Patriotic School Project
My first grader had a school project where she got to choose a symbol of our country, then make some kind of representation of it in any medium and write a half-page report. She chose the American flag, and I got to use my …
Recent Posts
Mustache Card
I must confess… There are a few crafting trends that come along and are popular for a while that I just don’t get. Mustaches are one of those trends. I see them everywhere, but I just don’t think anyone getting my cards would appreciate a …
Birthday Card with Washi
I’ve been collecting Washi sheets and Washi tape, but haven’t used it much. (I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one.) It can join my collection of unused pretty paper. 🙂 But I did use it for this birthday card for my little daughter’s BFF. …
Valentine Treat Boxes
O.K., I know it’s now March, but I took pictures when I finished the 90 Valentines for my kids’ school parties last month and I am going to show them off! My days have been very full since then, so I apologize for the …
SPRING 3D Letters
I am ready for SPRING! Are you? I created this decorated 3D word for Heartland Paper’s design team, but if you can’t go see it in person, I’ve included lots of pictures. Surprise, surprise. 😉 Each letter is about 6 3/4″ tall. These Spring 3D …
Farm Animals Book (Freebie!)
I created a book like this years ago, based on an idea from a friend. That was before my Silhouette, so I stamped, printed, and cut everything myself. I laminated my original book and my kids have all enjoyed it, so I decided to …
Small Birthday Gift Box
I made this box for my niece in 12 minutes. My daughter and I had just enough time Friday afternoon to go buy a gift (earrings and lipgloss), eat a quick dinner, wrap the present, and get my daughter to her cousin’s party. Instead of …
Silhouette Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets
I have wanted to try the double-sided adhesive sheets released by Silhouette last summer ever since I heard about them, and I finally got some! Here are the simple instructions provided by Silhouette, plus my added observations. 1. Open or create an image in the …
Card Organizer
I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to do better at sending out cards. I love making cards, but the last couple of years I’ve usually run out of time or made other excuses not to get out birthday cards for everyone on my list. But …
Happy Birthday with Sketched Acetate Element
I made the number 2 for this card a while back, but finally got to give it to my adorable little nephew this month. I placed it on chevron paper (My Mind’s Eye “Fine and Dandy”) with mini glue dots behind a few of the …
The Drenchinator 3000
This is a project I worked on with my husband this summer for our family and neighborhood gatherings. Well, he did most of the work, but I added the vinyl to finish it off so I’m including it on my blog. 🙂 Maybe thinking about …
Birthday Cards
I made this birthday card for my wonderful mother-in-law. It’s from the Peony Cottage kit by SVG Cuts, but I used a cupcake instead of the sun that came with it, plus added my own sunburst design behind the cupcake. It’s easy to …
Practice Coloring Page with Spectrum Noir Markers
I started collecting Letraset ProMarkers about a year ago, and then discovered Spectrum Noir markers soon after that. I was looking for a cheaper alternative to Copics. Nevermind that I still have invested quite a bit into markers when I didn’t really need another hobby, …
Perching Butterfly
Here’s another file from the very talented Barbara who also designed this lantern. This is a beautiful butterfly that can perch on a vase, goblet, flower, etc. Can’t you imagine a room full of these butterflies perched on glasses for a wedding dinner or some …
Big Change for Me
I have a big change coming up in my life that may affect my blog a little. In a couple of weeks I’ll be starting a part-time job in an accounting firm, which is where my educational background is. I’ve got mixed feelings about this, …
Teacher Appreciation Gifts
I made these for my kids’ gradeschool teachers back in November. I’m never on the ball for official teacher-appreciation holidays, so we brought each teacher a gift basket during parent-teacher conferences at the end of the first term. That’s a long week for teachers, and …
Merry Christmas!
I just passed the 500,000 mark for all-time page views on my blog! That’s a pretty fun Christmas present, don’t you think? I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or a very happy day in whatever part of the world you are …
Christmas Card 2012
Here is my Christmas card for this year. I always try to make cards that don’t take a lot of time but still meet my personal standards, and most years I fail. I start with a base design but then add one more little touch …
Vellum Lantern
One of the best things having a Silhouette machine has done for me is to expand my world. I love living in this age of technology where I can have a machine that does what it does, and then I can post the project …
Just Saying Hello…
This is the last of the three projects I made (for now) using the “Seen & Noted” papers from Pebbles Inc. Again, I found a fun tutorial on Split Coast Stampers and adapted it for this card and turned it into a cutting file I’m …
Note Holder
Here’s a fun note holder I found as a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers and converted it into Studio and SVG cutting files. It’s so cute, and only takes a single piece of letter-size paper for the box itself. It’s just a touch bigger than …
Be Happy Card
This is one of three projects I’ve made with the new “Seen and Noted” paper by Pebbles Inc. I like the bright and cheerful colors. I’m providing a free Studio cut file for all the shapes but the butterfly, which I purchased from the Silhouette …
Dial Calendar
When I saw this calendar design by Samantha Walker on the Silhouette Blog a while back, I had to have it and snatched it right up! Paid the whole 99 cents for it…didn’t even wait for a sale. (Big spender here, I know.) With my …
I’ve Been Busy…
Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve made a post on my blog. I’ve been busy creating, fulfilling church responsibilities, and being a mom–which hasn’t left much time to blog. I have made one recent addition to my blog, which I think you’ll find helpful. …
Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop: Adhesive Washi Sheets
I can’t tell you how excited I am to be a part of the Scrapbook Steals blog hop! I jumped at the chance to be a guest designer for some mystery product from the website that brings me a new amazing deal every day (twice)! …
