...and the winner is...

I had my #1 helper draw a name for me. He was very happy to help, but was a little disappointed to find out the drawing was for my shop and not something to do with him! ;)


Congrats goes to Jami! Yeah! I'll get those out to you next week! Thanks to all who entered the giveaway! Be sure to keep an eye on my shop this week... more new goodies going in!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Easy as Pie Project!

Hello! I'm really getting into the holiday spirit here, so I thought I'd share a quick and easy twist on a classic Christmas craft... paper chains! This is such a great project to make with your kids, grandkids, etc. and best of all it only requires a few basics.
You'll need some vintage sheet music, a paper trimmer or scissors, and a glue stick.
The just get to work! I cut my paper strips 1/2" by 3 1/2" because I wanted tiny little rings, but you can make them any size. Let your kids cut them out or pre-cut strips yourself for little ones to glue.
If you wanted to make an even more "grown up" chain you could add ink and some vintage glass glitter to the edges of the rings.

This project is going to look so cute on my piano this Christmas! It would be super cute on my tree too! Happy Crafting!

Be sure to leave a comment here to enter for this weeks giveaway! (see previous post for details) Stop by my shop too and see all the new Christmas goodies going in!!

A Giveaway and Shop update!

So here is the first giveaway! It's a biggie! One lucky winner will get a package of my new Christmas Cheer Mini Journaling cards, a package of To and From Label Journaling Cards, and a cute Toy Soldier Collage Greeting Card! I created all these goodies for my shop, and they will be popping up there soon as well! To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post! You can enter once a day through Friday, and then the winner will be drawn Saturday. If you purchase anything in my shop this week you will get an extra entry in the drawing too!


Be sure to stop by my Etsy store today and do a little shopping! Today is the start of my Christmas update, so lots of new goodies will be going in, including some ready to give gifts, crafty supplies, and fun vintage treasures!

Stay tuned for lots of great Christmas inspiration, easy gift ideas, tutorials, recipes, giveaways, and more all month long! (between now and Christmas that is...;))
Have a wonderful Monday everyone!!

Enjoying every minute of fall...

We've been trying to get out and enjoy as much of fall as possible before the snow flies... which in Montana could be any day now. We have quite a few large cottonwood trees in our front yard and it always results in mountains and mountains of leaves to jump in. The kids love it, and honestly so do I!





I've been having fun getting to know my photo shop program more and more. I just love these fun white photo frames from the House of 3- they just add so much to interest!
I've been making a bunch of super cute vintage inspired tags, cards, and signs for Christmas too. They'll be making their debut to my shop along with lots of other goodies during my Christmas shop update. It will start the Monday before Thanksgiving. I'm also going to be doing giveaways, and sharing ideas and instructions for Christmas gifts, decorations, recipes and more. Be sure to join me in the fun!!

Sneak Peek of the New Christmas Shop Goodies

Ok, here is a quick little peek of the new goodies coming to my shop! I'm going to be doing a big Christmas update starting the Monday before Thanksgiving. Be sure to come by and check it all out. There will be things to craft with, ready to give gifts, vintage goodies, package trimmings and more. I'll also be doing giveaways, decorating ideas, craft/gift ideas and tutorials, along with some fun recipes and more on the blog! Please join me for some Christmas cheer!

My little cutties!

I know Halloween was a while ago, but I couldn't resist sharing my little darlings! This probably is the last year that I will get away with dressing them alike. This year we had the characters from Peter Pan in our house! My hubby even got into it with a pirate costume (complete with one of my fancy sparkly earrings which he is never going to live down ;)).
Darling Peter! Oh how I miss those curls... I gave in and finally got Connors hair cut. sigh...
Lovely Tinkerbell... I think her favorite part was the glitter spray we put in her hair. She loves glitter even more than I do!
...and the fearless (and very handsome) Captain Hook! It was a stressful day for the Captain, big events always throw the poor kid for a loop!

Don't forget about the big Christmas update coming to my Etsy shop! It starts the Monday before Thanksgiving. There will also be giveaways, fun gift making tutorials, decorating ideas, holiday recipes and more on the blog, so STAY TUNED! Sneak peeks coming tomorrow!

Making new goodies...

I've been making some new goodies for my etsy shop, and realizing how many things I need to get listed in the shop! So watch out this week for some new items and restocking of some favorites.
a little peek at some of the new goods
These Ticket Tags will come in a set of four (each one is different) and are perfect for journaling.
I'm going to have several color versions of this Journaling Card set... this is the Fall Stamp version.

I hope you all have a great Labor Day!! See you tomorrow!

New Blossoms Coming Soon...

I have some fun new flowers coming to the shop soon. I've got some really shabby foofy tulle posies I've been making as well as some new felt blossoms and adorable crepe paper blooms. Here's a little peak at the Lil Felty Blossoms.

They will come 6 to a package in coordinating colors and in 3 sizes. Each blossom has a brad center that I hand painted, doodled, and coated with glaze. They are so cute and really easy to use on all your scrapbook/paper crafting projects. I'll let you know when I get them listed in the shop! :) Have a great day!

New Embellishments!

Yeah! My computer is working again! So now I can show you those fun new embellishment lines I've been working on!


These are from the "Wee Ones" baby line. Baby boy journaling cards and baby girl journaling cards come in sets of 6 and each one has a different vintage greeting card image, super sweet. The "Shiny Baubles" are a new embellishment made with vintage images that have been backed with chipboard. I put a thick glaze over them to make them shiny and have a glass like appearance. They would be adorable as flower centers! There are a lot of other embellishments in the shop (and coming soon) that coordinate with this line. I'll be posting a photo of all of them soon...


These are from my "Lovey Dovey" Valentines embellishments. The journaling cards come in a pack of six and each features a different vintage Valentine image. There are more new embellishments coming soon that will coordinate with them, including some velvet blossoms!

Computer Trouble....

My goodness! I have been having such computer trouble! My poor little computer is so low on memory it won't let me do anything with my photos! That is why you have not seen much happening here lately, here or in my etsy shop. The problem should be corrected today, I HOPE, so you'll be seeing some of those new goodies etc. Here are a few of the new things in the works... new coordinating embellishments, new blossoms "Swanky Chipboard Blossoms", new journaling cards baby, birthday, Valentines day, and some other fun patterns and colors, monthly specials, monthly challenges (including getting all this years Christmas photos scrapbooked:))... and more so hang in there with me and my computer troubles!

Christmas Sale Event Information

Here's the scoop:
The sale starts on Friday morning and will run through Sunday. I have started to load the shop with the new goodies today, more will come this evening and tomorrow too. There are going to be a lot of fun "events" to go along with the shopping. I will be running a giveaway each day on my blog, so be sure to stop by each day to leave a post and enter. I will also be sharing fun holiday crafts and activities here starting Friday. Each person who purchases $40.00 or more during the sale will receive a fabulous vintage themed Christmas gift pack. (I'll post some pictures later, but you could use it to make a vintage bingo card Christmas sign like in the earlier post) Each day I will also list another way you can get a nice little freebie with your purchase. I will also be offering free gift wrapping for those of you buying presents, so get ready to get some serious Christmas shopping done! :)

New Goodies Going In...

The new goodies have started going in the shop! There is lots more to come!
Here's a little peak at the Family Mini Album (with the Pink Paislee papers) that I promised a while back. It will be in the shop soon!


I'm putting together some very cute little vintage kits for the Christmas Sale... they are going to be part of the gifts with purchase! I'll be back with some photos and details later...

A layout to Share

Happy Monday! I thought I'd share another layout I made recently. More of that fun robot paper I'm luvin right now.

I used some colorful paperclips (fun and easy embellishments) and circles cut from felt and cardstock.

Lots going on this week for me, I'm getting ready for my 1st Holiday show of the season. It's on Saturday, so I'm up to my eyeballs in paper, trims, glitter, and packaging. :) My "craft room" has officially taken over 1/2 of my house. Our coffee table is now piled with all kinds of goodies. My sweet hubby sat on the couch trying to watch football yesterday through a sea of ribbons, tags, and glitter without one little complaint! :) hahaha Poor Guy!

I've got some new velvet creations for the shop too, so watch for "Tattered Velvet Blossoms" to be making their debut this week.

Wonderful Wall Hangings

I have been up to my eyeballs making little wall hangings, so I thought I'd share a few of them with you! I used lots of vintage goodies on them, yeah! Be on the look out for some kits to make your own using those fabulous Jenni Bowlin bingo cards. They will be coming to the shop soon!



For this one I used a vintage children's book illustration. It would so cute in a little boys bedroom, nursery, or even a playroom!


This one is just for fun. I just love the photo, look at all that Tinseltown glam!


These crowns are just perfect for the little princess in your life! I used a vintage ballerina cupcake pick on the blue one.


A fun little "Home Sweet Home" sign to fill up some lonely wall space.


...and of course I had to make some Christmas ones too. I just love the vintage wrapping paper and wooden ornament hanging from the bottom.


I had so much fun making these! You definitely need to try making them. They are the perfect project for you instant gratification types (like me :)) because they don't take too much time and you have something beautiful to display or giveaway! If you would like a specific kit or would rather have a pre-made sign, just contact me in the shop and I'll get one together for you!

Excuses

Ok, I know I have been very lacking on my blog lately, but I have been busy getting ready for some local holiday shows. I have lots of ideas to show you, I just need to get the photos taken! I still have lots of new stuff for the shop too, so I gotta get all that listed as well. I have been a crafting machine, so as soon as I get my camera out :) I will have all kinds of goodies to share. So, for tonight I will just leave you with a preview of a fall project I'm working on. I'm using these photos to decorate a cute little oval plaque I got. I'm making it into a fun fall wall hanging to go with the fall banner I made in my class with Candice Carpenter. I will show you photos of the finished projects very soon. Your definitely gonna want to make your own, and the great thing about fall decor is that it can stay up for several months! (Which I love, cause I just adore fall!)

So here are the photos I'm using. I used my photo editing program to crop them in tight and used the saturation feature to take most the color out. I wanted them to be a little more colorful than Sepia or black and white. This way they all compliment each other well.







Oh, it's so hard to get your kids to stop making those cheesy camera faces. :) They are either total hams or want nothing to do with it. But that's ok, cause I really prefer candid photos anyway...or at least that's what I get the most of. :)

Coconut ScrapShop October Kit

I just wanted to let you know that cute fall kit from the Coconut ScrapShop is up for sale! I'm so excited that they are featuring some of my Pink Owl goodies! Thanks Jenn! Be sure and go check it out, they have a limited amount of kits so don't miss out. I love the unique embellishments like the leaf cupcake pics (I love to use cupcake pics on my pages and projects!) and the mini cookie cutter; sooo fun! You know me, always looking for something new I can turn into a scrapbook embellishment. This is a really beautiful kit, the papers and rubons are stunning, so get shopping!

I've been busy finishing up orders and getting ready for craft show season. This time of year is always so busy! I have some new projects to show you and some fun ideas for holiday decor coming too. Stay tuned....I've also got updates on the holiday craft days I'm going to have on the blog and some specials in the shop as well.

Holiday Place Cards from Journaling Cards

I wanted to show you a fun and different way to use your journaling cards. I used the Fabulous flora Glittered Journaling cards from the shop to make some fun Thanksgiving place cards. They were super easy to make.

All I did was stamp a bracket image on the card and then wrote the person's name in it. Then I added some golden tan tulle and tied it around some berries I cut from a fake fall vine.

I added a piece of chocolate brown felt, stamped a flourish onto white cardstock, and layered it onto the felt. (I think I need to go back and add some glitter to the flourish :)) Then, to make the card stand up, I glued it to a large button. I think they will look cute on my Thanksgiving table, and I can reuse them for my family every year. I hope you'll try to make some too! They could be made for any occasion or holiday. I have some cute new cupcake cards coming to the shop that would be adorable birthday place cards. Hmmmm...who do I know that's having a birthday soon....

Scalloped Fall Felt Mini Album

Here are some more photos of the new fall album. I adore making mini albums, especially out of felt! This one is packed with all kinds of goodies like glitter, more felt, stamps, doilies, buttons, lace and more.
A shot of the cover

One page for your photos and one page to journal (or layer in another photo).

A detail shot.

All the buttons are covered in glitter!

Another detail shot.

To see the rest of the album visit my shop. I've still got lots of journaling cards to list, so keep your eye out for more! Be sure to check back tomorrow because I have some really fun projects to show you for fall!

Journaling Cards Galore and World Card Making Day Celebration!

I have been designing journaling cards a lot lately. I have dozens created that I need to finish and list in the shop. I am kinda obsessed with making them. I sit down to the computer and ooops, time has flown by while I've created 5 new styles to add to the dozen I have yet to list. So, be expecting to see a lot of them popping up in my etsy shop, because I have made it a goal to get them glittered (of course:) and listed! I have a handful of different styles: holiday themes, vintage images, general, baby, retro,... and some cute ones to add to my "Sweet Shoppe" line. Oh, and most of them are glittered, though I have left a few styles without for those of you who like a little less sparkle.

Here is a sample of some Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving themed cards.


Today is also World Card Making Day! So here is a fun little sketch you can use and join in the celebration! And...if you send me a photo of a card you make today, you don't have to use this sketch, I will send you some of my new Glittered Journaling Cards as a little treat! So get scrapping everyone! Enjoy the day!

A Sample Layout!

Hello! Today I have a fun layout to share from one of my blog sketches. This super cute layout comes from the talented Jenn Stevens of My Creative Mess. I love that she turned the sketch into a 1 page layout. Sketches are such a great starting point to get those creative juices flowing.

Here is the sketch:


Now here is Jenn's fab interpretation of it:


I'm still playing catch up from the trip and being sick, but I promise to have some new goodies, more layout ideas, and my fabulous cruise class projects up really soon!
Have a great day everyone!