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remodel taking up life

Happy Thursday! 

I have found that undertaking a kitchen remodel, even a partial one, is incredibly time consuming. 

Please bear with me as the store, running/exercise, this undertaking of the kitchen, schlepping the kids everywhere, plus life in general is not allowing any creativity to happen.

Pinterest has been a lifesaver with this 'minor' remodel - being able to show contractors a photo, or send a link from my pinterest board...a picture does indeed say a thousand words.

I promise to share before and after pics and a few of the transition ones...it has been fun so far...let us hope that continues!

 

 

stitched patterned paper

Love the Tin Pin - used some sheet music from my latest find, and Attic Trunk...

...and simply machine stitched a zig-zag stitch on the patterned paper.  Easy peasy.

Wood hearts and linen thread, along with some black silk ribbon.

Hero Arts sentiment.  Hope you're having a great week!

you are amazing

Used a PaperCrafts layout for today's project.  Zva taupe pearl - Lovely style.  Vintage sheet music is from my stash (thank you ebay), and the red silk ribbon is from Creative Impressions - we used to sell these by the spool, and I've used so much silk ribbon lately I am considering carrying those spools again.  They were economical as well if I remember correctly.

Sentiments are from Paper Smooches and patterned paper is October Afternoon's Farmhouse.  The antennae are flower stamens; butterfly and card base dies are Spellbinders.

Spellbinders Grand Nesties are great for card bases - I use (some of) these with my Big Shot Express.  I will not purchase another die cut machine until Sizzix comes out with a 12-inch wide electric version that is compact for the home crafter.  I don't care about the price point - just make it electric please.  One can dream, eh?   Happy Monday!

inspired by store-bought

I received the above, tri-fold stationary piece with a note from a neighbor - and it inspired this:

My neighbor's notecard unfolded like this:

I cut a patterned-one-side-solid-the-other-side piece of cardstock to 10.5-inches in width and 5-inches in height - scored at every 3.5-inch interval:

American Crafts Blue Skies patterned cardstock was used for my interpretation - finished, folded size measures 3.5-inches x 5-inches.  Martha border punch for the side.  Memory Box PoppyStamps meadow leaf die used.  Happy Sunday!

thank you snow much

My dear children are in the process of writing their holiday thank you notes to aunts, uncles and dear friends - three individual notes per recipient...I wanted to come up with something clever to house their notes in.

Using Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes set, a snowman image was stamped several times onto white cardstock, each colored with Copics then each cut out.  Sentiment is from the Chit Chat set.  The label-style die is from Papertrey Ink.

Using a notebook paper bag I folded down the top two inches, then covered the flap with patterned paper and trimmed. 

A Big Bite tool punched the holes and set the eyelets for the clasp. Fine red burlap string was inserted through one of the punched holes prior to setting the eyelet to hold the string in place.

The notecards for the kids' thank yous are simply white cardstock trimmed to fit the bag, embellished with a strip of Holly Jolly patterned paper and a quote strip from the Holiday Style Word Stickers.  I may add black Enamel Accents (Ranger) to his buttons - we'll see how much time allows...hope you're having a great weekend!

holiday tags & ink pad organization

Before putting all the papers used for holiday gifts & such I gathered all scraps, and Mish-style assembled them quickly into tags.  Adhered each layer with a smidge of 2-way glue and allowed to dry, then machine-stitched down the center of all layers chain-piecing style.

I'll put the holiday stuff away now...lol.

I posted this on Ranger's Facebook wall today - Ranger's is looking for organizational ideas for their products, and I had this created by a local woodworker/artisan to easily access each Distress ink pad, blending tool and reinker.  If I like a product I'll naturally want to use it frequently, so speed in access and visibility is important to me. 

Happy Friday & best wishes for a great weekend!

happy new year!

@ Sergeantsville Inn, New Years' Eve, 2011

at Philly airport - waiting to depart to Atlanta...everyone was so quiet - I looked up from my iphone, and lo and behold, everyone was on one...lol.

Wishing you and your loved ones all the best in the New Year!!