Baskets & Bunnies

I am a woman who lives life with intention.  That is, I intend to do lots of things but somehow it never really grows into more than intention. Sound familiar?  So, I am very happy when I manage to get half way through an intention or even just start one for that matter.  I intend to make another dozen of these cute baskets!  

The JUGS (Just Us Girls) Challenge blog puts out a new challenge every Saturday.  This weeks challenge was to create a project using a template.  I never need too much encouragement when it comes to playing along with a template challenge and with Easter around the corner the choice was simple.  I remember coming across this sweet basket designed by Lauren Meader and could not wait to put them together.  You can find Lauren's templates in her store, My Time Made Easy.  They are so easy to use and such a fun way to wrap a gift.  She has a free template on offer too if you would like to try one.  Be warned though that there will be no turning back.  This Basket Basics template is one of her Timeless Templates and can be purchased through Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by.  I intend to get on here a little more often ....

Spinner Card Fun

I came across a spinner card on the internet at some point and have not been able to stop thinking about it so I googled "instructions for spinner card" and browsed through a variety of blogs and websites to get the general idea of how to put it together.  It is the cutest thing ever and I can not believe how easy it is to make.  If you haven't tried this yet you really must give it a go.  

My card design was completely inspired (or is the correct word lifted?) by this Nichole Heady card which is so adorable.  When I found this sweet Kaisercraft stamp I could not get Nichole's card out of my head.  

Of course you have to see this card in action to fully appreciate it but it is sure to delight the recipient.

PS:  I just want to say thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to comment if you have.  I cannot believe that I have not had a moment to post much this month but was encouraged tonight by some really sweet comments from Teri.

A Touch of Hot Pink

My sister and I have been so busy packing product and preparing for lessons at the shop but managed to stop for a hour of fun to create these simple cards.  The combination of black and white with a touch of color tends to be a winner every time.  Don't you love it when you get a great result with so little effort.

The silhoutte image of the girl was from The Graphics Fairy.  There is a whole family of them.  I love them.  I think they have a modern victorian feel.

Hope you get an opportunity to play with paper this weekend.  

You Rock / Color Q Challenge #20

I have been thinking about this all day.  Not what to do but the actual sitting down to do!  I have not done a Color Q challenge for awhile and I always love the color combinations.  This one was bright and fun. When I saw it I immediately thought about a Crate paper line called Orbit.  The colors were perfect which left very little challenge to this card.  My turquoise is a little muted but it was all I had.  

 

Quick and simple.  In fact, I feel a little robbed of the whole experience.  Thanks for dropping in to take a look. 

Love is ...

... an opportunity to play with paper over the weekend.  Life has been a little busy over the past two weeks so it has been good to finally get around to doing something fun.  I am on a template "buzz" at the moment and today I am sharing my milk cartons purchased from Papertrey Ink of course.

My sister and I also managed to almost scrapbook a layout for our store's class schedule.  Almost being the key word here.  Well, at least we planned it.  Tomorrow is another day!

I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend filled with love and creativity. Happy Valentines Day.

Color Q Challenge #16

Okay, I am not going to lie, I really struggled with these colors.  I have been keeping tabs of this Color Q challenge for the past few days.  Once or twice I have sat down and pulled some papers out of my scraps bin only to throw it all back in and move onto something else.

Then I found this sweet vintage image and I was inspired to put it all together.

Happy Sunday!

It is so good to finally have a opportunity to get on here and share a quick project!  I ended up in hospital on Monday and have not had a chance to do very much.  Nothing serious but after I was discharged some bed rest was required (not that I am complaining).  

So, my boys have all gone off fishing for the morning and I get to do whatever I want, whatever I want, whatever I want, whatever ...  Sorry, I am repeating myself but it sounds so lovely!
Have you visited the "Just us Girls" Challenge blog?  Well, their latest challenge was to create a project using a template.  Tough choice.  I am a huge fan of Lauren Meader's templates which you will find in her new store My Time Made Easy.  However, since I was already all geared up to make these little boxes I am using them to enter this challenge.

It is my cousins baby shower next weekend and I have been itching to use Nicole Heady's new Back to Basics Box Template.  It was a little smaller than I imagined once I had made them up but it really was very simple and I will definitely use them again.  

Now to decide what to do next.  Mmmm.  Really need to prepare a project for a class at the shop next week but am swinging towards a color challenge or another cute little template from Papertrey.  I so need to justify why I keep purchasing those templates.