Niece's Ornaments 2013

I was certainly busy crafting the past few weeks!

I started an annual tradition with my first niece who is now three and began the same tradition with my second niece (this is her first Christmas).  I will scrapbook them an ornament until they are 18.  I even made a keepsake box to store them in.  Here are my niece's ornaments off the tree and on

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Christmas Cards 2013

I had inspiration from various places and unfortunately I can't remember what challenges these cards are from...sorry!  I really enjoyed making these cards for my family!

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Christmas Goodies 2013

Here are some more goodies I made for my teammates, administration, room parents, and students.

Teammates' Gifts 

(ornament w/ candy inside)

Admin. Gifts 

(gift card w/ candy inside)

Room Parent gifts

(mug filled with candy & ornament hanging off back)

Student Gifts

(2 books, a pencil, candy cane, HW pass, and Scholastic coupon)

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My Niece's Letters

My 2nd niece, Charlotte, was born in January!  However, my sister and brother-in-law didn't want to find out the gender nor tell us a name, so I couldn't make the letters to spell her name early.  After working on them this summer and off again/on again over the fall weekends, I was finally able to finish them up at the end of October.  However, my sister needed the "C" for a professional photo shoot and I forgot to take a picture before mailing it to her.  

As soon as I get a picture of the "C" and the full name hanging on the wall, I will update this post. For now...here are the letters:

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Cards for Various Occasions

Wow!  What a crazy few months this has been.  Teaching always keeps me busy, but with new technology I'm integrating, it takes a tiny bit longer to prepare and execute.  Wouldn't trade it for the world though!

So, between my last post and now, I've made a couple of cards and lots of projects.  I can't remember all of the color and/or sketch challenge inspirations or the materials I used to make these cards, so I will just share the pictures.

This card was for my teammate and friend's birthday!

This card was for a coworker's baby "boy" shower!

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Happy Belated Birthday!

Once school starts, my days become a crazy blur!  My brother-in-laws birthday falls at the beginning of the year (end of August), so I always promise to send him his card within the month! Well, I finally was able to get to my scrapbook room and get his card created this weekend!!!  My sketch inspiration came from Freshly Made Sketches # 103!

 Paper:  Card Stock ~ Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, and More Mustard

DSP ~ can't remember the name

 Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Stamps:  Occasional Quotes and A Slice of Life

Framelits & Punches:   none

Ribbon:  Chocolate Chip Scallop ribbon & linen thread

Embellishments:  brown buttons

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My first SWAP!!!

So my Stampin' Up Upline and friend, Erica, hosts a monthly meeting for her downlines called "Sweet Stampede" and this past Saturday we decided to start swapping cards!  This was my first time to participate in a swap and I LOVED it!!!  I was inspired by the colors from Color Throwdown #254 and the sketch from Paper Craft Crew Challenges #53!

Paper:  Card Stock ~ Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Pool Party, and Lucky Limeade

DSP ~ Daffodil Delight

 Ink:  Pacific Point

Stamps:  Six Sided Sampler stamp set

Framelits & Punches:   1 1/4" Circle Punch & Labels Framelits

Ribbon:  Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon and white Baker's twine

Embellishments:  Labels Paper Piercing pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Rhinestones

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