quick gift

This is a great go-to gift we use for my son's tween-aged cousins and friends when we're either short on time or aren't sure what else to get. Most kids I know like candy and money! (You can see similar quick, go-to gifts here.)

Credits: Digital papers used for wrap and tag come from my Sociable paper pack. Ribbon is Offray, and scallop punch is Stampin' Up!

Just wrap a small stack of candy bars with a cute piece of patterned paper then with $1, $5, $10, ... (any amount!). Tie a ribbon, add a tag and you're good to go!

new products

I have some new envelope templates out today, and as an added bonus, they include cutting files! Envelope templates are fun to use when you want to customize your envelope to match your card. The first one is standard size and will fit a note card that is 4.25" x 5.5". The second one is for a smaller cards. It will fit cards around 2.5" x 3.5". Each of these templates still come with all the files you need to create your own custom envelope, print it out and assemble, but for those who have digital die-cutting machines, I've started adding .dxf, .svg, and .jpg files to my templates. These are on sale for 20% off this weekend!





For any of you that might have missed out on my newsletter freebie Contentment and printable hybrid bag, they are also now available in my shop. They are also 20% off this weekend. Make sure you sign up for my newsletter over on the right to get exclusive subscriber savings and freebies like this one!

project completion

I have been wanting to find a way to organize my daughter's bows and flower clips. I'd seen a variety of options, but finally settled on making one out of a frame with ribbon and fabric as the background. After a little looking around, I ended up using this tutorial here. I actually made this back in September, but just came across the photo. It was really simple to make... didn't take long at all. I ended up going with neutral-colored ribbon and fabric because I knew all the bows and flowers would add a lot of color. It works perfectly. We hung it up on the back of the bathroom door, and it really has made our mornings easier! One more fun project crossed off my ever-growing list! :)

new lilypad pages

Here are some recent pages I've done during my stint at the Lilypad.

First Day of School

Credits: Fresh Start by Amy Jaz Designs. (I love this kit!)

1 Year Old

Credits: Tiny Pattern Papers and These are the Days Date Cards by Emily Merritt Designs;

Fresh Start by Amy Jaz Designs (background paper); Explore.Learn.Grow. by Sahlin Studio (staples)

new freebie + holiday printable sale

New Freebie

I created this printable thank you note to help simplify the process of getting our thank you notes out this year. I'm offering it free for a limited time! It comes in a ready-to-print .pdf file with 4 notes per page. It comes sized at 4.25" x 5.5", but I've also included an individual .jpg of each color in case you want to resize it. Just click on the preview below to take you to my shop where you can download it.



Old Freebie

This Valentine freebie has been available for awhile, but if you haven't had a chance to download it, you have until the end of December to get it free. Starting in January it will be available in my shop at retail price.



Holiday Printable Sale

Even though Christmas is over, this is the time of year I print out a new set of holiday printables to put in my Christmas binder. I keep these accessible through the year so that if I have a gift idea for someone or find a sale too good to pass up, I can keep track so I don't forget once December comes around again! It's also great to be able to jot ideas down for next year as I come across them (via Pinterest, for example)! I have them on sale in my shop for 25% off for a limited time. This offer is good through the end of January.



One Last Thing

Only two more days to get my mini Contentment kit and printable free! Just click on the link over to the right to sign up for my newsletter, and it's yours! This offer is only good through December... after that the kit will be available for retail price in my shop.

the lilypad byoc

I applied for a guest CT spot when the Lilypad was holding a CT call and was lucky enough to snag a guest spot for December! Today is the release of the BYOC products for December.



Here is a layout I created with the new stuff:

Holiday Essentials by Jenna Desai and Christmas Krafts by Sabrina Dupre Designs

I've also decided to create an album documenting our December this year, so it is a great time to be a guest and be able to use the amazing products the designers have released to help with this project. My album is similar to what Ali Edwards does each year with her Daily December, although I am not going to stress if I don't capture something every day. I'm going to shoot for getting a general documentation of the month as a whole. Here is a look at the start of my album... these are mostly just base pages that I will be adding photos and embellishments to as the month goes on:

Digital Supplies: Brown Paper Packages by Sahlin Studio, Clear Printies No. 2 by The Tattered Pair, and Mark It With A... by Amber Clegg Designs; Traditional Supplies: American Crafts (binder and ribbon), Making Memories (photo corners)

I'll share more pages as I get them done. :)

thankful inspiration

Here is some CT inspiration from my latest kit... Thankful. I'm so thankful to have such talented CT members at ScrapMatters to work with my stuff! :)

From scrappycharmer:

From Sarah (sporte91):

My own page with my four cute kiddos: