What a fun Weekend

This past weekend was so much fun. The kids and I had a weekend getaway that really had us busy but having just the greatest time. On Saturday we went to Mall of America.

Fresh off the hotel shuttle and ready to shop!

Of course we mostly did the rides!

Doesn't Ella look ready behind the wheel?

Photo op at the Sea Life Aquarium at the mall. Dylan was hamming it up by the jellyfish.

On Sunday we went to my friend's home is Wisconsin where the kids were loving the Wii. We don't have one of those yet.

This upcoming weekend is going to be fun too.

May's Inspiration Monday

Hello! Inspiration Monday is upon us already! Here is a post I made for The Scrappy Tree. Here is a photo, courtesy of The Wedding Community. Use this photo to inspire you to create something; a card, scrapbook page, altered item, anything you wish!!


Once you create your project, please upload to our Inspiration Challenge group! We'd love to see what you've made!!

Emboss Resist video

Getting ready for our city wide garage sales next week so once again, nothing crafty to share but.....my newfound obsession with crafty YouTube videos provides me with a post today. Emboss resisting with Nichole Heady from Papertrey Ink. :) Just a fun little video to inspire some creativity!


Have a wonderful day!

How they make wood block stamps at Hero Arts

I thought since I didn't have anything crafty to share today, I would find something! I thought this video was neat and I can't believe a poor woman is hand cutting the rubber stamped image all day. Can you imagine how that feels after a long shift?

Altered envelopes over at The Scrappy Tree

I just wanted to share a couple of little projects I made over the weekend. I used Maya Rd. kraft envelopes for them and I shared the instructions on my post over at The Scrappy Tree.

I had a lot of fun with these and I hope to make some more soon!

Earth Day is here!

Happy Earth Day! I just wanted to share with you a little post for Earth Day that I made for
The Scrappy Tree. I took a Crystal Light container and altered it for a teacher gift!

These bookmarks fit inside. I thought bookmarks would be fitting for a teacher! :)

You can find more details over at The Scrappy Tree blog! Happy Earth Day!

April's Inspiration Challenge: Come and Play!

For April's Inspiration Monday, the image selected just spoke to Spring and Easter! Here's the image: Don't those cupcakes look amazing?!? I did not make cupcakes, but I thought I would create a project of Easter treats for the kiddos. Here's my take on the inspiration pic:

I used my Marvy scalloped circle punches and my Papertrey Ink Spring tag stamp set. I had glassine bags that I filled with a few chocolate treats. I tied ribbon on the bag and adhered my circles and bunny/chick. I did use 3D foam squares to mount my chick or bunny. I hope they are a hit at the house!

For more information on the Inspiration Challenge, come and check out The Scrappy Tree!