Finally finished one of the Prima Romance Novel Albums.

Hey folks - I just wanted to come say Hi - I have been a lil busy the past few weeks but stuff is slowing down.

I have had sometime to craft a little bit - I made 2 minis and completed one of the albums for my nieces. Larry is going to mail it out tomorrow for his new niece, his nephew Stephens wife - I hope she likes it.

I am going to finish the other one this week and get it off to my niece - and then I will work on that dang afghan for a while - it sure has taken a long while to finish it up.

Here is a little preview of the album - you can follow the link below it to my youtube and I will tell you all about my "Opps" along the way in assembling it : )

Have a wonderful evening, Happy Fathers Day to all, and I will see you next time - Lorri

See the video on youtube : )

Kristina, aka HazelBazel on youtube, is having a challenge!

I entered a challenge on youtube and wanted to share.

The ladies name is Kristina and her youtube channel name is HazelBazel123. Go check her channel out! I have enjoyed watching her videos, she is very entertaining and she is talented!

If you win her give away you win some amazing things so give it a try - sub to her youtube channel and like her on facebook - she will give you all the details in her video : )

This is my little gift for her - 

Click HERE to go to Kristina's channel : )

Rolled Rose Tut

I figured since I finally found better light I'd show how to roll the roses - I said I would after a previous video but I really do feel odd talking to myself doing these videos... so weird. I am not the best demonstrator, and I said 'weird' 50 million times during the video... I never say weird... til today : )

These roses are not my 'creation' I saw them once on youtube and I did not favorite it so I am having a hard time giving the original uploader credit... thank you to the original uploader and if you tell me who you are I will put a link to your video in the 'about' box : )

So you say what is so special about paper roses? Nothing, lol, but they are easy and cheap to make and look great on album covers... and if you make them white they are easy to color... they are not 'special' but they do make things look special : )

I colored these with Glimmer Mist. in the past I have used paint (acrylic and also water colors) if you want more of a flat color try a mist like sprinklers (october afternoon makes them) and if you want them super colorful and vibrant try Dylusions (Ranger brand) - those are my suggestions but you could pretty much color them with anything... they look really pretty with that furry embossing powder on the tips and glitter glue... - I am just sayin you can really dress these simple flowers up nice : )

Click the Picture to go to the Youtube tut.

I hope u give them a try, heck they would be a great thing to do with your kids they are so simple and easy!

til next time ~Lorri

Prima Romance Novel Albums (Preview)

Hello! Happy Memorial Day! Thank you so much to all our soldiers, past and present, I appreciate you and your gift of promised freedom very much.

I cannot believe it is already May 27th! May 27th is a very special day to me, it is my sweetie's Birthday! He is getting so old, LOL, I know, I know, how do I stay 29 year after year and he just gets older and older... hahaha ; )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LARRY! I LOVES YOU!

I can't complain about the weather, it has been absolutely beautiful! Me and Morticia Addams have the same taste in weather :  )

I have been working on a couple more Albums this week - these I love! I probably just like them so much because of the paper, the paper I am using is beyond gorgeous.... it is gorgelicious! It is the Prima Romance Novel - yes I know I joined the party late on this paper but it still makes it no less beautiful : )

I thought I'd give you a peek at them in progress - I still have a days work left on them when I get the closures for the front. I am not going to cover the front too much with decoration, I love the paper too much!

here is a little picture preview and I also did a video you can check out here or click on any of the pictures and hopefully they take you to youtube.

The Cover (so far)

The Pages

The back

I cannot wait to finish them, I want to gift them to their recipients, I hope they will love them!

Have an awesome rest of the day! ~Lorri

I finished my lil 4th of July Album.

I won't say I 'finally' finished it because that makes it sound like a chore, and it wasn't - I really enjoy making them because for hours I do not have to think about anything else - it is so relaxing to paper craft. No other craft I do it as relaxing as working with paper and tape : )

I feel so blessed to have someone actually want it and I do not have to pawn it off on someone, lol! Just made my day to have someone ask for it!

Here is a link to the youtube video of the finished thing. Don't laugh at my video, LOL, I feel so strange talking and there is no one there...

c'ya - Lo

Just another card post

It was really hard to get motivated to make cards, our weather has been so nice! Barely any snow is left on the ground and the sun has been out, birds are everywhere and the best part was Larry was home for a few days letting his back rest and it was so nice! He has become so interested in Dr. Who - YIKES - I am not a whovian but I think he is becoming one! He watched 6 episodes back to back, I was burned out after the first one, lol! So I came into my craft room and made a couple cards... then he pestered me to have some cake with him, it was a sacrifice but I made it cause I love him ; )

My cards are very plain today - I just love those house mouse stamps but they are a chore to color - by the time I finished coloring them I think I'd lost my steam to make the cards... I also made 2 any hero cards I will write a note in and get this box out monday... maybe tuesday.

OWH Sketch challenge #170

and the any hero cards... 

'gnite : )

Flower Power

I just love flowers on cards! It made me happy when I got am email from OWH that just practically screamed - 'Lorri make a flower card!' Ok it did not scream... geesh take all my creative license from me why don't you....   : )

So I made a couple!

Here is a link to the tut from OWH.

I was going to pitch them because my inner pearls did not stay round but nothing is perfect in nature, and nothing on my cards is ever perfect either, so I decided they were fine!

OWH's Midweek Throwdown...

I am a few days late posting my card - I had issues with uploading this week... it is a fairly common disorder called laziness ; )

Here is a link to OWH's Throwdown for this week, the theme for it was 'It's About Time'...


here is my card : )

My cardstock used in this card is a jumble - the dark brown in the back is Pop Tones Hot Fudge (from cutcardstock.com) the cream colored paper is recollections and the matted brown layer is DCWV, it comes in a textured mat stack (you can get it super cheap right now from DCWV Deals) The designer paper is from the Prima Engraver 6x6 pad - and it was so awesome, it took 1 sheet to make this card the only waste was the tiny bit I fussy cut away from the sides of the clocks! I have had this pad for a while and always forget to use it, now I have used it!

I had no time related sentiments, so I used a thankful one - cause I am always thankful for our military! 

Made A New Album/A New Youtube Channel

Made A New Album/A New Youtube Channel

I posted a lil review of it on youtube - I don't know if I will ever get comfortable doing videos.

No more til I get a new webcam - much as I think the video came out clear it is a lil shaky cause I had to hold it.

If you go check it out plz like the video and leave a comment : ) And plz follow me.

And I would never want to disappoint anyone with no whining... it is 9 degrees outside and it is April 20th! That is just abnormal... geesh, I need it to warm up already! I am so ready to run away to the beach... we are going to be on the beach next week : )

I am hitting the road with Larry and he promised we could spend a couple days in florida - yippppeeeeee!

I hope your days are warm and sunny : )

Monday...

...that's all I have to say is it is Monday...

Oh wait, there is more, hahaha. I have a few select tv shows I really watch, the tv may always be on for noise but I usually have no idea what is going on... but one of my favorite shows had it's season finale last night and I cried! Both larry and me cried, like big ole babies! It worries me they gave it too much of an ending... I mean if the show never came back it had a conclusion.

Oh so I really had nada to say, but while I am here I will rant a lil. I want the snow to melt, to go away already! Please anyone from the south who reads my blog open your most northern facing window and blow... not like I got a lil sand between my toes, I mean blow like it's your 29th birthday and you think you have a chance to turn back time! I really NEED a nice, warm day at the beach!

Ok rant over now I will return to hosting my cardage : )

This a play on things that fly... Kites do fly : ) I will probably make a birdy or maybe a bat, who knows if I can work a cute little bat into a spring card : ) I wouldn't want to get too normal!
If you want to help OWH reach their april goal in getting a few boxes of cards shipped for FREE from Our Daily Bread you can find the info here.




and some adorable turtles - this one is serving 2 purposes - one is shows off the gorgeous stamps from Stampers Best - I hope I can figure out how to add to the sidebar again so I can link to them and also it al the OWH midweek throwdown Tags & Twine - find more info here.



I got one more new I made too - this one is for the OWH Sketch Challenge #167 - you can find more info here.