Winter Hearts 2

By this time you have read how to make the base hearts for this project but if you missed that entry you may read it here  http://scrapbookingwithjerosha.blogspot.com/2011/02/winter-hearts-1.html

Once you have the base hearts you may accentuate each with anything. In my case I played once again with my Love Struck cricut cartridge and this time it was a success. The very first time I played with the said cartridge - creating all the hearts was early last year and it was not successful coz the cuts are too intricate and I suggest that the ideal size is to cut from 3 1/2 inches or bigger. For these hearts found at Love Struck cartridge, I cut each by 4 inches.

I created this hearts last January and a dear friend of mine was teasing me why I call it Winter Hearts - she insists that winter is soon over. I, on the other hand knows that winter is not over yet. Lo and behold, I was right!!!! We felt spring early last week - hitting +3 and +5 degrees but this week is horrible coz snow, snow, snow plus we're -10 degrees once again ... we were -16 degrees this morning and I had to freeze going to work since hubby can't drive for me this day :(

Anyway, when I'm tired looking at these hearts hanging in my craft room, I will definitely use each in some of my layouts this year ... hopefully.

Let's see the hearts one by one =)

Winter Hearts 1

A very simple hanging accent on this month of February - highlighting valentine's day.

Procedure:

Cut hearts on a specific size you prefer either freehand or Cricut or with the help of a stencil and cut as many as you wish. You may use glittered cardstock or ordinary cardstock.

Sew hearts together ( as seen in photo so you have an idea what I mean).

Add handmade tassle at the end and of course a loop at the other hand.

Hang your hearts =)

So easy, right?

Happy V-Day. Everyone!

Here's wishing you all a day be filled with unconditional love =)

Here in Sweden it's already past 8 in the evening ... almost 9 I should say.  I could have greeted you all this morning but since Joseph is sick and I had to go to work while Hubby stays with Joseph, I just had no time to open my computer ... sit and relax.  You were all in my thoughts (even those who have hurt me) all day long and rest assured I have whispered a prayer of love to everyone =)

I'm not really fanatic when it comes to celebrating Valentine's Day coz for me EVERYDAY is Valentine's.  So, yes, this day was just an ordinary day in the Äretun household with lots of teasing hehehehehehehehehehehhehe.

Why I believe  EVERYDAY is Valentine's day?  Here's my simple answer - It is a day of love for showing that we care and if we read the Bible, God describes what love is and it can be  found at .................
I Corinthians 13 :

If we speak like celestial angels
From heaven up above,
All our words mean nothing
If we don’t have Christian love. Love is patient, love is kind;
It doesn’t brag or boast;
Love conquers pride and envy;
It is never self-engrossed.
Love is not rude or angry;
Forgiveness counters wrong;
Love stays away from evil;
It sings a truthful song.
Love is full of trust and hope;
It always perseveres;
Love never fails; It’s faithful;
To the Bible it adheres.

Happy Valentine's to ALL of you not just today but everyday!

Embellishment Keeper

Yipee!  I have the perfect storage for my embellishments.  These acrylic cases are very very special because DH gave them to me.  DH literally saved it one by one for the whole year of 2010, everytime a specific eyeglass brand was delivered in our stores.  He told our staff to save it for me and they did.  Can you imagine my reaction when I got 150 pieces in one day?  I still have a lot at the basement but naturally I'm saving it for future use .... like .....more embellishments to come hahahahahahahhahahahahahah.

I'm ssssssssssssoooooooooooooo happy with these cases!

Prismacolor Storage Solution (temporarily)

See I told you I'm really slow when using my latest toys.  If I started using my Cricut Expression after nearly a year after I bought it then I honestly say that I haven't used my Prisma Colored Pencils for more than a year now since I bought it.

As long as I breathe there is a chance for me to try this brilliant tool, right? hehehehehehehehe  Top on my list is "Try using PrismaColor when coloring a stamp image!".  I will and that's a promise meant to be fulfilled.

Let me show you how I store my Prisma babies now.  I bought the case at IKEA and it's so far perfect coz it has 8 holders plus a storage for my cardstock exclusive for stamping.  The previous solution I had just occupies too much space and the bottles I used are kind'a big for each color/shade.