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!

Birthday Card Set

Hello everyone, today I am sharing a project I made for my Card swap group. This month's theme is Birthday.  We were supposed to make a card and tag for this. We also started to use sketches each month to change things up a bit.
I don't know about you guys but I like to coordinate things together. So I ended up making my tag to match my card and I went ahead and made a matching envelope also.  I love the colors and had a great time creating this set, I hope you like it too!

Supplies:

Stamp & die set from Sizzix-Lori Whitlock

SSS Christmas 3x4 stamp set

SSS Happy & Smile stamp set

Memento Tuxedo Black ink and marker

SSS Audrey Blue ink

I used my MISTI for all of my stamping

 I stamped the sentiment for the card using Versamark and then heat embossed it using Stampendous Marcasite embossing powder.

SSS Nested Circles dies

My Cuttlebug was used for all the die cutting

SU 2 3/8 scallop punch and also the 1 1/4 scallop punch

I colored in the images with EK Success colored pencils

I used my ATG to adhere everything except I used the 3M Mounting Foam tape on the party hat and the small scallop circle on the tag.

I used the Zig two way glue pen to add some Crystal Art Glitter to the hat for an added bit of sparkle.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope I helped inspire you in some way.

Happy Crafting!

Tombstone Treat Boxes!

I have some fun Tombstone Boxes to share with you today that are perfect for some yummy little treats, or just decoration! 

For this first one the box, skull and name came from the Happy Hauntings Cartridge. 

I used Memento Grape Jelly to shade around the name, Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink for shading around the skull and Black Soot Distress Ink to shade the tombstone.  I popped up the skull with some foam adhesive and used a white gel pen for the definition around the tombstone. 

This box was also cut with the Happy Hauntings cartridge. I used some Memento Grape Jelly Ink for the shading. I stamped the sentiment and spiders in Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with some black embossing powder from Stampendous.  The stamp sets used were Perfect Fit-Halloween from Close to My Heart and the spider came from the My Pink Stamper Spookalicious stamp set. 

Thank you for stopping by today, 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!

World's Best Teacher!

Hello all, today I am sharing with you this fun home decor piece that I made for my daughter's 4th grade teacher. I love getting to know the teacher's and I ask them about their favorite color, hobbies, when their Birthday is, etc. That helps me in making fun gifts for them throughout the year. 

This teacher's favorite color is hunter green so I chose a dark green to be the base for this project and it worked out so perfect because it made it look like a chalkboard. I really love how it turned out and she absolutely loved it and couldn't wait to hang it up in her classroom. 

Here are the supplies I used:

Locker Talk, Doodlecharms, & Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridges

Some of the paper is from DCWV & Fancy Pants Designs

All the rest of the paper is scraps from my stash

 "Hey Teacher" 3x4 stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

Versamark ink, Tea Dye Distress ink and Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Blending tool from Ranger 

White Embossing Powder from Stampedous

Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Mounting Foam

Tombow tape runner

White gel pen

gray brad

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Happy Birthday to Emily and Gracie

My daughter helped me make these Birthday Goodie bags for her twin friends. They invited her to their party last Saturday.  I whipped these up that morning with some help from my daughter. She told me to make them the same but different because that's the way the twins are.  This is what we came up with, and we filled them with some treats, chapstick, and hair ties. 

Supplies:

TBBM cartridge

Pink and Purple paper from my stash

Sei Patterned paper

Bazzill marshmallow cardstock

Close to my Heart " Cutie Pie" stamp set

Fiskars: Birthday Bash & Cupcakes and More stamp sets

Versamark & Memento Tuxedo Black inks

Promarkers to color cupcakes

Stampedous Detail White embossing powder

Pink and Purple ribbon from my stash

Stickes and Wink of Stella 

Velcro

Valentine's for School

I know I'm late in sharing this with you but I still wanted to post it. 
Here are the Goodie bags I made for my daughter's 4th grade class and for her Teacher. She loves to help me out and pick out what colors and paper and stamps to use. 

Paper: Red, White and pink cardstock from Recollections & Licorice twist Bazzill cardstock

Close to My Heart "Love Is" stamp set & 

Lunch Box Notes stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

Inks: Versamark, Stampin' Up Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black & 

Crystal white pigment ink

Embossing Powders: Stampendous Detail Black & Detail White, Ranger Rich Red,

 & Zing Grapefruit powder

White gel pen 

Cartridges: TBBM2, Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge

Patterned paper is from Bo Bunny

Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock, red and pink paper from my stash

adhesive- Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & glue gun

Wink of Stella

Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think!

February Card Swap 2015

Our theme for February was to make feminine cards. I decided to make it more for Valentine's though. I made some little 3.25 x 3.25 note cards. I really liked how they turned out. I had fun making these because I used some new product for the first time and loved figuring things out. 

Paper: Red & White Cardstock from Recollections, &

Bazzill Licorice Twist Cardstock

Close to My Heart "Love Is" Stamp set

Versamark ink

Ranger- Rich Red embossing powder

Detail Black Stampendous embossing powder

Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste from Dreamweaver

Falling Hearts Stencil from Simon Says Stamp

Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh: Sparkling Clear & Raspberry

Star Dust Stickles

Mounting Foam

Heart brads

Thanks for visiting my blog today, if you like what you see leave me a comment telling me what you like about it!

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! 

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Birthday Thank You's

 I just had my Birthday on Monday and some friends of mine took me out to dinner on Tuesday night. To show my appreciation I made these little Thank You's and attached them to lip gloss. 

Simon Says Stamp: Lunch Box Notes Die Set

Simon Says Stamp: Thanks Stamp Set

Versamark ink

Stampendous Detail white embossing powder

Stampin' Up Pool Party embossing powder

Recollections small heart punch

Star Dust Stickles

Mounting tape

Kool tak clear foam

all the paper was scraps from my stash

Thanks for stopping by today, if you like what you see leave a comment or 

if there is a project you would like me to share let me know. 

Card Swap cards for January 2015-also an entry into the SSS Monday Challenge blog

Happy January everyone. I have been terrible with my blog but I am going to do better this year! 
To start I am posting what I made for my card swap group. Our theme was birthday this month. I used a technique that I have learned from Kristina Werner (who is amazing)!  
I am also submitting this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge over at there blog. The challenge was an inky background. Because of the technique each card turned out a little different so I am sharing pics from each card, so there's a lot of pics on this post sorry. Here is what I created:

Supplies:

Bazzill black licorice cardstock for the base

watercolor paper

Distress inks: peacock feathers, picked raspberry and mustard seed

Craft sheet

Stampin' Up "Bring on the Cake" stamp set

Versamark ink pad

Black embossing powder from Stampendous

Heat Gun by Darice

DCWV Gemstones 

Sequins 

Black Stickles

White gel pen

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush pen

Thanks for taking a look at my project!