New journal

I wanted to make my son's finance a journal for her birthday. She can write in it, put pictures in it, what ever she wants. I had so much creative fun making it. No rules just creative play!!!!

         

 I think i'm mostly done, I might want to add a little more to it.

Connie :)

  

Birthday card fun

My moms Birthday is coming up on Monday and I needed to make her a card. I wanted to make her something different than cards i've made in the past. I found a piece of paper I had inked and played on some time ago. In fact it was the paper I made and used for my old blog header. When I picked the paper up I knew I wanted to use it for her card. 

I also used some brown paper I got from the paint store. I tore all four sides of that paper to give it a shabby look. I also really wanted to do some sewing on it too. The butterfly was one that came white & i used my spray inks to color it. I also did a little stamping on it. Then I decorated the envelope too.

Connie

More fun :)

Here is class with Traci, painting number 2.

And class number 3.

I am having so much taking these classes.
Connie :)

Artsy Fun

I just started taking the free online class with Traci Bautista. It was fun to play with all the color. Here is my start to finish.

 

Connie :)

A little somethin' somethin'

A little extra for the girleys. I found some spa socks at a local craft store and made them into a cupcake. Super easy & fun.

Happy Day :)
Connie

Hubbys co-worker gifts

Every year about in September I start my thinkin' about what I am gonna do for hubbys gifts. I usually peek around the internet and see what fun ideas there are. On splitcoaststampers.com  someone had posted in the gallery pics of their Grinch candy canes, so I thought it was so cute, and I would make some.

I went searching my local stores and online for green candy canes. It seems like most come in packages with other colors. I found these. They had the most green in one package.

I did find some candy canes that are new this year, the Shreck ones. But they have pics of him all over the wrapper ( they are cute) but I didn't want that.

Next up, making the tags to hang off the candy canes. I wanted to do the saying on one side & a picture of the Grinch on the other. So I went to my avery program. I am not sure the number of the label, but 6 fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper. I think the label size is 4 x 3 1/2. Here is how they turned out.

I need 18 so I printed 3 of each. Then I cut them to size, I just eyeballed it.

I got some card stock ( i used wild wasabi from stampin' up) I cut them to 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. That is 6 per page.

Next i grabbed a color box ink in skarlett and inked the edges on both the saying and the grinch paper. Please excuse my dirty craft table :)

 Then I got a glue stick and glued the grinch on one side of the green card stock & the saying on the other.

Next I got a hole punch and punched a hole in the upper corner.

I got some red fun fir and cut 4 to 5 inch pieces and strung that through the hole and tied it around the candy cane.

 WOW all done!!!

I have this santa can I made several years ago out of a coffee can. It is the perfect way to transport candy canes so they don't get tangled up or broken. Love it :):):) The handle makes it super handy!!!

Candy canes all ready to go!!!

Now.... what to do with all the red ones??? LOL

Have a super day.
Connie

Happy Happy Holidays !!!

So I was playing around with my camera, the new dslr we got last Christmas. I have been a little nervous about trying pictures out of the standard modes the camera has. So here is my first try. I am lovin' the results :)

Every year we (hubby & I) give the boys a new ordiment for the tree. This is this years.
I love the sparkle. I really wanted to capture that.

Connie