Sneaky Peek Week Day 3: Travelin' Man

Hi all! I have another Peek to share with you today! There are lots of new goodies being shown on this card. :) I really had fun making this one, the map printed DP has a large circle cut from the corner and it's actually layered over the white piece thats stamped with Mr. Travelin' Bun. He was colored with Copics and the suitcases and boxes on his car were paper pieced with scraps. 

That "Travel" printed ribbon had never been used, and I've had it FOREVER! The arrow paper clip made a fun accent. The green strip at the top was stamped tonally with one of the sentiment stamps from the set. 

I hope you will check out what the rest of that Cat Pack is peeking for you today! Take care!

hugs, Noelle

TCP Tuesday KISS (and a Peek!) :) (Sneaky Peek Week Day One: Life's A Beach)

Hi all! I'm baaaaack with another card for TCP Tuesday in May! PLUS, it just happens to be the first day of Sneaky Peek Week! Can you believe it? ANOTHER release after we just had one in April? Alma is on a roll, let me tell you! I was SO excited to see these new things too. :)

 Today I used the new glasses CutUp we have and the set that is being Peeked today "Life's A Beach."

 I tried to keep it as CAS as possible, but still have a fun, beachy feel. Do you like? These glasses are so fun, I made 2 cards with them right after I opened my new goodies :) For the sand, I tore a piece of caramel colored card stock, then ran it through the Xyron on both sides. Then I took it out to my kids sandbox and sprinkled sand all over it (where else was I supposed to get sand, I ask you?) ;) Though, in hindsight I could have used sandPAPER, it probably would have been a lot less messy!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on the lenses, and added rhinestones to the glasses.

Well, I hope you like my card! Many of the Cat Pack are peeking this set today so I hope you can stop by their blogs! :)

hugs, Noelle

Happy Mothers Day 2013!

Hi there! Hope all you mamas are being spoiled! :) we have brunch reservations in a bit, so I'll keep this short and sweet! This is the card I made for my mom this year. Some "Dear Lizzie" papers, and Lil' Inker dies and stamps. Quick, easy and pretty for my mom. Made a similar one for my MIL, but already gave it to her! Lol. Have a wonderful day!

xo, Noelle

Teacher Appreciation Week/Day 4: Favorite Store

Hi all! Happy Thursday! Hope you're doing well. this is my last "mini-gift" post about Teacher Appreciation week. If you're just tuning in, please scroll back over the last 3 days as well to see 3 other quick and cute mini-gifts. :)

Anyway, last week Ev's preschool sent home a little flyer about Teacher Appreciation Week. To it, they had stapled a "survey" (4 simple questions) that each of his 2 teachers had answered. It was really cute, I thought. The questions were: favorite flower, favorite drink, favorite snack, and favorite store. Of course it was totally up to you whether or not you'd like to participate.... But I thought, this is a great way to show the teachers how much you appreciate them. For the older boys teachers, I sent in cards with gift cards, since they didn't have these little surveys, but for Ev's teachers I decided to follow the lead given to us by the preschool. So, every day this week, I'll be showing you CUTE, and super *fast* mini gifts for his two teachers. Hope you'll be able to pop in. And maybe, it will give you your own "do-able" ideas that are manageable even if you are as busy as me. :) All 4 days worth of projects times 2 teachers took me less than an hour total, they were THAT fast. :)

Today is the last day, and the theme was "favorite store." I for one, am really trying to save money right now. We want to take the kids on a nice vacation this summer, so every penny counts! So, these gift cards are only 5$ each, but I figured it's the thought that counts, plus I always do a bigger gift cards as end of the year teacher gifts, and for these teachers that's just a few short weeks away. I can't believe the school year is almost over! Next year I'll have a middle schooler, a 5th grader, and a kindergartner! My how time just FLIES!

For these, they are just flat cards, they don't open. I had Ev write "Love, Evan" on the backs of them. I die cut the pockets out, adhered them, and added the chipboard sentiments. A few pre made embellies: a chipboard button, and a pre made rosette made for quick, cute decorations. The gift cards I'd picked out even matched! I love Target, and apparently so do Ev's teachers since that's what they both wrote for "favorite store."

That's all for me today, crafty peeps! Been crafting up a storm for DAYS! So there's lots more coming soon! :)

xo, Noelle

Teacher Appreciation Week/Day 3: Favorite Snack

Hi guys! Last week Ev's preschool sent home a little flyer about Teacher Appreciation Week. To it, they had stapled a "survey" (4 simple questions) that each of his 2 teachers had answered. It was really cute, I thought. The questions were: favorite flower, favorite drink, favorite snack, and favorite store. Of course it was totally up to you whether or not you'd like to participate.... But I thought, this is a great way to show the teachers how much you appreciate them. For the older boys teachers, I sent in cards with gift cards, since they didn't have these little surveys, but for Ev's teachers I decided to follow the lead given to us by the preschool. So, every day this week, I'll be showing you CUTE, and super *fast* mini gifts for his two teachers. Hope you'll be able to pop in. And maybe, it will give you your own "do-able" ideas that are manageable even if you are as busy as me. :) All 4 days worth of projects times 2 teachers took me less than an hour total, they were THAT fast. :)

Today is "favorite snack." One teacher said she liked peanut butter cups, and one said "anything chocolate." So that dollar candy section at Target came in super handy. We got the peanut butter cups for Ms. Corrie, and Ev picked Junior Mints for Miss Olivia. These were the fastest of all the projects, and I bet you can see why... Yep, just a stamped label, and a (practically ancient!) epoxy butterfly from my stash tied with twine. The stamp is Inkadinkado, the labels are Martha Stewart/Avery from Staples, and the butterflies are so old, I have no clue who made them! ;) Plus, I used some Aqua Divine Twine from TCP to finish off the butterflies.

Now see, this is what I like about being crafty, you can make a 1$ box of candy feel special with 2 minutes of your time. What could be better than that? Have a great one, all! :)

xo, Noelle 

May TCP Tuesday: KISS

Hi all! Thanks for popping by! I'm here with a card for this month's brand new TCP Tuesday Challenge; which is to "Keep It Simple!" And now a few words from the Top Cat herself, Alma: 

"This challenge is all about Clean and Simple cards.

Some people are good at it. Some people are not.

I know I tend to just keep piling on the embellishments and paper.

This challenge is about really looking at your stamps and making them the focal point.

It can be a classic, elegant card, or a fun and whimsical one.

Design a card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments. 

Less is more."

Here is my first card for this month's challenge, it's actually the last card that I had submitted for the Stamping Royalty Contest, but it felt CAS and I thought it would work well for this challenge. Do you love the button as much as I do? I believe it's vintage, I bought a bag of them at an antiques store, and there's several sizes. :) I also used Whale of a Time and some Airmail Divine Twine.

This was the first card I've ever colored with Spectrum Noir Markers. They are alcohol ink markers, like Copic, but are far less expensive. They do have a different, more dense type of bullet tip instead of the brush nib that we all love from Copic, but I had fun with them. They blend well with Copic, and I really enjoyed playing with them. :)

I love this whale! He is one of my fave TCP stamps, I'm very attached! He is adorable paper-pieced, dry-embossed, in neutral colors, and even as a "whaley" cute Valentine. 

Well that's it for me today! Big whale hugs to you, and here's hoping you'll be able to make some time this month to play with us at The Cat's Pajamas.

xo, Noelle

Teacher Appreciation Week/Day 2: Favorite Drink

Hi all! Hope you're having a great day. I've got two posts going up today, so be sure to check back in an hour for this weeks new TCP Tuesday Challenge! :)

Last week Ev's preschool sent home a little flyer about Teacher Appreciation Week. To it, they had stapled a "survey" (4 simple questions) that each of his 2 teachers had answered. It was really cute, I thought. The questions were: favorite flower, favorite drink, favorite snack, and favorite store. Of course it was totally up to you whether or not you'd like to participate.... But I thought, this is a great way to show the teachers how much you appreciate them. For the older boys teachers, I sent in cards with gift cards, since they didn't have these little surveys, but for Ev's teachers I decided to follow the lead given to us by the preschool. So, every day this week, I'll be showing you CUTE, and super *fast* mini gifts for his two teachers. Hope you'll be able to pop in. And maybe, it will give you your own "do-able" ideas that are manageable even if you are as busy as me. :) All 4 days worth of projects times 2 teachers took me less than an hour total, they were THAT fast. :)

Today's was "favorite drink." Both teachers said they liked iced tea. I picked up 2 bottles of sweet tea at the store, and made tags. I used pre made Tim Holtz tickets, and on them I stamped "You're Tea Riffic!" I admit, I am TOTALLY into the cheesy, "punny" type sentiments! I can't help myself! ;) I added a My Mind's Eye chipboard button to each, and then behind the stamped tags I added some October afternoon ephemera, that looked like reading pages from vintage reading primers. Tied everything on with some Airmail Divine Twine that I got from TCP. Quick, fun, and hopefully refreshing! ;)

Have a wonderful day! xo, Noelle