Creative Optimism

{ decore, gifts and more.... }

2011-03-17T22:52:00.000-07:00

I'm way behind on posting my latest projects, so I figured I'd start with the most recent.... St. Patty's Day decorations. I had so much fun making lots of shamrock garlands, in fact I made so many that I gave them to a few of my friends, which is also what I did for Valentine's day too! Anyway.... as always I hope you enjoy!

"Lucky" blocks idea found here

Cute Cupcake Toppers found here

St. Patty's Day gift bags sent to my brother Brad, Krystal and Lauren, filled with lots of green goodies!

Free printable from here and subway art from here

I used my trusty Cricut to make this dainty shamrock garland

Dainty hearts garland made for Mom, idea from here

Valentine party treats from a jewelry party my Mom and I hosted

Valentine garland idea and subway art shown above from here

100 butterflies cut out with my Cricut for Angie's room

These sweet little butterflies really livened up those white walls- she LOVES them!

Felt crown tutorial found here

Personalized reversible princess capes for Angie and Jenny's Christmas gifts

Fun name art for my friend Angela

11x14 quote canvas for new friend, Summer

Personalized gift boxes (painted and Mod Podged)

Personalized Post-it note holders

Rolled fabric flower tutorial found here

I made hair clips to match the girl's Valentine outfits my Mom made and then made a napkin ring to go along with a cute place setting idea for the quilt shop my Mom works at.

Fun photo for Valentine's day, Lauren was nice enough to enhance it for me! :)

Laying out squares for Angie's quilt. My mother-in-law is helping me get it put together. I can't wait to have this finished and on Angie's bed instead of the ugly black blanket she has on there now! Then her whole room will FINALLY coordinate! YAY! :)

{ fun projects }

2010-12-12T13:20:00.000-08:00

I realized I haven't posted in months, so I thought I'd show you what I've been up to.... starting with the oldest down to the newest.

My favorite projects were the quote canvas I did for my grandmother-in-law's birthday that said, "where words fail, music speaks", the "Lemons" frame I made for my sister-in-law's birthday and the "...growing up is optional" frame I made for my friend's birthday.

It's funny because all of those projects have been gifts....

maybe after Christmas I'll work on some of those for my house! :)

I know all three are enjoying their gifts though, which is why creating them was so much fun!

{ collage wall and more... }

2010-07-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

My latest project was creating a collage wall. I got this great idea and tutorial here and went to work. I was a little nervous because I didn't want to have a bunch of holes in the wall, but after I got it all ready it was really easy. John hung up the first frame in the middle and then I did the rest on my own. I love how it turned out- no more bare walls! The before and after pictures:

More cards....

And last but certainly not least, this beautiful temple picture....

John and I both worked on this project and FINALLY finished it! It was actually a Christmas present for my parents and this is the 2nd try and thankfully it turned out great! I ordered the kit online here and we had to do all the assembly. It was quite the project, we had to buy a board for the back, attach the picture and put texture over the picture to give it a canvas look. Then John assembled the frame, which is where the problems started. The angles were not cut correctly and when we put it together it had HUGE gaps! So after we had put it all together and painted it and everything, it just didn't look good. So we gave it to my parents for Christmas with a promise that we would redo the frame. We contacted the company and they sent us a new frame, but the angles were STILL not cut correctly, so John used his amazing skills and after a few hours of hard work it turned out perfect! We then painted the frame and attached the picture. So what was supposed to be a simple project turned out to be anything but simple, but very worth it! And most importantly, my parents LOVE it! It's pretty big too, 26 x 32 inches! Quite the masterpiece and it only took us until June to finish it! :) We kept forgetting about it until a couple of weeks ago and then John went to work and finished it within 2 days- he's quite the handy man! (It's his passion actually and he's amazing!) Now if I can just convince him to do another one for us someday!

*Note: If you're thinking about ordering one for yourself, know that you'll probably have to make adjustments to the frame (hopefully not and they are fixing the problem so that it's not such a hassle) and you'll need to use a nail gun plus other tools to assemble the frame. Also, attaching the picture with a staple gun as suggested on the instructions did not work- you need to nail it down. We had to buy the wood backing board, paint, glue and a couple of other things to finish this project- but it was still much cheaper than buying a temple picture at Deseret Book, just more work!

Enjoy!

{ Finally... New Creations! }

2010-06-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

I realized the other day that I hadn't updated this blog in a looooong time! But I've have been busy..... don't think that I haven't done anything creative! :) That's not possible! Here are the latest creations and projects that I've been meaning to share! Here they are starting with the most recent... As a thank you to my good friend Carolyn, I made this quote saying thingy (I'm not quite sure what to call it) for her wall. She chose the colors and the quote and I got to work and I love how it turned out! I love quotes!

Angie's birthday announcements were fun to put together until I got about halfway through and started wondering why I decided to do 50 of these!?!? It's fun to be able to send ones to all your family and close friends though! :) The funnest part about these invites was sewing them together! (with my machine of course!) As always, Lauren did a wonderful job on the photo! She really is amazing! Don't you just love cupcakes?

Some thank you cards for my cousin's baby shower... my Cricut cut it all out! It was such an easy way to make cards! I'm still figuring out all the things I can do with my Cricut! I love that all the paper coordinates! (It was the extras from Angie's birthday invites last year, which I just realized I never posted! Ha ha! Oh well, I'll post that later!)

Angie and I had fun covering one of her shoe boxes to use as a gift box for Grandma's birthday. She thoroughly enjoyed putting jewels and stickers all over it and making it extra special for Grandma!

I've had this paper heart box forever in my craft stash and never knew what do to with it. Then my friend, Lisa had her second baby and her first girl and so I thought.... "This would make a perfect tiny hair bow holder!" These bows are the little ribbon ones that you stick to their heads with Karo Syrup. It's so fun and feminine and perfect for those little bows! I definitely want to make more of those for baby shower gifts!

A couple of cards... a baby shower and princess birthday!

These two hair clip holders have saved my life! Okay, not really, but they have saved a lot of time! I used to have all of Angie's hair clips in this cute container, but ever since Jenny has joined the family we have twice as many hair clips- obviously! I was spending way too long digging in the container to find the right clip every morning. Sometimes I would even dump the whole container on the floor if I was in a big hurry. So I finally found a solution! Framed hair clip boards... and they look so cute in the girl's rooms! If anyone is interested in a list of supplies or instructions let me know!

Lastly, a few things from Angie's party.... I learned how to make these super cute "Box Top" flowers (because it looks like the top of a cardboard box when you fold the top flaps together) that made a fun centerpiece for the table. And then I cut out these animals with my Cricut for a bean bag toss game. The game didn't work so well, I guess more of an indoor game, but they looked cute anyway! :)

So there you have it! Lots of fun projects! Hope everyone is enjoying creating new things as much as I am! Especially here in Washington since there hasn't been a whole lot of sun yet this summer! Hopefully that will change soon!

{ cards and holiday fun }

2010-03-23T11:45:00.000-07:00

Thank you cards for all those who helped us out with our move- we couldn't have done it without our friends and family! Thanks Everyone!

A few fun crafts for the holidays that I'm just now getting around to posting! I found this cute hanging heart for Valentine's day that was super easy to make, but looked really cool because it had so much dimension!

A few cards just to say "HI" and "I'm thinking of you" and a cute baby card for my friend Brandee who is having twins! Lastly I made these fun paper flowers out of my scalloped circle punch for St. Patrick's Day and made them into napkin holders! So nothing big, but definitely fun and quick projects that keep me creating, which makes me happy!! Enjoy! Let me know if you'd like the patterns or directions to the flower or heart, and I'd be happy to post them!

{ Crochet Flower Clips }

2010-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:00

Oh! I almost forgot to tell everyone about the new crochet flower hair clips my Mom and I are making!

A month or so ago my Mom had knee surgery and had to stay off her feet for about a week. So she decided she had to keep herself busy while she was sitting there and started crocheting flowers. My Mom does the crocheting and sewing and I put the clips and cardstock backing together.

We were so excited with how they turned out that we gave one to my friend, Bri for her baby shower and she loved them!

Everyone said we should start selling them, so we're doing just that... they're in a consignment shop in Woodinville called Cruzin' Kidz

so go check them out! Here is a picture of our clips in the store! (above) So exciting!

If you're not in the area and would like to purchase one, then email me at: amjlmp@gmail.com

These not only look cute as just hair clips, you can use them on a crochet beanie hat or with a crochet headband or scarf. Or you can clip it on a sweater or purse! They really work for any age! Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

{ Quilted Taggie Blanket }

2010-03-02T14:58:00.000-08:00

I really need to work on this whole blogging thing because I've been totally slacking! I still have been doing crafty things, I just haven't found the time to blog about it!

Anyway.... my Mom made a very sweet, quilted taggie blanket for Jenny for Valentine's day and so I thought that it would be fun to make one for my friend, Lisa's baby shower. With my Mom's help, this was the final product! I absolutely love flowers, (as you all know) and polka dots so I just might have to make one for myself because I'm so in love with it!

You can see the back in this photo with the oh-so-soft minkie.... I just love it! And of course I had to make sure everything matched! I love baby showers, especially girls! Probably because I've got the whole girl thing figured out, I'll have to work on the boy stuff! There just aren't very many boy accessories like with girls, you know? Oh well, I guess I'll just have to get more creative!

I just realized how many times I said "love" and how many exclamation points I use! See I did it again. Oh well, I guess that just shows you how much I enjoy crafting and creating and just life in general, why not put an exclamation point after everything if you're happy? That's what I do at least. I guess I love exclamation points too! Well, I've gotta run and get more packing done since Jenny is taking a nap and Angie is having fun at Nana's for a couple of hours. Oh how much I appreciate friends and family... I never would be able to pack and move within a week without their help! Thanks everyone!

{ Birth Announcement }

2009-11-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

I'm so extremely excited to finally be able to share Jenny's birth announcements! They are finally completed and it only took me forever to get them done! :) I guess that's to be expected though since she's only 2 1/2 months old and that means not much time for doing anything extra at this point! I just sent these out last week and decided to include an updated picture with it since she's 3 days old in this one and has definitely changed since then! I had so much fun making these and my sister did a fabulous job on the photos didn't she? She's truly AMAZING! Thanks Lauren!

Here are some new hair clips I made too... I really liked how they turned out!

{ Self-mitered blanket & cards }

2009-09-02T13:49:00.000-07:00

I realized the other day that I hadn't posted in a while! So here are my latest projects, which all happened before little Jenny came of course! :) I haven't done a whole lot since she got here other than trying to keep up with the house and catching up on lost sleep!

Anyway... here's the outcome of my last sewing class, it's called a self-mitered blanket. It's a mitered edge, which is what gives it it's name and it turned out really cool! I love that it looks different than your regular flannel blanket and it gives it a nice finished and classy look too I think!

Here are my attempts at boy cards! I'm always in girl mode that it's really hard for me to switch over to using different embellishments than glitter and flowers and such! I thought they turned out really cool though!

I recently made lots of thank you cards, because I never seem to have enough of them. And they definitely have come in handy since I had a baby of course because we've received so many wonderful gifts from the baby shower and also lots of help ever since we brought her home!

And these I was just experimenting with some new stamps and new embellishments. I love using new things to create with! Enjoy!

{ Tutu sewing class }

2009-07-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post this picture from one of my sewing classes. We learned how to make tutus and matching headbands and Angie of course had to showcase it for me! It was such a fun class and they turned out soooooo extremely cute!!! Much better than the ones that my Mom and I originally came up with, they just poof out more, which is what little girls love! And it makes then look very classy and not homemade, you know? I even made a little one for baby Jenny so that she can match her big sister when she gets here! (5 1/2 weeks to go!)

{ Cricut Fun }

2009-07-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

Ever since I got my Cricut Expression for my birthday I've been making a lot of cards! It has definitely inspired me to create because of all the different shapes you can cut out! So here are the latest of my creations!

{ more projects }

2009-05-16T15:30:00.001-07:00

More projects from my sewing class! I have such a sense of accomplishment at the end of each class when I go home with a finished project! This celebration banner turned out cute with rainbow colors, and I'm definitely a bright color lover, no pastels for me!

This is a nursing cover, so now I'm all set for when little Jenny gets here! I wish I would have had one of these when Angie was a baby! It would have helped tremendously! My Mom picked out this cute flower print and as everyone knows... I love flowers!

We learned how to make this pin cushion using little pieces of fabric, which turned out fun and much cuter than the little tomato pin cushions that you always see!

Along with the pin cushion that same night I learned how to make this thread catcher! You slide the long piece of fabric under your sewing machine and then little bag hangs over the side so you can stick your pieces of thread in it. That way instead of being all over you and the floor, the thread is contained! Very clever idea and so very useful too!

This journal cover has to be one of my favorite classes probably because I love to write in my journal! It's great though because it fits over a composition notebook and when your journal is full you can slip it off and cover the next one. It was fun to quilt the top together and gives it a wonderful finished look, much cuter than how I used to cover them with fabric!

Well, that's it for now, let me know what you think! I can't wait for the last few classes for this month. We're going to be learning how to make a child's activity apron, pot holders and a microwave baking bag and lastly a self-mitered baby blanket! Until then... happy creating!

{ new projects }

2009-04-06T17:00:00.001-07:00

So here are the latest finished products from my sewing classes. This little tote which was from my second class and it turned out super cute... much easier to make with the right instructions! I had made it a few months ago and it was much more difficult and time consuming, so I was excited to go to Chris' class and learn the easier way! Angie loves it of course and what's even better, it matches the ladybug picnic blanket my Mom made her last year, so now she'll be able to picnic in style! :) You can never have too many purses right? At least my sister thinks so! She has a purse fetish and I have a shoe fetish! It's fun being a girl!

At our third class we made this bib and "Tinkle Covers". They were super quick and easy to make and will be a great gift for one of my friends with a little boy, since I just found out we're having another girl! :)
And lastly, our 4th class was making this travel pillow and pillowcase. I love the size which makes it easy to carry anywhere and especially perfect for kids! All of her classes have been so fun and easy to learn... I can't wait for this Thursday to learn something new!

{ a little bit of scrapbooking... }

2009-03-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

I finished this scrap/guest book for my brother-in-law, Rob and soon to be sister-in-law, Kali. They'll be getting married on April 18th and I've been helping out with the wedding. My gift to them was to make a scrap/guest book for their reception just like I did for my brother Brad and his wife Krystal.

Once I started, it only took me 3 days to finish. I worked on it in the evening and during Angie's nap and I finished quicker than I had anticipated! Rob and Kali's colors are teal, aqua and red which made it fun to try out some new color combinations! Hopefully you'll be able to see the colors in the pictures, sometimes pictures don't do them justice!

The first picture is the scrapbook we found at Michael's which was the perfect color and had a cute embroidered flower on the front! I ended up with 11 pages and then made two extras just in case they ran out. They're having 2 receptions, so hopefully it'll be enough room for all the quests to sign. Anyway, please tell me what you think of the finished product!

{ sewing classes }

2009-03-20T11:02:00.000-07:00

I've started taking sewing classes from one of my Mom's dear friends, Chris Benavides. She is an amazing seamstress and is teaching us how to make some really fun projects! The classes started this month and meet every Thursday, so it's fun to have this fun class to look forward to every week.

The first class taught us how to make "taggie" blankets and toys. We had the option of making a triangle toy and a circle toy, but I loved the triangle so much that I made two of those instead! They turned out so cute and weren't hard to make either! The great thing about the classes Chris teaches is that she provides all the supplies except for your sewing machine, scissors and thread. You then come home with your finished product, the instructions and patterns too! It's an amazing deal for just $25.00 a class! If anyone is interested in the classes, contact me and I'll get you the info!

I'm so very excited about this, as I'm sure you can tell! I just love to create and more importantly to finish a project! Sometimes I get carried away trying to make things perfect that I don't finish it as quickly as I should, so it's good to come home with a complete product! Here are my finished creations...

{ new flower clips }

2009-03-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

My friend Brandee came over the other day to learn how to make hair clips! I was in a flower mood and had found some new flowers made out of felt, so I had fun creating clips with fun color combinations! Here are my creations...

{ angie's quilt... officially finished!!! }

2009-02-19T14:37:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to finally be able to post this on my blog!!!!! After many months of working on this quilt... it's finally done! This was a slow process for me probably because I'm such a perfectionist and because I was very intimidated by all the steps that go into completing a quilt! However after my Mom showed me how to do the quilting and binding on my Valentine's table runner, it finally clicked for me! So since this past weekend, I've been determined not to put it off any longer, but to tackle the project and get it finished! Here are the pictures... the last picture I took this afternoon after I washed it, so it now has that authentic "crinkly" look that makes a quilt look complete! I think my favorite part of the quilt is the flowers of course! I love doing appliqués! On the back of the quilt I put chenille, which made it extra soft! It's a different texture than minky(sp?), but still very cozy! Also, my camera doesn't show the true colors because of the lighting, but it's definitely pink... but you get the idea! Anyway, enjoy and tell me what you think!

{hair clips and b-day cards}

2009-02-13T09:37:00.000-08:00

Here are my some new hair clips! I had a friend ask me if she could buy some from me after she saw all the ones I had created for Angie. She wanted a set of two that matched and here's what I came up with. They turned out cute and will be perfect for Valentine's day too of course! After getting all the supplies out for her order, I decided to make a few more clips and the ones with the hearts are my favorite! Lastly, here are some birthday cards I made out of cupcake paper I got recently.... I love anything with cupcakes!

{ scrap/guest book & cards }

2009-02-02T16:37:00.000-08:00

I realized that this is the only picture I took of the scrap/guest book I made for Brad and Krystal's Wedding/Christmas present. It's not very close up, but hopefully you get the idea! :) I bought a black and white polka dotted 12x12 scrapbook and took out the flimsy white paper it came with and replaced it with 20 white card-stock pages. I then got copies of all of their engagement pictures that Lauren took and matted them with black and red card-stock. I put 1-2 pictures to a page and tried to vary the layouts so they all looked a little different. I also inked all the edges in black ink (their colors were black, white and red) and then to finish each page I put different embellishments next to the pictures. I had ribbon on some, gems, chipboard, staples, paper flowers, etc. They wanted more of an artistic, rustic look instead of classic, so I did lots of inking. Anyway, it turned out great and it was a fun way to make a guest book more memorable. This way people could leave words of wisdom and thoughts, much better than just signatures on a page. Just an idea!

Here are a few of my Christmas cards I sent out... very belated I know, but the cards were sent on time! :) I love these cards because of this Santa stamp! What a great find!

{ for Alisha... }

2008-11-11T14:17:00.003-08:00

My good friend and old roommate, Alisha ordered some cards from me and I've finally completed them! I tried to keep with the "not-too-cutesy" and sort of "shabby chic" style that she liked. Hope you enjoy Alisha... I had fun creating them! :)

{ hair clip fever! }

2008-11-06T16:32:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to teach ladies how to make hair clips in my parent's ward. I had so much fun teaching them and I think they enjoyed it too! Every one's hair clips turned out fabulous and I'm pretty sure everyone went home happy! After I got home that night I obviously caught the hair clip fever because I made 14 clips before going to bed! My fingers were so incredibly tired after all that gluing, but it was worth it of course! Angie has a lot of flower clips, so I decided to make the "sleek" or "sophisticated" bows (as I call them) just to shake things up a bit! I did make a couple of flower ones too, but mostly bows, something a little different which is always nice! Here they are all finished.. so Enjoy!

{ fresh from the patch... }

2008-10-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

My new friend Traci and I created these birth announcements for her baby boy, who was born 3 weeks ago! Congrats! I had created this originally with my other friend Tiffany in Rexburg when her little boy was born and it turned out so cute that when Traci saw it, she wanted to make them for her baby Kaden! I'm so glad they turned out just as cute as the first ones with a few minor changes! Thanks Traci for letting me create with you!

It says "fresh from the patch..." and then inside it says, "Our little pumpkin was born on..." with all the birth information of course! So it's kind of a card and announcement all in one!

{ polka-dot birthday }

2008-10-21T09:08:00.000-07:00

I love everything about this card... polka dots, buttons, ribbon, flowers and birthdays! I guess I love embellishments! It's pretty simple too, but sometimes simple is best! I think it turned out super cute for my friend's birthday! I know I've been making tons of cards lately, but I feel like that's all that I've had time for right now. Don't worry though... I have other projects in the works, hopefully I can complete them soon so I can post something other than cards! In the meantime... enjoy!

{ Happy Halloween! }

2008-10-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

A few cards I sent to relatives for Halloween. Usually when I send things out for the holidays I'm behind, but for once I'm early! I was determined not to be late this time! They turned out pretty cute... even though Halloween is supposed to be scary! I don't do scary very well!

{ pick-a-pocket tote }

2008-10-09T21:23:00.000-07:00

My Mom and I found the pattern for this new tote... I have to say that it's my new favorite because it's got pockets on the outside and it's pretty easy to make too! I made this for my sister-in-law's birthday. Of course I had to make a matching change purse and tissue holder! Happy Birthday Lena! I hope you enjoy!

Oh and I almost forgot, here's a little purse that I made for my niece Taylor's birthday. She's turning 4 next week, I can't believe she's that old! She's a cutie! Hopefully she likes her present! Happy Birthday Tay!

{ latest creations }

2008-10-05T11:42:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of new cards I've made recently and a birthday invitation I created for John's grandma's 80th birthday celebration. My favorite card is the thank you card that I made using my new alphabet stamps!

{ pink pages }

2008-09-18T20:45:00.000-07:00

So I've got a lot of catching up to do on Angie's scrapbook and so I'm just trying to get these pages done because I've been putting them off for a long time. You know how there are just certain pictures that aren't your favorite or something and you just don't ever get around to it? Well that's how these first two pages are and I'm proud to say that I completed them, except for the journaling. Notice how the theme is pink? I can assure you that there will be lots more where that came from! I love pink! And it's a better alternative to purple in my opinion. It's never been my favorite color, but I'll use it every now and then. I really like how that last page came out, maybe it's because I love that picture! :) I'm really getting into stamping on my pages, so all the flourishes that you see are my doing. I got a new stamp set the other day and decided to try it out. I also love the quote on there, It's so true! Hope everyone had a great day!

{ finally some scrapbooking... }

2008-09-13T16:04:00.000-07:00

It's been months since I've done any scrapbooking, so finally I pulled out my unfinished pages and completed this the other day. It's not my favorite, but it's cute. All I need to do is add the journaling and I'll have to do that when we get a new printer. Anyway, just thought I'd share this with everyone, obviously I'm a little, no scratch that... a lot behind on my scrapbooking! But at least I'll always have something to do, right?

{ birthday cards }

2008-09-07T08:34:00.000-07:00

I love birthday cards because I love cupcakes! The brown and blue card was Brad's birthday card... I have a hard time making cards for boys in general because I love flowers, glitter and the color pink, which are all very girly things! Oh well, it didn't turn out too bad! I used a couple of new clear birthday stamps that I just recently got at Jo-ann's... I really liked how they turned out! Gotta love those 40% off coupons at Jo-ann's!

{ change purse }

2008-09-07T08:23:00.000-07:00

My Mom and I found this pattern online for this cute little change purse or sunglasses holder or whatever fits in it! So we made one for Krystal for her birthday to match the bag my Mom made her. It turned out so cute! I love having everything... it just makes me really happy! I had a problem getting the snap on with my new snap setter, so I finally used the directions on the snap packaging and used a hammer and a spool of thread... crazy you say? But it works! So don't go wasting money on a snap setter because it's much easier the other way! Or maybe I just got a bad setter, in that case I'm taking mine back! Anyways, tell me what you think?

{ engagement pics }

2008-08-31T21:09:00.000-07:00

Alright, here are the pictures that I took tonight for Brad and Krystal. They turned out great with the help of my sister Lauren! She worked her magic with photoshop and made these look outstanding! Thanks Lauren for all your help and expertize! I love how these turned out!

{ diaper bag }

2008-08-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

I made this diaper bag a couple of weeks ago because my other one was falling apart at the seams! It was my first time ever making a tote, but it turned out pretty good I think! My favorite part of the whole tote is the ribbon on the side that gives it that finished look! Or it could be just because ribbon is my favorite embellishment! In case your wondering what type of fabric I used... the striped fabric is actually called a home essentials fabric, it's a little bit thicker and is very sturdy, so it's perfect for totes. I love how it turned out!

{ hair clips... more flowers! }

2008-08-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

Alright here are some hair clips that I finally finished today. I actually had the flower part of it done for a while now, but just didn't quite put it all together until today because I had a lot of time on my hands. It's quite a process to glue all the pieces together when you have so many clips. But it's well worth it! I think they turned out super cute... what do you think? Angie was in need of some new clips because hers were looking pretty sad! Most of these clips have felt flowers on them that I found at a shop in Rexburg called Scrapadoodle, it's a great place to find fun scrapbooking embellishments, especially flowers. I'm thinking that the felt will hold up a little bit better than the fabric flowers, we'll see!

{ i love flowers! }

2008-08-20T21:01:00.000-07:00

I noticed that almost every single one of my cards have flowers on them! I actually have a hard time not putting flowers on my cards! I guess that makes me a real girly-girl, but I'm okay with that! :) My favorite flowers are daisies and Gerbera daisies because they seem so happy! I can't help but smile every time I see a daisy!

{ Inspiration }

2008-08-20T20:01:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking about creating this blog for a while now and with the help of my good friend Brittany it's now complete! I wanted to start this blog because I've had some of my friends ask to see some of the projects that I've created and that have turned out pretty cute if you ask me! I love scrap booking, card-making, photography, just recently sewing and quilting, plus any other crafts you can think of! Hopefully this will help inspire those of you who enjoy creating as much as I do!