Cookie Time

 

This is a new set I "treated" to myself.  It has lots of stamps and dies all baking themed.  After I made this car, I thought it looked liked a Valentine, but I think it would work all year round.

Supplies:

Stamps:   Honey Bee-You Bake Me Happy

Paper:  My Favorite Things, Bazzill

Misc:  Cookie Sheet Dies, Pop Up Dots, Diamond Glaze, Sequins

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Hanging with my Easter Gnomie

I've been doing a lot of sewing lately.  I love making gnomes.  Each one is made individually and has it's own personality.  They make great holiday decorations and even better gifts.

Supplies:
Fabric, Yarn, Mini Ribbon Bows, Mini Sneakers, Rice, Polyfil, Oven Baked Clay, Carrott

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Operation Gratitude

I like to make cards in bulk, just so I have extra.  I also love to give away my handmade creations.  I found this group Operation Gratitude.  They send care packages to our Military and First Responders.  They put the cards into the care packages so that our Service Men and Women and First Responders can send their loved one a handmade card.

One of the parts that I love about making cards for Operation Gratitude is that I can make them for all of the seasons.  I love making Christmas/Winter cards but never have enough time during the holiday season, so this way I can make them all year round.  

Last year sent 96 cards (in two different packages).  My goal this year is to make 200 cards.  

Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT Super Girl
Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill
Ink:  Versafine, Momento
Misc:  Copics, Pop Up Dots, Enamel Dots

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Baby Shoe Box

I just love baby shoes, they are just so darn cute.  A friend of mine at work is expecting a baby girl so I decided to make her a small gift.

I bought these great shoes at Amazon and made them the focal point of my box.

Each side is decorated with homemade embellishments.  Tiny teddy bears holding crochet hearts.

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Paper punch flower vine and lots of layers.

 Supplies:

Paper:  Bazzill, American Crafts

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Baby Button Bits

Ink:  Momento and Versafine

Misc:  Baby Shoes, Heart Border Die, Crochet Hearts, Pop Up Dots, Flower and Leaves Paper Punches, Scor-Pal, Doily Die, White Tulle

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Teacher Backpacks

I love making teacher cards and I thought this great backpack die from the Spellbinders Die of the Month Club would make a great card.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Teacher's Apple
Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill
Ink:  Versafine
Misc:  Heart Border Die, Backpack Die

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It's Coffee Time

It's always time for coffee, and I need plenty of it!  I've been doing tons of crafting and haven't posted anything and I'm making another resolution attempt!

I've used a lot of my favorite techniques, paper piecing and Copic coloring in making this card.

Supplies:

Stamps:  MFT Grande Sized Love, Cup of Love

Paper: Echo Park

Ink:  Versafine , Momento

Misc:  Copics, Enamel Dots, Pop Up Dots

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I'm Thankful For You

I made these jars for my Dad and Stepmother.  The church and trees are from the Petite Places line at Papertrey Ink.  I paper punched the pumpkins and the little heart.

I love confetti, sequins, and sprinkles.  I didn't want to go overboard, so I just  put a few into each globe.  Of course, I had to add some candy to each jar.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Fall Friendship Jar Fillers

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill, The Paper Studio

Misc:  Plastic globes, sequins, paper punches, mason jars, Papertrey Ink Petite Places Church & Trees dies, ribbon, Nestabilities, candy

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All Treats and No Tricks

These are the last of the Halloween treats that I made.  I can't remember if I've ever made these clothespin witch hats before, but I thought they would go great with these little pails that I have in my stash.

I bought these milk bottles at Michaels, I don't know when!  I filled them up with candy and then added a Impression Obsession die cut to the front.  I cut the witch out with viny.  I made a tag with my Cricut and tied it on to the jar with some pretty organza ribbon.

I'm really pleased that I was able to use up some of my supplies that I've been hoarding all of these years!

Supplies:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink, Recollections, The Paper Studio

Misc:  Milk bottles, Copics, ribbon, paper punches, pop up dots, vinyl, Impression Obsession witch die, mini pails, paper shred, candy, clothespins, Nestabilities

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Batty for Chocolate

Who doesn't love chocolate!?  I'm on the keto diet, but I'll admit I cheated a bit during the Halloween festivities.  

I made these bats for my coworkers.  They were very easy to make and it combined two of my favorite crafting techniques, paper punch art and Cricut.

Supplies:

Paper: Bazzill, The Paper Studio

Misc:  Paper punches, white gel pen, Cricut, Hershey Nuggets

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!  I found this great Tim Holtz Thinlits Frightening Faces set and I knew I absolutely needed it.  Then, Joanne's had their pumpkins on sale 70% off, so of course I had to buy a bunch.

With my trusty glue gun, I decorated hats with a variety of flowers, beaded spiders and some fluffy tulle.  I used to the thinlits to cut the faces out of vinyl  This was great because I could re-arrange the faces to make them look especially spooky.

I think this one is my favorite.

Supplies:

Misc:  Pumpkins, tulle, silk flowers, glue gun, beaded spiders, hats, crochet flowers, vinyl, Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Frightening Faces

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Ghostly Kisses

Here are some super cute little ghosts that are perfect favors for your Halloween party or a little sweet treat to add a little fright to your favorite trick or treater's day.

The little ghosts were cut using my Cricut.  I glued a toothpick on the back and slid it into the Hershey Kiss.  The pumpkin trick or treat bucket was made using paper punches.

Supplies:

Paper:  Bazzill, Colorbok, The Paper Company, Recollections

Misc:  Cricut, Hershey Kisses, toothpicks, glue, paper punches, pop up dots

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Vampire Test Tubes

I'm on a mission to use up supplies in my stash.  Probably one of the few benefits from being housebound after my surgery, I wasn't able to run out to Hobby Lobby or Michaels!

I did find tiny candy corn at Target, and they fit perfectly in these test tubes.  The vampires where cut using my Cricut and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Halloween Pin Ups

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  The Paper Studio, Recollections, Bazzill

Misc:  Nestabilities, pop up dots, Cricut, plastic test tubes, candy corn, Scor-Pal

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Halloween Pinata

I'm always trying to think of different ways to use my supplies.  I picked up this little pinata die when we went to the Scrapbook Expo last spring and the stamp/die set from my birthday trip to the My Favorite Things Boutique.  

My Pure Innocence image was colored with Copics and paper pieced.  You can't see it, but there is a little bit of Diamond Glaze on her shoes and on her stick.  The card is made with lots of layers and lots of pop up dots.

The little pinata was pretty easy to put together.  This is the second attempt, the first one I used way too much glue on and it was very noticeable as I used black cardstock.  I used crepe paper, for the fringe trim, but I think next time I will use designer paper or cardstock as the crepe paper/glue combination made a mess as well difficult to handle.

It's just big enough to hold a small amount of candy corn, which is perfect for a little gift.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-PI Birthday Pinata & Spider Web

Ink:  Versafine & Momento

Paper:  Copic X-Press Blending, Bazzill, The Paper Company, Bella Blvd.

Misc:  Crepe paper, tacky glue, candy corn, pop up dots, Nestabilities, Copics, Sizzix Pinata die, Papertrey Ink banner die, Diamond Glaze

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Open If You Dare

I've been trying to figure out when I bought these egg carts.  I think it's been a few years, but they were next on my list to use.  I thought they would make great treat holders.

The tops were decorated using my Cricut and one of my favorite halloween spider dies.

Lately, I've been having issues with my pictures.  I can't ever seem to get them the way I like them.  So, I'm trying the indoor/outdoor method.  I couldn't decide which ones to post, so I decided to use them both.

Of course, it wouldn't a treat holder unless there were treats on the inside!

 Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Spider Web Stamp

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Carta Bella, Bazzill, Recollections

Misc:  Egg cartons, Cricut, candy, paper shred, pop up dots, Diamond Glaze, Memory Box Spider die, Papertrey Ink Banner die

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Fall Days are Fun Days

Just another card, this one will hopefully help usher in some cooler air.  It's the end of October and yet it's still in the 90's with a heat index of 100 degrees!  I'm so ready for the cooler weather!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things Pure Innocence-Caramel Apple

Ink:  Versafine & Momento

Paper:  Echo Park, The Paper Studio, Copic X-Press Blending, Recollections, Bazzill

Misc:  Fence die (unknown manufacturer), pop up dots, Copics, Nestabilities, Diamond Glaze, Papertrey Ink banner die

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Side Step the Zombies!

This card was inspired by one I found on Pinterest here.  I found a tutorial to make a large side step card on You Tube, it was very easy, and you can find it here.

The tree was cut with my Cricut.  The ghosts and the tombstones are both 2 X 2 Quickutz Dies.  To add a little pop of color, c couple of paper punched pumpkins where tucked in.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Sugar Pea Designs:  Undying Love

Ink:  Momento

Paper:  Bazzill, Neenah

Misc:  Paper punches, Cricut, pop up dots, Scor-Pal, Copic, Quickutz Ghost & Tombstone Dies

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