A BITTERSWEET VALENTINE PROJECT

Today I am sharing with you a very bittersweet project that I made for my oldest daughter, who moved out and into her first apartment this past weekend.  While I am very happy for her that she is becoming such an amazing adult and is spreading her wings, I am also very sad.  The thought that I will not see her face every day or sit across the dinner table from her every night has turned me into a hot mess.  :(  

My husband and I surprised her with a Keurig for Valentine's Day.  I made a k-cup holder to present the coffee in.  I found a really great tutorial at VIRGINIA'S SCRAPPY PLACE.  She provides wonderful directions and photos. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

A SWEET VALENTINE

A really short post today.  I wanted to share some super simple matchbook treat holders that I whipped up for some of my toddler buddies to celebrate Valentine's Day. You can find the tutorial by visiting Mickey's blog, STAMPING WITH THE STARS.

Nothing says I love you to a toddler like M&M's.  :) 

LATTE FUN - CARD

I have been wanting this Latte Anya stamp from THE GREETING FARM forever.  Every time I went to order it, it was on back order.  Then I requested it for Christmas, alas on back order again.  I finally got her for my birthday several weeks ago and I LOVE her!!  She is my new favorite stamp.  I should mention that I did find her two weeks ago at my LSS, after trying for months to buy her on-line.  Go figure :P

You can find the tutorial for this k-cup holder created by Lori Tecler HERE.  The tutorial is for a 2 k-cup caddy. I wanted mine to hold 4 so I made two holders and then glued the backs together.  Here is a LINK for the  template for the card fold I used.  All of the patterned paper used for both the card and the holder is from the Paper Studio.

I am so excited for this little gift and card pairing.  I love how they turned out and can't wait to give them away!!

Challenges that I am entering this project into:
*THE GREETING FARM: FFF PAPER PIECING

TEST TUBE TREAT HOLDERS

 

 

As promised on yesterday's blog post, here are the holders for the test tube treats.  These were really quick and easy to whip up and I only used scraps from my scrap stash to make them.  You can find the directions and the template I used for making them HERE.  The link will take you to Lisa's blog and to her most recent post, however on her left hand sidebar you will find the link to the test tube holder templates. 

The images used on all three of my holders are from WHIMSIE DOODLES.  They are one of my favorite sites for digi images.  As a side note, I would like to thank my daughter, Brittany, for the photos you have seen on my blog recently.  She has volunteered herself as my project photographer.  She does a much better job at it than I do and has more patience for it.  Thanks Britt!!

Oh and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

 

VALENTINE'S TREAT BOX

 

I have always loved the idea of getting a heart shaped candy box, taking out the candy, and filling the box with trinkets or goodies for my girls that are not candy related.   When I saw THIS adorable box on Frances's blog I knew I wouldn't have to subject myself to the grueling task of eating all those chocolates, even though it was a torture I was willing to endure.  ;)

 

Frances gives a really great video tutorial and her box is so stinking cute!!!  The stamped image on my project is from Whipper Snapper Designs and is called "Bo Bunny".  The patterned paper is from my scrap stash and the sentiment is a $1 Studio G stamp. 

 

Instead of candy I filled the box up with Disney trading pins for both girls for our upcoming Disneyland trip.  The whole family collects pins and we are obsessed with pin trading and anything Disney.  I think I was Minnie Mouse in a prior life. 

 

NAIL POLISH PENDANT

 

Is anybody else as addicted to Pinterest as I am?  OMGosh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pinterest!!  I love having one spot to bookmark anything and everything I could possibly want to cook, create, or buy in the near future.  I have actually created quite a few projects and tried several recipes and have had success 99.9% of the time.  Chicken Roll Ups = .1% (yuck). 

I found this clever idea on Pinterest and knew right away that I had to make one.  So simple and I think the finished product is gorgeous.  It's basically glitter nail polish on the back of a glass bauble or tile.  You then glue the bauble/tile to a necklace pendant.  The possibilities are endless when you think of all the gorgeous nail polish colors out there.  I was very happy with the end result. 

The link for the pendant tutorial can be found HERE.  The little gift box was made out of two paint sample cards.  Idea for the box also came from Pinterest and you can find the tutorial for the box HERE. If you are not familiar with Pinterest you should really consider checking it out....you don't know what you're missing.  ;)

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #5

CHALLENGE #5 - EASTER

It is challenge time again over at CRAFT US CRAZY. I am always amazed with each challenge at all of the amazing talent out there!! This week's challenge is another fun one....the theme is EASTER! Bunnies (chocolate or otherwise), chicks, baskets, eggs, jellybeans, peeps, candy, and pastel colors. Anything goes that ties into the EASTER theme. Please check out the CRAFT US CRAZY blog for all of the challenge details and information on our amazing sponsors and prizes this week.

Speaking of sponsors, we have two really great ones!! This week's challenge sponsor is PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE. They have the cutest images and they are so easy to use as they are already pre-colored. Our sponsor for the entire month of April is STAMPFAIRY, one of my favorites!

For this week's challenge I made a mini pizza box using a image from PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE. I printed the image out several times to add layers to the roses, butterfly and bunnies. I had never made one of these boxes before but I found a great tutorial over at SCS and it was super easy to make.

I am hoping you will join us over at CRAFT US CRAZY. I am looking forward to seeing every one's EASTER themed projects!!

**PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Cardstock: Bazzill

Image: PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE

Border Punch : Martha Stewart - Daisy Punch

Ribbon

Yellow Flowers: Petaloo

Pink Flowers: Recollections

Stickles

This week's challenge sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of April:

TIS' THE SEASON

It's a good thing I work well under pressure as there are only 3 more days until Christmas and I am almost (LOL) done with my Christmas cards and just about done with my gift projects.

My oldest daughter Brittany made one of our good friends some wine charms for Christmas so I helped her out by whipping up this cute little box for her to present them in. I found the tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers. It was super easy to make and looks super cute with a Whimsie Doodle digi stamp!

I hope everyone else is on track with their Christmas crafty "to do" list. :)

TOOTH FAIRY BOX

My niece, Alyssa, just recently lost her first tooth. In honor of this milestone I decided to make her a tooth fairy box. Fortunately for me, Melyssa at Whimsie Doodles just released, a week or so ago, this adorable digi stamp. Isn't she just the sweetest thing ever? She also has a boy fairy in her Etsy Shop, there is a link to Whimsie Doodles to the right. I love the layout of this box. It's a little different compared to most of the ones I usually do. I found this box on Mariska's blog here. She is very talented and was kind enough to help me out with the making of this box. Thank you so much Mariska!! The sentiments pictured below on each side of the box lid comes with the tooth fairy digi stamp when purchased.

Here is a picture of the front of the box when fully opened.

This poem is on the front of the opened box and is also included with the tooth fairy image.

Close up pic of my little fairy. I added diamond Stickles to her wings and Glossy Accents to the tooth. Maybe this box will score Alyssa a little more tooth fairy dough....what do you think?