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Another Pinterest find and so appropriate since Bailey and I LOVE Pinterest!!
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Box Full of Sunshine!!

Y'all know that I love all things Pinterest and I have found some of the most awesomely creative, original, and fun ideas on the boards I check out daily. This one is exceptionally fantastic!! A BOX FULL OF SUNSHINE to send to someone who needs a little pick-me-up. I made this box to send to a friend whose sweet baby boy is at Vanderbilt Medical Center (3 hours away from their home in Knoxville) where they have been since he was born 2 months ago and will be for the foreseeable future. Everything in the box is yellow or packaged in yellow complete with yellow shredded filler and a yellow card. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find a good variety of items to include, but a little browsing at Target proved fruitful! I included a box of Wheat Thins, peanut M&Ms, protein bars, individual packets of lemonade mix, Sour Patch Kids, some lemon & butterscotch candies, and a couple of packs of gum. This is definitely an idea I will reinvent over and over for lots of occasions! Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow Bright!

I finally broke down and bought a die I had been eye-balling for a while now, My Favorite Things' rainbow die. It cuts seven, perfectly nested arches that fit together effortlessly and beautifully to make a rainbow. Not so fast!! Beautifully? Maybe with a little practice. Effortlessly? NO WAY!! I tried to follow the directions (a die with directions should've been my first clue!) with no luck so I improvised and this is what I came up with. This card is really starting to grow on me although I didn't like it much after I finished it. I REALLY hate making card with lots of details, but now I have six more lovely little rainbows to play around with so the hard part's over!! Thanks for stopping by!

Miss You!!

 

Perpetual Bliss stamp set by Paper Smooches (sentiment from PTI)

I LOVE their stamp sets!! And this card is as cute as they come - as 

always, thanks to Pinterest!!

 

You are Special!!

 

Another Pinterest find that I made for Bailey. I am now obsessed with letter stamps . . . because I needed a new obsession!!! :D

Make it Monday #99

I hardly ever take part in any on-line stamping challenges because I never know when I'm going to be able to get busy in the ol' craft room, but I had some time today so I gave it a try!! I used Color Scheme #3 and copied this idea directly from Pinterest. Not an ounce of original thought went into this card!! Thanks for stopping by and check out Nichole Heady's blog - it's AWESOME!!

You're 40!!

This is the BEST card I've found on Pinterest!! And my sister-in-law is turning 40 in a week so I made it for her. It's a great use for all those leftover letter stickers and it can be adapted to any age. Thanks for stopping by!

A Cherry on Top

A Cherry on Top stamp set & Floral District DSP from SU!

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Christmas Recap

 

 

 

I made these cards before Christmas, but I'm just now posting them. 

Hope you'll pin them for next year!!

Keep Calm & Eat a Cupcake!

 

Words to live by!!

Keep Calm & Carry On!!

I love blogging . . . about my kids!! I HATE blogging about my crafting!! All of my cards come from on-line blogs and Pinterest so they have ALL been written about somewhere else, most likely by the person who actually created them!! So, I will try to blog here more regularly, but I will post pictures primarily and very little commentary. If something is unique, I'll try to explain it, and if you have a question about something, please ask and I will definitely answer it. Sooooooo, on with the show!!

I saw this card on Pinterest and had absolutely no reason to make it until . . . my friend's son went to London for the week with his dad so I used that as my completely made-up reason to make this a "thinking of you" card!! It was surprisingly easy. The cross pieces are 1" (white) & .75" (red) and the Xs are .75" (white) & .5" (red). I have become OBSESSED with embossing lately - I embossed the crown with gold embossing powder. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! Thanks for stopping by, especially you, Jane!!

Front Door Beauty

Here's another blog post, just to blow EVERYONE'S minds! I promise I can't keep up this pace for very long, so enjoy it while it lasts! It should go without saying that I find the inspiration for 99% on Pinterest, which I affectionately call crack for crafters!! If you haven't checked it out yet, go right now and be AMAZED at the amount of inspiration you'll find in one place!

Bloggus Interruptus

So a FRIEND of mine informed me today that she was tired of looking at the cards I've had on my blog since September and haven't updated, so HERE I AM, after an exhausting week, posting a card I made quite recently to appease said FRIEND!! I'm not really angry at you, Jane, but I'm afraid I don't have much to show for my blog hiatus. Hopefully, that will change in the near future . . . but please don't hold your breath!! That baby sure is keeping me busy!!

Sharing in your sorrow

One of my former high school teachers had a death in her family recently, so I made her a card that I found on Pinterest using Papertrey Ink's Life set. I love the various stems in this set and I've seen so many beautiful cards made with it. My card uses a monochromatic palette, but this card would be equally lovely using a variety of colors. I layered a piece of embossed white cardstock onto the solid white base, which adds a bit of elegance to the card. The ribbon adds a finishing touch to the card so be sure you don't omit that little detail if you CASE it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!!

Sunflowers & a picket fence

I found this card on Pinterest a few months ago and fell completely in love with it! PTI's picket fence die is precious and easy to use. I lucked out and found the clouds & sky background paper at my local scrapbook store. A bit of stamping, a bit of die-cutting, bada bing, bada boom, a GREAT card! Thanks for stopping by!

The music of my heart . . . Pinterest!

Pinterest has once again proven to be an invaluable creative resource! I needed a special card for Bailey's music teacher, who we love, and since I'd already made the super-awesome xylophone card I found on Pinterest, I was afraid I wouldn't find anything else as cool. Boy, was I wrong! I searched for "music cards" and came up with an assortment of ideas, but this one was by far my favorite! It was very easy to make, but the result is fantastic! Thanks for stopping by - have a great weekend!!

Thanks a Latte

I am completely obsessed with my new coffee cup stamp set and coordinating die from PTI! I made this card based on one I found on Pinterest for my parents to thank them for the Starbucks gift card they gave me for Mother's Day. Isn't it perfect?! If you've never used clear stamps and dies together before, be sure to cut out your shape first and them stamp it. I know this is counter-intuitive, but since you're using clear stamps, you can see exactly where to position your image. I have had such a great time cutting out lots of coffee cups and decorating them with different colors and patterns. The possibilities are endless! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Isn't this the cutest card?! I found it on Pinterest and knew immediately that it would be perfect for Mother's Day! It is super simple! I stamped tiny flowers in a variety of colors using the smallest flower stamp I have and punched them out with my half-inch circle punch. Then, I adhered several to my card base in a free-form circle to give the bouquet shape. The flowers in the middle are adhered using dimensionals for depth. I kept placing them and adding more until I liked the look of the bouquet. I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors to cut a few stems and then I tied a little bow that is attached on top of the stems. There was no way I could tie a little piece of ribbon around a tiny bundle of stems without losing my mind. And that's all there is to it! A sentiment on the front and a heartfelt message inside and you're good to go. Happy Mother's Day! Now, go make some cards!!

Embossing Madness

I have become obsessed lately with my embossing folders! They add the most amazing texture to paper projects and can be used on part of a focal point or the whole shebang! I personally like embossing the entire front of a card, layers and all, like this card that I found on Pinterest. I used Bailey's favorite colors and stamped "Dream Big" in Rich Razzleberry on another cute encouragement card for TCAPS. Boy, are we glad those are over! Thanks for stopping by - have a great weekend!!

Best Wishes, Earthling!

If you haven't seen all of the adorable things you can make with Stampin' Up!'s owl punch, you should definitely check out this link and this link. These aliens are by far my favorite, though! I CASEd this card from one I found on Pinterest and gave it to Bailey last week during TCAPS. She said she liked it the best of all the ones I gave her! The googly eyes make these little guys awesome and also very versatile. Thanks for stopping by!