Scrap Africa

Evening my scrappy friends...I know its been awhile, I am just getting over a nasty cold that my hubby gave me :( so this is the first crafty thing I've done in over a week!
 I used the mood board from Scrap Africa to create a cute note pad cover (post-it notes on the inside) they will make a cute gift for Easter or even a little something on mothers day!

 the whole post it idea came from Lainie over at the flying unicorn

the color yellow and the pretty flowers are what inspired me in this mood board!

thank you so much for coming to take a peek!

Better to Give

really early depending on how you look at things....

I spent most of the day being crafty as I had a couple things that I needed to get done for the holiday....this also works in my favor for the latest challenge over at Scrap Africa (Tell us what a traditional December is like for you, in your home town, city or country. So journalling is a must...even if just telling us the story on your blog!)

since I haven't really had time for a normal layout I decided to share what I've been working on today and kind of journal about it on my blog.

So we haven't had a typical December in the last couple of years..its just been real hard on us but we are gradually getting back into things...one thing that has always been the same is the our giving nature, even when my girls were small we always donated more of our time and small gifts to those who needed them. As I started crafting the list of things to donate became even bigger...this year we took the homemade route I have made dozens of cards for St. Jude and dozens for a local nursing home (never mind the fact that I made 24 for my daughters friends and family)...we baked holiday cookies for the after school program (with homemade holiday tags)...this was great because we actually got to see them receive them...the smile are so worth any effort!

Both girls grew up knowing it was always better to give then to receive....My Sam is 22 years old and she still volunteers and has a special project of her own this year which leads to the things I was working on today.

 I had to make a bunch of tags...my daughter is sewing up a bunch of little pouches that will be holding some holiday candies for her to hand out!

 little box and tag for one of Sam's coworkers

and of course a very special Christmas card  for a very special little girl (wish I had thought of this one sooner...I would have sent these to my family LOL )

I'm not sure how much of this made any sense but thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

Happy Holidays!

Repurposed Iced Tea container

Afternoon my scrappy friends...I wanted to share my latest project, the idea started from the new June challenges up over at the Flying Unicorn forum Lainie has an awesome challenge called "What your purpose?" This challenge is all about finding some item in your house that you would normally toss into the garbage and to redesign it's original purpose into something that is useful for you or that you could gift to someone else. This idea fit perfect with the new challenges up at A2Z Scraplets (off the page challenge) and Beyond Grey challenges (Stamping and Misting) So I decided to combine all three...

you see we are big Crystal light fans so I always have these little containers....

I've used them to store markers,pencils and flowers...but I never thought to decorate them LOL

the piece of chipboard is from A2Z Scraplets...it was the perfect size to use on this project!

 Criteria for the challenge at Beyond Grey:

• You must have visible Misting on the face of your project - Any kind of misting will do for example - Using mists like Lindy's stamp gang or color bloom by prima etc,  Making a splatter with a paint brush , Using a tooth brush with water colors to create a nice misting on your project. 
• Your project must show Stamping on Fabric !  Its time to pick and experiment with any type of fabric and see how your stamps work on them. !

I did my stamping on the fabric leaves and on the brown ribbon on the bottom and you can see my misting/paint drippings and now my shape scissors have a pretty new home!

Thanks for coming to take a peek!

catching up after Vacation

I just realized I never posted before I went away last week...how sad is that....anyway I went on a little trip to New Hampshire and Maine, we had a fabulous time other then the 22 hr car ride! I spent a full week away from home and all my crafty things...I think I went through withdraws LOL

here is the view from my best friends living room window: so happy I didn't miss all the fall colors!

Now onto a couple projects.....the first is a card for that's just so cute  Be inspired bye the word;

Rainbow

 

 

I used watercolors to create the background for my card....I love how this turned out and plan on making another one...maybe change the colors a bit!

this one is a wall hanging I made for a challenge in a FB group I belong to....

my first attempt at doing origami butterflies...they look cool up close but the colors blend too much from far away!

and finally the dressform/dress I made for the flying Unicorn challenge

thank you so much for coming to take a peek!