The Paper Variety: Challenge 7

I am sooo excited that it is Friday! I received several packages this week in the mail with lots of goodies, I cannot wait to get started on christmas goodies! I have to admit that I am definitely all halloween-ed out!

This weeks challenge over at the Paper Variety was definitely a challenge! I wasn't even sure what to create! I didn't know if I wanted to make a scrapbook page or a card, or maybe some kind of altered paper project...But everytime I came up with an idea, I ended up not liking it and starting over! So I was going through my scrapbook pages and I found this page here! This picture was taken at the Renaissance Fair last year in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was a perfect, cloudy day, and I absolutely love this picture of the girls and my life partner :)






Pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye and the glittery accents are from K&Company. I used sand paper to circle around the photo. I love the look sandpaper leaves behind once you scratch it on a photo. Just wear a face mask though, you don't want to breathe in the stuff the photo leaves behind (yeck).

Anywho, thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Craft Fair/The Paper Variety: Challenge 6

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It is Week 6 for the Paper Variety challenges. I love this weeks challenge! How convenient that I already have some things made from my recent craft show experience?! I had a lot of fun making all these items, even though I got almost zero sleep haha. I guess we all make sacrifices right?

If you read my post below, then you know that I recently attended and participated in my first arts and crafts show. I can't wait for the next one! These are the things I made for all my Halloween Goodies!

These are felt Halloween Treat Buckets. Each bucket cost $1 at the Target dollar spot, and I filled them with candy and Halloween Trinkets.


These are tin Halloween Treat Buckets. Also $1 per bucket at the Target Dollar Spot.


This is the Pumpkin Poop!




These are Halloween Candy Canes with Gummie Treats


Lollipop holders


Skeleton Lollipops, I love these, I found them at the Dollar Tree!


These are simple Halloween Pouches


For Challenge 6, I am submitting my Twizzler and Pixie Stix Pouches. I got the tutorial for these pouches here but I changed them up a bit. Super easy to make! One 12x12 scrapbook page made 4 pouches, I cut my sheets 6x6 and scored them the same way Dawn did. The red line tape still did not work too well. The treats kept sliding through the bottom of the pouches! So for the Pixie Stix pouch, I sewed the bottoms and for the Twizzler pouches I just stapled the bottoms and covered the staples with ribbon. I liked the sewing better, so next time I will stick with that! Thanks for the tutorial Dawn!






Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions just let me know, bye!

First Arts and Crafts Fair

Hello everyone! Can you believe that half the week is already gone?! As my older daughter said just the other day, "I think the days are getting shorter". I am astonished at how fast this year has flown by.

I love love love holidays. I had so much fun creating things for Halloween this year. I absolutely adore PaperTrey Inks Tiny Treats: Halloween set! I made tons of things with it, it is such a cute set! I have been trying to purchase the TinyTreats Christmas set since it came out on the 15th, but right now it still says unavailable! :(

Anywho, I participated in my first Arts and Crafts fair on the 15th, 16th, and 17th at one of our local malls. I have to say that I had a lot of fun. We meet some lovely people and I sold a good amount of products! I sold my Halloween crafts as well as some handmade jewelry. The next event is November 5th, 6th, and 7th, which is not too far away so I am trying to get ready for christmas ASAP. I am hoping the Christmas set is available soon because I really want it!

My tables were set up right in front of the movie theater, perfect for selling candy! I requested the same spot for the next craft fair! Here is everything that I had for this craft show:



















These are Twizzler Treat Pouches


Pumpkin Poop


4 count Mini-Note Card Sets


Lollipop Holders


Skeleton Lollipops (So cute!)


Pixie Stix Pouch Holders


Halloween Cookies!


Treat Bags w/Toppers


17 Count Mini-Note Card Sets


M&M Treat Pouch


Candy Cane with Gummie Treat


More Lollipop Holders


Felt and Tin Treat Buckets, each filled with Halloween trinkets and candy. Great teacher and co-worker gifts!


I have soooooooooooooo many ideas floating around in my head for the next show, I can't wait to get started! I ordered a Big Shot just so that I can make some great cards! I have been wanting one for a longgggg time and I got to play around with one at a Holiday Stamp Camp here a few weeks ago, and I decided it was about time I spoiled myself a little and got one! So as a birthday gift to myself, I ordered it off Overstock.com, great price and only $1.00 shipping! Should be coming in the next few days!!!!!!!!!!

I have decided not to list the dimensions of the products and all the specifics because there was so many, but if you want to know anything about the things I made, just let me know!

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

The Paper Variety: Challenge 5

Just a short post today to share with you! Here is my submission for the Paper Variety 5th challenge! I love the card sketch, it was definitely a challenge lol, all supplies used are from Stampin' Up!

This is how it first looked:



Not a big difference, just seemed a little plain, so I added buttons:




I love the way these colors all go together! Thanks for stopping by!

The Paper Variety: Challenge 4

Woohoo, another one! I am so excited to do this challenge! Challenge Number 4 from the Paper Variety was to do a "scraplift" challenge from one of the design team members. I chose to go with Shawn's Design and Layout idea! I have to agree that I absolutely loooovveee 2 page layouts, I feel like I can show more phots also and tell more of a story!

This is my 2 page LO of my older daughers Desiree's first day of school. We tried to put her into kindergarten when she was 4, but the school would not let us! So when she turned 5, she was more than ready to start her journey into education! My favorite photo is the one I shot of her first walking into the school. I will never forget her confidence and excitement, and I can only hope she will carry that with her throughout the rest of her school years!






This was a fairly simple layout, I used pattern paper from the Making the Grade paper stack as well as various school-related stickers. I had fun making this one, but it sure brings back a lot of memories and sadness from that first day :( Anywho, thanks for stopping by!

Inkadinkadoo Contest!

I am soooo excited, I made the top 10! This contest at ScrapbooksEtc! has been going on for a few months now, and Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 if you register your email, you can vote once daily! They have the most awesome prize pack of 181 different products from Inkadinkadoo up for grabs, and I would love love love to win it, I've never won anything before lol and to have my LO picked for Top 10 is pretty awesome itself!

So I am asking everyone, subscribers, followers, people who just happen to stop by, to please vote for me as much as you can! Thanks in advance, I appreciate it very much!!!!

Inkadinkadoo Contest
Click on this photo of my layout to vote!

The Paper Variety: Challenge 3

I love doing these challenges! It gives me an excuse to break out all my supplies and get creative while the girls at the Paper Variety come up with different ideas and themes for us to try! I made this layout a while back featuring my younger daughter's first roll-over! I also submitted this same layout to the Inkadinkadoo Contest that is going on over at ScrapbooksEtc! The voting for that one starts October 1st, I am so excited!

Anywho, this one is another 2page layout. I love the layered look of the different kinds of pattern paper! I used some basic gray cardstock. The ledger paper is from My Mind's Eye Home 54 sheet Glitter Book, and the different pattern papers are all from My Mind's Eye also, there is no name on the pack, it just comes with 180 sheets of designer paper. I love the vintage look of some of these sheets! I used a butterfly punch from the Martha Stewart collection, and some white glitter thickers! The background is stamped with Inkadinkadoo's Flourish stamp set and I added some crystal rhinestones and brads! I love how all the colors come together, and I just love the butterflies!





Thanks for stopping by, I hope I win!

The Paper Variety: Challenge 2

The Paper Variety is hosting their 2nd week challenge! I am going to try and do every challenge that they put up! I love this challenge because the theme is Autumn! I love autumn, and the transition into all the upcoming holidays! I love holidays, lol!

So here is my layout. I like to create 2page layouts as often as possible. It is always hard to decide which scrapbook to put them into though! I have one for myself, and one each for my girls, I can never decide who's book to put it in, does anyone else have this problem?!

Anywho, here is my submission for the Week 2 Challenge:





I found a few fall paper packs at the Target Dollar spot this weekend, and they had some awesome halloween ones too! Each pack usually comes with 4 to 8 sheets of paper, and there are foil and glitter sheets, and they are just so cute! I cannot take credit for the design of this layout, it is the same one that they feature on the paper pack as an example, but I just loved the way they incorporated all the papers, so I decided to use the same! I did use different placement of my photos, added some ribbon to the bottom. I just love those Leaf border papers! I like the simplicity of the layout, so I did not want to use too many embellishments! We usually have pumpkins for both October and November, and these pictures were from November 2009, so the title fits well. Plus, it is one of my all time favorite movies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Minnie/Mickey B-Day Card

Hello fellow crafters! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I hate how fast time seems to be flying by! My weekend has come and gone!

Been doing tons of crafting lately! I love being able to use my mornings during the week to get some crafting done while the girls are at school. I have had to move some of my crafting supplies into my living room because it now looks like a tornado flew through my craft room! Owell, will get cleaned up eventually!

I am looking for a local craft fair to join, so I have been making tons of halloween crafts, lots of treats and cards, in addition to a few other things that I would like to sell. I hope I find a good craft fair in time before the holidays really start! I will post tons of pictures as soon as I am done putting everything together.

I made a birthday card for a friend at work. She asked me to make one for a 3 year old who is having a birthday party today. I used the same stamps and idea from my Minnie Mouse invitations that I made here for my niece a while back. I still had some supplies left over, and I love the way it came out. I stamped different images of Minnie and Mickey and couldn't decide which to use, so I used all 3! I used the smaller image of Mickey and Minnie together for the envelope.







Have a great week, thanks for stopping by!

The Paper Variety: Challenge One

I am really loving this new Challenge blog from The Paper Variety! They have their first challenge up, and so I am going to try and win the goodies they have up for grabs. Good luck to everyone else who has entered! Here is my submission for Challenge one!