Easter Burlap Bag & Winner

Happy almost Easter everyone!

I'm popping in today to share a fun idea for family and friends. I actually made these for the students that I mentor at school. They are the perfect size for gifting too!

This one was easy to make:

1. Fold down the sides of a mini burlap bag. You can get these in the SRM Stickers shop.

2. Adhere an Easter bunny die-cut card, stickers from SRM, and a paper flower to the front of your bag. The die cut card is from Imaginisce's Welcome Spring collection.

3. Stuff the inside with paper confetti and candy-filled plastic eggs.

4. Enjoy!

Have you guys started crafting for Easter yet? 

(There's only one more week to go!)

Oh and I almost forgot about this! Here is the winner of the SRM Sticker pack! Congrats and I will be contacting you today!

Jessica from - Chick-n-Scrap

Stay tuned to the blog! 

Next week I will be showing you some new Silhouette & Easter craft projects!

Supplies:

Burlap bag and Express Yourself-Easter Stickers - SRM Stickers

Die Cut Card - Imaginisce 

Flower - Michael s Craft Store

I'm So Ready for Summer!

It's "Scraplift Week" over on the Imaginisce blog!

I love making altered projects and decided to scraplift one of Cari Locken's projects. I just love the altered journal that she made using Imaginisce's Black Ice collection.

Here's my take on her journal. I used the new Perfect Vacation collection. A travel journal is a great idea for summer road trips. You can keep the kiddos busy with a fun activity too. They can write about the journey and have a place to collect their souvenirs.

Here's a close up of the cover. I even added a mini pencil for the kiddos. 

I added glassine bags to some of the pages. You can insert more travel papers from the Perfect Vacation collection into the bags along with souvenirs.

I am so ready for summer!!!!

Supply List:

Imaginisce: patterned paper (Perfect Vacation)

Imaginisce: My Baby Gems

Stash: Ribbon, twine, glassine bag, mini pencil

Jinny's Surprise Baby Shower

We're having a baby shower today!

Our sweet bloggy friend Jinny Newlin just gave birth to an adorable baby boy! 

We are so happy for you Jinny. Babies are a gift from God!

Be sure to hop on over to this post to see his sweet little face! And a big thanks to Julie for organizing this event!

My card is full of baby boy cuteness. I used the new My Baby collection from Imaginisce. The die cut shapes and tags are so fun to use. The paper is also perfect for boys. And check out the doily. It's one of the new products from SRM Stickers.

Be sure to visit all of the ladies that are participating in this event!

Lynn Mangan

Laurie Willison

Jennifer Turner

Tracey McNeely

Annette Allen

Lisa Elton

Ashley Horton

Miriam Prantner

Monika Davis

Leslie Germain

Julie Tucker-Wolek

A Sweet Valentine's Day Gift

I love making gift card holders for Valentine's Day Gifting!

It is the perfect little gift for teens and college students too!

I made this using a fun die from Lifestyle Crafts.

Did you know that Lifestyle Crafts' is in partnership with We Are Memory Keepers?

You can always save 20% on your entire order at shopwer.com 

using my special promo code: COKIE.

I used this Lifestyle Crafts die to make the holder. Of course I used some fun and colorful Imaginisce paper. 

Also, have you seen the new "Welcome Spring" collection from Imaginisce? It has the cutest little owl with a heart. It's so perfect for Valentine's Day crafting.

I added pop dots to the back of a die-cut card and placed it on the front. It adds a bit of dimension that way. I also added an Imaginisce button, a gem, and a felt heart to dress it up a bit. 

The holder is also big enough to add small candy for an extra added treat!

For more info be sure to check out the 2014 Imaginisce products here!

Supplies

Imaginisce: patterned paper (Welcome Spring)

Imaginisce: Die Cut Card (Welcome Spring)

Imaginisce: Button (Welcome Spring)

Imaginisce: My Baby Gem

American Crafts: Glitter Tape (red)

Felt Heart: Hobby Lobby 

For Your Sweet Little Girl

Have you seen the new My Baby collection from Imaginisce?

It is super sweet and adorable for both little girls and boys. Here's a new gift set that I made with it.

This paper collection comes in both girl and boy designs. I used the baby girl goodies on my card and gift box. I just love the dimensional stickers. 

The entire collection has great patterned paper. I also love that it has a variety of designs that come decorated with elephants, giraffes, hippos, and bunnies.

The soft pink looks great set against a kraft box. And check out the Imaginisce gems on the front. Every girl needs a little bling right? 

For more info be sure to check out the 2014 products here!

Turning Scraps Into Sweet Gifts

Today is an exciting day!

It's my very first official project for Imaginisce!

(I'd love it if you'd pop on over there and leave me some crafty love.)

http://www.imaginisceblog.com/

Here's the crafty question for the day...

Do you hold onto your paper scraps? I sure do!

I never want to get rid of my Imaginisce scraps. The paper is too bright and happy to just toss away. I've been busy stocking up on handmade gifts that I've made for my fellow teachers. 

I found this mini chalkboard at my local craft store. I began to dress it up by placing paper around the frame. I then ran some scraps through my die-cutter and made a flower. I layered pieces and added it to the bottom of the frame. I also added an Imaginisce sticker to the top of the board.

This gift would not be complete without a handmade card. I combined both Imaginisce and American Crafts products for this happy design.

Stay tuned to the blog for more new Imaginisce projects!

I can't wait to show you the new goodies for 2014!

Supplies:

Imaginisce: patterned papers (Endless Summer, Falling Leaves Bushel O' Fall)

Imaginisce: Just Be Little Icons

Imaginisce: Colors of Christmas Bling

American Crafts: Everyday collection - pretty bows

American Crafts: Thickers
Dies: Lifestyle Crafts

Twelve Days of Christmas Crafts - Day 2

Welcome to the "12 Days of Holiday Inspiration Blog Event" brought to you by "The Inspiration Crew". This time we're doing a "12 day event" to provide you with tons of Christmas crafting fun. 

At the bottom of this post is a list of all the participating blogs. Be sure to check out each one for information on prizes that are being offered and when the winners will be announced. 

Let the Christmas fun begin!!!!

I have a fun Christmas layout today! This will be my cutie pie nephew's first Christmas. He is already trying to get all of the ornaments off of the tree. I can't wait to see his face when he opens his gifts on Christmas morning.

I've made a page using fun paper and embellies from Imaginisce. The colors really pop against the black corrugated background paper from Fancy Pants Designs

I'm linking this one up to the Paper Issues Christmas challenge!

Be sure to visit all of the blogs for loads of Christmas craft ideas!

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Ceal Pritchett

Lalo Ik

Barb Murphy

Angi Barrs

Annette Allen

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Susie Craft Happy

Geri Greening

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Rachel Izakowicz

Products Used:

Paper: Imaginisce - Colors of Christmas, Childhood Memories,  and Endless Summer

Black corrugated paper: Fancy Pants Designs

Clothespin: American Crafts

Silver gems: Recollections

Wooden button: stash

Happy News - 2014 Imaginisce Design Team

I have been counting down the days to share this HAPPY news! 

I am a member of the 2014 Imaginisce Design Team. 

Woo Hoo x 1000!

I'm still doing the happy dance!!!!

And here is a list of the full team!

{Super talent on this team for sure!}

Becki Adams - USA

Angi Barrs -  USA ---{that's me}

Marcia Dehn-Nix - USA

Stephanie Dang - USA

Lanette Erickson - USA

Tracy Gruber -  USA

Guiseppa Gubler - USA

Katrina Hunt -  USA

Kelly Holbrooke -  USA

Amanda Johnson - USA

Aimee Kidd - USA

Monique Liedtke - The Netherlands

Courtney Lee - USA

Suzanna Lee - USA

Christine Meyer -  USA

Lorrie Nunemaker - USA

Michelle Philipi - USA

Jodi Wilton - Canada

Sara Zenger - USA

Be sure to stop by the Imaginisce blog to celebrate with us today!

The Inspiration Crew's Thanksgiving Hop!

Welcome to the Thanksgiving Inspiration blog event, brought to you by "The Inspiration Crew" . We’re just a group of online crafty friends who love being creative. 

This time we're only doing a one day event to provide you with tons of fun inspiration. Keep reading to see who else is participating!

I recently made a similar project to this one, but changed the look a bit to fit the theme.

And who doesn't love popcorn right? Perhaps you can add these to the "kids table" during your family's Thanksgiving dinner. I used loads of paper and embellies from Imaginisce. The colors are so warm and festive.

Be sure to visit all of the blogs for loads of Thanksgiving craft ideas!

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Angi Barrs

Ceal Pritchett

Annette Allen

Lalo Ik

Libby Hickson

Laurel Beard

Geri Greening

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Misty Buck

Darnell Knauss

P.S. - I'm also linking this up at Paper Issues!


Thank you for hopping with us!

Nana Wants a Scrapbook Too!

I know that I've already used this photo on another layout but...

I've been a busy scrapper these days. Not only am I making my sister a scrapbook, but now I'm making my mom one too!

And they both have to be done by Christmas! Pray for me! {LOL}

This time I've used this photo of my cutie pie nephew in a different way.

Since his face is so happy on the photo, I used brightly colored Imaginisce goodies for this one. Their Childhood Memories and Endless Summer collection are my faves.

My question for you......

Do you ever use the same photo on several layouts????

I Really Need to Focus on Christmas...but...

Every year I promise myself the same thing!

I will get my Christmas cards done early!

This plan is not working out for me once again.

Sigh...

I live in a warm weather state, so it's really hard for me to create when there's still humidity in the air.

Spring is also my fave time of year!

Birdies and flowers are constantly on my brain!

More sighing...

Please send a cool breeze my way.

Perhaps that will get me back on track with my Christmas card making.

P.S. I used paper from  Imaginisce - "Endless Summer". {Isn't it ironic that I used paper with this title?} The sweet little birdie & the "friends" sticker are from their "Childhood Memories" collection. And the beautiful bloom is from Martha Stewart Crafts.

Turn to Page 25

Did everyone have a Happy Father's Day? We showered my dad with good food and loads of gifts. I changed purses and forgot to bring my camera with me yesterday...sigh...so I missed out on geting some great photos. We had a good time anyway!

And I received an email from Northridge Publishing that the new Create: Embellish magazine is out. I have not seen it in person yet...but...

I'm sooo excited!

It's the July issue and my "Inspiration Tray" is on page 25. It's one of my fave projects that I've ever made. I must make more of these. I can't wait to get the issue in the mail.

Here's a snapshot of the page:

There are lots of goodies in this issue. You've got to get this one. And the very talented Audrey Pettit's card is on the cover. She's such a sweet bloggy friend and oh so talented.

And here's a new card that I worked on this weekend! I'm trying to make more cards and homemade gifts for my friends. :) This one is full of paper goodies from the Imaginisce - Sole Sisters collection.

And please join me back tomorrow for another new card debut.

Have a Happy Monday!

My Bright & Happy Mood!

Just look at these yummy cookies. They describe my mood these days...

I'm just in one of those bright & happy moods! One of the reasons for my bliss is because the school year is winding down and I'm busy packing up my classroom for the summer.

Now I have more time to browse through blog land and play in my fave challenges. The latest fun one is in the Moxie Fab World and it's called "Bright Bite". When I saw it I just knew that I had to play along...

Here's my take on the challenge...

I literally included a colorful sweet treat in my creation

{everybody loves Skittles...right???}

I made this favor treat box using the Popcorn Box die from Lifestyle Crafts. 

The plastic tube comes from SRM Stickers. They are great for gift giving. And of course the colorful paper is from Imaginisce. I love their Sole Sisters collection.

Well I'm off to do more packing - 15 more days left till Summer break...