Hello Kitty Gift Set

I didn't know what to get for my good friend for her birthday since it was a few days after Christmas! So I thought it would be a good chance to make more things and use my HK dies! I wish they made more HK rubber stamps...I was lazy to cut out the different colors for the Sizzix dies so I used mostly the Sizzix Embosslits...way easier cause there's only one piece! :) I made a total of four things...
I made a HK coaster calendar using HK origami

Here's a Post-it Note Holder



A 2-year pocket planner



And a calendar in frame



Here is everything all together...



Hope everyone is having a great week so far! I can't wait for the 3 day weekend!

Bee My Valentine...

I'm having fun making some Valentine's Day cards! Makes me think of elementary school for some reason. Probably because that was the only time I got the most Valentine cards! Haha! Well my bf actually handmade me a card one year so that was pretty cool. Anyways, I decided to do a sketch challenge over at Eat Sleep Stamp.

Simple Coaster Calendar Magnets

This is my last thing from Christmas to post. To go along with my 5 card set, I decided to make a coaster calendar. I just made a simple one with cardstock/origami, calendar and ribbon. Then on the back, I glued a magnet so it could be put on the refrigerator or a file cabinet. TFL!

Hearts...

I was finally able to participate in a challenge, since the holidays are all done! I decided to do the challenge with A Spoon Full of Sugar where you had to use hearts on your card! Great time to get a head start on Valentine's! I used my new stamp by Penny Black and also the heart lace border punch. I wanted to add more embellishments but everything I tried seemed like it distracted the image! I still like it anyway because this is my first Valentine's card I made!

Decopauge...

Sorry, I know Christmas is over but I still have some things to share! I've been into decopauge for a little while now and love trying to find something to cover and make pretty! A few months ago, I bought a plain wooden box from Ben Franklin and decided to cover it with washi paper. I guess this one wasn't too creative so I cut out the flowers and fishes and spread it around. Then I just painted the inside black.




Then, I had a gift certificate to wrap and I was thinking of something other than the usual. I had kept my Absorber (cloth used to dry your car) container because the plastic was hard and it didn't smell or anything. I decided to decopauge it! Surprisingly, I didn't have enough Christmas dp and I didn't think to use wrapping paper so I tore little pieces of red and green computer paper. It took awhile to do the whole thing. Then I scattered snowflakes around and used stickles in the middle of each. Lastly, put ribbon around. I think it looks weird but I think it would look better with designer paper...there's always next time! TFL!

Here's the back...


and the front!

Leftover Giftwrap Cards and an Altered Jar

Hello! I'm sad I haven't participated in a card challenge in a couple months! Now that the holidays are over, hopefully I can soon and get more practice! Anyways, I just wanted to share some simple thank you cards I made to show my appreciation for my Christmas gifts/money. My granmda had a big gift and I asked if I could keep the paper and she said ok. I decided to use it as my dp! My brain was getting fried trying to think of a different layout for each card even though it looks easy! I used the same stamp for the "thank you" and embossed it in gold. Here they are...






My grandma also had one of those island princess popcorn jars that she was going to give away. She said I could decorate it...this is what I came up with...

Snowglobe Shaker Cards

I finally got to use my snowglobe stamp to make the shaker cards! But wow, it took me so long to do because this is only my second time doing it. I guess they turned out ok for now...but I realized after looking at the pix that I should've put more stuff in the card to shake! There's always next time! Happy new year everyone!