Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
25 Days of December - Day 7
Added All Stitched Up Volume 2 by Kimeric Kreations to the mix. I wish we had better lighting in the house - so much noise in these photos :(
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Twenty-five Days of Christmas
I blogged twice in one day. Someone get me a drink! I am doing a "Countdown to Christmas" mini this year and instead of doing it at the end of the month (like I did last year), I am doing a layout each day, again based around our Christmas activities from our countdown tree. I had two goals:
1. Keep it very simple
2. Focus on the photos and especially the journaling.
In keeping with these two goals, I decided to use a single kit for the entire mini, and I chose I Dream of Snow by Etc. by Danyale. I am also using the daily FREEBIE mini album pages by Roadside Designs that you can find on her blog. I'm also using two fonts consistently: Jellyka Delicious Cake (a freebie) and Mel's Type A Personality by Mel Wilson.
And...I'm already caught up (three days in)! Here's what I've done so far:
1. Keep it very simple
2. Focus on the photos and especially the journaling.
In keeping with these two goals, I decided to use a single kit for the entire mini, and I chose I Dream of Snow by Etc. by Danyale. I am also using the daily FREEBIE mini album pages by Roadside Designs that you can find on her blog. I'm also using two fonts consistently: Jellyka Delicious Cake (a freebie) and Mel's Type A Personality by Mel Wilson.
And...I'm already caught up (three days in)! Here's what I've done so far:
Handmade Holiday Gifts
I've been super busy making a lot of holiday gifts this year....and thought I would share! The first one is my favorite (and also the most complicated) - I made four flavors of Skittles vodka (which is more time consuming than I expected - you can google and find the recipe) and packaged them up in a Starbucks Frappuccino four pack that I altered with some digi supplies from Ho Ho Ho by Chelle's Creations, fiber and fluid chalk.
The second was really easy - I packaged up a Tervis Tumbler with a hot lid and a cold lid and included several packets of Iced tea to go and several tea bags. This gift came in at just under $20 each (mostly due to the cost of the Tervis supplies - but I did get them at Bed Bath and Beyond and used my coupons). I topped them off with a cute tag that fit the "tea" theme using Holly Jolly Holiday by Chelle's Creations.
And finally, even easier - I packaged a Starbucks gift card, some chocolate nuggets and Starbucks Via (coffee to go) in a mug, finished off with a tag using 12 Days by Mari Koegelenberg (which is also available as a paper kit by My Mind's Eye).
Hope this gives you some good gift ideas!
The second was really easy - I packaged up a Tervis Tumbler with a hot lid and a cold lid and included several packets of Iced tea to go and several tea bags. This gift came in at just under $20 each (mostly due to the cost of the Tervis supplies - but I did get them at Bed Bath and Beyond and used my coupons). I topped them off with a cute tag that fit the "tea" theme using Holly Jolly Holiday by Chelle's Creations.
And finally, even easier - I packaged a Starbucks gift card, some chocolate nuggets and Starbucks Via (coffee to go) in a mug, finished off with a tag using 12 Days by Mari Koegelenberg (which is also available as a paper kit by My Mind's Eye).
Hope this gives you some good gift ideas!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
What has sadly become a monthly post
with my layouts from DST....I keep swearing I am going to get back to blogging, but I spend most of my online time on Facebook these days.....
Created using Natural Beauty by Trixie Scraps, DST's September 2011 Gold Member Kit
Created using Beautifully You by Daybreak Scraps, DST's September 2011 New To You Kit
Created using Natural Beauty by Trixie Scraps, DST's September 2011 Gold Member Kit
Created using Beautifully You by Daybreak Scraps, DST's September 2011 New To You Kit
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