Still Alive and Crafting ...

Good Morning! I can't believe I haven't been on here to post anything for a very long time! How very bad of me! Well, I have actually been quite busy being creative and am dying to share my projects with you. BUT my husband got tickets to the opening (take 2) STL Cardinals game and took my camera with him. He didn't take any pictures there (I must admit I would have enjoyed seeing Rick Ankiel) BUT I still don't have my camera back yet!! So, I will hopefully track him and it down tonight to take some pictures.

I have been working on some stationary sets for Mother's Day gifts that a friend ordered and am LOVING them. They are quite time consuming but are turning out to be just beautiful! I hope she will love them (and her sisters and mom who will receive them, too).

We are also doing some house projects which have resulted in more craft storage space for me ... yea!! We tore down bookshelves flanking our fireplace which I have hated since the first day I walked into this house. But as it turns out, I love the top part in my craft area for it has really added a ton of space for my supplies!

So, that and my Virtual Assistant endeavors have been keeping me busy. I hope to post more often in the coming weeks. Here is a link to a blog I just visited via Splitcoast and it is quite impressive! I have not gotten brave enough to post a tutorial -- not sure I ever will be courageous enough -- but I will share with you what I find in my many online crafting expeditions!

http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Oh, and don't miss out on the 50% off coupon at Michael's this week! I suggest you visit the one on Zumbehl or in the Valley rather than the one on Hghwy K ... they aren't so generous if you happen to have forgotten your coupon! The others will let you sign their little paper and reap the rewards!

Happy Stampin! Stay dry!

Happy Easter and Spring!!

Well, it is finally spring here in St. Louis. What a terrible winter we had. Even I was a little sick of the snow and for those of you who know me well, I LOVE snow. And Easter is this weekend ... yea!! Hope you have a Blessed Easter.

The virtual assistant side of my business venture is starting to take off which is great. But that has taken me away from my craft area a little. I did get Easter cards out yesterday. I am attaching a picture of that. I am currently wild about Wild Wasabi and am loving the SU! textured paper. I am also attaching the three cards I designed for our last Stamp Camp which featured all Sell-A-Bration (SAB) sets. We had a good turn out and it was lots of fun. Plus, I have an order for some stationary sets for Mother's Day and had picked out the most adorable stationary box template that I was just itching to try but had no time. Last night I finally got to make it! It was a little time consuming but I LOVE IT!! The Friendship Bloom SAB set is so cute!

Hope you are being creative :) Don't eat too much chocolate this weekend!

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling ....

Well, the orders have begun to roll in ... YEA! and I have had NO time to go down to my craft area. It is finally nice here (no snow and we might have hit 70 degrees today) and I can't justify putting my kidlets in the basement all day. It is suppose to rain on Friday. I don't often hope for that, but I am this week. I am going to try to get down there some tomorrow during the day, too. We will see. Once I get down there I will be on a marathon crafting kick! In the meantime, I have been doing some research and looking for inspiration everywhere ... even my own pj bottoms have got my mind whirling with ideas. I have a few orders for some stationary sets and I found the most gorgeous booklet template that I am so excited to try. Things are rolling and I really couldn't be happier. Just feeling a tad overwhelmed. I will figure out how to balance all this, though, I am not worried. Off to DREAM about being crafty!

Above is last year's Easter card if you are starting to think about yours. Again, I've not done mine yet but I know what I'm going to do when I can squeeze it in. (This card was inspired by wendyberkley on SCS)

50 Uploads!!

I have just reached a SCS milestone and posted my 50th picture to my gallery! Yea! I have lots more to do but this is a start and will give anyone interested in SeaStar Creations a glimpse of some of what I have done. I got my first couple orders this past week and it was SO MUCH FUN to create for someone else. Of course, all the cards I make are for someone else but this was a new and exciting challenge to try to really cater to someone else's taste and needs. It is a scary process and I am still a little nervous about charging for my stuff but hopefully these will be the first of many orders and I will feel more comfortable as I go along. I am including pictures of a couple of the projects that I worked on for friends and others will appear on SCS as I get a few minutes here and there to upload. Off to be creative ....

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

I have been busy working on some orders for SeaStar Creations and am so EXCITED! Thank you, thank you to those who have begun to place orders. I hope you enjoy the things I am making even half as much as I have enjoyed doing them for you! I will post some of the pictures later this evening. I have a fun journal that is drying as we speak that I think turned out super cute!

Remember ... STAMP SETS ARE STILL FOR SALE ... check them out below :)

Be back later tonight ....

Kimberly