The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Easter Week - Four New Stamp Sets! - I Am The Resurrection and The Life Card - Giveaway!

Hello blogging friends!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and I will be share an Easter card with you plus four NEW and beautiful stamp sets from The Stamp Simply Clear Stamps Collection.  The new stamp sets are so wonderful and are filled with some of the most beautiful bible verses and sentiments.  All during this week the design team is sharing lovely cards using the four new stamps sets and we are each having a giveaway on our blogs. 

Here is a look at the card I designed using the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent006 Easter.  Like I said the verses and sentiments in the four stamp sets are so beautiful and I love the fonts too.  For my card I started with a light blue card base.  I embossed the pick mat using the Darice Embossing Folder - Bold Floral.  Then I die cut a piece of white cardstock using the Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Nine die and I stamped the verse using VersaMark Ink and heat embossed using Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  I used the Die D-Lites - Crosses Three along with Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock to die cut the cross.

Here is a close up for the cross.  I added some May Arts Metallic Gold String and a flower from the Petaloo Botanica Collection Minis Pink and a few Melissa Frances White Pearls.  I also used Therm-O-Web Foam Squares in between some of the layers to add some dimension to the card.

To finish off the card I stacked two of the sentiments from the same stamp set and heat embossed in gold on white cardstock.

Blog Candy Offering!

The Blog Candy offered is 

YOUR CHOICE of any ONE of the stamp sets from this release

OR

$15.00 of ANY product of your choice.

How to Enter the Drawing?

Simply leave a comment on this post and answer one of two questions or both if you would like.  What is something in your life that you are the most thankful for?  What cards of cards of projects would you like to see on my blog--CAS, Vintage, Mixed Media etc?

International viewers welcome to play along! We ship internationally daily.

All comments through midnight EST Monday, March 14 will be considered and a winner will be announced next Tuesday morning, March 15, selected by a random number generator.

Thank you so much for joining me today and I hope you love the new stamp sets as much as I do!

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of the fantastic paper crafting products and the Blog for inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent006 Easter
Paper:  Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock, Cardstock - White, Pink, Blue
Ink:  VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Nine, Die D-Lites - Crosses Three
Embossing Folder:  Darice Embossing Folder - Bold Floral
Ribbon:  May Arts Metallic Gold String
Accessories:  Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Petaloo Botanica Collection Minis Pink, Melissa Frances White Pearls, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Heat Tool

Meet The Tonic Studios USA Bloggers/Designers Part 1 - Tonic Studios DT Goodies

Hello everyone!  Today, I want to introduce to you a couple of my fellow bloggers/design team members from Tonic Studios USA.  We have a fantastic group of designers and they are all so talented.  Some of the names might be familiar to you and some might be new but I strongly encourage you to pay them a visit on their blogs/website/or gallery.  You will surly be inspired by their creative works!

The first blogger/designer I would like to introduce you to is Debbie Seyer.  Debbie and I have been long time friends and we were even roomies at one of our Spellbinders design team retreats years ago.  She is the sweetest person and amazingly talented!  We have a lot in common and seem to chat or text everyday.  :)  Over the years we have had lots of laughs, and a few tears but we are always there for each other no matter what!  She is my rock and I love her dearly!!  We have been very fortunate to work together over the years for some fantastic companies in the crafting industry.

Debbie Seyer lives outside St. Louis Missouri. She is a mom to three beautiful daughters and married to her hubby for 24 years. Her paper crafting journey started when her whole family went to Disney World in 1996. She started scrapbooking and finally found a hobby where she could actually complete her projects. In 2003, a friend invited her to a rubber stamping home workshop and she fell in love with cardmaking. . She is has been published multiple times in paper crafting and scrapbooking magazines. “I love working on Design Teams and have been very blessed to be on some really great teams. Besides paper crafting, I help with funeral luncheons at our church, am the taxi driver to a variety of places for my youngest daughter and the chief care package sender to my older 2 girls while they are away at college.” Debbie can be found at her blog DebbieSeyer.com

The next blogger/designer I would like to introduce you to is Michele Emerson-Roberts.  Michele and I met several years back and our paths have crossed a few times through mutual friends.  Michele, is a huge advocate for designers in the industry and she is  one of the founders of the CHA DESIGNER section (Craft and Hobby Association).  Michele has also served on the Designer Section Council, Council Chair, Council Secretary, Directory Committee, Liaison to CHA Board, Liaison to the Membership Committee, Designer Showcase Lead, and Champion of Designers! WOW!!  It's designers like Michele that have paved the way for so many of us and help designers to be recognized in this industry.  She is so sweet and I am honored to call her my friend!

Michele, a Certified Professional Demonstrator, was one of the first to obtain the Certified Craft Designer award, and the only person in the industry to hold 3 separate Certified Professional Teacher awards, has been an active voice in the industry and continues to champion the Designers’ role in the creative industry. Michele, whose designs can be found in many books and magazines, is an award winning oil, acrylic and water color artist, and multi faceted designer with a love of paper/book arts, beading, polymer clay and painting. Her long history in the industry has allowed her to experiment with and become proficient at most of the art and craft genres. Her favorite item to design with has always been paper, be it molded, cut, pierced, painted, folded, glued or torn. Michele believes there is no such thing as an ugly or useless piece of paper, just one that has not found its’ way into the perfect project. Her love of paper has led her into creating handmade paper, paper casting, collage and “altered art”, with many of her designs influenced by her Native American heritage.

Michele splits her time between her two residences and studios, one at the base of the Huachuca Mountains in Southeastern Arizona, the other in the White Mountains in Northern Arizona. You can find her at her blog, micheleemersonroberts.blogspot.com

Now I would like to introduce you to Karen Hasheck.  Karen and I are just getting to know each other but I know she has a great love and passion for papercrafting!   Karen is also the owner of a charitable blog called Send A Smile 4 Kids--they collect and distribute handmade cards for children inpatient in 17 children’s hospitals. What an amazing gift!  For more information you can click HERE to visit Send A Smile 4 Kids.

Karen lives in chilly north central Wisconsin. She discovered stamping and card making in the spring of 1999 and has been totally addicted to this awesome hobby ever since. She is recently retired and am having so much fun sharing card making ideas on her blog almost every day at karenskreativekards.blogspot.com and in classes she teaches in her home. She is a frequently published author of articles about stamping techniques in Scrap and Stamp Arts and on line stamping magazines, and has had hundreds of her cards published. She is the owner of a charitable blog called Send a Smile 4 Kids where they collect and distribute handmade cards for children inpatient in 17 children’s hospitals. “I am thrilled to be named a Tonic Gold US Blog Ambassador!”

Now for some Tonic Studios DT Goodies!!  

Wowzer!!  Check out all of these gorgeous colors of NUVO Glitter!!  It is ultra fine glitter and sure to fill all your projects with lots of sparkle.

This is the New Tangerine die cutting system!

Check out the New NUVO Glitter Drops and NUVO Embellishment Mousse.  Oh and I love the NEW Scissors too!

Lots of beautiful colors of NUVO Crystal Drops and some of the new dies.

More dies, mats for the machine, and adhesives.

We also received a wonderful carrying bag for the Tangerine die cutting machine and supplies, a variety of tools such as trimmers, scissors, and all of the Tim Holtz tools that are made by Tonic Studios.  

I will be back soon to introduce you to the other design team members.  I can't wait to get creating with all of these fun new goodies and share projects, inspiration, ideas, and tutorials with all of you! 

If you would like to check out all of the products Tonic Studios has to offer you can click HERE and you can click HERE to visit the New USA Tonic Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you will stop back soon!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Life Updates - Creative Work - My 1st ICE Resin Video! - DT Goodies

Hello blogging friends!  This is my first post for this week.  I am still trying to get back into the swing of things with creating.  I posted a few cards last week--if you missed them you can scroll down to see the other blog posts.  The cards I posted last week were some that I had actually made about a month ago.  One of my medications was increase so the pain is getting less and less and I am feeling better each day.  However due to the side effects I am very sleepy.  Since I have had RA for several years I am used to chronic pain but wow adding the Fibro on top of everything has been a whole new ball game.  I am just trying to stay positive and really appreciate the good days.  I was so happy on Saturday--it was the first day in 37 days that I didn't have to take any pain pills!  Unfortunately I think I over did it a bit and need the pain pills again on Sunday.  Right now I guess I just need to find a balance and not over do it on the good days.  I want to say thank you to everyone who has left sweet comments and kept my husband and myself in their prayers.  By the way he is doing great!!  :)  As for myself like I said I am trying to get back into the swing of things and try to get caught up with my creative work.  I have to say I feel very lucky to work for some Amazing companies---they have all been so great and understanding!!!  Anyways, I just wanted to give you a little update.  :)

Over the next week or so I will have several posts on my blog and Facebook (hopefully--fingers crossed) sharing some of my design work but also introducing you to several new designers that I am currently working with.  I started working with two new companies not long before all of the health issues started so I didn't get a chance to introduce you to all of the beautiful and talented designers from these two teams--Tonic Studios and ICE Resin.

Today, I am sharing my first video from ICE Resin.  It was actually posted on the ICE Resin Youtube channel and the ICE Resin blog about a week ago but just in case you missed it I wanted to share it here too.  I also have some pictures to share of some new DT goodies from ICE Resin/Ranger.  I have to say I am loving the NEW ICE Resin Tints!!  They are so fun to play with and I can't wait to show you some projects with the new tints.

If you would like to see a full step-by-step tutorial you can click HERE to visit the ICE Resin Blog.

Some of the goodies from ICE Resin/Ranger.  :)

Love, love, love the NEW ICE Resin Tints, Foils and check out the fabulous New ICE Resin Designer Accessory Bag!  Oh and the New Mixing Cups and Stir Sticks too!  You can wipe out the new cups with an alcohol or baby wipe and reuse them--gotta love that!

Amazing book--filled with SO much inspiration!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!  I hope you enjoy the video--this is my first in front of the camera video lol.  I can't wait to share more projects with all of you! 

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Butterfly and Flowers Happy Birthday Card

Hello blogging friends!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.   I know it has been forever since I have had a SSRS post--about a month.  But with some recent health issues it has set me back a bit.  One of my medicines was increased and I am starting to feel a little better--it's just not happening as fast as I would like lol.  But the good news is I am having longer periods of time throughout the day that are somewhat tolerable so I am able to do some creating.

We still have snow on the ground here in Minnesota but it is only March so who knows we could still have a snow storm or two but I am ready for Spring!  Nothing says Spring more than flowers and a butterfly.  :)  To create the butterfly I used the new stamp set from JustRite Papercraft CR-05009 Multi-Step Butterflies and Flowers and VersaMark Pretty Petunia, Spring Pansy inks.  Then I lightly inked the edges of the butterfly with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China.  To die cut the butterfly I used the DIE-05010 Multi-Step Butterfly Dies.

For the die cuts in the background I used  DIE-05019 Elegant Garden Label Dies along with Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock, white, and lavender cardstock.  I used Therm-O-Web Foam Squares in between the layers to add some dimension.  To create the vines I used green cardstock and DIE-05017 Stitched Oval and Vine Dies.  Then I added a couple of flowers from the Petaloo Botanica Collection Pink Minis and  Prima Serenade - Turquoise Flower.  I adhered all of the pieces to a white card front and then a lavender card base.  I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and one of the sentiments from the CR-05014 Sweet Flowers and Vines clear stamp set to stamp Happy Birthday in the upper left corner.  To finish off the card I added Ranger - Glossy Accents and Stampendous Crystal Glitter Multi Ultra Fine to the butterfly, vines and flowers.  I love all of the sparkle!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed the card!

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of the fantastic paper crafting products and the Blog for inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-05009 Multi-Step Butterflies and Flowers, CR-05014 Sweet Flowers and Vines
Paper:  Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock, Cardstock - White, Lavender, Green
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, VersaMark Pretty Petunia, Spring Pansy, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China
Dies:  DIE-05019 Elegant Garden Label Dies, DIE-05017 Stitched Oval and Vine Dies, DIE-05010 Multi-Step Butterfly Dies
Accessories:  Prima Serenade - Turquoise Flowers, Petaloo Botanica Collection Pink Minis, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Stampendous Crystal Glitter Multi Ultra Fine, Scor-Tape, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares

JustRite Papercraft - Chrysanthemums Just Because Card with Tutorial

Hello everyone!  You all know I am a huge fan of watercolor cards and I have recently shared a few new ones with you.  I don't have a watercolor card to share with you today--BUT I have a card using Copic markers and the end result looks kind of like a watercolor card.  :)  Before I get started I have to say the inspiration for this card came from Jennifer McGuire.  Recently Jennifer shared a video where she did a technique called Negative Space Coloring.  In her video she talks about coloring the negative space instead of the stamped image and it gives your card or project a totally different look.  I just absolutely loved the look of the negative space coloring so I had to give it a try. But you all how much I love the look of watercolor cards so I added an extra step.  :)

Here is a look at the finished card.  I love this color combination of the light to medium pink and a coral pink.

To start I die cut a piece of  Hammermill Color Copy Dogital Cover paper using the largest die in the DIE-05033 JustRite Three In A Row set.  Then I used Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the floral images from the CR-05028 Chrysanthemums Clear Stamps.  In the video (I will leave a link below) Jennifer uses the MISTI tool for her stamping.  I have the MISTI tool but I was only stamping one time for each flower and using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I started coloring the negative space (background) with the lightest Copic marker RV00 and I colored the entire piece.  Then I came in with the medium Copic color RV13 and colored the middle and then I blended it back out using the RV00 marker.  For the last and darkest color I used R22 on the bottom and then I blended the colored back out with RV13 and RV00.  

Like I said I love the look of watercolor and I just can't help myself lol.  So I used some of the 0-Colorless Blender to try and achieve the look of a watercolor with the water droplets.  First I put some of the colorless blender on my craft mat and then I used and old makeup brush to dab on some of the colorless blender.  Then I also added some to the paint brush to create larger droplets.  I just love how this piece turned out!

Next I wanted to add a touch of sparkle so I added the Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen to the flowers.

To finish off the flowers I added Ranger Glossy Accents.

To finish off the card I added the watercolor piece to a black and pink cardstock mat.  Then I added those pieces to the white card front.  I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner and added a thin strip of black paper.  Then I mounted everything to a pink card base.

To see Jennifer McGuire's video on Negative Space Coloring you can click HERE and you can click HERE to visit her blog.

This is a really quick, easy, and fun technique and I hope you will give it a try!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-05028 Chrysanthemums Clear Stamps
Paper:  Hammermill Color Copy Dogital Cover (White), CS - Pink, Black
Ink/Markers:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers - RV00, RV13, R22, 0 Colorless Blender. Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen
Dies:  DIE-05033 JustRite Three In A Row Dies
Accessories:  Paint Brush and Makeup Blush Brush (To Apply 0 Colorless Blender), Ranger Glossy Accents, Black Craft Foam, Scor-Tape

JustRite Papercraft - Meadow Circles Hello Watercolor Card

Hello blogging friends!  Today, I have another watercolor card to share with you.  I am loving doing the watercolor cards so I hope you re getting some inspiration from them as well.  :)

For this card I started with a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  Then I used some of the stamps from the CR-05032 Meadow Circles Clear Stamps along with VersaMark ink and Tonic Studios - NUVO Glod Embossing Powder and a heat tool to heat set the images.  Then I used several colors of the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Blue, Cobalt Blue, Pale Green, May Green, Light Green, Persian Green, Turquoise Green pens,  I started by going from the lightest blue, then in to the green and then finished with the blue greens.  Once the watercolor was dry I used a paint brush with clean water to add water droplets.  I let the water droplets sit for a few seconds and then blotted with a paper towel.  I used the heat to to dry the paper and repeated the water droplets a few times until I was happy with the look of the background.

After the watercolor piece was all dry then I used the NUVO Medium Glue Pen to add adhesive on the flower and leaves inside the circle images.  For the flower I used NUVO Sheer Glitter Turquoise and for the leaves I used NUVO Sheer Glitter Olive Green.  Once the glue had a few minutes to set and dry I removed the excess glitter.  For some embellishments I added some Cartwright Sequins - 8 mm, 10 mm, Bahama Blue SC Iris, 3 mm Gold Flowers, 4 mm Gold.  I used Ranger - Multi Medium Matte to adhere the sequins.

To finish off the card I used VersaMark ink to stamp the hello sentiment from the CR-05032 Meadow Circles Clear Stamps and then I used the same gold embossing powder and heat set the sentiment.  Then I cut a flag tail on one end of the paper and adhered it to the from of the watercolor piece.  I used white craft foam and scor-tape to adhere the watercolor base to a white cardstock mat and then to the aqua card base.

I just love the look of watercolor with the water droplets!

Thanks so much for stopping by today for another card share and I will have another project coming real soon!

Have a fantastic day!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-05032 Meadow Circles Clear Stamps
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, CS - White, Aqua
Ink/Markers:  VersaMark Ink, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Blue, Cobalt Blue, Pale Green, May Green, Light Green, Persian Green, Turquoise Green
Accessories:  Tonic Studios - NUVO Glod Embossing Powder, NUVO Sheer Glitter Turquoise, NUVO Sheer Glitter Olive Green, NUVO Medium Glue Pen, Cartwright Sequins - 8 mm, 10 mm, Bahama Blue SC Iris, 3 mm Gold Flowers, 4 mm Gold, Ranger - Multi Medium Matte, White Craft Foam, Scor-Tape, Heat Tool, Paint Brush, Paper Towel

JustRite Papercraft - Doodled Birds Banners Shape Card

Hello Blogging Friends!  I have a quick and cute card share for today.

For today's card I used the largest banner die in the  DIE-05020 JustRite Stitched A2 Banners and Rectangles die set to create the base for a fun little shape card.  Check out these doodled birds--they are so cute!  This is one of those fun stamp sets that just makes you smile.  I used light yellow cardstock for the base of the card.  

I used the smaller banner die in the DIE-05020 JustRite Stitched A2 Banners and Rectangles set to cut a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper and then I stamped the images from the CR-05030 Doodled Birds Clear Stamps using Ranger - Jet Black Archival Ink.  I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Pink, Pink, Pale Green, Light Green, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Bright Yellow, Orange, and Light Blue to color the images and background.  I wanted to add a little sparkle to the card so I used Ranger - Glossy Accents and Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter.

I used scor-tape and white craft foam to adhere the watercolor piece to the card front.  

I hope you enjoyed today's card and for more inspiration don't forget to check out the JustRite Blog and the JustRite Facebook page.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Sunday!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-05030 Doodled Birds Clear Stamps
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, CS - Light Yellow
Ink/Markers:  Ranger - Jet Black Archival Ink, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Pink, Pink, Pale Green, Light Green, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Bright Yellow, Orange, Light Blue
Dies:  DIE-05020 JustRite Stitched A2 Banners and Rectangles
Accessories:  Ranger - Glossy Accents, Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter, White Craft Foam, Scor-Tape, Paint Brush

JustRite Papercraft - Watercolor Floral Silhouettes - You Are Amazing Card

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  Thank you all so very much for all of your sweet comments, thoughts and prayers for my husband and myself.  He is doing great and back to work.  :)  I have been starting to feel a little better too and I can tell the meds are starting to work.  I am still having pain but it is no where near as bad as it was.  But I have to be careful and not over do it--if I do too much then my arm starts to really hurt. So I do a little and then take a break and then come back to it in a bit.  But I am very thankful my husband is doing great and I am getting better too.  We truly appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers!!

I have several projects that have actually been done for a couple of weeks but with everything going on and not feeling well I have fallen behind so you will probably be seeing several projects in the next few days--as long and my hand and arm are ok to type.  :)

Today, I have a pretty watercolor card to share with you using some of the new stamp releases from JustRite Papercraft.  I love this new stamp set--the flowers are so fun and kind of remind me of a combination of whimsical dandelions and elegant Queen Ann's Lace.  I think these image could be used for fun and playful cards--like this watercolor card or if they were embossed in a metallic color they could be very elegant.  I used the CR-05029 Floral Silhouettes One Clear Stamps with VersaMark ink for the background and heat embossed using Tonic Studios - NUVO White Embossing Powder.  Then I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Carmine, Orange, Pale green, Light Green, Light Blue, and Cobalt Blue to watercolor the flowers and the background.  For the paper I used Strathmore Mixed Media, this is my favorite paper to use when I am stamping and doing watercolor.  The paper is ultra smooth so you get a nice crisp stamped image every time, since it is for mixed media it can handle the water and the paper is 140 lbs so it is a nice heavy paper.

After the watercolor was dry I used a paintbrush with clean water to add the water drops and then blotted them off with a paper towel.  I added a few white flat back pearls to the center or some of the flowers and then scattered a few more on the card.  I used  Ranger - Multi Medium Matte to adhere the pearls, it is a really good and strong liquid adhesive.  For the sentiment I used one of the stamps from the CR-05028 Chrysanthemums Clear Stamps set and stamped in on to pink cardstock.  I stamped it with VersaMark ink and then used more of the Tonic Studios - NUVO White Embossing Powder to heat set the sentiment.  Then I used one of the dies from the DIE-05001 JustRite Snowflake and Tag Dies.  To adhere the tag die cut I added some white twine, wrapped it around the card base a couple of times and tied a bow.

I used Scor-Tape and white craft form to adhere the watercolor piece to the pink cardstock base.

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope you liked the card share!

To see more cards and inspirations from the Design Team don't forget to check out the JustRite Blog and the JustRite Facebook Page.

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies:
Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-05029 Floral Silhouettes One Clear Stamps, CR-05028 Chrysanthemums Clear Stamps
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, CS - Pink
Ink/Markers:  VersaMark Ink, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Light Carmine, Orange, Pale green, Light Green, Light Blue, Cobalt Blue
Dies:  DIE-05001 JustRite Snowflake and Tag Dies
Ribbon:  White Twine
Accessories:  Tonic Studios - NUVO White Embossing Powder, Ranger - Multi Medium Matte, White Flat Back Pearls 4 mm, 6 mm, Heat Tool, White Craft Foam, Scor-Tape

ICE Resin® Creating an Open Back Bezel with a Decorative Bookplate - Power Word Believe

Hello blogging friends!  I am so excited to share my very first ICE Resin® Design Team project with you!  Our theme for the project was power words but it was open to our own interpretation.  

My power word is Believe.  I think Believe is a great power word because it can have different meanings for everyone.  

Believe in your dreams, believe in yourself, believe in God or a higher power--just Believe.  :)

For my project I used an open back bookplate to create a bezel.  I filled it with ICE Resin®, Iced Enamels™ Inclusions Shattered Mica in Chartreuse and Silver, my power word Believe charm and a butterfly charm.  I added crystals and rhinestone chain to embellish the bookplate bezel and then I added a beaded dangle and chain to finish off this beautiful necklace.

You can click HERE  to visit the ICE Resin® Blog and find out all of the details and see a step-by-step picture tutorial on how to create this bookplate open back bezel.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Smiles,

Heidi

Sorry I have been MIA - Life update

Hello everyone!  I know it has been awhile since my last blog post.  Sorry I have been MIA for the past few weeks!  

My husband is a pretty private person and I respect that so I am not going to go in to all of the details but he had to have surgery a few weeks ago.  The surgery was successful and we received very good news from the doctor so we are very happy and thankful.  

A lot of you who have been following my blog for awhile know that I have RA.  I don't talk much about it or try to dwell on it I just try to manage the pain.  About a week before my husband's surgery I started having a lot of pain on my right side--neck, back, shoulder, arm, and down to my fingertips. At first I thought I was having a bad flare up from the RA but it just kept getting worse and the pain was unbearable.  Then I started to have numbness and tingling in my hand and fingers so I knew something was going on and it was more than just the RA.  After my husband came home from the hospital (we were out of town) then I was able to get in to see my regular doctor.  I've had RA for about 8 years now and I remember when I was first diagnosed the doctor told me that 1--there was no known cure, just pain management and 2--a lot of people who have RA can end up also having fibromyalgia, lupus, or other types of auto immune diseases.  So I wasn't completely shocked when the doctor told me that in addition to the RA I also have fibromyalgia.  But it also wasn't the news I was hoping for--I was hoping I maybe just had a pinched nerve or something like that.  My doctor said the pain was so severe because the RA and the fibro were both flaring up at the same time.  She said to think of it like a tooth ache with an exposed nerve but she said this would be more like a 1000 tooth aches with exposed nerves all at once.  So needless to say I have been very medicated for the past couple of weeks trying to get the nerves to clam down and not have such severe pain.  I can tell the medicine is starting to work but I still have a lot of pain and the medication makes me kind of loopy and very sleepy so I have kind of stayed away from my blog and anything with social media--I don't want to end up posting something that sounds totally crazy--plus the meds make it kind of hard to concentrate.  I haven't done hardly any creative work the past couple of weeks but I do have a few projects that are done and I will post them when I can.  I am excited to share my first ICE Resin® DT project with all of you and that will be another post going up today.  

So I just wanted to give you a little life update and let you know why I haven't been around.  I am hopeful that over the next few days things will keep getting better and I can get back to doing what I love.  

Thanks for hanging in there with me and I hope you will stop back to see 

my first ICE Resin DT project!  

Smiles,

Heidi

ICE Resin Creative Team 2016!

Hello everyone!  This week and over the next couple of weeks all of the ICE Resin® Creative Team Members are being introduced over on the ICE Resin Blog.  My introduction and about me post is up today over on the ICE Resin Blog.

I would love it if you would hop on over there and check it out!  I have several pieces of my jewelry and design work using ICE Resin® and a little bit about myself as well.

Be sure to check out the ICE Resin® Blog over the next couple of weeks to meet all the talented people on the 2016 Creative Team!

I'm sorry for the lack of projects over the past few weeks.  My RA has really been flaring up so it had put a damper on being able to create.  Hopefully it will pass soon and I can get back to doing what I love!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi