Oh how I've neglected this blog!

Yikes, it's been 11 months since I posted anything. I haven't stopped crafting in that time, although I know I haven't done it every day. I would like to get back to daily crafting though. I need to snap some photos and share what I've made recently. I'll get right on that, I promise. :)

Wow! It's been a while!

Sorry for the extended absence. Life got in the way it seems. So, I am back now. And I made a great little card tonight! I've been testing out some ideas for my sister's baby shower. I think this one is super cute. I made it in pink simply because I had some good pink paper left over from Valentine's Day. We won't know until Friday whether she's having a boy or girl. ;) So, here's the card....

Back from the dead...

Ok, I'm finally feeling better. It's been a rough few days. I have a few things to share tonight, but the batteries in my camera just died! Luckily I at least got the pictures of my favorite one!

I went to my stamping club tonight. It was so much fun. We made a card, a 3-D project and a bag. The bag is just adorable! I love it and will definitely be using this idea over and over in the future. It was so simple, but the result is just awesome. A simple bag...who would've thought? :)




I don't know why she bought the yellow bags to use? She said she wanted white, but they were sold out. I would have gotten pink or red, but anyway.... We used a velcro enclosure. It's the perfect size for a little goodie bag, a gift card, some candy, a small gift. I love it!

I'll add the pics of the card, the 3-D project, and a cute box I made today, once I dig up some batteries...probably tomorrow.

Shadow Box Frame

My sister, brother-in-law, and niece were in town this weekend. We haven't seen them since July, so we finally got to give Tabitha her Christmas presents. I made this for her to hang in her room. I bought the shadow box frame at target. I got the 2 designer papers at Michael's as well as the wooden T, which I embossed with some glittery hot pink embossing powder. Isn't it cute?

Sorry

No post yesterday. I was SICK, SICK, SICK! Hope to be back tonight or tomorrow.

Alex's teacher gifts

I had to make 6 gifts for Alex's teachers tonight. She has her 1st grade teacher plus 5 resource teachers. I filled them with Hershey Kisses and Peppermint Patties. I think they turned out really nicely. I'm so glad that Valentine's Day is almost over so I can start focusing on other themes. YAY!

The first picture is of Alex's 1st grade teacher's box. Hers is a little bigger than the ones for the resource teachers, only because I was playing around with the size....and then decided it was bigger than what I wanted to use, so the rest are 3 inches. Hers is 4 inches.



This is 3 of the 5 boxes I made for the resource teachers. I couldn't get them all in the picture.


I made a card like this for each box.

A challenge from a friend

I have a friend who loved the little purple mini magazine holder I made a week or so ago. She asked me today if I could figure out how to make one that could hold the regular sized cards we make (5.5 x 4.25 inches). She said she had found instructions online, but it called for 2 sheets of paper. She wanted to know if I could figure out how to do it with just 1 sheet. So, I took that challenge. ;) Simple geometry, really. Here's what I came up with....