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Vibrant Candy Boxes


Happy Wednesday! We have made it to the middle of the week! How are you surviving? These past few days have gotten off to a rough start….I woke up late TWICE! Yesterday I woke up 10 minutes before I was supposed to leave, and today I woke up 5 minutes before! YIKES! I haven’t woken up late in a LOOONG time. Rushing to get ready and jumping out of bed is NOT my idea of a good morning start.

Today I have some fun, vibrant candy boxes to show you. I LOVE these DeNami Boutique Boxes– they are so versatile! I cut off the top of the boxes and added grosgrain ribbon, pretty cute, huh? I can see these being used as favors, gifts and so much more! I’m definitely going to be making more of these in the near future. With them only being .45 a box, it’s such a inexpensive gift but you can dress them up to be gorgeous!


Today I picked a winner for my Making Memories Giveaway. The winner was Lisa from Colorado! Again, thanks to all who participated! I already have my next giveaway planned….be sure to become a follower so you’ll know when I post it! With Christmas right around the corner, I’m thinking a mini shopping spree will be in order for this lucky winner. ;)


Well, that’s all for this post. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Dots Background, Holiday Button Bits
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia
Other: DeNami Boutique Boxes, Hot Pink grosgrain ribbon, Martha Stewart scallop edge punch, Marvy Super Jumbo Scallop Square punch, Marvy Mega Scallop Square punch, Aqua button

Making Memories Giveaway Winner

Thank you to all who participated in my Making Memories Giveaway! It was so fun to read your favorite fall activities! I know you are all waiting to hear who won, so without further ado, the winner is Lisa from Bellalistona!

In case you were wondering how I picked a winner…. since there were quite a few entries (yay!), I went “high tech” and used Random.org to pick the winner. (Oh how I love technology.)

Again, thank you all. I already have my next blog candy planned….let’s just say the winner can go on a mini shopping spree! ;)

Making Memories Blog Candy

**Giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who participated!**

It’s that time again…..here is some fun Making Memories blog candy!

Here are the items I’m giving away:

1 package of Cheeky Pebble Stickers (alphabet)

1 package of Glitter Pebble Stickers (Halloween)

1 package of Glitter Stickers (Halloween)

2 sheets of Line Art Stickers (Halloween)

1 package of Eclectic Brads (keys)

1 package of Eclectic Brads (bottle caps)

1 package of Vellum Tags (Ovals)

2 packages of Eyelet Charms (Christmas lights)

1 package of Eyelet Charms (tags)

1 package of Grommets (flowers)

1 package of Brad Accents (Boho Chic)

1 package of Charms (stockings)

1 package of Charmed Words

1 package of Washer Words (friendship)

1 package of Gameboard Shapes (flowers)

2 packages of Ribbon Words (baby boy)

2 packages of Snaps (sky blue)

1 package of Brads (mini circles)

1 package of Brads (brite flowers)

4 packages of Eyelets (1 grass stains, 1 key lime, 2 grapesicle)

1 Slice Making Memories apron ***not pictured***

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The details:

One comment per person- unless you become/ are a blog follower.

1) Leave a comment ON THIS POST letting me know what your favorite Fall activity is.

2) Leave a link on your blog to my giveaway! (If you don’t have a blog, that’s alright, be sure you let your friends know another way! )

3) Leave a way for me to contact you. (ie: blog or email address)

…:::If you become a (public) follower, or already one, you get to leave an additional comment! Just let me know you became/ are a follower!:::…

You have until Tuesday, November 10th to enter. I will pick a winner using Random.org the next day.


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Elegant Seasons Greetings

Happy Monday to my blog friends!

Today I have another Christmas card to share. Are you sick of them yet? I hope not! Got lots more of them to share. :) With this card, I decided to go the “traditional” route and use the standard green and red with a splash of other warm colors. I love how this card turned out- it’s elegant, whimsical and classy! Oh yes, and I’m SO happy that the bow turned out nice in this scanned photo….not an easy task!

I have a question for you all: which card should I give to my friends this year for Christmas? I have made so many and I love {almost} all of them. It’s such a hard decision! I value your input- can you offer some help?

Since I talked your ear off in the last post, I’ll make this one short. Have a fabulous Monday!

Stamps: Signature Christmas, Vintage Labels, Basic Backgrounds: Retro, Dots Background
Paper: Brown Kraft, Cream, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate
Ink: Vintage Sepia
Other: Red grosgrain ribbon, decorative pearls

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Take Note

Happy Sunday! 
Can you believe how fast the weekend has gone by? This morning I stayed home from church so I could take care of my little brother who has the flu. Thankfully he is getting better each day that passes….can’t wait til he is back to his normal self. Even though he is a little guy, he is such a huge part of our family. He is the one who makes us laugh, takes intiative with things {the other day I came home from work and he did most of the chores!}, he’s the “nurse” whenever someone is sick….he is just the sweetest little brother….
Here’s another notepad that I made recently. Are you sick of seeing them? I hope not! I have so many more to share! I did space this one out so you wouldn’t just be seeing notepads on my blog- gotta keep you coming back! I am SO loving this color combo these days- isn’t it just yummy? I think I’ll make one of these for myself…
I’m slowly trudging along with my craft fair inventory. So far I have 180 gift tags, but I’m wondering if that will be enough. I have no clue how much to prep for this show. I’ve taken a little break from the gift tags and have started making card sets. I have 5 in a clear box, but I’m wondering if I should just sell them individually. How much would you pay for a set of 5 cards/ envelopes packaged in a pretty box? So far I have made this one and this one for the boxed sets. I really need some opinions on this….I want to make sure it’s worth my while since these are nice cards and they do take a bit of time and supplies.
You guys are so great, thanks for all your advice and input! I promise I’ll post pictures when I get my mock table set up….and don’t worry, I’ll post pictures of my projects too!
That’s all for tonight. I have already stayed up too late- it’s gonna be a rough Monday.
Paper: Brown Kraft, White, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo, Berry Sorbet
Other: White grosgrain ribbon, 3″ scallop circle punch, SU! scallop border punch, Martha Stewart scallop edge punch, decorative pearls, notepad
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Vibrant Christmas

Hello blog friends!

How are you doing this fine Saturday evening? Did you do anything fun or exciting today? Today was filled with LOTS of cardmaking and prepping for my craft fair. I have almost 100 gift tags made so far! Since I have been making so many gift type items, I have been wanting to make some actual cards….here are two that I made today. {There will be more in the next few days.}

Yesterday I went to Wal-Mart and bought some fun, vibrant Christmas chip board stickers. OH MY GOODNESS! I absolutely love these colors- aren’t they fun?! These colors put me in such a happy mood. I’m so loving the non-traditional Christmas colors this year! I have some fun pom pom trim that Wendy gave me that has been waiting to be used. I FINALLY found a project that would work perfectly with the pom poms!

Do any of you have your Christmas cards designed? If so, which colors are you going to be using? We still need to design our family Christmas card….with all of us being cardmakers, it’s always interesting to see which colors/ style we go with each year. If you have your Christmas card designed, be sure to send me a picture- I would love to see what you made!

I hope you all have a great rest of the night. Thanks for stopping by!

{Vibrant Jolly card supplies}
Paper: Red, Ripe Avocado, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Other: White grosgrain ribbon, Hot Pink pom pom trim, chipboard

{Vibrant Happy Holidays card supplies}
Paper: Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Other: White grosgrain ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, chipboard

Praying for You

Hello dear friends!

How are you all doing on this blissful Autumn day? Here in Washington the sun is just starting to rise, and it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day. {It’s cold, but at least it’s not raining!}

I cannot believe that’s it’s almost the end of the week already. This week really flew! Last night while I was stamping, I realized that I have only ONE month to prepare for my craft fair. Oh goodness, I’m a little bit stressed! I really don’t have all that much merchandise…. I’m going to be bringing everything I have in my Etsy store, so that will help a tiny bit. So far I have a couple of notebooks, a few post it note covers, various cards and some gift tags. Yikes-a-bee! {anyone else seen Win a Date with Tad Hamilton?} I really need to get moving on my products- December is going to be here before I know it!

Oh, I don’t think I told you all yet…. I’m going to be going to California in two weeks! I’m excited, but also a little worried. Since work is picking up for Christmas, I’m scared to see all the work I’ll have for me when I get back. Also, since my craft fair will be the next weekend, I’m hoping that I’ll have almost everything prepped. We are FINALLY taking a family vacation. Yes, most families do theirs in the Summer….not us! Since we have all been crazy busy, this was the only time we could make it work.

That’s all for now. Got to work early so I figured I would give you all a post. :) Hope you all have a grand Thursday!

Stamps: Life, Damask Designs
Paper: White, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, Ripe Avocado
Other: Berry Sorbet twill ribbon, Heidi Swapp edge distresser {see my plug here}

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Gingerbread Notepad

Oooohhhhh, I’m so sorry for not posting this sooner! I intended to post it on Monday but got busy. Then I was going to post it yesterday but started making more things for my craft fair. I’m writing a quick post before I get ready for work…you don’t mind, do you?

How has your week been so far? I have been crazy busy at work {people getting ready for Christmas}, and also working my behind off for my craft fair. I just got the paperwork so now I’m REALLY REALLY excited. If you’re in the Seattle area and are interested in going, let me know! I’ll send you the details!

Most of you know that I watch movies/ tv show while I’m making cards. Since I’m already a slow crafter this probably doesn’t help! Oh well. Since I’m alone in the studio, it’s nice to have something to watch and also catch up on some shows! I recently discovered The Mentalist- such a good show! I’m such a junkie for crime shows! Since this show only has one season so far, I’m going to need another show soon. Any recommendations?

Well, I need to scoot. Gotta get ready for work and pack my gym bag for my session tonight. Oh, did I tell you? I have lost 4 pounds so far! Only 16 pounds left….

**If you’re interested in purchasing this notepad, it’s listed here on my Etsy store.**

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Take Note, Holiday Button Bits
Paper: Cream, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Aqua Mist buttons, Ocean Tides Saddle Stitch ribbon, white notepad

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Polka Dot Notepad


Can you believe that the weekend has already come and gone?! Time really does go by faster when you get older! I can only imagine what it’s going to be like when I’m 40!

Today I have the first notepad cover that I decorated. I absolutely love how it turned out! It’s girly, simple and also practical! The notebook measures 4 x 6 and has 150 blank white pages. I’m making a lot of these for my craft fair- tons of different colors and styles to appeal to a large number of people. I was thinking of selling them 2/ $10 or $6 each. What do you think? Does that sound reasonable to you? I’m thinking since it’s practical and pretty, it’ll make for some good, easy Christmas presents.

I have one more post for you today. Cindy gave me an award so I thought I would join in on the fun. {Thanks so much, Cindy!} I am so thankful for my blog followers and those who enjoy my work. You sweet words and comments make blogging so much fun! If it weren’t for you all, I probably would have quit by now!

**If you’re interested in purchasing this notepad, it’s listed here on my Etsy store.**

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Take Note
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Berry Sorbet button, crocheted flower, twine, SU! scallop border punch, Marvy Super Jumbo Scallop Square punch, Marvy Mega Scallop Square punch, white notepad

Another Blog Award


I received this award from Cindy– isn’t it adorable? Again, thanks so much for this awesome award! Knowing that my blog doesn’t go unnoticed is an award in itself- this is just icing on the cake! :)
The rules are : I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? dresser
2. Your hair? messy
3. Your mother? sleeping
4. Your father? sick
5. Your favorite food? chicken
6. Your dream last night? unmemorable
7. Your favorite drink? pumpkin smoothie {sorry, had to clarify which kind!}
8. Your dream/goal? married
9. What room are you in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? cardmaking
11. Your fear? accident
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? married
13. Where were you last night? bed
14. Something that you aren’t? ghetto
15. Muffins? pumpkin
16. Wish list item? nestabilities
17. Where did you grow up? Seattle
18. Last thing you did? blog
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Your TV? upstairs
21. Your Pets? allergic
22. Friends? crazy
23. Your life? unpredictable
24. Your mood? tired
25. Missing someone? yes
26. Vehicle? Honda
27. Something your not wearing? lipgloss
28. Your favorite store? Target
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? tonight
31. Last time you cried? N/A
32. Your best friend? Kalyn
33. One place that I go to over and over? blogs
34. Facebook? yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Cheesecake Factory

Now I must nominate five people….and the winners are *drum roll*….Laurel, Amy, Ginny, Tawsha and Naomi.

First of all, all of these peoples blogs are amazing! Secondly, they are some of the sweetest people ever….hopefully I’ll be able to meet them all in person SOMEDAY!

That’s all for tonight, blog friends. Hope you enjoyed learning a little bit more about me. :)