Tin of Treats!

This cute little lunchbox is from Michael's. What a perfect little box to fill with goodies for my little one. Some sparkly fingernail polish and body spray, playdoh, hair wraps, bracelet, treats, kleenex and kaleidoscope. :) It was easy to decorate with diecuts from K & Co. and my Xyron 510 and 150 adhesive machines. A little rub on from Scrapworks is on the handle.

Gift Ideas

I received my new Papertrey stamps (Made of Snow) in the mail last night. I could not wait to ink them up. This is the result. A cute little bag of homemade cocoa topped off with the sweetest little snowman. The paper is Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush and Vellum from Papertrey, Going Grey ink from SU!, Stickles by Ranger, flocking by Stampendous, glue pen by Martha StewartQuickutz and Spellbinders dies, cuttlebug die cut machine, glassine bag from Papertrey.

The wine bottle wrap is using a new stamp set from Close To My Heart (Festive Frills) and gordeous new paper from Graphic 45 (Botanicabella). The berries are accented with stickles, the die cut acorn is from K & Co., base cardstock is Bazzill and the ribbon is from Cosmo Cricket. We give a lot of wine as gifts during the holiday season. Wrapping the bottle like this allows the recipient to leave the bottle out on display. I used a glue dot to hold the wrapper to the bottle so they can just slip it off and reuse it. :)

Treats!

Halloween is so fun! I enjoy decorating and making cute little goodies for others at halloween. These cute pumpkin wrapped truffles needed just the right packaging. I think this reused ribbon tube is just perfect. :) You can see their happy, sweet faces and it was easy to decorate. The card is a combo of products from Heidi Grace, Doodlebug and K & Co. I used my copic markers to color in the house and stickles to add a touch of sparkle. Enjoy!

Sorry to have disappeared.

Life took over. I have been busy designing, getting the preschooler settled into a routine, putting finishing touches on the new addition and fighting off a head cold. :) Whew!! I am so jazzed that the holidays are right around the corner. There are so many fun new papers, stamps and embellishments to play with right now. I should be posting regularly again and look forward to sharing some really fun stuff.

The following three peeks were made using Glue Arts adhesives. Glue Arts has some amazing adhesives that are easy to use and great prices (check out their free shipping!!). Check them out at www.GlueArts.com and sign up for their monthly newsletter full of ideas and inspiration.

These projects were made with Xyron products. My Personal Cutting System, Wishblade and Design Runner are made by Xyron. They are best known for their sticker maker machines, which I love, but they offer so much more. Check out their online galleries, forum and retail store at www.xyron.com

New toys!

I love that all of the newproducts from CHA are starting to hit the stores. :) I am slowly picking up a few items here and there. Stampin' Up! also has all of their new product out and I am stocking up. ;) If you need a catalog let me know. Here are a few projects I did yesterday and today. New stamps, punches and paper. Yippee!!! I have so many other projects I am working on. I hope to be able to share them soon.

This is absolutely my favorite time of year. Not just fall and all of it's beauty, but the possibilities and hopefulness at this time of year. Back-to-school, the kickoff of the holiday seasons and football, warm and yummy comfort foods, cozy blankets and sweaters.

Input please

I am starting back up my daily topics on my blog. I would like some input from all of you on what you like to see online.

Techniques, tutorials, card making, altered items, how to use tools, how to use certain products, challenges (colors, sketches, inspiration), swaps, how-to-build-a-kit, etc......

Here is another quick teacher gift idea. It is a circle coaster from the $1 bin at Michael's (pack of 6/$1) covered with Daisy D's & Fancy Pants paper. I used the Honey Pie rub-ons from Cosmo Cricket and the flourish stamp is from Fancy Pants Chic Alpha set. The cute post-it note apples I found at Walmart and couldn't resist. I punched a hole thru them and tied a ribbon thru the hole. Then I pressed them onto the coaster and pushed a Bazzill brad thru the notes and the coaster.

Last fruits of summer

These are some photos that I took this afternoon. Marissa was happy playing in the mud puddles left from the rain yesterday. :) Of course, when I brought out the camera she wanted to be right next to me, not 'posing' for some cute pictures. ;) I hope you are all having a great weekend so far. Enjoy!

Progress

I can hardly believe how quickly the crew is moving on building our addition. It is the middle of august and the weather is starting to turn to autumn. Cool, rainy and getting darker. The fireweed is almost to the top and it is in the low 40's at night. This is my favorite time of the year. Anyway, back to the addition. They raised the roof today. Literally. ;) And, we now have stairs connecting the old and new garages. Cody's window has been boarded up until his new one is installed and my new space is starting to take shape. There is going to be a half wall next to the stairs. But, it will be the last wall they put up. It will be so nice to have our motorhome at our house from now on. It is such a pain to pick it up, load it, unload it and return it to storage. It will be a real treat to drive it in the garage, plug it in and not have to empty the fridge every week. :)

The new stairs from the existing garage into the new garage.

I am standing in the far corner of my new space to take this shot. The half wall will be on the other side of this stack of wood. It will allow light from that huge window to come into the space. The room is 14 x 15. The existing window will be removed and an arched entryway will be installed. So my current 14 x 15 room will double. Perfect for teaching and designing. ;)

The new profile of the front of the house. We are adding faux rock to the bottom half of the walls on the front of the house and onto the columns on the front porch. Just a warmer look and to break up all the brown. ;)

The new profile from the back of the house. All the junk that doesn't fit in the current garage space we have. It will all have a new home soon. I think expanding the deck and fencing the backyard will be our next projects. ;) Shhhh.. don't tell Robert. ;)

Back to school in style

How fun are new school clothes, supplies and finding out who your new teacher(s) will be? I loved school. Here are a few projects that could make going back to school even more fun!

A special place to keep school information, for supplies or make a cute little album to put inside.

Back pack gift box for special notes of encouragement or goodies for the first day.

Apple Cider Pocket for a special teacher

Recipe for School Tin ~ Pink Paislee pattern paper, Daisy D postcard, Maya Road tin, KI Memories die cut numbers, Fancy Pants embellishments, Cosmo Cricket sticker, Glue Arts adhesive, CTMH ink, SU! cardstock and ribbon & Miscellaneous ribbon and buttons

Recipe for Backpack ~ Bazzill cardstock, Michael's $1 stamp, Xyron personal cutting system + basic shape book diecut, White gel pen, Ranger Stickles, Circle punch, Glue Arts adhesive & Miscellaneous ribbon & buttons.

Recipe for Apple Cider Pocket ~ Bazzill cardstock, Kim Hughes stamp, Copic Markers, SU" ink and cardstock, Glue Arts adhesive & misc. rub-on (I can't remember).

Sweet Serving Tray

I saw this serving tray on clearance at JoAnn's and just could not leave without it. I loved the dark wood and the size. I did not like the paper that was lining the bottom. ;) So I created my own design using some Honey Pie paper from Cosmo Cricket, Maya Road chipboard, miscellaneous buttons and some Fancy Pants felt. The ribbon around the edges of the tray is from May Arts (I think). I think it turned out really cute. A piece of glass cut to size will cover the design so it stays clean. Now I just need a sweet teapot and cups to complete the set. :) It gives me a good excuse to antique shop.