Also, just in time for your Mother's Day shopping, get free domestic shipping off of orders of $10 or more with coupon code: MOMSDAY. Happy shopping!
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Sale - Just in time for Mother's Day
Also, just in time for your Mother's Day shopping, get free domestic shipping off of orders of $10 or more with coupon code: MOMSDAY. Happy shopping!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
White of White Die Cards
It's a week of trying new things! I'm taking part of the Make It Monday #209: White on White Die Cuts With a Pop of Color Challenge this week. I have a lot of Papertrey Ink products and really enjoy using them. I hope taking part of these weekly challenges will help me to better utilize what I already have on hand and to keep the creative juices following.
For the challenge this week, I had to make a card using at least one Papertrey product and white on white die cuts with a pop of color.
Here's what I came up with!
And because I like this technique so much, I tried it using black card stock!
Supplies:
BirthdayClassics: May Mini Stamp Set - Birthday stamp
PapertreyInk - Birthday Trio Die Collection (set of 3) Die B (all caps)
Book Club Stamp
Set – “Wishing you a happy day” stamp
Ranger
Inkssentials Mini Misters, 3-Pack
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark
Pigment Inkpad, Clear
Fiskars 3x5 Inch Compact Stamp
Press
For the challenge this week, I had to make a card using at least one Papertrey product and white on white die cuts with a pop of color.
Here's what I came up with!
And because I like this technique so much, I tried it using black card stock!
Supplies:
Life is
Beautiful Stamp Set – inside small butterfly stamp, “Do beautiful things
with your” stamp
Life
is Beautiful Die Collection (set of 2) – both small butterfly dies
BirthdayClassics: May Mini Stamp Set - Birthday stamp
PapertreyInk - Birthday Trio Die Collection (set of 3) Die B (all caps)
Book Club Stamp
Set – “Wishing you a happy day” stamp
Tim Holtz mini inkers in: Salty
Ocean, Mustard
Seed, and Brick
Ranger
Inkssentials Mini Misters, 3-Pack
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark
Pigment Inkpad, Clear
Fiskars 3x5 Inch Compact Stamp
Press
Monday, April 20, 2015
I Love You To Pieces
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| Will, age 10, with mom, Elizabeth |
April is Autism Awareness month. This is a cause that is near and dear to my family. My son, Will, was diagnosed at age 7, but it was an up hill battle since he was four years old (and really the signs were there from the time he was about a year old). Bill and I are active parents who were telling his doctors, teachers and counselors all along that something was wrong. The pediatrician that we saw was supposedly and expert in child behavior and made us go through parenting classes. Parenting class - without even evaluating Will, because if he had even spent 5 minutes with Will, he would have known something was different. We have never went back to him. Unfortunately, it took Will getting violent in the classroom before we were able to have him tested.
Today Will is doing well! We have wonderful doctors who are working with us, a team of teachers and counselors who are helping us and a wonderful and support group of family and friends who have stood by us. So to my friends out there who are parents - you know your child and you are the only one who can fight for them to get them the help they need.
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| "Love You To Pieces" Note Card Set |
For Autism Awareness month, I designed the "Love You To Pieces" note card set. This set of cards are made to order. For every card set sold, $4 will go to the North Carolina Autism Association in honor of my son Will.
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| Will at the Run/Walk Autism 5k on September 27, 2014. He was one of the top 10 fundraisers for the event! |
Make it Monday - Floral Note Cards
Happy Monday everyone! I'm going to try something new on my blog - a new series called Make It Monday (inspired by a lot of my favorite blogs). In this series, I'll show you how I make one on my creations. It might not be step by step, but it will always include a list of supplies with links to purchase. I encourage you to be a savvy shopper to find the best deals on the items or just use what you have on hand. I hope you enjoy and are inspired!
Floral Note Cards
I just got my Cricut Explore Air a couple of weeks ago and have been playing around experimenting with a few things. I've been so caught up playing that I forgot that I had to make a birthday card and a thank you note. So using my Cricut Explore Air and supplies that I had on hand, I created one design that I modified to use in three different ways!
One thing that I would like to note is the size of the note cards turned out to be about 5.5" x 3.75". You can use a standard A2 envelope, but it won't be an exact match. I used my We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 Punch Board to create an envelope box for the birthday and thank you note cards with the 3-D flowers. It wasn't a perfect fix, but it will do for now.
In case you are wondering the difference between the Cricut Explore and the Cricut Explore Air - the Air has built-in Bluetooth technology so I can wirelessly connect both my laptop and iPad!
Cricut Explore Essential Starter Tool Kit
Floral Note Card templates - subscription needed
Instructions on Assembling Flowers
Swooh Stamp Set - Papertrey Ink
Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Thursday, April 16, 2015
School Spirit!
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| Purple and white - inspired by High Point University |
Did you know that I can make custom crochet button necklaces in just about any school's colors? Show your team spirit, whether it's for your elementary, middle school, high school, college or favorite sports team!
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| Blue and white - inspired by UNC |
These necklaces are typically custom order and may take up to 2 - 6 weeks to complete. It depends on my button supply and it I need to find and order special colors.
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| Purple and orange - inspired by Clemson University |
Want to order yours today? Just contact me either through my Etsy shop or Facebook!
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| Red and white - inspired by NC State University |
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| Blue and gold - inspired by UNCG |
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| Black and gold - inspired by Wake Forest University |
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