My Punny Valentines

I finally downloaded the pictures I took of some of my Valentine projects from this year. The one on the left is a "Double Pocket Pretty", which is an idea from Michelle Wooderson's blog, here. I made it for my Mom and it has some yummy candies and a Panera gift card. The project on the right I made for my daughter ... she's a cupcake freak like me, so I knew that image would be perfect for her gift.



Here is the inside of the project on the right showing the 2 gift cards (one for iTunes and one for Dunkin Donuts) that I gave my daughter.

Patterned paper, stamps, and ribbon are from PTI.

Fall in Chocolate

**Edited to Add a better picture**




I made a tag with mostly PTI goodies that I didn't wind up using for my Valentine's Day gifts for my family. So I stuck it to the fabric of this basket I bought last year at Michael's and filled it with chocolate candies I picked up for Valentine's Day and took it into work.

It was quite a hit and how could it not be with the fun sentiment?!?!

Here is a close up of the tag.



Luckily, I'm still creating things here and there ... often times I just don't have time to get a decent picture. So these that I took with my iPhone will have to do.

Supplies for the tag: Simple Valentine patterned paper & Tag Sale #3 die are from PTI, Nestabilities, sentiment is from a Studio G dollar stamp set from Michael's last year.

Finding My Crafting Mojo

It sure is hard to get back in the stamping / crafting groove. But one of the best things to do is Just Do It. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch to create a birthday book (this project came straight from Nichole Heady's blog from last year). I loved how it turned out and it will be displayed proudly in my studio; AND it will store birthday cards so I know where to find them. Not to mention, it will help me with one of my goals for this year, which is to send out cards and crafty projects to my friends and loved ones in a time manner.

I paired Fred the Bear with some retired Stampin Up papers and I dug out my Snap Stamps for cover and for each month in the book. The chipboard binder and calendar pages are from Papertrey.




And here is a picture of the inside of the book, which shows the January birthday page.

Thanks for stopping by and **fingers crossed** I hope this is the first of many projects I will be sharing.

Holiday Planner

I wanted to share a little Holiday Planner I made this past weekend. Isn’t it cute? Almost everything is from PTI (www.papertreyink.com), except the patterned paper is from Imaginesce. I think I’m going to make more of these up and give them out as little gifts. Of course this one is for me for next year. I already altered a little $1 notebook from Michael’s that I’m using to help me plan for the Christmas holiday this year.

Can you believe Christmas Eve is only a month away? Yikes!!! I sure can’t. Where has this year gone?

Supply List: Holiday Button Bits and Take Note stamp sets, Poppy and New Leaf buttons, Spring Rain cardstock, lined note pad all from Papertrey, Inc., patterned paper is from Imaginesce’s Polar Expressions line, sheer dotted ribbon from Hobby Lobby

Make It A Couch Potato Night

I wanted to share a project I submitted for the Papertrey Guest Star Stamper contest for August. I had *so* much fun making it. What is it? Well it's a little couch potato gift set I came up with based loosely on a popcorn bag. I don't have a pattern, but the base of the bag is 2 pieces of 8 1/2 X 10" Sweet Blush cardstock that I scored and adhered together with sticky strip. I seem to use this method a lot when making 3D projects like bags and boxes.

I staged my picture by making some popcorn and putting it an extra popcorn bag favor and tipped it over. My whole house smelled like popcorn ... yummy!!

Here's a picture of what the actual gift set would look like. Don't you love the polka dot couch?? I have so much fun when I use this set. I put the goodies (a bag of microwave popcorn, a large pack of M&Ms, and a Blockbuster gift card) in a cellophane bag I got at AC Moore in the candy decorating section. Embellished with ribbon and a cute little tag. Wouldn't this be a perfect gift for a friend that is recuperating from surgery, or a breakup ... or just going through a hard time? Or how fun would it be to make up some smaller popcorn bags for a Chick Flick night or a slumber party for your daughter and her friends? The possibilities are endless, really.

I emailed pictures of my project to my sister before submitting it and she said it inspired her to stay home from work, make some popcorn and watch TV ... lol ... totally cracked me up!! (You are too much, Joy!!)

On My Couch

I am absolutely crazy about Papertrey Ink's new stamp set called On My Couch (and the On My Couch Additions) designed by Lisa Johnson. I had so much fun playing around with all the fun image combinations. And there are so many clever sentiments, but my favorite has to be "potato optional". We all feel the need to be a couch potato from time to time.

Anyway, here's the first card I made with my PTI goodies that arrived Saturday morning. I used the same layout from my Penguin Christmas card, but this card is smaller. It fits in a Stampin Up small open end envelope.