Pinkfresh Studio Crop = Christmas ?

   Last weekend I celebrated National Scrapbook Day with a lot of online challenges and crops. I was involved in at least six different sites. I can say I got a lot of layouts completed even though I was feeling under the weather. Right now, I want to share the three projects I created for the Pinkfresh Studio crop. 

This page is based on the Pinkfresh Studio layout sketch. 

   Here is my take on it.

 Supplies: cardstock (Core'dinations and Bazzill), pattern paper (American Crafts and Carta Bella), stickers (My Mind's Eye and Elle's Studio), chipboard (October Afternoon), sequins (Fancy Pants), twine (Timeless Twine), journaling card (Project Life), wood veneers (Target and American Crafts), doily (Sunny-side Bakery), stitching template (American Crafts) and mist (Tattered Angels and Heidi Swapp).

   Here is a close-up of the title.

    Since the I didn't have really a spot for writing I just tucked a project life card under a photo.

The upcoming layout was done for the sequins challenge from Pinkfresh Studio and I also used a Let's Get Sketchy sketch from Team A May week 1. 

   Here is my take on it.

 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio and American Crafts), pattern paper (Heidi Swapp), die cuts (Fancy Pants), doily (SRM Stickers), sequins (Fancy Pants), stickers (American Crafts, Carta Bella and October Afternoon), and electronic die cutter machine, cartridge and software (Provo Craft).

   Here is a close-up on the title. 

 This card is from the Pinkfresh Studio card sketch challenge. 

Here is my take on this sketch.

Supplies (American Crafts), washi tape (Scotch Brand, My Mind's Eye and Target), sequins (Tree House Studio), mist (Tattered Angels), canvas butterfly (Studio Calico), stamps (Studio Calico), ink (Memento and Close to My Heart) and diy enamel dot.

Thanks for popping by and checking out just a couple of my projects I did on NSD.

Simulation and Hopeful

   TGIF. This week went by so fast for me. I ended up losing a day's worth of work because of seasonal allergies. Draining sinuses, sure can take a toll on a throat and tummy. Plus, when I get the bad allergies I run an almost 102 temp. I am happy to say I feel better. 

    A couple of days ago I came across this site that simulates your current vision as it would be without correction of eyeglasses. I thought this was pretty neat. The only thing is that it is not 100% accurate for my case. With my left eye I can't be corrected with eyeglasses because of kc, so this is how I see with them. Plus, their needs to be some ghosting (double vision). I am happy my brain figured out how to rely on the right eye when I do need to wear eyeglasses.  

  Here is how I see the world. 

http://www.eye-sim.com/?wd3gw1qt80cs

   I am currently heading for eye appointments every other week and picking up a new lens on the weeks I don't have an appointment. Since Jan. 21, I am on my 9th contact lens change. The current one seems like the fit is still off. It is the same size as my right eye (which makes it hard to pop in), curve more, thinner in the center and prescription is higher (-6.50).
   Even if this does fit, I am still thinking about going to see about a Scleral lens because these lenses vault over the cornea and are filled with a saline that keeps the eye moist. The thing that is holding me back is the time and money. Going this route might mean a new car since ours haven't been acting great. Plus, the lens could cost $4,000. yes that is only for one contact lens.
   Still, there is no word of when or if the FDA is going to approve the crosslinking. As soon, as that is done I will be getting it done. I was concerned about having the epi-off (9mm of epithelium is removed) because of the pain and corneal haze. After much research on my part, it looks like it is the one with the best outcome of working. When this does happen, expect to see this blog to be quite for a couple of months while I let my eye heal and my vision return to normal, while not normal as in that sense. After it is done my vision will be worse that what it was before.
You can see all my previous posts about KC here, here, here, here and here. 

First Planner Share - SG

      First, I want to say I am on a new team and this time it is for an online store that is getting some cute things. SHE Glossy, is the name and I want to say that the links to the store you will find on my blog are affiliate.

   Today, I want to share my take on the whole planner craze. I was recently accepted on a new store design team, SHE Glossy, as part of their planner team. Let's just say I love the whole process of  setting an hour out of my Sunday to decorate my week ahead. The planner I am using is one of the memory planners from Heidi Swapp. 

 Most of the items came from the SHE Glossy store. Other items includes: gelato (Faber-Castell), washi (Scotch Brand and Hazel & Ruby), stamp (American Crafts), corner punch (Fiskars) and  stickers (Target and My Mind's Eye)

   The "To Do Stamp" is something I found at my local Marshall's. I couldn't pass it up since it was $3.99. I also, saw them at Tuesday Morning. 

   On this page I used most of the items that are in the SHE Glossy planner section on the store.

    This PL card came in their Just Darling kit. I just add my own personal touch with some Hazel & Ruby washi tape, a piece of paper from Dear Lizzy collection and punched the corners with a fancy punch.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Envelope Recipe Keeper

   Over at Canvas Corp Brands blog the entire creative crew were issued a challenge to create a way to save recipes. For this I knew I didn't want to create a normal recipe box but I didn't know what to create until I go the mail a couple of weeks ago. In the mail were some cards from a pet rescue. I always keep the cards to make gift tags but this time I also kept the envelopes. I left the envelopes on my desk when I started to start this challenge. When I made the cards I ws like these fit perfectly in them so I just went with it. In the end, I had something like this. 

Supplies from Canvas Corp Brands:

Paper Tape: Postale (3 rolls)

Santa's Journey 8x8 Paper Pad (48 sheets)

Gypsy Moments 8x8 Paper Pad (48 Sheets)

Recipe Card Farmhouse Kitchen Tags (10pc)

Farmhouse Kitchen Pots & Pans on Ivory

Printed Tags - Gourmet

Jute Cord Balls Natural 225'

Waxed Cotton Cord Black Hank 45'

80lb Kraft Cardstock

Cup Cake - Glimmer Glam 1.35oz

Rich Brown- Plain Jane Simply Sheer 2oz

Other items:

Sewing machine

Black thread

Doilies (Doodlebug and Sunny-side Bakery)

 Bias ribbon

Corner punch (Fiskars)

Ivory envelopes

Directions:

1. Cut cardstock to 4" x 6" and pattern papers to 3 3/4" x 5 3/4". Adhere and punch corners.

2. Fussy cut cooking pots from pattern paper. Adhere and paint with the glimmer glam. 

3. Tie cord to tag and attach to recipe card.

4. Decorate the fronts of envelopes with doilies tags and mist. 

5. Stack envelopes and stitched along what would have been the bottoms

6. Glue ribbon on the back. Let dry and braid the loose ends.

7. When done add the tape to the front and tie close.

 

The finish project. 

 

Here is what each page looks like.