Oh, Pinterest, how I love you!! And how I spend so much time browsing your endless creative inspiration! Here's another beautiful card that I recently discovered and I just love the color and pattern combinations. I love the addition of the coordinating scallops at the bottom! Simply punch four circles from the same patterned paper as the strips. Easy and beautiful!! Have a great week!
I think this card is so creative!! And I can say that because I found it on Pinterest and CASEd it completely!! It was a little tricky because the adhesive needs to be super sticky, but once I got into a twine-winding rhythm, I knocked it out fairly quickly! Don't be afraid to try something new - give twine a chance!!
Carrots galore!! I found this ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE carrot garland on Pinterest and I fell in love!! It is surprisingly easy to make. I have a scallop blade for my paper trimmer which saved me a step in the process. I tried using mono-filament to string the carrots, but I knew I'd never be able to space them, so I used green & white twine and it worked very well. Give this one a try! Thanks for stopping by!!
If you haven't used Inky Antics 3-D clear stamps and HoneyPOP paper, go now to your local Archiver's and drop some big bucks. There are several cute sets and the honeycomb paper is pretty easy to use if you have a minimal amount of patience (I don't!). I made this card for my confirmation class secret prayer partner based on the example card I found on the Inky Antics website. I love the little bunny cartwheeling across the top of the card!!
And here's the 3-D honeycomb carrot on the inside of the card. It needed to be trimmed a little closer on the right side, but I had already adhered it to the card and once your get Scor-Tape involved, there's no going back!! Note to self: cut INSIDE the stamped line! Have a great weekend!
As is typical with most holidays, I have become mildly obsessed with the secular trappings of Easter this year. I have eaten more than my fair share of Cadbury Creme Eggs and have decorated with bunnies, plastic eggs, and a basket or two. I still have several projects I want to complete in the next few days, but I finished up these little carrots today and I am so proud of them! I found the idea on Pinterest and they are based on a sour cream container I learned to make years ago when I was with Stampin' Up! Although, I don't think I've actually seen sour cream in a container like this in a very long time!! The larger carrots are made using a piece of paper that's 5"x6" and the smaller ones are 4"x5." I have finally been persuaded to buy Scor-Tape and it truly is the BEST adhesive for these little boxes. Super sticky and easy to use because you can tear it. Finish the ends with a crimper and also crimp several pieces of green paper for the carrot tops and VOILA! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Bailey's chorus teacher, Ms. Beeler, is absolutely amazing!! Last week was the fifth grade music program and it was outstanding. The kids sang and danced and there was even a Purple People Eater! They sang songs from past decades, beginning with the 1920s and including current fave "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas (I know you're impressed I knew that!!). So, I wanted to make a super cute card for Ms. Beeler to thank her for being such a great influence on our kiddos! When I saw this card on Pinterest, I knew it would be the PERFECT card for her. It was a cinch to make - can you believe you use a 1 1/4 inch circle punch to round the xylophone parts? Thanks for stopping by and have a great spring break!!
I absolutely LOVE this card!! A friend of mine pinned this card on Pinterest (the new crack!!) and I couldn't wait to CASE it. Luckily, the girl who made it originally also posted a tutorial on how to make the ribbon flowers! Such a thoughtful girl! I'm still mastering my technique and sadly, my first attempt was a lot better than my second, but I'm getting there and it sure is fun trying! Sadly, I'm now out of saddle-stitch ribbon . . . :( Thanks for stopping by!!
Well, I'm a little embarrassed to just now be posting this St. Patrick's Day card since it would be too late to make and send it NOW, but he's such a cutie that I threw caution to the wind! I found this little leprechaun on this blog, and I made this card for my secret prayer partner. Here are the punches that were used to create it, as copied from the blog, Confessions of a Stamping Addict: Punches: Scallop Circle #2 Big Shot Die (larger one of the two, used for the tag), 2 1/2" Circle Punch (brushed gold circle on tag), Scallop Circle Punch (hair), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (face), 1/2" Circle Punch (nose and use a dimensional under it), 5 Petal Punch (mustache), Cupcake Punch (circles from this are used for the eyes), Word Window Punch (brim of hat), 1/4" Circle Punch (ears)
WOW! I found this beautiful card on this blog that I stalk on a regular basis and I think it is gorgeous! Chat uses white cardstock bases often and I love how her colors pop against the neutral background. The layers and textures add so much dimension to the card and it is easily adaptable to other occasions and patterned papers. I just love versatile layouts!! Thanks for stopping by - have a great week!
I LOVE this card!! It's another Pinterest find and I didn't think I was going to be able to make it because my square punches seemed a little "off." I am so glad I kept going because I think the finished project looks great! It's no secret how attached I am to punches and I used several on this card, which helped it go together fairly quickly. Always a plus! Thanks for stopping by!
I've been working on Karen's card order (woo hoo!!) and this thinking of you card is one of the many I found on Pinterest. I love how there's no stamping except for the sentiment and the beautiful designer paper takes center stage. And this is definitely one of my favorite patterns! I use it very sparingly because I'm pretty sure SU! has retired it which is so sad because it really is gorgeous! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
I am totally hooked on these asymmetrical strips of paper! And it's so easy to put this card together with all the coordinated SU! papers I have accumulated! I made this card for a Bunco friend's birthday and I think the sentiment is so cute!! And this is one of my favorite sets of designer paper - I adore red and Baja Breeze. I'm not feeling very chatty so that's all for now! Have a great day!!
My dear sweet friend, Karen, has placed another order for cards so that means that you, sweet blog-followers, get to reap the rewards! I've found so much inspiration on Pinterest, so it's entirely possible that you've seen these cards before, but try to play along . . . :D This time, she ordered birthday cards for boys near her son's age, 5-7ish. I am completely baffled when it comes to boy birthday cards simply because I just don't make them that often. I've gotten a little better since I've been making cards for my secret prayer partner in confirmation class (a 6th grader), but I usually think that boys this age don't care what the card looks like and they're likely to rip it to shreds before anyone else can see it and be thoroughly impressed!! Anyway, I made this card for my prayer partner and I'm going to change the sentiment to make it a birthday card for Karen's order. Simple and boy-friendly - SCORE!! Have a great week!!
I can't believe I forgot to post this sweet little Valentine I made for Morgan! I found a miniature version on Pinterest that was used to decorate little peppermint patties and I fell in love! As you can see, I used lots of punches, which made the little owl a cinch to make. The sentiment on the inside read "owl always love you" which isn't very original, I'll admit, but my 16-month-old didn't complain one bit! Thanks for stopping by - have a great week!
Oh, Pinterest, how I love that you're a playground for creative people!! Or at least those with fingers and a computer!! I have found so many great cards, including this one. I bought this older SU! stamp set at a tag sale at my local scrapbook store recently so I've been searching Splitcoast Stampers for projects using it. I've found a bunch!! This card is much easier to recreate than I thought when I first started - a little cutting, a little tucking, a little ripping up the pieces that I cut and tucked incorrectly! I lucked out and found a button that matched exactly, and I threaded a tiny strip of cardstock through the holes because I hate working with embroidery floss. Thanks for stopping by!!
First, let me apologize for the quality, or rather the lack of quality, of this pic. I'm not sure what happened! Anyway, this is one of the cutest Valentine projects I've found on Pinterest this season and I couldn't wait to make one for Bailey. I wrapped three rolls of Rolos (Bailey's new favorite candy!) in solid red paper and then wrapped a purple pipe cleaner (that I colored black with a Sharpie) around the three rolls to make them resemble sticks of TNT. I added a little piece of pipe cleaner for the fuse and attached a tag and VOILA! One of the most fun treats you can give your little kid (or your big kid, 'cause I like Rolos, too!). Happy Valentine's Day!
Again, pic quality, not so good, but the idea is super cute!! I found a blog through Pinterest (shocked, no?) and the girl made her family's Christmas card in this style. I LOVE IT! So, I had the girls pose for some funny pictures and created this little collage that includes some stitching and some computer-generated text. Easy and fun! Thanks for stopping by!
I complain a lot about not getting to stamp as often as I'd like. A LOT! Like, all the time!! We have a small house and Morgan's crib is in my craft room. I decided it would be a whole lot easier to move one little baby and her bed into that room than moving 3 tons of crafting supplies and Chris's 10,000 volumes out. So, a sacrifice on my part. Just one of many (cue violins . . .). As luck would have it, the planets aligned tonight and I have the whole room all to myself. But, the bad thing about not getting to do something you love on demand is when you actually do get to do it, you might be lacking a little creative mojo. That would be tonight! :( But I digress . . . Papertrey Ink is celebrating its fifth anniversary with some mega giveaways this week and thus far I haven't won ANYTHING! Today's challenge is pretty easy - choose one of the sketches Nichole Heady posted on her 
blog and put your own spin on it. Well, since I had no crafting mojo tonight, I took the easy way out and made this card. Not my best work, but still something I wouldn't be ashamed to give it to my #1 daughter. Here's hoping I win . . .
I bought this little Jillibean Soup stamp set at Archiver's for the INCREDIBLY low price of just $4.99. What a steal, so I scooped it up!! There are 4 little round images, and I used this one to make a thank you note for a friend. I love this simple layout - it's so much fun to use a variety of paper patterns in a fresh new way. Thanks for stopping by - have a GREAT week!!
As most of you know, Pinterest is the new crack, and I am completely addicted!! So, I decided to make a few little treats for Bailey and hide them in her school binder the days before Valentine's Day. I don't know why I haven't done this before now!! I LOVE making holiday treats but I knew I'd lose interest (and lots of $$) if I had to make them for her entire class. Plus, let's face it, 
elementary school kids really don't appreciate the creativity and effort that go into creating cute little treats and they tend to rip open whatever you give them in search of candy. Trust me, I know this to be true, because my mental age is 11 and that's what I would do!! So, Bailey is the lucky recipient of my crafty madness and, so far, she's been pretty excited!! This little treat is super simple and took about 2 minutes to complete! You can use any rolled candy, but Rolos are my personal favorite. So, go dig through those red, white, & pink scraps and stickers you know you have and get crafting!!
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