Craft Junkie Too

Fashionista Gift Bag Purse featuring "Girlie Doodles" by My Pink Stamper

2012-05-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and welcome to monthly design team post for My Pink Stamper. Today we are all sharing fabulous projects featuring the brand new Girlie Doodles image stamps and Girlie Sayings sentiment stamps. How fun!

With a few simple supplies you can turn a plain lime green sack into a fashionable purse that holds a gift card inside. Your friends will all be swooning over this fashionable gift.

Stamps

“Fashionista” & “Purse-nally the best”~ Girlie Sayings by My Pink Stamper
“Purse” doodle on front flower & “Happy Birthday” Girlie Doodles by My Pink Stamper

Supplies

- lime green shiny gift sack 6” x 11” (click here to view)

- adhesive

- large felt flower

- pink jewel

- brown, pink and lime green ribbons

- decorative scissors

- 4 teal brads & 2 brown brads

Markers & Ink

brown marker
ProMarkers, pink & lime green (click here to view)
My Pink Stamper Darkest Night black ink
charcoal gray ink

Paper

- flowered scrapbook paper by K&Company.

- white card stock

Punches

1 1/2” circle punch (click here to view)

Directions:

Cut edge of bag with decorative scissors. Use glue to seal bag shut (from top opening).
Cut scrapbook paper the size you’d like and bend over each corner; attach a brad for extra decoration.
Stamp purse image with darkest night black ink onto white card stock, color with ProMarkers, cut image out with scissors.
Using 1 1/2” punch - punch out one circle in white. Using “Fashionista” stamp curve to fit and stamp onto circle. Ink edges with charcoal gray and make dashes using brown marker. Glue pink jewel in center. Attach to center of pink felt flower and attach flower to front of bag. Loop purse strap around petal of flower and attach a glue dot to keep in place.
Working on the bottom of the bag refer to picture for exact placement of stamps, brads and scrapbook paper. The bottom flap of the bag provides a nice “pocket” for my gift card.
“Purse-nally the best” from Girlie Sayings and “Happy Birthday” from Girlie Images by My Pink Stamper.
Attach ribbons for “strap of bag purse”.
You can use a glue dot, pop up dot or velcro to keep the purse closed.

::Print Instructions here::

Have a super day everyone!

♥Tracy

Bulletin Board Pocket Organization

2012-05-26T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

Sorry I've been MIA from posting as much but life is very busy in the Wellmann household.
I want you to know all is well with us and thank you for visiting and sticking with me. :)

As I continue with my quest to Simplify and Organize in 2012 I recently tackled my very cluttered bulletin board and wanted to share it with you. This bulletin board is the hub of my families activities from my hubbies on-call work schedule/calendar, my boy's school papers, church activities, sale papers, etc. Yes, I would "tack" everything on this board so I wouldn't forget. HA! I was ready for a little more organization in this area so here is what I came up with. I'm happy to say this is working for me.

Click here to view or print a full list

of supplies and instructions.

I use the thumbtacks to attach the pockets on my bulletin boards. The flat heads help keep papers flat and not stick up like push pins would do.

I {love} it!

Much more organized, I can find important papers, I put them all together as needed and keep my sanity!

(some of it anyway) :)

Click here to view a completed list of written supplies and instructions for this project.

Click here to print instructions

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♥Tracy

Black & Turquoise Zebra Gift Bag Tutorial

2012-05-23T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

Today I want to share how I created the Black & Turquoise Zebra Birthday Bag I shared with you last week.

Last week I showed you a project using the fabulous Birthday Doodles stamp set from My Pink Stamper. This stamp set is only available by purchasing the Birthday Doodles kit which includes everything you see below. Sold exclusively at Shop Pumpkin Spice.

I usually purchase the Celebrate It bags when Michael’s has them on sale. They come is a variety of colors and sizes.

Black and Turquoise Zebra Gift Bag

by Tracy Wellmann

www.craftjunkietoo.com

(click here to print instructions)

Create a fabulous gift bag for the Diva in your life or just change up the colors to create the perfect bag!

Supplies:

· Black bag ~ Celebrate It (Michaels)

· Black/turquoise zebra scrapbook paper (Hobby Lobby)

· Turquoise glitter paper (Target)

· White cardstock

· Image stamp & Sentiment stamp – Birthday Doodles by My Pink Stamper (Shop Pumpkin Spice)

· Pink jewel embellishments

· Blank ink stamp pad & glass block

· Punches ~ Real Estate Sign by EK Success (sentiment), Flourish Square (glitter paper behind sentiment)

· Hot pink rick rack

· Pink ribbon

· Flowers – pink (1) & black (1)

· Brad (teal color)

· Pop dots

· Markers for coloring (shopping bag) – black, teal, pink,

· Copic colorless blender pen to make shading effects on bag.

1. Stamp shopping bag image on white cardstock. Color with markers & shade with colorless blender pen. Cut out this image with scissors leaving ¼” around image. Adhere to a square of glitter paper and cut out leaving another ¼” of glitter paper. Put aside.

2. I cut apart my “Happy Birthday” sentiment in ½ so I could use it top and bottom. (yes, you can do this *smiles*) Stamp in black ink onto white cardstock. Punch out using the Real Estate Sign punch.

3. Using a pop dot attach the sentiment to the glitter paper. I found the pop dots stick very well to glitter paper. Set aside.

4. Lay bag flat and measure zebra paper the size you’d like for front of bag. Trim to size and adhere to front of bag.

5. Attach a piece of pink zig zag ribbon; refer to photo for placement.

6. Attach sentiment and shopping bag with pop dots onto front of bag; refer to photo for placement.

7. Embellish with pink jewels.

8. Place gift inside.

9. Close with pink ribbon (I stapled to bag), attach flowers using brad.

Click here for printable instructions

My Pink Stamper ~ Special Release Blog Hop

2012-05-18T10:15:00.000-05:00

WELCOME!! Thanks for hopping along with us today for the Special Release Blog Hop featuring new products by My Pink Stamper -- I know you will all LOVE them! You should have arrived from Roberta's blog.... How about this awesome announcment!! My Pink Stamper Image Stamp Kits intoducing Birthday Doodles!!Woot Woot!

Here are a couple of projects to share using the newest image stamps! To save time I'm just showing you my projects -- I'll be back another day with more info on what I did to make them.

Happy Birthday Gift Bag
(tutorial to come)

Cupcake Card - 5.50 x 4.25
(tutorial to come)

Click below to see the new products and get them quickly before they sell out Birthday Doodles KitGirlie Doodles My Pink Stamper Tumbler

You don't have much time -- so head over to Karlee's blog so you can join us on the MPS LIVE at 11:30 am CST.

Here is the blog hop trail....

Robyn (My Pink Stamper) <-- Start Here

Andrea (Divine Domestic)

Carissa (Sprinkled With Glitter)

Edna (Create with Expression)

Julie (ReadySetStamp)

Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

Renee (I Came, I Saw, I Created)

Shelley (Shelley Lee Designs)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Chelle (Paper Krate)

Cristi (Scrappin 5 Little Cupcakes)

Helen (Crafting Cricut Mom)

Missy (Quick Chick Designs)

Roberta (TX Scrapper Mom)

Tracy (Craft Junkie Too) <-- You are Here

Karlee (Karlee Krafts) <-- Go Here Next

Maria <----
follow her instructions at the end of the hop

Winner!

2012-05-10T12:09:00.000-05:00

Winner of the NSD Stamp Set sponsored by My Pink Stamper is....

Cindy Stark

May 5, 2012 3:28 PM

She will love this purse!!! Super cute idea!!!

Thank you for the chance to win!!

Happy NSD!!! Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! Happy 40th Birthday to me!!!

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Congrats Ms. Cindy!

Thanks everyone for your sweet comments on my purse and picture of me and my mom ((love))

Have a great day!

Tracy

Dirt Pudding Dessert

2012-05-07T07:00:00.000-05:00

Today I'm excited to share one of our favorite desserts with you. Many may have the recipe (or something like it) but its too good not to share this fun and cool dessert. Kids and adults just love it in our family and my mother in law makes a bowl of it at most all family gatherings. Its truly the hit of the dessert table.

Here are the ingredients I used to put this together.

1 pkg. Oreo cookies

2 lg. boxes instant vanilla pudding

6 cups cold milk

1 pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 tub whipped topping, thawed

......MY ASSISTANT.....

My handy little helper Spencer was really excited to share in the tasks of whipping up the pudding so we put 2 boxes of pudding in a bowl, poured in 6 cups cold milk, whisked it all up and put it in the refridgerator to set up (about 10 minutes).

After the pudding is in the refrigerator I get my cookies (aka "dirt") ready. I like my layered cookies a little chunky and my topping more finely chopped so I use put some cookies in a zip lock bag and using a malet of some sort I beat it until I get the texture I want. I save the last 5 or so cookies for the topping and give them a swirl in my mini electric chopper and I'm ready for layering. The chopper really gets them finely chopped.

I find it easier if I mix my pudding, cream cheese, and whipped topping in increments (same bowl just adding in sections) but you can definitely do this all at once if you have a large enough bowl. What works for me is I will mix a 1/3 pudding, 1/3 cream cheese & 1/3 whipped topping until I get it all mixed up into a creamy texture I then continue to add all of my ingredients together. I use my electric hand mixer for this task.

A glass bowl works the best so you can see the layers (I use my a trifle bowl most often). Alternate cookies and pudding mixture ending with the finely chopped cookies on top. Waaa Laa! Magnificent dessert that is yummy, easy and looks amazing.

For an added touch you can put in gummy worms to give it a more realistic and fun decor.

Have a great day everyone! :)

Tracy (and Spencer too)

Click here to print the recipe

National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop ~ 2012

2012-05-05T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and welcome to the National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop hosted by the Design Team for My Pink Stamper. All of the fun kicks off at Robyn's blog -- so click here to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything.

For today's project I'm using one of the stamps from the brand new My Pink Stamper set "Girlie Sayings". This collection is for anyone who loves to shop, have fun, and loves girlie things. Love it!

Mother's Day Gift

I created this project for my mom for Mother's Day. She loves purple, purses and shopping -- so guess what's tucked inside this cutie?? Yep -- a gift card to her favorite shopping place. I can't wait to give it to her.

Supplies:

Purse ~ Forever Young cricut cartridge page 70 -- designed on my Gypsy to cut as big as I could on the mat.
Cardstock ~ purple by Core'dinations
Front of purse I used my Martha Stewart's "Doily Lace Deep Edger" punch on leopard spotted lavendar/purple designer paper; then put it on lavender cardstock for extra hightlight. I also added some sprayed glitter to the top for extra bling.
Tulle (located in fabric department) for flower on front; it's about 4 small pieces of tulle gathered in the center. I added a purple brad to secure it to the front of the purse.
Sentiment "You're my favorite purse on" ~ Girlie Sayings by My Pink Stamper
Punch for sentiment ~ "Real Estate Sign" by EK Success
lavender/white twine
purple gem (on top of purse)

GIVE-AWAY
CLOSED

~~For a chance to win a Fancy Phrases stamp collection by My Pink Stamper please leave a comment below or you can respond to my email via RSS feed for your chance to be entered to win.~~

….now hop on over to my sweet friend Robert's blog to see what she has for us today…

…before you go….here is a picture of me and my awesome mom!

She's one of my heroes!!

Thanks for stopping by!

BLOG HOP TRAIL

My Pink Stamper (<-- Start Here)

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Cristi

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

Shelley

Helen

Edna (Create With Expression)

Andrea

Chelle (Paper Krate)

Missy

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo) (Me <-- you're here)

Roberta (<-- go here next)

Michelle(Meesh’s Pieces)

Winner will be notified via email.

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #55

2012-05-03T18:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too!!

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors. Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....
"Soda Bottle Bird Feeder"
by Here Comes the Sun

"Ruffled Tote Bag"
by daisy mae bell

"Birthday Books"by I Love Doing All Things Crafty

Now it's your turn -- let's see what you have made this week.

Happy Week-end everyone!!

T-Ball Baseball Goodie Bags

2012-05-02T20:13:00.003-05:00

My sweet sports star Spencer is playing his first year of t-ball and the parents take turns bringing an "after game" snack for each kiddo. When it was our turn you know I just can't hand each player a pkg. of crackers or brownie -- I need to dress it up, right?? lol!!

Here is what I did. You will be amazed how simple, easy and fast these bags were to make.

I started with plain white lunch bags, cut out a 4" circle template from my Martha Stewart Circle cutter and traced the circle onto the white bag for the "ball".

I then used a red marker to draw the "baseball" lines of a half circle and then added dashes on the lines to give the ball a realistic effect. See -- easy peasy!

I love to give a sweet message with my goodie bags so I am using the sentiment "Be the Best YOU you can Be!" -- found on the new set My Pink Stamper collection "Never Give Up". I also added "ALL STAR" from My Pink Stamper's Boy Crazy collection. I love how you can mix messages up from all of Robyn's collections!

Click here to shop

And lastly I wanted to share a picture of my sweet boy Spencer -- he was a big help putting the goodie bags together. His teammates loved them! :)

Linking up this project at these fun parties!

Much love and I'll be back soon!

♥Tracy

Spice Cabinet Reorganization with Recycled Cricut cartridge boxes

2012-04-30T06:42:00.000-05:00

Over the years I've collected many bottles of spices, food preparation assistants and other odds and ends that cluttered my spice cabinet. One of my favorite ideas I see on pinterest is the home organization pictures, tutorials and ideas that so many creative people share. When I decided it was time (way past time in fact) to de-clutter and go through my spice cabinet I wanted a process that was a little less complicated and would suit my need to have everything at my fingertips when preparing a meal.

Let us begin….

I pulled everything out of the cabinet before I thought to do a before and after photo for you…..BUT I'm sure you can imagine all of this "stuff".

TO THIS…..{{love}}

One of the first things I did was go through the dates on the bottles or containers to look for any that were expired or maybe I've had too long.

I then discovered I had 3 bottles of cinnamon, 2 bottles of nutmeg and several of garlic powder….(sigh) -- hence the need to reorganize my spice cabinet….so much wasted $$ and space on doubles or triples of stuff. :(

I had been using 2 lazy susans for most of my little spices but wanted something a little different that would help me visualize all of the bottles at a glance or within eye sight -- a spice riser so to speak. The spinner just wasn't working anymore!!

I was determined to finish this project today and didn't want to drive into town to look for a special rack so I put my thinking cap on and thought about some of the things I already had that would give me height?

hmmmmm…..

Recycled Cricut cartridge boxes to the rescue!! YAY!!

These boxes are strong, sturdy boxes and since I keep my cartridge, book and overlay in plastic bins I have several of these boxes just waiting for my next project.

No time to wait for spray paint to dry so I grabbed some black vinyl and covered each box around the outside. I didn't really care if there was wrinkles or bubbles in the vinyl I just wanted them covered quickly and they would be covered up anyways. :)

I then started from scratch with a clean slate…..

My first thought was to line the boxes up along the back of the cabinet and put my small spices on top (like a ledge)….but they were still a little short….so….hmmmm…. I put my thinking cap back on and came up with the next idea….

I covered a couple more boxes with black vinyl so I could lay one flat and stand the other one on top….this provided me with another inch ++ to my height in the back. Works PERFECT! :) Yes, this is the idea I was trying to achieve.

Now I can see my little spices along with back and the taller bottles down front….wooo hoooo!!

I also alphabetized my spices so I could find them even quicker. Smart, huh? lol!!

….and I know you're wondering what is in the red strawberry, right??

Toothpicks!!

When my hubby and I first got married I decorated my kitchen in strawberries. I found this little strawberry container at a thrift store years ago and it holds our toothpicks perfectly. I just can't part with it. Its that little reminder of how my kitchen was decorated years ago.

Well, there you have a few tips and tricks for using recycled cricut boxes to provide some height for my Spice Cabinet Reorganization project.

Thanks for reading and I'll be back soon!

Have a sweet week everyone!!

Sharing this idea by linking up at these parties this week.

♥Tracy

My Pink Stamper - NEW STAMP RELEASE 4/27/12

2012-04-27T10:24:00.002-05:00

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

If you're looking for the T.G.I.F. Linky Party -- please click here.

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For today....I'm excited to share some first peeks at Ms. Robyn's brand new stamp release - April 2012.

These stamp collections are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

Click here to see other projects by fellow design team members & here to order these awesome sets for yourself.

Stamp collection -- "Never Give Up"
Click here for purchase

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Stamp Collection -- "Girlie Sayings"
Click here for purchase

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Stamp Collection -- "Around the Corner"
Click here for purchase

"Handle with Care"
Click here for this set

Happy Week-end my friends and I'll see you SOON!

♥Tracy

Spring Wagon Porch Decor

2012-04-26T09:01:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone -- Happy Spring!! I {love} Spring -- everything is blooming and looks so pretty. I shared my Summer, Fall and Christmas decor with you last year so I wanted to share my Spring Wagon with you this season. I don't have a big porch to decorate but I do appreciate the space I do have and try to decorate it for each season. I purchased the wagon at Hobby Lobby. I absolutely love it because it has different levels and heights to decorate and put my watering can, flowers, birdhouses, and other greenery that I want to stick in there. I am a "builder" decorator (if that makes sense). I usually start with one thing and then build from there sticking, raising and covering as I go until I get the look I want. As you will notice in the picture I decorate with silks.....I'm ashamed to admit that I have a BROWN thumb -- and sadly I kill all of my live plants so.... silk is the perfect color decor for me. I love shopping Hobby Lobby's 50 % off sale and also hit the Dollar Stores as I can find some neat bright little bushes as well as odd and end greenery :)

CJToo Crafty Designers Design Team Day!

2012-04-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

Designer's Choice

What a wonderful and talented group of ladies I have on my Design Team!!

The Design Team assignment this week is:

Designers Choice

To see more about their fabulous creations - you can visit their blogs by clicking on their names or on the photo of their project. Let's get the creativity rolling shall we??

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Cheryl at CardsbyCG is sharing this fun shaped card with a perfect sentiment. Jump over to her blog for more info.

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Kadie over at Kards by Kadie made this terrific pocket card. I just love that paper flowers and her color choices!

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Shelley over at Carley's Closet is sharing a collection of wonderful banners!! You'll have to hop over to her blog for more pictures... they are all terrific!!

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I hope you enjoy these wonderful projects. Please head over to give my wonderful designers some comment LOVE! I know they appreciate it as much as I do.

Crafty HUGS!!

Tracy

Teacher Appreciation Gable Box

2012-04-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by....

I'm excited to share my Teacher Appreciation Gable box as part of the monthly design team project post for My Pink Stamper. You can check out all of our projects here.

Supplies:

1 - Kraft colored Gable Box - Target's Dollar Spot
Designer Paper in school/teacher design
4 red buttons
black cardstock
yellow rick rack
apple die cut - Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge
white gelly roll pen
"Whisper White" ink by Stampin' Up for sentiments
Sentiment - "World's Best Teacher" & "I Love You, Teacher" - School Days collection by My Pink Stamper
various ribbons

Directions:

Lay gable box flat and measure paper the size you would like. Cut with scissors or trimmer to the size around the bottom of the box. Glue down around box. You may need to piece the paper together to get it to pattern around the box (this is what I did).
Measure black cardstock on angle of box and cut out with scissors; doodle with white pen, stamp one side World's Best Teacher and other side "I Love You, Teacher". Gllue onto box.
Glue yellow rick rack around top edge of box.
Cut out one apple from Doodlecharms at 1 1/2". Doodle with white gelly roll pen. I used one pop dot to give the apple more dimension. Place in center of box.
Form box
Add buttons with glue dots
Fill box with your gift, trinket, gift card or special treat.
Tie box closed with various coordinating ribbons.

Click here to view more MPS Stamps!

To see the rest of the My Pink Stamper's Design Team projects -- please click here.

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #54

2012-04-20T09:45:00.002-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too!!

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....
"Easy Peasy Spring Wreath"
by Kathe With an E

"Kitchen Organization Tips"
by Joyful Homemaking
"Burlap Flowers"by daisy mae bell

"Seed Packet Card"

by Lori Hairston

Now it's your turn -- let's see what you have made this week. Happy Week-end everyone!!

Simple Mother's Day Clothespin Project

2012-04-13T20:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the April 2012 edition of the My Pink-alicious Blog Hop hosted by My Pink Stamper.

This month's projects is all about Mom's Day! How fun!

This is a blog hop so you can click here to start at the beginning to follow the links so you don't miss any projects along the way.

A couple of updates in the video...

I refer to the clothespin as a paperclip (geez, Tracy!!)

Also the correct name of the stamp set is FONTABULOUS (not font-tastic) so please keep this in mind.

I already had the video uploaded when I realized my errors. :)

Supplies:

Large Pink Clothespin ~ Michael's

Fontabulous Alphabet Set by My Pink Stamper

Felt Flowers (with sticky back) ~ Michael's

Eyelet Lace corner punch by Martha Stewart

Blog Hop Trail

Head back to Robyn's blog to play along in the challenge

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #53

2012-04-12T18:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too!!

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.
Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....
"My Favorite Things Quilt"
by Sewingly Along

"Juicy Croissant Burgers"
by Kayla's Creations

"Ducky Candy Holder"by Arcy Scraps

Now it's your turn -- let's see what you have made this week. Happy Week-end everyone!!

CJToo Crafty Designers Design Team Day!

2012-04-11T08:00:00.001-05:00

Recycled Crafts

What a wonderful and talented group of ladies I have on my Design Team!!
The Design Team assignment this week is:

Recycled crafts in honor of Earth Day

To see more about their fabulous creations - you can visit their blogs by clicking on their names or on the photo of their project. Let's get the creativity rolling shall we??

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Cheryl at CardsbyCG is sharing this fun card with embellishments made with handmade paper that contains wildflower seeds! You just HAVE to run over to her blog for more info.

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Kristy at Craftin-on-my-Door made these ADORABLE baby shower favors. Her recycled material is toilet paper rolls! I LOVE when you can craft with supplies that would end up in the recycle bin!

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Kadie over at Kards by Kadie made this wonderful card by reusing parts of card that her friends have sent her. What a wonderful way to honor her crafty friends.

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Shawn at Shawn's Fireside Crafting Room is presenting these super fun paper flowers on her project. I can't wait to see the rest of her project.

I hope you enjoy these wonderful projects. Please head over to give my wonderful designers some comment LOVE! I know they appreciate it as much as I do.

Crafty HUGS!!

Tracy

Good Friday -- T.G.I.F. Linky Party #52

2012-04-05T18:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too and what a Good Friday it is!

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.

Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....
Boo Boo Bunny
by Heatherly Loves

Family Sign
by Creative Raisins

Happy Campers Stair Step Card
by The Tulip Collector

Re-using Food Jars for Spring Decor
by The Latest Find

Now it's your turn -- let's see what you have made this week. Happy Easter for our family to yours!

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #51

2012-03-29T18:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too
I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.

Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....

Mason Jar Easter Baskets by Messy Roost

Outdoor Noteboard by Growing in Grace

Delightful Daffodils at The Seven Year Cottage

....Simplify & Organize.....

2012-03-28T14:32:00.002-05:00

I know it’s almost April -- but I don't really stick to any of the New Year’s resolutions I make so I didn’t make any at the beginning of 2012. ....BUT I did make a couple of goals for this coming year.

These goals include .....

Simplify my life and Organize my life.

Many of you can relate when I say that I'm busy.

(I know I hear background cheering and whistling)

I'm a wife, mom, co-worker, babysitter, nurse, shopper, cook, housekeeper, chauffer, cheerleader, and in my spare time – I craft.

All of this taken into consideration....my life was "cluttered" -- not by all of the stuff I HAD to do but by NOT taking the time to organize all of the things around me to be the best wife, mom, co-worker….etc. I needed to be.

After years of saying “one day…next week, next month or next year” I was ready for a change and be the person I wanted to be, more organized in all areas of my life.

I know this is going to take some time.

My blog is mostly considered crafty paper crafts but I really have a passion about organization and finding "new" ways to make things easier for me, my family and work life.

I think one of the neatest things about being a blogger amongst so many other bloggers is that we come in contact with or find inspiration everywhere. (I hope that makes sense)

Here are a couple of my favorite organizing blogs....

{click here to visit}

another source of constant inspiration for me is....

click here to see my Organization board on Pinterest

To entertain my need for organization a great group of bloggers have joined together to bring us a week long home tour of their favorite organized spaces....click on button below to read more about it. YAY!

I'd love to hear more about your organizing tips, tricks, resources and everything in between....

Have a sweet day!

~Tracy

Happy Easter Scrapbook Pages

2012-03-27T08:00:00.004-05:00

Hello and welcome to the March 2012 edition of the Design Team projects hosted by My Pink Stamper. I hope you enjoy our projects, tips, tricks and techniques we have for you!

Each month the entire receives the same assignment which may include theme, type of project, color combo etc. and this month our assignment was to incorporate the colors green, yellow and blue into any project type.

For my project….I chose to complete a scrapbook page(s) because I REALLY want to get more into scrapbooking my family…..for my pages below….you may notice the simplicity of my pages because I've made the decision that "less is better" -- meaning I don't need to spend hours making one page that I lose interest. Simple pages with a simple theme to enhance my pictures on the pages. I'm giving this approach a try -- so you may see more scrapbook pages here. :)

Supplies:

Happy Easter sentiment - Happiest Moments collection by My Pink StamperEaster bunnies & grass - Easter 2010 by Cricutembossing folder on grass - Swirls by CuttlebugSpring border punch - Martha StewartCopic markers for doodling on eggs, grass and bunnies

Click here to view the entire Design Team post.....:)

If you like my little simple scrapbook page -- feel free to pin it for future reference…..

~Tracy

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Guest Designer at My Pink Stamper

2012-03-24T06:00:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone -- I'm happy to be a guest designer at My Pink Stamper today!

Come on over and check out my You're my Favorite PEEP! Easter Treat…..and enter to win an Everyday Life collection stamp set…..

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #50

2012-03-22T18:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.

CJToo Crafty Designers Design Team Day!

2012-03-21T08:00:00.002-05:00

Easter

What a wonderful and talented group of ladies I have on my Design Team!!
The Design Team assignment this week is
Theme challenge : create a 3-D Easter Project

To see more about their fabulous creations - you can visit their blogs by clicking on their names or on the photo of their project. Let's get the creativity rolling shall we??

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Cheryl at CardsbyCG is sharing these cute little carrot boxes. How cute would these be out among the Easter Bunny's eggs?

and her bucket full of peppermint bunnies is adorable too!

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Kristy at Craftin-on-my-Door made this oh-so cute and quick home decor piece! I don't know about you but I just LOVE it! :)

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Kadie over at Kards by Kadie made this wonderful basket full of bunnies!! Absolutely ADORABLE!

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Shelley at Carley's Closet is sharing these wonderful Easter treats. All the layers are so cute!

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I hope you enjoy these wonderful projects. Please head over to give my wonderful designers some comment LOVE! I know they appreciate it as much as I do.

Crafty HUGS!!