A Pocket Full of Paper

Finally Done

2010-11-18T21:50:00.003-05:00

I finally finished this project I've been working on for a long time! I discovered the hard way that only hot glue would properly keep the ribbons on. :) Anywho, this is a cute little ribbon hanging that I made for my daughter's room. It's just an embroidery hoop. It's attached to the ceiling with fishing line. Cute, eh? I like it. And so does she. :)

Maybe next I'll have some Christmas things to post. I haven't even given a thought to Christmas cards yet! Gasp!

I Know!!

2010-11-04T10:24:00.002-04:00

I just haven't made many things lately.....but Christmas is coming!!! I have ideas!!! I'm so excited to share! Well, I'll share once my ideas become realities! It will be great. :)

Ribbons!

2010-09-03T13:55:00.003-04:00

These lovely ribbons are part of a project I made up for my daughter's room. I want her to have a frilly girly room--after all, she is the only girl with 2 brothers! I got inspiration for this project from a department store decoration. I had no clue what I was doing when I started, but I think it turned out okay! When it gets hung up in her room, I'll show you the finished product.

Happy crafting!

An Announcement

2010-09-03T13:48:00.003-04:00

Hi! Remember me?! I'm still here and I have some news! I had a sweet baby boy a little over a month ago! He's just a darling and we are all enjoying him. :)

Here are his birth announcements I made:

I ordered new address labels right after he was born. I love them!

Happy crafting!

I Have A Blog?

2010-04-23T13:15:00.003-04:00

Remember me? :) I just haven't done a heck of a lot of crafting in the past few months, but I will show you what I have done.

My lovely sister asked me to make her graduation announcements! I was so pleased she asked me. It means somebody likes my work! ;) I was slightly nervous at the beginning because I did not have access to the internet and therefore couldn't use my beloved Splitcoast Stampers as inspiration. Yup, this whole deal had to come straight from my brain. But thankfully, with the few requests that she had, I was able to come up with a design that she loved fairly quickly!

This is the front of the card:

Sheri composed a cute little poem regarding her choice of major (Nutrition) and we included it inside the announcement.

The back (Jeremiah 29:11):

Sheri loves her announcements and I'm just so thankful I was able to do this for her. :) Graduation is one week away and I couldn't be more proud of her! Next huge project: wedding invitations. ;)

This Week's Projects

2010-01-22T09:30:00.003-05:00

I made these 3 things for a lovely gal this week. I got a great deal on the frames and the projects were fairly quick to put together. I got my inspiration for this first one from Splitcoast Stampers, but the other two are my designs. I'm pretty pleased with the results! And my SIL seemed happy that she asked me to make them for her. :)

Until next time,

Happy crafting!

My Favorite Girl

2010-01-21T10:20:00.002-05:00

One of our favorite bedtime stories ever is "Guess How Much I Love You". I still remember this day. Laura Anne was flipping through each page and reciting what she knew, along with doing some motions. It was so sweet.

Happy crafting!

Scrapbook Time!

2010-01-08T08:13:00.004-05:00

I LOVE when I'm in the scrapbooking mood! I've completed all of these pages this week! As you may know, we are expecting baby #3 in July and my biggest goal is get all caught up in the family scrapbook before the baby is here. Then maybe, just maybe I can stay caught up by doing a page here and there. I hope! Enjoy these pages!

Happy scrapbooking!
:)

I'm Back!

2010-01-04T09:05:00.004-05:00

Yes, I had to take a little break after all the craft show craziness. I don't think I'll ever do another one. But at least I can say I did it.

The following projects were done for a customer of mine from the craft show.

And now that 2010 is here, I must get busy on our family scrapbook before our new bundle makes his/her appearance!!

Happy crafting!

Playing Catch Up

2009-10-30T08:42:00.004-04:00

I'm finally posting the last of my craft show projects! I will not have access to the Christmas stamp sets I've been using after next weekend, so if you want anything Christmas, let me know now!

This one is my absolute favorite card out of them all:

Mmmm, I love fall!

This is a framed piece. I love it and since it didn't sell I may keep it for myself! Haha! Just kidding. It is still available if you want it....

And just a couple baby cards:

Now it's time to catch up on my scrapbooking!

Happy crafting!

Whew!

2009-10-20T09:04:00.003-04:00

I survived my first craft show! I didn't sell a whole lot of things but I did get a handful of orders and potential customers. So I'm glad I did it, and I'm looking forward to making some projects here soon. I forgot my camera, but I did get some pictures on my phone. I will post them as soon as I can figure out how to get them off my phone. :)

After I finish these projects for my new customers, my big goal is to develop a lot of pictures and get caught up on my scrapbooking. Poor Caleb hasn't even been thought of yet in our scrapbook! So I hope that I'll be able to catch up real soon.

I just realized, too that I still have a few pictures of cards and other things that I didn't get to post yet, so I'll get those up here soon. So even though my posts may not come quite as often as they did before the craft show, please come back because I always find time to squeeze in a project.

Happy crafting!

Mini Notebooks And An Altoid Tin

2009-10-09T10:19:00.004-04:00

Tiny little composition notebooks! They are so cute! This one is my favorite out of the four, but the paper got wrinkled on the back so I guess I'll have to keep this one for myself. :)

Here are the ones I'm selling:

Then I altered an Altoid tin. I wasn't really sure what to do with it when I started, but I think it turned out pretty cute.

Happy crafting!

Crafty Christmas

2009-10-05T08:45:00.004-04:00

I was finally able to get a few more Christmas cards done last week. I haven't been able to get in my craft room as much as I'd like to lately. But I'm working on it. Here's what I have come up with since last week. An adorable snowman!!

A wreath made from snowflakes:

I decided to make 5 of this next one, so it will be sold as a set:

Happy crafting!

October Birthdays

2009-10-05T08:40:00.003-04:00

I've been dying to use this Snoopy stamp for my mom! So here's the card I came up with for her birthday. So...fall-y!
This colorful card was one that I had hiding in my stash for a long time. I modified it a little and we gave it to Laura Anne's friend for her birthday:

More Christmas cards to come!

Happy crafting!

Craft Show!

2009-09-29T17:22:00.003-04:00

I made this card for my father-in-law's birthday last weekend. It took me ten minutes.

Then I thought, "that was easy. I'll make another for the craft show!" So I made a variation of the same card:

And here is your announcement folks! The craft show will be:

In case you can't read the wrinkly flyer I took a picture of, the craft festival will be at Mandarin United Methodist Church on San Jose Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida!! Please, please come out and say hello!!

Happy crafting!

Merci

2009-09-22T15:46:00.004-04:00

I decided after making the doily card in the previous post, that I wanted to used that stamp set (Merci) to make a set of cards. I used the same color theme of Stampin' Up! paper: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and So Saffron.

These came together so quickly and I am really getting excited for the craft show!
Happy crafting!

The Latest

2009-09-22T15:12:00.005-04:00

All the following projects are for the craft show coming up in less than a month!!

This frame was just a plain black frame. Nothing exciting about it. I thought about adding color, then I changed my mind because I had the idea to use white and make it elegant. I used some Stampin' Up! rub-ons. It would be great for a wedding photo.

This is a quick card I put together. I loved how feminine these little doilies make a card look!
Christmas in the country!
Simple with silver:

Happy crafting!

It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas!

2009-09-12T14:12:00.005-04:00

I know, I know. That's so original. It's true, though! But before we get to that, here are a couple of projects I've worked on for the craft show. (Which, by the way, I found out is October 17. More details on that soon.)

First, here's a card I created using "A Tree For All Seasons" stamp set. I love, LOVE the stamp set! It is just so cute and I love using it.

For this simple and quick project, I used a Stampin' Up! rub-on. I love rub-ons. :) This is just a cute little jar that you can use to put little candies in and give as a gift, or you can store small craft items like brads or buttons. It sure looks cuter than a plain, naked glass jar!

I love notebooks. Always have. But spend a little time with one and give it some tender loving care and voila! They go from drab to fab!

Now for the Christmas stuff. :) It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! I decided (with the help of my mom) I need to have a good selection of Christmas cards/crafts available at the craft show seeing as how it's so close to December.

This first card I created around the bow. I was just playing around with ribbon and decided to make a bow and here's what I ended up with:
I love this next one. I love it so much I decided to make 4 identical cards to sell as a set. It just makes me want to go make a mug of hot chocolate and curl up on the couch with my sweetie to admire the twinkling lights on the Christmas tree. :)

Here's the "Tree For All Seasons" again:

Such a romantic wreath, right?! I got the idea for the wreath from Splitcoast, but the card design is mine.

There you have it! That's what I've been working on for the past few weeks in between all the birthday celebrations. :)

Happy crafting!

Happy 30th Birthday!

2009-08-28T08:07:00.004-04:00

Chris, my darling husband, turns 30 Saturday!! This card couldn't be more perfect for him! I love it. I totally stole the idea from a card I saw on Splitcoast, but I had to use it!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE! I LOVE YOU!

Happy crafting!

My First Card Set

2009-08-26T08:55:00.004-04:00

Here it is folks! My first note card set is complete! I made five cards using the Tart and Tangy Stampin' Up! stamp set. I did get a little inspiration from Splitcoast Stampers, but I put my own twist on each of the cards so they would be unique.

I have a few things to figure out still: pricing and packaging. I would like to find a cute way to package the note cards, such as tied with ribbon or something. I have some researching to do still, but there's time. I'm just so excited to have this first set finished! There will be more so don't stay away long! :o)

Happy crafting!

Wooo!!!

2009-08-24T16:11:00.004-04:00

Great news! I am going to be in a craft show in October!! Yay! My mom and I are going to be sharing a table--she's selling kids clothing and I'm selling homemade cards! I'm so excited and today I started making my cards. I'll post them as I make them so come back and visit!!

Happy crafting!

P.S. If you are going to be in Jacksonville in October (I don't remember the exact date), please come by and show us some love!

Month of Birthdays!

2009-08-19T13:37:00.004-04:00

August (or rather, the last week of August) is a busy time in our family! Four birthdays within 2 days! Yep, and this year the boys turn 3! Parties are being planned and it's going to be super fun! This first card is Joshua's:

This one is twin #1, Peter's: (Laura Anne picked it out)
And twin #2, Isaac's:
My hubby is turning 30 this year!! Woo-hoo! And I have the perfect card idea for him! I haven't made it yet, but when I do, you'll see! :D

Happy crafting!

A Birthday Card and Updated Family Frame

2009-07-12T18:20:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday to my husband's mother!! Her cake decorations matched her card which I thought was wonderfully unplanned! We had a great afternoon with them, eating some spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, and salad, and finishing it off with some yummy cake and ice cream. I love birthdays!!

You may remember THIS post I did last year. I went on a name frame craze and made a bunch! Take a look at the one I made for one of my older brother's and his family. (It's almost identical to the one you see below). Since I made their frame, they have gotten rid of the cat and added a baby girl to the family! So I had to update their frame. All I did was re-stamp all the family members and use dimentional stickies to stick them to the paper. That way they all pop out a little. Baby Anna went right on top of the kitty that was already there and voila! Their lovely family of 5 is complete!!
What's next on my craft list? A couple things, actually. I would like to make some "we've moved" cards because my family and I are moving next weekend! Then I would like to make a tu-tu for my daughter. Click on the Paige and Brooke button on my right sidebar to find the instructions.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

Ketchup

2009-06-23T09:01:00.004-04:00

Oddly enough, I need to do a little "catch up" post like MckMama. Except mine's of a totally different nature.

This first card I made for my sweet friend, Arelys, for her birthday. I used some pink felt self-adhesive flowers. It's really cool and I enjoy the look.
This next card was for my husband for Father's Day. Our daughter, son, dog, and myself are represented on this card. I was at a loss as to what to do with the middle square. It occured to me later that I had some tiny alphabet stickers I could have used. But oh well. He really liked the card.

I love LOVE this one. This was my sister-in-law's birthday card. I love this paper from Stampin' Up! And the stripe ribbon I just happened to have lying around just matches perfectly. I love it!

Happy crafting!

Fabulous Site

2009-06-22T08:57:00.003-04:00

Hello! I have some birthday cards and Father's Day cards to share with you, but I still have to edit them. In the meantime, I thought I would share a cool website with you that you just may want to check out!

I came across Paige and Brooke's website through a new blog friend recently. They are all about homemade, so you know I'm all about that!! Please go check out their site. I'm adding their link to my sidebar too.

Happy Crafting!

Graduation!

2009-05-21T11:04:00.004-04:00

My nephew is graduating from kindergarten tonight! Hooray! I put together this quick and simple card this morning. Originally I wasn't going to put the blue in, but I think it really looks nice and adds pizzazz to the card. Don't you think?

Mother's Day Cards

2009-05-21T10:52:00.003-04:00

I just realized this morning that I never posted the Mother's Day cards I made! This first one was for my husband's mom. I love the colors! And the tree stamp is oh so cute! I colored with colored pencils and I like how it makes the picture so soft.

This one just looks like my mom! I did trace over the letters with a black marker but I didn't get a final picture, so we all have to settle for this. I love how the card turned out. Chic, yes?

Sweet Baby Boy

2009-04-27T11:33:00.003-04:00

I made this card for a good friend. She just had her third baby boy! Her first son was born 5 months after my daughter. That means she has 3 children under 3! Wow! I am so excited for them. And they picked a great name for this one: Caleb!! ;o)

A Baby Gift

2009-03-29T12:59:00.004-04:00

I found this idea for fabric wrapped initials on a blog several months ago. I really wanted to try it so when I learned that I had a niece, I knew exactly what I would make her!! Conveniently enough, her name is short and sweet so I decided to do her whole name instead of just her initial. Here's how it came out:

Anna's Announcements

2009-03-29T12:56:00.003-04:00

Finally! They are complete! It took me forever, but here are Anna's birth announcements. I basically came up with the design myself based on what I had available in the house. Most of our stuff is still hanging out at my in-law's house so I was very limited as to what I could do. I am really happy with how they came out though!

Thinking Pink!

2009-02-16T10:41:00.002-05:00

There's a new baby in our family! My brother and his wife just had a baby girl 3 days ago. I am so excited and honored to make their birth announcements. Also, I have a totally fabulous baby gift idea. It's a great thing my sister-in-law loves homemade gifts!

Since my husband, two children and I will be moving next week I won't have the ability to make anything for a couple weeks. But as soon as I do, I'll be posting pictures! Stay tuned!!!

Love and Fairytales

2009-02-01T13:52:00.005-05:00

I was so excited to try this ribbon blossom. It is so pretty and I couldn't wait to try it out. (I got the following picture from Splitcoast Stampers.) But I ran into a little problem. It does not say in the tutorial that organdy ribbon (sheer ribbon) works best. So, being that I have never tried it before and wouldn't know that grosgrain ribbon doesn't work as well, I made my ribbon blossom strictly with grosgrain. I still got the same effect, but it ended up being a lot bigger than it was supposed to be. I'll remember it for next time. Also, I think I might trim my ribbon a little more. I just might frame this in a shadow box and hang it in my bedroom. The stamp I used has the sweetest phrase: Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairytale. Isn't that romantic?

Lots Of Love

2009-02-01T13:49:00.003-05:00

I've been a busy little beaver lately. I've had the opportunity to create some cards and I was in no way going to pass it up. So here's some more Valentine's Day cards that I made this week.

Hearts

2009-01-31T09:38:00.002-05:00

This card took me (and Laura Anne) a grand total of 5 minutes to put together. I chose it intentionally because she wanted to help me make a Valentine's Day card. Cute and simple!

Too Great Not To Share

2009-01-31T08:24:00.005-05:00

This idea came from a website called Little Window Shoppe. I am in love with it and can't wait to make one myself. It's a scrapbook made from an old baby board book! How creative! Find the instructions on how to make one HERE. Happy scrapping!

Valentine's Day Treats

2009-01-29T17:30:00.004-05:00

These cute treats are quick and easy to make. I just wrapped a 6x6 piece of paper (I think that's the correct size) around a Hershey bar. Stuck a small strip of paper and tied a ribbon around it. Then I added a little square embellishment. Cute, right?

These cuties are mini cards, only about 3x3. With little ribbon accents and cute stamps, these are cute as can be!
But I'm not finished with Valentine's Day crafts! Stay tuned!

Christmas Cards

2008-12-30T09:30:00.001-05:00

I thought for sure I had posted the Christmas cards I made this year! Oh well. Here they are now!Silver and Gold!

I don't remember what this stamp set is called, but it's so cute. I built the snowman myself!

Dance!

2008-11-03T09:11:00.005-05:00

Okay, I didn't think I would finish my daughter's coaster hanging this fast, but I'm glad I did! I am so happy with how it turned out! I included close up pictures to show more detail.

The letters were die-cuts. I found ribbon and paper to match the letters and took off from there! I used brads, buttons, and ribbon and stickers to embellish each coaster. I put in eyelets to attach all the coasters together with ribbon.

Happy crafting!

Coaster Hanging

2008-11-02T14:10:00.004-05:00

I saw this coaster wall hanging on Splitcoast Stampers. Wouldn't you know, I had some coasters from the Outback Steakhouse saved up already! I really love this idea and I'm currently making one for my daughter's room. It's going to have the word "dance" on it, because that's one of her favorite things! I can't wait for it to be finished.

Cuddly Monsters

2008-10-29T21:06:00.003-04:00

I found this idea in a Family Fun magazine. On my most recent trip back home to Florida, my mom and I tried them out and I think they turned out pretty cute! My daughter picked out her pink corduroy fabric for her monster. She now takes her monster to bed with her!

Random Cards

2008-10-28T11:56:00.006-04:00

I came across these pictures recently of cards that I made last year so I figured I'd post them.

This card was made for my niece who was born last September. I think this giraffe is so cute. It's from the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Bundle of Joy"

I believe this paper set is called "Cutie Pie" and it is! I love these colors:
I sometimes find it a challenge to make a birthday card for a guy. Everything I want to do is too cute. I made this one for my father-in-law last year. It's cute, but not too cute!
Have I mentioned that I love paisley?! This paper is one of my favorites ( I used it on my card tin a couple posts back) And the fat ribbon--I love it!

Cute Owl Treat Bag

2008-10-23T08:59:00.001-04:00

I made this treat bag at the creative escape weekend. It's so clever. I don't know how people come up with these things.

Creative Escape

2008-10-20T14:21:00.006-04:00

Finally, here are some pictures of a few of the scrapbook pages I finished while at the Creative Escape weekend back in September.

I only got started on Laura Anne's first birthday pictures. This is the only page I finished, so whenever I get around to doing more scrapbooking, I'll finish her first birthday.

Happy crafting!

My Mom's Birthday Gift

2008-10-15T08:54:00.005-04:00

I've been trying to make my parents a name frame for a while now, but I never really loved what I came up with. This one, though, I have to say is beautiful! I love how it turned out!

Cute Octopus

2008-09-17T16:21:00.006-04:00

I found this octopus in a copy of Family Fun magazine. I made one for my daughter and she loves it, so I made one for two of her friends also. They are made using a tennis ball, yarn and googly eyes, so they're super cheap and super cute! Click here for instructions on how you can make your own!

Happy crafting!

Summer's Frame

2008-09-11T15:24:00.002-04:00

This was made for a 3-year-old girl. I used chunky glitter on the chipboard letters and I love how it looks!

Things To Do

2008-09-11T15:08:00.004-04:00

I found these ideas in my Stampin' Up catalog. This first one is styrofoam balls with felt flowers attached onto them with brads! So easy and pretty:

This is a framed picture made of different little squares. It's so cute, I'm going to have to try it:

Latest Project

2008-09-04T18:26:00.005-04:00

I made this frame for a friend of mine. She had a little girl just a few days after my son was born. I designed this particular name frame. I just started with punching the letters out with a flower punch and then went from there. I added glitter to the grass and I really like how that brings out the color. I just love pink and green together!

I added 4 tiny pearls to the butterfly's body, just for an extra touch:

Birthday Cards For My Nephews

2008-09-04T18:13:00.005-04:00

Three of my nephews turned 2 on August 30. These are the cards I made for them.

For Joshua, the oldest of the three by about 4 and a half hours:

I LOVE this card. The little monkeys are so cute and I love how the tree turned out. This one is for Peter, the oldest of the twins: And here's Isaac's. I figured I'd stick with the monkeys for his card also:

Card Tin

2008-08-25T17:04:00.003-04:00

I decorated this white tin to store all the cards I make. I love, love this paper!

Pretty Clipboard

2008-08-19T16:00:00.004-04:00

I love decorating clipboards. For this particular one, you can put a picture on the blue square paper. Isn't it cute?

Name Frames

2008-08-07T15:40:00.007-04:00

I just love making name frames!!! It's so much fun, and there are so many different techniques and designs to play with. Check some of these out that I've made recently:

For my new son: (This is my original design)

For one of my brothers:

Another brother:Made for a friend:
This is actually the first name frame I ever made. I made it for my daughter. Not too shabby for the first one ever:
I would love to sell some name frames, so if you are interested in me making one for you or a friend, please contact me! I have many options and designs available!

Dahlia Flowers

2008-07-15T15:55:00.001-04:00

I learned this new technique to make a dahlia flower and it is awesome! And surprisingly, it's not difficult at all. They turned out so pretty.

Birth Announcements

2008-07-01T09:29:00.004-04:00

Here are some birth announcements I made for my son. I couldn't decide which ones I liked best so I tried out several. This card was made using the Stampin' Up! stamp set called Baby Talk:

Same stamp set. I used a piece of patterned paper and cut it in the shape of the buggy instead of coloring it in. I love how this one turned out:
I really wanted to try a criss-cross card. I'm happy with how they turned out. It was kind of time-consuming, but not difficult. I added mini buttons or brads for the wheels:
This was my favorite criss-cross card. I used Stampin' Up! Pool Party paper and the Bundle of Joy stamp set. I stamped the bear on colored polka dot paper so all I had to do was cut him out and stick him on! Super cute:

Let's Get Started

2008-07-01T08:47:00.003-04:00

Thanks for checking out my craft blog. I was inspired by my sister-in-law to set it up mainly for the purpose of putting down my thoughts and ideas of projects I want to do. Also I will post pictures of crafts I have already made. I have two specialties: cards and name frames. But of course, my skill is not limited to those. I'm always willing to try new things. I'm also open to any thoughts or ideas you may have for me to help me improve. I'm fairly new to the world of paper crafts so I know there's still a lot to learn.

So here we go. Let's get started!!