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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. :)

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Embellish Owls Color Challenge

I hope that you all had a great Saturday! Did you do anything fun/ interesting for Halloween? Growing up we never celebrated this holiday. In fact, I have never gone trick-or treating or carved a pumpkin! Just a tidbit of info I thought I’d share with you. I never felt “jipped” for not participating- those things never really interested me….

Tonight I have a card that is fun, cheerful and oh yes, a “hoot!” When I saw the challenge this week for Embellish Magazine, I thought it would be a piece of cake. For some reason, I had such a difficult time getting a card to turn out tonight. I made a different card with these colors and an owl and wanted to throw it away. Thankfully, I have brothers that will take ANY card that I give them. :) I’m fairly happy with this card- thank goodness! It took way too long to make….not even going to tell you how long!

Is anyone else loving the challenges at Embellish? I love the different pictures Ashley posts and of course, the color combinations are so delicious! If you haven’t joined in on this fun yet, you must at least check it out. I’m so excited for their first issue in December- it’s gonna be amazing!

In closing, I just wanted to be sure you all check out my blog candy I posted earlier today. Everything is from Making Memories! Who knows, if I get a lot of hits, I may add more items! ;)

That’s all for now. I’m so happy we get one extra hour of sleep- I’m in desperate need of some shut eye! I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun notebook that I decorated!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Merry Messages
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo, Cloud White
Other: Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss buttons, White grosgrain ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, Marvy Super Jumbo Scallop Square punch

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Gingerbread Cookies

Happy Friday morning!

Oh my goodness, I stayed up WAY too late last night creating projects for my craft fair and surfing the web. How is it that when I find a cute blog I then proceed to blog hop and lose track of time? In between blog hopping and my new found love of Splitcoast, I’m pretty much guaranteed to spend too much time on the computer.

Today I have another fun gingerbread card. I didn’t think I would like this little guy, but I’m having so much fun with him! Seriously, how can you resist?! Speaking of gingerbread, my last post featuring this guy was chosen for M’s Top 10! I love participating in challenges….they are so much fun! They are even more fun when you get a top spot! :)

I’m really hoping that I’ll get a picture of my blog candy so I can post soon. Between work, prepping for the craft fair, trying to spend time with family and day-to-day life, I’m finding myself short for time. However, since y’all are so important to me, I’ll do my best to squeeze it in. :)

Hope you all have a great day!

Stamps: Holiday Button Bits, Vintage Labels, Dots Background, Merry Messages
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Berry Sorbet buttons, Chocolate Brown grosgrain ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, Spellbinders Labels One dies

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Vibrant Ornaments

Happy Wednesday! It’s been three days since I last posted…did you miss me? ;)

Goodness, so much has happened since I last wrote to y’all. I have made lots of new cards (yay!) and have also been working on some fun projects for an upcoming craft fair. Yes, I’m doing my first fair! I got asked to be a part of one via Etsy (lots of opportunities can happen when you have an Etsy store!). She told me about the fair, I asked some questions and now I’m going to be a part of the fun! It sounds like it’s going to be super nice. It’s one block from the new, high-end stores in Bellevue. I’m so stoked, but I’m also really nervous. Hopefully people will like what I have! I’m going to be working on lots of fun little gift items along with my cards and also a few surprises. :) Don’t worry, I’ll post my creations to my blog….want all of you who can’t come to let me know your thoughts!

While we are talking about craft fairs….have you ever done one? I was looking at SCS to see what tends to sell and also get an idea of what to sell my items for. A lot of the cards sell for super cheap, which is making me a little nervous. I can’t justify selling a card that took at least an hour to make for $2.00. When I go to fairs I’m not really looking for a “cheap deal”- I usually look for nice, quality gifts and such. What do you look for? Any suggestions, tips and thoughts are most appreciated!

In closing, just want to let you all know that I’m going to have some fun blog candy soon! Let’s just say that it’s going to be rainin’ Making Memories items for some lucky person. :)

Stamps: Holiday Button Bits
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink:Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Cream grosgrain, SU! scallop border punch, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz buttons

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M’s Sketch Challenge #2


Okay, I couldn’t resist….I had to participate in M’s sketch challenge this week. How cute is this little girlie? I don’t know how old she is, but she definitely has some creativity in that little body of hers! :) I so badly wanted to participate in the first challenge but never got around to it. Oh well, at least I could do it this week!

I absolutely LOVE my new Holiday Button Bits set. If you have been following my blog, you know that I cannot get enough buttons. I have at least 15 different colors! I’m trying to remember cards without buttons- how did we survive without them?! :)

Well, that’s a wrap for tonight. Hope you had a great weekend!

Stamps: Holiday Button Bits, Vintage Labels, Dots Background
Paper: Cream. Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Aqua & Red buttons, Red grosgrain ribbon, twine, SU! scallop border punch, Spellbinders Labels One dies

Papertrey October Blog Hop

Yippee! I *finally* get to participate in a Blog Hop! I have been eyeing them for quite some time, but never had the time to play along. With the October Blog Hop Challenge being so fun, I knew I had to join in. The challenge was to create holiday things. (cards, gifts, wraps, etc…)

A while back I bought some plain white post-it notes with the intention of making covers for them. After receiving the Holiday Button Bits stamp set, I knew I couldn’t prolong this task any longer. Seriously….how cute are these stamps?! I decided to use the adorable snowman and the whimsical ornament stamps- aren’t they perfect for a cover?

I’m planning on buying some more of these post-it notes…since I’m going to be making a lot of gifts this year, I thought this would be a welcome addition!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hopefully these inspired you for your holiday projects. I can’t wait to see what everyone else came up with for this Blog Hop!

{Polka Dot Snowman cover supplies}
Other: White button, Olive satin ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, 2 ½” scallop square punch, 3″ scallop square punch, white post-it notes
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz buttons, SU! scallop border punch, 2 ½” scallop square punch, 3″ scallop square punch, white post-it notes
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Holiday Planner Notebook

Happy Friday, sweet friends!

I know it’s only been two days since I last posted, but it seems like forever! Thank you to everyone who has left comments recently- I am utterly amazed and blessed by all of your kind words. It was just a few months ago where I almost started {and sometimes did} beg for comments. After getting my blog hooked up to Google Analytics, I was shocked at how many people actually look at my little ‘ol blog!

Like I mentioned in this post, I love the Embellish Magazine color challenge this week. Since I just got my latest Papertrey order, I knew I wanted to play with my new goodies. I figured I would use my new notebooks/ stamp sets and have them be part of this fun challenge! What are your thoughts? I though it turned out pretty fab. :) This year I’m determined to plan ahead for the Christmas season- hopefully this notebook will help!

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? I’m going to my LSS who is hosting a “Stamp Night”. They provide dinner, lots of stamps and ink pads, giveaways and also 10% off your purchases for the night. I’m going with a few friends- it’s going to be so much fun! I need to figure out which cardstocks and other supplies I’m going to bring. I’ll let you know how it goes!

Okay, well it’s getting quite late and I want to catch up on some sleep. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Snowflakes, Fancy Flourishes, Take Note
Paper: White, Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz, Smoky Grey
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain, SU! scallop border punch, 2″ scallop circle punch, Extra Fine glitter, Quickie Glue Pen

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Raspberry Color Challenge #18

Wow, two posts on a Wednesday? How abnormal for me! :)

Oh goodness, today has been a long day- can’t wait to lay my head on my fluffy pillow! From the moment I woke up this morning, I have been ready to go back to bed. Do you ever have those days? For some reason, I have been super tired lately- I don’t like the feeling! I’m hoping it’s just my body recovering from some hard workouts….please no sickness bug! My sister caught something today at school, so I’m really praying that I don’t get anything.

Can you believe how delish this color challenge is? Dawn never ceases to amaze me with her fabulous challenges. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this color combo- definitely one to remember for future projects! After playing with a card for over an hour, I finally nixed the card and started a new card. This card came together in 15 minutes- amazing, huh? Well, if you know how slow of a crafter I am, this truly is a feat worth mentioning. :)

That’s all for now, blog friends. ‘Night!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Signature Christmas, Vintage Labels
Paper: Brown Kraft, Cream, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain ribbon, green button, twine, Martha Stewart scallop border punch