Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Here are some of the teacher themed gifts I have created for sale.  

For my crafting friends, let me know if you need details & supplies on how to make yourselves!

 

Hershey Candy Wrapper $2 Custom Order with your fave verse

 

Traditional Colors Teacher Stationary Set $15

 

Alternative Colors Teacher Stationary Set $15

 

Photo Holders $4

 

Close Up of jumbo photo clip $4.

It's not rocket science and like I say, "there is nothing new under the sun", but maybe this will spark creativity in you!

Papercrafted Easter Gifts for Sale or Inspiration!

Here is the link to the whole Facebook album that you should be able to view, even if you aren't on FaceBook!

Here are a few shots that you will see in there with details!

 Contact me with questions!  Thanks for looking!

Can Metal Butterflies Fly?

Can Metal Butterflies Fly?

Using Aluminum Cans with your Sizzix Big Shot

I am on a mission to create something in a large bulk and inexpensive but creative, functional & cute.  In that process for the other item, I made this:

I cut a pop can using kitchen shears, taking off the top and bottom, being left with a nice sheet of aluminum.  I recommend rinsing it first so it is not so sticky.

I cut it out using Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up Sizzix Bigz Die.

After cutting it out with this die, I ran it through the Big Shot again but this time embossing it, rather than cutting, using Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

I bent it a little too look more like a natural butterfly and then adhered it to a clip.

{this is what the die looks like, by the way}

Voila! Ready to go!  Now my mind is racing with what I can do next with this new medium!

Enjoy and thanks for reading!

Help She's Crafty Give Back

My littles will have an Easter basket..probably 2 because Grandma just can't help herself.  

How about yours?

 {Yes. Last year she got him this tricycle for Easter, along with a basket full of cars and candies.  What can I say..first grandchild.}

 As we put together the She's Crafty~A One Day Artisanal Boutique, we wanted it to be more than just a place to shop, but a place to give back something, too.

So we decided to gather candy & trinkets that would be given to the Florida Baptist Children's Home House Parents so they could give it to the kids they take care of in their Easter baskets.  

There are 70+ kids there so that is a lot of baskets! 

Please help us by donating individually wrapped candies and treats like those pictured below.  

Already filed Easter eggs would be greatly helpful, too.  

I know Target and Walmart have a great collection of goodies packaged like you would buy to give to classmates.  Family Christian usually offers things like this, too.

 Don't forget about the older ones living there, too

 Please drop off your donations on April 9th between 10am - 3pm.  We will have a donation basket at She's Crafty, if you don't make it to the store.  

 

We hope you will come out and not only support the lovely local ladies and their wares for sale, but also this worthy cause!

{This article was also published on my business blog at DearieDesigns.Blogspot.com}

She's Crafty ~ A One Day Artisanal Boutique

I hope you will stop by for a lovely shopping spree and support local mom crafters!  

She's Crafty ~ A One Day Artisanal Boutique

[Specific info the various crafters committed coming soon! ]

Butterfly Mobile Using Beautiful Butterflies Sizzix Die

I saw a similar mobile on etsy.  Apparently, the inspiration from that came from one in a Pottery Barn catalog.  Pottery Barn was probably inspired by something someone handcrafted..the cycle continues.  

It is true so often that there is nothing new under the sun sometimes. 

At any rate, since I am a papercrafter and have A LOT of paper..I new I could totally make this myself!

My daughter's bedroom is pink, celery, & chocolate with butterfly accents.  So this was a perfect match for her new place.

I used my handy-dandy Sizzix Big Shot and Beautiful Butterflies die cut.

 

I used Sending Love Designer Series Paper which is actually retired but they are currently selling it in the clearance section and I love a bargain.  I also used a few other pink & brown papers from quite a few years back that Stampin' Up designed.

I utilized my Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Perfect Polka Dots folder, as well, for a variety of textures and looks.  It's subtle but I like details.

The Stampin' Up! colors used in this are Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, and Chocolate Chip.

I wanted a brass ring as the base but they were out so I improvised with the inside of an embroidery hoop.  I painted it with her wall paint for a perfect match.  

The ribbon is Pink Pirouette and also in the Stampin' Up Clearance section.

The cutting out part took all of 5 minutes at the most with the awesome dies.  The longest part was threading the butterflies onto the embroidery thread [pale pink and super cheap].  I knotted on the bottom and went back and added a dot of glue. I punched the mini-hole with a brad-size 1/16th hand held punch but you could have used a large needle for a smaller hole and glue might not have been needed.

  

I was pleased with the results and look forward to creating something for Jesse's room with the other part of the embroidery hoop.

The Stamp Set I Can't Live Without

There are some stamp sets that you just love...For me, that set is Baroque Motifs.

This is the part of that set I use the most.  And you can clearly see I use it a lot.

When I say a lot, that is understatement. 

Here are some examples of random stamping projects I have used this specific stamp on. 

[Click on picture for larger look.]

Versatile is not even the word for it.

Do you have this set?  

What set can you not live without?

Valentine's Hybrid Cards

I got a call from a friend today that needed 12 cards for Valentine's Day.  Since I knew I would definitely see her tonight at church and Vday was only days away, I promised to get them done tonight!

Enter My Digital Studio!

Hybrid Digital Papercrafting is where you design using digital media then, after printing, you embellish with elements like ribbon, glitter, dimensionals, etc.

Here is what I designed, then printed:

I then cut the pieces [now the focal point of the card] apart.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to raise them up over simple borders of stamped cardstock or Designer Series Paper. On some, I embellished further with Stampin' Glitters.

The 12 cards ordered [with matching envelopes, of course]:

 Close Up Time!

 I love the new tinsel glitter [can you tell?]!

 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, 13

Thanks for looking!

Valentine's Day Cards made using My Digital Studio

I made these to give out to Jesse & Abigale's little friends at MOPS & church.  

 

I made these using My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up!  I love it!

Thanks for looking!

Abigale's 1st Birthday Party

So Miss Abigale turned One Year Old last week. How did that happen?  Anyway, since I just had to incorporate papercrafting into her birthday party, I thought it would be perfect to share it on the blog.  Maybe someone else can get some inspiration, too!

  

Abigale's Birthday invite I created using My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up!

Flowers are made using heart hand held punch along with circle and scallop circle of her newborn pictures.

Boy Favors [No stamping and very simple. Frankly because I realized I had way more boys than I thought and I didn't think they wanted the prissy butterfly favor boxes anyway!]

 This was the handmade part of the favors [the rest is typical boy-bugs & a ball, girl- big ring and candy all around...and raisins [because sometime you have to be "that mom" a little bit at least.]  Used the Beautiful Butterflies Sizzix die because it cuts through fabric beautifully and quickly!

 

 The frilly girly boxes made using the Fancy Favor Box die for the Sizzix Big Shot from Stampin' Up. And the Beautiful Butterfly die as well.  Some I used an embossing folder on, too, for different looks and textures.

 

The butterfly looks wilted after washing and not sewing on properly but there really is a butterfly on her #1.  A better view from her lovely One Year Old Pictures, taken beautifully by the talented Karissa Barber of K.Barber Photography:

Love them.

"Death by Oreo" Cupcakes

Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Buttercream frosting. [Cupcake Toppers is what I am really showing here but who doesn't love a good cupcake picture?]

 

Peanut Butter Overload Cupcakes [Toppers were made using My Digital Studio, Scallop Circle punch, and Beautiful Wings Sizzlit.

Could have embellished this a lot more but frankly I ran out of time!

 

Happy Family after a great birthday party day!