25 Days of Christmas!

This is a card that I made for the JustRite challenge a couple of months ago. I used my Martha Stewart punches for the edge and the snowflakes. The stamps were all from JustRite and the dp is CTMH.

I am going to try and show 25 Christmas cards in a countdown to the final day of the holiday season! I don't know if I'll have the time to do it but try and visit me each day to see a new Christmas creation each day! You still have time to create something handmade for Christmas. It doesn't have to be a papercraft, cookies are handmade and make the perfect last minute gift!

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Personalized Notecards

Isn't this fun? I made these cute 4x4 cards for my stepson Jon. I used my JustRite stamper and my Paper Trey Ink Simple alphabet. The paper is from my stash. I made a little box to put them in. I basically took a splitcoast template and then altered it down to fit my cards. I also made matching envelopes but they're not in the picture. I really love how they came out!

Don't forget about my Stampin' Up special - 25% discount on your order! See the post about it here.

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Bag Tags

I just love these bag tags. I wanted to buy the kind that I see everyone altering, the laminate ones but they were so expensive, I found these at Office Dept and they were onsale- they're name pouches. Anyway, Lily's I used my JustRite stamper and Basic Grey Euphoria papers. Tyler's, I also used my JustRite Stamper and my Paper Trey Ink alphabet and these cute papers from my stash. On both, I used my nestabilities for the scallops. I found these harbinger rings at Joanns - 4 for a $1 and tied ribbon on the ends. I then clipped these bag tags on their lunch boxes so that no one will "accidentally" take their lunch boxes at daycare by mistake. And, I can reuse them, when I get tired of the paper, I can take the tag out and replace it with a new one. I plan on making some as luggage tags for my stepdaughter who's going on a senior trip to Europe this summer.

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Easy Coaster Book

I made this coaster book for my mom. It includes some pics of my Lily and Tyler. The papers are from SU and the stamps are JustRite. It was really easy to do. I just covered my coasters with the paper and mounted my pictures. To attach the coasters together I used hinges from CTMH. Quick post today, talk to you all soon.

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Altered Picture Frame

This is probably one of my favorite projects of the year because it has a picture of two of my favorite people, Tyler and my Dad. This picture was taken at a dinner we had for my Grandmother's 80th birthday. I altered a $1 wooden frame that I got from Michaels. The paper is SU and the ribbon was also from Michaels. I used my Justrite Stamper for the "Ty & Dad". The inside part of the frame where the picture went looked very bare so I ran my ribbon along that edge and it ended up looking really nice. Ty gave this to my mom for her birthday and my parents have it displayed in their front room. Such an easy project, the main thing I think, is to have a really great picture!

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Notecard Set

This is a set of notecards that I made for my stepdaughter. I used my fun Lockheart snail stamp and my JustRite Stamper. The colors are CTMH orange and Watermelon. The paper is from K&Co Berry paper pad. I made some matching seals and put them all in the plastic container my Paper Trey Ink stamps come in. Tied it off with some matching ribbon and its raring to go! I think it would make a very cute gift with a pen and some stamps...

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Boo!

This is a card that I had for a sketch challenge last month. I used my JustRite stamper again. The little costumed kids are from MFT and the bats are from a Martha Stewart punch I bought last year. The paper is leftover K&Co. that I had won in blog candy also last year. I colored in the images using my copics!

I have no idea what my little ones are going to be for Halloween! The baby will probably be in some kind of onesie but my son I have just no idea! I would love some ideas!

You may have noticed but no blog candy this week! I'm having minor surgery next Wedensday so I opted not to do candy this week but as soon as I'm better it will be back!

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An album JustRite

Isn't this cute? This is a coaster foldout album. I got the directions here. I made one of these before and just love how this came out. I used more pictures that I had left over from my sister's wedding. The paper and ribbon is from CTMH. The stamps are from JustRite. This was another entry in last month's contest. If you are wondering what to do with leftover pictures, mini albums like this one are a great way to use them up! Enjoy.

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Altered Recipe Box

Here is a recipe box that I altered fort the JustRite stampers contest last month. The paper is from K&Co. I also used stickers from the same line. The cardstock and ribbon is CTMH. The stamps are from JustRite.


I included a bundle of recipe cards and on one I put my recipe for these yummy chicken crescent rolls. The rest of the recipe is on the back of the card. It was a lot of fun using these stamps and I ended up buying almost the whole line. There are so many ways they can be used, especially for personalization.

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Post-it Note Holders & Cupcake Blog Candy

This week's heart candy is this yummy BG Cupcake 6x6 paper pad. To win is easy, just leave a comment on this post by Tuesday. I will select a winner using random.org on Wednesday.

Here is a coaster post-it note holder using SU's AuChocolat paper, CTMH chocolate ribbon and my JustRite stamper Curlz Font and elegant border stamp set. I found the directions to making these cute little holders here. I then used my bind-it-all to bind it into a little book! I love my bind-it-all, it makes all these types of projects looks so professional!

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Just Rite Stamper Project & Winner

I have been using the heck out of my JustRite stamper. A couple of weeks ago they had a contest and I entered quite a few entries and won a couple of gift certificates. However, I only had one monogram set and one border set. Everything else that I had ordered was on backorder so I was amazed that I could create so many different things with so little. Here, I used the elegant borders, curly letters monogram stamp set and the "from the Libray of" border set to make these book labels and bookmark. I put them in a little clear acetate box and the books were from MFT's Back to School stamp set. The paper is Paper Trey Ink.

Tracy.H is the winner! Hey girl, please email me your address so that I can get your prize out to you. Thanks for playing everyone and wishing my son a Happy Birthday. I took both kids for their checkups. Tyler is a giant, he's just under 38 inches tall and he weighs 34 lbs. He's in the 97th percentile. Lily is an average baby, she now weighs 15 lbs and I can't remember how tall. She had to have 5 shots! I don't remember Ty having that many. So she was on a righteous bummer!

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Baby Shower Invite and Heart Candy

Today, I am giving away this fun Inque Boutique Friends Word Search stamp set. To win is easy, just leave a comment on this post by next Tuesday and I will select a winner using Random.org on Wednesday.

These are baby shower invites that I made for my sister's baby shower. I have to make about 45 of them so I'm starting early! I constructed a simple pocket card. The dp is DCWV Nursery pack and the cardstock is CTMH blush. I used my nestabilities for the circles. The sentiment stamps are MFT and I also used my brand new JustRite DIY Monogram Stamper, special occasions font, elegant borders set. The paper flower and brad are from my stash and the ribbon is SU. I just love how it came out. The paper is so glittery and pretty!

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Teach, Learn, Explore

My SBS group is now in full swing. One of our activities is called Teach, Learn, Explore. Each month a different sister introduces us to a new technique, a tutorial, a new product or website, etc. This is the first month and I really wanted to do something spectacular. But alas, work, babies and lack of sleep have prevented me from having the time. So for this month. I'm going to present a technique many of you have tried but some may not!

Paper piecing! A great beginning tutorial can be found at Splitcoaststampers. Erin K has a tutorial on dealing with paper piecing just a portion of an image. Gina K makes it look easy with this great tutorial. Amy has one of my favorite tutorials! I have to make some of these baby cards they are super cute!

My suggestions for adhesive include the Sakura Quickie Glue or my very favorite tool under 10 bucks the Xyron 150 sticker maker.

Once you cut out your image, you feed your little paper pieced bits and it comes out like a sticker, you just peel it off and stick. You can also just keep it on the sheet and stick later. It helps also you not lose the tiny little paper pieced bits you just cut out!
I have lots of examples of paper piecing on my blog but here is a new one. On this card, I stamped and colored in the icing on my cupcake and then paper pieced the cupcake lining. If you paper piece first when you color, you might get marker on your lining. The dp is Su and the cardstock is CTMH. The pink brad is Doodlebug and it's all sparkly! I used my JustRite Monogram stamper for the HB and the Happy Birthday was from one of my SU sets. I think the cupcake was from Inkadinkadoo. I also put some glitter on the cupcake so it's shiny in real life.

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