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Candy Cane Christmas Party

2012-01-01T09:00:00.000-06:00

We decided to have a few of my husband's co-workers over for a casual Christmas Party a few weeks ago and my favorite part was getting the dessert table ready. I hung red and white tissue paper balls from feather boas, and wrapped them around the table instead of a table cloth. (I like to show off my table because I painted and distressed it myself a few months back.) The Sweet Treats

Humpty Dumpty Math

2011-12-31T10:22:00.000-06:00

Humpty Dumpty one to one correspondence For my 4 Yr Old Preschool Class I created this Humpty Dumpty Band-aid activity for the children to practice their one to one correspondence skills. The students have to match the correct number with the Humpty that has the same number of Band-aids.The Humpty Dumpty Templates were from The Mailbox Magazine Preschool April/May 2011 issue. I can't post a

Reindeer Cookies

2011-12-31T09:38:00.001-06:00

The boys and I made cookies for Santa's Reindeer Christmas Eve. We made them out of Gingerbread cookie Dough and a Gingerbreadman cookie cutter. I found this on Pinterest. Just turn the Gingerbreadman upside down and create your reindeer face with icing.

Fix a Fella and more

2008-09-10T05:35:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple cards I did for a friend of my husband's company. I was happy how the fella came out. I have just a few Copic Markers (not enough to do all the cool shading) but I used my colorless blender marker to "erase" some of the color to try to give it more dimension. I was pleased....take a look. The stamps was FixaFella from Stamping Bella and the words were printed on the computer.

Thomas the Train Pop Up Card

2008-09-06T01:10:00.004-05:00

Well - Here is my first Draft of my Thomas the Train Pop-Up Card for my son's 2nd birthday. I still have a little tweaking to do...but I'm pleased with my first draft. I got the idea from Splitcoaststampers.com. To view another Pop-Up card and where to find the instructions ----> Click HereBelow is what the card will look like closed.Here is the card Open.I did cheat with the actual face. I

September Project Night

2008-09-02T09:16:00.004-05:00

Well, with the new Stampin'Up! catalog, and I finally got my shipment of goodies here is what I came up with for the next project night. I hope you like it! We will be using watercolor paper, aqua pen, and ink pads to color in the adorable elephant!This card uses one of the two faux metal techniques I will be teaching that night.Create a unique card from Stampin'Up! Scallop Note card collection.

Pop Up Card

2008-08-28T14:28:00.003-05:00

Here is a Pop Up card I saw on SCS. I thought it was too cute and I had to try it. Surprisingly, it was very simple. Here are the instructions on Splitcoast Stampers ----> HEREPop Up Card ClosedPop Up Card OpenGive it a try! It is super easy! :)

Use your own computer fonts with your Cricut(TM)?

2008-07-29T13:40:00.005-05:00

Are you dreaming? Nope, I found this software that works with your CricutTM machine to allow you to use all your fonts and dingbats that you already have on your computer. No more buying expensive cartridges!!Quote from the website: "Sure Cuts A Lot" is an extremely easy program to allow you to cut your True Type fonts and various shapes on your CricutTM Machine. With the combination of using

Project Night

2008-07-26T11:25:00.005-05:00

For my last project night here is a picture of what we made.We made a 3 cards using each using a different technique or tool. We did the polished stone technique, the marble effect, and we used the stamp-a-ma-jig tool. We also altered a dollar store 4x6 photo album front and back cover.The Heartfelt card was made by soaking a cotton ball with alcohol and adding a couple drops of your favorite

Moms Give Away

2008-07-26T11:21:00.003-05:00

If anyone is interested in some blog candy and does some sewing please visit my moms blog at http://susansews.blogspot.com/2008/07/give-away.htmlShe is giving away a pin cushin/sewing kit! VERY CUTE. If I sewed more I would pull the daughter card and beg her just to give it to me! haha Hurry just 3 more days.

I Know, I know.....

2008-07-16T15:31:00.004-05:00

I need to stop organizing and start crafting. Check out these shelves I just put up to store some of my embellishments. They are cubes ...you can put pictures in them. I changed all the pictures to black and white so they would flow better! I got these at Big Lots! I just feel better and more creative when I am organized and can see all my embellishments! I love these cubes! I'm thinking of

Cool Scrapbook Sketch Blog

2008-07-15T13:12:00.001-05:00

Just thought I would share this cool blog I found the other day. I tend to get in"ruts" when I scrapbook...so sketches sometimes help get me out of those "ruts" here is a cool blog I found that the author creates and post sketches by the number of photos she used (VERY COOL). Take a look. Just click below.

Inspiration Boards

2008-07-13T15:38:00.000-05:00

If you have seen my craft room it is FULL from baseboard to ceiling (hanging baskets included) I really don't have alot of room to display my work, but I've been wanting to think of something small. I found these old dollar store bamboo looking place mats in my dining room hutch the other day. The place mats were cool, but they started scratching my dining table, so it is time to find another use

Flowers

2008-07-11T15:26:00.000-05:00

See the flowers my sweetie got me...and for no reason too! They are sooo pretty!

Almost!!!

2008-07-10T14:34:00.000-05:00

Ugh, I have been spray painting all my plastic bins and drawers dark chocolate brown and I almost finished! I need one more bottle. I was so bummed that I did not finish it! But they will look cool. Take a look...

Magazine Storage

2008-06-30T22:53:00.003-05:00

I can't help it! I LOVE to organize. My husband thinks I like to organize more than I like to work on my paper projects. There is just something about about a neat, organized, and LABELED space! haha. I wanted to take my magazine of my bookcase (it was starting to look too cluttered with 4 subscriptions of magazine coming to me. So, I decided to put them into a filing cabinet, but I did not

New Ribbon Storage Idea

2008-06-18T15:18:00.003-05:00

Many of you know that I am a HUGE ribbon addict! I love to use ribbon on my projects. I'm always looking for new ways to store my ribbon. My favorite is using the ClosetMaid shelves seen on this post. But I don't have anymore room to put this racks on my wall ....so I purchased one of triple level hanging fruit baskets. I put them my "plain" colored ribbon in the basket.

Paper and Embellishment Storage

2008-06-18T15:11:00.005-05:00

Here is a picture of my new paper and embellishment storage. The embellishment storage is from Making Memories. I got it at Michaels with my 40% off coupon. The paper storage is from ABC Distributing. It took awhile to put all these together! But I love them. Now I keep my StampinUp! 12x12, 8-1/2x11, and scraps all together. It definitely helps me conserve my paper. Now it is SUPER easy

My Craft Desk

2008-06-18T14:48:00.004-05:00

I promised pictures of my desk that my AWESOME dad made me! I love it! It has a built-in shelf that holds all my white drawers (I got these from Michaels). The best thing about this desk is the pull out drawer! My layouts stay on this ledge and I stamp glue and work on the actual desk above. No more accidental glue marks on my layouts! And it is perfect when my two little ones wake up from a nap

New Signature

2008-06-18T14:24:00.003-05:00

I was experimenting with an online signature. What do you think? I made it from http://www.mylivesignature.com/ Visit and try it for your blog or forum signature.

Father's Day for my Dad

2008-06-16T16:01:00.001-05:00

Here is a card I made for my Dad for Father's Day. It is Fixafella from Stampingbella! This is perfect for my Dad! He can fix ANYTHING! Inside the card I used old beer caps and punched out pictures of my boys using a1" circle punch. Then I put Crystal Effects on top to give it the glossy look! I also hot glued a magnet on the back of the beer cap so he can put the pictures on his tool

Another Father's Day Card

2008-06-16T16:00:00.004-05:00

My husband is not a huge beer drinking, but I just thought this Beerafella stamp from Stamping Bella was cute! I never saw anything like this before. I used my new Prismacolor pencils (I still have alot of practice to do) I'm not use to them yet.

My Husband's Father's Day Gift

2008-06-16T15:49:00.003-05:00

I loved how this turned out! I "cased" the idea from a Creating Keepsakes magazine, but added the title "A Father is..." myself. Each of the pictures have titles that say stuff like (Fisherman, Soccer Coach, T-Ball Coach, and Storyteller, etc...) All the pictures are of my husband with our two boys. I used a 11x14 frame and took out the glass so he can pull the pictures out of the pocket.

Father's Day Generations Frame

2008-06-16T15:41:00.005-05:00

Here is one of the frames I made for some of the Father's in our lives. The title Generations is a Alpha stamp from Stampin'Up called Jumbo Outline Alphabet. I used a versamark pen to color inside the letters just to slightly darken the letters. I made a card to match each of the frames. All the frames were basically the same except I changed out the pictures. The paper is from S.E.I -

Standing or Sitting?

2008-06-03T16:32:00.003-05:00

How do you prefer to scrapbook? My Dad made me an AWESOME table ( I can't take a picture of it yet) I have WAY too much of a mess on it. But lately I've been standing up scrapbooking (I guess I get tired of getting up and down to get stuff. I change my mind alot when I create a page. Plus, I like looking at the layout from higher up. I seem to get a better feel about it. I'm thinking about

Need a Favor?

2008-05-27T16:08:00.000-05:00

Do you ever need the perfect party favor or small gift to give to a friend, teacher, or co-worker letting them know you are thankful for them? Here are several projects where you can do just that. We will be decorating all the projects mentioned below with just one sheet of 12x12 paper and a few other scraps for accents.We will be making the following:A notebookSmall Gift BasketCoordinating

My New Bellas

2008-05-15T16:06:00.002-05:00

My new Bellas from StampinBella.com came in a couple days ago! I can't wait to use my new Prismacolor pencils on these cuties..(fellas too). But I will have to wait a little long. I am in the process of completing a Scrapbook album for a new client. In fact, I better get back to work and get off the computer.

Creative Money

2008-05-15T15:37:00.009-05:00

I've decided to try something new with my blog, and I'm excited about this new opportunity. A friend of mine mentioned getting paid to blog. I was not sure what she was talking about, but after talking more to her about it and doing some research on my own I decided to give it a try. (I mean really....have you seen the amount of ribbon I own? And I love getting more- I've got to make money to

Mother's Day Gift from Mom!

2008-05-14T22:23:00.006-05:00

As I have posted before....My mom can create anything!!! check out her blog to view the GORGEOUS necklaces she crocheted for me.....YES....I said crocheted! Did you know you can crochet wire? CLICK HERE ---> Susan Sews <-----She made me 4 different ones. Take a look at her blog

Prismacolor Pencils

2008-05-14T22:06:00.003-05:00

A Mother's Day Gift to me. I got the 120 Prismacolor Pencils. I'm really excited about them. I'm really new with "coloring - in" stamps like the Bellas and My Favorite Things stamps, but I'm excited about learning how to shade and color with the pencils. I was told by several people that the pencils are alot more 'forgiving' of errors than the markers (Prismacolors and Copics). So, I thought I

Huggybella Card

2008-05-13T09:10:00.004-05:00

I just love this card! I used Huggybella from Stamping Bella. The brown ribbon is retired from Stampin'Up!'s Ribbon Originals Flirty Collection. The paper is also SU!'s Loves Me Designer Series paper. I used my Nestabilities to create the oval and scallopped oval. I got my Nestabilities 40% off from the website http://www.cutathome.com/. If you sign up for their newsletter you can get a 40%

Mother's Day Gifts

2008-05-12T15:12:00.006-05:00

I finally get to post this. For Mother's Day I created a Hodge Podge Gift Basket for the Mom's in our family (I also made a set for a friend that had us over for a Crawfish Boil.) I've been waiting until after Mother's Day so my mom would not see what she is getting.The baskets were round tins from Target $1 spot, I added pictures my 3 year old colored, a wooden magnetic frame that he also

Look At Me

2008-05-10T21:07:00.005-05:00

This is my youngest sons attempt to get out of trouble. How can you be upset with a face like this. Please excuse the mess in the video ....we were packing up and getting ready to come home after a weeks vacation in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Raining Sunday

2008-04-27T13:10:00.004-05:00

What a rainy Sunday we are having! I decided to turn the living "upside down" and we made a cave to play under today! At least the boys are excited about it and having fun even though they are stuck inside!

My Mom's new blog

2008-04-26T08:32:00.003-05:00

I'd like to welcome my mom into the world of blogging. She is a crafter at heart and can make or do ANYTHING. I talked her into starting a blog so she can share all the wonder things she creates. I'm not kidding when I say she can do anything....she sews, quilts, embroiders, crochets, scrapbooks, occasionally creates cards (it's been awhile for the last too - hint, hint mom!!) And I'm sure

Graduation Samples

2008-04-19T20:56:00.008-05:00

This is just a quick post. I created these 3 sample Graduation invitations for a client of mine to choose from. I used my Cuttlebug on the first card on the maroon layer. (I also just type something out real quick for the invitation wording on the first one just so my client can get an idea of what it would look like - of course it will not go out like that!)On the other two cards I used my

Cuppacakeabella Gift Bag

2008-04-18T21:54:00.002-05:00

I just finished "wrapping" the gift for the birthday party. I thought the bag came out cute. I used the opposite side of the Designer Series paper from Stampin'Up! Then cut a straight line on the crease of the card and slipped it over the handles. I was just excited I had matching tissue paper! :)

Cuppacakeabella

2008-04-18T21:26:00.004-05:00

My 3 year old son is going to a birthday party tomorrow for a little girl who is turning 3 too (and is just as precious as the bella sitting on the cupcake!) I used Stampin'Up!'s Watercolor Pencils and a blender pen to color my bella. You might not be able to see, but I also added Iridescent Ice (Stampin'up! embossing powder) to the cupcake and the spots on the bella's dress to add some

RetailFellaBella

2008-04-18T15:39:00.002-05:00

This would be a great Fairy Tale ending to a Saturday at the Galleria! This is another great stamp setcalled RetailFellaBella from the Stamping Bellas. These little stamps are addicting! I have been using my Stampin'Up! Markers to color in these images. My markers are getting a little warn in though and the tips are not as sharp anymore. I would love to get the Copics....but....we will just

Ipodabella

2008-04-16T15:31:00.005-05:00

Here are two cards I did with the Ipodabella from Stamping Bella. The silly thing is...I don't even have an Ipod, but I thought my Husband would get a kick out of the Rockstar saying. I used the faux embossing technique with the Stampin'Up! small star punch. Then used the large Stampin'Up! punch to punch out the word "Rockstar". I used the White Uni-Ball Signo pen to create the faux stitching

SellaBella

2008-04-14T14:56:00.003-05:00

My Mother-In-Law is a Realtor, so when I saw this stamp I thought of her and had to get it :) It called Sellabella from Stamping Bella.

2008-04-12T22:51:00.003-05:00

Here is a card I did for a couple renewing their wedding vows on their 25th Anniversary. I used Stampin'Up!'s Together Forever set. The background design is embossed with my Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug folder Swirls.

Welcome to the World of Bellas!

2008-04-12T22:31:00.005-05:00

Well, I finally "travel" outside the world of Stampin'Up! and purchased some new stamps. I posted a stamps set from My Favorite Things earlier. Now, I'm introducing the Bellas! These girls are adorable and I can't help but fall in love with all the cute stamps. The company is called Stamping Bella! Take a look, I'm sure you will fall in love with them too! This was my first Bella card I

2008-04-12T22:26:00.005-05:00

I just finished making this card and gift bag for a little boys birthday. My son LOVED the dinosaur, so I had to get it. I stamped the bag with the Stegosaurus stamp...it is too cute with the packages on his back! The stamp set is called Dino-mite from a company called My Favorite Things.

Busy Weekend

2007-11-04T22:31:00.000-06:00

Goodness!! I got a bunch of stuff done this weekend! After being sick, then my boys getting sick I just could not get back in the groove with stamping or scrapbooking! But I HAD to get things done for Novel Approach Design Team. So, the 3 Scrapbook Layouts are for the design team, and the journal is made from Stampin'Up! Products! I'm quite pleased! :)The first layout is my favorite! I used

Harley's 1st Birthday

2007-10-21T06:30:00.001-05:00

Our little cowboy's 1st Birthday!

Learning Photoshop

2007-10-12T07:44:00.001-05:00

I'm exploring the wonderful world of digital scrapbooking and playing with Photoshop 7.I learned how to add my watermark!! Yeah!

Vacation

2007-09-15T13:06:00.000-05:00

Dylan took vacation last week, but instead of going some where we just stayed home. We took the boys on several short day trips. I thought this calendar page would be a great idea to show all the things we did during our week. I used Stampin'Up! 1-3/8 square punch for all the pictures and journaling on the calendar page. The calendar paper and the letters "vacation" was from CherryArte

Thanks

2007-09-09T21:02:00.000-05:00

Here is a card I did for my LSS design Team. The sparkles on the faux button (made by using a 1/16th punch twice side by side then punched out with a 1-1/4" circle punch) were created by me being impatient with my Crystal Effects. I wanted to create a bubble effect by I was getting tired of waiting for the Crystal Effects to dry and I decided to use my heat gun to speed up the process. Instead

Happy Birthday Hubby

2007-08-30T15:04:00.000-05:00

It is my husband's birthday today ...so here are a few cards I made for him. I've been trying to start incorporating my scrapbook papers in my card making. For some reason I seem to stamp on cards and not use pattern paper. I love the look of pattern paper on cards, plus it makes the cards quick! Well, I better get back to getting things finished for my design team. I have a great scrapbook that

Crop-A-Dile

2007-08-23T22:56:00.000-05:00

I love my Crop-A-Dile! My husband actually said that it was my best scrapbooking investment I ever made. (He was tired of me waking him up in the middle of the night pounding my eyelets!) But the most exciting thing about the Crop-A-Dile is that Stampin'Up! now carries it! I knew that it made setting eyelets a breeze, but did you know it can emboss? This was something I learned at the

Reverse Masking

2007-08-10T15:00:00.001-05:00

Finally my love of office supplies and stamping are combined! This is a sample of reverse masking technique using post-it notes as a mask. You can find a great tutorial at SCS by Beate Johns. I used Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and Close to Cocoa ink and paper. The Stampin'up! stamp sets are Doodle This, Label Classics, and Hugs and Wishes. I also use Gingham Light Blue ribbon

Embossing Resist

2007-08-07T15:57:00.001-05:00

Here is a sample of one of the projects we did at my last stamping class. We did Embossing Resist with one of my new sets Barque Motifs from © Stampin'Up! You can find a great tutorial to this technique on splitcoaststampers.com by Beate Johns.

1st Projects for Design Team

2007-07-24T23:13:00.000-05:00

After being chosen to be on the Design Team for Novel Approach I was given some beautiful paper and accessories created by Basic Grey's Infuse line. I'm very excited about being on the Design Team, and can't wait to see what products I get to use next. I also have less than a week before I go to Denver to the Stampin'Up! Convention.

Design Team

2007-06-28T22:26:00.000-05:00

I'm excited! I was just announced as new member of a LSS (Novel Approach) Design Team. Here is the newsletter announcing it. Novel Approach is located in Friendswood, TX.

Mom, You will be so proud :)

2007-06-14T14:37:00.000-05:00

I do not sew! (That is my mom's job) I wish I did sometimes - especially after it took me 10 mins to thread the needle even with the instruction book right in front of me. What you see is a before and after picture of our jogging stroller. It seems to have frayed, and just started falling apart the last couple days. Well, I tried calling the BabyTrend (will no luck or response back) I

Father's Day Cards

2007-06-13T22:17:00.002-05:00

Just a quick couple Father's Day Cards I did tonight. :)

Samples of Retired Stamp Sets

2007-06-12T23:25:00.000-05:00

Here are some samples of cards made out of Stampin'Up!'s retired stamp sets. I counted today...I have 53 stamp sets that are being retired! I'm definitely looking forward to the new catalog, so I can replace some of these sets.

My Banner / Digital Scrapbooking

2007-06-09T17:08:00.000-05:00

I have not had much experience with digital scrapbooking, but I think some of the pages are beautiful! I downloaded a free digital scrapbooking kit from www.creatingkeepsakes.com one day, and I finally had time to play with it today. I created my banner for my blog! It was a digital kit by Jessica Sprague called Echos of Asia.I just checked www.creatingkeepsakes.com, and they have another free

Baby Formula Cans

2007-06-09T15:35:00.000-05:00

My youngest son is 7-1/2 months old, and we use formula in his cereal in the mornings. We just finished our first can of formula. I was just about to throw it away, and my husband said "You're not going to save that?" (Usually, I save everything, but with two little ones I just don't have enough room for it anymore) As I took a second look at the can I realized it was something that would be

Oh how times have changed

2007-06-08T15:33:00.000-05:00

I look back to how I scrapbook a couple years ago verses how I scrapbook now! I sure have changed my style. I hardly ever used background paper, and only a little bit of coordinating pattern paper, a few embellishments, and my ugly handwriting. Now, I always have tons of cardstock, embellishments, ribbons, and journal by computer. (I know, I know you should journal in your own handwriting,

Stamps / Magazine Storage

2007-06-06T21:06:00.000-05:00

To hold my Scrapbooking and Stamping magazines I have colorful magazine holders from abcdistributing. I really don't have a creative way to store my stamps like some people have a dot system or organized by themes. I have mine stacked by size of storage box and the names of the stamp set is on facing out. It works for me! However, sadly, a bunch of these stamp sets are about to be retired this

Punches / Tools

2007-06-06T21:00:00.000-05:00

I use clear over the door shoe organizers to hold most of my scrapbooking tools. The clear pockets make it very easy to find everything I need. I actually have 2 over the door organizers on each of my doors to my craft room. I purchased these from Target for $5.99 each!

Ink Storage

2007-06-06T20:52:00.000-05:00

For my ink I purchased this wooden storage unit from www.kingdom.com. It is suppose to be for cassette tapes, but my Stampin'Up! ink pads fit perfectly in this unit.

Scissor / Paper Trimmer / Mat Storage

2007-06-06T20:36:00.000-05:00

I was looking for a good way to keep all my scissors that I use all the time. I did not like keeping them in a cup because it would always tip over. I use a men's tie and belt rack to hold all my scissors. I have paper scissors, small scissors, material/wireless ribbon scissors, wired scissors, wire scissors, and my rubber/craft scissors.For my thin paper trimmers and self-healing mats I have a

Ribbon Storage

2007-06-06T16:20:00.000-05:00

I'm addicted to buying ribbon, but the problem is I'm run out of room to store it. I have two ways that I store ribbon. The first is a wooden rack my father built for me (thanks Dad) and the other is the white wire shelves from ClosetMaid #8033. I have four of these white racks creating my Wall of Ribbon. On the bottom rack I have Large Packet Pal (Also from ClosetMaid # 3937) to hold ribbon

Craft Room

2007-06-06T15:58:00.000-05:00

It seems that most of my time is spent organizing my craft room instead of actually creating in my craft room. I am an office supply nerd and love to organize! BUT this is it! I'm done....It is time to start crafting, stamping, and scrapbooking. But first I wanted to share with you some pictures of my room and my storage ideas.