Paper Sack Pockets

Our church just finished off our Missions Conference with our annual Missions Banquet. I was in charge of the kitchen clean up crew of 11 ladies and teen girls. I wanted to make something to say, "Thank You!" to each one of the ladies on my crew. I made these cute little paper sack pockets filled with a few candy treats. I saw these at LilyBean's Paperie back in August, and I loved them so much, I just had to make some for my crew. I purchased the paper sacks from Michelle Wooderson's Etsy shop. The little wax bags are from Papertrey Ink. I used the Crate Paper Restoration Collection on these little cuties!

Busy Summer!!

It's been a busy summer!! I haven't had much (any) time for creating, but we are finally slowing down and Anna is starting school today! I wanted to send my parents pictures of Jonathan and Megan's wedding, so I bought a photo album at the Goodwill and decided to alter the cover and send the pictures in this altered album. I used Pink Paislee papers, Prima lace, and a Tattered Angels chipboard frame. Here's the finished album:

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Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad!

Friday is my mom and dad's 55th anniversary! This is the anniversary card I sent them. I used Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage scraps from my altered wedding photo albums. Thanks for looking!

Pink Paislee Photo Album

I made this altered photo album (picked up at the thrift store) for my son and daughter-in-law. I wanted them to have something pretty to put their wedding pictures in. For this this project, I used Bayberry Cottage papers, flip notes, pleated ribbon, and a black chipboard embellishment. The green chipboard frame from is from Tattered Angels. I stamped it with a Tim Holtz script stamp, then sprayed it with Olive Vine and Pearl Glimmer Mist. The pearl brad is from Kaisercraft. The key to success on these albums is a good adhesive. I used Modge Podge for the large areas of paper, but I used super sticky double-sided tape on all the edges of the papers to really make them hold.

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Bayberry Cottage Altered Photo Album

Pink Paislee is my absolute favorite scrapbooking company! I love their beautiful, rich papers and lovely, unique embellishments! I decided to use the PP Bayberry Cottage line to altar a little photo album I picked up at the Goodwill. I ripped the old cover off the album and cut the PP paper a little bigger than the measurements of my album (approx. 12"x7.5"). I used Modge Podge to adhere the paper to the album, then put double-sided adhesive tape on the paper edges and turned them to the inside of the album. I used coordinating PP paper to cover the insides of the album. I used all Bayberry Cottage embellishments to decorate the cover of the album with the exception of the white pearl trim. That is from JoAnn Fabrics. This was a quick and easy project that I gave as a gift to my daughter-in-law's mother.

Wedding Day!

Today my son, Jonathan Elliott, married Megan Ciborosky. It was a beautiful, sunny day and perfect for a wedding! Jonathan looked so handsome, and Megan was stunningly beautiful. Congratulations to the bride and groom!

Mother's Day Cards

I made these two cards using Pink Paislee's Queen Bee collection. I love this line of paper and embellishments! On the first card, I used a Prima flower sprayed with Olive Vine and Wheatfields Glimmer Mist. It matches the paper perfectly! The rhinestone swirls are from Zva Creative, and the rub on is from Melissa Frances. I hand cut some of the flowers and leaves from the QB paper and tucked them up under the Prima flower. I'm extremely pleased with the results. Probably one of my favorite cards!

For the next card, I tried a new technique that I've seen on many card blogs lately. To make my ribbon and bow, I took some soft yellow Martha Stewart seam binding, and got it thoroughly wet. I absorbed some of the water with paper towels, then sprayed the seam binding with Wheatfields Glimmer Mist. I scrunched the wet misted seam binding in my hand while blowing it partially dry. I ended up letting it air dry the rest of the way. It matches the Queen Bee papers perfectly! The sentiment is another Melissa Frances rub-on. (The colors in this photo are not true to the actual colors of the Queen Bee papers.)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Mother's Day!