White...

I love the color white, it is such a clean, quiet color...

White always remind me of wedding and fresh linens.

In one on the Commune I'm a member we had a White swap. Here what I've made for my swap partner. The frame is a frame I got at Michael's', I've painted it white. For the first coat I've mixed the white with a bit of light blue, the second coat was pure white. I then sanded a bit and distressed the edges with a brown chalk ink.

With my black 'Stazon' I've stamped some swirls and added some spark with and sparkling glue.

In the middle on a white card stock I added the words: love, live, laugh as an inspiration and added a circle flower with a brad (such a 70' brad, isn't it??? I love it!)

For the card I used a clear plastic that I stamped with the same swirls, here I added some silver Jules, for the writing I used a white emboss card stock.

I really like making this, hope she will enjoy it! (the white mark is to hide her name so I won't spoil the surprise!)

Three years...

Three years... That's how long Gilad Shalit is away from his friends and family. Can you imagine how his parents are feeling? How they longing to hold him, to talk to him, to comfort him and protect him?

Three years! That's 1096 days!! Can you imagine it? I can't...

What a young man could achieve in that time...

Traveling the world...

Starting university...

Starting his life...

Gilad didn't get to start those staff, he still being held by the Hamas.

This Father's day please join the thousand of people and send a Father's day card to the president of the United State of America, Mr. Barak Obama. Please remind him that when he enjoy this day with his two daughters, Noam and Aviva Shalit still awaiting their son, Gilad, to come home.

for more information please see CYJP web site.

Thank you

Welcome home...

The last mail art swap I took part was titled as "home", we could use any media and technique we wanted. After long debating what to do and searching for inspiration through the net I looked out side my window and heard all the birds outside... What say more welcome home but when you hear the bird sing on the tree around your house :-)

I painted the canvas light blue and then dry brash it with pink (I love this color combination!) and used some pattern paper to make some bird houses. The bird border was cut thanks for the Quick-kutz 12" border I got for my birthday! Isn't it cool?!?

I've sent the canvas to Mimi and from a message I got from her she loved it! I really enjoyed making it and my sister asked for one as well (hope to be able to make one before my friend from Israel arrive so she can take it with her!).

What do you think??? What make you feel at home?

The card I added to the swap

Shavuot (Pentecost)

Pentecost is the best holiday in the Jewish calender ever! I absolutely love this holiday! For you gentiles that don't know, Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, hence his name, Shavuot, which means in Hebrew weeks.

In Israel this holiday called 'the cheese holiday' as well, as it is custom to eat cheese products and no meat. I love cheese and dairy in general so for me this holiday is a feast! I really enjoy it. 

To bring some more spring feeling to table it is custom to decorate the table with flowers, so in stand of going out and cutting some real flowers I sewed some... 

What says more spring then flowers??? 

I really enjoy making them!

HAPPY SHAVUOT TO EVERY ONE!

Welcome Yotam

Tamar is a Friend of mine from Israel, now she lives in the USA with her husband and new born baby boy, Yotam.

Here what I've made for her... 

A quilted diaper basket, a mini album she can carry in her purse and a card.

The message I got back from her showed she really loved it!

The mini album

I used a magnet to keep the album closed

The card

The basket

RING RING... Where did I put this cell???

I'm sure you know this situation... The phone ring and you are going all over your hang bag just to pull it out when the person hang up... ARRRRRR... So upsetting!!!

For a long time I was planning to make my self a holder to my new blackberry (well, it's not that new any more ;-)), and yesterday finally I set down and made it!

I really happy with the way it came out and happy with it!

Hope you'll like it too... 

I took the pic when the holder is outside but I put it inside the purse... 

A close up on the front with a heart patch

A close up on the back side... and to be honest this was suppose to be the front side but by mistake I attached the strap so I had to come with a solution and here we go.... the front turn to the back and the back got some TLC to become the front... 

And here is the heart patch... 

Read

Roei is my nephew from Israel. I see him all the time through Skype... He actually think I live in the computer hahah (well, he is just 23 months...). When my mom or sister ask him where is auntie Mira he points to the computer, isn't he cute?!?

My sister, his mom, asked me last year to make for him a scrapbook's album, I just got started now!!! I know, long time but I was indeed busy with other staff... :-)

Any way, this is not the first page.. the first one is not finished yet, the second one which is a double layout I don't really like and going to change it... and this is the forth page which I really really love!

This layout is about Roei and my sister Lee (the other auntie) reading a book together. I think it's so cute and I love the way they both cuddle together... Don't you?

Tell me if you like it too... 

look at that!!!

WOW! what a wonderful blog candy it is.... 

 Since my picture isn't the greatest, here is a list of what is included:

• Stampin' Up! 'Zoofari' stamp set
• Printworks 'Shoelicious' Stamp
• Queen & Company 'Garden' Clear Stamp Set
• 5 Imaginisce clear Snag 'em Stamps
• Tote-ally Cool Mini Tote
• Prima Calypso Tin (64 pieces)
• Copic Ciao 12 color marker set
• 2 glass bottles with metal tops, begging to be altered!
• 5 yards of aqua & chocolate double sided satin ribbon
• QuicKutz 'Polka Dots' A2 embossing folder
• Maya Road square accordion book to be decorated
• 3 blank CD holders to be decorated

Look who's coming again....

We're getting ready for the re-introduction of an unbelievably fun product line: Shimmerz Spritz! Shimmering Spritz was the original shimmering sprayable coloring medium. Now 10 years later, Shimmerz Spritz is back and better than ever!

You'll be wowed by the sheer amount of sparkle packed into each bottle. It's a great value, too. The price is surprisingly low.

The product line will be re-released at midnight on May 20th. At that time, we'll announce all the details like the beautiful brand new colors. Of course, we'll also have plenty of samples from the Design Team to show you. (And, if you absolutely can't wait... check back here before then. We might have some sneak peeks for you!)

So let's have some fun and GIVE AWAY SOME SPRITZ! We'll have a random drawing for three winners to each win three specially-selected colors! go here if you want to win those great staff!!!

Happy Birthday Liam

Liam, is turning four today! I saw this play mat somewhere in the net but, I can't remember where so if any one recognize it please tell me so I can credit the artist!

I've made a play mat and added some Jungle animals with it... I remembered that there is a rope around but I couldn't find any at the time and didn't know what to do... 

Last night I couldn't sleep (no, not because of that but it helped... :-D) and thought what to do with it.. till I remembered that one time I saw how the pioneers were using old cloth to make rugs and other staff by connecting them together to one long thread... so that what I did! I've made three strips and braided them together... 

For the card I've made a lion card... I really hope Liam would like it... 

Here some pictures... 

I think this card stand to the challeng on cupcake craft challenges as a boy friendly card :-). What do you think? Is it??? :-D