My claim to fame.....my book was published in the book shown here. :-)

This is one of 3 things I have had published. :-) It didn't hurt that Sue is my friend. But to give myself some credit, I did submit this book and it was not only accepted for the publication, it was actually on the cover! I have been very flattered by this. Now that I have a blog, I figure I might as well post it. :-) Also posted are a few of the inside pages. I still have a lot of work to do on this book, but have had Much fun collecting things to put In it. :-)

12 Days of Christmas Gifts Received :-)

These are the gifts I received in the 12 Days of Christmas swap in the CC Swaps yahoo group:

Autumn Labbe-Renaults necklace

Annie Mackays bag with sachets

Adrienne's necklace

Chrissy's tags with instructions on the back

Carol Sweeney's ATC book.




Maggi's pin and box

Debbie Reids Paint Brush Holder

Pauline's butterfly keychain box

Paula Hill's handmade bag and sachet

Trish Bayley's Tag 2008 Calendar & pages








Sweetpea's Key Can of Goodies and fun bag






Trish Latimer's necklace

12 Days of Christmas Swap-CC Swaps

This is a journal I made for a "12 Days of Christmas" swap. The covers are painted with golden fluid acrylic paints, then textured by either removing paint with a cosmetic sponge & sequin waste, or adding additional paint with textured wallpaper. The image is a transparency transfer as well as the words. I bound them with the Bind it All which I just Love!

The top 2 pictures are of the front & back, the bottom 2 are the inside of the back and the inside of the front covers.