Creativity Project...Day 3

I've been taking Hannah on drives looking for things to photograph. There was only one category left in photography for the Fine Arts Competion. Film photography...Scenery/Still Life

I took her to the Mission Inn area in downtown Riverside. Lots of old, historical buildings with beautiful architecture.

Anyway, while she was snapping away with the 35 mm Nikon we borrowed, I was snapping away on my digital.

This sign on an old church caught my eye and I had to remember it.

Isn't it good?

My friend Lisa has a giveaway...

Head on over to her blog at Sharing Life With Lisa. She is about to celebrate her 100th post by giving away one of my Joy Boxes! I especially love her blog called Living A Fit Life. It's great motivation for those that are interested in weight loss, being healthier, and ..."presenting your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God"...Romans 12:1

I will be making a custom Joy Box for one special commenter on her post - so, go and see!

Creativity Project...Day 2

Okay...it's March 2nd and I am busy, busy!! However, I did get to create this cute little mailbox for an Etsy client who teaches early music education. I hope she likes it!

Paper says Music Time and has all sorts of music related words.

It was a friend's birthday, so I gave her this jar full of her favorite candies and a couple of gift cards. I did add ribbon and stuff later, of course. =]

I am feeling like I really need to get out my supplies and get messy. I've had the "feeling" for a while, but it's just been hard to get some me time where I can play. Know what I mean? I can sit at my craft table as much as I want. I make things, I fill orders, but I am talking about getting in the zone - no interruptions - just time to be me with my crafts! It'll come soon. It has to!

The Creativity Project...

So, I saw this on Stacy Julian's blog and thought it would be a good idea to try to stay on top of it for the month of March. The coming of spring shouts newness to me, so I am going to try to do something new. Hopefully, this project will challenge me and make me more aware to consistently and curiously create.

Here was my little thing for today along with something I made a few weeks ago with my Sunday School girls for fun. Sunday's are pretty busy for me, but I usually have time to play a little at my craft table. This is something I made to go out with an etsy order that I'm filling. Just a simple card with a simple sentiment: dream.

This next picture is of a few painted rocks. I told my girls about choosing a word that would "lead" them and help them for 2009 - mine is FOCUS. They each chose a word and then we painted rocks and put our words on them. Great little project. I love Ladybugs, so I thought that the rock would make a cute ladybug and then the heart one is Love to the power of 6. Six in my immediate family. =]

I hope to get some real creating done this week. Not as easy as I thought it'd be with an 18 month old and a 3 year old to keep busy, but they let me play once in a while. =]

What are you creating? =]

PaperKrazy Creations!

We have a winner!! The lunch box tags will be going to Cori! You can email me your snail mail address at midnite_scrapper06@yahoo.com You will LOVE these tags!


(I will probably use these to help make some quick cards)

You all know I love Etsy! I have been doing a little shopping here and there, because I really haven't had a lot of time to play with my papers and inks lately. Well, recently I found a set of tags that I really liked and it has led me to find a brand-new favorite seller.

*My most recent purchase*

*I already used some from this set!*

Etsy is a place that you can buy or sell hand-made items. You can also find antiques and supplies there. There are so many sellers offering wonderful things on Etsy, that you have to just know what you're looking for or mark a few favorite sellers or just watch the front page to see what's newly listed (these flash through!). Well, I do all of the above.

So one day, a set of bold tags caught my eye. I clicked on them and it took me to Kyla's PaperKrazy Creations and WOW! the prize was right! I hit add to cart faster than anything. LOL

After I bought the tags, I looked around the shop for a while. I knew I was in love. It wasn't long before I received the tags and was so impressed by the quality and the communication from the seller, that I knew I'd be shopping with this seller again! Oh, and she throws in a little freebie too! I have been reading her blog since then and asked her all sorts of questions about her work and she has gone the extra mile every time to explain and answer everything. I decided there and then that I wanted to tell others about this lady! I let her know that I wanted to feature her and buy a set of her great lunch tags to give away. Well, she graciously donated one set, so that I could keep the set that I purchased. I have purchased two sets from her and love them. I've been using them for my girls' lunches and also for birthdays and notes of cheer. You will LOVE these.

I am going to be holding a drawing to give away this (above) set of lunchbox tags. All you need to do is:

1. Go to her Etsy shop here and look around. Tell me what you like best.

2. If you make a purchase - let me know - I will enter your name twice!

3. Post about this drawing on your blog, linking it back here to mine.

4. Comment here to let me know that you have done the above things, and you will be entered!

I will close this on Thursday, February 26 at 8:00 pm and will announce the winner shortly after!

Thanks for playing along and by all means - if you have someone you want us to check out - let us know!

Look what I found!!

“Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out."~~Tina Turner



I was at the Goodwill store last week looking for a couple of things and I came across this hurricane candle holder. I immediately thought of all my scrap pieces of ribbon that I have in a basket. This would be perfect with all of it's holes, don't ya think?

Then I was at Michael's and had two gift cards that needed to burn. =] I bought a set of Fluid Chalks, but then kept going back to this paper set. It kept calling my name. I picked it up. Looked at it. Looked at the coordinating items in the set...*sigh*. I did have enough to get it...hmmm.... No, I don't really NEED that paper do I? I just like it because it's all whimsy and fun....ugh. I can't resist. Rush back to the end aisle where it was on sale and then - for the first time - remember I have a coupon in my wallet too. Oh, good. Get both packs. Yea! No tough decisions to make today. Just pure, yummy, paper-lovin' fun! =] They are by Colorbok and are from their Friendly Forest line! The first pack came in a sturdy zippered package and includes punch outs, foiled papers, patterened and solid papers, divider tabs, etc. The second pack has 8 shaped specialty papers. Mmmmm...love it!


The second pack:


Can you blame me?

Mailboxes and such...

Wow! I have been getting lots of orders for my mailboxes and I will continue to do them until I am all out mailboxes. =]

My daughter is going to attempt to video tape me doing a tutorial on how to do these, so stay tuned.