Projects

Thanksgiving Banner

I had been meaning to post this earlier, but I just got around to taking pictures of my Thanksgiving banner. I made this about a month ago, when I was going through a creative slump. This was the perfect way to get my creativity going, plus I was able to use a lot of my scraps! Add the fact that this can be used as a decoration, and we have a win-win-win! 
 
Here is what the banner looks like on our mantel. Aren’t these colors scrumptious?  Since I didn’t have a specific banner die, I decided to use one of my Spellbinders- I LOVE the way this turned out! I have so many of these dies- I could literally create a banner for each holiday and still be using a different die.
 (Click picture to enlarge)
For the letters, I used my Cricut Expression. To add glitter, I used a Quickie Glue Pen and several DeNami Design glitters. I know there are some adhesive machines and such, but I just go the “old fashioned” way. :)
I’m going to wrap up this post. I hope you had a very blessed Thanksgiving with your family and friends. We had a nice, quiet evening with our family. Tomorrow will be the day where the extended family comes over and we will have lots of little ones running about. Oh how I love times with family! 

Happy Christmas

**This is my second post today. Scroll down for my OTWC post.**
It’s the final day of the Practicing Creativity sneak peeks. Are you excited about the sets releasing tonight? I’m sure you are overflowing with ideas; the DT has brought so many beautiful creations!
Today Courtney challenged us to create something other than a card. Oh, such a hard thing for me to do. I am such a cardmaker; it takes so much brain power to think of creating other things. I decided to make some fun favor boxes- perfect for handing out at Christmas parties and such. These boxes have a bunch of sets, as you can see below. :)
Background: Retro Christmas Backgrounds & Everyday Prints
Polka Dot Tree: Retro Christmas
“Happy” sentiment: You’re the Man
“Christmas” sentiment: Everyday Prints
If you’ve been following my posts with PCD each month, I almost make it my mission to see how many sets I can get onto one card/ project. It’s so fun! That’s the beauty of the sets; they can intermix so easily!
In closing, I want to mention that today Courtney is giving away a ribbon prize- how fun is that?There are so many new ribbons she is releasing- so beautiful! I can’t wait to pull out my little stash and play. :)
Well, I hope you’ve had fun these past few days with the sneak peeks! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me some love, sweet blog friends. I’ll see you tomorrow with my card for the new DeNami challenge!
Stamps: Retro Christmas Backgrounds, Retro Christmas, You’re the Man, Everyday Prints (releases 11/5)
Paper: White,Ripe Avocado (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Satin Red, Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)
Other:Small Gift Box templates
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DeNami Christmas Challenge

It’s time for a brand new DeNami Design challenge. This time it’s a theme, can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s time to create something for Christmas. The possibilities are endless….you can create a tag, wrapping paper, card, scrapbook page…. just be sure you use at least ONE DeNami stamp.
Since I usually create cards, I thought it’d be fun to do a little project. I pulled out the Small Gift Bag templates and went to town. I started by stamping the Mini Star all over the top portion of the template, then I stamped the Christmas Tweety Birds. I just think these little guys are the cutest thing- I couldn’t stop stamping. (Hence the THREE bags)
For the gift tags, I stamped the Merry Christmas Circle then added the Christmas Tweety Bird. To add a bit of variation, I changed the ribbon colors and the colored cardstocks.
You can fill these bags with lots of different things- cookies, candy, gift cards, chapstick, etc… these are great for party favors, or even mini gifts for co-workers or relatives! Remember, you can stamp whatever designs you want on the bag, so these are also great for birthdays and baby showers! 
Lastly, here is a closer view of the bags. I was originally going to stick with traditional Christmas colors, but I just had to throw in some light blue. It adds just a tad bit of extra color. :) 
I hope that you’ll be able to join us for this challenge. Also, just a reminder, we are taking sign-ups for the DeNami Christmas Blog Hop, so if you are able to do this challenge, you’ll be able to do the blog hop! Click here for the details.
Hope you stuck with me through the whole post- I know there were more pictures than usual. Thanks for stopping by, you know I always love it when my blog friends stop by! *hugs*
Paper: White, Leaf Green, Red, Harvest Gold (PTI)
Ink: Jet Black
Other: Small Gift Bag Template, Red grosgrain, Emerald grosgrain, yellow grosgrain, circle punches, twine, Copics

Halloween Treat Bags

Hi there, sweet blog friends!
I have a confession to make….I am a scatter brained crafter. One day I am creating Christmas cards, the next I’m doing an Autumn project and now today I have a Halloween project. Goodness, I really am all over the place. Does this bother you? Would you rather me stick to just one holiday/ season at a time? 
Today’s project is a super easy one, but I must say, I think it’s pretty darn cute. I always love seeing the adorable spider from the Halloween stamp set. I paired him up with the Mini Star, then added some Orange and Black grosgrain ribbon and some buttons from the Halloween Boutique Buttons set. I used some of my newly purchase bakers twine and I was done! This would be perfect for favors at a Halloween party, or even something just to give to co-workers or friends!
If you follow my blog, you know that I rarely take pictures of my projects. It started out because I didn’t have a camera. Then, I got one but wasn’t able to achieve decent looking pictures. Now that I kind of (using that loosely) have the hang of my camera, I’m debating on whether to take pictures of my cards/ projects. 
Blog friends, now is the time to let me know your thoughts! Pics or scans? The choice really is up to you. :) 
Thanks for your input! Can’t wait to hear what you all say…..
 

Retro Christmas Boxes

Happy Monday to you all!

It’s Day #4 of Practicing Creativity sneak peeks- tonight you all will be able to purchase these sets! Hasn’t it been fun to see the design teams cards and also those of the guest designers? I’m sure you all are drumming up ideas of how to use these fun sets. :)

Today we are all creating Christmas projects with Retro Christmas and Retro Christmas Backgrounds. I chose to create some boxes filled with yummy candy! I used the fabulous Square Gift Box Template and then on the inside I used the 2 1/4″ Boutique Boxes. I had such a great time creating these little boxes; they were so easy and I couldn’t help but smile when I stamped all those reindeer. To make it a little more fun, I had to add a Red rhinestone for the nose and added some extra touches on the box.

Just wanted to send a quick remind that Courtney is giving away both of these sets. She’ll be picking a lucky winner from one of the DT blogs, so be sure to leave comments on all of our blogs for the highest chance of winning! 

Christina’s blog (guest designer)
Jackie’s blog (guest designer)
Heather’s blog (guest designer)

Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving some love. I hope that you’ve enjoyed all of the sneak peeks these past few days. Again, the sets go live tonight so be sure to orders yours. (Don’t forget, there is free shipping for purchase over $50!)
 
Stamps: Retro Christmas Backgrounds, Retro Christmas (releases 10/5)
Other: Square Gift Box Template, Clear Boutique Boxes, Red rhinestones, Prima flower, Spellbinder scallop squares die
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Elegant Floral Christmas

 

Hello friends!
Today I have a pretty long post….but most of it’s pictures! :) A few weeks back I felt like creating some Christmas items, so I spent a full night creating cards and decorating a gift bag. Let me tell you, I had SOOO much fun working with these colors (and stamps!).
 Here’s a closer view of the gift bag. I did some of my ribbon pleating (click here for tutorial) and then added Red Rhinestones on top of the ribbon. Who can resist bling AND ruffles?!
This picture highlights on variation of the card. Did you see the glitter I added to the plaid? I’ve done this on previous cards and just LOOOOOVE the look! Adds so sparkle and makes the card just a little bit more festive. ;)
Here’s the other variation of the card. I can’t decide which one I like better- which do you prefer? This one has the Three Line Border in black and is matted with some Lime cardstock.
Here are a few snapshot of the gift bag up close. You can see the rhinestones better here. Oh yes, before I forget, I did my “fancy bow” technique for the ribbons at the top of the bag. (Click here for the tutorial.)
I hope that you were able to follow this post- I know it’s a lot more than I usually post. If you would like to see my videos in one place, you can view them on my YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe (link at the top of the YouTube page) so you can be notified whenever I post a new video!
Lastly, before you leave my blog, I want to share the video I created on how to create one of the cards above. It’s not my best video, but at least you’ll be able to see how I created the card from start to finish. :)
Thanks for spending some time with me today! I hope you were inspired….. since there are quite a few supplies used, I won’t be posting the supply list. However, if you have a question on something, let me know. I’ll be happy to answer it for you!

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Halloween Party

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today I am excited to be showing my very first batch of cupcake toppers, along with some other fun goodies. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I had creating these items! If you are anything like me, you enjoy cupcakes….a lot. There’s something about all the different flavors and the fact that they aren’t too terribly big.

These first few pictures showcase the cupcake toppers. Oh goodness gracious, I want to make hundreds of these things! How can you not help but smile when you see that adorable spider. (Can I even say that?!) Also, how cute is the Friendly Bat?

 

Don’t these Cookies ‘N Cream cupcakes look delicious? Boy, they were! Did you notice the glittery spiders? I saw them at Pier 1 and couldn’t help but pick them up. :)

Seriously, a green bat? Now if bats were really this color, I might not be terrified of them *wink* Did you notice the webs? That is from the awesome Halloween stamp set!

Here’s another peek at the cupcakes…

Here’s the invite for the special event. I had so much fun creating the patterned paper! Would you believe that it only took three stamps and a stamp set to create ALL of these items?

Here’s the picture of all the items together. Did you notice the little banner in the background? I created those using clothespins! They’re so handy for keeping items together, but they also help decorate for a party!

Stamps used in these projects:

Friendly Bat

Party Info Script

Dot Border

Halloween stamp set

I hope you enjoyed looking through this post! I had so much fun creating it….I’ll be doing more things like this in the future! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today- I hope you were inspired!

 

This & That Notepad

Bright Colors. check
Scallops. check
Pleats. check
Useful. check

This notepad just makes me happy. I love these cheery colors and all those polka dots! :) It had been quite a while since I used these notepads, so I thought I’d bring them out again. I have so many of them, it’s not even funny. I really love doing these pleats with my ribbons (Click here to see my video tutorial). I wanted to try a new idea out for this project. I added twine on top of my ribbon- I really like this look! It kinda looks like I did stitching, but I really didn’t. Would you believe I still haven’t had the courage to try sewing on my cards?

Thank you to all who left a comment on my last post! It’s nice to know that you all like my chit chat. ;) Since you all requested I leave my blog the way it is, I’ll do so. Oh yes, I must also say that I enjoyed seeing comments from people who don’t comment often. I’d love for that to continue! Seriously, comments make me want to post more often, so the more you comment, the more I’ll post. *wink*

In closing, I want to mention that tomorrow I’ll be bringing you a new giveaway! You know that FABULOUS wrinkle ribbon I’ve been using? I’ll be giving some away! Be sure to check back tomorrow for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by Pretty Pink Posh today! I love that you took some time out of your day to spend it with me.
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Take Note (PTI)
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Versamark, Summer Sunrise (PTI)

Other: Berry Sorbet grosgrain ribbon (PTI), twine, SU! scallop border punch

Wishing You Notebook

Good morning!

I am so excited about today’s post- I’m featuring Chatterbox AND The Whole Cycle (both from Practicing Creativity-available on August 5th). When Courtney first asked us to create something other than a card, I was extremely nervous. I’m not a huge scrapbooker, and it’s hard for me to be creative outside of cards. Then it hit me, I could create a fun notebook! I created ones similar to this last year for my craft fair and had lots of supplies leftover. (Glad I don’t throw away too much!) ;)

I first started by creating a fun wheelbarrow background. Seriously, how cute is this stamp?! I added the pretty flowers for my front panel and pulled out some of my Copics. I was originally just going to stop there, but then I had this genius idea of stamping on the inside of the notebook. It took a bit of work, but I think it adds lots to this project. Gotta have a complete package, right?



I hope you’ve been enjoying these sneak peeks of Chatterbox and The Whole Cycle. Be sure to visit Dana, Karen and Courtney’s blogs for even more inspiration with these sets! These amazing sets will be available on August 5th- just a few hours away! You’ll want to be sure to snag them as soon as you can- they’re gonna go like hotcakes!


I’ll be back tomorrow with another card featuring these sets AND a post with the newest DeNami Design challenge! Lots of fun coming your way!

Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Simply Chartreuse (PTI)

Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain, SU! scallop border, Copics

Elegant Purse + Video

Saturday greetings!


It’s been a few weeks since I posted a video, so I thought it was time to bring you another one. Today’s video shows how to use the fabulous DeNami Design purse template. If you are anything like me, you are normally intimidated by templates and such- I sure was! Now I love making these extra special templates- they are easy and so fun to decorate!

If you’re attending the CHA SuperShow, this is actually one of the Make N Takes in the DeNami Design booth! You’ll be able to get a firsthand glance at how easy they are, and you can go home with something pretty! For those unable to make the show, be sure to take a peek at the YouTube video tutorial below.


Wasn’t that easy? To decorate and color, it takes around 10 minutes. This is perfect to deliver gift cards or candy in. Who wouldn’t love to get a cutely decorated purse with some goodies inside?
Thanks for stopping by and watching my video! Be sure to check out my newly updated “for sale” section at the top of my blog!