What I've Been Up To

OK so it has been months...and months. Well, after being away all summer I came home just in time to start my morning sickness or should I say all day nausea and headaches. Didn't have the energy to keep up with my blogging. I am 24 weeks now and sick with an eternal cough. At least the morning sickness is over and I am functioning again! Ok so I've been functioning for a while just not blogging. Anyway, I thought I would post some of my latest projects. 

Thought I would decorate for Valentine's this year! First time ever :)

  The banner was so easy to make. I found an old Hymnal at a second hand store and cut out tons of hearts from it's pages. I was able to cut quite a few at a time. Then I just fed them through the sewing machine two at a time to stitch them together. Like I said soooo easy but I love how they look!

Found this subway art this awesome site:

http://craftionary.blogspot.com/2012/01/75-valentines-day-free-printables.html

It has tons of free Valentine printables!

Today I taught a card making class here at home and combined it with a play date for mom's with kiddos like myself. Evenings are hard to get together some times but crafting while the kids played worked out fabulously. Here are the projects we completed.

The next pic is what I am putting in my valentines this year!  

Isn't he the cutest!

While everything is red here are a few other projects:

Sorry about the crazy lighting!


One Last Thing

One of my super stampin up friends came for a visit a few weeks ago and brought a tons of her products which I took advantage of! Thanks Rena :) I die cut a ton of scalloped squares in my favourite fabrics so that I could make these....OK so I've only made one but I can make many more!

I got the idea straight from the Stampin Up catalogue. I just love it! 

Gift Bow with Scrapbook Paper

So simple!

This has to be one of my new favorite gift toppers to make and it is one of the easiest and quickest!!!!!!!

Check out the simple tutorial :)

 Here is a picture of the one with the little loop glued in the middle.

and a few of others...

Hope you try it out because it is soooo super!

Treasure Chest Card

 High Seas Adventure!

This week our church is putting on an amazing Vacation Bible School program called The High Seas. Our church was transformed into a pirate ship at sea for this special event. It looks absolutely amazing! Check it out.

I was asked to design a card for the kids to make and it turned out so cute that I made 15 more as thank you's for the volunteers. It took a lot of time but was so worth it. I thought this week I would do a tutorial on this very card! I hope you like it :)

Here is a picture of it.

Scrapbooking Scraps

Super early post this week!

Here is a fun way to use up scrap paper. 

It is so versatile because you can use any shape: heart, star, circle etc.

It is also great for cards as well as layouts.

Here is the simple procedure :)

A BIG sorry about the lighting on this.

But you get the idea :)

I did not have time to complete the layout but here is the beginnings.

And here is the card I forgot to show you.

And finally, here is a different shape.

Hope you find this tip useful.

Leave a comment and let me know :)

Note Card Holder

Happy Anniversary to my hubby! Eight awesome years together and the cutest baby ever invented makes me a happy lady :) I even have a vase fuuullll of beautiful flowers of which the spider daisy is my favorite!

Ok, ok to the important part of this post hehe. First of all, I must say sorry to my scrapping friends. I really should do another scrapping video but I really think that everyone will like this project :)

NOTE CARD HOLDER

I love love love today's project!

I always like to find things to make as gifts for people and this is a super option and so much easier than you would thing.

And here are some pictures of the first one I showed you in the video.

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Father's Day Card

OK, finally a tutorial on a card. Although I am more a scrapper than a card maker I have recently been working on a lot of cards. And since it is almost Father's Day I thought a Father's Day card idea may be appreciated. I found this idea in a Stampin Up catalog and worked out the templates for myself. Hope you like it!

9"X4" scored in half at 4.5"

4"X5.5" shirt

Collar marked 1" from the top

Draw and cut out a tie

*You could fold the paper in half 

and cut half a tie out 

and open in up to the full tie. 

This way it will be symmetrical.

Fold the collar down so that the top edge points down at an angle to touch the top of the tie.

Add eyelets, brads or buttons to the collar and adhere the shirt to your card!

PERFECTO!

Other examples...

Paper Lollipop Flowers

Hope you had a super long weekend! We had a great time with company from Edmonton. I recorded these videos last week so I could get them up earlier :) I know way too many different flowers to make and so it is yet another flower.Yes, I already did a video on Lollipop flowers but this time they are paper and even easier to make!

And part two!

Next week will not be a flower I promise :)

Distressing

I love distressing photos and paper. Giving that edge a little finishing touch to make it stand out. Here are a few ways to do it. Take a look!

OK, so that was quick!

Here is a recap :)

Nail file

Works great on patterned paper and 

cardstock with a white core too!

Scissors

Gives the really distressed look!

Ink

Gives it that finished look.

Close Up

Stamps for Sale!

I have an amazing deal for you! 

Only $5 each plus shipping! 

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Travel

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Silhouette Blossoms

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Talking in Circles

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Fancy Floral

Autumn Leaves Stampology, 3 Layer Clear Stamps, Travel

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Christmas Seals

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Worth Repeating

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Doodle Bloom

Autumn Leaves Stampology, You Are Here

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Postmark Stars

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Jazzy Swirls

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Love Grows

I would be happy to save them for friends till I see you next...Camp Meeting maybe?? Otherwise it is $2.50 to ship within Canada. I have them on Ebay for $6.99 but I am  I am excepting offers of $5.00 :) Just look them up by full name on ebay. So cheap and the stamps are so versatile!

I promise the next post will be a crafty video but I wanted to let you in on this great deal! I will put pictures up of projects using these stamps as they get made. Here is the first one.

This is going to be my Mother's Day card shhhhh :)

 Another one using the same sets.

I really like the Silhouette Blossom stamp set too!

Love how you can layer the image by stamping it in different 

colors and cutting out the different sections.