Here is our little guy, Scooter, resting comfortably in his bed…
Apparently, our Labrador, Jasmine, has no idea how big she is…
…and that’s not the first time she has squeezed herself into Scooter’s bed…
Ah, here is a bed that actually fits both of them…
This Mother’s Day mini album is one of my favorite projects. An old scrapbook kit by Heidi Grace contained all of the patterned paper, colored cardstock, stickers, and rub-ons I needed. I used a combination of digital and traditional scrapbooking techniques to make two of these (one for my mom and one for my mother-in-law). One thing that I experimented with this time around was pre-planning the photos to match the Mother’s Day theme of the album.
One of my favorite details is the bit of ribbon attached to one edge of each quote:
Digital supplies used:
• Mother’s Love Word Art MegaPak Brushes by Katie Pertiet
• Graphic Pop Dots: Mom Brushes and Stamps by Katie Pertiet
• Floral graphics: Ingrid Brushes and Stamps by Maplebrook Studios
Glowstick Valentines are quick, easy and inexpensive to make. I saw several versions of these on pinterest last year. Here is one that caught my eye:
…and I wanted to make something similar for my younger daughter. I downloaded the file from kommunicated.com, added panda graphics (from Pandemonium Kit by Mindy Terasawa) and manipulated the text and layout a little in Illustrator. The glowstick bracelets were purchased at Michaels. Here is the final result:
I made a PDF out of the Illustrator file I set up to print five Valentines on one sheet of cardstock (see photo of single uncut sheet of cardstock above). The PDF contains all of the crop marks, cutting lines, and hole punch locations that you’ll need to make these Valentines. Click on the following button to download the file:
Having received a Silhouette Cameo for my birthday in January last year, I wanted to put it through its paces. I used the Cameo to make the main part of my older daughter’s owl Valentines in 2012.
The owl ended up being inspired by a jumble of different ideas…
• The owl outline came from this cutting file by Peppermint Creative:
• The feathery belly came from an owl box in the Silhouette online store:
• The eyes (circle punches), beak (heart punch) and wings (oval punch) were made in the same way as these pillow box owls that my kids made in church:
And here is the final result:
I found that I could tuck a note under one of the wings, so I downloaded a free Valentine’s card printable and redesigned it to fit my needs. My daughter used these mini cards to address her Valentines.
I still love to use my old Sizzix diecut machine, the one with a red base and a lever with a black ball on the end of it. It’s fast and easy, so I made my kids’ Valentines in 2011 using the large heart die and the medium bow die. I cut quarter sheets of red and pink card stock, glued the hearts (and bows on the ones for my daughters) down and let the kids do the rest (stamping and addressing).
Stamps used:
• One-eyed alien – from Monster Fun set by Hero Arts
• Little girls – from Three Girls set by Hero Arts
After our first dog passed away almost two years ago, we swore we would never have a pet of any kind (read a little more about it here). Of course, that all changed when we adopted Jasmine, a Labrador Retriever, just over a year ago. And now, we’ve added another furry family member…
Meet Scooter, a little guy who weighs just over 12 pounds and is lightning fast on his feet. He looks like a pup, but he is actually about 2 years old. Even though Jasmine is almost five times Scooter’s size and weight, she is super gentle with him as they wrestle with each other; sometimes his whole head ends up in her jaws. They have become fast friends, though, and it’s a joy to watch them play with one another.
Scooter was abandoned in a foreclosed home in the San Francisco Bay Area in the fall of 2012. Naturally, we didn’t think too much about his pedigree; we assumed he was some type of Chihuahua mix mutt. After doing some research, though, it turns out that he is likely a “designer dog” known as an Italian Greyhuahua – a cross between an Italian Greyhound and a Chihuahua! He looks exactly like the smoky grey dog on the facebook page for fans of this hybrid.
Regardless of Scooter’s pedigree, our family loves him just the same. Hopefully he and Jasmine will enjoy many years together.
A few years ago, I kept my kids’ classroom Valentines pretty simple. A bunch of bags, a few small goodies, and sticker labels were all the supplies needed.
Here are the 2009 Valentines:
• Labels: Avery 2-1/2″ diameter round white high visibility labels (#5294) (The labels are supposed to be for laser printers, but I ran them through my Canon inkjet just fine.)
• Panda graphics: Pandemonium Kit by Mindy Terasawa
In 2010, we used small glassine envelopes:
Here are the supplies:
• Animal graphics on the girls’ Valentines: The Love Bandit – Stickers by Mindy Terasawa
I love snowmen and I love polkadot paper. This year’s holiday card for my kids’ teachers featured both. All supplies are from Stampin’ Up, except for the sparkly snowflake embellishment (on clearance for 35¢ for 12 of them at Michaels…score!) and the Spellbinders scalloped circle die.
My card is a combination of the following two cards I saw on the splitcoast stampers website for the “A Cute Christmas” stamp set.
These little turkey nuggets are easy and inexpensive to make for little Thanksgiving favors. All punches and paper are by Stampin’ Up. Glue dots and glue pens were used to attach the various pieces. Here is the “recipe”:
Head = 1-1/4″ round punch
Small pouf on top of head = tiny flower punch
Eyes = 1/4″ self-adhesive wiggle eyes
Beak = diamond shape cut by hand
Red wattle = heart punch cut in half and shaped with scissors
Body = Hershey Nugget covered with 1″ x 3″ strip of patterned paper
Tail = 3 scallop punches glued together then cut to be flush with the bottom of the Nugget
Of the three costumes I made for Halloween, the m&m costume for my older daughter took me the longest to make. There were many pieces to trace, cut, and glue. Almost all of the pieces, including the m&m’s logo, were first designed in Illustrator then printed out onto card stock. The cardstock was then cut, the pieces traced onto felt, then the felt was cut and glued onto the costume. It was like paper piecing, except with felt rather than paper. A permanent marker was used to add shading and detail to the red m&m guy on the front.
The nutrition label and the bar code on the back of the costume was first designed in Illustrator then printed onto inkjet transfer paper. They were then ironed on and transferred to white cotton fabric.
To add a little color to the costume, I made five m&m pillows of various colors, sewed them together, and added a ribbon handle for easy carrying.
Crafting Girl 