Wedding card

I made this card for Austin & Kayla's wedding next Saturday. Thought you might like to see it. :) This is an A2 size card.

Girls' Day Out!

Yesterday I went out of town for the day, with my friends Barbara & Sharon. We had lots of fun, did lots of shopping, and laughed a lot, too.

Here is what I bought...

From Rochester RS Company: They had 10 packs of Thickers (thick stickers) at a really good price. Couldn't pass those up.

 

I love these small animal prints. The chicks & sheep are from Reminisce, and the birds are from American Crafts.

We went on trips to Florida and South Dakota. I've been buying paper here and there for those books.

The Cupid poop was a gift from the Rochester SB Company for buying a certain amount. Below is the back, and if you enlarge the pic you can read the poem.

These came from Joann's. I love this palm (but I call it a fern) punch.

From Joann's. I'm not really into a lot of the retro paper, but I like so many of them, as they reminded me of my parents. Their scrapbook(s) will be coming up soon.

Make & take cards from VIP Scrapbook. We used Tim Holtz products.

From VIP Rummage sale!

From VIP Rummage sale! Some of these I have plans for, like the bottom left. My grand-daughter wrote all over her arms with a Magic Marker, and then looked so innocent.

Girly paper in a package, along with what is in the photo below. For my grand-daughters.



More rummage sale Thickers!

Still more rummage sale Thickers!

Bought this in the VIP store. I love the harvest words. I have a layout of my grand-daughter, at about age 2, walking through 100's of pumpkins at a produce stand. It will be perfect.

Another S.D. paper; wheat paper for a fall layout; Andrew went to Brazil on a missions trip while in high school.

And last, but certainly not least, Sharon gave me these for Valentine's Day! The textured card stock is adhesive backed, so I can cut or punch from it and not have to add adhesive. Too cool. And also, cool are the sticky gems. I use gems a lot. Will use them up quickly. LOL

2011 Christmas Cards

I went to a scrapbook crop back in October, and made the preliminary parts of this card, but didn't finish them until today. Cricut cut tree, and Martha Stewart corner punch.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Dr. Appt.

Now I know what knitting will do for you. I lost 17# doing all that knitting and not snacking. I'm happy, and will continue this. If it works, don't change it. :)

Update & sale!

I updated my accomplishments post, in regards to Pine Ridge. Made additional 21 kids hats. Sure keeps me from eating at night. LOL

Also, I'm selling off my excess craft supplies. What is made on each sale will go to retiring an existing construction loan at my church. We hope to add classrooms, and needed storage beginning in 2012.

Click >>>HERE<<< to see what I have for sale!

Baby hats

I had just enough of the pink, blue & white varigated to make 2 more baby hats.

From this to this

Here's another group of baby hats. I did add some white to this group, but only enough for the red & white hats. To date, I've made 30 baby hats. I love these kinds of projects.

From this to this

As I posted at the beginning of the year, I'm trying to finish up some projects, and clean out the craft supplies I have. While sorting through my yarn, I found oodles and oodles of small amounts of yarn in all kinds of colors. I sorted them into pastels, jewel tones, and earth tones.

Here is my first completed group. I have to admit I added some white to this project, but it was partial skeins, and also I found some lavender after I started making these baby hats. Hope you enjoy the results.

Updated!

I updated my "accomplishment" post for this year, with a couple pics.

Finishing Projects!

I was explaining to a friend last night how excited I am about finishing all those unfinished projects that are laying around my house. That makes it sound like I'm a hoarder. Not the case, but a collector of unfinished projects, none the less.

My personality is such that I like to make things, but I don't always finish them due to lack of time, or loss of interest. Besides having all these projects in bags and boxes in my house, these projects also take up the funds that I have available. Unfinished projects never get given as gifts, and I end up buying something ready-made to give.

So, the goal this year is to finish those projects, and if don't want to finish something, make sure it gets donated where it will be used and enjoyed.

2011 Accomplishments

During 2011, I will keep a list of accomplishments, beyond my day-to-day household duties. I would like to see how much time I actually dedicate to crafting, of any kind. * = started prior to 2011, but finished in 2011.

4. Pine Ridge Reservation Donations (this will go all of 2011, until fall when I need to mail them.)

{Pictures to come}

10 hats in assorted size, colors, and techniques. (2010)

Five 60" (approx) scarves, made on the blue Knifty Knitter.
31 baby hats made on the blue Knifty Knitter.
20 children size hats made on the red Knifty Knitter.

3. *Made 9 baby hats for Valentine's Day for the local hospital nursery.
{1-4 to 1-11-11}

2. *14 premie baby hats finished for the local hospital nursery.
{Begun in 2009, finished 1-3-11}

1. *72 facial scrubbers finished and bagged (8 per bag).

For the CMN craft sale on 4-8. Just need to price them. {1-1-11}
Update: CMN craft sale is being moved to the fall.

Ilyanna's Baptism Napkin!

My grand-daughter, Ilyanna Mikaela will be baptized on Sunday, October 10, 2010 (10-10-10).  Here is the baptism napkin I made for her.

Stickles Storage!

What you will need is 2 sheets of 7 ct. plastic canvas (a third sheet may be needed if you use the option mentioned below). You can use any color. If you have lots of it at home, it would be a great scrap project. Also, you will need the CD storage case above. I bought this one at Walmart for $3.

Cut 5 of these pieces (42 holes x 15 holes). Following the picture cut the "tracks."

Cut 4 of these (53 holes x 15 holes). Following the picture cut the "tracks."

Cut one of these (53 holes by 43 holes).

Place the large piece in the bottom of the container. I put this in because the bottom of the container is uneven with two ridges that run the length of the container. Then taking the narrow pieces, interlock them as shown in the picture.

Here is what the container looks like with the Stickles in the open areas. You might notice that some of my bottles are bigger than others. Those are Studio G that I got at Michaels.

In the bottom photo it shows that there is about a 2" gap between the "bottoms" of the bottles and the under side of the lid. Here is the option I mentioned above... You could cut a second 53 holes x 43 holes piece, and place it on top of the bottles. Then store plain glitter glue, loose glitter bottles, etc. in the open space.

The final product. I think this will make for easier storage and toting when I go to my next crop.

Baby Addie's Gift

Made this card to go with a baby sweater that is a gift for baby Addie. Sweater is just like the one in >>this<< picture. It is also a premie size. Addie was only 4#.

Tha card is a pre-folded flecked cardstock. Purchased baby rattle embellishment with Prima flower, and flat-backed, pink pearl attached.

New Grand-baby!

On Monday, February 8th, I became a grandmother again. Ilyanna was born at 1:36 pm. She weighed 7# 12 oz., and was 19 1/2" long. 

Here is the blanket, sweater and hat I made for her. I know it's hard to see, but the pieces are a pale pink.

Addition: I decided to make booties and mittens, too. :)

Alora's Valentine Treat!

I told Heather that I would make Alora's Valentine treat for her class. This is what I made. Nothing really fancy for kindergarteners, but I think the kids will love them. I filled them with conversation hearts.

I love that red line tape. Makes putting them together a breeze.

Note: Alora's classmates didn't think someone had made these. They thought they were store-bought.