Kid Notes - Rawr!!

When I was growing up, my mom often times would tuck a little note or card inside of my bag whenever I go away whether spending the weekend at Girl Scout camp or going to a friend's house or whatever. Now that I have children, I continued with that  tradition. I tuck a little note into their backpacks for the first day of school. I tuck notes into their notes into their bags when they're going to the grandparents house for a few days.  I pack notes in the their luggage when they go camping with Scouts. We don't actually pack lunches for school anymore, but on the occasion that we did in the past I would tuck notes in there as well.

Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of everyday life we don't think of these little notes.  So I thought I would share that tradition. I decided to make some kids card sets. Something little that you could just let your little ones know that you're thinking of them, that you're proud of them, or you think they're awesome. So the adorable Critters by Lawn Fawn are perfect for this. 

Below is my first version of my Rawr card. While I liked the basics of it, I felt it was missing something.

So off I went to look for something to jazz it up a little bit. On the card below I added a stitched square as well as a stitched circle to the card front. I also decided to add more to the scene behind the dino, so I stuck a palm tree in there. Not a lot of differences, but I like this version so much better!

I am going to be making sets of these note cards for sale at any of my events in 2018, or they can be special ordered! Stay tuned for more cards which will be in the sets!st

Skinny Notebooks

I have been hard at work getting items made for upcoming craft shows! Just a little over a week until my first show and 2 weeks until the second. I am still looking for one more event. Anyway currently I am making some skinny notepads. These are perfect for jottibg down ideas for gifts, or your Holiday dinner grocery list. They also come with matching RSVP pens. I forgot to take a photo of the insides. I will have to do that for the next round. The snowman head is by Endless Creations, the reindeer is by Fun Stampers Journey and the gingerbread man is by Stampin Up! The sentiments are all by Papertrey Ink. Images were all colored with my Copic markers. 

Mini Notebooks - Captain America

After I made the Pokemon books I started thinking about what else I could make. How about super heroes?? So I decided on Captain America! Again these at 4"×6" size and they come with a small papermate pen. 

 All packaged up and ready for sale.

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Mini Notebooks - Pokemon

I needed to add to my mini notebook selections for my craft shows. I didn't have a lot of smaller notebooks  (3"×5" size) but I did have some 4"x6" on hand. I definitely needed more selections for boys. As I sat at my table contemplating what to do, I was thinking of Pokemon and thought "I can totally make that!" So....I did. I really like how these turned out! 

 All packaged up with a pen.

I only have a few of these available, however I am also going to make a few in the smaller size too. 

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Wine scented candles in a gift card holder

I really enjoyed making the coffee candle gift card holders, so when I saw these wine scented candles I knew I wanted to make some of these too! For these I extended the part that holds the gift card then added a little "shelf" to hold the card up. I believe I have 4 scents, all wine inspired. 

Packaged, tagged and ready to go! Again I chose bakers twine so that they are easier to be re-tied when the giver adds the gift card.

Coffee Candles and Gift Card Holder

I have been hard at work making these Coffee Candles in a gift card holder. I bought the coffee candles but wanted to step then up a bit. I will add a before and after photo in a few minutes. I made the box to hold the candle, then added the piece to hold the gift card. I also made the gift tags. Then I put them all together and put them in the bags. I opted for bakers twine to hold it closed so that the person who buys it doesn't need to worry about getting the bow tied after they add the gift card. Ribbon would have been a little harder to tie if they weren't sure how.  I am not a coffee drinker, but I have to admit these candles smell pretty good! The coffee images are from Stampin Up 's Coffee Cafe, snowflakes are from punch pals, Snow Swirled, Serene Snowflakes. Snowflake punch is a retired Stampin Up punch. The tag is an older Spellbinders I believe that I cut out then layered then cut out slightly larger. Then the circle cut out in the base was a stitched circle one that I had on hand.

Christmas Gift Card Holders

I have been working on some items for my upcoming craft shows. Gift Card holders are always one of my most popular items! This is a new style for me this year. I found a tutorial by Nicole from A Walk Down Memory Lane so I followed that but I wanted to be able to close it. First I thought maybe I would use velcro, then I thought maybe a ribbon closure but I wanted to add a little image to the front. Finally I decided on a belly band closure.

I will still need to make a bunch more. I will make some other colors and styles. This is just the begining!