Handmade Halloween Daybook

I'm in love with making daybooks!  I wish I had made videos, or even taken pictures of of the daybooks I have swapped or RAKed to some of my fellow Smash*aholic and Daybook Delights friends on Facebook.

Here is a video, my first one, that I made of my Halloween Daybook that I sent to my dear friend Wendi.

Thanks for watching.

Decorative Washi Tape Clothespins

Most of you know that I am totally infatuated with Washi Tape.   So obsessed that I had to bring it into the shop.  LOL.

The past several weeks, I've been re-organizing and cleaning (more like overhauling!) around the house.  I have a serious case of the "Spring Cleaning Bug".  With re-organizing comes lots of prettiness, in my opinion.  I like prettiness!  On top of my refrigerator sat 3 large plastic bowls.  2 white and one orange (YUCK!).  These bowls contain all of my kids Halloween goodies, Easter treats, candies, etc.  The bowl were such an eye sore over the past several years.  I had been wanting to replace them, but every time I would go shopping, I would forget to look around for something that would work... and when I did remember to look, we didn't have the extra cash to spend.

Well, income tax time came and we had a little extra after we planned this year's home renovation projects.  My dear husband just finished up putting in central air in the bedrooms.  Whoo Hoo!!! No more ugly window units!  It sure does help that he is in the HVAC industry and can do it himself.

So I went on a mission to find something that would serve the purpose of holding all those goodies, and look pretty on top of the fridge.

One trip to Bed Bath and Beyond with my 20% off coupons in hand...

Ahhh... much better!  Simple black totes that fit perfectly.  One for each kiddo, and no confusion since I labeled them.

No dust up there.  I cleaned before I took the photos.  LOL

A close up.  I took a basic clothespin, adhered some pretty washi tape to both sides.  Cut off the excess.  My daughter and I have been making fabric yo-yos, so we picked some black and neutral tones that match the decor in our kitchen and attached them with some Fabri-Tac.  Aren't they purty?  I think I may cut down the labels a bit, or at least round the corners.  What do you think??

I'm glad you took the time to stop by.  I hope you like the blog make over too.  I'm happy with it.  I think it will inspire me to keep posting more.

Until next time.

Beary Sweet Challenge 25 - Sketch

Happy Sunday Morning to you all.  I hope you have been having a wonderful weekend and the sun is shining wherever you are.

It's the first of the month and that means it is time for a new challenge at The Beary Scrap.  It's a sketch, and a fabulous one at that.  I have decided to challenge myself to make the time to participate at least twice a month.  My ultimate goal is to participate every week.  For now I'm just going to keep my goals obtainable.  I so miss my craft space since the shop has taken up residence there.  I've been working off the dining room table and still digging through bins to find my supplies.  One thing I can say is that it feels SO GOOD to be creating again.  I realized that I was missing a HUGE part of me since November when I had everything boxed up and no place to work.  When I sit down with some papers, stamps, markers... I feel back at home again.  It's like food for the soul!

This week I am also joined by my little princess Lindsay.  She's home with me, so Mommy can't create anything without her working side by side with me. 

Now for my card...

My image is another Magnolia stamp.  She's been colored with Copic.  I don't remember the colors I used.  I got a little carried away with the stamping around the image, but I really like the concept.  The accent stamp is from Bo Bunny's Midnight frost stamp pack.  Again, I am using papers from My Mind's Eye Just Dreamy 2 line.  I just love these papers and the colors are so perfect for spring and summer. All my papers are distressed, inked up with distress ink and sewn.  I used a piece of corrugated board and pained that up with some antique linen acrylic paint and more distress ink.  I used a piece of Leandro Blue seam binding.  Flowers are both Prima and Beary Scrap Mulberry Paper Flowers.  I attached a few beads to my stick pins and added a cute heart charm that I found in my stash.  Lastly, I added some lace and a few KaiserCraft Pearls.  

And here is Lindsay's Card.  I helped with sizing her paper cuts, but she did most of the work.

Lindsay used another adorable image from Magnolia.  She's been colored with coloring pencils.  I made a bow for her out of some ribbons she picked out of my bin.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye Laundry Line collection.  Very simply, but she's only 4 and she loves to see her cards posted on my blog.  She's going to need one of her own soon. :)

Here is the sketch we are working with.

I will be entering my card at the following Challenges:

Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Ribbon and Lace

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Until next time

♥ Hugs ♥