Monday, April 11, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
1st Birthday
Birthday parties are one of my "things". I love to throw my kids a good birthday party. And yes, I probably spend way too much time in the preparation stages of the party, but believe me there are plenty of other things I don't do that make up for it! LOL But parties are one thing I like to do. My youngest turned 1 last month... I can't believe it! We had a family party and had so much fun. I had a lot of fun decorating for this one. I created all the printables using Little Boy papers and elements by Echo Park that were perfect for what I wanted. I created the templates for all of the items, and I'm hoping to find some time to make them shop-worthy, so stay tuned for that in the next couple of months!
Here's a collage overview of everything:
Some close-up shots:
My daughter also had a birthday last month. We had an "artist" party, so I'll try to share the details of that one of these days!
Here's a collage overview of everything:
Some close-up shots:
Cupcakes, treats, and party favors
Birthday banner and cupcake table
"Sour cream" containers filled with M&M's
Party blowers (the kids loved them, the adults... not so much)
Water bottles (with a label spot for names)
Banner close-up
Birthday wall (I make a birthday wall of pictures for each of my kids' birthdays... they love it)
Baby's first cupcake :)
Yummy cupcakes
My daughter also had a birthday last month. We had an "artist" party, so I'll try to share the details of that one of these days!
Friday, April 1, 2011
new at scrapmatters
ScrapMatters has a new promotion that I'm really excited about: Mix-a-Kit! Each month the design team will all come together with a single palette to create elements, papers, etc. that you can mix and match to create your own kit.
I have these new labels out today that I created as part of the Mix-a-Kit:
Here are a couple of layouts from the SM CT using these labels:
From Fonnetta:
From Kairyn Lisa:
I also released a couple of new templates last week. These are mini envelopes that are sized to fit note cards that are 2.25" x 3.25". I love this size of card... perfect to give with a gift, attach to a plate of treats, whatever!
One last thing... For any designers our there, I now offer a professional use license for my hybrid templates. I've been asked on a few occasions if I offer a license like this, and now I do. :) This license allows you to create flattened printables using my templates and your kits to sell in your own shop.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
sneak peek + giveaway
I have two new hybrid templates being released this Friday. These are really fun templates that I use often, so I am happy to finally have them converted to a finished product for others to use, too! Here's a peek:
Want a chance to win them before you can buy them? I'd love to give a copy of each of these templates away! To enter for your chance to win, simply leave a comment by Thursday, March 24 at 9:00 PM (MST). You can have another chance to win by posting about this giveaway on twitter and/or your blog. Just come back here and post a new comment with a link to your post.
I'll announce the winner Friday, March 25. Good luck!
Want a chance to win them before you can buy them? I'd love to give a copy of each of these templates away! To enter for your chance to win, simply leave a comment by Thursday, March 24 at 9:00 PM (MST). You can have another chance to win by posting about this giveaway on twitter and/or your blog. Just come back here and post a new comment with a link to your post.
I'll announce the winner Friday, March 25. Good luck!
Monday, March 21, 2011
happy spring 50% off
Happy Monday! Today you can grab my Happy Spring kit for 50% off... but hurry, the deal's only good today!
Friday, February 18, 2011
new template + winner
Newly released today at ScrapMatters is my newest hybrid template... this cute, little favor box. I think this is one of my favorite templates I've created. It's just perfect to fit a few little treats, and it folds up in a snap without any adhesive! The box holds itself together when folded. It's 20% off through the weekend!
Melissa from the SM creative team made this one, and I think it's so pretty. I LOVE the flower on top... adds the perfect touch!
GIVEAWAY WINNER
If you left one of the 3 comments, your chances to win this template were pretty good! The winner chosen by Mr. Random is...
Congrats, Alyna! E-mail me and I'll get this template to you!
Have a happy weekend!
Melissa from the SM creative team made this one, and I think it's so pretty. I LOVE the flower on top... adds the perfect touch!
GIVEAWAY WINNER
If you left one of the 3 comments, your chances to win this template were pretty good! The winner chosen by Mr. Random is...
Congrats, Alyna! E-mail me and I'll get this template to you!
Have a happy weekend!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
giveaway + other fun stuff
New Hybrid Template
I have a new hybrid template being released tomorrow. Remember these from last week?
I have the full template ready to go, and it will be available tomorrow in my shop at ScrapMatters. This means you can customize these fun little boxes with any digital papers/elements you want and make them for any occasion!
I would love to give a copy of my new template to one lucky person. To enter for your chance to win, simply leave a comment here. You can have another chance to win by posting about this giveaway on twitter and/or your blog. Just come back here and post a new comment with a link to your post. I'm late in posting this, so you can have all night to enter. I will choose a winner sometime tomorrow morning, so you have until I get a chance to sit at my computer for a minute (which will probably be around 9 a.m. MST).
Okay... on to other fun stuff.
Rebecca Cooper has a fun blog... one of my favorite follows. She hosts a Friday Craft Day each week where you can link up fun, simple ideas for kids' crafts. My kid and I love to do crafts, so I'm going to try to share them here as we do them. We don't have a set day, we just pull out the craft stuff when the desire hits us! Yesterday, we decided to make these Butterflies. They are so simple and so much fun.
Supplies
You'll need some paper filters to start. One pack will go a long way... we've had ours for a few years now, and several projects later still have quite a stack of them. You'll also need washable markers and some pipe cleaners.
Use the markers to make a colorful design on the filter. The more color you add, the more vibrant it will be in the end. Hint: Use black sparingly as it tends to take over other colors quickly.
Use a squirt bottle to spray the filter with water. Do this over a sink as the colors tend to run off the filter. (This is also why it's important to use washable markers... non-washable won't run like this.) As you're spraying you can turn the filter around to make it run in different directions. Place it on a paper towel and put another paper towel on top and pat to remove most of the water. Lay flat to dry the rest of the way. You can use a hair dryer on low to speed up the drying time.
Once dry, pinch the colorful filter together in the middle, wrap a small length of pipe cleaner around it, and twist it at the top to form the antennae. You can tie string to them and hang them from a window, or do what we did and glue them to construction paper to make a butterfly scene. We also added some fluffy clouds using cotton balls.
We also read one of our very favorite books to go along with this craft. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Right now they have this book in hardcover at Kohl's for $5! Five dollars for hardcover? Can't beat that. It's part of their Kohl's Cares for Kids collection, so all proceeds go to a good cause. Even better. I love a good deal, so I thought I would share.
I have a new hybrid template being released tomorrow. Remember these from last week?
I have the full template ready to go, and it will be available tomorrow in my shop at ScrapMatters. This means you can customize these fun little boxes with any digital papers/elements you want and make them for any occasion!
I would love to give a copy of my new template to one lucky person. To enter for your chance to win, simply leave a comment here. You can have another chance to win by posting about this giveaway on twitter and/or your blog. Just come back here and post a new comment with a link to your post. I'm late in posting this, so you can have all night to enter. I will choose a winner sometime tomorrow morning, so you have until I get a chance to sit at my computer for a minute (which will probably be around 9 a.m. MST).
Okay... on to other fun stuff.
Rebecca Cooper has a fun blog... one of my favorite follows. She hosts a Friday Craft Day each week where you can link up fun, simple ideas for kids' crafts. My kid and I love to do crafts, so I'm going to try to share them here as we do them. We don't have a set day, we just pull out the craft stuff when the desire hits us! Yesterday, we decided to make these Butterflies. They are so simple and so much fun.
Supplies
You'll need some paper filters to start. One pack will go a long way... we've had ours for a few years now, and several projects later still have quite a stack of them. You'll also need washable markers and some pipe cleaners.
Use the markers to make a colorful design on the filter. The more color you add, the more vibrant it will be in the end. Hint: Use black sparingly as it tends to take over other colors quickly.
Use a squirt bottle to spray the filter with water. Do this over a sink as the colors tend to run off the filter. (This is also why it's important to use washable markers... non-washable won't run like this.) As you're spraying you can turn the filter around to make it run in different directions. Place it on a paper towel and put another paper towel on top and pat to remove most of the water. Lay flat to dry the rest of the way. You can use a hair dryer on low to speed up the drying time.
Once dry, pinch the colorful filter together in the middle, wrap a small length of pipe cleaner around it, and twist it at the top to form the antennae. You can tie string to them and hang them from a window, or do what we did and glue them to construction paper to make a butterfly scene. We also added some fluffy clouds using cotton balls.
We also read one of our very favorite books to go along with this craft. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Right now they have this book in hardcover at Kohl's for $5! Five dollars for hardcover? Can't beat that. It's part of their Kohl's Cares for Kids collection, so all proceeds go to a good cause. Even better. I love a good deal, so I thought I would share.
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