Moxie Fab Thanks Blog Hop

***Please click HERE for the Inspiration Crew's Thanksgiving Hop**

Welcome to the Moxie Fab Thanks Blog Hop!

You should have arrived from Katie Gehring's blog!

Welcome to a very special blog hop for the Moxie Fab World's Cath Edvalson. She has been the wonderful Trends Editor over there. We all have gotten together today to show her how special she is to the paper crafting community. 

And here is the card that I made for sweet Cath!

Here is my top 5 list of things that I want to share about Cath!

1. Why have I not met this fabulous woman yet? I hope that she will make an appearance at CHA sometime in 2014 so that I can meet her. (hint...hint...)

2. We have a teacher connection! She used to teach middle school English and that's what I currently teach. How cool is that? Cath and I both have two daughters and we both looooove cheesecake! {We must be soul sisters!} :) :)

3. I love getting comments from her for my Moxie Fab World contest entries. And did you know that I almost fainted when I got an email from her naming me as a Moxie Fabber of the Week? That was an honor for sure. And Cath's email to me was so super sweet.

4. I will surely miss popping over to the Moxie Fab World blog and seeing Cath's personality shine through in each post. She is the essence and heart of that blog. I will surely miss everything about it, especially her "Oh My Moxie Fab" posts. That was my go-to source to finding fun stuff. I used it more than Pinterest. Cath always featured stuff that made me SMILE!!!

5. Maybe after receiving my card in the mail, she will plan a trip to Texas to visit me. Hey Cath - we've got yummy barbecue and sweet tea too! :)

I hope you all will help us show Cath how much she will be missed. Be sure to visit all of the blogs in the hop to see each person's personal tribute. 

Your next stop on the hop is Tracey McNeely's blog!

Hugs to you Cath!!! You will be missed!!!

Am I Caught Up Yet?

 

Happy Monday everyone!

 

I'm back from my sunny California vacation. The weather was awesome! I had fun at Comic Con, Universal Studios, and I even got to meet several celebs from "How I Met Your Mother" and "Game of Thrones".

 

Whew....now I've got to get caught up on all of my blog posts.

 

Today is all about the Paper Made Bakery. I just love this month's kit. Here are two cards that I made.

 

 

I added some sparkly bling, ribbon, a stick pin, and a button. The birthday sentiment on the first card is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps.

The July Fresh Baked Kit is called "Classy Lady". Orders yours here!

I'm entering the first card in a couple of fun challenges:

 

Moxie Fab World - Birthday Card Challenge

 

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes (STB #5)

 

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Pink Sparkles

Sweet Sweet Gifting!

 

This week, Epiphany Crafts and Helmar are doing a product swap.

 

I combined some fab products to show you that celebrations are even more fun when you make your own gift bags.

 

I dressed this one up with fun papers & buttons that I made with various Epiphany Crafts tools. Helmar's Zapdots were also great to use to adhere my homemade buttons to the gift bag.

 

Here are some close-up shots of my Epiphany Crafts handmade buttons in action.

These bags are great for birthday gift wrap, summer parties, or to use as party favors.

 

The kraft bag and stickers are from SRM Stickers. The little birthday chickie is from SRM's Labels by the Dozen - Birthday. These stickers are so bright and colorful to use on any of your projects. And of course I added some baker's twine from The Twinery!

 

 

I'm playing along in these fun challenges:

 

Moxie Fab World - Birthday Creations Week

 

and

 

Ribbon Carousel #83 - Celebrations

 

 

 See ya back here tomorrow for something new and fun!

  

 

Supplies Used:

Epiphany Crafts Clear Flower 25 Tool
Epiphany Crafts Clear Flower 25 Bubble Caps

Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Tool
Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Bubble Caps

Stickers - SRM Stickers by the Dozen - Birthday
Kraft Bag - SRM Stickers

Patterned Paper - American Crafts

Martha Stewart Toothpick Embellishment

The Twinery Baker's Twine

Mix Match Mix Match

 

Today is all about mixing & matching!

 

I usually like to color coordinate everything, but it's the weekend! It's time to let go of the norm and have some fun with different patterns, colors, and designs.

 

My tag is actually made from acrylic. Be sure to get yours from the Clear Scraps store. I had some extra square pieces left from their 6" x 6" acrylic album and decided to make a tag.

 

And by the way, I'm entering this into the The Mixy-Matchy Style Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.   

 

 

My tag was so fun to put together. Before I get into the details, I wanted to share something....

 

 

 Once the acrylic tag was cut, I added patterned paper on top to cover the front.

 

I have soooo many 6 x 6 paper pads lying around. I used those to make and layer paper strips across the front. The key is to use paper with different patterns and designs on them.

 

I didn't want to overwhelm the design so I used a solid color heart and sentiment in the center of the tag.

 

Being a little mixy-matchy wasn't so bad. I had a lot of fun with this one.

 

Happy Weekend!

 

Supplies:

6 x 6 Acrylic - Clear Scraps

Paper - various from American Crafts

Heart - Heidi Grace Designs

"Loved" Sentiment - American Crafts

Thrifty Gifting

Don't you just love when a gift can be made for under $10?

 

I call this one a "thrifty gifting project". My mom wanted a shadowbox frame for her office. I found this double framed one on the clearance aisle at Michael's.

 

And I'm so addicted to the Moxie Fab World challenges that I'm linking this one up to the 350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Challenge.

 

 

I dressed it up with paper from the GCD Studios Indian Summer collection. I also added baby embellishments. My Lifestyle Crafts die-cuts came in handy too.

 

 

The gift was not complete until I added a cute photo of my nephew Tristan. He is modeling his new ducky hat. Love this circle sentiment too.

I hope you guys have a great Memorial Day weekend!

A Fun Twist to Gift Card Gifting & Winners

 

Hello Saturday!

 

I'm popping in to announce the giveaway winners and to share some new projects with you all today. Keep reading to see who won!

 

Did ya know that my FAVE challenges are going on in the Moxie Fab World right now? I think I may play along with all of them. They are so much fun. I'm entering this one into the 350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Card Holder Challenge.

 

 As you know, I love to put a little fun twist on my projects. I hope you enjoy the gift card holders that I'm showing off today.

 

The gift card holder above features a circular piece of canvas and some yummy American Crafts paper. I also made my own custom button using the round button tool from Epiphany Crafts.

 

This one features a cotton drawstring bag and more A.C. goodies. Adding a clothespin makes it more fun for gifting too!

Now to give away some goodies!

 

 

**Winner #1 - Heidi Sonboul Hop is

 

Norma said... OMG! love the Nerd:) so cute and how adorable is the sweet cheeks sailor!! Love both Angi:)

Hugs,
Norma

 

 



 

 

**Winner #2 - Mother's Day Blog Hop

 

Cheryl W. said... I always love and admire your projects. This one is no exception! Beautiful!

 

 

Congrats ladies! I'll be sending you both an email today.

 

See ya back here tomorrow for a FUN announcement!!!

It's Time to Get Tag Creative

 

Before we begin today I just wanted to let everyone know that there are two exciting blog hops and giveaways still going on. To find out more about them, please see the two posts right under this one.

 

Now let's get this party started!

 

And by the way, I'm linking this one up to Moxie Fab World's 350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Tag Challenge .

 

Many of you know that I love making gift tags. I like to think outside the box whenever I create one.

 

There is no need to just make traditional tags anymore.

 

Have fun and get creative with it.

 

This type of gift tag can be added to a box, bag, or even a yummy treat.

 

Oh and all of the goodies used to make it are from GCD Studios Special Delivery collection.

 

I used a couple of Lifestyle Crafts dies too.

 

 

I hope you all enjoyed the "Tag Party" today!

 

Spring Craft Room Decor

 

 I just LOVE creating home decor items.

This is my new craft room decor for Spring!

 

I'm entering this one into the Moxie Fab World's Spring Home Decor Challenge.

 

 

I'm also linking up to 30 Handmade Days

 

Here are some close-up shots:

 

 

 

The metal part of this piece is just so cool & crisp.

 

I really love the chalkboard part too.

 

The stitched fabric letters and paper are from the Heidi Grace - Cartwheel collection.

 

 

I used my Stampin' Up Elegant Butterfly punch too.

The top of the chalkboard area is decorated with Cloud 9 Designs fabric border.

This is my fave decorative piece this year. It really brightens up my craft area.

 

Happy Spring!

A Wittle House & Chevrons

 

Happy Monday ya'll!

 

I've got a fun card for ya today.

A friend of mine just bought her very first home. This card will accompany the house warming gift that I am making for her.

And look at those brightly colored chevrons!

 

I'm entering this one in the Moxie Fab World's Card Creations Week: The Chevron Challenge.

 

 

 

I just love the wittle house on my card! The paper and chipboard embellies are from the Dear Lizzy - 5th & Frolic collection. The chevron washi tape is from Paper Issues.

 

 

 

And be sure to check out this fun Pinterest Board this week. You will love the inspiration there!

7 Days of Easter Projects - Washi Tape Day

 

Welcome to the "7 Days of Easter Projects" Blog Hop!

 

Welcome to (Day #2) of Easter crafting fun. Several of my crafty friends and I are posting one project for the next 7 days to show our love for this wonderful holiday. We're posting projects we made using our fave products, and hope they will give you some inspiration for making your own Easter crafts.

The links to all the participants are listed below. Be sure to stop by and leave them some "Easter Love"!!!! 

 

If you missed Day #1 click - HERE

 

I'm sooo late to the "washi tape party". I'm just now getting to try it out and I must say that I'm hooked for sure!

 

I'm also entering this one into Moxie Fab World's - Card Creations Week: The Washi Tape Challenge.

 

 

I added washi tape behind the bunny. 

 

I also added a washi tape wrapped lollipop stick to my card as well.

 

 

Here's a close-up of the lollipop stick getting wrapped in washi tape.

 

I then cut the stick to a smaller size to fit on the front of the card.

 

 

And here is the washi wrapped stick added to the front of my card.

 

 

 

All of the washi is from the Paper Issues shop! I hope you all enjoyed my fun Easter design. And be sure to visit my other crafty buddies today!

 

Here is the full list of participants:

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Angi Barrs

Barb Murphy

Ceal Pritchett

Donna Bowman

Lalo Ik

Libby Hickson

Rachel Kleinman

See ya back here tomorrow for Day #3

 

Products Used:

Paper - American Crafts: Hip Hip Hooray

Washi Tape - Paper Issues

Bunny/Easter Stickers - Walmart

Stitched Die - Lil Inker Designs

Lollipop Stick - Michaels

Exciting News - Moxie Fab Style!

Have you been over to the Moxie Fab World blog today?

Be sure to hop on over - HERE

I must say that I am sooo honored by this. Hugs and thank you to Cath Edvalson and the rest of the crew. This is a crafting dream come true for sure!!!

Here are some of my projects that I've made for their fun challenges:

See ya back here tomorrow for a fun giveaway!

Birdies and Boxes

Birdies and Boxes! I just love the title of my post today for so many reasons. If you've visited my blog long enough then you know how much I love dressing up a box for gift giving. I even made a coordinating tag too!!!

And check out my inspiration...

 

I'm playing along in the current Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger Challenge. It's all about birthdays this go round. I think my altered gift box and tag are a perfect fit for the occasion. 

I was inspired by the springtime colors and the adorable birdie in the inspiration photo. I even added a Martha Stewart Craft's birdie embellie to the front of my tag. I also threw in some natural elements such as canvas and corrugated cardboard.

 

And since we are on the subject of birthdays........I want to wish my youngest daughter Rachel a Happy #17. I can't believe that she will be graduating from high school next year....sigh....

 

I'm so proud of her for making the Honor Roll this year. More importantly, I'm so proud of the "Student's Achieving Excellence" awards that she has received recently. Several of her teachers noted that she is always respectful, courteous, and always helpful to her peers. I am one PROUD MAMA!!!!! 

 

Happy Birthday Rae!!!

 

 

 

Box and Tag Supplies:

Kraft Box and string: Michael's Craft Store

Tag: Canvas Corp.

Stretched Canvas: Hobby Lobby

Bird Embellishment, white doily, & button: Martha Stewart Crafts

Flower Embellishment: K & Company

Kraft doily die-cut and currogated cardboard: from stash



Miracles and Mini Cards

Butterflies are a symbol of resurrection, hope, joy, and new beginnings. That's why I chose to feature one on my mini card today.

This butterfly means even more to my family. It is a symbol of miracles!

And speaking of miracles...this little one was born this week. My sister Nicole and my brother-in-law John were BLESSED with the birth of their very first child. Here's a photo of little Tristan. They have been married for 16 years and suffered through several miscarriages. God has truly brought them their miracle.

After seeing all that Nicole and John have gone through these many years has truly touched my heart. I cried and cried when I first held my little nephew in my arms. I am bursting with happiness for them both.

Their journey prompted me to make this mini card for a dear friend and her husband who are going through infertility issues as well. And since I'm addicted to making mini cards I'm also entering this into Moxie Fab World's Challenge #23 - Make an Itty Bitty Card. 

I placed some white mesh ribbon on the front, punched out a little butterfly, and added a "be positive" sentiment and stick pin.

And before I go...here are a couple of more photos of the little guy!

Here's my Mom, Dad, & Tristan

(Nana & Papa are so proud!)

(And don'tcha just love my Dad's hat? We are in Texas after all! LOL)

 And here's my daughter Rachel with her new little cousin.

Their birthdays are 7 days apart too.

She is gearing up to be a great babysitter!

Thanks for letting me share my little story about miracles!!!