Christmas is all about making lists! Make sure you are on my list! My mailing list that is! If you aren’t on my mailing list, you’re going to miss my 12 Weeks of Christmas tutorials. My mailing list subscribers will get 12 free project tutorials for to make Christmas cards, holiday gifts, and gift bags, tags and boxes.… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! just came out with 8 New Christmas Stamps that are available today!!! These are single stamps that will be perfect for creating Christmas tags and bags. Most of them coordinate with a framelit set or a punch available through Stampin’ Up! These are available in clear only. Here they are: A Gift For You Clear-Mount Stamp… Read More »
Happy Birthday, Mikey! You’d think that by the time a guy turns 20, his family would stop calling him “Mikey”, but somehow the nickname just fits. He’ll always be Mikey to me just because he’s my youngest “child”. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that he’s 20 now. When did that happen?! If you have a… Read More »
If you need a quick hostess gift, this is it! I made a Gingerbread Loaf with Lemon Icing from the Better Homes and Gardens website. I will put a link to the recipe at the bottom of this post. This project was inspired by their post about a coffee filter cradle for quick bread. I modified it by stamping… Read More »
I am so excited! My Daydream Medallion Ornament was featured on CraftGossip.com today! How fun is that?! I submitted my project hoping to be selected as a featured crafter and blogger! I did my happy dance today…more than once! I have two fabulous projects to share with you today. I couldn’t decide which one to share, so you’re… Read More »
I’ve been experimenting with my Bigz Dies and Framelits. I found two new shapes that I can get using this tip with my Top Note Bigz Die. I wanted to share them with you. You need to know this! I have 3 fun Top Note Project ideas for you today as well! These are the two cards that I… Read More »
It is December 16! Do you still need to make your Christmas cards? Let me show you how I made all of mine, assembly line style, in less than 2 hours! Keep it simple! My inspiration card! I used Whisper White and Real Red Card Stock and ink, Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (#126896), a Christmas… Read More »
Today I decided I better get making the table decorations for Christmas. I’ve been making cards, tags and bags like crazy! It’s time to think about giving the dinner table some special touches. My first project was to make place cards. I love the festivity they add to a holiday table! It makes it an event. I tried… Read More »
It makes really beautiful little pouches for gift card holders or small gifts. You can sew them together, or use fabric glue as I did in this project. It’s very simple! Perfectly simple! All you need for this project is some velvet. I used velvet ribbon because it had finished edges and I like the way it looked! … Read More »
You make a Christmas tag of course! All of the pieces for this project were extra things I had in my stash that had been cut for other things and never got used. Every now and then, you have to go through that box of stamped images and pull out pieces to see what you can put together with… Read More »
Ahhh… a project with a punch and two embossing folders. Heaven. That’s what I call this project. When you get to play with all of the toys, it doesn’t even matter what the project looks like! Of course it’s Raspberry Ripple, too! Materials and Links for this project: Papers, ink and ribbon: Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White Accessories: … Read More »
I LOVE the project I made today. I just could not resist getting out the Daydream Medallion Stamp Set and the Floral Frames Framelits and trying a new color combination for the ornament that I created a couple of days ago. A few weeks ago, I created a Christmas Card in Midnight Muse using the Daydream Medallion Set… Read More »
I’ve been hoping for time to play with the Owl Builder Punch again. I wanted an excuse to try making penguins. How cute is this? I was trying to decide what to do with that little penguin that I built when I remembered that the new sketch for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge was up! Not only did… Read More »
Now that my kids are in college, their wish list is very short. They really enjoy gift cards that they can use for food and treats when they get back to college. There is nothing like a Starbucks gift card when you want to go out for coffee with your girlfriends, or a Best Buy gift card for… Read More »
I’m not allowed to decorate the house for Christmas until my kids get home from college next week! I usually decorate right at the beginning of December, but they want to be here to put the tree up and partake in the holiday tradition of decorating the house. That means I have plenty of time for making cards!… Read More »