Create Your Classroom Sneak Peek

Happy Monday Everyone!!! I hope all of my crafty friends had a wonderful weekend! Mine was jam-packed with a little bit of time for relaxation! I just wanted to stop in to give a little sneak peek of a project I made for the Create Your Classroom Release. You will be able to see the full project later this week! :) I just have to keep you in suspense for a little bit!!! I cannot wait for you to see these stamps! They are SO much FUN!!! Until Next Time.... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs! P.S. I didn't forget that I owe you all some pics of the way my classroom is decorated this year!!! Those will be coming soon!

FUN News!!!

Hi there Bloggie Friends! OMG!! It has been such a busy time for me the past couple of weeks, with school starting back up and me needing to get out of my "It's Summer" mode! Let me just tell you it's been quite the challenge! I will be back later this weekend to post some pics of my classroom and some projects that I did over the summer. But before I leave, I just have to share some EXCITING news!!! I'm one of the new DT members for Create Your Classroom!!! I'm so ecstatic!!! I cannot wait for everyone to see the stamps that Wendy has created! They are absolutely wonderful and I know that all crafters, whether they are teachers or not, will be able to use the stamps in some capacity!!! I will have a post early next week, with a sneak peak of the 1st set that she is releasing! I'm so excited about this new journey and cannot wait to work with all of the other amazing DT members! Well until next time! Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!

It's Back to Work I Go

Hi everyone, I told you I would be back here more frequently now!! LOL! I started back to work today after having been off all summer. I love being able to get back and see how all of my co-workers are doing and have spent their summer. It always seems like we haven't been gone for too long. It was a busy day full of meetings and then I did have some time to work in my classroom, which is a BIG work in progress. I will post pictures after I have everything set up. I just wanted to share a card that I made for my mister for his birthday back in June. It was only my my 3rd time working with a digi stamp, which I have really grown to love lately as my Cricut machines have been giving me some issues occasionally. The image is called Handy Harry from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I have gotten a lot of the digital images that I've worked with from this site and I just LOVE them, they fit my personality and crafting style so well! This sentiment is from the K. Andrew Designs set called Guy Talk. I used my Crayola colored pencils to color this adorable guy in! (at the time I did not have any Promarkers yet!) The paper is from my stash, I can't remember which stack I used but I do know that it DCWV. This is the inside of the card. These sentiments are also from K. Andrew Designs. Well, thanks for taking a moment to stop by my blog! It's another day of meetings and classroom prep for me tomorrow! I look forward to sharing some classroom pics with you next week. I'll be back this weekend to share some decorations that I put together for my cousin's wedding in July! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!

I'm BACK!!!...FINALLY

My oh my!!! It's been a LONG time since I've blogged! I had to take a hiatus from crafting and blogging because I just wasn't feeling it! I feel like that happened a few times over the past year, and I'm not sure why. Don't know if it's something that all crafters go through or just me. Nonetheless, I'm back and plan to do my best to blog at least once or twice or maybe even three times a week!!! Although I was on a sort of hiatus, I did create a few things here and there over the past few months. I decided that for my first official post back, I would share a super cute and fun card that I created this past weekend. Isn't this just adorable!!! All of the paper used was from my scraps! The tree and all of the images are from Stamps By Judith. The tree is called the Tree for All Seasons and I then used the Butterfly, Cupcake, and Star Stubbs that can be purchased separately. The images were all colored using my Letraset Promarkers, which I LOVE!!! (I'll blog about those another day!) Here is the inside of the cards All of the sentiments are from the following K. Andrew Designs Stamps: Splashtastic Summer, Winged Things, Coffee & Tea for You & Me I'm not sure if you can tell, but I added some Stickles to all of the images for a little bit of bling! And there you have it! Hope you like it! I am also using this for the Create Your Classroom Design Team Call! Thanks for taking time to stop by and check out my creations! I promise to not take another hiatus for a long time!!! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!

What a Wonderful World- Getting Cricky Guest Designer

Hello Crafty Friends!! I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer over at Getting Cricky with K. Andrew today!!! I just LOVE all of her stamp sets, and I almost have all of the sets she has released so far! :) When Kristal asked me to be a guest designer, I was more than thrilled! I already knew right away what I was going to make to share with everyone! A few weeks ago I shared a project that I made that included some adorable pinwheels, and I wanted to take a chance to share how to make them with you, so that you can add them to your projects as well!  Here are all of the items you need to get started. The patterened paper is double sided and is from My Minds Eye: Fine & Dandy Girl 6x6 Pad, DCWV Rickrack Cards Blue & Brown, Mrs. LuvvyOwl- Digital Delights by Louby Loo, Timeless Twine, lollipop sticks, brads  From the 6x6 paper cut two 2 1/2 inch x 2 1/2 inch squares.  Next cut slits that are about 1 1/2 inches long from each corner to the center of the square.  You will then fold one side of each flap to the center of the square. Each of the corners should overalap slightly. Put a hole in teh center where the flaps overlap and insert a brad. Once you have inserted the brad, you can attach your pinwheel to the lollipop stick using a glue dot and use the twine to tie a little bow! I colored the lollipop stick with Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Vintage Photo. Voila! You have now created your very own pinwheel! Aren't they super cute! the best part is that they are super easy to make! Once I had my pinwheel made, I was ready to put my project together! I just LOVE how this project came together! Here is the stamp set that I am featuring in my projects today: Of Mice & Lil Men  Here is the project put all together! I just LOVE it!! Here is a close up of the top half of my project! The cute little owl is perched on the other lollipop stick, since I only needed one pinwheel for this project! This awesome sentiment is from the Of Mice and Lil Men stamp set from K. Andrew Design! This set is AWESOME and also goes perfect with so many different projects! And here is a close up of the bottom half! This sentiment is from one of my favorite K. Andrew Design stamp sets- Positive Thoughts! This set has some very inspirational sentiments!!! I was so excited about my guest designer opportunity that I created a few other projects to share as well! Sorry if I went overboard! LOL!!  Sentiments are from the following sets, Of Mice and Lil Men, All in the Family, & Crafty Friends. This tag is for a sweet treat that I will be giving to one of my co-workers who has had a lot going on lately and just needs a little pick me up!  Sentiments are from the following sets: Splashtastic Summer, Of Mice & Lil Men. Image is Daisy Flower from Digital Delights by Louby Loo Last but not least is the Graduation announcment card that I am making for my little sister to send out to family letting them know about her graduation this month! Sentiment is from Of Mice & Lil Men and grad cap is from Happy Graduation cartridge!!! WOW!!! So many fun projects each showcasing how awesome and versatile the K. Andrew Design stamps are, especially the set Of Mice and Lil Men!!! Be sure to head over to Kristal's store to grab your very own set so that you can get creating! Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to see my creations! I hope that you have been inspired! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!