You Rock! Valentines

I combined several ideas for this one and I am really happy with how they turned out. If I didnt have to make 50 of them I would have had more detail, but I figured the double slider was enough work. A basic assembly line. The slider is made with a plastic bag and half a sheet of card stock. The pop rocks are fastened on. Ill post measurements later.

Baby Shower Invitations

I made these for a very good friend of mine who LOVES turtles and is having a little boy. The patterned paper is an old Stampin Up set that worked perfect for the colors I wanted and I accented with Old Olive and Bashful Blue for Mr. Turtle. I used my trusty Cricut, Gypsy, and th Life is a Beach cartridge for the turtle. Of course no cute turtle is complete without googly eyes :) The party will be decorated similar so come back for the decor!!!

Twelve Days of Christmas Day Eight

Another funny one I found online. Had to improvise a little since my budget was tight. I used the Stampin Up Pillowbox die to cut the puzzle boxes. I have a good friend who hooked me up with the shavings of wood for my puzzle 'pieces'. The 100 puzzles had the same concept just different packaging. The label says "Expert Jigsaw Puzzle"

Twelve Days of Christmas Day Seven

I had a great elf helper with this one to make the cake pops with no stick :). The chocolate pools to look like it is melting. It is tied with 3 tags, a snowflake made with Stampin Up's new three-in-one punch to look like a snowflake from glitter paper, a tag punched with the Stampin Up Curley Label Punch that says "Florida Snowball", and the third that was cut in a square that says "Caution throwing this snowball may cause a food fight". Happy Crafting!

Twelve Days Of Christmas Day Six

I bought the 100 ct box of candy canes, made the labels on standard address labels to day "CANDY CANE PUZZLE", and used my leftover paper scraps and the Stampin Up Ornament punch to punch 2 ornaments per candy cane. I used the labels to attach the paper ornaments. The most fun part was breaking the 100 candy canes! I tried to get them in larger pieces so that they could still eat them. I did $100 for about $4.

12 Days of Christmas Day Three

I got the poem from some other wonderful crafter online. I used some green Christmas paper and used the Top Note Die from Stampin Up. The baggie is a bit small but since Im making 100 items everyday on a $150 for twelve days so we went economical. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Here's the poem:


The Grinch has been here!
He left just one clue...
This little green pile,
Of Grinchy "Pooh".

But why did he do it?
Did he want to get caught?

As the Grinch would say,
"I most certainly did not!"
But Santa and the reindeer
(with nose set on dim),

Landed on the roof,
And scared IT out of him!
He left in a hurry -
Homeward bound,

Leaving little green piles

All over the ground.

We made this using the pillow box Sizzix die from Stampin' Up, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up, Beatiful Butterflies Bigz Die, and Wild Wasabi grosgrain ribbon also from Stampin' Up.  We also used scrap pieces of Melon Mambo patterned paper & Melon Mambo Cardstock from Stampin' Up.  More to come!!!

Stamped Stone Coasters

We picked up some stone tiles from Home Depot for our coasters. You need to pick tiles that are smooth but not coated. Using Staz On Ink from Stampin Up we stamped the fairy image. Using Stampin Up watercolors we colored in the design and then sealed the entire coater with matte sealer. The tiles are fairly inexpensive and a very easy project! Thanks for stopping by!

Faux Leather Birthday Card

This was a great technique and WAY easier than it looks. It's always hard to find a masculine birthday card idea since most birthday stuff is pretty girly. To do the Faux Leather you need a piece of fun foam cut to the desired size, your stamp you want, I chose the Stampin Up Motorcycle, and Stampin Up Chocolate Chip Ink Pad. Heat the foam with a embossing gun, get it very hot, you can see the foam melt a little. Once you get it melted you have your stamp inked and ready to go. You must press VERY HARD with the stamp in order to get the impression in the foam. I used the Log Cabin Smooch Spritz and a sponge with basic black on it to distress and emphasize the leather look. I used Stampin Up Very Vanilla Paper, the same distressing tools, and the Backgrounds 1 texture plate for the Sizzix from Stampin up. The card shell is Crumb Cake with a Chocolate Chip Mat. Thanks for checking in!

FREE PAPER LAYOUT!

Time is running out to take advantage of SALE-A-BRATION. This layout is from the Ice Cream Parlor paper set I got FREE when I ordered. I made some cards earlier with it, and now layouts, and next ??? I still have plenty of paper left! The sticky die cuts come with it and coordinate well. I also order enough to get the ribbon and button pack free as well. You can't beat this great deal!!!

Valentine's Sour Cream Containers

I used Me & My Big Ideas Valentine paper. Cut 5" x4", use double sided adhesive down the 4" side and roll. Put a 2 1/2" strip of double sided adhesive on one end of the tube and seal. Run it through the crimper about 2 clicks. Fill with your treat and repeat the 2 1/2" strip of adhesive on the other end. Run through the crimper 2 clicks making sure not to get your treat caught! The mini cards are made from the 2" strips left of the 12x12 paper. We made 30 containers. The front of the mini card are made with the 1 3/4" scallop circle and 1 3/8 circle punches from Stampin' Up. My 8 year old had a blast making them. See what happens when I clean my scrapbook room?!?! heres a link for the photos I'm having some technical difficulties. It will also pass by on my creative slideshow at the bottom of my blog.

Lot's Of New Stuff

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Monogram Letter

This was for a friend. She bought the HUGE letter at Joann's. I used glitter paper, waxy twine, bottle caps, stickers and miscellaneous clips. I used Stampin Up Flowers and brads to add more 3-D effect. It's just randomly placed all over, perfect for a 10 year-old's room. I used a lot of decoupage and hot glue to keep it all together.

December Hostess Sneak Peak!

Decided to stick with Christmas even though it's kinda close! I used the polished stone technique for the card. Its shiny even though you cant see it in the picture. I decided since the technique was a bit easy that I would use up some scrap paper and do some tags! I used the Contemporary Christmas and Cute Christmas from Stampin' Up. Hope the girls like it!!!

Silhouette Thank You Card

I whipped these up quick for my daughters softball team parents (my husband is the head coach) to thank them for a great season. Simple card with patterened paper backing a Stampin Up Pretty in Pink paper that I ran through the Cuttlebug embossing folder (I ran 2 at a time to speed up the process). I distressed the embossed paper and adhered them all together. I used scrap paper in Pretty in Pink and Black and the punches Scallop Oval Extra Large and Large Oval from Stampin Up for the Thank You at the bottom. The silhouette is cut with the Cricut Cartridge A Child's Year. I had made bows for the girls over the season and used the leftover ribbon to cut little 1" piece and attach 4 different ribbons with a black brad.

Embossed Glass Ornament.

Glass Ornaments for the softball team. The pink jersey is embossed with pink embossing powder. I cut the shape and number on the Cricut. After placing the stencil on I used the Versa Mark to cover the inside of the stencil. I outlined the jersey and the number with an acrylic marker. I stamped the baseballs with Stampin up White Craft Ink. I sealed it with acrylic sealer.

Stained Glass Card

This is the Stained Glass Technique. It was pretty cool and dried a lot faster than I thought. I used the Top Note Sizzix Die from Stampin Up, Cherry Cobbler Paper, Clear Window Sheets from Stampin UpOld Olive Ribbon, Whisper White paper, Snowglobe Stamp from Stampin Up, and the have a cute Christmas stamp from another Stampin Up Set, Crystal Effects, and ReInkers Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, and some Used So Saffron. We stamped the image was stamped with the Black StazOn on the window sheet and let dry for a couple minutes. Flipped the sheet over for the stained glass. We mixed 2 drops crystal effects with 1 drop of the reinker color we wanted. After coloring it in we set it aside to let it dry. We folded the Cherry Cobbler paper and ran it through the sizzix with the top note die. The white is stamped with snowflakes and the sentiment so you can see it through the window. The white is a card that opens to the right instead of a standard card fold. The two are glued together so when opened make a triangle. This way you can still write on the inside and not see it through the window.

I actually HAVE been busy!!!

Ok these are the glass blocks you can get at the craft store with a hole drilled in the bottom of them I bought my blocks with from Home Depot and had my sweet husband drill holes in them for my class. It was hard to get a picture of the bow and block because when the block is lit the flash won't work (im still working on the photo techniques :) We used Stampin' Up Jolly Holidays and StazOn Black ink for the design. The backround is done with Jesso found in the acrylic paint aisle since it dries pretty fast. We sponged on the white to give it the snow effect and then stamped when it was dry. We used the regular Stampin Up ink pads to color in the images. I used a since night light that is used at Christmas for the little houses to light up the block. Many of the club members used a small string of Christmas lights and fed them into the hole. We used thick wire ribbon to tie the top. I am thinking about some great teachers gifts!!!