Bakery Box House Project

 Hi everyone.  Here is a close up of the Bakery that was created for the Loaded Envelopes Galore and More Facebook swap you can find here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoadedEnvelopeOriginal/.  For the month of April I am the Guest Designer for the swap.  I created this project for us to swap.  Isn't it fun!!!

 This box is large enough to use your window dies that you might have in your stash.  If you don't have any, I show you in the tutorial how to create the door, steps, roof, and windows.  You only need a score board and a paper cutter.  It's simple.  You decorate as you wish!

 This is the backside of the Bakery.  It's decorated with pearls and swirls as I was going for a Shabby Chic look for this house.

 There are so much themes you can do with this house.  I am currently working on a "Coffee Shop" as I intend to fill it with Keurig (K Cups) as a gift presentation.  See, isn't that fun!!!  You could do a Flower Shop and include flower seeds inside!!!

The letters for the Bakery Sign were done on a Circuit machine.  The rolled Roses are a Marianne Creatables die.  Thank you so much for stopping by to view my project.  I have included the tutorial below.  I would love to see your houses.  I will be posting pictures of the embellishments that are included in these houses soon.  So check back.  Until next time,  Happy Crafting!!!

Lovely Loaded Doll House

Hello friends and crafters.  I am pleased to announce that I am the guest designer over at the Loaded Envelopes Galore and More for the month of April.  Please come and check us out here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoadedEnvelopeOriginal/  These houses measure 7" high, 5" wide, and 3-1/4" deep and perfect for "loading".  Gosh so much you can do with these.  I can imagine putting some cookies inside to bring to a new neighbor for a welcoming present.  Or how about bringing one of these houses loaded with candles inside as a hostess gift.  Wouldn't this be cute to present at a house warming, or how about a bridal shower with Bath and Body Works products inside.  Your imagination is the limit.

Here is the tutorial for putting one of these together.  All you need is a Score Board and a Paper Cutter and you can create a house.  How fun is that!!!

Your window dies in your stash are going to work on this house as you have a lot of real estate.  If you don't have any, I show you how to make the windows and window boxes as shown on the "Red" house.  Wouldn't this be great with your recipients last name on the house like as shown on the "Bakery".  Wow, they would proudly display that in their home!!!

 The roof on this house was done with a Martha Stewart Punch.  

 The house was created with a Sizzix Tim Holtz Embossing Folder that looks like Bricks.  I used distress inks on white paper to achieve this look.

 This is the back of the house.  The fence is a die from my stash, but I know there is a Martha Stewart punch that does a fence as well.  The tulips are from an Elizabeth Craft Designs die and so are the tiny flowers in the window boxes.  You could use a tiny punch from your stash for those as well.

 Thank you for stopping by to view my project.  I will be back tomorrow with close up pictures of the Bakery.  I will also take pictures of the embellishments that I loaded my doll house with to show you how much you can stuff in there!!!!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!!!!

Halloween Shadow box featuring Sizzix Tim Holtz dies

 Greetings friends and crafters.  With Halloween being just right around the corner, I thought I would share some of my projects this week that I created for the season.  This is an alter tag shaped door or wall hanging.  Of course, you can also use it for a shelf display.

 This shadow box is a "Dollar General" find that I converted with lights, die cuts, and stickers.  It was so fun to create.  The light element is so fun and festive.  The Ghost, Tree, and Cobwebs are all Tim Holtz dies.  Tim Holtz makes the best Halloween dies ever in my humble opinion.  The Haunted House you see here is a sticker that I purchased from Michael's a couple years ago.

This project was a delight to create.  It is one that I will enjoy for many years to come in my Halloween vignettes.  Please check back as I will be adding more projects for Halloween this week.  Until next time friends, Happy Crafting.

Gorguss Girl Card

Hello friends!!!  So here I am again with another one of these cards.  It's a Spellbinders 3D Vignette die.  I love these dies.  Pair it with a Gorjuss Girl and it will melt your heart.   Don't you just love that sweet little kite shaker too!!!!  This was the card I sent with the Happy Mail that I themed "Kindness".  I have a couple more things to post and I will be moving on to some Christmas, then Halloween and Fall projects.

Thank you so much for hanging with me today.  I have so much to share.  These days I am pretty busy with a full time job, taking care of my little Granddaughter, and keeping up with the laundry, cooking, and housework.  You don't know how much I appreciate you.  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Tonic Studios Kensington Purse Die

Just a little share today of this sweet little purse from Tonic Studios called Kensington Handbag die.  It's as sweet as it can be and it is a good size.  I fit two little drawstring bags inside.  This was part of my Happy Mail "Kindness" theme with Gorjuss Girls.  The little daises are a Sizzix-Susan's -Susan's Garden Collection - Thinlits Dies -Flower, Mini Daisy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Hope you enjoyed this little share.  Still trying to catch up on my post.  Stay tuned for more projects.  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Happy Mail Binder Goodie Holder

Hello friends and crafters.  Today I want to share this 6 x 9 binder that was purchased at the Dollar Tree.  The idea for a flip book was rolling around in my head, but I just didn't have the time to create a binder.  When I saw this at the Dollar Tree, I knew it would be perfect for what I had in mind.

This was happy mail I sent to Sherry over at Craft, Pray, Repeat.   "Kindness" was the theme I chose for this project along with the Gorjuss Girls that are so loved.  The above picture shows a tag that was created that fit perfectly in a clear plastic pocket in this binder.  Check out that little cloud shaker.  Isn't it cute!

This page has a pocket holding some lace doilies and crochet flowers.  This little Gorjuss girl sitting on books is super cute.

The lace corner on this page is from Heartfelt Creations.  That package of pearls nicely tucks right inside!

All the flowers were created by hand.  These are some rolled Marianne die roses cut with felt.

The daisies are Spellbinders and Elizabeth Craft Designs are the small ones.

To create the pages, two pieces of design paper were glued together and holes punched to fit in the binder.

Lots of little goodies were able to be fit in all the pockets.  All the sentiments were created on the computer.

This was a fun project to create.  It was a real pleasure to put together and send.

The last page holds some great shaker sequins in little glassine bags.  "Bliss" is from Hedi Swapp.

Just to show that the back of the binder was covered.  Thank you so much stopping by today to view this project.  I sure to appreciate it.  I have so much more to post here and catch up on so be sure to check back.  Halloween is what I am currently working on and boy there are some things you won't want to miss.  Until next time friends, Happy Crafting!!!

Christmas in July Altered Ribbon Spool

Happy Christmas in July everyone!  July is a great time to sit down a do a few Christmas projects to get a head start when you aren't rushed during all the festivities in December.  For this project a ribbon spool I had on my desk and ready to throw away was rescued!!!  Look how adorable.  I just tore it apart and recovered the cardboard with paper.  The house is a Recollection die from Michaels, the Gingerbread man is a piece of felt from trim I was gifted.

The peppermint in the front is a Martha Stewart punch.  The trees are from Aliexpress.  They are a set of three sizes.  I used the medium and the tall.  This was so much fun to make.  I want to make more of these for gifts.  I won't be throwing away those ribbon spools anymore...lol

Happy Crafting friends.  I will have more to share with you for Christmas in July as well as some other projects that I have been working on.  See you soon!