Homegrown

I recently purchased the Crate Paper Farmhouse Collection and had so much fun making a few layouts with it.  I love the rich, warm, fall colors in this collection!  For my "Homegrown" layout, I used a sketch from the October 2011 PageMaps.

  

Here's my take on the sketch:

Crate Paper has some sweet chipboard embellishments to go along with all of their paper collections!  I love the chipboard pie in this collection, especially since my son is serving apple pie in the picture.

I'll be back in a few days to share my other Crate Paper layout.  Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Pumpkin Bread & Paper Doily Sacks

I wanted to make a few teacher gifts, and when I saw this recipe online, I decided it would be perfect:
Doesn't this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread look wonderful?

My version uses a mix for the bread, and I followed Nancy's recipe for the cream cheese filling:

I realize that my bread doesn't look as wonderful as Nancy Creative's, but my mini loaves do taste delicious!  Hopefully the teachers who receive these will be able to look past the exterior of my bread!  Well, a gift needs a pretty gift bag, right? 

I took some plain paper lunch sacks and stamped black and white doilies on them.  I added some bling, a doily, and a cute tag at the top.  

I LOVE the bags!!  I will have to try more of these handmade gift bags!

Supplies Used:

Stella & Rose Girtie "Girly" Stamps: My Mind's Eye

Black and White Ink

Ruffled Amy Butler Swing Bag

I purchased an Amy Butler purse pattern a few years ago, and FINALLY finished it yesterday!!  The pattern doesn't call for ruffles, but I was inspired by my daughter's ruffled purse from Children's Place and "copied" it.  I used linen fabric and some beaded trim that came in a scrapbook kit.  (I often use my scrapbook supplies for much more than paper projects!)  I added some twisted fabric flowers to add a pop of color.  This will be my last ruffled purse, as it turned out to be quite time consuming!  Take a look: 

Also, I want to thank Ruth and Susan for leaving comments on my last post to win a purse organizer.  Since only two people left comments, they BOTH win a purse organizer!!  Thanks Ruth and Susan!  I'll be in touch with you to let your choose your fabrics!

Funky Purse Organizers and Giveaway!

I loved my first two purse organizers so much, that I decided to make a few more!  I chose some funky colors and prints for these two organizers.  I like using two coordinating fabrics better!  So cute!  What do

 you think?

After it's filled with your stuff, just roll it up and put it in your purse (see photo here)!

I thought it would be fun to do a give-away on my blog!  Anyone who leaves a comment on this post by midnight, September 7, 2011 will have their name entered into the drawing.  I'll randomly choose one person to win a purse organizer.  Tell your friends!  Thanks for stopping by!

Purse Organizer

I found some neat purse ideas and tutorials on the internet today at a site called Tip Junkie.  Laurie, the Tip Junkie, has a link on her site to a purse organizer tutorial at The Giving Flower.  I LOVED the purse organizer and it looked SO easy, so I decided to give it a try!  I made one for myself and one for a friend.  Click on the pics for a close up.

And here's what it looks like inside my purse:

 

I love this organizer!!  I think these would make great gifts- so fast and easy.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Have a great day!

Card Blog Stalker!

I have several creative blogs that I "stalk" on a regular basis, so I can (hopefully) soak up some of these ladies' creative talents. One of my newest favorite blogs is Cupcake's Creations, showcasing Mona Pendleton's beautiful cards and other creative work.  Recently, I saw a beautiful card at Cupcake's Creations and decided that I wanted to make a card using those same beautiful papers. I love the brown, blue, pink combination, so I purchased the Pink Paislee Sweetness collection and set out to "scrap lift" Mona's beautiful design.  Here is the beautiful card that was my inspiration:

 My card ended up a little bit different than Mona's, but as you can see, Mona's card was my inspiration for this card:

I recently got a new stamp set from the new My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two collection.  That's where my dress form and banner images are from.  Aren't they cute?!   It's hard to see, but there's a cute, little, pink, chipboard button peeking out from under the bow.

Well, that all for today!  Thanks for stopping by my blog, and if want to see some REAL creativity, stop by Cupcake's Creations!  But be prepared to stay awhile!!  :)  

(Mona's card was posted here by permission.)

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee Sweetness Collection

Stamps, Lace:  My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two

Ribbon:  Little Pink Studio

Chipboard Button:  Little Yellow Bicycle

Chipboard Banner:  Martha Stewart

My Mind's Eye Blog Challenge 26

I am a HUGE fan of My Mind's Eye products!!  I love ALL of them!  I decided to join in the fun on the My Mind's Eye Blog today and make a layout for their current layout challenge.  I rarely make layouts, but using the sketch on the MME blog, this one came together fairly quickly for me.  Here's the layout sketch from the MME blog:

And here's my take on the layout sketch:

Here's a closer look.  I decided to punch holes in my scalloped border trim and hang some baubles from it.

I found this sweet doily at a rummage sale recently.  I thought it looked so pretty on my layout!

I love stick pins and couldn't resist using a few here:

Thanks so much for checking out my layout challenge entry!!  I'd love for you to leave me a comment and let me know what you think!  Have a great day!

Supples:
Patterned Paper:     MME Lost & Found Two Breeze "Precious" Motif Paper
                                MME So Sophie "Happy for You" Precious Stripe Paper
                                MME So Sophie "Open Your Heart" Berry Stem Paper
Die Cut:                   MME So Sophie "Clever"
Chipboard Accents:  MME Laundry Line Coastal "Authentic" Chipboard Border
                                 MME Stella & Rose Hazel "Fancy" Layered Chipboard
                                Crystal Baubles:       Making Memories
Flower:                    Maya Road
Doily, Glittered Heart:  From my stash :)