Happy New Year!

I did something different this year for my Christmas cards. I made a photo card :) I set the timer on my camera to capture this pose and changed it to black and white, then added the glitter snowflake in PSE. I forget which designer this snowflake came from. I used Ponderosa Pine cardstock (love this color) and accented with silver glitter paper.

Last winter I saw a shirt in a catalog with the "Advice from a snowflake." I thought it was so clever and used that inspiration for this card. It was my message inside:

Keep your cool. Appreciate small wonders. Let your plans crystallize. Take time to chill. Sparkle! Celebrate your uniqueness. It's OK to be a little flaky!

Great advice to start 2014!

This photo was taken in 2006 at Brookeside Montessori School. I had just received my digital Canon Rebel as birthday present. I like having photos on hand to print out a quick all purpose card. Lately I've been using this photo for "thank yous" as families have been donating items to the summer camp program at school. I haven't had time to stamp.

I'm hoping things change, because I finished my classes as Princeton Center for Teacher Education yesterday. YAY! I have a few days now to work on some projects before I go to Close To My Heart's convention in Washington D.C. I’m looking forward to a fun and inspiring few days surrounded by other CTMH consultants.

Snow Days

Teachers love snow days too! I've spent the last two days "snowed in" and papercrafting. YAY! I did need to venture outside today to shovel my car out. I haven't seen this much snow in quite some time. Here are some pictures. I'll be posting artwork over the next couple of days.

Photography Art Piece

My friend Randi has come up with a wonderful idea. She has been collecting old windows from barns and houses to showcase photos. She is an awesome photographer. This piece is hanging in her living room.


Sometimes she has asked me for paper to mat pictures for these windows. A few weekends ago she wanted to complete a piece together. She asked me to pick out some of my favorite photos and then paper to coordinate with them. I decided to use pictures I have of lighthouses. Then I chose Close To My Heart's retired paper Metropolitan. I've been hoarding this paper :) I love it, especially for black and white photos.

Randi had the perfect window for the project. It matched the paper. We didn't need to paint it, but we sanded it to give a weathered look. After cleaning it up we decided on a layout and cut the paper to the correct size. That was the hardest part! I'm happy with the way it turned out, but now I need to find a place to hang it!