tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245422908771473332011-10-31T08:09:16.144-07:00Sharing paper crafts and sewing projects and more!Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-52254091397115561642010-12-09T19:01:00.000-08:002010-12-09T19:33:02.028-08:00

I wanted to share with everyone one of the smartest things I decided to do this year. Each year, I scramble at the last minute to put together the "perfect" handmade Christmas cards, and each year the cards go out (sometimes the day before Christmas) and I spend so much time working on them and worrying about them that I don't enjoy the Holiday season with my family. This year I decided it

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The first thing I decided to work on for my Command Center mentioned in this post was the Calendar frame. I started with this.I got the certificate frame at the Dollar Tree (one of my favorite craft shopping haunts.) It was the 8 1/2" x 11" certificate frame.I lightly sanded the frame and painted with navy blue paint. I have decided that the colors I am going to use for my Family Command

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When I opened up the September issue of Better Homes & Gardens, I fell in love with this concept. Always looking for a better way to organize my family, this seemed like a brilliant idea to have everything in one place. Behind the doors, there are drawers to hold kids art & school supplies, a small shredder, magnetic strips to hold keys, a place to sort bills etc. The drawers store office

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Ok, so I realize I have been MIA for a long time, but I have a good excuse. This is what has been keeping me busy. This is my little guy Danny. He is now 15 months old and a little whirlwind. He wants to be a big kid like his brother Scott who is 4. I have been trying to cherish every minute of their little lives, keep my house clean, and work full time so unfortunately my blog has taken a

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Here is a little box/bag I put together to wrap my husbands secret Santa gift. It was very quick and easy but made a much more dramatic display than just throwing it into a gift bag. I love how the tag came out. Hope she likes it!

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Here are some stocking stuffers that I made for my brother-in-laws co-workers. They are stuffed with a starbucks gift card and some chocolates. I had to keep the design gender neutral, so I kept the colors very Christmas-y. Design cardstock was from a pack I got last year. The pattern for the stockings is from Papertrey Ink. By Lauren Meader. I like how they turned out so much I am going to

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Here are some shower favors I made for my sister's baby shower. She loves sock monkeys and bright colors. The sock monkey is from the stamping up set. The paper is called " Monkeying Around" by Recollections. Perfect for this project. I also made her a scrapbook using other paper from this set that I will show you soon.

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Here is the card I made for my sister Melody who is anxiously awaiting the birth of her little boy. (The same one I did the baby shower favors for here.) She loved these colors, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Close to Cocoa.I pulled out my "So Very" set from Stampin Up. I loved so many of the words and thought they fit so well for a new blessing, that I used the sweet, loved and blessed

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Here is the card I cased from the card swap. (The last one.) I loved the flower line background and created with this flower from Inkadinkado. I pulled the colors, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip from the ribbon. The flower is a prima, and the brad in the middle came from Hodgepodge Hardware. I really like the color scheme and how it all came together.

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Here are a few cards I did today at my friend Suzanne's card class. I love that most of them are very versatile (male or female.)The first card we made used the Branch out set to make this beautiful tree in Chocolate Chip and Red Riding Hood. The card base is Kraft paper. The Sentiment is from Sweet Little Sentiments (a Hostess gift). I love the striped ribbon on the side.The second card is a

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This is a gift bag that I made for my good friend and co-worker. She is "Berry Sweet" so I thought I would make her a berry themed gift bag and card. (Not to mention I love these strawberry stamps from Papertrey Ink!)The Box in a Bag template from Splitcoaststampers.com and adapted the size to fit the book that I got her and a couple of these adorable strawberries filled with strawberry candies.

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My little sister is due to have a baby in the next couple weeks. We threw her a "Fishy" baby shower to match the nursery. Here are some pictures of the fun stuff we made for her.The First picture shows the adorable cupcake decorations we made. I used the fish from the Animal Kingdom Cricut Cartridge. We sandwiched a toothpick between the front of the fish and the shadow and stuck them in the

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Here is my entry for the K Werner Design weekly color challenge. I love this color combination (and Boy do I want that pincushion. How stickin' cute!!)I used Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Whisper White. I used Stampin Up's Cause for Celebration and Papertrey Ink's Mixed Message for the sentiment. I don't normally do square cards, but I really like how this turned

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I made this stationary box for my sister for her birthday. I used paper from the Fall Flowers Stampin up collection. Matching colors are Really Rust, Kraft, Soft Sky and Old Olive. I really like this collection of colors and could kick myself for not ordering another set of the papers. :-)I included 4 handmade cards in the back pocket, a decorated post-it note holder and 4 tags (you can see

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I love how these turned out, but I couldn't seem to get a good picture of them. I used the treat box pattern to create these little boxes that have a pocket for the "Snowballs", "Snowman Kisses" and cocoa along with the tag that has the cute little poem.I used the cute snowman from Deer Friends with a snowflake that came in one of my Hero Arts sets. I used a couple different patterns of paper.

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Here are the other three cards that I promised. To make 2 each of all five cards took less than 3 hours.I love this card. The colors are so classy and current. The blue panel is made from the Sizzix top note die. We stamped the snowflakes in versamark so they are very subtle. The snowflake is another Sizzix die. The "ornament" is popped up off the page and tied with the brown ribbon.The

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My friend Suzanne is a Stampin Up Demo and invited my mom and I to her stamp-a-stack this last weekend. Here are a couple of cards that we made.This was the first card. The snowflake is a Sizzix die from Stampin Up. We stamped the background images and added the sentiment. It is hard to see in the picture, but the center of the snowflake is a silver brad.The second card is stamped on kraft

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My brother's birthday is Thursday!!! He is feeling a little homesick, so I wanted to make sure and get a card in the mail to him even though he will be home for Thanksgiving next week.I have the hardest time coming up with neutral cards (What can I say? I love my ribbon, flowers and glitter.) So I tried to bring some bright colors. I had a really hard time with which stamp to use. I got this

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Here are a couple more nugget tags. The blue one was run through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder. I added silver ribbon and this cute snowflake. (The inside nugget is wrapped in snowflake designer paper.)The other one is done with the cutest Poinsettia paper. I wrapped the nuggets inside in red polka dot paper and tied it with green ribbon. Then added the Poinsettia to the front.As

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-6184319516244575272008-11-14T19:04:00.000-08:002008-11-14T19:04:01.001-08:00

As soon as I saw this cute snowman, I knew I would have to use him in blues. I added the silver and snowflakes and love how it turned out. The snowflake backdrop is actually embossed on vellum. I used silver brads to attach it to the card. I also added the panel of silver to match the silver in the ribbon. The snowman looked so happy, I had to use "Be Merry" for the sentiment.

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I made these cuties for an upcoming craft fair. I really love how they came out and will be making some more in a different design soon. The dotted paper came from Making Memories. The other paper is Old Olive and Whisper White from Stampin Up. The stamp is from the Circle of Friendship set and the snowflakes are a Martha Stewart punch. I found the ribbon in my stash. Inside there is a

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This is one of my favorite Christmas images, but I hardly ever use it because it takes up so much of the card front. It always makes me remember how blessed we are to have family and friends around us during the Holiday season. I decided to use maroon and moss green, but added the navy blue to change things up. The presents are all accented with gold.

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The first card is very simple. I tried to keep it less Christmas-like and more seasonal. One of my customers has a wide variety of friends and wanted something she could sent to all of them. The green is a little lighter than you normally think of for Christmas, but it perfectly matched the ribbon, so I had to use it. The stars are colored in the middle with gold.The second card today is one

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Here is another unusual color combination for Christmas, but when I found this ribbon, I knew I had to use it some way. The snowflakes are stamped in white on the green and green on the white. They are embellished with gold.

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Here are a couple of Christmas cards I am making for a couple of orders. The first is done with very unconventional colors. I love these trees and love the purple. The purple panel is embossed and has a strip of ribbon wrapped around it. The person that I made these for is a purple fanatic too.The second card is more traditional in hunter green and maroon. The "Noel" is stamped in gold and the

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As soon as I saw this paper, I new I had to make a stationary box. This cute little box holds full size cards, 3x3 cards, tags, stamps, a pen and more. I wasn't able to get a good picture of the open box, but the top comes off and the front folds down to show all the cubbies. The cute little photo clips were decorated to match. Pink and brown are some of my favorite colors together. Hope you

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I am working on some goodies for an upcoming craft faire, December 6th in Grover Beach, and made a bunch of these sweet Tag Nugget Wraps. Each one includes a Hershey nugget that is wrapped in paper and then put in these cute holders. They are a perfect stocking stuffer, or something cute to give to co-workers. I have also made these as baby and wedding shower favors. People love them!

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I was looking at some of my older cards and realized I had never added these to my blog. So here they are.I love this Scooter from the Wheel Thing. It is so versatile. I love how you can put anything on the back and change the occasion.The first card I made for my Cousin. It's for his 18th birthday. It's a little on the kid's side, but I find it so hard to make manly birthday cards. I used the

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Here are a couple of cards that i made using my For a Friend and Cause for Celebration stamps and some scraps of this cute paper I got at JoAnns. I love these colors together.Both use Wild Wasabi. The ribbon came from Michaels. The flower has a rhinestone in the center and the butterfly is covered in clear glitter.

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When I originally got this set (Papertrey's Green Thumb) I got it for the Rainboots, but have fallen in love with the strawberry stamps and sentiments. I found this ribbon at Michaels and new just what to do with it. I used Wild Wasabi (I am going to miss this color so much) and Real Red. Gingham paper is from Paper Studio.

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I have been wanting to get this set (Hero Arts Cupcakes) since I saw it. Just found it at my LSS along with this adorable sprinkles paperwork. I used Amy Rysavy's Friday Sketch Challenge #24. She is so creative and always comes up with the cutest projects. Can't wait to see what her sketch challenge is tomorrow.

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I made this card for a swap, but love it so much I think I may use it for my Christmas cards. The snowman is from Festive Favorites and the snowflakes and dots are from Punch Pals. The colors, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou and Soft Sky are getting ready to retire. I am going to miss them.

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-60339464232526624912008-07-28T09:05:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:45:57.196-08:00

Another Cutie from Fun & Fast Notes. This little hedgehog with butterfly is so adorable. I love the saying that comes with him too. It is so sweet. I found this Basic Grey Sugared paper and loved the colors together. (Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Pale Plum.) I added the tags from my Cuttlebug and the gingham ribbon. I will definitely be making more of these in the future.

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I found this great paper at my LSS and couldn't wait to use it. It is shiny and has glitter (you can't tell from the picture). I used Old Olive, So Saffron, Rose Red, and Pumpkin Pie paper & ink as accents with the Garden Whimsy set. I love how these turned out. I am definitely going to have to try this again.

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This cutie is from Fun & Fast Notes. I used Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie along with this great paper from Bo-Bunny to pull it all together. The orange flower and green brad are from Making Memories.This cutie is from Pun Fun. I LOVE him. He is colored with Prismacolors and Gamsol. I used Tempting Turquoise and Basic Black. The flower has a rhinestone in the center.

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I found this stamp and ribbon at Michaels and used my Prismas and Gamsol to color the flower. I ran the red panel through my cuttlebug and then used my Signo pen to add accents.

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I made these trying to play with the same supplies for both. I used the paper as the color inspiration. The stamped image is from the Simply Said set. I used Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink for both cards. the only difference (besides the layout) is that the rub-ons used for the sentiment and I used pearls on one and rhinestones on the other.

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I got this cute image from a Critter Image Swap. I liked it so much I think I may have to get it. The paper is from the Basic Grey Romani line and the ribbon is from the $1 bin at Michaels. I used my Prismas and Gamsol to color the image. The Happy Birthday is also a $1 bin clear stamp set. The turquoise panel was run through by cuttlebug.

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I found this cutie and new exactly what colors I was going to use. I used Wild Wasabi and Certainly Celery paper and Ink. I had the yellow ribbon in my stash.

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I love making ensemble gifts. I used two shades of pink and brown to make it . I fell in love with this Paisley paper as soon as I saw it and when I decided I was making this nugget purse, it was perfect. The two nuggets fit perfectly in the purse.

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This was for a limited supply challenge. The challenge was to use the same paper and stamps to create 3 different cards.I didn't use any stamps except the sentiment, but I really like how they came out. I used only scraps for everything plus some cute flowers and brads that I got from Making Memories. I love how these colors work together.

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Well these aren't 4th of July cards, but they do have Stars & Stripes. I am still working on using up all my scraps before buying anymore paper. Or at least before digging into my recent purchases. I tried to make both of these fairly neutral. (I have the hardest time coming up with male cards. ) Both use Diagonal stripe paper from Cosmo Cricket.The first uses this cute cake from Birthday

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This is one of my favorite cards. I stamped the argyle 2 step background in Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip. I love how the colors all work together.I added dots with my Gelli Roll pen as well as the rhinestone in the middle for a little bling!! The Happy Birthday is a rub-on from American Crafts.

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Here are a couple of cards I did a little while back with my new Pun Fun set. I love this "stinker" He is so cute. Both animals are colored with Prismas and Gamsol. I really like how they turn out. I also like the black in white with the subtle blue. The ribbon is American Crafts and the DSP came from a Target pack of paper.The 2nd card is a "Bird-day" card. I fell in love with this paper

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-78753929968599740622008-06-30T21:25:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:50:29.182-08:00

As you can see, I am really loving the Waterfall cards. I love how easy they are and what an impact they have. For this one, I used my flower from Friendship Blooms. I stamped it 4 times. You can't really see it, but flowers are accented with my gelly roll pen as well as rhinestones in the center. I used rub-ons from Karen Foster to add the phrases to each panel. The green panel has "Happy

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-31247919890130322242008-06-28T21:20:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:50:52.551-08:00

Here is the gift that I wrapped for my co-worker (& friend) Virginia. I got this set awhile ago (Paper Salon - Celebrate) and really haven't played with it. I love how the flowers look, so I made my own designer paper. I love how all the colors came together. It is so bright and cheery. She is one of my creative inspirations. (She is an AVID scrapbooker) so I always like to make something

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-51737429783374697302008-06-27T21:18:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:51:08.581-08:00

I made this card for my Husband's boss. She recently had to put her puppy to sleep because it was really sick. I am a huge animal lover, so I was heartbroken to hear about it. I don't have anything for sympathy, so I used this stamp so she would know she was in our thoughts. I used my Prismas and Gamsol on the stamp to shade it in and matted it on So Saffron and Old Olive. The So Saffron was run

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-30977089333746582152008-06-26T21:10:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:51:26.941-08:00

I used the instructions on Splitcoaststampers.com for Cami's trifold card. I LOVE how it turned out. I used Perfect Plum and Mellow Moss (it looks grey in this picture.) Used my Coluzzle to cut out the heart on the front panel and used my Simply Said set to stamp all the hearts. The button brads on the side are from Making Memories. The flower on the front is from the Bride's collection. They

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-47635402868543260752008-06-25T21:02:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:51:57.526-08:00

I was looking through my picture files and found a couple of cards that I haven't put up here. I made this right after I got my Cuttlebug, so the background and the flowers were done with my "Bug". The best deal was the ribbon. I got it at Target. It is a huge roll and it was only $3.I made this for my Grandmother's birthday. She loves her flower garden, so I tried to recreate it. I used the

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-89553074126121705032008-05-05T22:22:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:52:21.455-08:00

I made this gift set for my mom's birthday. She recently signed up as a demo for Stampin' Up and I thought she could use some "pretties" for her office. I made/decorated for her a photo album, business card holder, tape dispenser, Post it note holder, Bookmark, travel coffee mug (for her Chai) and a lunchbox tin. Colors are Old Olive, Bashful Blue and Chocolate chip. The designer paper is from

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-76762981135973025432008-03-22T13:00:00.001-07:002008-11-09T16:52:44.516-08:00

These cute bottle were made for Easter, but could be used for any occasion. (Great for Baby Showers filled with pink and blue candies). These can be made to match any occasion or color scheme!

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-87001321182042879262008-03-15T22:25:00.001-07:002008-11-09T16:53:09.080-08:00

This little favor box is perfect for a baby shower. The delicate little lady bug and pink and brown color scheme are perfect for a new little girl, but the design can just as easily be catered to a boy with blue and green and a sailboat or airplane. Let me know what I can customize for you.

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-40247474691084992962008-03-15T22:17:00.000-07:002008-11-09T16:53:30.414-08:00

I made these little baskets for St. Patrick's Day for some co-workers. I think they are very classy looking and can easily be adapted to any event. Here they hold decorated Peppermint Patty's, but they could just as easily be filled with Jordan Almonds for a Baby Shower or rose petals for a wedding. These can be personalized to match your colors or design ideas.

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Here are the Valentine's goodies I made for my husband's co-workers. The first picture shows a little paper box with a hinged lid. It ties with a ribbon and easily fits you favorite candies. (I filled this one with nuts for a more health conscience person). They are adaptable in color and make great party favors. I can stamp a design on the front for just about any theme. I will be doing

Becca McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118241209375509620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-4582173740561547592008-02-15T19:43:00.001-08:002008-02-15T19:45:21.956-08:00

I wanted a place to showcase all the great projects I am doing for folks. I love polka dots and flowers, so I thought this would be perfect. I make handmade cards, baby, wedding and party favors as well as invitations and decorations. I will be updating this with projects that I have done.

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