Red and Brown Christmas

I have a quick card to share with you. I was inspired by this card; loved the brown and red look. I was so happy to find Martha Stewart baker's twine at Michael's last weekend!


The gingerbread and hot cocoa stamp are from Stampin Up! and the "joy" stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's. I embossed the background with a Quick Kutz embossing folder. Have a super day and thanks for looking!

Autumn Layout

Here is an autumn themed scrapbook page I completed recently. The leaves are clear embossed, then cut out and adhered with pop dots. I kept it kind of simple, using a collage-style layout. I did one for each of my sons' books. The background paper is so pretty, I didn't add another title. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Another Scrapbook Page Redo

I am proud of myself! I did 4 scrapbook pages this weekend! This one is a re-do. All of us evolve in our craft, whatever it may be. Sometimes I look back at previous pages and think "Ugh! What was I thinking??" Other times, I'm happy with what I've done and the feeling I captured on the page. This time, however, I felt I needed to add more than just the date, place, and event as I did originally. I also feel I can give a different perspective to the photos now than I could "back then." For example, these photos are of my oldest son when he was 5. Now he's almost 16. As his mom, I look at his precious face and think about the young man he's becoming and how much I treasure moments spent with him. I just added a little more journaling, but I like the vellum sentiment that says "Happy are the pure in heart." I think it conveys meaning about the pictures.



The background paper is from Paper Studio; the journaling block is Bo Bunny. The "E" monogram stamp is from Studio G. Thanks for looking and have a good day!

Witchy Halloween Idea

Hello! I have a cute Halloween project to share today. I made this "witchy" dish towel by following this tutorial. I didn't have any ric-rac for the bottom edge and I used buttons on the boots instead of ribbon. I thought the idea was so cute and a great gift idea. I also decorated the little jar from Ikea with a cute witch stamp from DJ Inkers.



I added a bow to the top and put M&M's in the jar. Halloween candy would look great inside, but I didn't have any on hand for the photo. : )



Hope you enjoyed this project. I am so inspired by all of the creativity out there in sewing and holiday decorating blogs! I haven't had much creative time lately; busy with school stuff! I hope to post a scrapbook page I finished soon. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Cherry card

Hello! Here is a simple card I made using a cute cherry stamp from Studio G. I paper pieced the cherries using scraps. The background is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug. The sentiment is also from Studio G. Haven't had too much time to be creative with paper lately...spending time setting up my classroom, then starting school. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Quick Thank You

Hi! I have a quick thank you card to share today. This card came together quite easily...isn't it funny how sometimes you can spend so much time on a card and cannot get it to work. Other times everything falls into place exactly the way you want it. Maybe the fact that I knew exactly who I was making this card for, made it so easy. : ) All of the paper is from Michaels; I used the button embossing strip from Cuttlebug. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #16 Cute and Fuzzy

Here is my card for the Clearly Inspired Challenge: Cute and Fuzzy. What is more cute than a little white bunny?? And what can make you feel more warm and fuzzy than a hug?? I layered the bunny image to give it dimension; the flower is cut from white felt. I embossed the background paper, even though it is patterned paper, embossing gives it a little more character.



Here is a close up view of the tag and flower. Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Stamps: Bunny, Provo Craft; Heart, Studio G; Ticket...I think it's from Hero Arts, but I am not sure...sorry!

Other supplies: Background paper, Paper Studio; rick rack, button, embroidery floss, Sizzix large daisy die, Quick Kutz embossing folder