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I needed something to display my cards on in the Village Office Supply Store. I wanted something that could hold as many cards as possible. There were some wire racks on sale online but with shipping it was too pricy for me.  My wonderful husband made me one. I took pictures while he was doing it so other people might be able to replicate it pretty easily. HINT! Pre drill

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My wonderful husband built this for me. It is now set up at the village office supply in Miami lakes.

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This card is made with paint swatches. I used a 1 inch punch and a flower punch. I also used a $1.00 Valentines Day stamp pack from Joanns and a pink brad. 

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I'm actually not very pleased with how this top card turned out. I just wanted to show you that not everything I try turns out very nice. I used my scalloped punch for the embellishments.I think it would have turned out nicer if I didn't ink the embossed cardstock. Oh well...live and learn. I used a paint swatch for the bottom card. I embossed a piece of white cardstock. Then I punched

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I was thinking of love letters when I came up with the design for this card. I used my cuttlebug embossing folder for the background. I rubbed black ink on the embossed part to give it more definition. Then I made a little envelope and glued it to the front of the card. Next I stamped my Love sentiment and inked the edges. I added an eyelet and some bakers twine and brads for more

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I wanted to do something that wasn't red or pink for this next Valentines Day card.  I think it was a success. It looks romantic to me.

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Love, love me do. You know I love you. I'll always be true. So please.....love me do. Anyone else like that song? That is what I was humming when I made this card. It was my second attempt at head embossing. I think it turned out nice. I love all the textures. The stamp came in a Valentines set for $1.00 at Joanns. 

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You have to try this recipe! This is a wonderful treat for the sweetie in your life. I got this recipe from my sister Alycia. She is the cookie master. The icing recipe is my own.  No Fail Sugar Cookies: 3 cups flour 1.5 tsp baking powder 1 cup butter (room temperature) 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond extract 1/2 tsp salt Cream butter and sugar until

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Noticing a theme lately? I just can't help myself. Love is in the air...red and white and pink candy and cards are on the shelves. The Miami Street Vendors' arms are full of flowers.  Here are some cards that are easy to do. They both use paint swatches. I used paint chips and a 1 inch punch for the circles. The heart is made from a paint swatches. I just cut it out free hand with

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I used the same layout for these two Valentines Day Cards. I embossed the white cardstock and then rubbed red ink onto the raised sections on the red card. On the First card I used a Q-tip and Chalk to get different colors on the different sections of embossed paper.

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I got the idea for this card on pinterest. I tried to find the original artist. I believe THIS is the website. Valentines Day is coming up! I love Valentines day. I know some people say that it is all commercial and you don't need a day to tell you to be romantic but I love any occasion for my husband and I to celebrate our love.   This is a square card. I ended up making a

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My three year old loves to keep busy. He also loves to do grown up jobs. I decided to make him a chore chart that he can use to complete his tasks. I used a small cookie sheet and scrapbook paper and magnets. I don't trust him with a dry erase marker so I figured it was better to stick with the magnets. When he completes the chore he places a magnet on the blue circle by the picture. I made the

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I did not come up with this idea. My sister Tiffany, who is a photographer, sent me a link to an etsy shop. I thought they were so adorable and it was such a great idea. They pretty much are scrunchies that fit onto your camera lens. Along with being cute they ensure you get great pictures of your children looking right into the camera. My sister's birthday is coming up so I asked her if she

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I got the design idea for this card from Sunny Stampin. I like her card more then mine but I like to change things up a bit. I don't like to copy a card exactly as I see it. I just look at other designs for ideas. This was my first attempt at heat embossing. It was a lot of fun! I was really excited to finally get to use my embossing powder and heat gun.

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I'm sure you have all seen the awesome wreaths that are floating around on other blogs and Pinterest. I decided to try my hand at making a wreath. At first I tried to use piping insulation as the wreath base. It did not turn out. I read all the tutorials on making sure it didn't kink but it just looked funky. CRAFT FAIL! See what I mean? I don't know how anyone uses that pipe insulation

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I am pleased to introduce you to a very special guest. Her name is Carrie Snider. She is not only a good friend but she is also my sister-in-law. Yes that is right...I married her little brother. When my husband teases me that I married him because he was studying to be an engineer I correct him and say I married him because I wanted Carrie as a sister-in-law :) Carrie is a very talented

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For my birthday my husband got me a Martha Stewart Score Board. I have been having a lot of fun with it. I made 22 little gift boxes for my husband's colleagues and I filled each one with peanut butter melt-aways. I'm not sure how my husband felt about carrying them into work in that tin. I think he would have preferred a cardboard box. I'm planning on posting a tutorial

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I found a wonderful shop on Etsy and I just had to share. I was looking for some bakers twine on Etsy when I came across Bird Haven. I loved the vintage spools with bakers twine on them but I wanted a variety of twine in a smaller quantity. I sent Bettie a message and she responded very quickly. She gave me exactly what I needed. Now she carries bakers twine samples in her shop. Here are some

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If there is ever a time to make a homemade card I think Christmas is the time. What better a way can you show someone you care by taking the time to make them a card? I think a lot of times it seems like there is so much to do during this season that we just do things and check them off our list. Another reason to make your own Christmas cards is because it is very inexpensive. You can always

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I don't really know what else to call these. I made up another recipe. I like to make treats for my husband to take into work for Holidays. This is what I came up with for Thanksgiving. I used tart pans to make little pie crusts. Then I filled each crust with no bake cheesecake filling and topped each one with Cherry pie filling. The hardest part was making the little crusts and they weren't

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I am totally addicted to pinterest. I check my email every morning and then I check pinterest. And then in the evening I look through it again. I love to search for things and to pin things from all the wonderful blogs I read. Most of the things I see on pinterest and have tried are really awesome and work out great. I've tried a lot of things I've seen. There are a few things however that didn't

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# 6  Jovonna Jovonna said... I already follow you! I never win anything but I thought I would give it a try! I am thinking Christmas gifts... Please contact me with your full name and mailing address so I can ship these beauties out to you asap. You said you were going to use them as gifts but if you end up creating anything I'd love to see some pictures :) Thank you everyone for

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I know the title sounds a little weird but that is exactly what I'm going to do. I am giving one of my lucky readers 26 hankies. Why 26? Because that is how many I have :) You may be thinkinging "What the heck am I gonna do with 26 vintage hankies?" I am so glad you asked. Make doll dresses out of your vintage hankies. Attach the hankies to canvas or frame them and use them as wall

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I first saw this idea at a Girls Weekend Out I had with some of my friends. As soon as I came home I went to the hardware store and bought some washers and the gooey stuff you need for the top. I don't have a tutorial here because there are a lot of tutorials out there already. I'll just let you follow this one.

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I invented another recipe. Austin and Jeff loved these. These pancakes are not fluffy. They are more flat like crepes and have chunks of apples in them. My three year old and I ate ours plain but my husband ate his with syrup. This is supposed to serve four people but I found this recipe makes enough for 2 adults and 2 kids. 1 cup milk 1 egg 2 T oil 1 cup flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt

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I love pumpkins. I love the way they look and taste and all the fun things we get to do with them this time of the year. I was looking in my pantry and the 6 jars of pumpkin I had were right there in my face. I decided to look online to see if I could find a recipe that I wanted to try. I couldn't find anything that looked really good that was easy and that my whole family would like. So I got

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I showed this card to my husband and he said "Oh it's a flower" NO! It's a lolly pop. What do you all think? Does it look like a lolly pop? I used two different shades of pink yarn and glued it to a circular piece of cardstock.  I twisted the yarn while I wrapped. Then I used a piece of twine for the lolly pop stick. I was really excited about this card until my husband thought it was

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A few weeks ago I was at the store buying pull ups and I had an epiphany. I was trying to figure out a way to save money on Pull Ups when it hit me to make some out of cloth. People use cloth diapers so why not cloth Pull Ups right? I came home and searched on Pinterest and found just what I was looking for. There was already a tutorial made HERE. I used the same pattern from the blog. I

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I got this idea from pinterest. My husband and I just made a few changes of our own. This costume didn't cost us a thing. We only used things that we had at home. My three year old son is so excited! It was hard to get a picture because he was running around all over the place. You will need: Cardboard Two plastic bottles Duct Tape Orange Tissue paper 2in non-rolling elastic

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I made this card for my friend who is getting married very soon. I'm sad I can't see her in person on her special day. For this card I use patterned paper for the front. I took a brown ink pad and rubbed it along the edge of the patterned paper to distress it a little. Then I took a white 1 inch strip of cardstock and cut it at 1, 1.5 and 2 inches. Instead of using a rounded corner punch I

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I love Halloween. It is so much fun. Every year we make these chocolate covered pretzels. They are really yummy and festive. You just need the pretzel mold from Joanns and some melting chocolate and pretzel rods. I also made the tags. The stamp is from Joanns. I sent them with Jeff to work. He said they were a hit. I used an ink pad to distress the edges of the white cardstock. You

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 About a year ago I got together with some friends to do a block swap. What you do is make 20 of the same block and then you exchange it with your friends. You will end up with 20 different blocks in the end.  We decided on a Summer theme before we bought our fabric.  It was really fun seeing what everyone came up with. I also love that when I look at each block I think of my

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Aren't these cute? I really can't take credit for the idea. I found a great tutorial HERE   The tutorial was very easy to follow. I used some cording for the drawstring instead of making my own. You can get the cording by the yard at Joanns.  I have been making little activity bags for my toddler. These will be perfect to keep them in.  When I showed my husband the bags he

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Did you try tying the bow from yesterday? This next one is a littler harder to demonstrate. Again it will be easier for you to use ribbon that is the same on both sides. Again... leave the ribbon on the spool. Open your card with the front of the card facing up...towards you. Lay your ribbon underneath the cardstock. Start just like you did with the first bow. You will be tying a

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As requested I am posting a tutorial so you can tie the bows you've seen on my cards. There are several different ways to tie bows. I like the two that I am showing you the best. They are easy to do. I've taken step by step pictures...which wasn't easy by the way. I had to tie the bow with one hand and hold the camera in the other. Helpful hint...Use ribbon that is the same on both sides. If

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If you aren't a quilter but want to be this would be a great starter project. If you are a quilter already this is a great use of scraps and it is an easy pattern to replicate with different fabric. Here is what you will need. Fat Quarter Bundle (you can get these at Joanns) batting 1 yd of backing fabric 1/4 yard fabric for binding Sewing machine Scissors Thread straight pins Iron + ironing

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I saw this idea on pinterest. here is the blog. It is the same place I got the idea for the Popsicle stick puzzle. There are a few more ideas on there I will be replicating. I am also planning on making some draw string bags for all these busy toddler activities so they won't get lost. Then I can just grab a bag and go out the door. This cost me about $2.50 for everything. You will need:

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In case you missed it... Sweedish Weave Part 1 Sweedish Weave Part 2 And now for the big reveal...   This is a Sweedish Weave Afghan I made for my new niece.   The pattern is called Celtic Jewel.   I used three different shades of pink.    It took me about 50 hours but it was well worth it. I really do enjoy making these.   You may be thinking...50 hours

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I saw this idea on pinterest. I thought it would be really easy to do. I was wrong. It took me a lot longer then I thought. BUT if you learn from my mistakes you will be able to make it really easily. This project cost me about $1.00 per puzzle. You will need: large Popcicle sticks photo or clip art of your choice modge podge exacto knife (craft knife) sponge brush cutting mat (cardboard)

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For added texture try tearing the edges of the cardstock. You can also ink the torn edges for added depth.

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A few months ago I found a magnetic alphabet toy at a second hand store. I was really excited because I knew Austin would love it. The excitement wore off when he started to play with it. He only played with it while I was in the kitchen so I was always having to move him out of the way so I could open the fridge. He also would push all the letters to the ground and I would step on them. The

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It's your day. I may have told you before that is my favorite sentiment. It is my favorite because it can mean so many things. My husband likes to tease me about it. Whenever there is a special occasion in our house he says "It's your day." If you don't have an It's your day stamp you can just print the sentiment onto white cardstock with your computer and printer. Then you can cut it out and

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I don't know if you remember this beauty. I got this from craigslist when I first moved to Indiana two years ago. It cost me $35.00.   It was a weird greenish brown color. It also was a weird wood that had almost a vinyl finish on it. We added two coats of buttercream paint and new hardware. Then we moved to Florida and I changed the coloring of my room a bit. With

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I've posted about using a raised embellishment before. All you got to do is put some cardboard behind your sentiment and it gives it a nice raised effect. I also took my black ink pad and rubbed it along the edges of my cardstock around my sentiment. It is called inking your edges and I do it all the time. As for the bow. That one is a little harder to describe so I'll be doing a tutorial

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I've had a few readers express that they like my posts about simple projects. I decided to make my next few projects basic crafts/cards that anyone can do. I love it when I hear that one of you has re-created one of my projects. That is part of why I have this blog. The number one reason though...is to inspire you. I want my blog to sparks your creative fire. Ok it is a tiny bit funny that the

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Not really...but I used to sing that song when I was little so it came to mind while I was working on this project. I was at Target when I stumbled onto these beauties. They were $2.50 each. I didn't like the salmony pink color or the letters on the buckets but they were metal and a good size so I grabbed them up. With two coats of spray paint they were just what I wanted! The green one

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A little while back I was reading my friend Sue's blog. She always has awesome pictures of her two boys and new baby girl. She also shares fun things she does with her kids. Sue has been published multiple times in Family Fun magazine for her fun ideas. Sue was kind enough to let me feature her on my blog. If you want to learn how to make these adorable Pleated Mary Jane baby shoes you need to

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I got this idea for this project from tatertotsandjello She used a bigger white frame with yellow paint swatches. I used three smaller frames I had in my closet. These were the frames before I did the project. I used them in my son's room but not it doesn't fit in his room. These are the frames after I finished.   I used a 1 inch paper punch. I started at the bottom of the paper and put each

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When I was a kid my Mom always made us a cake that was in the shape of how old we were. All six of us always got an awesome number cake. When I got married my oldest sister got me the number pan that my Mom used to make our cakes. Now I use it for our Birthdays. It is really easy to use but not so easy to get a smooth look :) It is like icing a cake full of corner...because it is full of corners.

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Have I mentioned I love this embossing folder? Well I do and I can't stop using it. When I don't have a specific person in mind when I make a card I usually try to keep it a little more basic. That way I can just use a layout I like and then make a bunch. They are always nice to have on hand and you can never have enough birthday cards.

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I'm on a Gray color kick. It has become a nice neutral color that I use. It goes well with a lot of things. I really like how it looked embossed as well. I inked the edges and I used a cuttlebug die to make the tag that is on the yellow ribbon. The Gray cardstock is embossed with a Houndstooth embossing folder. It isn't the best picture. I really need to find a good place in my new apartment

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Sometimes I get tired of the same old A2 size cards I usually make. I like to make square cards as well. I think they look really cute and it is easier to use my scraps of paper I have left over on smaller cards. I used an embossing folder for the background paper. I made the tag by cutting cardstock with a 1 inch punch. Then I used my crop-a-dile to add the eyelet. What do you think?

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Can I just say that I LOVE Ikea. I got some awesome things there to make my craft space more functional AND pretty. I love that I have everything I need accessible and there is still room for more stuff :) The table used to be my kitchen table and the white compartment is from Ikea. It has another one that can go with it but I'll be getting that one at a different time. I have plenty of storage

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Have you created something lately? I want to see what all of you have been up to. Send me a picture and a brief description and I will post it for you on my blog. My good friend and Sweedish Weave mentor was kind enough to send me some pictures of some projects she has done. I just wanted to share because they are amazing! I love the black monks cloth with the white and gold yarn. In case

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If you missed An Introduction to Sweedish Weave Part 1 you can find it here. Did you buy your patterns and Monks cloth? Have you prepped your fabric? Alright we are ready to move onto the next part. Before you begin weaving you will need to find the center of your Monks cloth. You could use a measuring tape to find the center or you could count all the tiny woven squares. Those would be very

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I don't know about your kids but my kiddo loves to do crafts. He asks me pretty much every day to do a craft. Sometimes I get a little tired of just the normal crayons and construction paper art. I try to come up with fun things he can do to keep both of us interested. I like crafts that are useful...ones you can do something with instead of just taping them up on the fridge. Check out what my 2

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 I am really excited about this post. I had the wonderful opportunity to learn about Sweedish Weave from a good friend. As I started getting into it and wanting to learn more, I noticed there wasn't very much information about it online. After completing my first project I was eager to start another one. This is my first Sweedish Weave project. The pattern is called "Tree Design." It is just yarn

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This is probably the easiest project I've ever done! Seriously....it took just a few minutes. While I was at target I got these flashcards for $1.00. They are really great and there are 20 cards with pictures on both sides. For the rest of the project you will need a book ring and a hole punch. I used my crop a dile but you can use just a regular hole punch. Punch a hole in the upper left corner

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Austin loves to paint. He asks to paint every day. Sometimes he is content using water colors and printer paper but sometimes he asks to paint something bigger. When I was at Joanns he saw a little wooden birdhouse and asked if we could get it for him to paint. I used it to bribe him to be good for the rest of the day :) It was $1.00 at Joanns and I already had the sponge brush and the acrylic

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 I love art. The only problem is it can get expensive. Especially if there is something you have in mind. I like the things I hang on my wall to mean something and to be enjoyed by everyone living in the space. That is why I decided to make my son's art for his room. I'm not much of an artist so I got crafty. I took one of my son's favorite books "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," and cut it up! Yes

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I am so proud to be able to feature Kitty Cats and Airplanes on my blog. Not only is Amie Allen a very talented jewelry artist and craft blogger, she is my friend. We were college roommates our first semester at BYU-Idaho. She is very active in the blogging community and has been featured countless times on other blogs. Amie does just about every type of crafting. Her blog is so much fun to read

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I love great toddler activities. The only problem is a lot of them are really messy. I love this one because it is mess free. I got the idea HERE What you will need: Shaving CreamPlastic BagFood ColoringSomething to mix it with  First add the shaving cream and the color of your choice to the bowl.  Then you need to mix it up. Add more color if needed. I think this was Austin's favorite part.

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Chunky Bling is having a HUGE sale!  You can get Watch Sets for only $19.95! Just head on over here for the details and be sure to use promo code WATCH1995 to get the deal! Purchase any watch band of your choice and you’ll receive one of the “branded” watch faces for FREE!  This promotion is unlimited!  Stock up on Gifts now! From what I understand this is the best promotion they've ever

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This paper reminds me of the circus. I think it is so fun and colorful and energetic. Well I guess as energetic as paper can be. I used the thanks embossing folder again. It is actually my last one. I don't have any more of those. I borrowed a friends embossing folder and now I'm living far away and won't be able to borrow it anymore. I'll have to try to get a hold of my own. I haven't been

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I have some exciting news! I was asked if I would be interested in advertising for Chunky Bling. It is an awesome jewelry company. You can make your own custom jewelry on their site for a great price. I want to offer a giveaway but first I need 100 followers. So please try to spread the word and if you aren't already a follower please click the follow button for my blog.  If you are interested in

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In case you were wondering....No I have not been making cards since I had my baby. I just stocked up and made a bunch before I went into labor so I would have a bunch made. I haven't had my craft table up for a few weeks now. We will be moving to Florida on June 28th so I will not be posting for a little while. I promise I will start back up once we get settled. Thank you so much for reading!

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Did you ever have a piece of fabric or paper that you loved so much you didn't want to use it? Well that is how I feel about these brads. They came in a pack with other brads that have really pretty colors and fun designs. My Mother in law sent them to me and I would get them out and look at them but never use them. They were too cool to use. I know...I'm nutz! Well I finally used some. I

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I used the same layout for these cards and I even used the same paper but I was able to get a different look by just changing up the embellishment on the left. You don't have to make every card really different. If you find a layout you like or paper you like just make a bunch of the same or change it up just a little bit.

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I paper pieced another table runner. I had a very generous friend give me some fabric so I wanted to thank her for her kindness. I used the same book I've used for my other paper pieced projects. This time I did the Utah Star pattern. It was a lot of fun to work on. My Mom machine quilted it for me. She is really awesome at free motion quilting. I had this finished before I had my baby :)

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No I haven't had my baby yet. I'm still just waiting. My Mom is here though so we are having fun. I'm working on a table runner. It is almost finished. I'll be sure to post pictures of it eventually :)

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I'm in love with this embossing folder. I think it looks so rich and elegant. It looks great in all different colors but I especially love it embossed with this red carstock.

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I've been asked how I find time to make so many cards every day. Here is a tip...I don't make cards every day. I will usually make a batch of them all in one sitting. When I'm making the cards I usually make more then one of the same card or I will just switch up the card a tiny bit depending on what supplies I have left. Above is an example. I made a card and then had some cardstock left so I

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I don't know why I didn't do something like this sooner. I have a few extra pictures laying around that I don't use for anything. Either I was going to scrapbook them and they didn't fit in a layout or they are pictures that I was going to frame but decided to use another picture. I hate to throw pictures away for some reason. So I found a great way to use them. I think it makes the card way

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I made this card with someone special in mind. I'm pretty sure she has already received it. I've used this cupcake stamp before. It is one of my favorite stamps. I think it is so cute! It only cost me a $1.00 at Joanns. It is an acrylic stamp. I used this color combination for my wedding. I love pink and green :)

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My Mom was totally the inspiration on this one. Almost her entire house is decorated in purple and green. I love that color combination. One of my sisters actually used it for her wedding colors. Enjoy!

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I used the same techniques on this card as the last post. I used an embossing folder and then inked the embossed portion of the cardstock. The how Thoughtful sentiment is also embossed. I don't own any embossed sentiment folders for my cuttlebug but I was able to borrow one from a friend about a year ago so I just ran a bunch of my scraps through. I used the last embossed sentiment during my

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I have been making a lot of cards lately. I think I made about 20 thank you cards in the last few days. I'm nesting through cardmaking :) I've actually already used most of them. I have a lot of wonderful friends who gave me diapers and wipes that I sent a thank you card to. I used purple cardstock for the card base. Then I ran some white cardstock through my cuttlebug dots embossing folder.

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I was going to wait to post this until tomorrow but I'm too excited! I made my first real knitting project. My first project was a washcloth that I made to learn casting on and knit and purl and casting off. I wanted to make something useful with the extra yarn I had from some other projects. Here is what I came up with... The first pair I did were the medium size. The second pair I did

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My friend gave me a bunch of her stamps that she wasn't using anymore. One of them was this dragonfly stamp and another was the dotted lines. I cut out my cardstock and inked the edges and then I stamped my sentiment and dragonfly and dotted lines. Piece of cake.

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I have a bunch of florescent colored cardstock that I bought when I was in middle school. My taste in colors has since changed so I don't use it very often. This picture doesn't show how bright it actually is. I really like the bright colors on this card. It is very cheerful and I think the ribbon adds a good accent.

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I've talked about this sentiment before. I love "It's Your Day" it could mean anything!!! I usually have someone in mind when I'm making a card but it is nice to have some on hand in case I don't have time to make one or if I forget (which never happens to me...wink...wink). You will notice that I have been posting a lot of cards lately. I am due to have my baby in two weeks so I won't be

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Austin's grandma made him a beautiful quilt that matches the theme for his room and he loves it. We put it on his bed everyday but we needed something else for him to use at night because he kept getting the quilt dirty when he would wet the bed. He has a blanket that he really loves that he got when he was born that is too small for him now. We are letting him keep the blanket but we wanted to

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A good friend of mine got me this stamp. It is acrylic and came in an awesome set with other stamps. You will be seeing more stamps from this set in the future. I really love it! The set has different sentiments and then it also has a bunch of different frames in the set. I love how versatile it is.

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There are many times when I use the phrase "adds great texture". Some of you may not know exactly what that means so I'll explain. Instead of using the same supplies for a card with the same surface I like to mix it up. For example. Making a card using only cardstock isn't necessarily bad but the entire surface of the card feels and looks the same. When you add texture to a card you just need to

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I found this stamp for $1.00 at Joanns. It also came with two little bird stamps. I'm not sure what occasion I'll use this for but I really liked the stamp.

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I love my flower punch. It is so easy to add some texture to cards with it. I usually punch out two flowers in different paper and crinkle the paper a little bit. Sometimes I run the flower through my cuttlebug to give it even more texture. The green part of the flower you see on the bottom has been run through my cuttlebug. I didn't add a sentiment to the front of this card. I did stamp Happy

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My good friend Jamie stopped by for a visit and brought me a really fun gift! It was a car seat blanket, a binki clip, burp cloths and a taggie blanket. They are adorable! She used really nice quality fabric and her workmanship is great. I am totally in love with the fabric she picked out for me. Check it out! I can't wait to wrap my little baby boy in these goodies. If you want some of

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I wanted to post these a few days before Mothers day but I didn't want the people receiving the cards to see them on my blog before they arrived in the mail. The top card I embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. Then I used chalk on the raised parts to color it. The middle brown cards I used some leftover fabric I had. I just pinked the edges and tied it around the cardstock. The last

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My wonderful husband got me a new computer for Mothers Day. Unfortunately we are still waiting for the wireless Internet card to arrive. The only place to hook up to the Internet here is in my 2 year olds room and I wouldn't dare put a computer in his room. So here I am with lots of projects to show you and no way of uploading them. All my pictures are on the other computer. As soon as I get my

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On Thursday I taught my last cake decorating class. I'll miss my students and I will also miss teaching. I really have enjoyed doing it. My husband will be graduating in two weeks and I am having a baby in 5 weeks so I decided to stop teaching until we get settled in our new place (wherever that may be). Here are some of the flowers I made in the Fondant and Gumpaste Cake Decorating class.  Mum

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I thought that it would be a good idea to get a sling to use for baby #2. We will be moving right after I deliver so I will need to have my hands free to get our apartment unpacked. I found a tan colored sling for $10.00 and snatched it up. I wasn't ecstatic about the color but I knew I could spruce it up. See that red fabric under the sling? I got that in a remnant bin at Hobby Lobby and

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I got this stamp from my friend Kelsey. It is a rubber stamp mounted on a wooden block. I have it displayed on my craft shelf but I also like to use it when I can. This was a fast card to make. I stamped the feather and then I inked the edges in brown. I back it in brown cardstock that I roughed the edges with a pair of scissors. There is a tool you can use to distress the edges of cardstock but

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My friend Millie is coming over after I put Austin in bed and we are going to make a bunch of cards! I'm really excited!!! We might get more talking done then actual card making :) This card is supposed to be a wedding card but it would also work for an Anniversary card. I used my flower punch to make the flower. I wrapped ribbon around some embossed cardstock and it was done. It really didn't

Briellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669453017218783426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295566584373263275.post-84368295510515847062011-04-26T05:56:00.000-07:002011-04-26T05:56:47.511-07:00

I have a Fall wreath and a Winter wreath but I don't have a Spring wreath. I love walking up my entryway and seeing a wreath hanging on my door. I think it looks much more inviting. I rent so I can't paint the door so this is my way of expressing myself and adding some homey touches. All the wreaths at the store weren't what I wanted and they were cost more then I wanted to pay. I took matters

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I have been working on this project for quite some time. It took me a month to finish but it was well worth it. I loved worked on it. It was nice to be able to cozy up on the couch and work on a project and it was really easy to take it to craft groups too. This is a baby blanket for my little boy due in June.  I learned how to do this project at a Relief Society Quilt Group. Marlene Seymour was

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If you have been wanting to make some cards but didn't know where to start this would be a good card to tackle first.  All you would need is cardstock, glue, ribbon, a stamp and ink (or a regular computer printer) and a paper cutter (mine is a 12 x 12 fiscars rotary paper slicer). I took my 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and I cut it in half. Then I folded the cardstock to make my card base. Then I

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This year for Easter I really wanted to make Austin something that he could wear to church on Sunday. I won't be getting him a new Sunday outfit so I thought this was a good way to spruce up his suit.  I read through about 6 different tutorials from craft blogs to find one I liked. I liked this bow-tie tutorial the best.  I made a few tweaks to make my bow-tie. I added some heat-bond thin

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I tried something new. I wanted to use some really bold prints and see if they worked together. It isn't my favorite card I've ever made but I think it works. Next time I'll use white as my card base and maybe tweak the layout a bit.

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This card was really fun to make. I love the teal and red color combo and I just ruffled the ribbon with thread and needle. Then I sewed the ribbon onto the card. I tried my double sided tape but it wouldn't stay.

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I used some paper from my stash for this project. I punched 1" circles with my punch and then I put double sided tape on the wrong side of the paper and then folded the circle in half over the yarn. I came up with this card when I was looking at all the awesome Holiday Banners people have been making and posting on craft blogs.

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