Two Notepads

Here are a couple of notepads I've made recently. I love these jr. legal pads cut in half. I am out of them and need to get more bought and cut. They make great gifts.

This first one uses Basic Grey and misc scraps and image from Lizzie Anne Designs.

My second one uses paper and images from Darcie's. You can download her catalogs here.

Mini Valentine Pizza Box

This little pizza box was made for Tombow's blog. The template for the box came from here on Paper Craft Planet. The link may not work unless you are a member of the 3D Tuesday Challenge Group. It is easy to join. The challenge/template is called Pizza Box.

I used Mono Adhesive Power Bond to put the box together and Mono Adhesive Permanent for the patterned paper and other items.

I LOVE the Power Bond ahesive! Think red line tape on a roller! This stuff is awesome!

I was inspired by all the red and pink projects I've seen on Splitcoaststampers and several blogs.

The patterned paper on the sides and top of the box are from Basic Grey's "Blush" line.

I stamped the patterned heart from SU!'s Always set. The hearts on the diecut (cut with my Cricut) was stamped in white ink using hearts from Lizzie Anne Designs L'Amour set as well as the sentiment stamped in burgundy on the tag.

I finished it off with some vintage ribbon and a quiling pin. I cut the end off of the pin, so one wouldn't get poked. Ü It's not in the intructions, but I also added

a little brad on the end.

This helps to open the box. I think I will make a heart shaped cookie to put inside to give to a friend.

 

Happy New Year!

I want to take this time to wish all my reader's a great New Year! This year is going to be bringing some HUGE changes to our lives. The first being my oldest graduating from high school May 8th! WHERE does the time go and WHY can I so vividly remember his birth?

After reading Pam's post, I thought it would be fun to share a year in review with you. I hope you don't mind Pam.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

More LAD and a farewell

I have two more LAD cards to share with you today. For the first one, my inspiration comes from Nichole Heady. I LOVE the Button Bits sets she has designed. When I saw this flower image in Lizzie Anne Designs December Monthly Mix "Celebrate" I knew I could immulate Nichole's idea. I'm not saying not to buy from her, because she sells quality stamps. But if you are like me and can't afford to buy everything, it is good to look at what you have and improvise.

I really like how this turned out. I left it without a sentiment, so that I can use it for whatever occassion turns up.

My second card is also from the Celebrate stamp set. It's hard to tell in the photo, but there is glitter around the star. Now for the farewell. It is with great sadness that I am leaving the Lizzie Anne Design team. I was sure they would have to kick me off, but my life is just too crazy right now and I need to cut back. This was a tough decision to make, but I know a right one. Benjamin graduates in less than 5 months and I want to be able to spend more quality time with him and family and have no regrets.

This doesn't mean I will quit creating, but will be slowing down. I have LOTS of projects that I will be preposting over the next few days/weeks/months that you haven't seen that I've done for CHA, Christmas gifts or whatever.

Fanciful Flourishes and God's "Frosting"

Here are a couple more projects using Lizzie Anne Design's Fanciful Flourishes. I am making a bunch of these note cards (4.25" x 5.5") for DH's g'ma for her birthday. She can just write a note and send out. I will include envelopes and postage stamps. I used Kraft cardstock and patterned paper that is from Basic Grey's "Eskimo Kisses" line. It is only 1" so a great way to use up scraps.

I cut vellum to fit this small votive glass (made my own template by rolling and drawing the top and bottom as you need curved template to fit around the glass).Then I use Tombow's Adhesive Removable to tape the template to my vellum and cut.

I arranged lots of the Flourish images on a large clear block and then stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I used Tombow's MONO Vellum Adhesive to tape the ends of the stamped vellum around the votive glass. This stuff is cool! You can't even see it through the vellum cardstock I used!

Here is a photo of a candle lit. It is much prettier at night.

I don't think anything gets much prettier than this in the winter than to wake up to all the trees frosted! We have lots of trees all around us that make a wonderful windbreak. This was the view ALL day as it was so cold none of it melted. These photos just don't do the beauty justice. Imagine LOTS of sparkly glitter thrown thick on trees. Ü

Fanciful Deck the Halls

Cards made with Fanciful Flourishes and Deck the Halls. I love it when I can use a stamp set for more than what it was intended. This Deck the Halls Christmas set has a package image that is perfect for a birthday card (that I needed to make today Happy Birthday Aaron!!).

I love the flourishes in the Fanciful Flourish set, but have been having a hard time trying to come up with something to really show them off. I am really liking how this card turned out! I stamped one of the images on ribbon which was fun to do and then once in white on the patterned paper that already had a flourish pattern on it. I used Liquid Applique to add little white dots.

Way Up North

**don't forget....blog candy on my post here**

Three cards using Lizzie Anne Designs Way Up North set. I used their Way Up North & Deck the Halls digi paper for the penguin card and just Way Up North for the igloo card. The igloo card is so sparkly and pretty with all the glitter. I used Crystal Effects on the lights.This is my favorite of the batch. I love this polka dot paper by Jillibean Soup. It is kraft with white dots. It really looks like it is snowing. I colored the images with Copic markers and sponged the edges with caramel ink. This will be a thank you for gifts received.

Christmas Cards and tags

I made a couple more Christmas cards and some fun tags to tie to some of the gifts I'm giving.

This is a Christmas card I'm giving and this card will be a thank you card for gifts received. The elf card uses digi paper by Lizzie Anne Designs as well.

I love how this image for the tags fits perfectly inside the Nestibilities die. Don't they look festive?

Tea Tag Box

These tag boxes are just so much fun to make. I am filling this one with tea bags for a friend.

Image and papers are Lizzie Anne Designs.

Montly Mix Blog Hop

Hello! Today Lizzie Anne Designs is hosting a Monthly Mix Blog Hop. All of the players are creating with images from ANY Monthly Mix set and it's sure to be a fun hop. Go here to see the list of players. You also get a chance to enter and win a stamp set.

I chose to use the current Monthly Mix "Celebrate". I love this snowflake and with all the snow we've had the past couple of days, it just seemed fitting to make a snow card. I also love this sketch on SCS and knew I wanted to combine the two.

I used lots of glitter on the snowflakes and it's so pretty and sparkly in real life.

S*N*O*W Day #2!

WOOHOOO!!!!! We have another snow day! I baked bread yesterday. I think I will bake again today and do some stamping.

This is a tea*bag* I made for LAD's Project of the Month. It is made with a lunch sack. The image is from Lizzie Anne Designs new Monthly Mix set called "Celebrations". This image is actually a coffee image (it has coffee words around it that I cut off), but I wanted to use it for tea.

Stamps: Celebrate - December 09 Mix Set
Other: Way Up North digital paper pack, ribbon, ink to match paper, small paper sack, magnetic snap, slot punch.

1. Cut paper sack to measure the same height as width (my sack is 4.25" wide)
2. Cut snow cardstock 4.25" x 4.25" and adhere to front of sack
3. Cut coordinating cardstock 4.25" x 5.75" and score at 1.5" from one short end
4. Punch slots on fold line of coordinating cardstock and insert ribbon ends and tape them down.
5. Line up front paper sack to inside coordinating piece and adhere.
6. Stamp coffee image (I cut the words off as I made this for a tea drinking friend) and apply adhesive to top third of image and glue to flap.
7. Add magnetic snap behind stamped image.
8. Fill bag with tea bags and give to friend.

I am featured!

I was soooo excited to get an e-mail from Lynn on SCS asking if they could feature my tag box that I designed a few years ago.

I would LOVE to have you play along. This is the "Try a New Technique" challenge on Splitcoaststampers today.

Here is the box being featured and the instructions are on SCS. I will be back after I get home from work to post another one that I made.

New Singles and Monthly Mix

Today Lizzie Anne Designs new singles and December 2009 Monthly Mix "Celebrate" are being released. I have 3 projects for you made with the two singles "Elf" and Nativity as well as the Monthly Mix set.

This is a cocoa packet that is very easy to make and makes a fun little gift for someone.

On the cards I used LAD digi paper from the Way Up North pack.

Santa Tag Box

This is another project I made for the craft/home party show tomorrow night. This is a tag box that I designed and will have a tutorial for you next week.

Santa is from Lizzie Anne Designs Christmas Magic set. The paper is Lizzie Anne Design's Deck the Halls digi paper. I can see using this for Valentine's Day as well (the paper not the santa heehee Ü)

I cut it with my new oval Nestibilities. Glitter was added to the hat and the image was colored with Copics.

Tomorrow I will share some projects with the images from LAD's new Monthly Mix set.

Homemade Christmas

I usually make most of my Christmas gifts and this year is no different for me, but I have been reading several blogs and hearing people talk that they will be making gifts this year instead of buying them. I always try to make gifts that I would like to receive.

I have been making several of these notepads with matching pens (pens aren't in all the pictures, but are bagged up with them).

Monday night several gals are getting together at Huckleberry Hideout's and selling their wares.

If you live in the area, please come and visit us. It will be from 4-8 pm. While you are there be sure to take in the parade of lights. I will have these notepads as well as some other goodies I'm working on. I will post them at a later date.