Leslee's Birthday Bag

Good Morning everyone, today I wanted to share with you a cute little bag that I filled with just a few fun goodies like some crafty embellishments, gum, body spray, etc.. for a friend of mine. We recently went to lunch together to celebrate both of our Birthdays, and I surprised her with this little bag! 

The bag came from a pad by Colorbok called Create A Box. It has a bunch of pre-cut and scored bags and boxes.  I used some Ranger Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to blend in and soften the edges of the box and then I embellished the bag with a stamp and die set from Sizzix & Lori Whitlock. I used my MISTI to stamp the images in Versamark, applied white embossing powder from Stampendous, then heat set with my heat gun from Darice. I used some watercolors to paint my images. I cut out the images with the coordinating dies using my Cuttlebug. To finish it off I applied some Crystal Clear & Marshmallow Sequins from PPP using Ranger Multi Medium Matte and then tied a bow at the top to give it that extra touch.

I tried to give links to most of my supplies, a lot of them are linked to the manufacturer but you can also buy most of them from Simon Says Stamp or Amazon.

Thank you for visiting today, I hope you have a fun and crafty day!

January Card Swap-"Sprinkled with Fun!"

Good day to you all, I have a card to share with you today. I am meeting with my card swap group on Wed. and our theme for the month of January was Birthday cards.  I love it because my Birthday is in January on the 19th to be exact.  

I made my card with my new Christmas present a Cricut Explore Air! I am still learning all the tricks to it, but it has been fun so far.  

This picture shows both the outside and inside of my cards. I don't normally put anything on the inside so that the ladies I swap with can put what they want inside when they give it to someone. But the outside doesn't actually say "Happy Birthday" so I wanted to put it inside. 

I used the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge for the sentiment and the cupcake is from the

 Once Upon a Princess cartridge.   I used Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks for all of the shading on my paper.   The background is from a We R Memory Keepers Chevron Embossing folder that I used in my Cuttlebug.  I used my ATG Gun and the Tombow Mono Multi Glue for adhesive except for the cupcake which is popped up with some Mounting Foam.  I used Multi Medium Matte to adhere the sequins that came from Pretty Pink Posh.  To add some shimmer I used the Clear Wink of Stella brush pen on the words and cupcake. I also used some Diamond Stickles on the cupcake sprinkles. 

Here are some close-ups of the front of my card and the inside sentiment. 

Thank you so much for taking a look at my work. I hope you like it and that it inspires you to create some fun Birthday cards to share also. 

Happy Crafting!

Happy Birthday Janae!

My oldest daughter's friend just had her 16th Birthday a couple of days ago, so we made a fun Gift Card holder with her favorite colors. Inside we got her a gift card to the movie theater so she can join us next time we go! 

I just love making things like this for people I know and love. Her reaction was so fun, and I think her mom's reaction was even better!  We just need to decide what movie we want to go and see. 

Supplies: 

We R Memory Keepers Chevron Embossing Folder & 

Sew Easy baker's twine in Limeade

Cuttlebug machine

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen by Zig

SSS: Circle Sayings Stamp Set, Nested Circles Wafer Dies, & Caribbean Blue Premium Dye Ink

Detail White embossing powder from Stampendous

Versamark ink

Doodlebug paper frills-tuxedo collection

silver brads

tombow MONO multi liquid glue

bazzill paper in navy blue

lime green paper from my scraps

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Baby Boy Banner and Decor!

Today I am sharing the gift that I made for the cutest little Mom-to-be!  She asked me to make a banner for the baby's room when I questioned her about what to get her for the baby shower.  I took it a step further and made a decor piece to accent the banner and help get the baby's room a good start. 

Supplies for the banner:

Cream cardstock from my stash

Orange paper from Cricut Earthtones paper pad

Coredinations cardstock in Latte

Nana's Kids DCWV paper pad

Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridge

Tea dye Distress ink

blue ribbon

white gel pen

mounting foam

Supplies for decor piece:

Cream cardstock

light blue carstock

DCWV "Nana's Kids" & "All about Boys" paper packs

Latte paper from Coredinations

"Lion Sleeps" paper pack from K & Company

a bunch of cardstock scraps for the die cutting

Cuttlebug with Gears embossing folder from Darice

Boys will be Boys Cricut Cart

Center Tag is from Once Upon a Princess

Tea Dye Distress Ink from Tim Holtz

Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Stampin' Up Rough Edges Mini Alphabet stamp set

Mounting Foam

Tombo Mono Multi Glue 

Thanks so much for taking a look at my blog today! 

Let me know if you like what you see

Relief Society Invitations

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Well, my Relief Society Presidency in my ward came to me and asked if I could make the invitations for the big dinner that is coming up. I said sure, what is the theme?  When they told me the theme was "Women of Charity" I immediately got this image in my mind. 

They told me they wanted a key included somehow because it will tie into the program they are preparing. In the end I made 100 of these beautiful invitations.  

Supplies:

Recollections white cardstock, vellum & Gold Glitter paper

Cuttlebug

We R Memory Keepers- chevron embossing folder

Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink pad

Disney Princesses-Happily Ever After Cartridge

Gold ribbon

sewing machine

Thanks for visiting today!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Well, Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! 

 I made a fun little goody to give to the ladies I visit teach and for my 3 kiddos;  I had fun making these and they took no time at all.

 I have to say I absolutely love the Lunch Box Notes Die set from Simon Says Stamp. I have used it for so many fun things and there are so many more ideas and projects that I will be using it for!

Supplies:

Cricut Expression 

Clover from PPDU Cartridge

Cuttlebug

Swiss Dots embossing folder

white gel pen

Lunch Box Notes Die set from SSS

paper and cardstock is from my scraps

I got the skinny bags from a local craft store

Skittles for the candy rainbow!

Thanks for taking a look at my blog today!

  I love to read your comments!

Basketball Goodie Bags 2015

I love being the coach's wife, that means I get to spoil the team on the last game of the season! I made these cute goodie bags for a sweet group of 3-4 grade girls. We won our final game of the season by 2 points this last weekend! 

Supplies:

Cartridges: Plantin Schoolbook and Sports Mania

Simon Says Stamp: Lunchbox Notes Stamp and Die Set  

Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Folder

Versamark ink

Stampendous- Marcasite embossing Powder

Darice Heat Gun

Clear Wink of Stella

Tim Holtz: Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink & Blending Tool  

Mounting Foam

Bazzill: Licorice Twist & Tangerine Blast Cardstock

All other paper and ribbon is from my stash

Thanks for checking out my blog today! 

I love reading your comments so let me know what you think!

Card Swap Cards for October and November!

Okay so I have some catching up to do! I really have been doing a lot of crafting and creating. I now have a facebook page just for my crafting. It is called Imagination Attic of course!  I have been posting on it more than my blog but I really want get better at posting on both sites.  

My last post was the card that I made for the September card swap group that I am a part of, well today I will share with you  the cards for October and November.  In my group we do Christmas cards in October and November and then we make tags for the month of December.  So here is what I came up with:

 

For this beautiful blue card I used the stamp set Perfect Fit-Holidays from Close to My Heart. 

Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the bird and EK Success colored pencils

VersaMark ink and blue & silver embossing powder for the other two stamps.

Embossing Buddy from Stampin' Up 

Blue ColorBox ink for edging

Patterned paper and cardstock 

Silver twine

I made my own glitter spritz with Perfect Pearls powder 

Mounting Foam Tape 

 Create a Critter Cartridge

Cuttlebug-Swiss dots folder

Stamp is from Close to my Heart-Christmas Greetings

I made my own glitter paper with VersaMark ink & Kaleidoscope embossing powder from Stampendous

Tim Holtz-Tea Dye distress ink and Memento Rich Cocoa were used for shading and antiqueing

Mounting Foam Tape

Doodlecharms Cartridge

Cuttlebug

Recollections Stamp set-Merry, Merry

K & Co. patterned paper

Memento rich cocoa ink and ColorBox green ink for edging

glitter spray using Perfect Pearls powder

Mounting Foam Tape

Stampin' Up stamp set-Holiday Spirit

VersaMark ink and Pirate Gold Embossing powder from Stampendous

Embossing Buddy from Stampin' Up

Mounting Foam Tape

Ribbon

Create a Critter Cartridge

Cuttlebug with Diagonal Stripes from Sizzix 

Close to My Heart stamp set-Christmas Greetings

ColorBox ink in Green and blue for shading

Stampin' Up ink in Real Red for stamping

Stickles- Stardust, Christmas Red, and Waterfall

Mounting Foam Tape

Thanks for visiting my blog today and enjoyed my creations!

Pastel Birthday Calender!

Hello blogging world, long time no see. Life has been so crazy-we moved into a newer and bigger house and it has just taken all of my time.  I have many old projects to share but not as many new ones but I am working on it.  In the mean time I am going to share with you lots of old projects that I just never got around to posting!  

First up is one of my Birthday Calenders-this one is white and pastel colors.  I make and sell these at our local fair in Hurricane.  I only had three left over from last year and this is one of them.  I am hoping to sell some of my crafts online to get some extra money that we need to help pay off some bills and be able to let my kids be involved in activities like dance and soccer.  

I really like how the pastel calender looks, it is so pretty in real life and there is a little bit of sparkle on it that doesn't show up in the picture.  I sell these Calenders for $20.  If anyone is interested just leave me a comment with your email and we can make arrangements to get it shipped to you! 

Thank you for taking the time to take a look at my creations!  Have a wonderful day!