Buttons, Button & More Buttons

22 Buttons to be precise! I hope all of you are having a great day. Mine has been a little crazy and stressful, but we have finally gotten things sorted out for my MRI and should be getting in for that in the next couple of days. (Thank heavens!) It also means I'll be having more down time over the weekend and possibly longer if they find a fracture & decide on hip surgery. Not sure how I feel about that, but I'd like to be out of pain. For now I'll enjoy my down time and try to take full advantage of it!

I don't know how many of you saw my Sneak Peak last night on FB, but I used 22 Buttons in total for this super cute card. I honestly had no idea where I was going with this card when I started. I picked some colors I liked that were cute and girly. I used Sky Blue Cardstock from CTMH and I used some cute designed paper that I bought for $5 at Walmart (as cute as the paper is I have realized that quality is NOT reflected in those cute patterns!) I had trouble keeping the top paper smooth when gluing it to the very sturdy CTMH cardstock. Obviously I managed without too much damage.

Once I had the columns glued on, I was kind of stuck on what to do next. I had to think about it and actually this card sat in my stuff for about a week while I thought about it. Its really ok to do that. Take the time you need, unless of course you have a deadline! I saw some super cute cards on Pinterest that buttons grouped together in hearts and decided that's what I wanted to try my hand at it. Now it was a lot more complicated then I had thought and I had to play musical buttons. Trying to figure out where I had to place buttons in what spot and it took me a good 20 mins, but it looked super cute and I quickly attached each button with Liquid Glass (I seriously cannot live without that stuff!)

I made this card with Mother's Day in mind, but really it could be for Valentine's Day or birthdays. You know based on colors and set up, as well as sentiments it could be used for so many different themes and projects, not just cards! I hope this has given you more ideas to work with and once again I'd love to see what projects this inspires you to make! I hope you all continue to have a great day and don't forget to Get Crafty!

Artbooking Made Easy: Love, Love, Love

Good Evening Friends, I hope you enjoyed my post from yesterday and got cute ideas for making your own fun Dress Cards for Mother's Day or for whatever event or occasion you think they will be perfect for. I'll be sharing a sneak peak later tonight on FB and will post my latest project tomorrow sometime. For now I hope you'll enjoy this video from CTMH and perhaps find a way to work this super cute idea for Mother's Day or even for Father's Day! The ideas certainly can carry over to whatever project you are currently working on and you should take the time to experiment and learn the new techniques, cause even if you mess up, you'll have learned something new! Don't forget to Get Crafty!

'Dress' Up Your Card

Alright Friends, I have returned. Its been a rough month for me. Waiting for my sister to have her baby last month was crazy and I found myself out of town waiting for the big day. Which my new niece shares a birthday with my youngest, I thought that was pretty cool and so did he! During one of my stays prior to her being born, I managed to fall off the guest bed at my parents and hit my hip on the way down. I've spent the last two & a half weeks on bed rest while I've been waiting to get an MRI done, since they are pretty sure I fractured my hip. It sucks! And surprisingly for all the time I spend in bed, I haven't had much time or honestly desire to craft! *Gasp* I know shocking, huh?

I've been a little more crafty this last week and so here is the first of my  Mother's Day cards that I put together. I shared a sneak peak yesterday and now here is the project in full! I was actually inspired by a pin on Pinterest, which was a Dress Card, but was done as a Thank You for a wedding. I liked the unique shape and thought how great would it be to turn it into a Mother's Day card. I think it has soooo much potential. I kept it simple, especially since I was trying to figure it out. I love learning new things, but I often find myself go simple first and then playing with fancier ideas. I hope I'm not the only one who is kind of self conscience of their crafting ability! :)

I used CTMH Gypsy Cardstock for the card base, which I cut freehand into the dress shape and lined the inside with Daisy White Cardstock. I also used the Big Hug stamp set in Smokey Plum ink. I also used a black ribbon for the front of the card and used a cute Mother's Day stamp as well.

I had fun making this card and as I said has so much possibility! I would love to see other ideas and variations of this fun card! Don't forget to Get Crafty!

Embellished Burlap Bags

Hey Ladies, I hope you are all having a Fabulous Monday Night! It has been way too long since I posted last, but the last  month was absolutely crazy and chaotic for me. But here I am ready to get this show on the road and show you some more super fun projects that you won't want to miss! To start this week out check out some super cute ideas for Burlap Drawstring bags. Super easy and super cute!

I can hardly believe that March is half way over, with that said don't miss out on your chance to snag this months Stamp of the Month! Spend $50 and get this SOM for just $5 (retailed at $17.95).

Tomorrow I'll be announcing April's promotion for signing up to be a Consultant. Its an opportunity you won't want to miss, so stay tuned!

Fun Valentine's Cards

 Good morning or good night (at least for me anyway), I find I am able to get more work done at night and I kind of like being a night owl! I'm crazy, I know! I've had these photos sitting on my Hubby's computer for the last week and I figured I should probably take the opportunity to blog about them. For those of you who don't know, I'm LDS or a Mormon, which ever you prefer to call me, and I was asked by my Church's local Woman's group known as the Relief Society, to be in charge of the project for our monthly activity this month. The request was to do some kind of Valentine's cards, something simple and inexpensive. Which of course I said yes, because how could I say no. I mean I do this for fun and for a living, but I still felt panicked! I had to be creative and what if I wasn't able to come up with something cute?

I was worried, but I started by looking at Valentine's sayings to see if there were any that I liked. I was surprised at how easy it was to create once I had a cute saying to work from. What I decided to do was have a 'kit' that would have three small 3"x3" cards that were more fun and then a 'kit' for one A2 card that was more romantic. (I actually shared that one in my post: Damask Divas Blog Hop: Ivy Lane) I kept them fun and simple. They were a hit, when they displayed them so people could sign up to make them. (Makes me feel good!)

So, here they are in all their glory! What do you think?

"Cute as a Button"

"I'm Falling for You"

"Owl Be Seeing You, Valentine"














Supplies

Artbooking Cartridge

Lollydoodle paper pack

Buttons, Bits and Bobs stamp set

Buttons

Googly Eyes

Pear Ink

Olive Ink

Sweetleaf Ink

Enjoy the Little Things stamp set

Want to try making your own super fun Valentine's cards? Head over to my website, HERE and order your supplies right away! I also will be selling ready made kits for these cards. For a set of 12 cards (4 of each design) it will be $15+shipping. Contact me if you're interested. I really had a lot of fun putting these cards together and they were so simple. Aside from cutting the card bases myself, everything else was cut with my Cricut! If you haven't had a chance to use a Cricut, you are missing out and I find making projects so much easier with it!

Anyway, I hope this has inspired you to make Homemade Valentine's cards or to just pull out & work on a new or old project! Get Crafty!

Artbooking Made Easy: Inspiration Mini Albums

Good Evening Everyone, today I'm going to share another great video from Close To My Heart. I hope you find these videos as awesome and inspiring as I do. I enjoy learning new ways to play with my Crafty Toys! I honestly haven't cut out any of the Mini Albums from Artbooking yet, well I guess I've used some of the overlays on cards, but never as an actual album. I'll admit I've been intimidated by the idea, as cool as it sounds and they look. But once you watch these great videos that walk you through the steps, how can I not want to put together a few of my own. Check this out and see how it inspires you!


Want to snag your own Artbooking Cartridge and make your own Mini Albums? Head over to my website, HERE and buy yours today! Don't forget to Get Crafty!

February Specials

I can hardly believe its February already! This month there are a couple awesome deals that you aren't going to want to miss.

This first one I am totally excited about, during the month of February you can get one of our new embossing folders FREE (a $8.95 savings!) with the purchase of any 2 packs of bulk single color or combo cardstock! This is an amazing deal and will only be available while supplies last, so don't put it off. You'll be able to choose from one of 5 new folder designs: dot, chevron, quatrefoil, damask and stripe!

I'm actually very new to the whole embossing thing, but I can't wait to take advantage of this opportunity. The idea of learning the art of embossing and at such a deal is exciting! Once I get my folders, I'll post an embossing 101 post. If you're as new at it as I am, then we can all learn together! Yay!

The second fabulous deal of the month is of course the Stamp of the Month! Who doesn't want to snag a super cute stamp set worth $17.95 for $5 when you spend $50? This month's stamp is the 9 piece set Wild About Love, which includes several super cute fox images! I'm totally in love with this set and is great for Valentine's Day! If you don't want to spend $50 (but honestly its so easy to do ;) ) then you can still purchase the set for its normal price! Don't miss out on this cuteness, because after February ends you won't be able to purchase it!

Head over to my website, HERE and take advantage of our super great deals!