Using up Scraps!

 I had this paper pack that I had partially used but it was sitting around and I figured I should just use it up.  So these two videos show how I used up some of the papers.  I still have a few pages left but I felt very successful making 13 cards, 2 bookmarks, and a scrapbook layout.  

This video is in two parts.  

Part 1: 

And Part 2:

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Will you be my Valentine??? Antother great card idea!

 Here is another great card idea!  Again, super easy and you don't need a whole lot of supplies.  

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Happy Valentine's Day!!! 

Super Easy Valentine's Day Card

 This card was super easy to make, yet looks and feels like a million bucks!

With the added layers the card feels thick and substantial.  I love adding a few layers inside the card too matching the thickness with the outside of the card.  Even if you use thinner paper the extra layers help with the quality of the card.  

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Time for Easy Valentine's Day Cards!

       

 It is that time again.  I was just looking back at an older post on this blog where I made a few Valentine's Day cards.  I remember making them years ago and I was so proud of my creativity.  However, I have come a long way!!!  I am even more proud of these!  I love the clean lines, the matting to give the card more thickness and stability! 

All of these little cards were made with the 6x6 inch paper pad and a pack of stickers that I purchased from Michaels Craft Store.  The paper pad is called "Sweetheart Day" and the stickers were a coordinating pack.  Both are made from Recollections.  

For these little cards I used 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" inch folded cards as the base.  I got a pack of these from Joann Fabrics.  The brand is Park Ave. and they come folded with matching envelopes.  

The Happy Valentines Day card (top left of photo) I cut a black base 2 1/4" by 3 1/4" and centered it on the front with 1/8" white border all around.  Then I used pop dots to adhere the sentiment sticker on top.  

The Be Kind card was made with a dark pink cardstock that I had in my stash and cut it at 2 1/4" by 3 1/4".  Then the heart candy patterned paper from the Sweetheart Day paper pad was cut at 2" by 3" and centered on top of the dark pink.  This gave me a double 1/8" border all around.  Then I used pop dots to give a raised look to the sentiment sticker from the sticker pack.

The XOXO card used a matching coordinating pink piece of cardstock cut at 2 1/4" by 3 1/4".  Then I put a 1 1/4" by 3 1/4" strip of white cardstock along the middle to hold the XOXO sticker.  I was in a pop dot mood so I popped this sticker up as well.  You can see the shadow from popping this sticker up.  I love the dimension it gives. 

The Flower bunch card (right of the XOXO card) uses a piece of glittery paper from the paper pad as well as a piece of acetate also from the same paper pad.  The glittery paper was cut at 2 1/4" by 3 1/4" and the acetate was cut with the same measure.  I used Art Glitter glue (dries clear) to adhere these two pieces together.  Be careful because the acetate and glitter paper are slippery together.  I let it dry before adhering it to the card base.  Then I used, yes,  you guessed it, POP DOTS to attach the sticker on top. 

The Single flower card (below the XOXO card) used a 2 1/4" by 3 1/4" piece of dark pink glitter paper as the base color. Of course, I pop dotted the pretty flower on top.  Super simple.  

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My CTMH Haul. Box Opening

 I love a good sale!  Close To My Heart had their year end sale and I was able to score a few things.  Here is a video showing you all I got.  

I can't wait to start playing with these yummy things!!

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Infinity Scarf Pattern

This infinity scarf pattern is awesome.  I love the stitch and found it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kviC5g1AHgs&t=309s

I start with 260 chains, then do the same stitch as she shows.  I also do about 15 rows.  It makes a nice fluffy scarf that is a bit longer when you double it up.  This way it isn't right around your neck tight.

On a Break....And Moving

Last May I visited my mother for a few days and while I was in her town we went shopping at Michaels.  I wanted something to do with my hands while I was with her but it was too warm to want to play with yarn so I picked up a small counted cross stitch kit.  I hadn't cross stitched in YEARS!  Like 16 years!  I stopped cross stitching because at that time I had little babies and didn't want them to accidentally grab my work and get stuck with a needle.  So I put my cross stitch away for other things (like parenting and chasing after toddlers for several years).  When the kids were a bit older I had picked up knitting and crochet again and stuck with that until last May when I bought this cross stitch kit.

After about two minutes of cross stitching again I was HOOKED!  I think it was different and new again.  I also loved the kit I was working on.  The Dimensions Gold Collection kits are awesome because they show lots of shading which gives the picture depth and movement.  When I finished that little project I bought a larger kit (still Dimensions Gold Collection) and started working on that in June.  These take some time and with life making me very busy I finally finished that larger kit in January. Now I am working on another kit.  This one is the Hot Air Balloons.  So much fun. It is coming along well and I love the shading and the depth it gives.

Anyway, I have been on a break from yarn work for the past 7 months.  I will return to it.  I know I will, so bear with me.

On another note, we are moving.......again.  Packing up my craft supplies makes me touch things I haven't touched in a while and makes me want to start new projects.

Yesterday, I boxed up all my yummy yarns. It makes me want to knit socks.  I have lots of sock yarns. I want to knit socks.

Today, I boxed up all my yummy fabrics that I use in quilting.  I want to quilt now.  I saw at least two quilts I would love to make right now.  But I know if I pull out my sewing machine and start a new project in the middle of moving, my husband will go through the roof!  Ha ha ha.

Next on the list to pack is all my scrapbook stuff.  We know what will happen then, right???? Yeah.  I will be setting up my scrap table quickly once we move. Hee hee hee.

This house will not have a separate place for my craft stuff.  It will have to find a home in my closet and in my room for a little while, but I know I will find space to start crafting once we get settled.

That is where I have been and what is going on.  I hope you will still hang out with me and wait for me to return.