Blog Candy WINNER!!!

Thank you to all of you who played along! I enjoyed each comment and it's wonderful to hear what inspires your creative spirit! I wish I could have chosen all of you and to make things fair, I decided to let my little crafter choose a name....annnnnd the winner is......


I am inspired by seriously creative bloggers like you, Mish Wooderson, Melissa Phillips, all of the Papertrey crafters and more! Another inspiration is the HUGE assortment of colors, patterns, and textures available to use!! Creating is a joy and necessity in my life.

Thanks for the opportunity to make some tags with your supplies!!


Lila

I won't be posting anything crafty this week, but I will be spring cleaning and hope to get my crafting supplies organized while getting products created for an upcoming craft show. If there are some supplies I'm willing to set free, I will post them here ;) Have a great week!

Tag Week....BLOG CANDY!!!

So now that I've gone tag crazy this week, I'm giving YOU the opportunity to join the craze!! It's been long overdue since I've shared some blog candy and I thought today is the day! I'm including the basic supplies to make tags of your very own. I've also thrown in a post-it pad made by yours truly. Kit includes: 5 kraft lunch sacks, 5 white doilies, 5 large manila tags, 5 white sentiment tags, handful of clear and vintage cream buttons, and post-it pad.

Now, all you have to do is leave a comment about what inspires you in your crafting adventures...this could be products, blogs, or people. All I ask is when you comment, PLEASE leave your email so I can contact the winner. If no email is left in the comment, I will choose an alternate winner. Winner will be chosen Monday, March 7th by noon est. Happy Crafting!!!

Tag Week Post #4...

Electic Easter tags! Time got ahead of me this morning and I didn't get this post up early, but have no fear...tomorrow you will have a chance to win some blog candy...a blank slate to create your own goodies! Be sure to check back tomorrow and enter for a chance to get tagging! I will be including the basic essentials to create 5 tags, along with a handmade post-it pad so you can jot down all your great ideas! All my tags were made with PTI's-Egg Hunt. On this first set of tags, I used my Beautiful Blooms II flower die. The flower petals are double layered and curled up with a pencil edge. After I had the flower curled, I used 3-D foam tape to lift the layers up. The pink circle matte is cut with my CM circle cutter.Ready for an egg hunt? The purple egg is die cut and stamped with one of the 3 egg patterns that come with the set. The other two eggs are simply die cut from patterned paper. I had cut the green paper portion before I realized just how long my sentiment would be. After a little figgiting, I decided it looked kind of cool hanging off the sides of the tag.Same design as above...just changed out the grass pattern and added a ghost shape butterfly (double layer). I used E6000 to adhere the butterflies down and it dries clear so they look as though they are floating.A little doily fun! This is actually one doily for 2 tags. The ink I used is a sparkly dew drop green and it really helped the eggs POP! The ribbon is probably some of the oldest ribbon I've owned (I'm guessing 10 years...give or take!)...I knew if I held on to it, I'd find SOMETHING to use it on...YOU know what I'm talking about, right? Perfect example of use what you have and not hoard ;)

Tag Week Post #3...

Flutter-by butterfly! Using the same layout as yesterday's tags, I decided to break out my punches. The butterflies are from the large MS butterfly punch. Although, I don't have any of these in bulk, like the other tags, I plan to make more to finish up the green polka dot paper. This tag would be delightful for a baby gift or new mom!

Tag Week Post #2

Enjoy the Ride! Your in for another fun post today with 'buggy' tags! These tags were super quick and easy to make! The only part that will take a little extra time is the paper piecing on the vw bug. I started by cutting 3/4 inch strips in pink and green polka dots. I used distress inks on the paper strips as well as around the entire tag. The vw bugs are paper pieced with pink polka dot paper and colored with copics. The cork circle is cut with my nesty dies and cuttlebug.

The sentiments are also from Enjoy the Ride and although I hadn't intended on inking them this way, they turned out to fit perfectly on my strips.

It's TAG Week...Post #1

Woohoo! Let the tagging begin! I went a little crazy last week and went on a tag making spree. It's amazing how many of these you can crank out in the same time it would take me to make one card! I have to say, I do like switching from cards and tags...breaks up the repetition in my crafting. Today I'm sharing some rock n' roll tags...it's NOT just for the boys! All tags were made with a set from CTMH that is on loan. I kept the same design for the boys and girls, just switched up the colors. I like the idea of splitting the tag in half on the design...polka dots on one, and ink splats on the other. The sentiments are from Enjoy the Ride.

For a little added sparkle, I added the rhinestones to the guitar.Since I can't tie pretty bows on the boy tags, I opted for kraft natural ribbon and knots. For the thinner threads, I used kraft threads from The Cat's Pj's. This thread is super nice and even as much as I tugged on it to tie, it never split! The sentiments came with this set.I will be making more tags, this is a good start to my stash for an upcoming craft show. Have fun with these tags...if you make some, link it here and we will share with everyone ;) Happy Crafting!

Fit For A Princess...

Soooo, remember the last post where I mentioned I was going to play with glitter for the PTI-glitter strip challenge?!!! Well, I found out that glitter and me are NOT meant to be! I did attempt to make a vintage card, complete with 2 glitter strips...which is now at the bottom of my trash pile! I think I will stick with glitter paper and call it a day ;)

So something I can share with you has a little bling (without glitter!) and fit for a princess. These were the invites for Gracie's 7th birthday party. Not much planning on my end since the party was not at home this year. I don't get to do this often as we are normally with family and we keep the parties simple. Gracie decided she wanted a "princess" party and I knew this crown would be perfect! I knew I didn't want to cover the entire tiara with rhinestones, so I think the few I added, add just enough shine. I then stamped 7 in chocolate chip and added the circle (PTI-basic polka dots) to close the focal point. The party info. is printed off the pc in black.
Big birthday girl!
Mommy & Daddy sandwich ;)My wonderful in-laws! They were gracious enough to make the 6 hour drive from VA just to help Gracie celebrate her special day! Grandpa looks like he's had a little too much fun!We continued our weekend with a trip to the park and a nature hike. I'm proud to say Addy dresses herself...note the snow boots in nearly 70 degree weather! And what can I say, the kid LOVES to layer!Just wish she would slow down...just a bit!My favorite shot of the weekend! Grandpa loves his babies ;)

I Love Thee...

A quickie post today! I'm going to try my hand at the Make it Monday Challenge with PTI, so I will keep this post simple today. This is a fun new stamp set I purchased from SU! at a recent workshop. I combined the stamp images with a punched heart from the new red glitter paper. Simple, thin, grosgrain ribbon adds a nice accent to the lime green polka paper. You know how much I LOOOOOVE polka dots! Alrighty, here's to wishing I can make some magic with glitter strips...glitter is not my favorite to play with, but I will give it a go!

Miss You...

What I what give for another 3 day weekend we just had! We celebrated Gracie's 7th birthday over the weekend, had some family in town, and just enjoyed our time together. I didn't do too much on the decorating end since we had her party at Chuck E. Cheese, but I did do her invites and goodie bags. I will be sure to share those pics later in the week.

Today I've got a sweet lovebird card. I used Aviary from SU! Birds of all sorts seem to be a big trend right now and as much as I wanted this set, I'm finding the cling hard to use on my acrylic blocks. I'm sure if I play with it enough, I will get use to them, but I've been using clear stamps for the last few years and them seem to be much easier to place for me. Aside from my crooked birdcage, I'm still loving how it turned out.
I mixed a few sets from PTI on my design as well. Basic Polka Dots and Little Lady (the small ladybug body for my heart).Another PTI set, Masculine Motifs was used for the sentiment.
I plan on donating this card, along with a few others to deployed troops to send to their sweeties. It's hard when your in the field and don't have a Hallmark or P.O. nearby. I know when my hubby was deployed, he'd hold on to the cards and letters for several days until they were back safely to address and mail them off. Happy Crafting my friends!

Feelin' Hippy-ish...

Happy Wednesday! I can officially say I'm ready for the weekend! Our oldest has a BIG birthday party this weekend and with everyone starting to get over the flu, I'd say it's a wonderful way to celebrate! The invites are done and delivered, now I just need to work on some tags for the goody bags and then we'll be finished. Chuck E. Cheese will handle the rest!

On to what I had planned to share last week! I took some time out last week to rest and craft...a little...and made this cute little number! Lovin' these hippy flowers! You have seen this paper on a recent "love bug" card I made. Although the photo doesn't pick up the detail, the flowers are very sparkly! Stamp set is Chair-ished. I took my green gingham strip and added some Text Style II in purple ink.

Valentine Montage...

slip-in a little love...because they matter... ...and tug on my heartstrings and love will always bloom here......because I see how magical he truly is...through THEIR eyes

Papertrey Ink Tag Challenge...

Papertrey Ink Tag w/a tag Challenge. I actually had this tag made before yesterday's card, so I was happy when I saw today's challenge on tags! On a recent trip to the LSS I found these packages of fun/crafty chipboard. This set also includes buttons (not the ones used here), knitting needles, and balls of yarn. I think these would also make some unique tags for a handmade blanket or scarf....my sister is probably reading this and is going to remind me that I have yet to make the tags she requested...a year ago! Jillybean, I was just "waiting" for the right embellishments to come along ;) I distressed my manila tag, used Polka Dot Basics in olive green, rubbed plum ink over my white doily, added my chipboard, buttons, and tag sentiment is from Studio Style.