Spring Cleaning

Well, it looks like it's that time of year again - "Spring Cleaning time." Of course this is also known as the time year that I feel really bad about myself for letting my apartment getting so out of hand. I always make a list of the things I want to clean / organize / take care of and manage to accomplish about 1.5 items on the list. Not one to break tradition, here is my list for this year. Let's see how it goes:

• Take the "donate" pile to Goodwill finally - Daniel and I actually did this yesterday, after a full year of letting the pile grow! I refuse to let this count as my one item on the list I have accomplished, though.
• Organize my scrapbooking paper - overall I would like to organize all of my craft supplies, but the paper is easily the most overwhelming area, and it has got to get under control.
• Clean out my car
• Organize the closets
• Go through / organize the kitchen cabinets

The list is not too crazy so we'll see how it goes. I've been reading a lot of FlyLady so hopefully that helps me get motivated. Here goes nothing!

"Painted Petals"

I took my and second card making class at Archivers today and enjoyed it muchd more than the first one I took. The class was "Painted Petals" and focused on using Distress inks to "water color" stamped images. How beautiful! One of my favorite cards we made was this one with some adorable hummingbirds:

 


Of course I couldn't resist buying the stamp to take home. Here's what I've come with so far:

Cuttlebug Quilting / Masculine Birthday Card

I've been pretty obsessed with flowery, glittery cards lately, so I wasn't really sure how to go about making a masculine birthday card. I decided that leaning toward browns / neutral colors would do the trick. I also decided to use a technique I've been wanting to try lately - "Cuttlebug Quilting." This technique admittedly sounds pretty girly, but I think it worked out great.

Supplies: 
Cuttlebug "Textile" Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug "D'vine Swirl" Embossing Folder
Nestabilities "Classic Squares"
Inkadinkado Chalk Ink

Valentine's Day & More

I've been really loving these little fabric Prima flowers lately. I think that they are perfect for Valentine's day!

Some supplies for this multi-purpose card..

Hero Arts Beautiful Peacocks clear stamp
Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers embossing folder
Bright gemstone embellishments

Vintage Christmas Cards

  It's the most wonderful time of the year! I whipped up these vintage-inspired Christmas cards last night while watching Rudolph.

Hopefully the Christmas spirit will inspire me to be a little crafty-er and update my poor neglected blog!

Supplies used:

•  Christmas past double sided paper pad 8x8
• Textile texture embossing folder
• Festive stickles

Overdue!

Oh Blogger, I've neglected you so...

The past few months have been a blur to me. I got promoted, got married, finished school, and bought more yarn than is really necessary. I've been a little busy to be uploading a blog, but I have been a crocheting machine.

Today I finished this super cute elephant for one of my husband's friends. I could make this a super lengthy update about my awesome honeymoon in Maui, my new job as an auditor or the dilemma of my rent increasing, but I really think that this elephant is sufficient. The pattern is from Tiny Crochet Animals by Tamie Snow and is only slightly modified. 
I used I Love This Yarn in Medium Blue. I find that he is adorable.

More projects to come... Christmas is approaching!

DIY Wedding Project: Flower Girl Basket

 

This is the first do-it-yourself project I have embarked on for the wedding. The whole thing was pretty simple and cost less than $5 to make, which isn't bad considering some baskets can cost $40-$50. The ribbon is pretty long on the sides right now, but I plan on cutting it down a bit once I have access to my flower girl and I see how it looks when she holds it. 

Materials:

Small wicker basket

Lavender satin (less than one yard to cover the whole thing)

Hot glue/glue gun

Ribbon (two colors, silver and lavender)