Summertime Journal for a Family Road Trip

DIY Summertime Journal for Kids Families and Road Trips

Summertime creates a magical opportunity of time and experiences for journaling.  With school out of session and new adventures in the works, kids (and grown ups) have the perfect possibility of adding journaling to the daily routine.  This darling journal is a fabulous way to be able to add all kinds of wonderful things that create a way to save memories and empower dreams.  This post is sponsored by Xyron …

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Darling Paper Crafted Cupcake Packaging

This darling paper crafted cupcake packaging is a great way to turned baked goodies into gifts.  I received the products from Fancy Pants as a professional paper crafting member of the Tombow Brand Ambassador Program.  Yippee!  All of the pieces mix and match which makes them super fun to create with. I started by selecting which designed papers I wanted to use, along with the tags, embellishments and my Expressionery …

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Paper Crafting With Simple Stories

This coming Saturday is National Scrapbook Day.  I have not been the best at EVER even getting one scrapbook completed BUT I do love doing it.  What I have found to be a great solution is to scrapbook cards and mini books as gifts and memories from events.  I had the pleasure of meeting the folks from Simple Stories when I was at Disney Land after CHA in January.  When …

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Woodland Party Fun

Woodland creatures, nature and the outdoors are so fun to use as a theme.  Whether the theme is for education, a party or a celebration…it offers so much opportunity.  Here is a little woodland party fun that I created with the newest die in my collection available from Sizzix (and Ellison Education). The acorn, flower and leaves are all little parts of the die.  The largest part is a mask! …

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Doodle Gift Bags

I LOVE to doodle, create and share.  I am so excited  that I have a project featured in Bella Crafts Spring 2016 issue sharing Tombow dual brush markers and a great little gift idea! If you want to check it out, you can get to it HERE. If you are inspired, here is a little more fun with marker art.  I doodled a flower with the Permament Mono Twin Marker. Then …

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Hello Watermelon Notes Handmade Cards

Hello Watermelon Notes Handmade Cards Sometimes things just happen because of what is left out on the paper crafting table.  These Hello Watermelon notes just happened today. I love it when the supplies that are around inspire me to create and those creations come out this adorable. I am a fan of all things watermelon so these handmade cards are perfect for sending out a little happy mail! These scraps …

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Expressionery Loves Teachers

I am so excited to share just how much Expressionery loves teachers by spreading teacher appreciation love through this awesome campaign.  Lots of my bloggy friends have used products that I designed for Expressionery to create gifts for teachers.  Hopefully you will find one or lots that inspire you to give to the educators in your life. I created these fun notes for the assistant principal at our school (well …

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