Last Blog

I think this will be my last blog because I'm going to start uploading my stuff on Facebook. I think it will get more traffic there than here. Keeping up with my family blog & this one is too time consuming.

Popsicle Scented Card

I made this super cute, super easy card & I love how it turned out. I will definitely be making more of these in the future. The strawberrys are scented with Cherry Kool-Aid (I didn't have any strawberry kool-aid). All you have to do is mix the Kool-Aid with clear embossing powder. I also put some fine glitter in the mix as well to jazz it up more

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Train Painting Complete!!!

I've been working on this painting for well over a year and I have finally completed it. I had the hardest time getting the colors to work together the way I wanted them too. I have a bunch more paintings that I want to complete so look out in the next few months as I complete them. Hopefully they will go by much faster than this one did.

August Birthdays

These are the most recent projects that I have been working on:

To make things easier on myself I chose 1 stamp set to use for all the cards I was making.

1. August 8th Birthday, candle & 4x4 criss cross card.




2. August 14th Birthday, card



3. August 16th Birthday, card


I have another August birthday that I need to make a card for but I haven't put the new stamp set together yet so it may be next week before I get around to making it unless I get inspired this week.

Late Night, Early Morning

Last Night I went up to the craft room somewhere between 9-9:30PM & didn't come down until 5AM this morning! I was working on my sisters album & the 57 chevy pictures & got so absorbed in what I was doing that I lost all track of time. This has never happened to me before but I'm glad it did, it really got me back in the mood so I'll probably head up there again today to do some more on my to do list.

If your wondering how I kept my energy up, I can honestly say it must have been the Pepsi I had with dinner but it seems a little unreal that I was that awake & actually creative for such a long period of time.

Kents 4th Birthday Invitations

My baby is turning 4!!!! He wants a Mickey Mouse party this year and I think I am more excited than he is. These are my first cross over cards & they look awesome! I printed all the information about the parties (he is having 2, one for friends & one for family but I'm using 1 invitation style) on red paper & cut it out in the shape of Mickey Mouse Heads then stuck them inside the white cross over folder that I had glued vellum Mickey Mouse swirl scrapbook paper on. So incredibly simple & easy but perfect for a little boys party invites. I usually do alot more detail but this year I figured what's the point when they're going to get thrown away by most of the party people even though the could just throw the mickey mouse head away & reuse the folder part for something else.

More 57 Chevy

A friend of the family asked me to make her husband a 5x7 picture that she can frame for her husbands birthday coming up in a few weeks using the stamp of the 57 chevy I used on my father in laws invitations. Of course I jumped at the chance for a challenge. He recently purchased a blue 57 chevy but since I haven't actually seen his yet I went with Tempting Turquoise. I decided to make her 3 different ones to choose from & whichever ones she doesn't want I'll frame & give as gifts later on. I got the general idea from a card on splitcoaststampers but none of them are exactly like that card.

This is our favorite one (mine & Jeff's) but I wasn't sure what kind of colors she likes so that's why I did the other 2 in more masculine colors.


This would be my second favorite. It is definitely different from anything I have ever done in the past. I wear these colors but I've never used them together on any project.


This is my least favorite because I feel like its missing something but I just can't figure out what.

My First Chipboard Album

This is my very first attempt at a chipboard album. It is for my sister who turned 22 this week (2 birthdays in 1 week, no reason this one almost got forgotten so it is a few days late)





She loves butterflies & I found this album & the paper pre-cut for it at Michaels in there dollar spot awhile back in the spring I think. So I glued the paper on, then I used my SU inks to sponge the edges for a nice effect. I think she is going to love it...if not, I do!

Halley's Sweet 16

Our favorite (paid) babysitter turned 16 this past week & her parents threw her a really nice cookout to celebrate. This is her card that I would like to classify as "shabby chic". A sock monkey is not something that I would typically give a teenager but here's why Halley got this funky monkey, her socks NEVER match EVER because that's how she likes it. One day she will be wearing a print on one foot & a solid on the other or a striped toe sock on one foot & a footie with a pom-pom on the other so you can see that this particular sock monkey was meant just for her.

Not pictured but also included in her gifts were 10 scrapbook pages for the scrapbook I made her at Christmas last year. This is an ongoing gift that she requested & seems to truly appreciate every page I give her. It's so much easier to scrapbook for someone else because I'm not so picky & just throw something together & it always comes out nice.

My First Double Pocket Card

This was my first attempt at a double pocket card & I love it! I will probably make more of these in the future even though they take alot of paper & patience. I made this one for my husband in honor of our 7 year anniversary. Most of the time I stick with simple cards that are super easy & not too flashy but I wanted this to be special so I spent some time on it & got it just the way I thought it should be.

PreTeen Birthday Present

What do you give a PreTeenage Boy for a Birthday Present? I didn't know since my boys aren't there yet (Thank God!) so Jeff suggested a painting & after some looking on the computer I came up with this. Cody loved it & was very excited about hanging it up in his room.

Baby's First Birthday Present

I made these for a very good friend's little boy for his first birthday. I was extremely pleased with how they turned out & so was she.

Sock monkeys are my newest thing & don't take long to make with a sewing machine...that's right I've finally got the knack of sewing down! For this particular monkey since I was gifting it to a child I hand embroidered the eyes since buttons would pose a choking hazard.

Finally a New Post

I have been extremely busy this summer & while I am still crafting away & photographing everything before I gift it away I just haven't had the chance to sit here & upload them because if you are a blogger you know how long that can take :)

Fathers Day - June 2009
I waited until the very last minute to do cards...something I find myself doing alot these days so these cards are very simple.
This one is was for my dad & it didn't come out quite how I wanted to but it was late & I was tired so I went with it. In the pocket I folded a tiny piece of tissue paper to look like a hankie. I thought it was rather cute.



My husbands was super simple. I have a ton of scrapbook cut outs & chipboard letters so I threw some together & it came out great. Even the card was premade so all I had to do was glue the letters & cutouts on it & it was done.

60th Birthday Invites for a Male

I did these invitations for my father in laws 60th birthday party/cookout. I was really excited at how well they turned out. I used Real Red as the main color, found this really neat scrapbook paper that looks like a map for an accent & ordered a stamp of the 50's style car online. I colored the car with an SU marker then used crystal accents on the red part only to make it look like it was freshly painted. Then I used silver brads as hub cabs. They were really easy & time consuming but well worth the effort!

Hannah Hannah Bo Nana Me Mi Mo Mana...

Happy 2nd Birthday to the sweet Hannah! I painted this name sign on a 24x36 canvas & made the cute card for her as a gift & she & her mother loved it! I did too!

Kents Valentine Cards

These are the very simple and super cute Valentines Cards that a friend and I did for our son's Valentines parties.
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Back

Birthday Gifts for a 4 year old Boy

Kent was invited to a birthday party for his friend & I had to come up with something & this is it. It's a personalized activity book, domino puzzle & tag. I painted dominos so that he would have a puzzle on one side & could play dominos with the flip side. The bubbles were the easiest. I just put a circle over the label & top with his initial on it. I also made a little book of games (dots, tic tac toe, maze puzzle & a blank page so that he can doodle) I included a dry erase marker so that he can reuse the games over and over. I think I'll probably make one of these for Kent soon because I can see where it could come in handy at places like the doctors office when we have to wait awhile. I made the maze on an excel spredsheet so if you want to recreate it let me know & I can email you the instructions. I also made a tag that he can use on his luggage or bookbag & it doubled as the gift tag. With exception to the bubbles everything had a dual purpose. Dominos/Puzzle, Tag/Gift Tag, Activity Book/Photo Album.

My inspiration for the design & colors came from the accent ribbon I used. I've had it for awhile & I love it but I just couldn't find the right project for it until now.



This is the puzzle side of the dominos. This project took the longest because each color had to have 2 coats & drying time in between each coat. I used acrylic paint. I forgot the acrylic sealer this time but I will definitely remember it next time to prevent chipping. I was very lucky to have save a clear box that cards came in to package the dominos inside & I didn't include this in the pictures but I painted a thin piece of cardboard (saved & cut from a scrapbooking paper kit) so that he would have a picture to match to the puzzle. I guess if she wanted to his mom could frame that & this gift would have 3 different uses.


This is the outside of the booklet.


These are the activity pages that I put inside the booklet. He can also put pictures on the backside of the pages & have a photo album as well.


Unfortunately the party was at Chuck E Cheese & I didn't get to see him open the present but I'm sure he liked it...at least I hope he did. Kent really liked it so it was Kid Approved.