Hey peeps! Today I am going to share some cards/projects for the various babies being born all around me! I actually made cards for three different babies (okay, more like their mommies) but I forgot to take a picture of one of them (either that or its still on my camera), so I will share a card/gift bag set for a boy and a card for a girl.
Supplies:Paper: Basic card stock, DCWV textured card stock, patterned paper for baby boy card from Recollections collection (Michaels brand) and from a friend, (I'll have to update this post later with the other brands), plain blue gift bag from Dollar Tree (I embellished it some to be personalized)Embellishments: ribbon from dollar aisle at Target, gold pearls from acmoore, buttons from a friend and dollar aisle at Michaels (Can you tell I love the dollar aisle??? And I really scored this year - Michaels put their dollar aisle stuff on sale for 60% and I was able to replenish my button stock for only 40 cents a pack!)Sentiments: Sentiments from a Recollections stamp set for baby girls, and a Recollections stamp set for baby boys
Hello all, long time no talkey... sorry... December has been totally insane! But things have finally settled down and I finally have had a chance to get some pictures uploaded and edited.... Here are some pictures of the Christmas cards I made. I managed to get them all made this year, so I was pretty happy with that!
Supplies:Paper: basic cardstock, My Minds Eye signature Christmas & the merry days of Christmas 6 x 6 pads (Thank you Christy!!! I loooovvveee those pads!) and some paper scraps I had Embellishments: Gems from dollar aisle at Michaels Sentiments: printed out on computer, stamps from dollar aisle at Michaels and acmoore, white ribbon from Dollar Tree, digi stamp from Damask Love blog, chipboard from Wal-MartImages: Christmas tree from Crafty Sentiments Designs blog, Caroling Reindeer from Pink Gem blog, Reindeer from stamp from Wal-Mart, Holly stamp in Joy to Your World images from Inkadinkoo Christmas tag set
Sorry... I am creating.... just been so busy haven't had time to post pictures... or even take pictures in some cases!
I'll be back soon.... got a lot of things for church to take care of and gotta get some final things done for Christmas gifts and Christmas cards that need to be sent out in the mail.
You know what that means!!! Time to put up the Christmas decoration and Christmas tree!!!
I started switching out all the fall decorations in our apartment (there wasn't much) for Christmas decor on Sunday. We are holding off on the Christmas tree until hubby gets back from the Dominican, but I just couldn't wait to start decorating... (What can I say... I'm like a raccoon... I'm attracted to shiny things that sparkle....)
I went to the Christmas Tree Store while I was in PA for Thanksgiving with my mom and I scored two lit silver Christmas trees for $1.99 a piece! I was very happy... and I found a container of mini blue Christmas bulbs at Ollie's for 1.49 (or 1.79 - I can't remember) Between that and the few things I found at Hobby Lobby, I only spent less than 10 dollars on adding to our Christmas collection and I love the added extra sparkle they give to our dining room!
I'm not finished with the dining room table yet... There are a can of silver spray paint and some old bronze napkin rings that have my name on them!!!
Next week my hubby is off to the Dominican Republic to teach in a Bible School and at some services/youth meetings. We're not sure who he will be staying with, but we wanted to send a Thank You card along to thank them for their hospitality, so last night I whipped up a Thank You card using my new Spellbinders die cuts (Sooooo much easier than trying to cut freehand!!!!!!!!) and some of my new goodies from my cousin.
Supplies:
Paper: So Sophie 6x6 paper pad, Recollections 81/2x11 card stock
Embellishments:Twine, Q and Company gold pearls (thanks Christy!), and Spellbinders die cuts (sorry, can't remember which label pack it is), printed out and then layered over So Sophie patterned paper, used raised foam adhesive squares to adhere to card
Sentiment:Google Translate into Microsoft Word, printed out and taped onto card
Image: Microsoft Word - I just found an image I could work with and then used the image settings in Microsoft to adjust the color to match the color scheme of the rest of the card.
Good Morning All... This morning I wanted to share some pictures of some Christmas candles that I re-purposed. They used to be regular cream candles and candles that had red and white snowflakes on the outside of them. Well, I don't use red in my Christmas decorations, so I wanted to change them up so they would match the Christmas decorations, and could stay out all winter, matching the decor of my living room. For the base I used an existing candle holder - just storing away the normal candles and rocks for the rest of the Christmas/Winter season.
Supplies:
Paper: Basic card stock, My Minds Eye 6x6 Christmas pack
Embellishments: Shapes cut out with Spellbinders die cuts, foam sparkle snowflake stick-ons, twine, borders cut out with Recollections border punch
So, every year my family has a tradition.... We all gather at my mom and dad's for Thanksgiving dinner and some great fellowship... The fam usually doesn't leave until like 10 or 11 o'clock.... Since we were at my mom's I didn't do much fall/Thanksgiving day decorating at our own home, but I helped my mom do a little decorating in the dining room for Thanksgiving dinner there. I took some pics to share with you... The paper pumpkins are leftovers from what I didn't sell at the Holiday Expo.
