Rather disappointed

Rather disappointed on this one,

actually not in the work

itself, but rather in the

fact that the pencil

that I used for marking the

pattern did not wash out 

as it should have.

Had thought I would send it to a friend

that loves cardinals, but

not now, really, not now.!

French Rose

Tell me, what is not to love about

Trish Burr's French Rose.

It took my breathe away the

first time I saw it.

It is in her book Colour Confidence

in Embroidery.

Framing

So, I spotted a cute idea

over on Pinterest

that I wanted to give a 

shot for pumping up

the framing on

my projects.

Here's a closer up of the top

two.

And the larger one.

It is simply fabric wrapped

around the embroidery hoop.

Decorates it a bit and

adds a little color.

Something I did earlier

I did this maybe a month ago

and am just now getting around

to sharing it.

Just something a little different from what

I had previously done.

A Simple Card

I use to make our Christmas cards

for several years.

But the past few years, it seems like 

cards are not something that 

people do much of anymore.

So, I am selective about how many,

and who I send them to anymore.

Here's a simple one for a friend.

I hope she likes it.

Birds of a feather

 I just finished this cutie pie and have to 

say that I just love him!!

Then I had to pair him up this

little guy.

What could be better??

My official favorite

This one goes along with the last one,

so small, maybe 1 1/2 in by 1 1/2 inch.

But THIS ONE is officially my favorite!

How cute is that!

Finally finished off

I finally got around to finishing off

a couple of my projects.

Kept it real simple.

Think I'll give these to a couple

of friends.

Something sweet

Mini Antique Pansies 

pattern from Trish Burr.

It is 2 x 2 3/4 inches

and so sweet.

Something a little different

Isn't she cute? 

She's from a reproductions

from a vintage postcard.

The one I've been working toward.....

When I first bought

my first book 

by Trish Burr, this is 

the project I fell in love with.

What is not to love about it, right???

Yep, officially my favorite!

Project #5

Each project

allows me to improve

my skills.

A quick, simple project

It has been a while since I 

picked up a paint brush

so I decided to

give a little project

a try. 

I had seen some something

similar on Pinterest

and wanted to give it a try.

Stepping up my game

So I moved on to the next level in 

my projects from Needle Painting Embroidery

by Trish Burr.

This is my fourth project.  I am loving

how those leaves came out.

A non-paper contribution....

I decided to expand my

hobby/craft horizon lately.

I am trying my hand

at crewel embroidery

Trish Burr style.

Not too bad for a first timer I think.

A simple little card

Just a simple little card

 for a granddaughter

Trying something a little different

I decided to try something 

a little different for me.

Not just a scene but

a little vignette using

so many stamps.......

Little Projects

A few little projects

I worked on lately.

Not even finished

I haven't even finished making this one

into a card yet, but I just love it.

I have ordered some of the new 

releases for this year and

still have some sets from earlier that

I need to use.  Don't you

just love mixing and

matching elements

from different sets.

Additional

I did this one at the along

with the previous ones, but

just now getting around 

to finishing the card part.

MFT Dome Stax die set, I don't remember

who did the Smile, and the bling is from

Doodlebug.

Who doesn't love sleeping puppies??

Birthdays

I had a couple of birthdays

coming up at the end of

February and the first part of March

I tried something different on each.

This is the Peony die set from Altenew.

And this one is from some stamps

from Art Impressions.

My Addiction

Ok, so I free admit that I have an addition.

But it's not a bad one really.....

I am addicted to Art Impression stamps...

I ordered several before Christmas and

they just released some new

ones for this year...

Of course, I had to order some of those

as well.

I am in love with this truck set.

They also had a doors set and

a window set.

This is one that I ordered before 

Christmas and I'm just

getting around to using it.

Another Altenew Love

WOW, I just think Altenew

has stepped up their

game on these last 2 die sets.

This one is the

Peony Dream 3D Die Set.

Have you seen anything so pretty?

Just think of the combinations

of colors you could do 

on the flowers.

Love it!

I am in love....

We are always looking for inspiration

from somewhere.  I watch a lot

of YouTube videos, and one of my

favorites to watch is Jennifer McGuire.

One of the videos that I recently

watched of hers, she used a new

die set from Altenew.

It was love at first site....

Rose Flurries 3D Die Set

This one I simply used cardstock

to cut the flowers out and

the one below I used Kuretake

Watercolors to paint the

paper, then cut the flowers.

I think I will be using these a lot!

This little Peony Cottage from

SVGCuts.com

I made for a friend,

just for fun.