Grandma Day With Jayden

I try to make time for grandchildren to have a special day or a couple of hours with me. Recently Jayden and I were able to plan such a day. We went out to lunch and made crafts. I had started a project of making Valentine banners so when she saw my creative mess she wanted to make a banner of her own. This is what she came up with. I only helped a little. Way to be amazing Jayden!!

Her are two of the banners I created. I ended up making five more. All unique from the others.

This one with the old fashioned telephone ended up with a cute speech bubble saying, "Just called to say I Love You."

I was able to get a banner mailed to each of my children before I left on a spontaneous car trip to Nauvoo, Illinois with Jayden and her family. Note to self- don't EVER take that long of a car trip ever again!

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Grandpa Decker

It has been awhile since I have posted- and a loooong while since I have done anything crafty. Life gets kinda tossed upside down when the love of your life unexpectedly dies. 

I have finally sat down and created a page. I redid a layout which someone had discarded. The grey cardstock back layer and the grid paper were already stitched. I tore off the elements I didn't care for and found product I had on hand to create a new page. 

This photo was taken while in Wyoming last year visiting my oldest son and his family. This is My sweetheart Bruce and grandson Jonathon. The science fiction book and diet coke, as well as the suspenders are signature items of my husband. A few weeks after this visit Grandpa Decker was in a coma and passed on to another adventure.

I do not feel very artistic nor creative these days. I am trying. I hope to make 'something' each week. Kinda like therapy to reinvent myself after experiencing a disappointing 2014.

Photo Book

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Everyday I Think Of You . . .

Everyday is a happy day.

Notice the pleated washi tape?

Two 12 x 12 page layout

I loved the soft colors of this paper line. It made for a beautiful contrast for the pink blossoms in the photos. These photos of Amanda were taken last spring (May 2013) about a week before she left to serve a full-time mission for the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latterday Saints.
The light pink and black stripe is actually washi tape which I layered and folded/pleated. I used a white gel pen to hand write and add a bit if flourish.

Feathers In A Masculine Style

My son, Chris Huntsman with his dang cute boys!

This page was so much fun to do since I tried so many fun techniques.

I water and ink washed the back ground wood paper, 

then stitched and distressed the edges,

used Cricut to cut a background overlay,

which I inked with pigment inks and dauber

to achieve an ombre effect.

The same inking technique was used to achieve the 

shaded hue on the 'also, I love you'.

And then more stitching right thru the middle of the phrase.

Rock-n-roll technique was used on the fussy cut flowers.

I used this same inking style on the feathers-

choosing both colonial white and kraft paper

added to the uniqueness of each feather.

Add a staple and tie on some bronze thread-

ta-DA! A page to show off four awesome guys!

Beautiful Washi Tape Cards



I have a friend who is very creative when it comes to making cards.



This evening after work she invited me to her home to play.



These cards are super simple and fun fun fun to make!



Washi, stamping, and a bit of bling.
How much easier could it be?

A bit of scrap printed paper and a strip of washi
 makes the inside of this card super adorable.



The bicycle washi was purchased at Office Depot
just this evening. :) 




This is the card I came up with to use the bits if washi scraps.
Kinda cute, huh?




This card is in progress-
it needs some more scraps.



How do you like to use your Washi tape?

How many rolls of Washi do you own?

I would love to hear from you. :)

Super Simple Washi Tape Tag

Thomas's parents gave him a bike for his birthday. The easiest way to wrap an item that large and bulky is to not wrap it at all and hide it somewhere and make a treasure hunt to find it's location. I made this cute tag with scrap paper and a few darling styles of washi tape which I was itching to use. Can you guess how old Thomas is?