Baking Party

I got to help do some stuff for a GIRL birthday party! WOOHOO! It was fun to let loose and go girly for a bit!

The theme was bakery/baking. This particular little girl loves all things girly and frilly so it made it ever MORE fun to play around with making things.

The first thing her mother requested was a banner that said, "Jadis' Bakery". I, of course, whipped out my Cricut Expression and got to work.

For the banner shapes, I used the cartridge, Independence Day. Then, I used "Story Book" for the lettering. Some of the ribbons are vintage lace and ribbons from a garage sale last summer. Tulle was also from a yard sale. I am all about a good deal, lemme tell ya!

I also made some flowers out of the cupcake liners and another couple lacy doily banners for fun. 

I think it all came together nicely in the end! the flowers we affixed to some paper bags to use for goodie bags. They were filled with a whisk, a box of cake mix, a pot holder and a straw. Awesome haul!

 We threaded cupcake liners and made table decor with them too. Since the fishing line was too stretchy we had to do some tweaking, but it worked great.

And then, of course, a photo booth. Thank you Goodwill sheet and fun doily banner! So much fun! I missed taking pics of a few of the other things that I managed to do, but it really was great! 

Now, on to start planning Noah's 8th party (which...is ONLY 10 MONTHS AWAY) Hahaha. 

Zap, POW!

Just in case you have missed the spam this week, I wanted to let the rest of the world know about my latest venture with the amazing Lizzie!

We have started our own Nerdy, Quirky, Geeky stamp company! I know. Its nuts. But then, so are we, so BRING IT ON! 

I am so excited to be going on this adventure with Lizzie and can't wait to see what this year brings. 2014 is most definitely our year and we can't wait to see where things go!

Today we have 3 freebies up for grabs. 

First, we have our 2 valentine sets: 

Get us your email and we can send them to you straight away! No strings attached, but it WOULD be great if you wanted to go "like" our Facebook page to help spread the word! We would also like to see your projects when they are completed! 

Next, the lovely Lizzie has come up with some great printable Valentines to pass out and color!

Aren't they delightful? Simply click the image to enlarge, right click and save to your computer. 

Can't wait until Monday to share the rest of our store with you! Be sure to like our FB page and share with your friends! Happy Valentines Day, and see you Monday!

You ROCK!!

Okay, so how many girlie, fluttery cards have you seen come across this blog? Like, a LOT? Guess what? Boys have events too! Its just a lot harder to find stamps for boys than it is for girlie. Thank GOODNESS for these awesome stamps from The Stamp Doctor!

I had to have these. Seriously. Check out the entire line of Rockin Stamps here.  I have a boy. A boy who loves instruments. These stamps are amazing!

I had a lot of fun using the center step die from the Stamp Doctor as well. They have an entire line of amazing card dies that are exclusive only to the the Stamp Doctor. The center step is one of those. Its SO easy to use. I used to cut out stuff like this with an exacto knife and a prayer. I LOVE these dies!

So I used 3 different music sets to make this amazing center step card. Well, I like it, anyway. I also used black micro-glitter as well as black sequins, also from the stamp doctor. The paper pack I used is called, "hey kid" and is from Echo Park. My goodness, I love that paper pack! 

Hope this inspires you to try something new with your card making! I used to be scared of these kinds of cards but now that I have the die? I see myself making a LOT more in the near future! 

The Doctor Is In

So for Christmas, my amazing husband got me some more amazing Doctor Who socks. The trouble is, they are about  30...yes, that's right....THIRTY INCHES LONG! Holy cow! and they are only like 3 inches wide? And...apparently my legs are larger than that, haha.

I was so sad, then I decided it would be fun to make Doctor Who arm warmers out of them! And then I would have a pair of socks AND warmers! YAY!!!

This was literally a 5 minute project, guys. I put the socks on my arm, arranged them how I wanted them and then decided how far down to cut across. I put them back on after I cut them and then decided where I wanted the thumb holes.

Viola....arm warmers....Yes. Its literally that simple. However, I will go ahead and hem the thumb holes and the finger holes as well just to make them last longer. That, again, will take about 5 minutes.

Can't wait to wear them out. LOL I am the biggest NERD ever, lol. Enjoy!!

Stamp And Scrap Fest

I seriously can not believe how amazing life is going in 2014. Talk about starting with a bang! Ever since I started working for the Stamp Doctor Design Team my crafting life is finally starting to really develop.

I got the opportunity to fly to Houston, TX and not only work doing one of my biggest passions, but I also got to meet and stay with the amazing Lizzie!!!! Can you say, Trouble with a capitol T?!?!?! Bless Doc Mechele Rudd for putting up with our crazy selves.

Lizzie and Mechele made me feel so comfortable and so welcomed. 

The first day of work was all set up and learning what to do, but that didn't stop our crazy butts from having some fun too. Yay, umbrellas!

Did I mention we were up SUPER LATE trying to get classes and stuff done? Yeah...it was kinda nuts....THANK YOU STARBUCKS for single-handedly making our work possible!

Can you believe Mechele trusted us with sharp objects? Kind of amazing, right? 

Yeah, this happened too. Because...why not??? 

Oh, yea....this happened too....I case you were wondering? It totes works. 

So the third day, I had a class....man was I nervous that no one would sign up. By the time the class started, 9 out of the 10 slots were filled and we had a blast! I felt like I was doing exactly what I should be doing;teaching what I love. 

Look at my nerdy self teaching. Holy cow!

 So, Lizzie and I loved this lady. She was so sweet and so excited to be making her very first cards EVER. As someone that has been making cards and the like since I was my son's age, its hard for me to imagine life without cards and scrapping. I think this lady also found a love for it too!

Our cards we stayed up crazy late to prep for class/make-and-takes.

Dude....we were so tired....this was take-down night...and the night before I left. We were SO COLD and so tired, but still managed to laugh our rears off about literally nothing....and corn...

Wait....did I say we were tired? Nahhhhh....we still had time for a romp at Walmart to grab some goodies for our kiddos. And a feather boa...because...WHY NOT?

This picture makes me sad.....its hard to leave someone you connect with so easily. Sometimes you don't feel like you can connect in real life after "meeting" on the internet, but in this case we connected. Like, really connected. My house is so quiet now that I am home and not with Miss Lizz....

The entire trip seemed so natural and I really didn't want it to end....however, how could I stay away from this any longer? 

Glad to be home and see my two boys whom I missed VERY much, however I am eagerly awaiting March when I can hopefully repeat this amazing job in Arizona! Happy week, and stay warm, wherever you are...

Flip Floppin!

No, not for realz...it was literally ONE degree the other night...no flip flops on these toes. Nothing but warm, fuzzy socks!

No, by Flip Flop I am talking about this AMAZING (and super easy to use, I might add), Flip Flop Die (#2) that I got to play with. Omgoodness! I remember when I first got heavy into the online world of papercrafting I would literally measure and cut by hand to make flip flop, or swing cards. Took forever and one false move or measurement and that card was toast and I had to start over.

These flip flop dies from The Stamp Doctor are AMAZING! And they are made by Spellbinders so you know that quality is top notch. This link also sends you to a quick tutorial video on how to use the die once you get one. Cause I know you are going to want one.

The sentiments you see here are soon-to-be released from The Stamp Doctor along with a couple of other versatile sets. I really enjoyed playing with them! Did I mention they are formulated to go perfectly with labels 18 and the flip flop #2 die? Gotta love the Stamp Doctor! 

I used paper from Echo Park that was double-sided. I love the bright, cheerful florals. The sentiments were cut with spellbinders, labels 18, which the flip flop die is made to go with. Talk about awesome! Hope you are inspired and that this post brings some sunshine to your day! 

Build-A-Bear Sling

So, my best friend and her daughter took Noah to Build-A-Bear for his birthday. It was a pretty epic experience from what I heard. Noah came home with an Obi-Wan teddy that be babies. He got a gift card and with it he got a set of PJs, shoes and roller skates. Obi Wan is killin it!

As soon as Noah got his bear he asked me to make a backpack of some sort in order to carry him around. I have NEVER been good at bags and the like so a back-pack scared me a bit. I am going to be honest...I made a lot of excuses about time, and materials....its been a month and I am just now getting around to it.  

I sat with Noah and looked at different things and he decided on a sling-type carrier. (Insert sigh of relief here). MUCH easier than a backpack.

I did a lot of measuring and a lot of math...See? Scary stuff. Just sayin....Anyway. Here is what we came up with. A couple of hours and viola. Bear sling.

Nothing fancy. No frills. It is reversible so he can wear it around the front as well and it is also adjustable for clothing and growing. Cause....he can't friggen quit growing. 

If you are interested, I basically took the same idea as an apron top. The arm holes are 3.75 inches (sloped like the top of an apron. The top of the sling is 6 inches. From the arm hole to the bottom of the sling measures 9.25 inches. The bottom width is 13 inches. Make sure that you add seam allowances. 

The straps for the arms were 3 inches 20.5 inches. You need 2. Then you will fold in half and sew that puppy up. Make sure that you add seam allowances. 

The straps for the bottom are 3 inches by 11.25 inches. You need 2. Then you will fold in half and sew that puppy up. 

The strap you see in the first photo across his chest is 14 inches long. You will wrap the left side around the arm strap and secure. I sewed a square to secure it around the strap. 

The other side of the strap will need velcro. You want this strap to also wrap around the right arm strap. You will also sew velcro to the arm strap. The chest strap will wrap around the back of the arm strap and secure to the front of the arm strap with velcro. 

Then, of course, if you are backing it to make it reversible as I did you will want to sew the 2 sling panels right sides together and leave a space to turn it right side out. Once you turn it right side out you will then iron and top stitch everything, including closing the hole you left to turn it right side out. 

Obviously, I should have taken photos but I was winging it so I just thought you would want to know the final outcome. Haha. 

You also will want to consider the size of your child. The 13 inches came from Noah's arm pit to arm pit measurements. 

Hope all of this make since, and if it doesn't, that's okay. You can feel free to hit me up and ask whatever didn't make since. 

Happy Monday!!