More Valentine's Goodies

Here is a little treat bag that I made for my hubby for Valentine's Day. I didn't want him to feel left out since I made such cute little gifts for the kids.

We usually don't do much for each other on Valentine's Day. Sometimes we go out to dinner by ourselves, but that won't happen this year since all of our babysitters will be in Florida on vacation, darn them, lol!

This is just a simple bag topper that was stamped with a retired set from SU, and I'm not even sure of the name of it. I had let someone borrow all of my Valentine's type stamps, and hadn't gotten them back yet. So I had to dig through a tote of stamps to find something appropriate.

I wonder how many of these kisses I can steal from him! Gotta have my chocolate too~!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jen

Valentine's Day Mailboxes

These are the cute little Target mailboxes from the Dollar Spot. I've actually had these in my closet for a while and just found them while I was cleaning. I figured this was a great time to finally use them.

I made one for each of my kiddos (2 boys, 1 girl). And all I used was some scrap Stampin' Up! designer paper for each one. The little flags have scalloped circles on them with a stamped heart (Little Layers Plus stamp set, retired SU). My daughter's has a little jewel on hers that I had found on her bedroom floor while cleaning the other day, lol!

I also made them each a little matching 3x3 card with more scrap paper. I love using scraps to make projects!

They are all filled with goodies: hershey kisses, heart suckers, gum, dip sticks, and peppermint patties.

I am planning on making homemade waffles, fresh strawberries, and cool whip for Sunday morning breakfast and putting these cute little mailboxes at their spots. Oh, and don't forget my daughter's favorite thing on Sunday mornings, SAUSAGE!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day with your loved ones!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

Valentine's Bag Toppers

These are the little Valentine's treats that I made for my kid's teachers this year. They were so easy to make! I started with the small size cello bags from Stampin' Up!, and filled them with m&m's. I ate lots of the m&m's too!

Then I used the in-color Melon Mambo from SU! to make the topper. The whisper white layer is also stamped with the Melon Mambo color and a retired stamp from SU! that says Happy Valentine's Day!

The star brads were from my stash of goodies, who knows where they came from.

I'm sure the kids will love passing these out to their teachers this year!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Valentine's Day!

Jen

Bright Birthday Fun!

I used some birthday stickers that I had gotten on clearance for $1 to make a set of 3 Birthday cards since I needed to increase my stash of birthday cards.

I paired the bright stickers with Stampin' Up!s in-colors, which are a little bright for me.

All of my cards are white, and have layers with white embossed with the swiss dots Cuttlebug folder.

Here is a picture of all 3 of them together, and the matching stamped envelopes. I feel so good having birthday cards all ready to go in a hurry~

Thanks for stopping by! Jen

Bella Baby!

It's been a very long time since I've used my Bella stamps. I pulled out this cute stamp to make a card for an old high school friend who just found out she is expecting her 2nd child. I'm so excited for her!

Happy Baby!

Jen

Blue & White Birthday

This is a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 square card that I made for my brother's birthday. I'm not sure where the penquin came from, he was stamped for me by a friend. But I think he's so cute in his swimming trunks and a popsicle in his hand. The white layer underneath was embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder. The birthday saying was stamped and punched out with Stampin' Up! punches and layered on with pop-dots.

I made this for the Stamp Something Challenge for today which was use blue & white. I used the bright color Brilliant Blue which I hardly ever use. I also layered with some black to tie in the colors of the penquin.

Hope you all have a great weekend. We are all getting over the flu bug at our house, so lots of cleaning, laundry, and shampooing of the carpets.

Happy Weekend!
Jen

More Decorating

This is a wall by our front door that we painted this past summer. The front room was our first start at re-doing the house. It had all white walls to start with. We did sponge painting with a beige/brown combo on the top half of the walls, followed by a country border. I just had to have this Decor Elements tree and saying from Stampin' Up! to place on the wall too! I think it goes perfectly. And I was able to put it up all by myself! I can't wait to get more of these to try, they are so fun and easy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

A Cool Scrapbooking Project!

I have been in this huge cleaning frenzy this past week. I think I have cleaned out almost every cupboard in our kitchen, lol! And I'm not finished yet! As you can see I went a little scrapbook crazy as I was organizing the photos on the fridge this morning. I can't wait to see what my hubby says when he gets home. I know my kids will love having all of their favorite people on the fridge for them to see every day. It is a great way for them to remember Grandparents and family down in Florida that we don't get to see very often.

This second photo is a closeup of the 'family' decoration that I cut out using my Cricut. I am still getting used to using it and figuring out all of the buttons and different features. Can't wait to make more decorations using it!

Happy Scrapbooking!

Jen

Let It Snow!

We are getting more snow here in New York. So I thought this was perfect timing to make this decoration. I made this for a Christmas gift for next year actually! I am so going to be ready for Christmas next year, lol!

This is made out of 4x4 square chipboard coasters. So it fits in perfectly with the Whimsy Challenge for using chipboard! You can see the details of the challenge on their blog here: Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog.

I used the cute snowman from Whimsy Stamps on both of the ends. The designer paper is retired Stampin' Up! (Holiday Treasures). After I glued on the paper to the coasters, I then sanded all the edges. The snowmen are colored in with my SU markers and also have glitter all over them.

The SNOW letters are also from SU and they are from the Decor Elements line, so they are vinyl. They have been sitting on my desk for a while and begging for me to use them! This fit in perfectly for the Stamp Something Challenge Blog of using something new!

I then used my cropadile to punch holes in the chipboard and used various SU ribbon (some retired) to hold it all together.

I just might have to make one for myself to use also!

Happy Stampin!

Jen

Fleece Blankets

Here are the 3 fleece blankets that I made for my kiddos this year. They are from JoAnne's and all are the no-sew fleece blankets kits. My two oldest got the larger size, and my youngest got a smaller size. These are so super soft, and also so super easy to do. I actually have been so busy and didn't start these until the night before! They took me about an hour each to get them done. Note to self: finish making all the handmade gifts before Christmas Eve!!!

Of course, we weren't counting on my mother-in-law to end up in the hospital for the holiday either. She is on the road to recovery, and hopefully will be home soon, but it sure did change our holiday plans!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jen