A Special Gift

So I did this project for my Sister-In-Law for her sister Carol that

just passed away on the 23rd of this month.

She had read the horoscope and knew immediately that

she wanted to do something special with it. So she called

me and asked me if I could come up with something that

she would hand out to her sisters 3 closest friends.

Here is what I came up with...

The card measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I used Close To My Heart paper line Sonoma,

I used the matching card stock in the kit and added my own ribbon & pearls to it.

I used the spellbinders die cuts to cut out the top note that the horoscope is

mounted on and another ornate die for the name. I really didn't have anything

in mind when I started working it all just came together...thankfully. 

Then I realized that I didn't have envelopes to fit this size so I went with a

brown paper bag and decorated it up so it matched the card. I really liked

the idea and thought it turned out pretty well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you have a great day!

Jennifer



Melted snowman

So this has nothing to do with paper crafting, but I had to share it

here because it turned out so stinking cute.

It's made out of chocolate and oh so yummy!!!

I saw the idea in the newspaper a few weeks ago and

figured I'd give it a try.

So this is the little melted snowmen all wrapped up and ready to

be gifted to a few friends. It uses white chocolate melting wafers,

a chocolate wafer, a rolo, candy corn and mini chocolate chips.

So that's it for today. Have a great day!

Jennifer



More Valentines

So this was the other card that I created for my swap that I

do with some friends once a month.

It turned out much cuter than I had thought it would.

Its not very often I go through all the trouble of creating a background

when there are so many papers out there that would work, but I wanted

to try something different.

The background paper was created using some small stamps that I had.

The little bone & pawprint are from DeNami Designs as well as the little

puppies stamped in the center. The tiny heart in the background is from

Avacado Arts. The fancy edge along the bottom of the card is

 a die from Papertrey Ink.

Have a wonderful day!

Jennifer



A Sweet Valentine

So today I wanted to share the Valentine I made for my

sweet little girl. She loves puppies of all kinds, and her favorite color

is pink so I had to do this card below just for her.

Paper: K and Company

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Die Cut Puppy: Scrapping Cottage

Hope you enjoyed my little valentine.

Jennifer



A Valentine Share

So today I thought that I would share with you a Valentine card that

I created for a swap that I am in with some great friends.

We have already swapped so its safe for me to share what I made.

This uses the craft scalloped cards, cupid, ticket & cricut cartridge from CTMH,

I used PTI mat stack 2 for the accents above and below cupid as well as the shape

that cupid is stamped on which I think is mat stack 5,

seam binding ribbon, rhinestones flourishes from Michael's and patterned

paper from Stampin' Up!

The inside uses a die cut from PTI as well as the little flourishes above and below

Happy Valentine's Day. The greeting is from CTMH.

Here is the front of the envelope I thought I add a little

something to it to jazz it up a little.

Have a great day!

Jennifer



Tag Creations

I have some fun tags to share with you all today.

The first ones are for the Teachers...and I could add more to them

if I wanted to use them for Teacher Appreciation Week to attach

to their gifts.

I made 24 of these in all because I figured it couldn't hurt to have some

extras on hand. The supplies used were card stock by Neenah, Teacher's Apple

and Mat Stack 2 from PTI, scalloped and label punch from Stampin' Up! and some ribbon.

Then I was thinking about the bus drivers because I always do something for

them also and came up with these little cuties for the kids to give them attached

to a gift. I used some new tags that I had ordered last month from Express Tags,

 the bus stamp is from CTMH, the stars & scalloped Circle are punched from

 Stampin' Up! paper and punches and the "Thanks for all you do" sentiment is

 from PTI Think Big Favorites. I like the way the came out and I am glad to be

able to personalize their gifts a bit to let them know how important they are

 and how much we appreciate their services.

Have a good one!

Jennifer



More Teacher Cards

Here are some more teacher cards I made since I have been on a

roll with them...might as well do them while the juices are flowing!!!

These are some general school thank you cards that could be used for teachers as

well as some other important people at school.

This card uses a Becky Higgins Project Life journaling card that I printed

for the background and a new school set that I just got from CTMH.

For Teacher Appreciation Week I am all set too!

This card uses another Becky Higgins Journaling Card for the background,

A Papertrey Ink set called Teacher's Apple and some ribbon.

This is another card that again could be used for so many of the professionals at

school. I cased it from one of the pit crew at Avocado Arts. I loved it and couldn't

resist trying my hand at a few. All of the stamps used are from Avocado Arts

and the card stock is from Stampin' Up!

Here is the matching envelope for the card above. I have been decorating the

envelopes lately because it adds such a nice touch to them...

Hope you've enjoyed today's cards.

Jennifer