**LOVE** is in the air - Literally!

(Inspiration photo from The Shabby Tea Room--The stacked/layered plates inspired my project below)

I am thinking that I should start off with an explanation as to why I have been slacking more than normal??

In December I had my very first Mammogram a week later I had my second Mammogram. To make a long, emotionally draining story short, I am recovering from an invasive Biopsy surgery where a large mass of Micro-Calcifications were completely removed. I believe the Surgeon, Radiologist and Mammography Nurses were just as surprised as I to learn that my Pathology report was COMPLETELY BENIGN!!!!!!!!

I am recovering and ready to whip my rear back into gear

I am so in "L O V E" with creating these Banners and think I might need one for ALL Occassions throughout the year.

Close up showing some details on each Triangle

I start out by painting my chipboard letters. Once the paint is dry, I coat them with glue and add liberal amounts of glitter

Close up of my stitching and how I finished the corners

I used the Martha Stewart " Doily Heart " punch(only $14.39 at ABC Toys & Crafts)

I punched straight lines of the hearts for all three sides and then simply added a single heart to the top two corners. (I think I might need to also add a single heart to the bottom point?)

This photo shows the dimension in how I layered:

Doily Hearts, White Glittery Cardstock, White heart doily, Chipboard letter

CHALLENGES I USED:
The Shabby Tea Room: White & Bright (idea is to use white with only one other color...The lemon photo is from their site to be used as inspiration)
Marks Finest Papers: Use Hearts on your project
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Love is in the air (literally my LOVE is in the air)
Paper Playtime: Use the word "LOVE" on your project
Pile It On: Anything Goes

Autumn Banner Idea for your Home

Hello Everyone, here today sunning myself on the beautiful Island Of Antigua which is in the middle of the Carribean. I am so excited to share a very fun set of "HARVEST BUTTONS" that Kristy (the owner of Buttons & Bows) has cooked up with her very own hands. I was very inspired by these little gems of yumminess and ended up creating a wonderful
" AUTUMN BANNER "
which I have on display across our Mantle

Now my husband is my biggest cheerleader and the greatest Craft Supporter a girl could ever want. His comment regarding my banner will warm my heart for years to come. Upon walking into the room he said "WOW, I think that is the most beautiful thing that you have ever created"

Imagine the HORROR I felt upon standing back to admire my handiwork only to discover that I

MISSPELLED the word
*** A*U*T*U*M*N ***

GASPPPPPPPPPPP,,,,,,,, I worked so hard putting this together that I have decided to love the fact that I misspelled it and will leave it just to see how many guests in our home Point it out. LOL, Forever more this shall be a funny novelty.

Close up of the Pumpkin & Flower Buttons that adorn the both ends of my banner. Notice that I stacked them on top of a larger button before stitching them in the center of my Homemade, Shabby Rag Ribbons.

Below is a SNEAK PEEK
at an upcoming project I created using another of the buttons that comes in this set of
* HARVEST BUTTONS *

Click on button photo to shop our ETSY STORE

Challenges I used:
The Pink Elephant: Color Challenge - Brown & Orange
ABC Challenge Blog: Z = Zig Zag (I zig zag stitched)
Stampin for the Weekend: Halloween or Autumn
Speedy the Cat's Friends: Die Cuts or Punches
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Anything but a Card
Totally Gorjuss: Sparkle