Katie's Krafty Stuff

it's been a while

2009-12-04T11:37:00.000-08:00

I've been crafty - but mostly stuff for presents and I can't share yet or forget to take pictures and have already sent them off! So, I thought I'd share a couple pics from pie breakfast this year... I was in heaven! I took a key lime, a turtle cheesecake, and a cherry - with cherries I picked, pitted and canned this past summer. There was also lemon meringue, blueberry, strawberry, a chocolate one just to name a few... I was too full for dinner that afternoon! One of the best Turkey day traditions EVER!

Pie for breakfast?

2009-10-26T11:31:00.001-07:00

I made this card in honor of my friend Tiffany - her family hosts a Thanksgiving Pie Breakfast on Thanksgiving morning. Sure there is pie after dinner, but this way you can really enjoy the pie without being stuffed from the meal! What a great idea! She said her mom once made something like 15 pies! (or something like that!) just about any kind you can imagine! mmmmm - I've started making my list of pies I want for thanksgiving this year -- we definitely will be borrowing her tradition! Pumpkin, Apple, Marion berry, perhaps a chocolate cream pie or maybe a lemon cream or meringue....this list could go on and on.... What is your favorite pie?

2009-10-12T11:24:00.000-07:00

I love it when the colors start to change. There are some trees just down the road from me - every year I say I'm going to take picture of the beautiful colors, but I never get to it! Hopefully this will be the year!

Happy October!

2009-10-01T07:21:00.001-07:00

I love the Little people from LAD - the witch is one of my favs! I made this simple little basket for my daughter's teacher for Halloween. I plan to fill it with a caramel corn mix. Adding the rhinestones gave it just the right touch of bling! and of course you can't go wrong with ribbons! Check out LAD's project of the month page for more details on how to make it!

Christmas cards?

2009-09-29T08:36:00.000-07:00

When do you start on your Christmas cards? I usually start in late summer or early autumn. I've been making cards here and there, but haven't settled yet on the one that I will mass produce. This little guy is from the Love and Joy labels set from LAD.

Fall is in the air

2009-09-24T08:34:00.000-07:00

Even though it's been a warm week (in the 80's) I'm ready for fall - crisp, cool mornings warm afternoons - I love it. This is one of my favortie fabrics - it is all that I have left of it, so I decided to use it to inspire my card - warm fall colors.

Oct?

2009-09-22T08:30:00.001-07:00

are you ready for Halloween? I'm ready to get out my Halloween decorations! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for! This image is from Lizzie Anne Designs, so fun and the paper is from a retired pack from Stampin' Up.

blank cards?

2009-09-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

Do ou have a lot of blank cards? I do, I like them because when I need a card, I can reach for the balnk stack, find the perfect one, add a sentiment and I'm good to go. I like to have a few on hand with the usual sentiments, but this card has so many possibilities that I didn't want to decide when I made which sentiment to use. I used a card sketch to make this card, but of course I don't remember where I found it! The paper is from Sweet Slumber pack from SU and the owl is from LAD, The Great Outdoors.

One Sheet Wonder

2009-09-10T07:27:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've done a one sheet wonder, but I've been trying to do them more lately. You can get so many cards from just one peice of paper. And they can look so different if you use double sided paper. For my stamp club this month, (actually all year) we are doing one sheet wonders. Since this is the first class, I wanted to stay on the simple side, it was easier than I thought it would be to come up with a OSW on my own. I just started cutting and numbering, so it will be easy to re-create. I used 5 sheets of white CS for my card cases, 1 sheet 12 x 12 for the main backgrounds and then scraps from 4 coordinating colors to fill in the empty spaces and do the accents. Not bad for 10 cards. These are very simple, basic cards and for those who want, it is easy to add extra layers and embellishments.

simply thanks....

2009-09-09T06:22:00.000-07:00

I'm always in need of thank you cards and I like to have a stash on hand. This is a very simple card to mass produce. the "simply thanks" is from the Sept Monthly Mix, Something to Crow About. It comes as one image in the set. I stamped it once in black and cut out the "simply" and then stamped it in Celery and cut out each letter to make it have more of an impact. A simple black ribbon and bow across the bottom finish it off nicely.

good bye summer?

2009-09-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

Is summer really gone - today was so cold at the bus stop! I'm not quite ready for such a drastic change in the weather. This image is from the Aug LAD Monthly Mix - such a fun little butterfly.

Sunflower

2009-09-04T09:11:00.000-07:00

I made this card in honor of my GIANT sunflower we planted this year. We had no idea if it would even grow - 5 of the 6 we planted didn't survive the tranplanting in the spring. But this one - it has done very well. I will have to take a picture of it - it is as tall as our house. Crazy! This is a tri-fold card and of course - I love the dots! Have a wonderful weekend!

In a bind?

2009-09-01T03:04:00.000-07:00

I am so loving this new image from LAD - it's one of the Sept singles - being released today. I love the LAD little people and this little guy is the perfect addition!

Christmas already

2009-08-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

I've begun to work on Christmas cards..here is one of the ones I made this week,

an apple a day

2009-08-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

one of my favorite images from the Sept Mix - Something to Crow About - I love these little apples. School is almost here and my little ones are excited to get started!

mixin' it up again

2009-08-20T08:29:00.000-07:00

I love this tree - it's from the Sept Monthly Mix - Something to Crow About. It's so versitile and I just love that you could use it for any holiday or occasion. I also love this paper - I've again been trying to use up the scraps leftover from big projects. I can never seem to use them all up! But that's ok when it's one of my fav - I just love the grren strip across this card.

Ruffles

2009-08-17T07:55:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share a pillow that I made to go with this quilt. Ruffles are everywhere and I thought it would be a cute additiont o her bed - a couple more are in the works. I used a serger on the blue strips of fabric and just zigzaged the pink fabric. I was a lot of fun to make this and soooo easy!

new monthly mix!

2009-08-15T04:06:00.000-07:00

I am loving this new monthly mix from Lizzie Anne - it has so many great images! This rooster was especially fun - a couple months ago I picked up some chicken/rooster kitchen themed paper and embellishements - perfect for this stamp. I love the chicken wire paper that doesn't scream chicken wire. if you haven't signed up yet, do it now! you won't be disappointed!

lots of flowers

2009-08-14T02:17:00.000-07:00

when I saw this single, I knew right away that I wanted a whole row of these flowers, and I didn't want to color them either. I love all the flowers here, and they coordinate so well with so many of the other Lizze Anne sets. Buttons, of course, seem to always finish off a card lately..

A Winner

2009-08-11T14:12:00.000-07:00

This is one of the singles that was released on August 1 - along with the football player. I wanted to do something a little different with the sentiment, I even wanted to make it girly. I love how it turned out. The background paper has lots of sparkles on it along with the flower. And this is becoming one of my favorite color combos!

Mix it up!

2009-08-05T15:44:00.000-07:00

I am loving the Monthly Mix stamps from LAD - such a great assortment of useful stamps and you know how am I about it must be useful. I love this little bird and the colors are a bit of a departure from the norm for me - this paper is one of my favorites. I wanted to pull the brighter colors from it and the buttons helped to pull it all together. I'm finally using my 'stash' of favorite ribbon. It must be used in order to buy more! At least that is what I keep telling myself so that I will use it!

Best Wishes

2009-08-01T14:42:00.000-07:00

When I first saw the football player, I knew I wanted to do something with him and the cheerleader - so I made a Best Wishes card. I think it woudl be great for an engagment card or a wedding card. Her pompoms have a bit of sparkle shimmery paint and his helmet got a touch of shimmerz. After all, a wedding cards needs some bling!

The Great Outdoors.

2009-07-31T14:40:00.000-07:00

Did I tell you that I love the shrooms from The Great Outdoors set? I do - I think it is too cute and for some reason reminds me of the Smurfs....

Bloomin Doodles

2009-07-28T02:38:00.000-07:00

I wanted to show another card from Bloomin' Doodles today. I love how simple this card is and how quickly it came together. I added shimmerz to the flowers and it gave it that extra bit of sparkle - although you can't tell in the picture.

Sneak Peak #3

2009-07-24T02:35:00.000-07:00

Today is the final day of the sneaks peaks! My first card showcases Oh Christmas Tree, I love this set (have I said that before) I used the tree you see as the main image in white for my background paper as well, stamping it in Kiwi on white paper. The second card, is from Love and Joy Labels - so perfect for all those upcoming Christmas and Holiday gifts you'll be making! Again I stamped the background (red) with a versamark ink to give a bit something more. I hope you enjoyed the sneak peaks! Tomorrow everything will be on sale!

Sneak Peak #2

2009-07-23T04:51:00.000-07:00

What a fun Halloween Set. Kindof a spooky feel to it. Loving the silhouette of the bat!

Bllomin Doodles is also being revealed today and I LOVE this one! You can never have too many flower sets! I love variety of images in this set - somany different looks can be acheived!

Sneak Peak #1

2009-07-22T04:35:00.000-07:00

I have two sneak peaks to share with you today - first up is from the set The Great Outdoors. Loving it! Love the sentiments - so very clever! This set also has a corrdinating digital paper - loving the shrooms!

Next to show is an image from Cute as a Bug. I thought this would make a fun baby card - a little different from the overdose of pink! This set has coordinating digital paper as well!

Hey Sunshine

2009-07-20T13:33:00.001-07:00

Sweet Summer! Strawberries make me think of summer, this is another image from LAD's new Monthly Mix - Hey Sunshine! I'm just loving it! It has so many fun images to play with! Hard to tell in the picture, but the strawberry and cupcake have just a bit of shimmerz on them.

So FUN!!!!

2009-07-15T14:43:00.001-07:00

I got the new Monthly Mix from Lizzie Anne in the mail today and couldn't wait to ink it up! There were so many choices! It fills up two cases! First up is the owl in the tree - I just love this little guy! I also love to make my animals a color other than what is expected.

This card is a pocket card - great for a birthday gift card or really any reason for gift giving. The gift card can go in the pocket and I can add a sentiment across the bottom when I'm ready to use it.

Go to Lizzie Anne to get all the details on the Monthly Mix and see how you can get it for just $25!

A new Mix

2009-07-15T07:51:00.001-07:00

have you seen what's new at Lizze Anne? check it out here! Lots of fun things going on and be sure to check out how you could win the entire summer release!

Good Luck!

2009-07-08T15:15:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love this little cheerleader from LAD? We all need a little cheer in our lives at some point!

Party Animals!

2009-07-05T04:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversay Lizzie Anne! Today only Party Animals is 40% off so head on over to LAD and get yours! This is one of my favorite sets - I reach for it just about every time I need a birthday card. It is great for just about anyone! Happy Birthday!

July Single

2009-07-03T07:49:00.000-07:00

It looks pretty plain - huh? but it's for my girls. Everytime I am at my table stamping - they ask me to stamp them something - usually it is one of the little people from LAD. So I made them a box full of stamped images for them to color. (Did you see the cute new cheerleader? - LOVE her!) Now i can just hand them one - or maybe even give them the whole box!!!!

Sneak Peak #1

2009-07-02T04:35:00.000-07:00

First up is Cute as a Bug - this set has coordinating digital paper. So fun! I made this card for a baby card - cute, yet a little different than the baby pink!

the second set is The Great Outdoors. This set also has digital paper and I just LOVE the shrooms! They are so cute! also, the sentiments with this set are just the best - so very clever!

stay tuned for tomorrow's sneak peaks!

Summer Fun Kit

2009-07-01T03:58:00.000-07:00

Summer fun kit

Stir sticks - also help remember whose glass is whose

Close up of hand sanitizer bottle

I was up for the Project of the Month for LAD today - I decided to make a Summer Fun Kit - the possibilities are endless! I put a popsicle kit in mine along with a water bottle and drink mix pouch, hand sanitizer, spray on sunscreen, chapstick ( i got the idea for this here, changed up the dimensions and such) drink stir sticks, and a card (include a fun popsicle recipe in here). What a fun little gift for someone or just to have all together in one spot of your house - you summer fun kit!

Starting today is Lizzie Anne's Anniversary Celebration - lasting through the 14th. Great things are in store this month! Everyday a different set will be spotlighted and on sale - so be sure to check it daily to stock up on all the great sets!

Here's a few more popsicle recipes:

Watermelon Popsicles

2 cups watermelon cubed remove seeds

1 cup apple juice

Blend in blender until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.

Multi Layer Fruit Pops

2 Cups sliced fresh strawberries

¾ Cup sugar, divided

1 1/3 Cups fresh peaches, sliced

2 cups diced watermelon

Puree in blender strawberries and ¼ cup sugar. Pour small amount in molds or paper cups about 1/3 full. Put in Popsicle sticks. Freeze. Puree peaches and ¼ cup sugar in blender. Pour over frozen strawberry layer. Freeze. Cube watermelon and remove seeds. Puree watermelon and ¼ cup sugar in blender. Pour over frozen peach layer and freeze.

This one would be fun to alternate fruit and yogurt or ice cream layers!

It's Summer time!

2009-06-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Love love LOVE these flip flops from Chillin' & Grillin'. to me, these colors scream summer and get yourself some new flips!

2009-06-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

I copied an idea I saw on Meridith's blog forever ago... I think it might have been a Valentine's Day card - but she used several different sentiments and stamped them all over her focal panel with different inks. I love it so much and so - here is my rendition using Everyday Sayings. I also used SU's new in color ribbon - I just LOVE the polka dots and the new color of Bermuda Bay. It looks so different to me in person than it does in the catalog!

Hang in there

2009-06-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

I love this chandelier from LAD In the Parlor. I stamped it in white ink and embossed it with a sparkly silver embossing powder, then i used my ink sponge and sponged a little white ink all around it so it would "glow" if you will. Love the sentiment as well!

Sparklers for all

2009-06-24T06:19:00.000-07:00

such a fun new stamp from Lizzie Anne! This is one of the June singles and I just love it. You can't tell in the picture, but my sparklers are very sparkly! They also have a coordinating digi paper. This stamp makes me want to send out cards for the 4th of July!

another paint chip

2009-06-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

so a couple years ago (let's be honest - i still do it!) I was a on a kick to see what i could use for embellishments that didn't cost anything. paint chips are one of those things - they come in just about any color imaginable - they are so easy to use! my brown backing to my flower is a paint chip cyt with a nestabilities die- some stores have larger paint chips that others :) I used LAD Everyday Sayings for the sentiment. I love this set because of all the different fonts - so fun! what do you like the re-use as embellishmenst?

School is out!

2009-06-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

School is finally out! Yipee! I'm hoping to have more time to craft and less places to be, but we'll see how that goes! This notebook was make with LAD's school days set. Paper is from the Becky Higgins school kit which i picked up at CK last fall. So fun!

not so crafty

2009-06-14T19:11:00.001-07:00

but super yummy! I used this recipe, sort of, i modified it to make it easier. :) and I added more peanut butter cups to the outside. a lot more. i mixed chocoalted frosting and peanut butter instead of making ganache. it was just as yummy. hmm, i could go for a peice now. can you guess which peices were taken first?

You're a Lifesaver!

2009-06-08T11:01:00.001-07:00

I just love this new additional the line of Little People from LAD. Her hair is just too cute!

Father's Day

2009-06-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

Father's day is approaching...what are you doing for Father's day? I have no ideas. I love my dad and want to do something special for him. I wish that he lived closer and I could spend more time with him, this card is perfect for him. I wish that I could just show up at his door for Father's Day. I will always look up to my dad, he's a pretty cool guy.

Super Girl Saying

2009-05-29T05:00:00.000-07:00

this saying is from the super girl saying from LAD, i just left off the "hey supergirl" part - the plane is from Things that go - also from LAD. So fun - I tried to get outside my comfort zone with my layout - I think I like it..I'm tryingto like it....I love the plane and banner and buttons and colors, just not sure on the rest of the "stuff'! Have a fabulous day!

Aloha Baby!

2009-05-26T10:48:00.001-07:00

I made this for a baby shower invitation for a friend whose theme for her baby boy's room is going to be surfing. The inside said something to the effect of "come hang ten with us and celebrate the arrival of her little surfer. I used the surf board and Aloha from LAD Garden Isle Set and the baby is from SU outline alphabet. One of my all time favorite alphabets! Very simple and clean lines! She loved it!

2009-05-18T08:01:00.000-07:00

This chair was fun to make - I love paper peicing it, the it looks is so much better than when I tried coloring it in. :) I also have rekindled my love for buttons! it seems lately everything has buttons on it. Usually I don't tie anything thru them, but this card needed the littel extra touch and it made a huge difference. I love it when something so small, makes the difference! Have a great week!

Yum!

2009-05-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

yummy - i think that sums up this card! Have a great day!

my style

2009-05-11T16:25:00.000-07:00

Another cute image from Lizzie Anne. In the Parlor is such a fun set! Love paper peicing this chair and I love the orange!!!! it's been a super busy week, so this will be a short post!

2009-05-08T06:01:00.000-07:00

I'm wishing it was warm enough for these today!Did you notice the one on the far right has a bite taken out of it? i used my scallop edge scissors from way back in the day for that. This card uses the EveryDay Saying and Sweets and Treats from LAD

Gratitude

2009-05-05T08:41:00.000-07:00

In hoping that my girls would be more gratful for the things and blessings they have, I made a family gratitude book. It was initially purple, I covered it with some green paper from the LAD floral paper pack, added a strip of tangerine and sponged ink onto my chipboard letters. the little flower vase on the table is from LAD new release - In the Parlor - love it! So cute! Add a couple ribbons (because everything NEEEDS ribbon) and there you have it! It is now cute enough for me to leave out - not hidden away so no one can see the ugly purple cover!

Happy May Day

2009-05-01T18:16:00.000-07:00

Did you deliver May Day treats when you were a child? it doesn't seem to be a thing that is done anymore - at least not where i live. I made some fun baskets for May Day and still need to deliver them. I remember using flowers (dandelions) and candy. we also used little red plastic cups and woudl give them to everyone on our street. This cone uses some polka dot paper from LAD's digital paper and the sunflower single and the sentiment is from Everyday Sayings.

Sweets and treats

2009-04-27T11:13:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share another card I made with the sweets & treats sets from LAD's new release. I thought the gum balls spilling from the machine were a fun accent and a little different.

Day 3 of sneak peeks!

2009-04-24T01:21:00.000-07:00

the last day the sneak peeks! you can finally them! what a great release! definately one of the best - but then again I think I say that each time! First up is the super girl saying - she so needed something cute to go with her! I'm so glad they added this stamp - it is perfect for so many different things! My second card today is from In the Parlor, love this lamp! it has Shimmerz all around the lamp. I crumpled up the ribbon and sewed it with my machine...yep I finally combined the two worlds finally and I love it! The last card is from Sweets and Treats - a very yummy set! I used the top of the ice cream cone to make a cupcake. I used my crimper to make the base look crinkled like a cupcake wrapper should be. I also love that the image is on the inside of the card and shows through to the front. A very simple yet fun twist on the card! Enjoy all the peeks today!

Sneak Peek Day #2

2009-04-23T01:17:00.000-07:00

Today I have two samples to show you ...first up is Everyday Sayings - what a great mix of sentiments, different fonts and all. It is a must have! the second one I'm showing today, is from chillin n' grillin. I lvoe this grill - makes me want to get our grill out and start bbq'ing! check out the LAD blog for a list of other team member participating today!

Sneak Peeks!

2009-04-22T13:14:00.001-07:00

the sneak peak start today over on the Lizzie Anne Blog - I'll have some samples for you tomorrow and Friday! Check out all the design team members who are participating today - they have fantastic samples to share!

Tri-fold Card

2009-04-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

I love tri-fold cards, you can see the inside corner with the rose peaking out. Just a fun little twist on the average card. Tattoo stamp is from LAD. The tri-fold adds one more layer of dimension without adding too much bulk - which is good for mailing.

Contest

2009-04-20T04:23:00.000-07:00

Have you checked out the Lizzie Anne blog lately? They have a fun contest going on in anticipation of their new release at the end of the week. I'll have some fun things to show as the sneak peeks begin on Wednesday! They have wonderful stamps as always!

Spring Card Class

2009-04-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

We'll be making this card at my spring card class on the 28th. I'm working on the rest of the cards today. The request was for cards that are easy to duplicate at home...I think this one fits the bill!

flowers

2009-04-16T11:27:00.001-07:00

I think I need to learn to crochet or knot or however it is you make these little flowers! I love them......ooohhh the possibilities! These ones are from Stampin' Up - I added the green button and I think that one is my favorite. but I'm also loving those polkadots!

the bunny

2009-04-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

my dad made this cake just about every year for Easter growing up.i was so excited get the mold (finally) and make it for my girls. last year was the first year I tried it and well - it fell apart - i don't think it even made it out of the pan - just straight to the garbage. this year i used the "right" cake, and well i was leery just taking it out of the oven - it was sooooo heavy, but pound cakes aren't light right? i knew i should have made an alternative dessert when the front legs stuck in the pan - i should have stopped there and done something else. but nooooooo, i had to keep going, i glued them back on with frosting and began decorating the bunny. i started with a star tip or what was supposed to be a star tip - but it was more square and chunky and well, it didn't look good. so i smooshed the frosting and gave the bunny fluff. not horrible for my first try, but well - i think my dad needs to join us for Easter next year so he can make the cake! this one ended up in the garbage...need i say more? the eggs around the base are from bakerella only shaped into eggs instead of little animals or put on sticks. they were ok - not as good as usual. so it was a really good thing miss R brought a pie to share for dessert even thought Rob didn't' want to share. thanks for sharing!

Easter Fun

2009-04-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

I've seen lots of wreaths with Easter eggs on them. I've wanted one for a long time. I've thought about making my own, but didn't want to buy the wreath to start it. Then I decided to look around my house and see what I could make it from without buying anything. I used a leftover tinfoil pizza pan from when I made pizza for my dinner co-op. The ribbon was in my ribbon bag and the grass, well - I've had that forever! So my girls and I went to work and this is the end result. I'm so happy with it!

Birthday

2009-04-08T10:01:00.000-07:00

I love this card...i love this paper... i love the scallop....i love those buttons! This card just came together, I think it started as a sketch, but now I can't find that sketch. the paper is from LAD, and scallop from my nestabilities, and the button are from my stash. I have lots of circle buttons, but i think that little flower button is the perfect touch!

2009-04-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

ok - i was tagged let's see - the sixth picture of the sixth folder on my computer is this one. it was taken last year on valentine's day. I was trying to get the girls to blow a kiss to me...it wasn't working so well!

April 1st

2009-04-01T05:19:00.000-07:00

Do you play pranks on April 1st? I only have once...i think i may have gotten grounded for doing it. My brother and I hid his car, a put make on his face to look like bruises and he put ketchup on his shirt to look like blood. when my mom got home, we told her he'd been in an accident. I don't remember too much else, but i remember trying not to laugh when he told her.

This card uses Damask from Lizzie Anne Designs. I love the color combo here - a olive-y/kiwi green has become one of my new favorite colors! especially paired with SU soft sky....I so wish I would have stocked up on that color. I thought I did, but now i'm realizing it wasn't enough!

more sewing

2009-03-31T12:51:00.000-07:00

this was inspired by a table runner at connectingthreads.com, but when i went back to link to it, the kit is gone. I wanted to buy the pattern, but not all the fabric, cause i have so much already! But you could only get the kit. Anyway - the one there had a bunny head in each of the squares, i decided to mix it up a bit and did bunny ears, a flower and an egg in there. I've never sewn triangles before - i love the way they look.

the contents of packages I sent in the mail yesterday, the girls made fun little packages for their cousins for Easter. We hope you like them! Here is where i got the instructions. My sis-in-law sent it to me and they were so cute and easy! I made them different sizes and well - i'm tired of stuffing jelly beans! I still have about 8 little beans that are sewn and I won't be stuffing them, so if you want them and live near me - they are up for grabs! get in touch with me if you want them

There are so many more things I want to make for Easter this year! I think most will have to wait until next year, the only thing that I know for sure I will make is a skirt for my daughter...although i'm still trying to figure out how to make that one. She is 6 and I don't want it to look too little girl-ish. But then again she is only 6 and is still a little girl!!!!

2009-03-30T08:23:00.000-07:00

This card uses Damask from Lizzie Anne. I'm in love with velvety ric-rac...i'm in trouble if I see it, I want to buy it in every color I see. It's becoming a problem! what is your favorite new find??

YIPEE!

2009-03-20T19:23:00.000-07:00

I have been working on this quilt all week. It is the first quilt that I have finished completely on my own! Yeah me! well - to be honest, I had a little help laying out those first couple of rows, but I love the meinki (how in the world do you spell that????) on it and the velvety ric-rak. so fun! I did a loopy - stippling type quilting all over except on the minki and one patch of really soft fleece. I started this last fall and witht the holidays and a hand injury, it has been put to the side. and then i was just scared to start it - what if i messed it up, but I found that I don't think you can mess up stippling! I do think it will be a while before I tackle another project of this size. i much prefer the smaller table runner ish size!

easter....

2009-03-16T11:37:00.000-07:00

I loved making this little guy chocolate! Who doesn't need a chocolate bunny at Easter!?! Do you send Easter cards? I have a plan with this buuny for my cards this year...now if I can just get started on them so they will go out in the mail in time!

apples

2009-03-13T11:32:00.000-07:00

I love this apple...I love that it is two sided...I love the little flowers on it...I love green apples (granny smith's) and Fuji apples. What is your favorite kind of apple? My girls love yellow apples. I love apples with peanut butter and granny smiths sprinkled with salt. Hmm...I think I need to go eat an apple.

one item off the list

2009-03-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

My sis-in-law makes the cutest skirts.. she showed me how to make one while I was visiting her and well, now that I'm home, I've forgotten. She cut all the peices while I was there and this is what I ended up with. I left out a couple of peices because I couldn't remember how to attach them. So this is a picture of the back, cause that bow is just so darn cute! I think this will be for Easter, not the typical Easter dress, but oh so cute! I'm on the hunt for cute little leggings and a shirt/sweater to go with it.

what I've been up to. . .

2009-03-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

I've been bitten by the sewing bug... I have a lot of projects started, but this is the only one that is finished. Staying at my sister-in-laws house while we were in CA made me want make my house cuter. Her house is SOOOO stinkin' CUTE! Every single room is cute and so put together! So I'm on a mission... this is where i started. I have had this fabric for a over a year, waiting to make a bag out of it. Anyway, I decided to make a wall hanging out of it. I used a pattern from Modabakeshop. I love it!!!! This hangs above my piano that has been bare since we moved in - over 5 years ago. Next up, I'm using some coordinating fabric for a window cornice board.

Sketch Challenge

2009-03-09T19:42:00.000-07:00

I made this card using today's Lizzie Anne Sketch Challenge and the LAD Sympathy Single and Damask Set. Check out the LAD blog or website for details on the sketch. I'm so glad I finally got one done - day of even!

Two TeaCups

2009-03-04T12:49:00.000-08:00

I wanted to go with a different layout --i'm starting to feel like my cards are all looking a bit the same, so I've been on the lookout for elements that I like from the world around me. I love getting inspiration from completely random palces! I try to use sketches, but I always seem to take a turn somewhere in the process and my card looks not quite like the sketch, but I am trying to do more sketches. Lizzie Anne's Monday challenges are a good place to start! I followed a sketch on this card, but I'm not sure where I got it from, I didn't write it down when i copied the sketch....I'm thinking maybe Meridith's blog.....Meredith - is this your layout?

Can you guess?

2009-02-23T07:43:00.000-08:00

Can you guess where we've been? We decided surprise our girls with a trip to CA to see their cousin and to go to Disneyland. I thought this was a clever take on the spinning teacup ride...but my hubby didn't get it when I showed him the card. I made it the day after we decided to go...

2009-02-19T06:29:00.000-08:00

This all started with the tangerine tango ribbon by SU...I've tried to stay away from the SU In Colors because then I end up really liking them and then they go away.... but I just love this tangerine! Pumpkin has long been a favorite, so it's no surprise that I like the tangerine. The teapot and sentiment are from LAD Tea Time...

the best thing ever!

2009-02-16T06:11:00.000-08:00

not a crafty post, but this allows me a little more time for craft-i-ness and I just had to share. I heard about dinner co-ops from my sis-in-law. I talked to a few friends near me with the same size family that I have and we started off last week. Let me tell you - it has been the best thing I think I've ever decided to do! (ok - well maybe not best - but right up there). A couple of them have done them before and i have to say I was a little upset they didn't share the scoop and get one started a little sooner. Here is how it works... we have a group of four families, so on Monday night, Family A makes and brings dinner to all four families. Family B on Tuesday, Family C on Wednesday and Family D (that is me) on Thursday. Not only does this save me time - it saves me $$$. I'm buying a large amount of food for one meal...not small amounts of lots of different things. So far, the food has been scrumptious - I have no doubt it will continue to be. We made a menu for the whole month, so I know what is coming and can make a side to go with it. We are only making a main meal for each other. I have changed my meal for last week, not feeling the dish I had decided to make- and everyone was cool with that. Yes my girls haven't been huge fans of everything we've gotten, (but I have) and they can't be picky eaters at my house. I have never made them a separate meal from what I make, and I don't plan to start now. They always try it and we go from there. This has seriously saved my family from eating out twice (and that is just in two weeks) and so that saves me $$ as well. We try not to eat out often, and this has really helped. Plus we always have leftovers for lunch and sometimes dinner over the weekend.

i {heart} you

2009-02-13T06:26:00.000-08:00

I love that sentiment. It is in the LAD So Much Love set. I've been trying to make a masculine Valentine's Day card. Does this cut it?

I've been crafty

2009-02-10T15:02:00.000-08:00

Twirly Skirt

I've been wanting to scrapbook for a long time - but that hasn't happened. I've been busy sewing. I should be doing other projects (sorry Tiff, I got distracted! again!) but this skirt is so stinky cute and easy! I'm off to make another one.... here's the tutorial in case you want to do it too

http://houseonhillroad.typepad.com/photos/twirly_skirt/skirt_002_1_1.html

Check out her blog too - she has some super cute fun things on there!

A pink School Girl

2009-02-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

When I first saw this set (LAD School days), I thought this little girl made such a cute "uniformed" school girl...and then I picked up this paper. I thought it was a perfect match for my little school girl who always wears a dress. Perhaps a v-day card for her or just a because I love you card. I cut the flower out of the paper and popped it up on a pop dot. the "you rock my world" is from the set too---i think to be used with the globe - but this just shows how you can use it in so many ways! Oh and her lunch box, headband and the flower are all covered in pink Shimmerz.

a little give away

2009-02-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

Here's to you Emilee!

okay so the first 5 people to respond to thispost will receive something made by me to you.my choice. made especially for you.
of course there are some restrictions and limitations:1 i make no guarantees that you will like what i make!2 what i create will be just for you.3 it will be done sometime this year.4 you have no clue what it will be... it may be a story. it may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. i may draw or paint something. i may bake something and mail it to you. who knows? not you, thats for sure.5 i reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
the catch? oh the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on their blog.the first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!! oh and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!!

free stuff!

2009-02-06T16:46:00.001-08:00

no picture today, although I was crafty... I made each of my girls a fun little dress. They love them and put them on as soon as I finished them. I LOVE having little girls! Speaking of love, Lizzie Anne is giving away some LOVE....stamp-related love that is. Check out the LAD blog for the details.

a little valentine's day decoration

2009-02-04T16:36:00.000-08:00

I saw something similar to this in a magazine, but I don't remember which magazine! They had a happy birthday banner with ice cream cones (I can see one with cupcakes in my future), a valentine's banner and one other one and I combined all the ideas into this one. I've made similar thing sin the past, but on a smaller scale. I used "So Much Love" from LAD for the majority of the images. I used a couple from Jolie Fleurs and L'Amour to round it out. I think my favotie letter is the O withthe vase of flowers. They were a little on the tough side to cut out and keep them attached to the vase. I also love those little love birds, I don't particularly like birds, but I love these two little ones. I have another one that I'm working on today... stay tuned!

Tea Time

2009-02-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

So this card started out following a sketch, but well the only thing that resembles that sketch is the ribbons, so I guess you could say I was inspired by the other card! This image is from LAD Tea Time, a new release. I added the black puffy flower to the tea cup for some dimension. I really lke the contrast of the black and white with just one color. I inked all the edges for a shabby chic feel....

a little vantine....or not

2009-01-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

A possible card for the hubby for valentine's day, maybe too girly... a possible just because card for your BFF from high school who recently reminded you (and every other person who reads her blog) of several fun things from high school. My BFF and I were once accused of stealing the inflatable ice cream cone from atop the local gas station....umm, we were out of the country when it was stolen (literally on a plane acroos the Atlantic Ocean!) Fun Memories!

This is from LAD's Tutti Fruity and I love the pear! I love the reverse flower. It also uses a sketch challenge, #56 - so it was a while ago but - better late then never! I also used some yummy new paper from My Mind's Eye... I'm getting so good at not hoarding my paper anymore! Those dots in the right upper corner, are Coffee Shimmerz, i used my paper piercing template and filled in the largest holes with shimmerz...it does run so don't drag it!

2009-01-22T07:00:00.000-08:00

This is the first card I made with LAD Tutti Ftruiy set and I love it. The cherries all have red shimmerz on them. Have I told you what a great set this is.... the possibilities are endless with it and that makes me like it even more. Great sentiments and great images. I still am not crafting too much, trying to rest my hand. I'm have a rather large pile and long list of things to make, so I'm hoping by resting it lots, it will heal quick and i'll be back to crafting soon!

2009-01-20T17:19:00.000-08:00

Those are clouds in lower right corner and above the plane on the image panel. I love the sentiment with this plane....so perfect for Valentine's day that is just around the corner. This is another great image from LAD Things That Go. Have you checked out the Lizzie Anne Design blog? they post all sorts of fun stuff on there!

2009-01-14T12:50:00.000-08:00

For my youngest daughter's birthday I felt like I dropped the ball on decorating. For her sister's birthday we decorated the whole house. So I decided to make her a special chair cover. Not bad for 15 minutes...I'm going to change out the ribbon that ties it, but overall, I'm really pleased with how this turned out. Not bad for one-handed sewing! And she loved it! I wanted it to fit any chair, so I didn't make a full chair-cover, just a long peice of fabric hemmed on the edges and tied to the side of the chair. I may someday go back and add some decorations along the bottom edges, but didn't do at this point...I think it will get used one everyone's birthday. My girls loved it and that made me happy!

2009-01-13T09:55:00.000-08:00

another sample from LAD's new release of Things that go. I really like the train in this set. Maybe it is becuse my dad has always worked for a railroad, and now the rest of my immediate family works for a railroad. This is for my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!

last sneak peak

2009-01-08T05:38:00.000-08:00

Another fun set - I usually don't like Valentine's sets - but I really like this one. I love the birds! I love the vases, and really every image in this set. These pages are from a cardkeeper book that I'm working on. I often make cards well in advance of when I need them, but then when it comes time to send them, I can't find them! If you want directions on how to make one of these, let me know and I can get them to you.

This is the last day of the sneak peaks. I love the elegance of this set. A little outside the box for me - but so fun to use and push me outside my comfort zone. I covered this flower with cofee shimmerz and I love the way it shimmerz in real life!

So - which set is your favorite? Can you choose?

another peak...

2009-01-07T05:55:00.000-08:00

First up - "Things That Go "- so fun and I had to put a girly twist on it! I plan to use this one for Valentine's Day for one of my girls- they will love the shimmery pink and green boat! I used Shimmerz on most of the boat.

This might be my favorite set of this release. Tricia and I talked long ago about the need for a good fruit set. She has really outdone herself! I love this set - way to go! This might even be my favorite card I stamped recently. Um, maybe it's just the picture cause it has wild cherry m&m's in it and well, I love my M&M's. Originally I planned to fill the box that I made with Chocolate covered cherries (like on the card) but the M&M's won! The green ribbon on the card is the same as on the box. I stamped little dots on it and embossed them with white embossing powder.

Sneak Peak Time!

2009-01-06T06:19:00.000-08:00

This set is just too much fun! Of course I will most likely say that about the sets I'm going to show. This release is super duper fun! "School Days" has such great images - I love this apple on top of the books! I used one of my favorite layouts and the paper from Becky Higgins School Kit...worked perfectly together!

2009-01-02T10:39:00.000-08:00

this makes it hard to sew ( i have a long list of things to sew)

this makes it hard to stamp (did you know it took two hands?)

this makes it hard to type (well slower anyway)

so the posts will be short for a while and hopefully it will get easier to work "around" my non-working left hand. I do have some fun things coming up next week, so stay tuned!

Party Time!

2009-01-01T11:23:00.000-08:00

This fun little ensemble I made for my daughter's upcoming birthday. It includes the invitation (the turtle), the favor (the bird) and the thankyou (the cupcake). All images a re from LAD Party Animals. For all the details check out Lizzie Anne's website for the POTM (projet of thr month) page. Have a happy new year!

In the Treetop

2008-12-29T08:27:00.000-08:00

One more card from In The Treetop to share. This cards started with that peice of fabric tied around the tree image. It's where I took my colors and "feel" for this card. The colors are a little more cohesive IRL, not sure what happened with the picture, it's a little funky. I love this fabric, I made pillows for my couch out of this fabric and this little strip was leftover....I couldn't throw away even this tiny scrap - I knew I could use it somewhere! I found so many new blogs over the Christmas holiday...I can't wait to start being crafty! I just need to organize my time better!

A Christmas present

2008-12-24T05:43:00.000-08:00

So, this is my Christmas present for my girls. I really hope they like these skirts...not just because of the the time and blood (yep I bled while making them, but not on the skirt!) I just think it is too cute and i hope they are as excited to get them as I am to give them. I made matching hairbows for them too, but just couldn't get a good picture. Have a Merry Christmas!

In the Treetop

2008-12-23T09:22:00.000-08:00

This is the last of my assignments for In the Treetop from Lizzie Anne. We made it through the storm without losing power for long. We now have just over 2 feet of snow on the ground..it's crazy weather for here in the Northwest. Another round of it tonight..1-6". I know for some places - this is just normal, but we rarely have a white Christmas here. My girls are super excited about it! I just hope we make it to Grandma's house tomorrow!

Christmas?

2008-12-20T22:33:00.000-08:00

This was supposed to be a Christmas card, but well, I got side tracked and it just a fun thank you card! And after Christmas, thank you cards are needed in abundance. The colored were inspired by the ribbon. Are you staying warm? It is supposed to be below zero here in the northwest with the windchill tonight, and there is a "possibility" according to the weather guy that we will lose our power. hmmmmm, below zero temps and no heater! Doesn't that sound fun! I stayed up late last night and spend a bit of time today finishing my sewing for Christmas. I found the cutest pattern for a skirt for my girls this summer, and recently found just as cute fabric. So.... I've been sewing, but that is another post. Have a great weekend! I'm not sure when I'll post again, if the power goes out and is anything like the last time it went out during a winter storm, it will be a while. Two years ago we were without power for 7 days just before Christmas. That one caught me off gaurd, this one I'm prepared for, well....at least I'm ready for Christmas!

in the tree top

2008-12-19T05:57:00.000-08:00

This *might* be one of my favorite cards with this set. I love the colors, and the layout (that is a favorite that I use again and again!) This set too offers many possibilites of what you can do with it!

Another Giddyup Girl

2008-12-17T06:54:00.000-08:00

This was my set for this month for LAD, and so I have lots of samples to share! How can y ou go wrong with glitter-y boots! I even used more of my new paper! I'm glad I'm getting over my "hoarding paper" issues!