Two Inches!

Two Inches!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I took a BUNCH of pictures back in February when we had our "Big" snow fall. We got over two inches, which, for around here, is a Great Big Deal. ;-)

The snow flakes were huge, gigantic! The top photo is looking straight up at the sky. All those dark spots are snowflakes!

The second shot is of a fish figurine thing sitting on a rock. All covered in snow.

I'm pretty sure I got the layout from Shimelle...although it's been a while and I can't remember which one I have blatantly copied.

Heh. Heh.



Anyway. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you find the time to get crafty!!


~Cynthia

Westside Story

Westside Story, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Technically I was on the west side of town when I took this photo, hence the title! ;-)

This is another in a series of black and white Instagram photos I took back in March.

I pulled out the wildest colors, full of swirls, to contrast with the straight lines and harsh angles in the photo.

A little bit of washi tape, a little bit of floral happiness, a few letter stickers, and I called it DONE. =D



Thanks for the visit!

~Cynthia

Happy Bithday!

Happy Bithday!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I'm back to cards today! Since the birthday girl received it already, it's safe to post it now! =D

I used my brand new candle border punch. This one is so much fun! I punched enough to go across the "cake" I made from pinstripe paper.

Doesn't that paper look like a layer cake??

Maybe? A little bit??

Then I cut a banner from the same paper I used for the candles and stamped the sentiment--which in real life is much more visible.

Then I distressed all the edges just a tad to make it look all shabby chic. ;-)

For the candles, I dusted each flame with a bit of sparkly gel pen.


Supplies:
Paper: Sassafras (Polka Polka); American Crafts (The Classics: Huckleberry Finn)
Stamp: Stampabilities (birthday)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Brushed Corduroy, Picked Raspberry)
ETC: EK Success (candle border punch); Marvy 1-inch square punch (to make banner tail); Sakura (sparkle gel pen)



And that's it for me today! Have a wonderful crafty day!!


~Cynthia

Bluebird Attitude

Bluebird Attitude, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's another scrap page based on a sketch from over at Shimelle's blog. I'm pretty sure it was this one....but...um...I really can't remember now. Oops.

ANYWAY.

;-)

The photos and journaling are about these two sweet Bluebirds that moved in and then proceeded to frighten everything else away. The male Bluebird likes to chase squirrels up trees.

I kid you not.

He's the self-appointed Security Officer of the backyard! =D



Have a great week! Thanks for the visit!!


~Cynthia

Happy Easter

Happy Easter, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Yes, totally late on this one. I'm still trying to catch up here! ;-)

I saw the idea...somewhere...and thought it was just so beautiful. I'm pretty sure it was on Less is More.....

Ooooo! Found it! It was this gorgeous card (third one down) by the LIM Queen herself, Chrissie!!!

Since I've got a full To Do List today, I'm just going to drop this off with no supply list.

Yes, I'm totally going with that excuse. ;-)



Thanks for visiting!

~Cynthia

Wren's Nest

Wren's Nest, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Whoah! I am so far behind in the bloggin' thing! It's not that I haven't been creating--it's just that I never find the time to post! Doncha hate bloggers like that??!! ;-)

Anywho...this page is based on a guest (Wendy Sue Anderson) post on Shimelle's blog. The challenge was to make a double washi tape frame.

May I say...this was fun??!!

I so love washi tape!

The photos (if you can't see them clearly--they ARE kinda tiny!) are of a Carolina Wren making a nest in the little koozie thing that keeps the faucet outside from freezing. These crazy birds do this every year, and every year we have to move them. It's so hard to turn on the water when you've got angry birds attacking you!!! LOL!!

I also die cut some pinked circles then added a metal flower--which ended up looking like a funky, stylized bird nest. Yes? Maybe? Squint??


I'm not sure if this is what Wendy Sue had in mind...but I rather like the funky outcome!! =D



Thanks so much for dropping by! I love your visits and appreciate your comments!!


~Cynthia

Tim's Tag for April

Tim's Tag for April, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

It's April first and you know what that means!! Tim's Tag Time!!!!!

How does The Man come up with all these awesome ideas???!!!

So...of course...I had pretty much none of Tim's supplies. I have a few Distress Paints but not the colors he used.

So I had to go all MacGyver again this month.

And you know I love to go all MacGyver on stuff!!!!!!! =D

I used Distress Stains to make a kinda/sorta patina-ish background for my tag. Then I stamped the image, adhered some washi/tissue tapes. I also stamped the image again on some plastic packaging and adhered that over the stamped image on the tag.

I added one of those cool metal tags I've been hording and some of Tim's cool plastic sticky letters.

I distressed the heck out of that crinkle ribbon and some metal trinkets...as Tim calls them. ;-)

In the end, I just really want to run over to the nearest scrapbook store and buy more Distress Paints....but I think the Distress Stain look is pretty darn cool! =D

And I had a blast making it!



Thanks so much for dropping by!! Come join the fun over on Tim's blog!!


~Cynthia