Jenn's Stagette

This past weekend I was able to travel up to my sister's house & hang out with some super fun girls. We went for dinner at Earls', 10 pin Bowling at Ed's, and then finished of the night meeting up with the boys at her in-laws for a fire. It was a great night! 

I had been bugging her that I was going to make her something... 'ALL ABOUT ME', so when I came across this tumbler, I knew I had to buy it & exactly what it was going to say! 

I know my pictures are never great, I need to get better at that, but I am hoping you get the idea :)

ME! & the heart on the back glow in the dark!!!

 I bought some iron on vinyl (the glow in the dark vinyl was from here too) from Pick Your Plum - a great daily deal site for all things crafty! 

It's pink & I placed a little gem above the i. You can't really tell how cute it is. I never got a picture of her wearing the shirt, I took picks with her camera all night.... yep, I'm a good sister :)

 I couldn't leave the guests out now could I??? 

NO - I made them little treat bags to take home! 

 These little stamps are from Jaded Blossom - They are 3/4" circle & fit perfectly on the bottom of Hershey Kisses - I can't wait to find other ways to use these super cute stamps!

Till next time, J

End of the year teacher gifts

I just realized I didn't post these...oops ;)

Here are the cards I made for my 12 yr old's jr. high teachers. He had 7 teachers this year, so I came up with gift card holder cards & gave them each a gift card to Starbucks - his choice.

 I used two stamp sets & a coffee cup die from My Creative Time. The sentiments are from Pink By Design.

Till next time, J

Busy Times

Boy oh boy, has it been a very busy few weeks in my house. The beginning of summer has arrived & with it the Calgary Stampede!! We headed down to the grounds last Sunday. It was an extremely hot day! We had a great time, my Dad & step-mom came down to attend it with us. It was the 100th anniversary this year. In my opinion, not much different than most other years, but I don't attend annually either. It breaks my pocket book & I find it to be much more enjoyable to only attend every few years! 

We went to the fireworks last night, they were incredible! There were even some red 100 fireworks in the mix! Awesome presentation!

My youngest is spending the week between her auntie's houses & I miss her like crazy already!! I'm sure she's having a blast. She is attending her Auntie's other bridal shower this afternoon. I'm sure it will be a great time! 

My oldest is getting ready for a week of video game camp, where he will learn to create his own online game. He's so excited! I should make mention that at the end of his school year, he received 6, yes 6 awards. 3 Of which he got to walk across the stage in front of the whole school to receive! Yep, I am one proud Momma!! 

My sister's stagette is coming up on Saturday. I had a few things to get ready, well made for her. I got that all done this morning. Of course I can't post any pics yet, she can't see anything before she gets to wear them ;) 

Just thought I should check in & let you know I haven't forgotten about my blog, just had lots of other stuff on the go. Once the wedding is over & school is in again, I know life will still be busy, just a more comfortable busy I hope :)

Till next time, J

Bridal Shower Invites

I've been a busy girl over the last couple weeks. My Mom was in town two weekends ago & we spent a good part of it making cards! It was alot of fun.... however I forgot to take pictures :( 

This past week I needed to get bridal shower invitations made for my sister's shower in a couple weeks. I ordered these beautiful stamps from Jaded Blossom & they arrived on Monday, so Tuesday I got to work!

 I moved all of my essential needs to my kitchen table. That way I wouldn't get sidetracked :) I had first made a sample & text it to my other sister, not the bride of course... That way I had approval from the 

M-O-H. We are hosting the shower together at my mom's with her help of course too.

 I thought it would be fun to take pictures in between stages, That way I could remember how much work it was to make 42 invitations & think twice before I decide to do it again...lol

 I absouletly LOVE this dress stamp!!! It's gorgeous!!!

 I ran out of ATG adhesive :(

 After I had starting addressing I realized I should take a pic of them laid out together...

Here it is, my final product, a little blurry, but I hope you get the idea. 

I LOVE how they turned out, so pretty... in my opinion!

To make all the invites & address & stamp them all it took me most of the day. I did get them all in the mailbox by 5pm, to be sure they went out the next morning! I hope everyone who receives one in the mail takes a moment to enjoy the work that went into them!

Till next time, J

Mother's Day 2012

I sent both my mother's day cards in the mail on Tuesday & Thursday they both told me they received them... and they opened them.... WHAT???? Mother's Day isn't until Sunday, are they me???? I always open my good mail the moment I get it, it sucks when my birthday cheque is written for my actual day when I open it a couple days early! Well here they are....

 This was for my M-I-L... her favorite color is blue... I love the chipboard stickers! I had to add a little bling with the ribbon :)

 The sentiment is Pink By Design - both sentiments are from 'Our Mothers'

This one is for my mom - her favorite color is pink, so I ran with it! I heat embossed the sentiment also Pink By Design. Added a little ribbon & a paper flower.....










I love this sentiment - also surprise - Pink By Design, from 'Our Mothers' stamp set!
I love this sentiment - it's so the way I feel about my mom!! She is one AMAZING woman!!! Love her to bits :)

To all the mom's out there - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! I wish each of you a fabulous day tomorrow :)

Till next time,

J

Menu Board

With this whole working outside the home comes big adjustments! Supper is definitely one of them. I'm not home all day everyday to decide what to make, or spend a lot of time prepping. I've been wanting to create a menu board for my kitchen for a few months now. Having to only work 2 days this week, I thought I should get on it.... So I took some time for myself this morning & got my craft on :) I finally made a menu board!! I pinned it quite some time ago & finally had all the supplies I needed... I think it turned out pretty :) 

Now to get with making the menu itself... hopefully I can get that started this afternoon!

I'm sure I'll be on Pinterest a few times to come up with some great ideas! 

I am definitely not a professional photographer, but I'm sure you get the picture :)
I hope this will make dinner around our house a little easier!

 For those who don't know.... I LOVE PINTEREST!!!!! Yep, I've admitted it, so it must be true :)

I've made my mother's day cards & mailed them off, once I know they have been received, I'll post pics. 

I'm off to enjoy a little lunch with my aunt who I haven't had a chance to see since starting work... so I'm sure we will have lots to catch up on! And we all know there is no shortness of conversation unless both our mouths are full at the same time ;)

Till next time,

J

Playing around with vinyl

For the first time since I purchased my Cricut Expression just over a year ago I finally bought some vinyl to play with. Can I just say I AM IN LOVE!!!!! It's true what they say about it being SO easy to use! I didn't really believe it, but I'm telling you I sure believe it now!!! I bought some water bottles from the dollar store for my 3rd & 4th year Brownies for their end of the year gifts. I had to do something with them. I can't have 10 girls running around all with the same bottle, can I? Nope, so I thought I'd personalize them! Here they are...

 Quite a few of the girls, including my own daughter, would never find personalized items in the store. I love this idea & hope the girls really enjoy them! 

I can't wait to give the girls these, I hope they love them as much as I do!!

Till next time, J