It's A Happy New Year! I'm a Cover Girl!!!!

It's my first cover!!!! That above is a layout I created with photos by/of my beautiful  and sweet friend Jessi Wilson, and her adorable kids- with her permission, and the layout was selected for the premier issue of GingerScrapsStreet Magazine, available now, free!

You can read my article in this issue titled "Organized Life" from pages 19-20. I also have a layout on page 14.

Also available now is the sister magazine ScrapStreet Magazine, in operation for 5 years, and I have a layout on page 16 there too.


By the way, my Word  for 2011 is "Fabulous". Since I turned 40 and all recently.

DT work for http://www.fortheluvofart.com

Have you chosen a Word for 2011?





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D.I. Y. Handmade Holiday Projects

Almost two weeks ago, I shared these handmade Christmas ornaments on the For the Luv of Art Blog. I made paper Butterfly Ornaments, a Paper Flower that turned out to be the Tree Topper (I'm giving it away as a Christmas gift), and a Butterfly Garland. Don't they look fabulous on my feather tree?

Instructions:

For the paper flower, I cut 2" strips, and glued the ends together to form petals. Then I glued the petals together. Next, I cut two strips of patterned paper, used a punch on along one edge. Then folded the strips accordian-style. I glued them together to form a circle. I punch two more circles, and attached them over the tinsel-trim. To make smaller flowers, cut 1" strips instead.

The butterfly ornaments were traced from butterfly patterns. Some of them I edged in glitter. Some of them I attached two shapes in the center with pop-dots for a 3-D effect. You can get the butterfly patterns here.

Products Used To Create My Ornaments:

 

My Mind's Eye "Sisters" So Sophie Graceful 12x12 Circular Bliss

 

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" 12X12 So Sophie Graceful Berry Stem Pattern Paper

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

My Mind's Eye "Open Your Heart" So Sophie Graceful Sticker Accessories Card

Today on the FTLOA Blog, I share ideas for Handmade Holiday Wrapping Paper and Gift Bags.

I hope you are inspired!!!! xoxo





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Last Sale of the Year

Last Sale of the Year: 30% off All Product in the For the Luv of Art Store. Free Dear Lizzy American Crafts Rubons Pack with Minimun Purchase of $20 for the Free Gift. Sale Ends 12/31/2010

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New Mini Album featuring My Mind's Eye Lost and Found from For the Luv of Art

I finished this mini-album last week for my November DT work for For the Luv of Art and luvvvvvvvvvvvvv it so much! (it took me a while to edit the photos) I need to add photos from 2010 to it or make it into a 2011 album......I'm leaning toward 2010.


I bought the month dividers at a garage sale this summer for something like fifty cents, punched a hole in the left side with my crop-a-dile, and voila!!!!

Thanks for looking!
Love ya!!!!
xoxo

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