Birthday Card

My brother celebrated his birthday last Friday.  I made this card for him: Lift of Mary Kay Seckinger's Happy Birthday, Emily! card on Two Peas. Supplies:  kraft cardstock; American Crafts lace paper; Basic Grey chipboard star; StazOn ink; Making Memories letter stick...

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Turkeys

I was inspired earlier this week to scrap photos of Dylan and his friend working on their Turkey plaques: Supplies: Tiffany Tillman's Simple 'n Straight template and papers by Jen Allyson & Karen Funk from Design House Digital Fall Blog Hop kit; labels (recolored) from Michelle Underwood's Bright Smiles kit; fonts. After the boys had completed their handprint on the plaques, Stacey and I helped them make an extra print on a piece of white...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

A festive card from Cameron Crazy to get us in the mood for Thanksgiving tomorrow: Love the warm colors and how she cut out the stamped images.  Whether you've been working on something that is holiday related or not, share it in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun by linking your creative project below (linky tool is open until Tuesday, November 30th).  Share anything (cards, decor, scrapbooking, sewing, etc) even if it...

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Altered Jar: Beach Memories

A few of the treasures I returned with from our beach trip were lots and lots of seashells plus a bag of sand. I decided to use some of the sand and a few of my favorite small shells to create an altered jar. This was so easy and fun, I'm thinking I might do one for future beach trips too changing the style & size of the jar.  Supplies: jar (from Michaels - $1!); sand & shells from the beach; white cardstock; Making Memories tag...

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Boo Hoo Owls

Last week a couple of my mommy friends and I got together to let our boys play while we crafted.  Allison had found a cute post on another blog about making Boo Hoo owls so she, Stacey & I decided to give them a try.  Basically, they are small fabric owls with rice filler that you can warm or chill them to help ease your little one's boo boo. As with all projects that sound simple, this one ate up a little more time than we expected...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

The unique ideas from my crafty readers never cease to amaze me.  Loving this one shared in last week's {Made by Me} Wednesday from Diamonds, Fur and Laundry: What a clever way to reuse a favorite bit of a ruined shirt and add a bit of pizazz to a sweater!  What crafty ideas do you have?  Share in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun by linking your creative project below (linky tool is open until Tuesday, November 23rd). ...

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CSN Stores Winner!

The winner of the CSN Stores $75 gift certificate is ... Comment #64 was posted by tyson2468: Hope your little guy enjoys the new workshop!  :)  Congrats!  Thanks to all who enter...

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Handprint Turkey

Since our ghost footprint plaque was so much fun to make but had to be packed up until next fall, Dylan & I got together with some friends, and pulled out the paints again to make a new plaque to hang in it's place.  Ready to give the house a festive look for Thanksgiving is our Handprint Turkey: Isn't he adorable? My favorite part is how excited Dylan gets about it.  If you ask him where his turkey handprint is, he'll point directly...

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NC Zoo

Last weekend, we took Dylan to the NC Zoo for the first time.  He had a wonderful time and (not too surprising), I took a LOT of photos.  I quickly set my mind on a 2 page spread for his album and skimmed online galleries for ideas.  A design by donnaz at Two Peas about another zoo grabbed my eye as it neatly included 12 photos.  I lifted the overall layout with a few tweaks.  (Click image to view larger.) Supplies: Kate...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

I have so many fabric remnants from various projects - I really need to try this great tutorial from Handmade By Annabelle to make a rag basket: What have you been working on?  Share in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun by linking your creative project below (linky tool is open until Tuesday, November 16th).  Share anything (cards, decor, scrapbooking, sewing, etc) even if it was made last year.  So long as it's new to...

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Lucky 7

Trent and I celebrate our 7th anniversary today.  The post title "Lucky 7" came from my friend, Laura.  It sounds much nicer than the "7 year itch" and fits us better.  We're very lucky indeed. Here's the front of the card I made for him: Supplies: Stampin' Up (navy) and miscellaneous (white) cardstock; Making Memories patterned paper, chipboard heart, letter stickers and edge scrap...

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Digital Scrapbooking Day Freebie

Typically my freebies fall on the last Friday of the month (yes, there is a method to my madness around here).  But seeing as today is Digital Scrapbooking Day, I felt like it was a great day to give away another template. This one is a recreation of an 8.5 x 11 traditional page I made a few years ago about a trip to the Grand Canyon.  I used my Bamboo tablet (something I really need to use more often!) to doodle leaves similar to the...

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Floral Card

I made this card a few weeks ago for our friends' wedding: Supplies: Stampin' Up Fast & Fabulous stamp set, inks: Marina Mist, Night of Navy & Old Olive, cardstock: Night of Navy & Kiwi Kiss; miscellaneous white cardstock; EK Success border pun...

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CSN $75 Giveaway

The holidays are fast approaching which means gifts and parties.  To help get your shopping started, CSN Stores is offering one of my readers a $75 gift certificate!  What would you do with $75 in free money?  Buy a gift for yourself or someone else?  Perhaps you need a new bar stool or a new diaper bag.  Whatever it is, with over 200 stores, CSN most likely has what you are looking for. How do you enter? Simple - leave...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

One of many things I love about {Made by Me} Wednesday is seeing the variety of projects that get shared.  This digital layout by Cameron Crazy is too sweet: Now it's your turn to join in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun!  Add a link to your creative project below (linky tool is open until Tuesday, November 9th).  Share anything (cards, decor, scrapbooking, sewing, etc) even if it was made last year.  So long as it's...

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Hybrid Airplane Birthday Card

Dylan and my dad both share a love of planes.  Thus, an airplane card seemed perfect for my dad's birthday last month.  I had fun mixing my digital and traditional supplies (even digging through my scraps) to put together this cute hybrid card: I started with a plain white card (I have a whole pack of these I bought at a craft store - so easy to decorate for any occasion).  I measured it and created a new page in Photoshop to match...

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