Fairy notebooks

I actually found this in my drafts folder along with another post that I never posted! Oops!

These were mini notebooks I made for a craft show. They were a huge hit and sold out pretty quickly! I need to make some more! The background was done with ink blending and stamps then I added some sparkle with some FSJ silks. The fairy is a die which I actually altered to fit onto the notebook. I loved how these turned out!

Rainbow cards

Here is another Pinterest inspired card. This was my first take but I thought it was too much white.

So I went back and added a little heart which I punched and then added UTTE to make it shiny and then added it to the card using pop dots. I had a lot of fun with these cards! And I loved that I could use up a bunch of my scraps! Here are the different color combinations I ended up with.

Catching up!

2019 has been a whirlwind to say the least! My son dislocated his knee and had to have surgery. He has been recovering from surgery since October. I had a health scare, that thankfully turned into nothing. My daughter got her first job at a summer camp for Cub Scouts at a camp we have gone to for years. She was gone off and on all summer. It was a very hard time for me. But I was happy when she was home. Our new, not even a year old, RV had an axle that somehow got bent. We spent almost 3 months arguing with the dealership that they needed to replace the axle and the springs that got damaged because of it. They kept claiming it wasnt their fault. In the end we finally won and they replaced it.

In between being sad that my daughter wasn't home and all the other stuff going on I have been crafting. I will try to get this blog up and going again with some of my recent projects.  Here is my most recent card which I made tonight, a cute little friendly monster! I saw similar cards on Pinterest but I made my own spin on them. He really is cute! I will be adding this little guy to my inventory.

Mini Notebooks - Hang in there!

The third style of books I made yesterday feature the Changito monkey.  I really love these monkeys! So cute!! These are also 4"×6" notebooks and come with a papermate mini pen. So cute!!! 😊

Before and After coffee candles

So here is what I started with. Four different kinds of coffee candles.

I extended the wicks.

 Then I broke up some tapers.

 And melted them using the double boiler method.

 When completely melted I let it cool slightly then whipped the wax

 Added the whipped wax to the candles

Cut down and added some green straws from "that coffee place" And Viola, Coffee candles!

4 x 4 Set of note cards Set 3

Inside:

Here is the third set of cards that I made this week. Like I said I really like these 4x4 sets! This time I used The Sounding Joy stamp set (retired Stampin Up). I stamped the star shaped sentiment with Garden Green and then embossed the "Joy" with Real Red and clear embossing powder. I added a little distressing on the edges and added the white layer to a glimmer green layer.  A few snowflakes on the inside mat finished the cards.

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!