Holiday Ginger...

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone! 

YAY! The weekend has come back around again!

And tomorrow is National Card Making Day!

Do you guys have plans to work on your holiday cards???

Mine are done for this year... I might get a head start on next years

We shall see, I still have lots of things going on while

my son is still home, so I don't know from Day to day anymore!

Since tomorrow is the Kick off to the Holiday card-making season

I thought I would share a Fun, Quick Christmas card I made

using some leftover pieces in my doodlebug stash!

How CUTE is this guy??? 

This really only took me about 5 minutes to put together

Maybe 10 minutes tops! 

I had the stitched circle paper, heart piece, sentiment strip,

oval rectangle, & gingerbread man - all extras in my

Doodlebug stash from other projects - so I only had to

cut out the gingerbread background paper with a

Stitched rectangle frame die - Placed in on some

Fun Foam and then added the other pieces ... 

I added the blue holiday sticker last minute and called it done!

I like how easy, fun and simple this turned out to be!

I hope you all have a very CRAFTY WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

Snailing along....

Happy Friday Everyone! Yay, the Weekend is here!

And it's the final weekend of June! YIKES! 

Before I know it School will be here! Geesh... 

Summer is moving along way too quickly for me!

My sweet Friend Jessica over at Polka Dot Orchard

has come up with MORE NEW Digi Stamps!

Some I just LOOOVE to pieces - 

So today I'm sharing the Adorably CUTE

Camper Snail

Is that not the CUTEST Snail ever??? OMGOSH... I think he's adorable!

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, SU Soft Suede

DP - Doodlebug (Happy Camper)

Stampin' Blends Markers

Creamy Pumpkin Trendy Twine

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - MCT

Stitched Square Die - Lawn Fawn

Tag/Banner Stitched Die set - Papertrey Ink

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

Christmas Pocket...

Hello & Happy Thursday Crafty Peeps!!

How's your week going so far? Mine?

Very Busy with work - I tell ya... the more

students we get the more messes we have!

I guess that means JOB SECURITY! hahaha

Anywho... I thought I would mix things up and

share a super cute Christmas card!

Isn't this Adorable??? Omgosh... Love the doggie!!!

And... It's a POCKET CARD!!! So FUN!!!

Here's a look at the inside sentiment - I can't wait to mail this off!

I have to tell ya this was super EASY to make!

I found the Pocket Card file in my Silhouette Folder

I have like 13,000 files from the Silhouette store... YIKES!

I don't think I'll ever use them all, but I just HAD to have them!

Good thing I have a great subscription otherwise it would

cost me a fortune! HAHAHAHA

*** PRODUCTS USED ***

Cardstock - Bazill, Bo Bunny

Designer Papers - Doodlebug (12 x 12 papers)

Gift Card Envelope Bag - Silhouette Store (#238873)

Xmas Puppy with Bone Image - Silhouette Store (#52764) cut 2x's

Candy Cane - TRENDY TWINE

Clear Wink of Stella on the - Be Merry, Trees, Hat & Bow

Clear Glaze Pen on the - Nose, Eyes, White Trim of Hat

Sentiment & Snowflakes Stamps - Craftin Desert Diva's (Get your Jingle On)

Stitched Tree Die Cuts - My Favorite Things

Assorted Adhesive Gems - Stampin' Up & CTMH

Silhouette Machine, Canon Printer, Misti, Dimensionals, ATG, Stick It Adhesive

Thanks so much for Popping in!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!

Theresa

Trendy Twine - Twizzler Treats!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

I'm back as the Guest Designer for Trendy Twine!! 

I'm sharing a Super Quick treat for some Co-Workers -

With Summer in full swing, I LOVE anything with Orange in it -
Especially Orange Cream Pops! And Twizzlers has this YUMMY
one called Twizzlers Filled Twists Orange Cream Pop -
And it is too die for!! My son and I eat up the whole bag ALL the time! 
So I thought I would share some with some of my co-workers!

So for this first treat, I made a simple topper using a Stitched Rectangle die.

I folded it in half and stapled it to the Medium Candy Bag! Then I wrapped

some Orange Limeade Trendy Twine around it and added a tag.

I also added some Nuvo drops to the topper.

I flipped the tag over so you could see that I stamped a Sweet Sentiment

on the back side. I'm using the Super cute stamp set

called Choose Happy. It's a 4x6 Stamp set with lots of

Fun sentiments on it!  

For this treat bag, I decided to wrap the paper around the center

of the bag. I added another Cute Popsicle tag in bright colors.

The Popsicle SVG file is from the Silhouette Store. 

It's file (#268643) in case you want to get it. It's not

a tag file, it's a regular size file that I shrunk down to make a tag!

Here is the other side of this tag - I'm using the same

CUTE Choose Happy Stamp Set. My Co-Workers LOVED

the treats and now want more! HAHAHA

I told them they would LOVE these Twizzlers! 😀

Products from Annie's Paper Boutique

Orange Limeade Trendy Twine

Medium Candy Bags

Choose Happy Stamp Set

If you are new to Trendy Twine, you will want to

check out these fun places:

Shop for Trendy Twine HERE

Follow Trendy Twine on FACEBOOK

Twine it Up! Facebook Group

Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

4th of July Wooden Star..

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

We got a BIG Holiday coming up!

The 4th of July is always so fun with

Barbeques and Fireworks - Friends & Family!

Great time to Celebrate our Freedom & Independence!

With that comes Decorating!! Who likes to decorate??

MEEE!!! I Dooo, I Doooo!!! LOL 

I love decorating my house for the holidays/seasons

It just makes me HAPPY!!!

So here's a super quick project I created -

 My FAVORITE Local wood store has closed (Inserting Sad Face)

But not before I went down there to buy a bunch of different things -

Of course by the time I got there (Less than 24hrs. after they announced it)

They were sold out on almost everything!! I'm so BUMMED!!!

I guess I'll have to order my wood pieces online now... UGH!

Anywho... I got this simply cute Star design from them and

painted it up right away with Dark Navy blue

Then I Mod Podged over the Blue and added

some Sparkly blue Glitter! Then I reapplied more

Mod Podge, so the Glitter wouldn't fall off!

Then I grabbed a Scrap piece of some Doodlebug paper

Traced out the little star shape, cut it out and adhered that

piece on with Mod Podge then sanded it down

before attaching it with some wood glue -

Then it was time to dress it up! So I grabbed my White

Tulle and glued it in place (I was going for a POP type of Look)

Like from fireworks... :) Then I Made a Double Bow

with my Peppermint Stick Trendy Twine!

And stuck it on my shelf! LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic Day!!!

Theresa

Stitched Cover Plate Graduation...

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!!

I hope you all had a Great weekend!

I'm actually out of town and this post is 
a Pre-Scheduled post  - I'm visiting my sister
enjoying some bonding time and 
NOT enjoying the Summer HEAT!! LOL

She lives in Phoenix so you can imagine
how HOT it is right now! UGH!
Thank goodness she has a pool! Otherwise
Hunter & I would turn around ASAP! Tehehehe

Naw... we would just never leave her house
and make her feed us all day and night! teheheehe
I'll be back sometime this week - so I can't leave comments
for you guys! SORRY!!! :(

I've got another Graduation card to share --

This one was pretty simple to make and I came up with it

quickly while looking at my dies!

The Strips of Designer Paper are Doodlebug

Cardstock is Recollections & Neenah Silver

Grad Cap Die - Sizzix (Crazy Things)

Sentiment - My Pink Stamper (Fancy Phrases)

Stitches Cover Plate - Essentials by Ellen

Stitched Circle Die - Simon Says Stamp

Fun Foam, Gemini Jr., Misti

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic Day!!

Theresa

You Did it Bubbles...

Hey There Crafty Friends! Happy Monday to ya!!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!

I have a WINNER from Saturday's Blog Hop to announce
and a Graduation Card to share with you today!

Okay... So these cards were inspired by a design image I saw on the

Doodlebug Website and the Christmas cards I made using a

Flat Back - Which I got from Jennifer McGuire Last year...

Now.. Say that 10 times fast! HAHAHA

These cards have what I call FLAT BACKS - Which means the

cards are smaller and are attached to the larger Flat Card Base...

Does that make any sense??? 

Don't worry the next picture should help you out!! LOL

See how my card opens? 

It's a smaller card size (3 3/4 x 5) and it's adhered

to a standard Flat piece of Cardstock (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)

It will fit inside a regular A2 size envelope... 

So I created the image in my Silhouette Program

after seeing the design on the Doodlebug website -

I thought it was so cute and perfect as a graduation

Card front - I had to do some alterations to the

SVG file to get it looking like it does -

But I honestly love the way it turned out - I die cut the

Grad cap in Red & Black for the 2 different cards

and you can see how I did up the inside as well

The Black & White Cardstock is Recollections

Silver Cardstock is Neenah

Red Cardstock is Stampin Up

Designer Paper is Doodlebug & the dots paper

is a file I found in my Silhouette Program which

I printed out on some Bazzill White Cardstock then 

sprayed with my Acrylic Sealer before cutting them out

on my Cameo Machine

Stitched Rectangle Die - My Creative Time

And the Winner of Georgiana's Anniversary Blog hop is

LARELYN!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Email me your address so I can get that

stamp set in the mail to ya!!!

(My e-mail address is on my blog under my picture)

 I leave town this week so please email me asap 

if you want your prize mailed before I go!! :)

Have a Wonderful DAY!!

Theresa

Carson's Creations Blog Hop!!!

Today we are celebrating 8 years that Carson's Creations has been sharing. 

I remember when I first started so many years ago...

I was a bit clueless, but the crafty world invited me in and 

I have since made many lasting friendships over the years. 

We have shared ideas, chatted about techniques, 

planned blog hops together, been on the same design teams, 

and appreciated each other's talents and creativity while admiring across the miles.

There are 8 stops and you won't want to miss any of them! 
If you are here from Janis' Blog then you are in the right place. 
If you just happened onto my blog today and would like to join us, 
then start at Carson's Creations ~ Georgiana's blog. 
There is also a complete line-up at the end of this post just in case you need it. 

What would a hop be without Blog Candy?!?! 
Since this is a celebration, each blog has a bit of candy 
that is randomly being given away. Yay for candy!

Here is how:

Be sure to be a FOLLOWER and COMMENT on each blog.

If you are a follower, your comment could be randomly 
drawn to win some fantastic prizes. 

Here is my project:

Georgiana asked us to create something to CELEBRATE!
So, I'm Celebrating SUMMER! At least where I'm at its Summer outside!
We are in the high 90's to low 100 degrees already! :)

I made this FUN Wood project to sit on my shelf -

The entire wood project was plain -  so I used an
assortment of Acrylic paints to paint the Sun, letters, &
wooden plank - Then I added glitter to some pieces and
Doodlebug Papers to other pieces - The word Sunshine is
a vinyl piece - and for bells and whistles I used some
adhesive gems, and ribbons...

It's so bright and cheery on my shelf!!!

Here's what I'm giving away:

This Stamp set has lots of great images for any crafter to use!

Remember to win, you need to be a follower of my
 blog and leave a comment! You have until 
Sunday night, June 3rd at 9:00 pm EST to hop along with us! 
All winners will be announced on Monday, June 4th on each individual blog. 
The winners will also be posted 
on Carson's Creation Facebook page after all the winner's 
posts go live on each blog.

Here is the Blog Hop Line-up...

Georgiana, Carson's Creations  

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy 
Theresa, Theresa's Crafty Creations (you are here)

Migdalia, Crafting with Creative M  (next)
Sherrie, Sherrie Scraps with Passion
Lisa, A Mermaid's Crafts 

Lee-Ann, Snappy Scraps 

Beth, Beth's Beauties

Thanks for celebrating with us today! 
Your next stop is the AMAZING MIGDALIA!!

Hexagon Santa --

Hello & Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends!!!

I'm back with my other Hexagon Christmas card today!

I gotta say I LOVE how this one turned out too!!

Don't you guys love it when you make a project

and it turned out just the way you want or even better???

I know I do! I get all giddy like a little kid!! hahahaha

Isn't it CUTE??? I think having the assorted

Doodlebug paper makes it FUN!

So, I used my stitched hexagon die to die cut out little

scraps of the doodlebug paper and placed them

on my White card front - Then I took my

Stitched Rectangle die to trim it down and give it that

clean look - I then pulled out that adorable

Santa sitting in the chair from the (Milk & Cookies)

Odds & Ends package and POPPED him right

on there - then added the Merry Christmas Sentiment -

I didn't want to add to much more to this card because of

all the fun papers, but I did pull out my 

Black Glaze Gelly Roll pen and added dots to Santa's

eyes, then used it on his gloves, belt and boots

In person you can see the glaze and gives it that extra

touch the card needed!

Another one down for this year!! YES!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa