Two Buck Tuesday at Hearts-n-Crafts in Covina

I'm doing some design work for Hearts-n-Crafts in Covina.  Tee, the owner, gave me a bag of scraps left over from a Disney album class so I made this gift tag for an upcoming Two Buck Tuesday project.

Birthday Banner

Seven panel white-on-white birthday banner made for a special order.  Still have glitter on the table and floor!

Kappa Alpha Theta Graduation Card

Made several of these cards for Katie and her sorority sisters!

Welcome Little One!

What is cuter than a Mama Elephant and her little baby?

4th of July Card Set

Another three card set from another favorite line - Aurhentique!

Couture Card Set

Just finished this set of three all-occasion cards using the Couture collection from Graphic 45.

Gift Wrap for Coffee Gift Card

Here's a cute way to bag up a gift card to Starbucks!  I used an 8oz cup with matching lid - the paper ones work better than styrofoam.  Then made a template for the wrap and contrasting band.  Rolled flowers, a lacy doily and a small tag hanging from the stirrer finish the project.

Valentine Paper Ribbon Wreath

This wreath uses a 5" scalloped chipboard circle with a 2" inner cutout as the base.  I cut 24 strips into 4" x 3/4" pieces and banner-cut one end of each piece.  A little trick to get the points even is to make a center cut first and then cut up from each edge.  The strips are then glued on in two overlapping layers.  This wreath is made from last year's Authentique Valentine collection and is a great way to use up scraps.  Since this is a Valentine project, I added  1 1/4" hearts but the wreath could be made for any season....summer flowers, autumn leaves, snowflakes.  The lacy die cut is from a Cottage Cuts die borrowed from my friend Donna.  She also contributed the little pearl flower.  Thanks, Donna!

Valentine Heart

I found these hearts in the Michael's dollar bin - intended to be a four page album.  I punched another hole to thread the ribbon and since the holes were not the same size, moved the bow over to one side to cover.  The flowers are made with paper from the Kissing Booth collection from Basic Grey and are triple layers that I hand rolled for dimension and secured with a small circle and a brad.  Then I layered the flowers and small leaves on top of a heart lace doily and a heart die cut. This project is the make-n-take at Pages From the Heart on Saturday January 11.

Kappa Alpha Theta "Endless Love" Bid day 2013

I am making some scrapbook layouts using We R Memory Keepers' new Chalkboard collection for display at Pages From the Heart scrapbook store.  The colors perfectly match these photos Katie sent me from her sorority's recent bid day.

2014 Desk Calendar

I upcycled an unused 2013 calendar from work as the base for this project.  The paper collection is from "the Avenues" by Bo Bunny.  The base panel and banners are chalked.  The bow is made with a die from Lil Inkers.  The clock face is a portion of a steampunk style stamp and glossed up with Glossy Accents.  The calendar pages were a free download found on Pinterest, cut apart and glued at the top with rubber cement to form a tear-off pad.

Butterfly Cards

I had some scraps left over from a recent make-n-take mini-album project...just perfect for some "thinking of you" cards.  Maybe one will show up in your mailbox!   Paper is from the Miss Caroline collection by My Mind's Eye that I won at the Mother's Day weekend crop at Pages From the Heart.

Instagram Card

"You Make Me Smile" card featuring the cute Instagram logo $5 

Cute Little Theta Gifts!

I found this cute kite paper while visiting stores during Shop Hop and made a gift bag, mini tissue holder and post-a-note holder.  A perfect little gift for your favorite Theta.  $5 each.

My Saturday January 26 Make-n-Take at Pages From the Heart

Stop by Pages From the Heart in Monrovia this Saturday between 10am and noon and I will show you how to make this adorable purse by folding a single sheet of cardstock - no cutting!  Then fill it with candy or a small present and you'll have the perfect little gift for someone special.  Choose from several patterned paper options.  $5 includes folding pattern.

Make-and-Take at Pages From the Heart this Saturday 1/12

Stop by Pages this Saturday between 10 and noon and make this quick and easy photo/calendar stand for your desk!  $3

Make-and-Take at Pages From the Heart - January 5

Learn how to make a chevron from any 1" wide strip of cardstock or patterned paper and then put together this child's birthday card between 10am and noon at this Saturday's Make-and-Take at Pages From the Heart.  $3.  (Patterned paper and colors may vary but the design will be as shown.)

Thank You Card

Here is a quick and easy Thank You card.  The great mix-and-match patterns from Fancy Pants' "The Good Life" collection and "thank you" sentiments from SMR Stickers make this a card you'll want to make again and again.

My Fresh Squeezed "Squeeze-A-Palooza" card entry!

I've submitted this white-on-white-on-white card for this month's "Squeeze-A-Palooza" challenge for Fresh Squeezed Stamps.  The image is a free digital download from Fresh Squeezed.  I paper-pieced the roof of the birdhouse and sparkled up the little bird with a bit of Stickles.  Free-hanging banners on a bit of my favorite twine complete this easy card!

Here is a link to the Fresh Squeezed blog with all the details about this contest:

www.freshsqueezedstamps.blogspot.com/2012/12/squeeze-palooza-3.html?m+1

Make-and-Take this Saturday at Pages From the Heart

Stop by Pages From the Heart this Saturday December 29 between 10am and noon and make this stair-step card "Oh Happy Day" card. ($3)  I hear there might be a sale going on!