What a great weekend!!

I started off my weekend by watching Sarah Hamer of 'Pink By Design' on Friday night! She had a Usteam video going for their new stamp release. They are FANTASTIC!!! I really enjoying watching stamp releases and any type of new videos to help my creative juices flowing! I have told myself I need to hold off on stamps for awhile, especially because I am a Stamp of the month member & get a new stamp set every month! This month is about shoes, can't wait for it to arrive in my mailbox :) 

I won a set of Cricut gel pens that I can't wait to try out with my new Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 cartridge!!! I'm waiting for my scoring tool as well, so once they both arrive I hope it's going to be as much fun to play with as I think it will be! 

I also have a great opportunity to take part in Ella's Publishing Spring Training this week! I won this as well on Friday!!! It must've been my lucky day, as I don't really win anything, ever & then I win two things in one day... or maybe it was to pick me up after a not so fun week.... Either way I'll take it!!

My 8 year old daughter wanted to make a card & here is what she came up with. I think it turned out super cute! She is one good crafter already!!

The sentiment is Stampin Up

Pencil is from Simply Charmed cart 

Paper is Doodlebug Designs  

To finish off my weekend I decided I should make thank you cards for two wonderful ladies. They both helped me out last month coming out to Brownie camp to help care for 60 girls! So here they are :)

I used some yummy Trendy Twine - krazy for kraft

I used a sentiment from My Creative Time - You are Perk-fect 

And of course Create a Critter cart for the fire

The paper is Doodlebug Design - sugar & spice (super cute)

PBD SOTM has finally arrived!!!!

My SOTM from Pink By Design finally arrived yesterday.... Sometimes it's not fun having to wait for stuff to be shipped from the states. I've had a few orders arrive within days & other times it takes a month or so :(

Anyway... I thought I'd make my 8 yr old a card today. She loves crafting almost as much as me & gets almost as excited to get new products in the mail.... I love 'Happy Mail' days!!!! They are SO much better than other mail days!! 

 I wanted to incorporate some of her favorite things in her card, so... She loves Minnie & loves blue & loves things that sparkle.... Here it is...

The inside I stamped 'Love you Rain or Shine'

I think she's going to LOVE it!!!! Can't wait to put it in her lunchbox tomorrow :)

Until next time..... J

New Stamps!!!

I have a job now.... It's taking a serious toll on my crafting time.... I am happy to have the weekend off!!

Over the last couple of days I have received some 'HAPPY MAIL'... I love happy mail, especially when it is something to craft with!!! I also got to have lunch yesterday with one of my sisters who came into town to work for the day. I was able to take her for lunch & she brought me my stampin' up order!!! I was very excited to finally receive all my goodies.... I made a birthday card for my step mom with my new stamps & die cut from 'My Creative Time'... they are SOOOOO cute!!!! 

I can't wait to play with my carts tomorrow... Mickey Mouse... here I come.... watch out!!!!

More to come this weekend...

Have an awesome night :)

J

Back to the Grind

Ok, so I still haven't been able to upload the photos I was hoping for, but I have another card I made for my MIL. She kindly gave me some new to me crafting supplies, including a heat embossing gun!!! I had to make

her a thank you card, so here it is....

 

 I used a PBD sentiment from the 'Woodland Critters' set. I had to let her know that she made me one 'Happy Camper' .... lol

 I tried my hand at heat embossing, I thought it turned out quite nice!

Here are the bags I made for the Brownies... I hope they really enjoyed them! 

Until next time, 

Janice

A little more fun...

Over the last few days my sister & niece were at my house for a wonderful visit. She is getting married in August, so we tried to get some wedding stuff accomplished and an happy to say, she is well on her way! I absolutely LOVE Pinterest &  got her looking for some great ideas. We came up with the ideas for her super cute favors & she has a few more decorating ideas! It's fantastic. We also found the flower girl dresses for all 3 girls & in their sizes too!!!! Now to find them matching shoes.... that might be a little tougher....

Last Monday evening we had our Valentine's party with my Brownies (7&8 yr old girls) We have 19 girls in our unit & we also meet with the Spark unit as well (5&6 yr old girls) There are 12 girls in their unit. We had a blast! The girls made their bags for their Valentines, they decorated cupcakes & made necklaces. They also had an activity book to work on as well. I made them some really cute treat bags that I am dying to share with you.

Now you'll be really sad when I tell you that they are still on my camera & I will need to upload them on my computer before I can post :( So I guess I know what will be on my list to do tomorrow....

A little more Valentine's fun!

On Friday night Pink By Design had a new stamp set release & announced the new design team! I love their stamps! So of course what better way to spend Friday night, then cuddled up in my computer chair with all my stuff ready for a new project. We make a sweet little box... I fell in love so Saturday while my hubby was working & my 8 yr old was finishing up her 'warm fuzzy' Valentine's, I decided I should make a few more... after all teacher's need a sweet treat too!! And of course I had to make one for my M-I-L as we had a little visit for dinner on Saturday night! And couldn't leave out my co-leaders at Brownies either, after all we are having a pink heart party tonight.... so here we go, simple boxes with room for a sweet saying :) I know I don't even like the 'made up love day'..but it's starting to get to me..maybe it's that I get to craft  and after all...

 I DO LOVE ANY REASON TO CRAFT!!!!! 

These little boxes can fit 9 kisses! A couple I put the Hersey Miniature chocolate bars with kisses. You can fit 3 & 3, as I was being frugal & trying to make the mini bars last, but I'm sure you could probably fit 6 bars with 3 kisses :)

These are SO easy to make!

If you'd like to make one too, leave me a comment & I will share with you just how simple these little boxes are!

Valentine's Day 2012

I'm definitely not one to celebrate the 'made up love day' as I call it. However it's hard when you have kids and it's an  extra day to show them how much you love them. I also think it's a great idea to show them how much I love their dad! I stumbled upon '52 reasons I love you' on Pinterest one day & knew just what I'd be making for my hubby! I began thinking of my 52 things & before I knew it I was having to cross stuff off my list! Boy after 13 years together & 10 years of marriage, I know why I married the man I did!!

 His favorite colors are black & red, so that's the theme I went with! I love how it turned out! 

 I added a bit of ribbon to finish it off :)

I love so many things about my husband & now maybe I'll have to make one for the kids so they know how special they are too!

I helped my 8 yr old make her valentine's a couple weeks ago. They are 3x3 cards & I think they turned out super cute!

 She chose red for the card & a fun Valentine paper from Recollections. I thought a black mat would help them pop! Inside is stamped 'Happy Valentine's Day'

In their class they have been learning about relationships. Therefore they have decided to send 'warm fuzzies' to one another instead of tradition valentine cards. Well we have already stamped them all, so know she can come up with something nice to say about each one of her classmates! A very cute idea for a multi-cultural school.