There's No Place Like Home

I recently quilled a border around and heat embossed this 'There's No Place Like Home' sentiment and framed it with a store-bought picture frame.  It was a gift for someone special, so I first chose a frame that matched their home and then worked with complementary quilling strips.

I used CTMH's 'Welcome Home' stamp set for the embossed sentiment, 

and also added some pearls and gems:

 In this photo, you can see the shimmer in the blue background paper:

Thanks for stopping by!

Playing In the Sand!

We vacationed in Florida last week during the March Break and had a wonderful time!  Here are some photos of a sand sculpture that we had fun building at beautiful 

Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs:

Alligator On the Beach

 She didn't have a chance or choice!