Before & After

I have been working like crazy on boutique items {see previous post} and during this time, I have been going through my own home decor to liven it up.  I have had this sign (it says: Laundry drop your drawers here)

hanging in my laundry room for awhile now, but it has been bugging me that the lighter vinyl just blends in with the stain.  And, I didn't want to repaint it because I love the rustic look.  So, as I was looking through blogs, I came across this post and thought -doh!! Why didn't I think of that?!?  Anywho, this is the result.  I really like it. I think that I may be doing more of this masking technique in the future.

Easter Cards

This year for Easter, I made cards for all my nieces and nephews using the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge. I pre-cut everything to take to the midnight crop at the Original USA Scrapbook Expo. I spent a good portion of the night assembling them (I have 7 nieces, 6 nephews). Here is the finished project. I ended up putting a tag on the front that said, "Got Eggs?" I know, really original. I liked the end product, and the kids LOVED them.



Products used: cardstock-Bazzill, patterned paper-Basic Grey Lily Kate Collection

I love to create

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved to create. I owe this to my mom. I don't ever remember a family trip (only camping) when she didn't take her sewing machine. It has even gone to Tennessee! She was always working on some type of project. Whether it be sewing, plastic canvas, or crosstich. It wasn't until just a few years ago that I was able to repay the favor and teach her how to create scrapbook pages and other paper crafting items. Now we are both on the search for new and creative ideas to show each other. So, thank you mom for instilling this love for creating. Enjoy a few pictures of things that I have made recently.

Pic #1: a fun garbage can I made for my scrap room. Pic #2: a card and matching gift bag for my niece's Dora/Snow Fairy themed birthday party. Pic #3: a company sign for my car. Pic #4: sampling of cards I came up with for our Enrichment Craft group. Pic #5: A framed poem I made for a Super Saturday project. Pic #6: A countdown for my son so he doesn't wake up every morning asking if he can go on the bus today. Pic #7: a goodbye/thank you for my hubby's previous job. He requested that I make them very simple-I did his version of simple, not mine ;}