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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

For You

Good morning! Today is February 1 so that means it is time for a Paper Cubed (P3) challenge. This month the challenge is to create something 3D for Valentines, of course. My favorite die right now is the Petal Cone from the Occasions Mini, it is so versatile. I cut three hearts and glued two of them together to form the heart pouch, then I cut the flap off the third one and cut it down the middle. By cutting it in half you can now fit the halves inside an embossing folder (one at a time) and then glued the halves on to the front of the pouch. The medallions are made with Love Letter and Newsprint DP and held together with an Antique brad. The bow was made with Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon. I have made several of these to give as Valentines but I think they would be beautiful as wedding favors too.

Make sure you visit the Paper Cubed blog and see what the rest of the Design Team came up with. They are an amazingly talented group!

While out cruising around in Blog land, I came across a blog called Create with Connie and Mary operated by two very talented ladies. They are offering an on-line class right now as well as some challengs. One of the challenges is to make something to be used for a treat and this certainly qualifies for that. I linked it up to their blog at CCMC-0M1.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

It's All About Basketball

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I don't know where 2010 went, it passed by so quickly! I don't usually ~~make~~ keep New Year's resolutions but here goes: 1. Devote more time to God and reading His word 2.Devote more time to fun family stuff(oh, this one is easy, some days all I get done is "playing" with the kids or that's what my husband says anyway) 3. Get organized--if you could see my craft room right now you would say "she needs to get professional help" 4. Start scrap booking again, I am only 7 years behind 5. I am not going on a diet...ok maybe I will try to eat healthier 6. I am not going to join the gym...well, my husband already bought a years membership for the family...I might try the treadmills. 7. Spend more time doing ~~housework~~ crafting. Glad that's out of the way!

It's time for another challenge at the Papercubed(P3) blog, the theme for this month was sports. My girls participate in swim team, soccer, and basketball, my husband is a fitness guru and an avid hiker(he is working on completing the Appalachian Trail...approx. 3000 miles..in segments of course), and me...well I am a spectator. But, basketball is THE biggie around our house. Shelby is on the middle school team as well as a travel team and Sadie plays church league and Toy(my husband, not a typo) is Sadie's coach. All that being said, I knew my project would be about basketball, I just didn't have a clue what to make until I saw this little paint can in the Christmas aisle at Walmart. I had some paper that was textured like a basketball so I used it as a liner and used stickers to make a border around the top and for the lid. I tied a ribbon on the handle and added some basketball beads. The tag is an acrylic block with a sticker. Very easy to make but I love how it turned out and will make a perfect gift container to give to a coach or a party favor.

Make sure you visit the P3 blog and see what the rest of the Design Team came up with, they are a VERY talented team.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wish List

Good afternoon! It's December 1 and that means it is time for another Paper Cubed(P3) Challenge. This month we were to make something involving a list and since we can all benefit from making a list when we shop, I made a Christmas Wish List booklet. First let me tell you were my inspiration comes from....when my older kids were small, my middle son Chad always used to sneak and unwrap gifts really bad. Once he opened up a game I had bought for him and had it in his room playing it for a month before Christmas and when we opened gifts Christmas morning the box I had wrapped was empty. I was so upset and told him he would get the game as soon as the store opened the next morning since they had sold me an empty box. His little sheepish grin gave him away and he confessed to sneaking into the packages. So this is where the secret code comes in, every year since I have wrapped my gifts and given them fictitious names. This year they will be Dasher(Heather), Dancer(Chad), Prancer(Seth), Comet(Shelby), Vixen(Sadie), and Rudolph(Dalton).

Now on to how I made my Wish List booklet...I used the little brown bags from SU and cut off the scalloped edge. I then covered the top of each bag with Deck the Halls DSP and fastened the bags together with Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon. I punched Round Tabs out in Cherry Cobbler and added the reindeer names with some retired rub-ons. I gave each of the kids a piece of Very Vanilla card stock when they were all home for Thanksgiving and had them write their wish list on it. I have that inside each bag and I have gift receipts for the ones I have shopped for already. The front was embellished with the more rub ons. This was a very easy and fun project, if you have questions let me know.

Make sure you check out all the other wonderful projects at the Paper Cubed blog and make something and link it up for a chance to win an awesome prize!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Paper Cubed Just Believe

It's September 1 and time for a new challenge over at the PaperCubed(P3) blog. This month we were to make a bookmark. When I saw a tutorial on the Splitcoast site I knew what I wanted to make. I used Marina Mist and Crumb Cake card stock and Elegant Soiree DSP. The stamp set is Just Believe. The border is punched with a MS punch. I really liked how easy this came together. Hope you enjoy it.

Make sure you check out what the rest of the Design Team made and welcome the newest member, the very talented Nancy.

Also wanted to let you know that you can order from the Holiday Mini starting today. Check back tomorrow for details on a HUGE promotion that I will be offering.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Every Princess Dreams of Her Own Castle

Hello! It's time for the August Paper Cubed Challenge! This month we were to make a picture holder and it couldn't be a frame, why was that so hard for me? I thought and thought on what to make and then I found this cute castle stamp at a local craft store and knew I wanted to make it in to something for Sadie's room. I stamped it four times and colored it in with Copics and then cut each piece out. I used a paper mache' cube which I covered in some pink girly paper to adhere the castle pieces to. The castle is really very sparkly, it just doesn't show up well in the photo. I used some shimmer paint mixed with alcohol to spray on it after I colored it. I also added some jewels which are a new item in the SU catalog, love them! The picture of Sadie is one taken last Fall, she was tired at this point in the photo shoot so she sat down while Shelby was being photographed and the photographer just happened to turn around and caught this perfect photo. Make sure you check out the projects by the rest of the Design Team, here are their links:

Also, don't forget to make your own picture holder and link to the P3 blog for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to Die Cuts R Us!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Long May She Wave

Today I have my project for the Paper Cubed(P3) challenge blog, we were to make a table top decoration. I knew what I wanted to make early in the month but finding the time was another story. Make sure you check out all the FABULOUS projects the rest of the Design Team came up with and visit their blogs and comment.

I used Brilliant Blue(now retired), Riding Hood Red, and Very Vanilla card stock as well as a retired Christmas DP. I sponged everything with Crumb Cake ink, doesn't that make you hungry...Crumb Cake is one of the new colors that is available from Stampin Up today!!!! Crumb cake is the new name for Kraft and of course there is paper to go along with it. If you don't have a demonstrator already, let me know and I would be glade to place an order for you or you can order on-line at http://stampthenightaway.stampinup.net/ .

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Vintage Wedding

Good evening! I had scheduled a few posts ahead since my busy schedule with the girls has started and had forgotten that I need to post my project for the PaperCubed(P3) blog today. The challenge for the Design Team this month was to make a treat container and since I am working on my second wedding I thought I would use something from that. The lady for whom this is for gave me permission to show this but I have to wait to show you the rest of it for now. This is to be one of the gifts she will be giving to her bridesmaids, she is going to fill it with handmade candies. I used the Fancy Favor die and the stamp set Vintage Vogue. She is using a vintage theme for her wedding decorations, even down to her gown which has been in the family close to 80 years! It has a lot of bead work on it so a lot of the things I am making for her will involve beads.

Please visit the P3 blog to see what the rest of the DT came up with and then make sure to make a project of your own and link it there. The prize this time is awesome!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Today is the BIG Day!

This is my first challenge as part of the design team for the Paper Cubed(P3) Challenge Blog. It was to make a Shadow Box and I decided to go with a CAS design. Since I am doing bedroom makeovers for the girls, I decided to make something they could use in their rooms. Shelby has a bird theme going on so this is for her. I used the Large Bird Punch, punched the wing out in So Saffron and black so that I could make it into a finch. Now my degree in college was Biology and my favorite class was Ornithology(study of birds) so I have had a lot of time watching birds and identifying them for class. I love this punch and hope to find time soon to make a few more species.