Closer to Nature Closer to You

Hello Everyone and Happy Thursday, I did this lo for a challenge over at the My Mind's Eye Blog. The challenge is to pick a advertisement out of a magazine and then make a lo out of the ad. Well I called in my 5 yo son Colby on this one. I gave him several magazines and told him to pick an ad that you want mommy to create a lo on. (I knew if I picked it, it would be what a wanted to do) so this way I had to do what he picked. The ad came from a Woman's Day Magazine Halloween one, the ad is for the National Arbor Day foundation. I think I know why he picked this he was asked at school to adopt a tree, back in Sept. We took a walk and he picked one over by his club house, which is a very different tree, it grows real long then up. We have been going to visit the tree at least once a week, he has noted changes and each time he sees something different. The whole family has been involved in the project. So I hope that gives you an idea of why he picked the ad. So it was a little different but I thought it turned out okay. He was happy with it!!! Everything is 100% My Mind's Eye except the brown Bazzill cardstock and the stamps from Hampton Arts, and the brick stamp from Prima. I used the Cricut to cut the leaves from A Walk in My Garden cut at 1/2, and 1. The title was cut from Street Signs cut at 1 1/2, and 1. The branches are from Camp Out cut at 3, 2, and 1 1/2. The window is from Christmas Cheer cut at 2 3/4. and the girl in window cut from Child Year at 2 3/4. TFL!! Have a WONDERFUL Day!! Dawn

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Bug On Cute

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Hello everyone. Wanted to get this posted I finished last night...if the sun would only shine here...I could get better pics...anyway. This one was for the bug challenge. The pic is of Cooper, yeah before he got his hair cut. He has on the handmade overalls that all the younger boys have worn. Which I love them. The little bug catcher we have had since Amanda was little...they are handmade and real tough!!! Products Used:

• Cricut title cut from Cuttin' Up at 2 then stamped with an older stamp
  
• Cricut Locker talk for the handle on magnify glass, pg. 47
• Cricut Cuttin' Up for circle on magnify glass pg. 67
• Cricut Walk in My Garden ladybugs, caterpillar, snail, bees,
  
• EK Success retro flower punches
  
• vellum
  
• ultra fine glitter
• Zig pen
• glossy accents
• wiggle eyes, ink, glimmer mist, Art-lenz
• Xyron cutter for one ladybug
• PP Pink Paislee-Cubicle
• Bazzill cardstock
• glimmer mist
  

Wanted to give you cut sizes:
Large ladybug-3, small ladybug-1 1/2, snail-1, bee-1, larger bee 1 3/4. magna circle 3 1/2, and the handle.
I hope that covers it. TFL. Dawn

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NATURE

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Hello Everyone!! Well I did get another BIG pic lo done. I love these...This is one I had done before only then I did the sunflower...now I have zoomed in on the grasshopper. This is from my garden in 2006. You can see how the grasshopper had enjoyed a dinner on the leaf.
PRODUCTS USED:

• Cricut Walk in My Garden-Bread tag cut at 1 in white (too cute)
  
• Cricut Graphically Speaking- Nature cut at 2 1/5
• Heidi Swapp oval bling martha
• black gingham ribbon from AC Moore
• Queen & Co. black felt swirls, and two brads
• variegated ivy from dollar store
• zig pen
• Tim Holtz Treasure safety pin
• Cuts from Bettylou1 (THANK YOU BETTY) I am soooo loving everything she sent, cut on Quickutz Silhouette.....those butterflies....GORGEOUS!!!!! These leaves are from Betty also.
• PP Pink Paislee

Thanks so much for viewing and Have a WONDERFUL Weekend!! Dawn

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SPRING Nature in Bloom

Hello Everyone I completed this lo for the April Rusty Pickle Challenge http://rustypickle.typepad.com/picklelicious/2009/04/april-sketch-challenge-spring-is-here.html Using the April Sketch and these guidelines.

• use your choice of Rusty Pickle patterned paper
• must use Rusty Pickle Trims on the project
• project must contain 80% of Rusty Pickle product
• One entry per person

I used for the background pp I used RP68 Baby Ivory, the top sheet RP 456 Baby's breath, The blue pp is RP 453 Summer Sky and the matting is RP 135 Aqua Flower. The trim are from Pickle Trims PT02. The chipboard is CB1443 Spring Chicken. I distressed everything, and painted the chipboard with Liquitex Modeling Paste and also put some on the flowers of the green pp. The buttons are RP too. I used hemp to tie the bows behind the buttons. The wings are from a DSR stamp and Nature was printed on the computer. The Spring was cut from Cricut at 1 1/2 from Lyrical Letters, the bird also from LL cut at 1 from cardboard. Bloom cut from LL at 1 1/2. and the sunflower was cut from WIMG at 1 1/2 for the L in Bloom. The silver accent is SU. I also sewed with my sewing machine. Ranger liquid pearls also used. The pic is of Cooper and Dusty March 2009. TFL!!!!

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Basic Grey Challenge #31 ~Tilda~

Description: Hello everyone I finished my first Magnolia stamp last night of Tilda. I completed this for the Basic Grey Challenge #31 paper piecing. I used Basic Grey Oh Baby Girl pp. Tilda is colored with copic markers, paper pieced, and Tim Holtz inks. This is my very first Tilda stamp and coloring, so go easy on me! LOL! The log was cut from Cricut from Pooh and Friends at 1. The tulips from Wimg at 1 1/2, the turtle from wimg at 1. The sun I made from a 1 punch, and sewed the card. MS punch for the border and distressed. TFL!!! Oh yeah the inside says Hello Sunshine.

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Just Me and My Brother Growin' Like A Weed

Description: Hello everyone here is a lo because I was just sent this awesome pp from Bobear and wanted to use it right away, Thanks Bobbie. The pp is My Mind's Eye 29th Street Boys. the pic is Colten and Colby from 2005, love this pic. I used the Cricut and cut the sunflowers from Walk in My Garden cut at 1 1/2, 2, 3, 4 1/2, 5 1/4. The fence is from paper dolls cut at 2 with cardstock with deep blade. the wagon also from PD cut at 5. The swirls are from Christmas Cheer the steam from the coffee mug. The leaves are cut from Accents Essentials cut at 1 and 1 1/2. The title is from 29th street and the growin' like a weed is K&Co. Wild saffron . Pop dots, ink, dmc floss#742, Paint, and tattered angels glimmer mist. Please see close up of flowers..THANKS!!!!! :)

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Simply Soft and Adorable

Description: Hello everyone, I had completed this a day ago but we have had rain for like six days straight so I was so happy to get a sunny day!!! :) This lo is of Dusty just a few days back. The pp was sent to me by Betty it is brand new My Minds Eye connect the dots, I love it!!!! thanks Betty You are so sweet!! :) The sweater was made by Bobear, It is adorable. The Simply is Quickutz Sophie Classic lowercase. Soft is Hello Kitty Font cut at 1 1/2 and embossed with cuttlebug folders swirls. The bottom border is from Accents essentials cut at 1 1/2. Adorable is a brand new dimensional sticker from the baby safari By little yellow bicycle also from Betty!!!!! Storybook was used to cut the branch on flip at 2 3/4. The cut flowers are BG Oh baby boy. The trims are MM fresh aNTHOLOGY. tHE Journaling is on a tag on far left behind the lg. pic it reads:
Dusty on March 10, 2009 you received this wonderful little sweater jacket handmade in the mail. So soft and BEAUTIFUL, from a very special lady whom I have never met but feel as if I have known for sometime. She put her heart and hands to work to make this simply soft piece of wearable art just for you and to keep you warm and cuddled in love. Bobear being her online name, aka Bobbie had learned to make this sweater at a very early age all from memory from her mil for you to have a treasure forever. So on March 11, 2009 I took these adorable pictures of you wearing your precious jacket. The flowers were in bloom and you were amazed at the yellow blooms. We will always treasure your little jacket made for just for you. Love you, momma 2009
Oh yeah the daffodil was cut at 2 from walk in my garden. TFL!!!!

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SUGAR AND SPICE

Description: HI EVERYONE..I HAVE BEEN HAVING SCRAPERS BLOCK...OR SOMETHING NO LAYOUTS IN OVER A WEEK....I HOPE I'M BACK?????
THIS IS A LO I DID FOR A CHALLENGE W/FABLADY SEPT. TEAR AND FOLD.
I TORE AND FOLDED QUITE A BIT. I USED A BRICK WALL DCWV SHEET BEHIND THE BG BLUSH SHEET..I THEN PAINTED THE LINES ON THE BRICKS TO LOOK LIKE MORTAR. I USED THE CRACKLE PAINT ON THE PHOTO AS I HAD SEEN FROM VINTAGE ME...LOVE IT!! THANKS SO MUCH!! I USED THE PHOTO CORNER AS A TWIST. THE FLOWER IS MADE BY TEA BAG FOLDING , THE ONE LEAF IS TEA BAG FOLDING BUT THE STEM IS CRICUT FROM WIMG. I ALSO FOLDED THE PAPER UNDER SUGAR..THE TITLE IS CUT FROM SIZZIX WITH CHIPBOARD AND THE GLAZE TO SHINE. THERE IS A TINY GOLDEN SPOON ATTACHED. SPICE WAS CREATED WITH PAZZLES AND PAINTED WITH CRACKLE PAINT AND A TINY GLASS BOTTLE ATTACHED LIKE A SPICE BOTTLE.
THIS IS MY DD AMANDA WHO IS 15..THIS IS ONE OF THE MYSPACE PICS...GOTTA LOVE IT!!! TFL!!!

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