A tag for your Thursday!

Good morning all!  I hope you're doing well on this Thursday.  Today I have a quick post, a little tag I whipped up for Landry's birthday gift from her big sister, Abie.

 

This tag was so simple to make.  You know THESE SHEETS that Crate Paper and other manufactures sell?  Crate Paper calls them Accent Cuts, I'm not sure if there is a general name for them or not.  Anyway, when I purchase one of these sheets, I immediately cut them all up, it's distracting to me to leave them in one 12x12 sheet.  I much prefer them to be nicely trimmed and ready to go for projects!  I picked out a little "Accent Cut" and simply layered on an Emma's Shop tab sticker and a couple of punched out butterflies.  See those gems at the top?  They were to cover up a mistake.  Abie couldn't decide if she wanted to sign the front or back of the tag.  The gems are covering up her pen marks :)  I stamped a little sentiment and tied the tag onto the tulle bow on the package.  Man I love tulle!  I think I would use it on everything if I could!

Well, that's it for me on this fine Thursday.  Have a fantastically wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!  Thanks for stopping in today my friends!

CFC #9

Aaahhh, Wednesday already.  Gotta love a short week, don't ya?  Today I'm playing along with Casual Fridays and the challenge this week was Krafts and Men!  Two of my favorites!  Haha! Check out the link above for all the details.

I stamped a thin strip of black wood grain across the middle of my Kraft base.  Then I cut a 3x3 piece of Kraft and heat embossed the tricycle with black embossing powder.  I added a bit of bakers twine and popped it up with some foam dimensionals.  I finished off the card with a sentiment in the bottom corner.

This manly Kraft card couldn't have come at a better time!  My Grandad's birthday is today so this Krafty man challenge couldn't have been more perfect :)

I hope you have a great Wednesday.  Thank for stopping by today and I'll see you tomorrow!

PDCC88

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Did you have a nice three day weekend?  (for those of you in the States)  We a lovely time with family and friends.  I realized yesterday just  how much my family means to me.  I have a small family, but one that is close and whose love is strong.  I know that no matter what we will always be there for one another and that is comforting in and of itself. 

Today I want to share with you a card I made for the Play Date Cafe's Challenge #88.  When I saw this picture, I thought, I got this no problem.  I thought of fun summer plates and place mats, beach tableware.  You know, that type of thing.  When I started on the card though, I had the hardest time.

My card measures 4x4 which is a size I love but seem to forget about on a regular basis.  I think because I don't have that size of envelope.  I went a bit crazy with the buttons, I just love them though!  Oh, and that ribbon!  Too fun I think!

I hope you have the happiest of Tuesdays.  I will be back tomorrow.  Thanks for checking in today :)

Happy...

Birthday to my Landry and Happy Fourth of July to everyone celebrating today!  Four years ago today, my baby was born.  My due date was the tenth and we joke around that the neighbors shooting off fireworks on the third are what put me into labor early on the 4th!  I still can't believe Landry was born on that day.  My dad said he was a little firecracker and she is!  She is spunky, funny, bright and full of LIFE!  I was watching her Friday night while some of the neighbors were shooting off fireworks and she was laughing and pointing and loving it.  Exactly like a baby born on The Fourth should!

Saturday out HOA sponsored the annual Bike Parade.  The kids decorated their bikes and the local police came out to lead the way!  Abie and one of her friends were first in line, right behind the police car!

Landry chose the easy way up the big hill!  If you notice the dad behind her and Mike, that is one of our neighbors, carrying his son's scooter.  He chose to run, rather than ride in the parade.  So fun!

The parade route ended at the pool and the kids got Bomb Pops.  Now I ask you, what is more patriotic than that?  I heart our neighborhood and I heart that there are still communities out there in America that do things like this!  I love that my kids will have these memories from their childhood.

I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy Fourth of July, here in the U.S., and a very safe and happy celebration.  After Landry's big party yesterday, we're taking it easy today.  Did you celebrate yesterday or are you celebrating today?

Thank you so much for coming to visit me.  I feel like we are great friends and could meet up at any moment and already know what is going on in each others lives.  Do you feel like that too?  This blogging thing is so strange, hard to explain to people that haven't experienced it themselves.  I'll see you guys tomorrow!

Finished Friday!

How about that for a title?  Almost like I planned it that way, but I didn't :)  Sometimes things just work out perfect huh?  I was able to finish Landry's birthday thank yous and they came together great! 

 

After cutting out all my pieces, like I showed you yesterday, I adhered everything and added my sentiment.  This one, from Papertrey Ink fit perfectly in the banner!  Then I added the Martha Stewart butterfly, which I had punched out from Basic Grey's Life of the Party, fitting for Birthday Thank Yous don't you think?

We have a super busy weekend coming up.  Saturday is our neighborhoods annual bike parade and we'll be getting the house ready for Sunday.  Sunday afternoon is Landry's birthday party and a big barbecue.  Then on Monday, not only is it the 4th of July, but it's Landry's actual birthday!  We have a few fun things planned for that day as well!  What do you have on your plate this weekend?

Thanks for coming by today!  Have a fun and safe weekend and I'll chat with you again soon!

An unfinished Thursday.

Wow, can you believe it's the end of June already?  I've been busy getting things together for the party on Sunday and you know what comes after a party?  Thank you cards :)  I don't have them finished yet, but I wanted to share with you my process for making my most favorite, one layer thank yous, which can also double as fabulous note cards!

I saw these on Amy Rohl's blog at least a year ago, maybe two years ago and just fell in love with them!  I have used the same layout but changed the border punch and main image depending on my needs at the time.  You ready?

I started out by trimming my main piece of cardstock, in this case pink, to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2.  Then I trimmed my white cardstock to 4 1/4 by 5 1/4.

Next, I punch the edges of all of the white cardstock.  Then I cut out all of the banners with my Cuttlebug.  Now before I had my Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banner Die, I would cut these with my trimmer.  I would only angle one end :)  I just lay everything out like this to get a rough idea of what it's going to look like.  I'm getting excited... 

I'll be back tomorrow to show you guys the finished project!  What are you working on right now?  Any mass production projects like this? 

Have a great Thursday and I'll see you tomorrow!  Thanks for coming by today!

CFC #8

Good morning!  How are you today?  I was able to make a card for Casual Fridays Challenge this week, click on the link for the details.  It was so much fun this week!  The challenge was to get edgy!  How fun is that?  I actually came up with the idea for this card while I was sitting in traffic.  I probably should have had my mind on the other cars, but summer means road construction on the highway here, which means a longer commute and that equals a mind wandering to crafting.  I can't help myself :)

 

This card makes me feel all happy and patriotic :)  especially with the upcoming holiday!

We're halfway through the week peeps!  Woo hoo!  Thanks for coming by today and I'll see you tomorrow! 

Some little crafty extras!

It's Tuesday and I'm thrilled I made it through Monday.  I had a really busy day yesterday and you know how I feel so accomplished when I get through Monday, right?  So, I'm here on this Tuesday, already feeling very accomplished for the week :)

Today I have a couple of extra crafty things I wanted to share with you.  I helped out with my friendy neighbors Saturday morning and fixed up the ring bearer box and basket that held their programs.

This was the basket.  I used some of Leah's ribbon and just tied a couple of quick bows on each side of the handle to add a little something to dress up the basket.

The ring bearer box was one of those little paper mache boxes and Leah had already spray painted it silver, but she wanted it dressed up a bit more.  To the top I added a cream colored doily with, yes another, a kraft colored leaf and two felt butterflies.  I wrapped coral and apple green ribbon, compliments of Leah, around the outside of the box.

So, that's it for my little crafty extras today.  A couple of little simple projects for this Tuesday.  I was hoping to have a card for you today, but you know, sometimes a girl gets lazy ;) and wants to catch up on reality TV after a busy day.

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you guys tomorrow!  Have a FUN Tuesday!

Just one more banner...

Hello fabulous Monday morning and hello fabulous bloggy friends!!!!  How are you today?  You know our friendy neighbors got married this weekend and I made those banners for them, right?  Right.  Well, Leah asked me to make a fourth banner, one that said Thank You, I think they were going to have their picture taken with it and have thank you cards made out of it?  Not sure about that though.  Anyway, I whipped her up a banner, lickety split!

Once again I busted out my Birthday Bash cartridge for the banner shapes, ovals this time, and used my Alphalicous cartridge for the letters cut at 5 1/2".  I strung the ovals on cream colored tulle and for a little something extra, I added a couple of spritzes of green tulle on each end of the banners.

Did you have a nice weekend?  We had the wedding on Saturday and it was just perfect...and amazing.  Nick and Leah are just the sweetest couple and we love them, so anything they would have done would have been great.  But, the four of us had such a great time, dancing, eating, talking with friends, it was a great night!  On Sunday, we spent the day getting things ready for Landry's birthday party next weekend.

That's about it for me.  Thanks so much for coming by today to see me!  I'll be back tomorrow with another little crafty somethin' :)  Have a FANTASTIC Monday! 

Bloggy Award!

So one of my WONDERFUL bloggy friends, TRACY over at Tracy's Treasures gifted my this blog award!

Now, there are a few rules with this yummy looking award..

1)  Send a thank you to the person who gave you the award (I left Tracy a comment on her blog   thanking her) and link their blog (her blog is linked above and if you haven't checked her blog out, GO THERE NOW, SHE IS AMAZING!)

2)  Answer 7 random facts about yourself.

3)  Pass this award out to 8 other blogs.

Okay here are my 7 random facts:

1)  I don't like to drive at night.
2)  I'm afraid of needles.
3)  I love to have people over for dinner.
4)  I don't have a best girlfriend.
5)  My best friend is my husband.
6)  I love to watch cooking shows, but would rather have my husband do the cooking :)
7) 

Okay, now to pass this on to eight blog friends!

Steph at Charming Paper Crafts
Vanessa at Delightfully Bright
Mary Pat at Siehled With a Kiss
Tammy at Your Memory Connection
Jamie at Wayward Girls' Crafts
MaryJo at Scrapbook Treehouse
Schell at Schell's Craft Corner
Amy at Abstracts Mixed with Extracts

Thanks again to Tracy for this wonderful award!  Baby, you're the greatest! 

Hostess Taggy

Happy Friday!  It's the big wedding weekend here and we couldn't be more excited about it!  The festivities started last night, but continue on tonight with the rehersal dinner which is being held at Nick's parents house.  I thought I would take them a bottle of wine and I made a little tag to attach around the neck of the bottle.

I have to say that I'm in a bit of a rut with those Papertrey Ink Turning a New Leaf Tag Dies.  I use them on EVERYTHING!!!!  They are so easy to roll out of my Cuttlebug and just tuck in here or there on a project.  I even use them naked, meaning I don't stamp the Turning a New Leaf stamp on top of the die, and I love them that way too!  This particular leaf, I dressed up a bit with a few pearls...isn't she pretty?  :)

Do you have big plans for your weekend?  Any pool time or picnics?  Whatever you do, be safe and have fun! Thanks so much for coming by today and I'll see you soon!!!

Birthday Invites

Thursday already?  Can you believe it?  I've been so busy that Landry's birthday has crept up on me!  Her actual birthday is on July 4th and we have lucked out the last few years and been able to have the party on the weekend.  This year we went back and forth about whether or not to have the party on the 4th or not.  Prior to Landry's birth :)  we would always have family over for the fourth that's why this has turned into such a discussion for us.  Anyway, we decided to have the party on Sunday, the third.  That way we can stay up late and any one who has to work on the fifth won't have to worry about it! 

My other decision I had to make was about color scheme.  I have made patriotic invites the last several years and this year I went a completely different direction.

 

I used my Birthday Bash cartridge and cut these at 7 1/4".  I layered the pink on top of the purple and added the white pom pom, marabou, and glittery 4 from Alphalicous.  On the back, I stamped all the details.  

Let me tell you what I learned about this project.  Marabou goes EVERYWHERE when you cut it!  I still have a huge mess to clean up!  :)

Have a great Thursday and I'll be back tomorrow with a little something I whipped up for a hostess gift.  Thanks for popping in today!

CFC#7

Happy Wednesday folks!  I've been so busy the last couple of weeks with other projects I haven't been able to play along with any challenges.  Until last night!  I was able to whip up a card for the Casual Fridays Challenge!  This week the challenge was...

Here's my take on the challenge:

Ooooohhhh, I had so much fun making this card!  I punched out four squares, two kraft, two black, and alternated them on my white card base.  Then before I adhered them with foam squares, I rounded the corners of the two kraft squares.  I went back and punched out four butterflies, two kraft, two black and placed them on the opposite color square.  To finish it off, I added a little Hero Arts sentiment!

Stamps:  Hero Arts
Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  PTI Stampers Select White, Hobby Lobby Kraft and Black
Other:  Marvy Uchida square punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Okay I'm out for today!  Have the most pleasant of Wednesdays my friends.  As always, I appreciate you stopping by and I can't express to how much each and every comment means to me.  It puts a smile on my face and a skip in my step!  Ta ta for now!

Pillow box

Morning!  Last week I was browsing around the Internet when I ran into THIS over at the October Afternoon blog.  If you scroll down a bit you'll see the cutest little pillow box all decorated up!  I knew what I was getting my dad for Father's Day, I just wasn't sure what vessel I would be giving it to him in!  This pillow box idea was perfect! 

Here's my version of it...

I used my Stampin' Up! pillow box die and cut out kraft colored paper.  Then I stamped the wood grain pattern with brown ink, before I folded the box up.  All that was left to do was embellish!  I just love how this turned out! 

I hope you have a great Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here tomorrow :)

Happy belated Father's Day

Good morning everyone!  Did you have a good weekend?  Mike was away and we enjoyed our girls weekend to the fullest!  But, he came home yesterday and fixed us dinner...for Father's Day!  Haha!  What a great dad!  :)

A few weeks ago I shared a little paper bag I decorated, not really sure what I was going to do with it.  I decided to make a Father's Day card out of it.

All I did was add "Dad" to the banner and adhere the whole bag to the black card base. I think I might make more of these little bags up.  I had so much fun creating this and then when it came time to make the card, it was so quick and easy...and we all know how much I love quick and easy!

For the inside of the card, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock and stamped a new stamp in black ink...

Isn't that sentiment PERFECT?  :)

I hope you have a wonderful Monday!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you all tomorrow!