5 Miles every day

Hi everyone! It is time for another design team challenge. This week Kelly has challenged us to include animals is our design and we get extra points for making it funny.

The Riley image works great with a Funny Bones sentiment called 5 miles.

Don't forget that Stamper's Ink now offers a monthly kit. You can find more information by clicking on the Tickle My Funny Bones Card Club link. 

Don't forget to check out the Riley and Company Design Team's cards on their blogs: 

• Frances Byrne
• Heather Bolli
• Joy Stagg
• Kelly Santi
• Kendra DeCota
• Monica Taylor
• Sandye Curry
• Steph Ackerman

Sweet Valentine

This Valentine's Day I will be on the road. I wanted to make something cute to give to my Co-workers on the road and would transport easily.

These cute little Valentine bag toppers from VectoriaDesigns worked perfectly! I cut some some vellum paper double the size of my packaged treat. In this case 8.5 inches. 

Valentine Bag Toppers

I scored it at 4.25 inches and adhered the front side of my printable onto my paper.I punched a hole on both sides of my tag. I tied one side of my treat bag using matching twin and slid my treat in from the other side.

I then tied it closed.  I punched out two hearts and adhered them to the front. These would make great Valentines for kids as well. They come together very quickly, which is nice if you have a classroom full of kids!

Have fun!

Getting organized in 2016 with Deflecto

While I try not to make New Year resolutions, I do go through the organization phase every new year. This year was no exception, but I did have some new items to help me out this year.

Washi tape is a staple in my crafting and I use in many of my projects. The Deflecto stackable cube organizer was the perfect solution to store my washi tape, while keeping it organized and easy to get to.

Since I planned on having this sit on my desk, I wanted the organizer to match my vintage crafting decor. I thought it would be fun to go with a Postale theme using some of Tim Holtz paper stacks as well as some metal objects from Ideaology.

I was so thrilled with the way that the storage unit turned out, I created a matching Post it holder using the Deflecto Craft  4" x 6" craft frame. 

The January calendar was also created using the 4" x 6" craft frame. It works great as a calendar stand and can be used for every month!

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Valentine Flip Book - The Journey of the Crafting

Hi everyone! I am here today to share with you a Valentine Flip book I made a few weeks ago. It is a wonderful project, but not necessarily an easy one. I knew that I would be listing it in my Etsy shop, but was both happy and sad to wake up this morning to the notification of sale.

So one may ask why I sell rather than keep my projects. I get asked that often, especially with big projects such as this one. The answer is alway the same. While I love getting to the end and admiring my completed project, it is truly the Journey of the Crafting that I most love!

I love the challenge of creating. Watching the transformation is so rewarding. The base of the flip book was pretty easy to put together, it was the decorating that really took some time.

I found it best to work with one paper stack so that the paper matches throughout. I love using paper that has front and back as these combinations work so well and the paper is usually thicker.

The overall book is meant to be a photo keepsake. So you will find plenty of places to add your photos.

The theme is LOVE and you can see that throughout the book.

The middle section opens up to a pocket to add memorabilia or a fun gift card.

I loved putting this book together and it will be hard to see it shipped out today. I hope it will bring happiness to the recipient. I think I see a few more of these books in my future!

Thanks for stopping by!