A baby blessing & a baptism

Recently I was contacted by a friend asking if I could throw a couple of invitations together for her daughter's blessing & her son's baptism, both of which will be held on the same day. What a great idea! They have this day to share & remember together forever! Anyhow, here is a version of the invitations that came out of that request.

 

Accordion paper Christmas trees

Sneak Peek {Advent Calendar}

Just wanted to give you a little sneak peek on a project I'm working on with a friend. It turned out to be a bit more work then we had anticipated but it will be worth it in the end....who wants to craft junk? Not me!

Here I've laied out the pictures and card stock how I want them to look on the calendar, now the task of keeping this all in order! 

 Up close of one of the images of Christ. I just LOVE Liz Lemon Swindle's art! This one is called Prince of Peace, she's one of my FAVORITES when it comes to images of Christ.

 Wish us luck on this one! Hopefully it will be completed BEFORE Christmas this year....at least we'll get plenty of use out of it in years to come!

Getting a head start on {Christmas}

Has anyone else been in the Christmas spirit since before Halloween? I am unashamed to admit this fact. I'm usually the one complaining about those very people who jump the gun on Christmas. While I'm happy for Thanksgiving's arrival it seems to be {at least for me this year} a stepping stone to get to Christmas. I've already started on Christmas cards this year. I got my inspiration for this card from here. I wanted to keep it a bit more simple and left the twine off.....although it is beautiful either way.

 

Super excited to get these out in the mail.....oh right, Thanksgiving first!

 

Happy Crafting!

Kayla's Scriptures

I had SO much fun putting this gift together!

 The scriptures were re-covered with some fun scrapbook paper and then laminated for extra protection, check out my inspiration HERE.

 My design of the scripture bag changed MANY times until I finally just got to sewing and came up with it as I went....probably should write down some dimensions.

 HAD to use the label!

*Auntie Jen*

How to make a tear-out notepad

Below are the instructions to make this fun little notepad....enjoy!

Supplies:

1) double sided sticky tape

2) rubber cement

3) paper scorer

4) paper cutter

5) VERY heavy card stock (I purchased mine at a specialty paper store) or chipboard

6) 20# paper of choice (I scanned my scrap booking paper and printed onto 20# printer paper to get a matching notebook and cover). I used 4 pages cut to 9-2 1/2x3-inch pieces, making 36 sheets for my notebook.

7) heavy scrapbook paper of choice cut to 3x4-inches

(3)Score (7)scrapbook paper at 3 1/16" and then again at 3 5/16". Apply

(1)double sided tape to short end (see picture below).

Attach (5)Heavy card stock to (7)scrapbook paper being sure to butt the short side of the card stock right up against the scored edge. Apply (2)rubber cement liberally to the (7)scrapbook paper between score marks (picture below).

With the stack of (6)#20 paper apply the (2)rubber cement generously to the short end of the stack (picture below...sorry about the quality).

Be sure to press the (6)stack of paper firmly into the space between score marks until dry to the touch, this takes approximately 5 minutes. Set aside to fully dry.

Viola, you have yourself a beautiful little notepad that has tear-out pages.

Happy Crafting!

Sneak peek

I had some difficulty this morning posting instructions for this cute personalized note pad. Check back later for detailed instructions.