"Chapstick Treats"

I made these chapstick treats for Alyssa to give out to her friends for Christmas. I found packs of assorted, fun flavored chapsticks at Wal-Mart and thought they would make cute, inexpensive gifts for her friends. I love this adorable Santa hat stamp from Stampabilities. You can't really tell from the picture, but I added Diamond Stickles to the fur part of the hat for some sparkle! Here is a picture of the packs of chapsticks. Such fun flavors like Reese's, Sugar Babies, etc.

"Chocolate, Anyone?"

I got this cute idea from Cambria Turnbow to make these little 'pockets' for the individual squares of Ghirardelli chocolates. Everyone loves alittle chocolate, right? I am making these for the ladies in the office at Alyssa's school for Christmas. I am using red & green solid Bazzill cardstock for the pocket, with velcro closures. On the top, I have layered a circle punch on top of a scalloped circle punch, and stamped "Happy Holly Days". I hope they like them!

"Pay It Forward Winner"

Thanks, Michelle, for playing pay it forward. You are the winner!! I will get your goodies to you soon!

"Snowman Kisses"

These are so fun! I got this adorable idea from Amy G, thebasicscrapper, who cased it from Angie Kennedy Juda. (Gotta give everyone credit) Anyway, I absolutely love these! These are the perfect 'little something' to give out. If you click on the picture, you will get a clearer image.

The poem reads: He's cute, cuddly & full of good wishes. He wants to give you these snowman kisses.

"Awesome RAK!"

Look at this awesome set that Rochelle made for Alyssa's birthday!! Alyssa was so excited that she got a package in the mail! However, she was even more excited when she saw what was inside! She thinks Mrs. Rochelle is very "cool"! (I didn't think she was going to give it to me long enough for this picture!) LOL

Thanks, Rochelle! You are one thoughtful gal!! You've made my dear daughter a very happy girl today!! Thanks, again!

"Pay It Forward"

Pay it forward is a new blog tag, and I was one of the lucky winners from Rochelle Wick's blog, Impressions I was thrilled to get this great bunch of goodies from her! Now, I have agreed to "Pay it Forward" and send someone else some goodies. So, the first person to comment on this post and is willing to "Pay it Forward" themselves, will be the winner! Please put your email in the comment, so I can contact you for your mailing address.

I want to send a great big thank-you out to Rochelle! I loved my goodies! I am so excited over the stamped images...especially the Bellas! You're a sweetie!!

"Birthday Gift"

Alyssa's homeroom teacher, Mrs. Tassin, is celebrating her birthday tomorrow, too. Alyssa was so excited that her & her teacher had the same birthday. So, I decorated this clipboard for Alyssa to give to her. I found this great school themed patterned paper by K & Company for the bottom and used a coordinating solid Bazzill for the top. I used misc. Offray ribbons around the middle and on the top. I hope she likes it!

"Homeroom Favors"

These are the birthday favors I made for Alyssa to give out in homeroom tomorrow. I included inside a package of Laffy Taffy. These were easy to make. The cardstock is cut at 2.5" x 6.5", then scored at 3" and 2.5". I also scored the longer end at 1/2" for the flap you fold up & staple. If you click on the picture, it will come up clearer. Below, is a closer picture of the favors:

"My Beauty"

These pictures were taken last night at Alyssa's birthday party. I just could not get over how much she's growing up! She gets prettier every day!! (Her daddy is none to thrilled about either! LOL)
She had a blast with her friends! We ate pizza, then walked over to the theater to see The Bee Movie. It took my mom, sister and neighbor's help to 'herd' everyone through pizza, cake, presents and then the movie, but it all turned out fine!! Alyssa's actual birthday is Monday, November 12th!

"Pouches...Finished"

Here's a picture of all the pixie pouches finished. I think they turned out cute! Alyssa is going to hand them out Monday night to her cheer squad. (Now, I've got to get her homeroom class' favors done!) Whew!

"Pixy Pouches"

I'm making these 'pixy pouches' for Alyssa to give out Monday night to the girls on her cheer squad. Her birthday is on Monday, and since cheer practice is on the same night, I thought these would be something easy to take. I decorated the pouches in the squad's colors -- red & black.

These were easy to make. I cut my base cardstock 6 1/2 x 7, and then scored it at 3 1/2, to make the fold. (You can cut your angle in the front as desired.) I then adhered the bottom and right side together to create the pouch. Then the pouch can be decorated anyway you'd like. I added pixy sticks to my pouches, but they could also hold pencils, chocolate sticks, etc.

"Clipboard for Coach"

I decorated this clipboard for Alyssa's cheer coach, Melissa. Her birthday is Wednesday, and since we had practice tonight, Alyssa wanted to take her something. I hope she likes it! I also hope it comes in handy for her.

I used patterned cheer paper at the bottom and a coordinating solid Bazzill cardstock at the top. I adhered navy Offray ribbon across the middle and used misc. ribbons to tie at the top.

"Magic Reindeer Food"

Every year my daughter sprinkles Magic Reindeer Food outside on Christmas Eve. Even though she's almost 11, it's just something we do every year. If you're going to leave cookies & milk for Santa, then you've got to feed the reindeer, too! *wink* For some reason today, I was in the mood to go ahead and make it. So, I've made enough for a few cousins and neighbors. I filled small cello bags with oats & glitter before attaching the 'fold-over' card. On the back, I listed the ingredients and directions. If you click on the picture, you will be able to see the image clearer. The ingredients and directions read:

1/2 cup dry oatmeal

1/3 cup sparkly glitter

1 heart full of Christmas hope

Mix ingredients together and on Christmas Eve, sprinkle all over your lawn. The glitter will shine in the moonlight and lead Santa to your house before dawn. The smell of oats will lead the reindeer directly to your rooftop. The Christmas hope in the magic food, guarantees 'ole Santa will stop!

"Birthday Invitation"

My baby is turning 11 on Monday, Nov. 12th, so we're celebrating on the Friday prior. Alyssa has decided on eating pizza and then watching The Bee Movie in Jackson.

Here is the invitation that I come up with. I cannot remember the last time I used store bought invites -- I always just make them. This is just a basic layering of papers, topped off with a coordinating ribbon. Nothing really fancy, but cute enough. (Plus, I got the 'ok' from the birthday girl, herself!)

I've got about a dozen more to make, so I've got to get busy!

"Thank You Card"

I made this thank-you card, using the criss cross style, for my sweet friend, Linda. She is always so thoughtful to send me cards, so I wanted to return the favor. Plus, she always has me in mind when shopping for craft items and gets stuff for me.

I wasn't for sure about this color combo when I started, however, I think it came together nicely. The blue patterned paper by Scenic Route is double-sided, so I was able to use the opposite side for my inside note. Also, I got to use my new scalloped square punch for the first time! Yippee!

(Maybe she will not see it on this blog before she gets it! *wink*)

"My Favorite"

Ok, I know this photo is a couple of years old, but with this time of year, I wanted to post it. We have a great place here locally to go pick pumpkins and get gourds, cornstalks, etc. It always looks so pretty when they get everything set out. So, I had a friend meet us there to take pictures of Alyssa throughout the setting. I ended up with a ton of great shots, but this is my favorite! Mainly, because of the quote by Henry David Thoreau, that I love. . . "I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." So, everytime I see this picture, I think of it. Thanks for letting me share! Happy fall everyone!

"Teacher Clipboard"

A dear friend placed an order for a clipboard that her child could give as a Christmas gift to their teacher. I hope she likes how it turned out, because I do! I think the primary color combo looks great! I used patterned paper by Dude Designs at the bottom, solid yellow Bazzill for the top, and satin ABC, 123 ribbon across the middle. I also adhered a 3-D apple embellishment at the bottom. She has also ordered a matching post-it note coaster magnet, with pen, to go with this.

"Homemade Ornament"

I thought I would do something different this year with my daughter's recent school picture. I decided to make homemade ornaments to send to the family members for their tree. I used a Bazzill chipboard circle and adhered Christmas paper on both sides, using double-sided tape. I then inked all the way around, before punching a hole in the top center with my Crop-A-Dile. Lastly, I added red ribbon and adhered a wallet size photo of Alyssa to the center. Nothing really fancy, but something different. I hope they like it!

"A-WALL"

Hello, everyone! Just wanted to apologize for not posting anything recently. I'm MIA and haven't been back in my craft room since my booth last Saturday. I am determined to get it 'reorganized' and will post something this weekend! Happy Friday to everyone!

"Mission:Crop....Successful!"

A great big applaud to Michael & Jennifer Hickerson and the foreign mission team at the Vineyard Church for a job well done at yesterday's crop! This is a picture of my booth and I had a very good day and sold lots!!! I also was able take several orders! There was 68 croppers and 10 vendors. We had a fun filled day with great food and fellowship! Here are a few more close-ups of my booth, as well as some of the scrappers:

"Holiday Nugget Tins"

These are the last of the nugget tins for my booth. I also love these clear top tins by Papertrey. With these tins, I decorated one in Halloween colors and one in Christmas colors. These tins hold a perfect dozen Hershey's nuggets and decorating the nuggets are such fun! You can cover them to suite any theme! These tins filled with nuggets make the perfect gift!

"Miscellaneous Clipboards"

Whew! I have almost gotten everything ready for my booth. Saturday's the big day -- so wish me luck! These are just two clipboards I decorated last minute. I keep running across a single sheet of paper, like this Hello Kitty and TN Vols, that I think I should do something with.

"Last Tea Tin"

Believe it or not, but this is the last of the decorated tea tins for my booth! It is, however, still my favorite style tin! I love how it looks all tied up with ribbons. On this one, I tried to use more masculine colors in the paper and ribbons. Also, I used SU's chocolate chip to stamp the reindeer image that I added to the front. I filled the inside with York peppermint patties....Yum!

"Character Band Aid Tins"

Here are some more decorated band aid tins. These tins are cute and fun to decorate! I use paper and ribbons to coordinate with whatever character sticker I'm using and I put mini gel pens on the inside. (You could put just about anything you wanted in the tins, but so far gel pens have worked great for me.) These make great gifts for kids!

"Gum Holders"

These are gum holders made out of cardstock and I just love them! I totally cased the idea from Rochelle -- I hope she doesn't mind! Rochelle recommended using only thin packs of gum, like Trident, with only 5 pieces in the pack. So, I was able to find some at Target, like she had. These will be for my booth, however, I am definitely going to be making more of these in the future. My daughter thinks they are cute and already wants me to make them for all her friends! LOL

"Composition Book #2"

This is another composition book I decorated for my booth. I found this adorable school paper while shopping at Archiver's. I just always think of school paper when decorating composition books. I guess because I think they would make a great gift for a teacher -- both, male and female.

"Crisscross Card"

In honor of "World Card Making Day", my dear friend, Linda, and I, went to a card making class. Makes sense, huh? We had the choice to make several different types of cards, however, this crisscross style turned out to be one of my favorites. (To me, my first card just seemed generic?!?!) Anyway, Linda and I enjoyed our morning and I was glad to see Ruth Ann at the class, as well. (We missed you, Lacee!)

Oh, I can't end my post without wishing my beautiful niece, Lauren, a happy 18th birthday!!! I love you, sweetie!!!

"More Tins?!?!?!"

Ok, so you've figured out by now that I really like these tea tins by Papertrey. Believe it or not, but I've only got one more to decorate for my booth! These two turned out so cute! One is done in the Christmas colored dots paper. I filled it with Butterfinger sticks, then tied it up with burgundy and sage ribbon. The other tin is decorated in this cute paper with goofy spiders hanging down all around. I filled it with fall colored Hershey's kisses, then tied it up with purple ribbon. These make great gifts for anyone!

"Purple Pride"

I just had to do a purple nugget tin to sell at my booth. If you live in Milan long enough, you must have 'purple pride' and be a true Milan Bulldog! However, I know that not all the girls coming to this October event are from Milan, but the ones that are will appreciate the gesture. LOL (It's just a Milan thing!)

New Archiver's Store

Oh my gosh! The new Archiver's store opened yesterday in Memphis and it is fabulous! Me, my sister, my mom, and dear friend, Jennifer, made the trip for the grand opening. It opened at 9:30 am, and if you were one of the first 100 customers in the door, you received a free gift. Also, they had a free make and take and you received an Archiver's tote if you spent $50.00 or more. Well, let's just say, we accomplished all of the above! LOL It was amazing! I think we spent about 3 1/2 hours in there. Basically, if you want it, it's there! LOL We all agreed that there would be many trips made to this store!! We had a blast!!

"Autumn Clipboard"

I decorated this SU clipboard sideways so it could be used to hold a photo. I used Bo Bunny patterned paper, with coordinating shades of Bazzill, for the photo mat. I inked the edges of the board and papers with SU's Close to Cocoa. I paper pieced a pumpkin for the corner and added autumn leaves behind. I used Bo Bunny's brown rubons in the corner of the photo mat and on the pumpkin. I added brown blossoms, with a rhinestone center, and, lastly, tied khaki and cream ribbons on the clip.

"Fall Treat Bags"

I made 24 of these treat bags for Alyssa to take for her homeroom next week before they get out for Fall Break. My dear friend, Sharon, told me about the purple wrapped Hershey's kisses, and since purple is our school's color, I knew they would be great for the bags.

I've included a picture of an individual treat bag below:

"Candy Corn Popcorn"

Lookie what I found at Wally World! It is 'Candy Corn' Popcorn, can you believe it?!?! I knew the mini bags would be cute dressed up like the hot cocoa mix. So, after printing the 'title' on white, I layered the three colors of cardstock, used my candy corn stamp from SU, and tied it with coordinating ribbon. I like how they turned out. Another quick and easy treat! I'll have these made up for my booth, as well.

"Hot Cocoa Card"

This is another little 'treat' I'm selling at my booth. I got the idea for this from someone, somewhere, a long time ago. My version is alittle different, but I like the way it turned out. I used stamps from SU and the stir & sip sentiment from Papertrey. I think this hot cocoa card is a great little gift for anyone.

Also, I am on the committee for the Christmas Breakfast for Alyssa's school staff and I thought that I would make these up in our school colors and set them on the tables in baskets for the staff to pick up.

"Quick Treats"

Besides the tins from Papertrey, these are my favorite containers to fill and give as quick gifts! You can do anything with them, for any occasion. I've made these up for my booth in October. I filled each one with something different, like candy corn, malted milkballs, runts, sugar babies and snack mix. I've also adhered a circle to the lid of each one, and I know you cannot really tell, but each one has a different stamped sentiment on it. Finally, I tied a coordinating ribbon around each lid.

"Composition Book"

Can you believe I've never altered a composition book? Well, I guess there is a first for everything, right? hee hee This was super easy and fun! I used school themed paper from Pebbles, Inc.; misc. school ribbon; and a chipboard 'school' word from We R Memory Keepers. I made it for my booth in October. It would make a great teacher gift! (*wink*)

"Holiday Wishes"

Here are the four different cards that I put together from my Christmas card kit from CTMH. First, they are not the 'normal' Christmas colors, but I liked the look. Second, I will openingly admit it was a 'kit', because sadly, I don't have time to come up with my own designs. However, I am very pleased with the outcome of the cards. You cannot really tell from the scan, but they already had the distressed look -- which I like!

"Go Rebels!"

Surprisingly, this 'ole orange and white Tennessee Vols gal has been all about the Ole Miss colors of red and blue lately! lol A dear friend of mine ordered these koozies in her college moto & colors to give as gifts. You really can't tell in detail, but the tag hanging from the ribbon, has the college's rebel mascot on it. I hope she likes them!

I've also included a picture of one of the koozies once I tied it up in cello.

"Remember"

Please keep everyone involved and affected by the tragedy of 9/11 in your thoughts and prayers, especially our troops.

"My Favorite Tin....Again"

Here's another tea tin from Papertrey Ink. Did I mention that I love these tins? LOL I used a patterned paper with 'Octoberish' colors and tied it up with a purple satin ribbon. Inside, I filled it with Hershey's kisses.

I have a couple of these tins left to decorate. I'm making them for my booth.

"Taking Notes In Style"

These are a few of the memo pads I decorated for my booth in October. I have several more that are covered with patterned paper, but I've not tied the ribbons yet. (If you've not notice, I like lots of ribbon!?!?) LOL

I am hoping these will be good sellers, since they make the perfect gift for teachers, co-workers, or even stocking stuffers.

I've tried to do all of them in different patterns, hoping there will be something for everyone.

"Cover Page"

I rarely scrapbook anymore, since I've been doing more paper craft items lately. I go to a crop once a month and scrapbook then, but I hardly ever scrapbook at home. (Never thought I'd say that!?!?!) On Labor Day, however, my sister, Kim, and I, wanted to scrapbook. So, we spent the better part of the afternoon at her house trying to get something accomplished with our piles of pictures. I decided I was going to work on Alyssa's horse camp pictures, so here's my cover page. Even though it looks quiet simple, I spent more time on it than the other couple of pages I got done. (I didn't notice that my ribbon wasn't straight until I scanned it...I'll have to fix that.) Anyway, we will get together to crop next weekend, so I guess finishing up the horse camp pictures will be my 'project'.

"My Favorite Tin"

This is my favorite tin from Papertrey Ink! It is called the tea tin. It is tall & slender and just the right size for me to fill with Hershey's chocolate sticks. (However, the possibilities are endless with what you could put inside.)

Anyway, I decorated the tin with K&Company paper and used a coordinating bazzill to scallop punch a circle for the top. I then layered khaki Offray ribbon and SU stitched ribbon to tie up around and knot at the top. Lastly, I stamped a pumpkin image with SU chocolate chip ink to add to the front. I loved how it turned out! I am going to decorate several of these for October!

"More Treat Tins"

More tins from Papertrey Ink! These are the 4oz square clear top tins. I filled each one with Reese's pieces; added a ribbon, and used my oval punch to create a tag. Quick and easy!

"Sweet Treats"

I was thrilled when I got my order of tins in from Papertrey Ink! I had seen how Nichole Heady had decorated some on her blog, Capture the Moment, so I ordered some tins and cased all her ideas! This is one of the clear-top hinged tins. I decorated white address labels with autumn leaves and wrapped them around hershey's nuggets. As Nichole promised from her blog, the tin holds a perfect dozen nuggets. After filling the tin, I then layered different widths and colors of ribbon around the tin, then topped it off with a label. Cute, huh?