Hello Friends,
This is my take on a flower that DeNetra came up with. She is at "denetrasc" on YouTube. If you go to her channel the flower technique is under "Flowers my way". The flower is made out of Coffee Filters. This was my very first try at this flower without any frills. I didn't add any stickles or Diamond Dust. I wanted to see how I progress and how much better I can get at making this flower. When you see how beautiful DeNetra's flowers are, you will look at this and frown. LOL. Please check out her channel for instructions on how to do this. My flower does not do hers justice. Her flowers are beautiful. I just had to try them and wanted to post the very first one I did. I will post the other ones I made that turned out better soon. Thank you for taking the time to visit me today and I hope you have a blessed weekend.

Good Afternoon to you. I want to share a project that I made for my mom for Mothers Day. To be honest the picture is far away and does not do it justice. Of course, I didn't think I would post this picture, so I had no problem not having close ups. I'm so sorry about that. This was my take on a project Jade made for her sister. She is at "Jadedstudios's" on YouTube. It is basically a layout made on canvas.
I first painted the canvas on the sides and heated it with my heat tool. Then I sprayed "Pearl" glimmer mist over it to make it shine. I also painted the chipboard corners in the same color as the canvas and added glimmer mist to that . I then used my ATG gun to adhere the top piece of the patterned paper down. Then I hand torn the bottom piece and distressed it with "Aged Mahogany" distress ink. I glimmer misted a piece of Lace and glued it to the bottom. The flower in the middle is handmade. I just got a piece of lace and did a running stitch, then pulled it all together and sewed the ends tight. I added a piece of bling in the center to match the patterned paper. I choose a picture of my mother and father when they were about the same age to put up top. Then, I choose a family picture that was taken in the 80's to be the focal point. The letters that spell "Family" are Thickers. My grandmother gave my sister and I a "Tree of Life" necklace when we were teenagers. It meant so much to me and I still have it. I went to Michaels to try and find something that resembles that and I found one. I was so excited!! It was silver, so I just took my Versamark pad and embossing powder and made it the same color as the canvas.

I enjoyed making this for my mom, but I was pressed for time. I felt like I could do so much better. She loved it and that's all that matters. Let me just say that I was laughing so hard at that picture of me from the 80's. Big hair was in and it was crazy. LOL. Thank you for letting me share one of my little projects with you. Have a wonderful blessed day. Ps. I found out that if you click on the picture, you can see everything up close. :)

This is my very first post. I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself. First of all I am a Woman of God. He is first in my life and without him I wouldn't be the person I am today. I have a wonderful husband named Paul. He and I have been married for 7 years. He has loved and supported me through the good times and the bad. I have 16 year old twins that I love with all my heart and soul. The Lord blessed me with a girl and a boy and I didn't want to have any more children after them. I love to make cards, scrapbook layouts, and alter different things. Making handmade items is my newest adventure and I love it. I started making handmade flowers and they are coming out very well. I started scrapbooking when my twins were babies. I took a break for a few years but was inspired by so many wonderful ladies on YouTube. I do not have a video camera yet, so I decided to start this blog so I can show pictures of my work. So, look forward to seeing some of the things I create. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I wish you a very blessed day, Jenny :)