becky higgins giveaway

I am so excited to get to be a part of this next week:


Becky Higgins is awesome, and I love her philosophy on documenting life and capturing all the little moments. She is hosting a big week of giveaways next week, and it's going to be huge! My little shop is going to pop up on her blog on Tuesday, so make sure you hop over to her blog that day for a chance to win some $$ to spend in my store! Check out this post on Becky's blog for more information.

free moving label

Our family is in the process of moving, and I created this label to help organize our boxes. I thought I would post it here in case anyone else can use it. Click on the image to take you to 4shared where you can download it.

new today and 20% off

New in my shop today is my latest kit, Celebration:



It's 20% off through the weekend.

Inspiration from the ScrapMatters Creative Team:

Tanya

Sharon

Cathy

Annisa

Kat

celebration sneak peek

quick gifts

Credits
patterned paper: All My Memories; yellow ribbon, cardstock: Stampin' Up!; chipboard circle: Maya Road; metal letter: Making Memories; other: red and brown ribbon

Credits
cardstock, ribbon, string, ink: Stampin' Up!; dotted circle stamp: Close to My Heart; chipboard circle: Maya Road; metal letter: Making Memories

teacher gifts

For teacher gifts this year, I used a combination of ideas from eighteen25 and Lisa Storms.



This cute cup idea came from Lisa Storms' blog. I ended up creating my own flag, but Lisa generously offers her flags for you to download.

Here's mine:

I filled the cup with treats, a lemonade packet, and this fun iTunes gift card (sorry the photo is not very clear... I took it in less than ideal light late at night).



The cute record printable came from the eighteen25 blog... I changed the words slightly to better fit the personality of my kids.

Here's a short tutorial on how to put together a quick gift card holder like this one.


1. Seal a small gift enclosure envelope (if you don't have an envelope that size, I have a couple of templates in my shop here and here). Cut enough off the end to make the envelope approximately 3 inches in length.

2. Use a circle punch to punch a half circle notch from the top.

3. Adhere a cute label to the back side of the envelope. Insert gift card. Easy peasy!

artist party

My daughter turned 5 in March, and she decided she wanted an art party. We had so much fun planning this party. She loves rainbow colors, so we went with bright, fun colors for everything. She and all her cute, little friends had a blast. Here are some of the highlights. (I took A LOT of pictures, so this is a pretty image-heavy post.)

The invitations using my Box of Crayons Printable Card.

The traditional birthday wall (banner created with my Pennant Banner Template).

Colorful buntings hung over our "art studio" (aka our kitchen table) where the girls painted.
Bunting created with my Bunting Template v.2.

We turned our home into an art gallery before the party with our own paintings.

Party sacks, water bottles, plates, and watercolors to add to their sacks to take home.

Aprons for the girls to wear while they paint and take home when they're through.
(Less than $1 each from Oriental Trading here.)

Water bottle labels with a spot to write names.

Paintbrushes, paints, and jars (for water) all ready to go!

The birthday girl.

Some of the creations of our budding artists.

Pin the nose on the clown. (No party is complete without Pin the ____ on the ____... right?)

Rainbow cupcakes. (Recipe found on Our Best Bites here.)

Brand new set of watercolors for the girls to take home with their aprons (total party favor cost for both the watercolors and apron was less than $2 each!).

Edited to add: Artist Party Printables are now available in my store at ScrapMatters.