes and the dot on the cheeks and of course extra eye lashes. Then you do your normal shading around the edges. It looks totally different by the time you are done. I was so thrilled with how they turned out. They just all have such personalities! The hair is easy too. It is printed out onto cardstock, cut out and then add all your extra shading. The things I used to make the faces and hair realistic were: chalk, white paint pen, watercolor markers, ink pads, extra fine black marker. The pictures above show my first few projects that I used these little cutie pies on. You can bet I will be creating more of these little kid layouts.

Embroidery on Scrapbook Pages

Last week I tried a new technique on my premade scrapbook pages that I really like a lot. It is hand embroidery. I started out using templates from In Stitchz by Bazzill and then did one design on my own. It is very time consuming but I really like the look. You start out by hand punching the design on my pages. Place your paper on top of the special In Stitchz mat and then place the clear plastic template over your your paper. Using the sharp piercing tool you punch the holes. Then it is time to choose your thread and start stitching. I just used a basic backstitch and a few french knots. I am super happy with the finished product! You can check out the institchz supplies bazzill's website at http://bazzillbasics.com/products/albums/in-stitchz-2/ .

I made two of these and they are currently for sale in my Ebay and Etsy stores. I will be using this technique on many more projects in the future. Everyone have a fun weekend!