My little neighbor is turning one and her mommy asked for some under the sea first birthday decor. With the colors of blue and green for the theme, I got to work with my stash of felt from Kunin Group and my Sizzix Big Shot machine. It was super fun and I am thrilled to share my creations! To make the banner, I cut out a bunch of fish in …
We are getting prettttttty excited to see Finding Dory tonight at the theater. We have been not-so-patiently waiting for months. Because I love the characters in the movie already from Finding Nemo and my kids LOVE when I get super excited and turn our regular evenings into family parties, I created some party ideas for Finding Dory. Beware, they are awfully darn cute and might send you straight out to …
Today it happened! I GOT A PINK SCHWINN. Ryp and I were in Target and there it was, hanging from a high rack looking at me. It was. It was staring me down and I almost heard it saying, “I am your bike. Get me down.” I told Ryp that bike should be mine and he said, “Great, let’s buy it!” He did. He bought me a bright pink Schwinn!!! …
We love to have parties! Here is a super easy peasy Celebrating the USA Garland AND goody bags too! After all, a party isn’t ever truly complete without a take-away on the way out the door. I love the whole Idea of goody bags and a way to say thank you to guests for taking time to attend and celebrate with us in our home. Whether it is a birthday, …
This week has National Scrapbook Saturday coming up…in 3 days! I have been sharing some great ways to use scrapbooking products all week long and LOVE this one so much!!! As a member of the Tombow Brand Ambassador Program (notably a professional paper crafter nonetheless), I received a set of stamps from Stampendous to try out. I have never been much of a stamper…until NOW! Wow, they are super fun …
I am so proud to have been able to support and promote Udderly SMooth at SNAP this year. Not only do I love the products, but I love the company. It is family owned and has just a really special story. When I talked with them a while back about SNAP and we determined that I would be a good fit to design their booth, I was ecstatic. I had …
Building this leprechaun trap with gumballs and gold card stock was really fun. I used a pitcher jar that I got at World Market because, well because it is a fun thing and deserves to be used. I am not really sure if this trap will actually work but the idea is that the leprechaun will either be intrigued by the gold or the gumballs. He will be soooooo overwhelmed …
Spring is coming fast. It is time to get “hoppy” and create a buzz … like math fun with bugs and frogs. I designed these dies for Ellison because not only are they incredibly cute, they are also practical and useful. This die from the Pet Shop collection makes the cutest things. The jar has two slits in it which were created to fit the dragonfly and frog. This combination …
Being a part of the Ellison team and a designer of dies has me so totally addicted! I have been using the dies and cutting machines since the 1990’s when I was teaching but recently discovered that they work for sewing projects too! For REAL! I used a Sizzix die to create Zoey the handmade doll and it was a blast! The die cut out the fabric perfectly. Then I …
I have been playing with my dies that I design for Sizzix in making some fun for Valentine’s Day. These DIY Valentines with Laura Kelly Sizzix dies are my favorites. The heart napkins are so easy to create. You just need large red napkins (IKEA) and the Laura Kelly Heart #5 die. Trim the napkin keeping the fold intact. Place the napkin with the fold just a little inside the …