Thank You Card

Today I decided to play along with Hand Stamped Sentiments and participate in their sketch challenge #156. I made a "Thank You" card using one of my favorite word stamp sets, Sassy Salutations! It's very simple...easy to do during Spring Break.  Here's the recipe and thanks for looking!

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade
DSP: Tea for Two
Ink: Early Espresso
Stamps: Sassy Salutations
Accessories: Calypso Coral 3/4" ruffled ribbon, Labels Collection Framelits

Valentine Sucker Treats

These little Valentine treats were so easy to make.

I love Valentine colors, and the More Amore Specialty DSP does not disappoint! This pack comes with 2 single-sided laser-cut sheets that were used for the back scalloped heart. Then, I chose a piece of patterned paper from the set for the inside heart. Add a little adhesive, ribbon, a tag, and, of course a sucker, and you are set with your Valentine treats!

Recipe:
- More Amore Specialty DSP
- Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Primrose Petals
- Hearts Collection Framelits
- Stamps: Mixed Medley
- Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
- Whisper White Baker's Twine

Valentine's Mason Jar

I love Pinterest! My list of projects to try has grown exponentially since I started going to Pinterest! Over the holidays, I saw several of the mason jar snow globes and soap containers. For Valentines, I decided to make a soap container using a mason jar.

I picked up a few plastic valentine hearts at the Dollar Tree and 2 soap containers at Wal-Mart. The next part, getting the soap pump through the jar lid, was the hardest. I have a drill, but haven't used in a while, so I used a hammer and nail to tap the hole. I only ended up with one scratch on my finger!  After get the pump securely in the lid, I filled the jar with the valentine novelties and then the soap.

It took almost all of both soap containers to fill the jar. Then, I put the lid on. I added the ribbon to test out how I may give as a gift. I also think wrapping up in fabric may be cute, but the hearts floating in the soap are so cute that I hate to cover them up. Happy Valentine's Day!

Just a little sewing...

I want to step up sewing a little bit this year. And, it just so happens that Craftsy.com put out several FREE mini classes last week. One is on making bags. I watched the first drawstring bag being made and knew I could do it! These are lined drawstring bags.  Here's my first one.

I have been holding on to this chevron material for quite a while. It wasn't too bad to make, but I'm a new sewer and it took me a little longer to complete than my regular paper crafts. Maybe that's why I like paper crafting so much because you can finish a craft project in a reasonably short amount of time.

Here's the second one.

I used Stamping' Up's Designer Fabrics Essentials for this one. I love all the fabrics in that set, and can't wait to use more.

My daughter wanted to try one, so we sat down today, and I walked her through it. She made her bag a little smaller. I think she did excellent!

We are going to look for more fabric soon!

After I finished and showed them to my son, he asked why a made a Redskins bag (the crimson and yellow one)!  All he sees is football!  Which brings me to one last thing. I wish the best to my alma mater, the University of Alabama, as they play for their 15th National Championship tomorrow night! Roll Tide!!! (A houndstooth bag is in the works!)

New Challenges

After a looooong break from posting any projects, I've decided to make it a goal to post more of the things we are working on around here.  To help with that, I am going to participate in some of the online crafting challenges.  Here is the first.  This is for the challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The challenge is to use Primrose Petals, Pool Party, and Basic Black.  I love those first 2 colors together, but usually don't do much more with black than use as ink, so this was a great challenge. 

Recipe:

• Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Pool Party, and Basic Black
• Ink: Primrose Petals and Whisper White
• Stamps: P.S. I Love You and Delightful Dozen
• Accessories: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Chevron Embossing Folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, and Scallop Oval

(All products are Stampin' Up.)

Thanks for stopping by!

Silhoutte Jewelry

Here's another Pinterest inspired project. 

I have had my Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio square punch, bubble caps, and metal charms for a little while.  Up until now, I have made a few charms and embellishments using pretty paper.  When I came upon children silhouttes in a Pinterest project, I wanted to try!  The original post I looked at suggested playing with the printer settings to get a dark profile picture.  What I ended up doing was getting the profile size that would fit in my charm.  Then, using a very sharp pair of scissors, I cut the profile out.  Next, I used a black Sharpie and colored the entire profile.  I attached this to a background paper, and then used my Epiphany Crafts tools to create the charm. 

I am very pleased with these, and plan to make a bracelet next.  This is a fun technique that is a great memory saver!

Project Embellishment or Hair Pin

With this project, you get a two-for-one.  The original packaging on these say "Hair Pin with Bezel".  That's all well and good, and one of the finished projects looks like this.

I got these hair clips at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 for a pack of 10.  The bezel is empty, so lots of space for imagination!  For this particular one, I added a round rhinestone.  This is the same clip design that I used for one that I placed on the edge of my calendar from my previous post.  That's the two-for-one part.  You can use these clips in the traditional way...in your hair...or as embellishments on your craft projects. 

Here are all the clips I have made thus far.

Besides adding rhinestones, another way to decorate your bezel is to add decorative paper.  Using my 1/2" circle punch, I chose a few to try out.  I love the little pumpkin paper!  Then, to top it off, I added some Glossy Accents to make a nice cover.  I plan to use these alot on projects, as hair pieces, and even as bookmarks!