Organizing Stamps

I have quite the collection of acrylic stamps.  

They are great because you don't have the chunky wooden

 backs to store.  You only need an acrylic block to stick

 them too and your ready to stamp.  

Then when your done just clean them and put them away.  

Now putting them away became a challenge for me. 

 I stuffed them in little bags and had to dig through them to find the one I wanted to use.  So I decided to follow my DIL's idea to store them in baseball card page protectors.

 You can find them at Target or Walmart.  I think I paid 5 bucks for these.  Not a bad investment for my sanity.

 Next I cut out little white cards, to fit in each of the places.  I choose white so you can read the stamps clearly. 

I was going to put a set of stamps on each side, but it was too bulky.  So I decided to just use one side.  

So much better!  Don't you agree.  Now I placed them in a binder that I can carry to crops and classes.  No more digging for the right stamp, woo hoo!

Organizing makes me happy!

 I hope you found this little tip helpful.

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Have a blessed day!

Card Classes

This past weekend I traveled up to my old stomping grounds in Pulaski, NY.  I taught two card classes. 

The first one was with a few ladies that I gather with each time I venture up north.  We get together and have a ladies craft day.  I gather my supplies and share a project with them.  This year it was cards.

 These guys rock at card making!

Here are the cards we made.

I was invited to teach at the churches local MOPS group. 
Take a look at all these wonderful ladies!
I had a blast teaching these moms. 
They had fun using their creativity to
create some beautiful cards.
Thanks Korleen for letting me crash your group.

I recuited two of my friends to help me teach the ladies.

Thanks Jan and Jule!!!!

 

I think they all had a good time making cards.  I wish there was a MOPS group around when I had small children.  It is a great ministry for the community. 

See you next time ladies.

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Have a blessed day.

 

 

Handmade Valetines

 This week I have had an opportunity to make some cute Valentine cards with family and friends.  We found all the ideas on Pinterest and made a few tweeks to using the supplies we have in the craft room.

This one was a favorite we created with a typewriter stamp.  You can make this cad for most any occasion.  All you have to do is change out your message.

This was a tricky one to figure out.  My dear DIL figured it out and made it easy for me to stitch it write up.  Of course we 
used up some more of that lovely red twine! 

 This one is super simple and was a favorite of my friends.  Just place three strips of your favorite washi tape across the card and add a cute message.  Again this can be
 made for any occasion.

This last one is a simple red and white card.  Just run it through the Cuttlebug and you have a great pattern to place tiny hearts.  
Yes, we used some red twine to finish it off. 


 I used the Wink of Stella brush pen on most of my cards. It adds a touch of sparkle to your cards. It give the same effect as Stickles with out the long drying time.  It literally drys in a few seconds.

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Have a blessed day!

Christmas Crafts

 Sorry I have been away for awhile.  I have been taking a break so I could enjoy the Christmas season with my family and friends.  
Today I want to share what I have made over the last few weeks.  I made this cute little tree I found on Pinterest.  All you need are some Thickers (letters) from Michael's, 1x2 board and some white paint.  

First cut your pieces of wood and sand them.  I made my base 2", the bottom word 8.5" and slowly made each level smaller as I went up.  

 
 The letters are sticky but I glued them down to make sure they were going to stay in place.  There are not enough E's so I cut some B's into E's to make it work.  That way you only need one package of letters.
I cut a heart from chip board and glued it on.  Then you paint it white.  It took a few good coats.  Then I glued it together with wood glue.  You don't have to do that, but my tree is sitting on a shelf that gets bumped.  So I didn't want to have to pick up all the pieces each time.   

Next up are some cute little felt hearts.  You can put them on your tree or hang them on knobs around your house.  They would also make cute Valentine decorations. 

 I also made some fun gift tags for the kids presents this year.  Yes, I found the idea on Pinterest. 

 I sure do like that site!

I printed off color copies of a couple of my favorite pictures from the past year and Mod Podged them onto very thin pieces of wood.  Let them dry over night and then rub the paper off the to with a wet cotton cloth.  I used my wood burning tool to add a cute heart and year to the back.  

 

The last thing I want to show you are the Christmas cards I made this year.  I usually make three different kinds and try to use only the supplies I have around my craft room. 

 I hope you had a fabulous time over this past 

Christmas holiday. I will be sharing our holiday pictures with you soon.  Have a blessed day. 

CARDS, CARDS, CARDS........

 I went to visit my friends in NY this past weekend and we had fun making a bunch of cards.  They were super easy to make. ENJOY!

 

 

 I made this last one this morning for someone who is retiring from 30 years of military service.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice weekend!