Moved Nicole

Do you ever find a set that you just have to have??  Well, In the Trees was one of those sets for me.  I saw it in the Spring Occasions Catalog and knew I had to have it.  It's a darling set that is amazing for water color.  I sat down with it this weekend and created a card set that I think you'll enjoy as much as I have. See what I mean!  I just love the water color look with this gorgeous tree! It all started with the idea to make little cards to put in the card box you can make with the Lots to Love Box Framelits on page 19.  The first two cards feature Berry Burst which is one of my favorite In Colors.  All the images were heat embossed them water colored with an aqua painter and ink re-fills. A second set of the same design were done in my other favorite In Color, Lemon Lime Twist.  Each of the four cards have a different sentiment so there is versatility. The box itself is made from water color paper so it's quite sturdy.  All four cards fit nicely.  I love how sweet...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week our theme is HALLOWEEN CUTIES. Of course the first thing that came to mind was COOKIE CUTTER HALLOWEEN.  What could be cuter than these cute little guys?! I love making cute little 3D items to give away as gifts and these fun little bookmarks really fit the bill! I am going to get each of my kids a new book and add this bookmark to keep track of their place.  It's a great way to give a treat that doesn't involve candy! I kept the bookmarks pretty simple.  The skeleton has a little bit of shading added with a gray marker.  Otherwise, he's simply stamped and added to a large paper clip with a dimensional.  Several years ago i made a bulk purchase of large paperclips with a spot on the front to attach something.  I still have  quite a few left, so I thought it was time to pull them out again! As with the skeleton, I kept this one simple as well with a little shading. The little vampire was the most w...

I have a fun little treat to share today that was super easy to make!  I am a subscriber to My Paper Pumpkin and the September kit was just incredible!  I am just now getting a chance to dig into the kit and it was so much fun that I had to share! Total cuteness, right??  This kit had 16 test tubes for treats!!!!  YES...16!!  It makes doing gifts or party favors easy as pie!  There is a great stamp set to use for lots of other projects as well. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZdRdCyR52M[/embed] See how cute this is!!  It's nice to have something super easy to assemble where all the work is done for you.  Speaking of that....have you checked out the Mini Sessions from Create with Connie and Mary??  Each month we have 5 FULL tutorials so all the work is done, you just have to sit down and create! The October Mini Session will be released on the 11th and I know you'll want to subscribe!  WE are featuring HOLIDAY sets so you can be ready for the weeks to come.  I hope you...

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop for October!  This month we are sharing Halloween projects and cards.  We have tons of ideas to share, so be sure to hop all the way around to see what everyone has created! I combined several products for my half size Mini Treat Bags, love how everything works together so well! Half size mini treat bags are super fun to make and prefect party favors!  I kept my designs fairly simple so you could use these ideas and make them in multiples for your parties this year. Using COOKIE CUTTER HALLOWEEN and the coordinating COOKIE CUTTER BUILDER PUNCH make this something that would be simple to crank out a bunch of in a short amount of time.  I kept the stamping simple by choosing the characters that only needed black ink.  Just stamp and punch! Make your treats quickly by doing all of your steps assembly line style.  If you want to make several of one design, cut all your paper and assemble the mini treat bags then doing all your stamping to complete t...