Male Birthday Cards

I was involved in a MALE Birthday Card Swap. It seems like I NEVER have any cards suitable for a guy. My cards always seem to have pretty flowers or more female colors on them. So I forced myself to make a couple cards for guys! Here are the results. Not sure how I feel about the frist one, but it is still cute.

Since I LOVE buttons as embellishments this is my favorite one! Pretty easy to make also. The inside is empty for a personalized message.

Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

Very Pretty Song

I was never a HUGE Susan Boyle fan, but this song is very pretty. Saw her on Oprah and she seemed very "real".
Just passing along a pretty song to make your day a little brighter.



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Quote for the Day

"Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves."

~~ Helen Keller

Teacher Christmas Gifts

This year for my kids' teachers gifts I was stumped. I asked them for pictures so I could make personalized coasters, but didn't receive any from them - bummer. I needed a back up! So I thought and thought and thought.... From my many swaps on SplitCoast Stampers I have tons of handmade cards, YES, that's it. I made a small basket of cards with envelopes for each teacher.
The basket if from Michael's (it was a Black Friday bargain only $1.50) that was supposed to fit the personalized coasters! The cards look pretty nice here too.


This is the side view. Each card has a envelope to go with it.

This is one example of the envys to go with the card. I like this one the best, probably because it has yellow on it!

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Have a great day.

Challenging Questions - One Word Answers

I saw this list of questions on this creative blog. It looked like a fun challenge to answer the questions with only 1 word. TRY IT!!
Answer the following questions using single word answers. Then pass the award to 5 other people. (I'll try my best with the 1 word thing, but that is hard!)

Your cell phone? iPhone

Your hair? messy

Your mother? Heaven

Your father? Heaven

Favorite food? Carbs

Your dream last night? None

Your favorite drink? Peach Ice Tea

Your dream/goal? Debtfree

What room are you in? Family room

Your hobby? Crafting

Your fear? mykidswithnomom

Where do you want to be in 6 years? Traveling

Where were you last night? Applebees

Something you aren't? Organized

Muffins? Blueberry

Wish list item? Kitchen

Where did you grow up? EndwellNY

Last thing you did? carpool

What are you wearing? sweats

Your TV? New

Your pets? Dog

Friends? Lots

Your mood? Relaxed

Missing someone? parents

Vehicle? Honda

Something you're not wearing? contacts

Your favorite store? Micheal's

Your favorite color? Yellow

When was the last time you laughed? morning

Last time you cried? yesterday

Your best friend? Giving

One place that you go to over and over? Kitchen

Face book? member

Favorite place to eat? Restaurants

GOOD LUCK and have fun!
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Did You Know? YouTube Video

This is a very cool video that I received via email. Amazing information about the future. Enjoy!



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Angel Card

This card was for a swap on Split Coast Stampers. There wasn't any specifics on the theme, just an any occassion card.
Yellow is my favorite color and all my friends are angels, so they seemed to go together. I like the way the yellow (kinda like a gold halo) halo goes along with the yellow background on the card.



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A Couple Changes to Gift Card Holder

After looking at my gift card holder - it is the next entry - something didn't seem right. I looked and thought and looked and thought. It needed some extra details. So I took the whole booklet apart and wanted to make it a little "better".
First I used an accordian fold so the cards would be easier to see and take out of the holder. Next I added some stamped snowflakes on each envelope.

I think it looks much better this time!! The cover is the same thing, didn't change anything on that.

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Multiple Gift Card Holder

This year I had a very hard time finding a gift for a good friend of mine. She seems to have everything! Do you have any friends or family like that? My only thought was to get her a gift card, but it seems so generic and impersonal, then I thought maybe a couple cards, then I figured maybe a little "booklet" of gift cards to her favorite places to shop! YEA, that was when my craftyness kicked in! Create a booklet of cards for her to use in a variety of stores!

After a trial basis to find measurements, this is what I came up with -

Started with a piece of card stock 5.25" by 3.5 inches. Scored it at 1.75" down the middle, and .75" from each end.

Next folded the score marks and made cuts so it would be easy to fold and adhere. Used my circle punch to make the half circle in the middle.

This is what my little project looked like after making 8 card holders and making the outside of the booklet. Not sure if you can tell but I put the Michael's gift card first in the stack.

I didn't have any stamps or stickers for Chanukah, so I used the basic blue paper and some snowflakes.

Finally I added the cover with embossed snowflakes then brushed blue ink over them to make them stand out. Hope she likes it!

This is the final project.

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Happy New Year!

Quote for the Day

"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born."
~~ Dr. Dale Turner

Christmas Card 2009

This is my Christmas card for this year. I've had it done for a while but didn't want to post it until I mailed them out and everyone received it. At this point I think everyone has it and I haven't ruined the surprise for anyone.
The black ink is much better in real life! I printed out the saying on the computer and just cut them out. Used the Cuttlebug embossing folder ot add the snowflakes in the background. Very easy to make.

For the inside, I added some snowflakes to punch it up a little. Pretty cute.

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Happy Holidays!

Stocking Stuffer Idea

This is a hand held mirror that I had in my "to-do" craft box. Not sure what I was going to do with it, but it was in there. I spotted it the other day and it hit me (OUCH!) I could embellish it and give it to my daughter for Christmas. She LOVES pink and purple so I only had to add some pink stuff. While stolling through Michaels I spotted this cute pink stuff, not sure what it is called. All I had to do is get my trusty hot glue gun and PRESTO!!

I started out by wrapping and gluing around the handle of the mirror. That part wasn't too bad, it was easy to contain the glue!

As I got to the back of the mirror, it was harder to keep the glue where it was supposed to be and not all over the pink boa! But I think it was OK.

And TA DAAAAA, here is the final project! Pretty cute, I know she will love it. At 8 years old she loves to dress up and look in the mirror! One day I actually heard her saying, "I can't stop looking at myself becuase I'm so cute!" Now there is one confident girl!! I know she will enjoy this gift.

This is a view from the back.

This is the wrapper that the pink boa stuff came in. It was just wrapped around the cardboard.

Thanks for looking, and Happy Holidays!

Religious Education Teacher Gifts

This year for my kids' religious education teachers I thought I would make coasters out of tiles. Since I didn't have pictures from each lady I thought it would be nice to use some Christmas quotations on each. Found these saying from a Google search, printed them out on tissue paper, then used the directions from SplitCoast Stamper. So easy to make, and (if I do say so myself!) they turned out pretty nice. Each teacher received this same set. Check out some of my other coasters that I created.

In case the print is too small to read, this is what is on each one -

For to us a child is born

to us a son is given,

and the government will be

on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful counselor, Mighty

God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of

Peace.

Isa 9:6

The best of all gifts around

any Christmas tree: the

presence of a happy family

all wrapped up in each other.

Burton Hillis

Christmas waves a magic

wand over this world, and

behold, everything is

softer and more beautiful.

Norman Vincent Peale

There's nothing sadder

in this world than to

awake Christmas

morning and not be

a child.

Erma Bombeck

I found these great gift boxes at the Dollar Tree - I love that store! My 4 coasters fit perfectly in each one. There was plenty of room for at least 6, but I only made 4. The presentation was great! I loved the way they looked.

This is how nicely the coasters in in the box. It is like they were made for each other!! I'll have to go back and get a few more.

Thanks for looking. And, have a great holiday.

Quote for the Day

'Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down.'
~~Oprah Winfrey

Very Moving Video - Silent Night

Check out this very moving video honoring the brave soldiers who protect us from harm. Thanks to all who serve.



Home of the free because of the brave.