A quick and easy gift...

So I found these cute little candles while shopping down in Minot and decided they would be a cute and quick little gift.  To decorate them up a little more I took the sticker tags off and glued papers and stickers on them to create labels.

~A

Teacher gift idea...

So Preston's last day of school for this year was on the 16th so I can post this now...his gift for his teacher.  We created magnets in a decorated tin for her.  These are actually quite fun to make so I'll be creating a couple more sets and showing them later on.  The magnets I bought are super strong neodymium earth magnets so they will hold up lots of papers (which makes me happy because anyone that has had to buy magnets for their fridge must know it's hard to find good magnets).  I punched out paper to put into my bottle cap tops and then sealed it with embossing powder to preserve the paper.  I then decorated the tin with various papers.

~A

Christmas ornaments...

So every year I purchase ornaments for the boys but this year finding ornaments with the things they are interested in proved to be difficult and disappointing.  So this year I created ornaments for them instead.  These are super cute and take a little bit of computer know how to make the image into the right size to print them out.  The frames and glass are by Inkssentials.  I searched online for images of their favorite characters, resized them in Adobe Photoshop 5 and then printed, cut them out and put them into the frame. 
~A

Completing tasks...

So my loving husband has been asking and asking when will I complete my photo wall so I sat down today and picked some pictures to put into the frames I purchased garage sale-ing this summer.  I have to say I am pretty pleased with the completed project.
~A

Baby presents

So since I've been so productive this month I realized that I am behind on my baby gifts (oops).  So I dedicated this weekend to catching up and making some adorable baby beanies.  This is the first one I completed during the weekend.

~A

A couple more mini folding albums...

So I decided to dig deep into my scrapbook stash and pull out a couple of papers that have been sitting in the box for a while and make a couple more mini albums.  These are so fun and quick you can finish it in an afternoon!

~A

Snowman handprints...

So it was Petite Picasso day at the Expressway Family Centre and luckily I had just enough supplies left over from last year's snowman fingerprint mini canvas to do it again this year with a totally new group.  I think both the kids, parents & grandparents had fun with this one LOL!  We start by getting the kids to paint the background on the canvas, then once it dried we paint their fingers and then stamped them onto the canvas.  After that the parents & grandparents do the finishing touches (ie hats, scarves, eyes, noses, snow dots).  I wish I had taken a picture of all the pretty handprints as each one was so unique!
~A

And continuing with my theme...

I am just having so much fun making wreaths this year.  Unfortunately all the gorgeous ball wreaths don't fit between my 2 front doors to my store so I had to make a different kind of wreath for that area.  This is what I came up with.  Inspired by the pretty tans and browns that are out this year I bought a couple of ornament birds, some balls and pinecones.  I also happened across that neat feather plume in the home decor aisle in Walmart and thought it would be a great addition.

~A

My advent calendar...

Please excuse the poor picture but I just had to share my not-quite-complete advent calendar.  I bought a bunch of those magnetic tins and wrapped papers around them and then stuck hersheys kisses in them.  I have a beautiful vintage frame that I repainted that I will be putting these on once my awesome father gets to finding his tin to put in the frame.  I'll post a finished picture once I get it back. 
~A

Merry Christmas Mr Grinch...

So this is a recycle project with a little something new.  I purchased all the red and silver balls from a local thrift store (for $2 total) and then added the green balls and red & white bells.  I have to say I am very happy with the final product and may not be able to give this one away LOL!  It just reminds me of The Grinch and is just plain fun!
~A

Another non traditional...

So the wreath I donated to the Expressway Family Centre Twisted Tree Auction was greatly admired by a dear friend that I thought what other way to give a unique gift than use up the rest of the balls I had and make another one for her.  I had to switch it up a bit as I ran out of certain colors and was unable to pick more up as they were out of stock, but I think it worked out perfectly!
~A

Not your traditional Christmas Wreath...

I am loving these non traditional colors this year.  I just had to buy some to make a wreath.  To see the tutorial that I used click here.
~A

Advent Calendars...

These Kaisercraft advent calendars were a challenge, but the final product is sooo beautiful!!!!I found this website very helpful with lots of details. 
~A

Tis the Season...

I love Christmas time and this was my first attempt at an Ornament Ball Wreath which I donated to the Expressway Family Centre Tree Auction.  These are sooo fun to make.  I used a wire wreath form as the base.  It was inspired by this link that Starr shared last year from her beautiful yarn ball wreath.
~A

Cupcake fun!

So while my mom came for a visit and to attend the Carnduff Trade Show this weekend we made up some gift card cupcakes to sell.  These were a lot of fun to make and what a special way to give a gift card to those people on your holiday list.
~A

Mini Folding Album

Need that perfect gift for those hard to buy for people on your list?  Why not create a mini folding album and put your family's photos in it?  These little albums make great gifts that are treasured year after year.
Please bring paper cutter with scoring blade, ruler, and adhesive.
November 9 @ 7-9PM OR December 3 @ 2-4PM
Cost $14

Gift Card Cupcake

(Picture to come at a later date)
Come out and make 2 gorgeous cupcakes ready to put gift cards in.  What a great way to show someone that you care.  ***This is an advance technical class so patience is necessary***  Please bring a paper cutter, scoring blade, and glue.
November 14 @ 7-9PM
Cost $15

November Crop

November 18th 7PM-12AM
Cost $7
Bring your unfinished projects, cards, and possibly Christmas gifts??? and join us in an evening out. 

We have a cricut with a variety of cartridges, stamps, punches and much more scrapbooking goodies to help you finish your latest projects.

Coffee, juice and snacks provided.

Kids Christmas Card Class

(picture to come)
Send the kids out to make some fun cards for the holiday season!
November 21 @ 3:30-5:30PM
Cost: $12
Location: Expressway Family Centre...please call Regan 483-2577 to sign up your child

Christmas Card Class

November 26 @ 9-11AM OR 2-4PM
Cost $18
Come on out and create some beautiful cards!  You will make 6 cards; 4 regular, 1 ready to put a gift card in, and 1 individual hot chocolate card (not shown).  Please bring scissors, a paper cutter
(with scoring blade if you have), bone folder, and adhesive to class.

Can't make it to the class?  Contact us for the kit to make these cards.  Limited quantities are available.

Intro to Scrapbooking October 4

Date: October 4
Time: 7-9PM
Cost: $12
Ever wanted to learn to scrapbook but don't know where to start?  This class is for you!  I will show you the basic tools necessary to cret page after page of family memories wile we create your fist scrapbook page.  All you need to bring 5-8 photos.

Please bring any basic tools you may have too (ie paper cutter, scissors, pen, pencil, eraser, adhesive, and ruler)

Hope Card Class October 12

Date: October 12
Time: 7-9PM
Cost: $16
Come on over and make these cards while supporting a good cause!  To help those dealing with the Tsunami Close To My Heart put on a fundraiser selling the Hope stamp set.  I purchased multiple sets to put on this class.  And when you are done, you get to keep the stamp!

Please bring a basic tool kit with you to this class; paper cutter, scissors, pen, pencil, eraser, adhesive, and ruler.

Mists & Masks October 17th

Date: October 17
Time: 7-9PM
Cost: $12

Picture will be posted at a later date.

Come "play" and create a fun layout using Glimmer Mists and Masks while we show you some fun techniques on how to use these products.

Please bring a basic tool kit with you to this class; paper cutter, scissors, pen, pencil, eraser, adhesive, and ruler.

October Scrapbooking Crop

Date: October 28

Time: 7-9PM

Cost: $7

Everyone needs a night out!  How about joining us and getting caught up on your scrapbooking too?  Bring your own projects to complete and you will have access to lots of scrapbooking tools, a Cricut diecutting machine with over 15 cartridges, various stamp sets and much, much more!  All our crops will be held on the last Friday of every month

Summer is coming to an end...

I know I haven't been posting lately as summer was very busy for my family.  It was great!  We had camping trips, water gun fights, pool times, and all the fun that comes with summer.  How was yours?  Now that the summer is ending I am busy creating some awesome scrapbooking and card classes (and maybe a few other fun things in between).  Either way, we're sure to have something for everyone.  Classes will be posted next week.  For now, here are a couple of layouts that I created lately.  Enjoy!

Christmas in July Sale!!!!

That's right!  When we get back from our camping holiday we're having a sale July 12 - 29

20% off all Christmas and Winter Scrapbooking / Cardmaking supplies
10% off all other supplies

And for all my blogger friends out there bring a friend and quote this post and get an additional 5% off your entire purchase!  Happy Scrapbooking : )
~Alicia

Summertime is here!

Echo Park's Summertime papers are so bright and colorful!  I had so much fun creating with them!

In good and bad...

I scrapbook the good and the bad and this year's bad was pink eye!  Preston only had it for a day while Lachlan and Wyatt had it a little longer (okay a lot!) so I had the chance to take some photos of them.

Graduation and School papers

It's that time of year so we're all stocked up on graduation items for any time of grad...Preschool, Kindergarten, High School, University...

And then we have this awesome line from Pink Paislee called Old School.

And from The Paper Studio -  Back to School line

Any of these papers would be great for making a card and gift to those super special teachers or to create a layout with those last photos from the year of your children...  I'll be posting some layouts hopefully in the next few weeks : )

Some neat themed items...

We have cowboy paper and stickers

And new just in we now have some 4H papers and stickers too!

New papers!!!

This is one of my favorite Kaisercraft lines...Lilac Avenue

Another Kaisercraft line called Dancing Jewel

Kaisercraft Blushed

New Doodlebug birthday papers!  These are so fun and playful with lots of bright colors.

Bo Bunny Timeless...great for vintage, heritage and timeless layouts, papercrafts and cards.

New goodies for May...

I haven't had a chance to post since my last shipment so I thought I'd share some of the goodies that have just arrived...

Bloomers and Rosettes...these are so much fun to use on layouts.  They can make amazing borders and special details to your favorite layouts.  I used some on my layout here.

More bling...

Flowers, flowers and more amazing flowers...

Some new brads...fun colors and some neat shapes (skates, peace signs, birthday cakes, cooking)

Tim holtz diecuts, lots of new stamps perfect for spring and summer and some Cricut products too!