I made these for Mother's Day presents. (Hopefully my mom won't decide to make this the week that she checks my blog! The J is for Janet, my mom, and the G is for Gayle, my mother in law.) You might recognize the images...they are from my stamp sets that will be here soon! So here's what you do to make these, using stamps. Just stamp the image with black ink on white paper for the highest contrast. Then find where on the towel you'd like the image to be embroidered. (For these towels I used the cotton flour sack towels. I like how absorbent these are.) I placed the image underneath the area and traced over my stamped image onto the towel … [Read more...]
All the stamps are done!
Well, for the first release anyway. They will be sent off to the manufacturer for production on Monday! I can't tell you how excited I am! I'm going to save the last two stamp set previews for when the stamps are actually in my hands and available to you. However I'll give you the titles of the two unseen stamp sets! Ready? Hey Cupcake and Have A Tweet Day Stay tuned shortly because I will be announcing a few fun things along with my stamp release. And keep your calendars open because there may be opportunities to host some parties in the future where the hostess will get one free stamp set just for hosting! How cool is that? An … [Read more...]
Ready for the next installment?
This set is called Bough-tiful Blessings. (Hope that's not too cheesy!) It comes with a whopping 39 stamps. The branch/tree (depends on which way you stamp it) is 4 1/2" long. The perfect size for a card or scrapbook page element. I am soooo excited about this set because of all the different possibilities! The branch can have so many different things stamped with it: stars for birthdays, flowers, leaves and berries, hearts for valentines day, cherry blossoms.... you get the idea. Also included are some small swirls, dots, and starbursts that can be used separately, or layered on top of the other shapes to make a center. These are easy to … [Read more...]
Wait no longer….
Here is a preview of one of the first of four stamp sets to be released soon! This set includes 4 sentiments, 2 corners, and 5 different borders. The circle can be cut out perfectly with your 1 3/4" punch and the square will fit in your 1 3/4" punch. The other three shaped borders are right at 2" wide each. These are great sizes for both cardmaking and scrapbooking! This will come on a sheet that is 4" x 6". Let me know what you think! … [Read more...]
Sticker Pizazz
If you're like me, you've got lots of flat stickers that are cute, but just don't cut it anymore on a card or scrapbook page. Many of the online card swaps I've done specifically say that you can't use flat stickers...so what do you do? Here's an easy trick to add a little extra pizazz to your flat stickers: Stick your sticker on a blank piece of chipboard. (If you don't have sheets of chipboard, try a cereal or pasta box.) Then trim around your sticker. Now you've added dimension to your flat sticker. I used the technique to make this vase. The entire circle is a sticker, but it looks like the printed chipboard that you see everywhere! … [Read more...]
Paper Flower Tutorial
This would make an awesome Mother's Day Gift! And it's very versatile. You can make globes, embellishments, and flowers! Click on the link for the tutorial in PDF format. Versatile Paper Flowers … [Read more...]
Tweet Day Gift Bag
Swap is tonight and the theme was a gift bag. It could be a gift box, bag, or anything else to give a gift in. I bought the craft paper brown bags and embelished them. A little tag. (hint: tag sentiment and border might be images from my new stamps. Do you like them?) Close up of the birdie. I cut out the shape from the paper and adhered that to the bag. Then I used tacky glue and traced around the bird. I pulled out a skein of yarn that I bought just because I liked it. I outlined the bird with the yarn for a little dimension. I think it turned out nicely. … [Read more...]
Gift: Baby Journal
A friend at work is expecting her first child (a little girl named Katelyn) soon and we're having a baby shower for her tomorrow. This is what I made for her: Basically a small journal with a few prompts. I left one side empty so she could put a picture and the other side has a little journal block. I've typed below what each one says...or you can click to see it bigger :) Our Beautiful Baby Girl (name here) entered the world on (Date here) at (time here). She weighed (weight) was (length) long, and had (color) eyes.The first time we saw you: When you were born:Your first bath:Our favorite thing about is: When you met the dog:Our thoughts … [Read more...]
Custom Picture Frame
This is what I started with: -Picture Frame (I got this from Target, my favorite store ever! It was a set of 5 different sizes for $10. -Scotch Transfer Tape (I'll have this in my store because it is the MOST AWESOME tape ever!! It comes in HUGE rolls and is really inexpensive, and it works for glass, plastic, paper, ribbon, and is permanent.) Terrifically Tacky tape will work too. -1 yard of ribbon per frame (I got all ribbons shown for $1 each at Hobby Lobby and Michaels.) Start with a frame of your choice. You don't even need to take out the glass, just make sure that the glass is clean. Tape your ribbon to the glass right up … [Read more...]
I’m back!
Thank you everyone for your well wishes on my exam! After 250+ multiple choice questions and a complete design problem in one day I am done with the exam. The unfortunate part is that I have to wait until JULY to find out my test scores....oh the wait! Oh well! At least it's over! Guess what came a few days ago in the mail? The packaging for my stamps: Each stamp set will come in a lovely brushed silver hinged tin with a ribbon around it! Like a present every time! It's even got the neat little finger grips seen in the picture above so they are super easy to open. When you get the stamp set, it will be in the tin, all you have to do … [Read more...]
