Bridal Shower

Whether it's a bridal shower or a baby shower, showers are so fun, especially when you get to host one! I love everything about it. I love making the invitations, making decorations, cooking yummy treats, and just putting it all together. Congrats Lisa!

Ever since my friend Andrea helped me realize the difference between good and bad fonts, I have become obsessed with fonts and I like to use different ones whenever I can. You'd be surprised how many people use ugly fonts, I can't stand it! I don't know if she helped me or cursed me because now I notice all of the horrible fonts out there! Thanks Andrea!:)

I came back to Salt Lake to give Lisa her shower. It was fun to be back even though it was only for a day!

Party favors

Thanks to Pinterest, I found an idea for her gift.

Printable 2012 Calendars

It seems like I am always looking for a printable calendar on the internet. They are really helpful for keeping track of certain schedules, important dates, birthdays, ect. (I literally use them for everything)  As I was searching for one the other day, I came across some really cute ones, and I thought I would share.:)

Red Stamp calendar

TomKat Studio calendar

Here are some more: http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2012/01/10-free-printable-2012-calendars/

Bakers Twine

I have a little obsession with bakers twine! I love it for anything: gift wrapping, cards, scrapbooks, party favors, and I even used it on my wedding invitations!

I eventually want to get EVERY color from divine twine. I only have 3 colors now, but just 9 to go!:) You can buy them from here and they aren't too expensive and last forever! I think it would be so cute to have them all displayed in a craft room.

Here is a random card that I made with the yellow bakers twine.

Next on my list is the Turquoise twine!  I think I will have to get these adorable bags too! They sell them on the same site. Fun stuff!

Happy Heart Day!

I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Valentine's Day! I know it's a pointless holiday but it has always been my favorite!  Rusty is out of town today, which is kinda sad, but we celebrated before he left. I surprised him by cooking him breakfast and taking him to get a pedicure. He would never agree to go with me because it's "too girly", but since it was a surprise,  he couldn't say no. I knew once he was there he'd be in heaven, and I was right! We also went to my favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse and then to see the Vow. Such a fun day!

I needed some Valentine decorations, so I made a few things and found a cute printout from here. Super easy and I loved how it turned out!

Rusty gave me a few gifts for Valentines, but this was my favorite. I needed a new tape dispenser for my scrapbooking desk and he bought me one that was shaped like a heel. He thought it would be a funny gift but I actually loved it! I also loved his homemade card!:)

Anyway, since I forgot to take a picture of the gift and card I made Rusty (he has it with him), I found a card that I made awhile ago.

Valentine's Day!

I hate February because it's freezing and ugly outside and I am always broke from Christmas.:(  It would be such a depressing month, but Valentine's Day falls at the perfect time of year. I love this holiday maybe as much as I do Christmas! I have a list of things I want to make for V-Day and here is the start of that list.....

Paper Hearts

Funfetti Cake pops and truffles

My latest project

A few months ago I moved into an apartment. It's been fun, but if you have ever had a apartment, you know how ugly and bare it can be and how hard it is to decorate a small space. I didn't have a lot of money to work with so I decided to get a little crafty.:)

My dining room

This frame was given to me by one of my cute friends and I needed a place to put it! I had some old shelves that I got from IKEA and had my husband put them up.

I know I'm kind of a nerd, but I collect sand from every vacation I go on. It's so much better than bringing home a t-shirt or a postcard! I label them with the date and place and put them in spice jars.

I used Rusty's scrabble game...hopefully he won't notice there are pieces missing!:)

Wreath made out of paper flowers

Thanks to Pinterest, I found this cute idea!

Inspiration Friday!

Okay, I know I missed last friday but I have a good excuse... I was really busy with school and Valentines day!:)  This friday, I thought I would show you a lamp shade that I made for my room. I was looking for a cute lamp shade forever and couldn't find a white one anywhere, so I decided to make one. It's really basic and was super easy to make.

 I bought this lamp at Target for about $15.00

I found this ribbon at a craft store and used a little hot glue to put it around the bottom of the lamp shade.

Inspiration Friday!

I am so happy the weekend is here! Yay! I hope you are all having a great Friday. Here are some other Valentine projects for you...

This is a really old card, but I still think its cute. :)

Inspiration Friday!

So, I am going to try something new! I have wanted to do this for awhile now, but haven't really been able to. As a lot of you know I used to work as an artist at Stampin' Up and while there, I made all kinds of projects....some cute, some not so cute! I love that I can now do whatever I want, use whatever stamp set I want and I have no one to critique my stuff. It's a lot more fun! Each Friday, I am going to try to post a new idea or project that I have made. I hope you like it! :)

I made these projects for the Stampin' Up! catalog. These are some of my favorite ones that I did. I think they are really fun for Valentines day!

Stampin Up! Rooms

Every year, Stampin Up! has a convention and the demonstrators come to the home office to tour it.  We have rooms that are decorated every few years and this was the year they had to be done. I am on the team that designs and works on the rooms and it was a LOT of work!  They all turned out AWESOME....at least I think so! :) 

I will try to post pictures of a new room every week, but I can't promise anything! ;)  Here are some pictures of the Birthday Room:

 

My favorite thing in this room was the cute bottles w/ pink straws...not because I made them, but because it was such a cute idea I found! :)  

Cards

I love simple and easy cards. The best part is, they don't take a lot of time! Here are some I recently made...

Latest art project....

A few weeks ago at work, we had a 'creative day'. Even though I have to be creative each day, it was a lot of fun to make something other than the everyday cards and scrapbook pages! I love the project we made! :)

 My favorite part of this project was the tiny buttons and spools of thread.

Birthday card

I made this card a few weeks ago, for my friend’s birthday. This is one of my favorite stamp sets from Stampin’ Up and they don’t sell it anymore. Lame! Good thing I got it when I did!

Christmas!

I always hate when Christmas is over...especially taking down all of the decorations! I had a GREAT Christmas though! The whole month of December was so much fun and super busy. Thankfully, my adorable boyfriend put up with me and my Christmas spirit! I LOVE the holidays and he doesn't. :(  He was a good sport! 

I had to post some pictures of gifts I received from a few of my friends.  I love cooking and was really excited to get a recipe box with super cute salad servers! We played a white elephant game at work and that is what I ended up with. :)   I also loved the letterpress letters with my initial on them!

Here is a picture of the candy jar I made for my friends at work. They were fun to make!:)

Baby shower gift

Here is a frame I made for my friend Karah. She's having a baby girl in the next few months! Congrats Karah!! :)  It was really easy to make and turned out super cute! All you need is a 12x12 frame and a piece of 12x12 patterned paper.