Strawberrylicious Treat

Saturday Morning Blessings to Everyone,
Wow, This has really been a busy Summer and I think I have heard that same sentiment from most everyone I've talked to.  Where did the Summer go???? There is one thing that is certain about time, It waits for no one, you can either hop the Merry-go-round or just stand there and let it pass you by and believe me, it will pass you by.

I was working on a cute little craft last night while watching, "One Night With The King" the biblical story of Esther ( which they took a lot of liberties I might add in retelling the account,) one of my favorite movies.  It seemed as though it took me forever to make these little treats but boy are the cute.  I'm going to rush to put them in my booth this morning, but they had to have a photo shoot first so that I could show them to you.  Hopefully they won't stay in my booth long, however sometimes I would like for an item to stay in my booth a little longer because it makes my area look so CUTE!!!  Ah the dilemma of it all, "to sell or not to sell, that is the question?" Are you kidding me?  SELL!  SELL! SELL!

Here is the pic and I am also including the link for the Strawberry Template  if you'd like to try and make one yourself, I also made the little basket to go with it.  Each strawberry holds one Hershey's kiss.  ENJOY!! and have a BLESSED DAY!!!

HAPPY MONDAY

Hello Everyone,
Hope this is a blessed day for you, I woke up with a wicked migraine but still managed to get this posting out after taking some meds.  I worked on some projects last night to put in my booth at the store and I'm going to try and make a bunch.  I'm trying to keep the "Going Back To School" theme in mind and make little gifts for teachers and students.

The first project are Bookmarks made with  jumbo paper clips that I purchased from HEB for $1 ( Plastic Container of 25) I will think of something cute to do with the container later.  These bookmarks were made with scraps that I couldn't bare throwing away. 

This next project is a cute little paper treat "fold" idea made for Kitkat bars.  I used cutesy paper by Crate Paper & My Minds Eye.

These cute little baskets I've made before but I really like the texture of the crate paper double-sided design for the cuteness and sturdiness factor. I'm not sure what I'm going to fill these up with but it definitely will not be the truffles that I have in this pic, they were just for affect and I'm eating the chocolate.

 If  I'm not mistaken I have a tutorial on my blog for this basket, check the archives.

Lastly I couldn't have ended my work without my first love of crafts so I created a nice card for a teacher

 I actually used the back of new line of paper that The Scrapbooking Factory Just got in called JOY RIDE by Cosmo Cricket.  I suppose the black paper with the dashed and solid lines are suppose to be roads, but they look like school paper to me, so I thought it would go great with my teacher card.  I cut out the apple with my Cricut (George Basic Sampler.)  I have been waiting for the moment to use my self adhesive cork paper that I got from Michael's and last night I did it. YEAH!!

Lastly here is my latest layout that I will be displaying in Jane's store at the Scrapbooking Factory.  I thought It came out pretty cute, it's funny now all of a sudden my children are taking a little bit of interest in what I display.  Trust me it's not a compliment to my work the kids just want to make sure that I'm not putting anything out that will embarrass them!

I used a really lovely set of papers from My Little Yellow Bicycle called "Zinnia." These are not my favorite papers but they really are lovely and I can't do everything "PINK" all of  the time!

I will be teaching a couple of classes this month at the Scrapbooking Factory and would love to have you join me, you can check out the dates of the classes by going to the stores website: thescrapbookingfactory.blogspot.com

Thanks for Stopping by and have BLESSED WEEK!!

July Make & Take

Hello All,


Here's a little something I created for a future Make & Take.  It's a sweet little treat box & card set.  I was trying to come up with something simple and this was it.  I will be using a different paper  but the design will be the same...hmmmm .... maybe...Sometimes I get to fiddling around some more and then up pops a different design.  Actually the more I think about it I'm always using butterflies maybe this time we could use a little bird...Oh well, we'll see in a couple of weeks.  


Have A Blessed Week!

To Our Classy Dad's

It's that time of year when we honor the special men in our lives.  I am very grateful for the husband the LORD blessed me with and anything that I would give him would pale in comparison to recompense the Love he share with me every day, but I'll still try.

It is really challenging for me to do male cards, especially the adult males.  I tend to be partial to the soft pinks and shabby hues, but once I get started I can usually come up with a few creations.  I really like vintage things and Graphics 45 had a really nice line of paper for men and this is what I came up with.  Please excuse the shine I didn't remove the cards from the poly protectors.

I also like to make little treats to go along with each celebration to put in my booth at the craft store.  I created these neat gifts for Father's Day.  You can also place an order with me at anytime if you don't feel like making them yourself.  The first pic is a small box filled with Hershey's chocolate nuggets.  This box was easy to make:  I used (2) 3x5 pieces of craft cardstock and scored at 1/2 inch on all four sides to make the box.  This box was actually sized to fit this neat paper that I got by Graphics 45 called "On the Boulevard" There are 18 cards on one 12x12 sheet. 

And as a designer destiny would have it the chocolate nuggets fit perfectly.  I was so excited.

Here's the Paper

Next I made this fun set for our #1 Dad's Card and Bottle Cap pin.  I really like working with resin in bottle caps and this is one of my popular sellers at Alamo Craft Co.  I've made all sorts of bottle caps for people and this is quick and easy.  Remember if you have a need for a special order of bottle caps just email me and I can make just about anything.

  

I made an origami shirt & tie to add a special touch to my #1 Dad bottle cap.  This makes for a neat gift.

Decorative Clutch with Flower

Check out these new paper clutches.  They are super easy to make and super cute. I used my Cricut for the circle and my scallop punch for the handle opening.  The flowers probably took the longest to make, but they are pretty popular right now in the paper crafting and the fabric world.  I will post the basic instructions on the purse and the flowers soon.  So check back.

TOO CUTE

Check out these too cute and so easy-to-make crafts for any occasion. I did these for Valentines Day. I used Bazzil Bling paper, I just adore the way the paper glimmers. I am a ribbon fanatic and I can't tell you how many rolls I have.

I am excited about these cute ribbon designs because they are by American Crafts and only $1 at Michael's. There are 4 feet of ribbon in a roll and that's lots of ribbon, not to mention their are many styles and waaaay cute.

Scrapbook &Paper crafting can be pretty expensive but I always go the cheapest route. Sales & Coupons. I don't use very many cheap products since I sale my items and I go for quality. I pretty much use only the best, but believe me I almost NEVER pay full price unless it's totally unique and I can't find it anywhere else.

Be Blessed and Remember,

"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."

Psalms 90:17