"Glamping" Themed Party

Hi everyone!!

A few weeks ago I was asked to make some "glamping" themed party decorations. I immediately fell in love with this theme! In fact, I love it so much that I'm totally gonna use it for one of my daughters' birthday theme next year! 

I just finished the items today so here are a few pics of the finished products. I made a banner, a sign, and some cupcake toppers. I love how they turned out!! (All items were inspired by pins from Pinterest)

Planner Pages for June

Hi Everyone!!

I haven't blogged in a while and I wanted to share my planner pages for the month of June. This month consisted of various themes from critters to princesses and flip flops!!

Sorry for the short post. Just wanted to check in!!

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Planner Theme Week 20

Hello friends, I just wanted to pop on and share my planner pages for the week! I'm so in love with the theme that I just have to share!

Here you go:

Planner Gifts and Hand Made Zipper Pouch

With all this planner craze I've been into lately, my almost 10 year old niece has began getting interested in my planner. She told me she wanted a planner and things to go with it for her upcoming birthday. So of course I was like "heck yes, I will get you a planner"!

I found this one at Barnes and Noble for around $10. It's small and super cute!!  I've been making little zipper pouches with the dies from Papertrey Ink, so I made her one to match her planner. I am also gathering up other supplies for her like Washi tape, colored pens, and stickers. I sure hope she loves her gift. I've had a great time gathering everything for her :)

Here's a pic of the planner and zipper pouch:

My New Obsession!

Yes, I know!! It's been nearly a year since I've posted anything at all. Truth is, I'm just busy! And when I'm not busy I'm too tired to do anything. Lol. 

Well in my venture to try and just keep up with everyday life with my family and job, I've discovered the world of planners! I've almost always used a planner. But mostly for just bills and important dates. My discoveries have found the there is a huge community of planners out there. They have great ideas and awesome a planners. 

So I went and bought a planner!  Just a cheap one on clearance at WalMart. And let me tell you, I'm hooked!! I now get so much more done in a days time than I ever thought I would. Just having a central spot to jot down my ideas and thoughts so I don't forget later is great to have. I plan out chores, meals, grocery lists, important dates, and just about anything else that comes to mind. 

Here are a few pics of my planner pages and some goodies I bought to decorate with.:)

I'm having lots if fun with my new hobby and creative outlet. Along with how much more I'm getting accomplished. 

I will keep sharing in the near future!

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Pinterest Inspired Wreath

I've been on Pinterest a lot lately and I was inspired to make a new wreath. I bought a grapevine wreath form at a yard sale for only $1. Then I headed to Hobby Lobby. I knew I wanted burlap on it so I found 3 different rolls of burlap. One was natural colored, one was a cream color and the other was natural/white chevron. 

I made 5 different ribbon flowers from the burlap. They are very easy to make. Then I added some buttons from my Grandmothers button stash that she handed down to me. Then I glued the rosettes on the wreath from. Lastly, I just wrapped some jute twine around the opposing side and voila!  I was done!

Clever Barrettes!

Papertrey Ink recently released a set of dies called Clever Barrettes. These dies make it super easy to make a felt or fabric covered snap clip. Lets just say I'm kind of addicted to making these hair clips now!! Here is a pic of the latest barrettes I have made. I made these for my niece for Easter.

Firetruck Birthday Invitations

Just wanted to share a recent project with everyone! My nephew is turning 4 and he loves firetrucks! My sister-in-law asked me to make the invitations. And I gladly said YES!! I used the Boys Will Be Boys cricut cartridge. Here is what I came up with:

My Craft Room Makeover!

Yes I know! It's been forever since I've posted! Hopefully I can get back in the swing of things! I am in the middle of revamping my craft room!! I will do a full blog post when it's complete! Here is a sneak peek:

Tulle Christmas Wreath

Hello again!!

It's beginning to look a lot more like Christmas around my house and I wanted to share the tulle wreath I made a few weeks ago. I got the idea from Pinterest, of course!! Lol. Anyway, it was super simple! I used an embroidery hoop for the wreath form. Then purchased some red and gold tulle from Hobby Lobby. And the red and gold snowflakes are from Wal-Mart. They come in packs of 12, i think. I just love how it turned out!! Here it is:

My Little Witches

Just wanted to share a pic of my two girls from Halloween last night! Hope everyone had a great day!

Bibbbitti Bibbitti Boo

I'm back today to share a little Halloween project I did a few days ago. I took my girls to the pumpkin patch to pick a few pumpkins. They had a blast!

I was inspired to do this cute project when my hubby came home with these little punch outs to turn a pumpkin into Cinderella's carriage! Too cute! I knew I could make them even more special for my girls! I had some blue and white tulle in my stash and decided to go with it! I think they turned out super cute!!

Tutu's for Tata's (Breast cancer Awareness Month)

Hello again!!

I just wanted to quickly share my most recent project. My sister-in-law asked me to make her daughter a tutu for an up coming pageant she is entering. The theme is Tutu's for Tata's in honor of breast cancer awareness month!! Here it is along with the matching hairbow. :)

My Fall Wreath

It's been forever since I've posted!! But I'm back with my new fall wreath!!

I purchased a wreath form from Hobby Lobby and wrapped it with the jute twine that I already had in my stash. Easy enough, right? Then I took three colors of felt from Papertrey Ink and used the Frilly Flowers die set (also from PTI) to cut the flowers out. Then just hot glued them all together. And added buttons to the centers. I love how it turned out!!

Flipping' Great Birthday

My niece is turning 3 this week and I wanted to make a cute card for her using the Flipping Out stamp set and matching dies from Papertrey Ink. I also used the dies from the Heart 2 Heart #5 for the banner. The pattern papers are from the Little Girl collection from Echo Park. And solid papers are Papertrey Ink cardstock in Hawiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, and Sweet Blush.

Here is the card:

You Are: Awesome

Today I got happy mail!! My most recent order from Papertrey Ink arrived today!! I immediately ripped open the box and began creating!! I was so excited about the new release of the Fabulous Frames stamp set and coordinating dies!!

We recently had our family pics taken by a wonderful photographer and I wanted to send her a thank you card!! The Fabulous Frames set has the cutest polaroid frame!! I thought it would be perfect for a card for a photographer!! I was right! I love this set!! You can find it HERE. I also used the Frilly Flowers die set from PTI. The cardstock I used is also from PTI. The colors are Simlpy Charteause, Smokey Shadow, and Ocean Tides.

Here is my card: let me know what you think! :)

Birthday card (Birthday Bash)

Hello Everyone!!

So my niece is turning 7 this week and is having a pink and zebra print party!!  So cute!! I made her a card using the Birthday Bash cricut cart!! I love how this card turned out!!  I think she will love it too!!

Close up!

Happy Hexagons card

My post today is showcasing a card I made using the new cover plate and stamp set from Papertey Ink called Happy Hexagons!! I love this set sooo much!!

I used just some scraps that I had in my stash along with some card stock from Papertrey Ink for the base.

Here is my finished card:

Happy Birthday (Banner Card)

I'm back with my most recent creation!  I have been seeing these banner card everywhere. So I thought I would give it a go and see what I could come up with...Let me know what ya think!

For the banner shapes I used a 1.25 circle punch and cut them in half...Easy enough, huh? Then it was just a matter of laying them out to fit on the card.  The patterned paper is from the Echo Park line Walk in the Park. And solid cardstock is from Papertrey ink.  The twine is from twinery.  Here is my card ...

Happy Crafting!!!

Girly birthday invitations!

So my niece is turning 8 soon. I was asked to make her invitations to her party. She is a girly girl and loves playing with makeup!!

For these invites I used the Slumber Party cricut cartridge. I love that cartridge!!

Here is what I came up with: