Vavoom...Cutie from Kraftin' Kimmee

One last post with a cute and sassy card for my "Handsome Hubby"--all the way in Afghanistan!
Boy, I sure do miss him...especially in the evenings. He'd be at work all day--even if he was close to home. So, I've decided to fill my evenings with fun crafting and creating! The image is a fun one from Kraftin' Kimmee and my Hubby has taken a "liking" to the Kimmee images--LOL! I used copics (and made my own 'fishnet-style' stockings on the image !), vintage lace, and some buttons from Papertrey Ink.

Christmas Cutie from Bildmalarna

Here's another cutie card, made for some gals on SCS! I chose a cute Bildmalarna image of Mimosa and tweaked it into a Christmas image. I used Copics, SU Lattice die, and some SU papers from my stash.

Saturated Canary~ 1-2-3 Challenge

I *LOVE* Saturated Canary images!! I ordered this digi and just had to use it ASAP--which is really a big deal for me...cuz I tend to hang on to things for waaay to long before I use them.
I colored the image, "Pink Punkette" with Copics and paired it with sassy purples and black.
I happily created these cards for some ladies in a "Sassy/Bling" swap and then found the SC Challenge blog!! I'm entering the card into the Saturated Canary Challenge #3 : title 1-2-3. I've got my 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellies. Woo Hoo!

Valentines Day, 2011
Since my sweet husband is away in Afghanistan, I decided to occupy myself on Valentines weekend by re-finishing a dresser, mirror and lamp I purchased at a local garage sale.
After much sanding, applying primer 4 times, and painting the entire set white 3 times...the final design emerged. I created a "dollhouse" theme, with detailed painting on all side of the dresser. I choose pink, green, purple and a bit of blue for the color scheme--colors I already had in my paint stash for crafting.

The mirror was the hardest, as it was not purchased with the dresser, and I wanted it to come out like it was part of a matched set. I bought a couple of premade pieces of "Crown Molding" from Home Depot--glued them on, and painted everything together. I really love the way it came out, and Aimee is so happy with the results.

See more pics below :-)

Aimee's New Room!

Recycle...Reuse....Re-purpose:
Since Aimee turned 4 years old, I've been wanting to get her some furniture of her very own. I also want to follow my New Year Resolution--Recycle, Reuse, Re-purpose.

New Lamp: So, I found an old lamp at a local garage sale for $2.00. I let the ugly thing sit in my garage until I found my creative spirit, and then I gave it a complete 'face-lift'.
Lamp Cost: $2.00
Materials: $ 6.48 ($2.98 for cloth material, $3.50 for feather boa at Walmart, re-purposed for a lamp.)
Total Price: $8.48

New Dresser: Found dresser at different garage sale...$10.00. Old white paint, kinda beat-up! Just my style :-)
Dresser Cost: $10.00
Materials: $ 12.50 ($6.00 for sandpaper, $2.50 for paint primer Walmart)
Total Price: $22.50

Effect: PRICELESS--Such a magical start to Aimee's Princess Room! She love it and is so happy, and even puts her own laundry away in her new drawers!!