Fourth of July Book Page Banner: Paper Pinwheels, Accordion Flowers and Scrunch Flowers.

We just had a class and had such a great time with everyone making their banners. We used a old, torn up copy of  "Little House in the Big Woods".

The blue flower is fun to make. ;) Just ask Nicole, she had to make two. Hahaha.

Accordion Flower, Scrunch Flower, and a Pinwheel

Happy Crafting!

Snow Day in Spring: Impression Obsession Bouquet

So, today is the first day of my children's spring break.

Wouldn't you know that it would SNOW overnight while we 

slumbered comfortably in our beds.

Hopefully these cards will brighten the day though.

I created them for The Hen House.

I used a Wink of Stella glitter pen in dark pink to really give the flowers some shimmer.

 And here's another take on the same stamp.

This time I made an array with the papers and cropped the stamp.

Hope your week is sunny and bright and filled with spring flowers.

Head on over to The Hen House Blog for some more details.

Scrapbook Steals June Blog Hop

WELCOME! WELCOME!

I'm so excited that I get to share this project with you for the Scrapbook Steals June Blog Hop. Today's feature are American Crafts DIY Thickers! They are so perfect to customize for any project.

I first made this shadow box that I made from a Sillhouette cut and filled with various layered and rolled flowers. After filling the box I cut out the pennants and strung them together. I sprayed these Ali canvas Thickers with SC Mr. Huey's Sunset. I love the look.

When it was complete I added it to my photo wall in my living room. So bright and cherry. 

Thanks for stopping by and just for kicks here is just one more project I created with the AC Thickers.

I used the LAX DIY foam Thickers for this card. I added glitter and enamel paint to the "U" for a vibrant look. You can add just about anything to the sticky surface of these Thickers. Super fun to play with.

Thanks for stopping by and now you just need to head on over to
JENNIFER MCDERMOTT's BLOG
and see her
AMAZING CREATIONS!

Ready To Pop Themed Baby Shower Fun

I've been a little MIA on the paper crafting front lately but for good reason. I have an amazing friend who is due in just a few short weeks. She's one of my bestest workout buddies and makes me feel awful when she runs faster than I do even being 8 months pregnant!!! :)
So I put together a little baby shower with the Ready To Pop theme and it was really fun. 

I tried to come up with as many foods that had "POP" in their names as I could. We ended up having

Homemade Kettle POPCORN

Hand Dipped Chocolate Marshmallow POPS

Green Chile POPOVERS (thank you Renee)

Jalepeno POPPERS

and Tropical POPICAL Punch (hahaha, I just made that one up)

The goody table

This is the full set up.

I made Peanut Butter Chocolate Twist Cup Cakes. They were so yummy. Compared to other recipes I've seen it's pretty simple and easy to follow. So much better than boxed cupcakes.

There's the soon to be mama and her little guy. So sweet.

Those popovers were really delicious. I put out little bags for people to scoop popcorn into.

The children at the shower enjoyed the chocolate marshmallow pops the most. :)

The table runner was fun and easy to make. Just stack 7 or 8 tissue flowers together, staple in the center and then fluff.

 

I couldn't find any cups that matched my theme so I just picked out three coordinating washi tapes and ran them along the bottom of simple plastic cups. Easy fix and cute too.

Recipe for the Jalepeno Poppers at Skinny Taste

 

You can find the recipe for these delicious cupcakes at BHG here...the only thing I didn't do was add chocolate to the icing and swirl peanut butter and chocolate icing. Still perfect ;).

Simple decorated chalk board.
I had a lot of fun putting this together and I can't wait to meet the little man!!
Have a super weekend.

Paper Quilted Card

So I scaled down my version of my paper quilted card and made an anniversary card for my dear friends.

Stacking different punches of varied patterned papers gives a fun look to the flower. I hand cut the leaf out and just bent it.

Water Color Flower Card

I love coloring. So glad that I can keep doing it as an adult :)

Have you guys seen the Basic Grey Fact and Fictions collections? I am in adoration of them.
This stamp set is from Stampin' Up.
Washi from DowntownTape.com
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz
Have a scrappy day!