Project #6

Halloween treats for the Kids' Teachers--Mummies with goodies.  10/13/2013

Materials and what to do:  A can of any size (prime & paint with white acrylic paint), gauze (wrap around can), brown ink (to give gauze an aged look), and 2 big goggly eyes (glue onto gauzed can).  Embellish can with tags and such.  Fill mummy can with treats.

Project #5

Gift Baskets to Donate to Good Causes.  All the contents of these gift baskets are new items I have stored for gifts and such.  Also, all the materials to wrap these goodies were all in hand.  De-cluttering is fun, especially when it goes to a good cause.  10/13/2013

Projects #1-4 Completed

My friend and I decided to start finishing and following through with our projects and to post those completed projects.  Here are the first four projects I have finished.

Project #1:  Washi tape and dry emboss card. 9/9/13

Project #2:  Boy Boy's Halloween treats for his classmates. My friend got the pre-made cards for this simple project from the dollar store.  9/22/13

Project #3:  Organizing Boy Boy's Legos.  9/29/13 

Project #4:  Girl Girl's Halloween treats for her classmates.  Materials used for the project are gauze, goggly eyes, and brown ink.   To start cut the gauze .5"-1", wrap gauze from top to bottom of boxed treat, daub brown ink to create the aged look of the mummy, and then glue the goggly eyes.  10/5/13

Greeting cards I have been creating...

3 x 3 Thank You Card

I have been busy making greeting cards during WSU's spring break {so early, right?}.  I used the crafting supplies that I have on hand and my Stampin' Up rubber/clear stamps.  But I did buy washi tape for one of the cards.  Here is a slide of MY CARDS.  On the right is a preview.  

St. Valentine's Day Treat Box

Boy, I have a lot of paper.  It is now organized.  Next....a Valentine Project.




For St. Valentine's Day, my friend, Karen, and I made cute little box treats filled with gum balls for my daughter's classmates.   Supplies and tools we used (Milk Carton Treat Project): Stampin' Up Mini Milk Carton Bigz L, patterned cardstock paper, Stampin' Up Big Shot, owl (from Stampin' Up Punch Bunch), "For You" banner (from Stampin' Up Itty Bitty Banners), Stampin' Up Owl Builder punch, Stampin' Up Word Window punch, stamp pad of choice, ribbon of choice, paper clip, and double sticky tape to put the box together.

I have S**T loads of scrapbooking paper!!!!!

Oh My!!!!!!!!!  as George Takei would say.  I have a lot of scrapbook papers (6x6, 8x11.5, and 12x12).  I really need to use these.  One of the goals this year is to use these papers as often and not buying anymore unless there is a need.

What to do with the tickets collected from shows?

Two of my favorite things in the world is watching musicals and going to concerts.  As long as I can remember, I have always  kept the tickets as memorabilia from the shows that I have attended.  I have collected so many that they have become clutter.  So, I had to figure out how I can preserved my ticket memorabilia in an organized and elegant way.  I searched PINTEREST and found some really good ideas.  The one that I found that I really liked was a shadow box frame in which ticket memorabilia can be housed.

With the help of an awesome friend, Michael, we created something really cool.  The ones we made were given as gifts to my BFF and my daughter.  Michael created the graphics (consist of different show posters) using Adobe.  The graphic (8" x 8") was then matted and framed in a shadow box frame (12" x 12") that has a sliding slot in which allows you to put ticket/tickets stubs in the frame.  It turned out pretty nicely.  Both my BFF and my daughter love the finished product. 

Created with love in December 2012 by Michael and Roxanne

I haven't done much with my blog since December 2011.  This year, 2013, I will attempt to regularly blog.  I am still dealing with my clutter.  I am still obsessed with scissors but haven't purchase as many as before.  Lastly, I still love to craft.  So, stay tuned.