New Toy

I just LOVE this new Jumbo Circle Maker from CM!! I was able to make this circular quadrant book base in a snap!! I’m not sure what I’ll be doing with it so I haven’t embellished it yet- I love the way they fold up so neatly only to open into multiple little rooms. Just [...]

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MIA?

Naw…… Just a really BAD Blogger for a while. I know we’ve all been busy! I just wanted to pop in with a quick project made with the new Creative Memories Shopper and Fashion Diva additions kits along with the NEW CM paper flowers and paper ribbon!! I LOVE THESE! I am loving these black [...]

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Summer time is here!

Wow! I can’t believe how hot is it here and it’s still April! Just last weekend it was still a bit chilly
Speaking of last weekend… we had our Spring Retreat and as usual we had the best guests ever! (we always do!!)  I am always amazed that Sunday come so quickly and get [...]

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Top Note Box Instructions

As stated before I am not the inventor of this box- we just put our own twist on things.
Materials: The Box portion has been edited
2 Rectangle Coasters,Patterned Paper of choice, coordinating Ribbon, Cardstock, Embellishment, Adhesive, Stampin Up  Exclusive Top note die, Stampin UP! Exclusive Butterfly die, Cuttlebug or Big Shot.
1) Adhere adhesive to one [...]

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Top Note Gift Box

I’ve seen these around for a while and thought I would try my hand at them What fun! As you can see I adore the new exclusive Stampin Up! Butterfly die. I used some patterned paper, cardstock and ribbon  from Papertrey Ink.  Thanks for stopping by!

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Another Clear Pillow Box

I couldn’t resist fooling around the other day and dug out my Making Memories Garden Party papers to decorate another lg clear pillow box. I wanted this one to look like an Easter Basket
Thanks for looking!
Butterfly Die & Border Punch: Stampin Up! Rhinestones: Kaiser Craft

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Clear Pillow Boxes

I love clear pillow boxes…. They make just the neatest container for a little sweet treat or even a gift card. I like to decorate only a part of it so you can really see the goodies inside I made these when my gal pal Tammy was down for a weekend (what fun!)
The [...]

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Back in the swing of things..

I just wanted to share this tin and mini accordion book made with the retired Stampin Up! Maine Blueberry designer paper- I have hoarded this set for a long time and decided to pull it out and use it!! I haven’t finished off the mini book with photos or embellishments yet but hey…. I got [...]

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I found these new to me stamps designed by Leanne Ellis… and could not resist ordering a few. This is what I made with the “choose” stamp and mailed off to my daughter.
You can check out her etsy shop here – I ordered  the Wandering Mind print and cannot wait for it to arrive!!

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New die ~ New card :)

I just recently purchased the foldout card die and had to use it with the super Yummy Perfect Day paper pack from Close to my Heart.  I used a Anya nurse stamp from The Greeting Farm.  Here are two images~ closed and open.
Thanks for visiting

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Ahhh, the days of youth!

My girlfriends and I used to make gazillions of these! This one I made  for the Creative Memories 45 days of Valentine Ideas Neat idea huh?? You can take a peek here : Fun huh?? (instructions are included too for all projects!)
Maybe it’s time to make one for your sweetie and [...]

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Are you ready?

The holidays are fast approaching and I’m almost ready
I was walking towards the register at our local Walgreens and spied some red Andes Candies. I believe they are a white chocolate type based candy with some peppermint candy thrown in… the truth is, I saw the packaging and thought  “wow” this would [...]

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Post Retreat…

Wow! The Autumn Papercraft Retreat was this past weekend and it was fantastic. It is so wonderful to see all of our returning guests and greet our new ones. What started out as being a challenge to create a high end  retreat has turned into something I never imagined…. the chance to develop friendships with [...]

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Creative Memories Project Center

Have you seen This ?? 30 days chock full of holiday gift giving ideas Here are a couple of cards I contributed.  I just love this style card and it’s so easy to make using the Creative Memories Custom Cutting System with their Oval and Circle Patterns. I also used Brown and Cloud [...]

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Quick Thanksgiving Treat

Sometimes you need a little treat but don’t have any time on your hands.. right?? You know what it’s like! So, I found myself with 200 clear pillow boxes that were too big for what I was planning on using them for and though, hey- I can use this. So today I have a quick [...]

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Some Instructions:

As promised here are the instructions for the handmade glass tile pendants. These are so easy to do. Here are some supplies you will need:

Diamond Glaze
Handmade Glass tiles: can be purchased here: Little Workshop
Silver Bales: Can be purchased here: Raydichroic
Japanese Washi Chiyogami Yuzen Paper: can be purchase here:  SupplyRiot

You may be able to find different [...]

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Back again……

OMG did I ever take a blogging break or what?? Between home improvements, fall cleaning (and I’m not done THAT yet..) doing a couple  assignments and getting ready for the upcoming crop late November I have been neglectful. Some of you have emailed about a tutorial on the glass pendants and I’ll post a new [...]

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Getting ready for the holidays!

I’ve seen so many holiday cards lately I had to jump on the bandwagon and think about stating mine. I decided to make this full apron card which allows you to tuck in a nice cookie recipe ~ it has been suggested to me that these would be great for a cookie exchange- what a [...]

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