Slow and lazy Sunday

Today we sat around and did nothin'.
I actually didn't even
get out of my PJ's till 5:00.
So, I showered and then, put on different pajamas!
I just LOVE these kind of days...

OHHH, Amazing Race is on tonight!
Can this day get any better??

Here is a card I made after seeing something like
this over at PTI. I do not remember the
original card maker but I loved
the black and blue color scheme and
the Life stamp set. Check them out!

Enjoy!

"Haul" pictures

Hello my faithful readers,

I just needed some time off...to think...be grateful for my family...
just get lost in my own head.

(Just so you all know, I am still trying to clean the crafty room!)

BUT, I went shopping and my order from PTI came in so
here are my haul pictures. ( I made a haul video, but do not know
how to get it here on the blog yet) It is a work in progress...

I bought: cardstock and matching ribbons!! Notice the colors! MY FAVES!!
Isn't is funny how we are so
attracted to our favorites.

And I bought some metal dies that I use with my Cuttlebug

And last but not least are the stamps!

Enjoy hump day!

For the coffee lovers!

Happy Monday, my fellow crafters, followers, friends and family! Cute stuff on the way!! 

Last day for business stuff: Here are my 3 best tips for a good show!

1. Always bring enough merchandise! I try to make a dozen of everything I bring...
2. Make sure EVERYTHING is priced or signs are posted all over the place! Nothing worse than trying to answer 3 people with different items and costs...
3. Have enough change! Most people shop with $20 bills but there are some who come to shows with $50s.

I will update the show season as it goes along! 

OK, I almost always shop in bulk for my supplies. The items are normally cheaper BUT my house is bursting with them...But in my defense, I have dabbled in many of crafts. I have florals, wood and now paper crafting stuff! I am trying to lighten the load by using up some of them! 

I did the tea bag stocking stuffers last week and I felt I needed something for those coffee drinkers! I do not drink coffee, I don't like the smell of it...weird, I know! 

This nifty gift idea holds 2 flavored ground coffee pouches. The snowflakes are chipboard and painted with acrylic paints. The paper came from a Christmas stack at JoAnns and the large brown button is one of MY hand dyed beauties!

The button used to be pale yellow!! I used glitter to make the largest snowflake sparkle.

The sentiment was from a CTMH stamp set. The frame is a PTI stamp and has a matching die! I have also made some up as kits and packaged them, without the coffee of course, to sell at my upcoming fairs.

I am going to change the sentiment stamp and papers and fill these with candy! Imagine this with Halloween papers, chipboard pumpkins, and filled with candy corn!! OR Christmas papers and filled with candy cane sticks! AND since I bought a CASE of these acrylic boxes I will have plenty to work with! These will go up on my ETSY store soon!

Stocking Stuffers

Business stuff: To have enough inventory for the fairs we craft/create 9 months of the year! You can't make money if you don't have any stuff left to sell. We bring items ranging in price from $75 to $3. Most people don't plan on spending $250 on a 12 x 12 scrapbook BUT they will pay $75 for a smaller pre-made one. You should also carry smaller, lower ($3-$5) priced items, we call them Stocking Stuffers! We normally locate these near the check out stand and we point them out as customers shop or check out. Sometimes for a large order, we throw some in to say thank you for spending your money in our booth!

Onto the stocking stuffers...

These are little glassine bags filled with Stash green teas. Each bag has 2 tea bags, Chia and raspberry  pomagranete. Perfectly colored individual tea bags-evergreen green and holly berry red! The paper topper is a PTI die called mat stack 4. I simply folded it in half and glued it to the top of the glassine sack.

 The sentiment stamp is from a set I got @ Hobby Lobby. The tea cup stamp (and matching die) is also from PTI. The small buttons are from my button stash and it is threaded with white waxed thread. The wax makes it easier to thread through the small holes, and to 

handle with my sore hands...

I used pop dots to "POP" the tea cup off the topper. Then I tucked the sentiment flag behind.

I think these are soooo cute. Who wouldn't appreciate this little bit of love given to them?...

Fall tags

Edit: These are now in my ETSY store!

We have had a cold snap lately and all I can say is BBRRRRR! We have been scrambling to find gloves and winter hats. It is cold up there in the bleachers...

Anyhow-on to more crafty goodies! I am still on the Marvy punch kick and these tags were inspired by the cooler weather. Our leaves have actually turned colors in two days time...Just beautiful.

Don't you just LOVE these tags!! I do! The stamp set is from PTI and is my all-time favorite (so far...)

The set comes with 3 different wreath images plus berry clusters and tiny flowers. Imagine the possibilities!

I actually have a berry wreath hanging in my dining room.

Here is a close-up of the wreath:

I used brown ink for the twig wreath and black for the sentiment. Burnt orange ink made up the berries and I found it at the dollar bin @ Michaels! 

Here's a tip: To get the various shades of orange you see on the wreath, just stamp your image then rotate the stamp and stamp again, rotate and stamp again! Do not re-ink! The end result gives a dimensional feel to your stamped image.

To finish the tag I inked the edges with brown, like always, and tied a brown satin ribbon to the top. Enjoy!

Christmas notecards

I have been very busy lately. Crafting, cross country and soccer games have my days full! But, I wouldn't have it any other way! Here are some folded 3x3 notecards I stamped. Use a 12x12 sheet of cardstock and cut it in half ( at the 6" mark.) You end up with 2 sheets 6x12 inches long. Simply cut 3" strips and fold those in half for the notecards. The cards measure 3x6 when opened.

The cardstock is Bazzill smoothie and the sentiment is a PTI stamp. The dove stamp is from the $1 bin at Michaels, ditto for the ink. You can't tell in the pics but I also applied glitter to the doves.

The sparkles do not show up, it just looks like dirt!!! Could be at my house...

Here is a pic of my batch on the dining room table competing for space with a bunch of Legos.

Legos are great UNTIL you accidently step on one! OUCH! We must own a few hundred pounds of them, plus Nerf guns, matchbox cars and dirt!!! Back to crafting...

I will also be selling these at my upcoming fairs. I will package them in glassine bags with a stamped tag. Perfect for little gifts, don't you think?

More PUNCH goodies

I have been going punch crazy here at the house! I have combined different brands and sizes to create colorful gift tags. How cute are these? ( And pretty easy to make as well.)

 The stamps are from PTI, and the inks I used are from the dollar bin @ Michaels. 

Here is my assembly line process.

I stamped the images on an 8 1/2 x 11 paper. I didn't measure, just eyeballed it! That's how I craft...I tried to fit 20 images on the page.

I went through my punches and found a Paper Shapers circle punch that was just right!  Turn the punch over, line up the image within the opening and punch away!! It really takes no time at all!

For the scalloped edge, I used a Paper Studio punch (Hobby Lobby brand). The size is 1 7/8. I matched the ink color to the cardstock to make it very easy. Glued the two papers together and punched a small hole with the crop-a-dile and its done! Now for the packaging...more on that later!!

Play day for me!!

  I am supposed to be doing the usual this Friday, which is cleaning...But it is rainy, overcast and just plain yucky outside soooo I am playing with paper today to bring some sunshine into the house. I can always clean later, right!?!  The cardstock is Bazzill,  pattern papers from a DCWV stack I bought at Jo-Anns, and the buttons are from PTI. This card could really be used for a variety of situations, I like that.