Wishing You an Outstanding Birthday!!

A special person I know is having a birthday this weekend so I wanted to make her a special birthday card!
I love this image by Mo Manning!! It's like 120 degrees outside, well...not quite, but it's super hot in Texas right now, so I figured I'd stay in and make some cards.

Digital Image: Mo Manning, Sentiment: Microsoft Word, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Cardstock: Bazzill, Green Pearls: Recollections, Border Punch: Martha Stewart, Misc: Ribbon: WalMart, Glossy Accents on Balloons, Dress is Paper Pieced. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

A Bittersweet Day!

As you can see, I haven't been blogging daily and let me tell you why......I've been so busy with my  kid's lives this past week. I've got one starting his first year of college and though I am super excited for him, I am sad to see him go. I'm going to miss seeing him drive up after school with his little sister in tow, I'm going to miss listening to his music as he rides along with me, frankly, I'm just going to miss his presence in our household.

He is packed and ready to head off to begin a new chapter in his life, as I look at his boxes of belongings I can remember the day I dropped him off for his first day of  Pre-Kinder...he was fine. He didn't cry he was ready to go. 
I have a very strong feeling today will be the same. 

My son, Josh, on the left! Hook'em Horns! His bestfriend since Pre-K, is an Aggie!

God Bless You Son! I love you and will miss you. 
Love,
Mom

Cards for the College Kids!

I'm back!! Gosh..it's been a week since my last post! I have been so busy getting my 2 sons ready for college and my youngest daughter ready for high school!!! I feel like I've been on a roller coaster and I'm yelling "Let me off!!!" LOL
Today I have 2 cards to show you. A friend of mine asked me to make some cards for her girls who are returning to college. They both have long, blond hair so I just knew this image by Mo Manning would be perfect!!!
The colors I used match their dorm colors.

Card Details: Digi Image: Mo Manning, Sentiment: Microsoft Word, Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio, Ribbon:WalMart, Clip: Making Memories

Card Details: Digi Image: Mo Manning, Sentiment: Microsoft Word, Circles: Nestiblities, Felt trim: Unknown, it was swap gift, Pearls and Patterned Paper : The Paper Studio

Thanks for visiting today! Have a blessed Wednesday!!!

Should I call this one "Wild Child"?

After spending many hours working on an outfit...I feel like I should name it! "Wild Child" came to my mind after creating this outfit! I used a technique from a pattern by Brassy Apple, then I embellished a tshirt to go with the jeans...and then, I couldn't stop there.....I had to make a matching head band!!!

       I'm linking this outfit to a really cute site: Night Owl Crafting, I find the cutest inspiration here!

 I think this one will go into my JustUsGirlz etsy shop.

Thanks for visiting tonight!!! I'm posting this early for Thursday because I just know my kids are gonna have lots to do. And when they have lots to do, I have lots to do!!!

Have a Blessed Wednesday night and an even better Thursday!

One Last Back to School Project...And Bows!!!

I promise!!!!LOL I know I've gone crazy making back to school gifts, but hey, they are SOOOO much fun!!!!
Lastnight I made these pencil bundles using a new image from Whimsie Doodles. I had all these pencils in my closet. I keep a rubbermaid box of school supplies in my closet to replenish my kids' supplies, but for the past couple of years they've been using mechanical pencils, so I figured I'd put my stash to good use!
I'm using this project  for a challenge over at Paper Playtime

I recycled some cans from lastnight's dinner and decorated them really quickly, can you tell!?LOL

Digi Image: Whimsie Doodles, Sentiment: Microsoft Word Art, Ribbon: WalMart

And one more project........
I've always seen these giant buttons at WalMart sold in 3's. They are so cute, but I couldn't figure out what else to do with them....then I thought...Hairbows!!!!!

So...I made 3!!! he,he!
**Sorry for the glare..it's not even 10am and the sun is shining so brightly! Gonna be another HOT day!

Aren't these buttons the cutest!? I wish I could figure out more uses for them. Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them!!! 

                  

Crafting with Erasers!

I found these felt chalkboard erasers at the dollar store the other day and just knew something cute could be made out of them. You can use this eraser on a dry erase board also.
I found this sentiment in my new PaperCrafts magazine, it was on a "back to school" card. But I just knew it would be perfect on these erasers.
I painted the top with black acrylic paint, and then used my white gel pen to write the sentiment. I then used my E-6000 glue to attach some buttons. I think I clear coat or sealant will make it last longer, I'll apply that tonight when it's not 101 degrees outside!!!

Happy Monday!

Wow! I am up bright and early this morning. Well, it's not bright outside...yet! BUT...it's early!!!!
So...I sat down with some hot tea and did my favorite thing......read some blogs!!!!
Look at what I found:
A giveaway from  Kisse Girl at Inside My Own Private Idaho.


Click on the link above to enter!!!! Ends August 13th!!!

Have a great Monday!!!!

Take Note!

So sorry I am late posting today, I had a busy morning. 
 I did manage to finish up a few more Teacher Gifts...this is what I made with the Post It Notes!!! I found these at Dollar General, a pack of 2 for $1. Great deal!!!

Here they are all wrapped up and ready to give!

Thanks for visiting today! Have a blessed Tuesday!

Teacher's Gifts once more!

I am back today with another set of gifts for Teacher's! It's gonna be a great school year!!!!
These can be made in any theme, but are so cute dressed up for class!

Again, I used my stamp set by Pure Innocence, Heather Ellis makes the cutest stamps! I wrapped a piece of

patterned paper around the bottle. Decorated the front and finished it off with some ribbon!

Here are a couple more. I was so proud of myself for using scraps! I am trying to do less shopping and more consuming! So...I made sure to look through my scraps and I found some cute patterned paper that fit just right! 

Thanks for visiting today! Have a great Tuesday!!!

 

Yea For Teachers!!!

I used to work with the school district so I have a lot of respect for teachers!! PreK through 12th grade!!! It takes a special kind of person to teach on a daily basis!!! With that being said, I am working on teacher gifts this week. School starts in a few weeks and summer will be over...sad! :( BUT....I've got some cute projects to share with you!!!

I had several of these mason size jars in my kitchen. So, I painted on a Chalkboard square, and used a rubberstamp by Pure Innocence to make a tag. I filled my jars with peppermint candy. Peppermint is known to give you energy and "pep" you up...sometimes, around 2:00, you need all the "pepping" you can get!!!

I tied on a chalk stick and a small felt square to erase and write on again, and again!!! Fun!!!

Mason Jar filled w/ Peppermints

Tied on a tag, chalk and felt square. Wrote a fictitious teacher's name for display purposes.

Forgot to mention, that I used a scallop circle and circle for the top, just to finish them off!

Check back later this week and I'll show you what I have done with these!

Thanks for visiting today! Have a blessed Monday!!!

Back to School Teasers!

Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time! I've been so busy with work, the kids, and life!LOL
School starts in just  a few weeks so I have been  been working on some back to school stuff!!! I will post some pictures as soon as I am done.
I am making some cute Post It Note holders, altered hand cleaner bottles, and candy jars!
Check back soon for more detailed pictures!

Blog Candy Alert!!!

Found this awesome new blog and she is giving away Blog Candy!!! Head on over to Top Tip Tuesday for great tips and your chance to win these 3 super cute images!!!

Have a blessed Friday!!!!!!!!

And the Winner Is.......

So I put everyone's name on a paper, and into a bowl...my son helped me pick a name...
and the winner  of the Vintage Fabrics bag is:





Erin!!!!




Congrats to you!!!! Again, thank ALL of you for reading and following my blog. Your comments mean so much to me!!!!

Erin, please email me with your mailing addy and I'll ship this off to you!!! Again, Congrats!!!

Last Day to Enter!!!

I am having a giveaway Vintage Bag and would love some entries! Winner will be chosen tomorrow!

Yea!!! It's Friday!

***Sorry I am late posting this morning, I don't know what happened to my pre-post....?????


Here is my card for today's challenge over at Raise the Bar. The challenge this week was to use these techniques: Torn, distressed, ripped, broken, etc.....
I made this card for my sister for her birthday. She actually had a birthday a couple of weeks ago, but was on vacation. So yesterday I finally got to see her and gave her this card with her gift.
I tore the top border on my yellow floral patterned paper, and distressed around my fence image.

Card Details: Digi Images: All that Scraps, Patterned papers: Basic Grey 6x6 pad, Border Punch: Martha Stewart, Circles: Nestabilities, Brads: Making Memories, Misc.:Ribbon, Stickles

Have a wonderful Friday. I am looking forward to seeing your entries for our challenge!!!

Happy Birthday!

Made this card this morning for a very special friend. She will be celebrating her birthday this week and her favorite colors are pink and brown.

Card Details: Digi Image: All that Scraps, Sentiment: Studio G, Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio, Ribbon: WalMart, Rhinestone Flower Brads: Making Memories

Thanks for visiting today. Have a blessed Wednesday!

My First Giveaway!!!!

Wow! I have reached 50 followers!!! I think that calls for a celebration!! First off, I am so excited about this because I love meeting new people and learning new things. I have learned lots from my fellow bloggers! Thank YOU so much!!!! So here's my first Blog Candy!!!!
I made this tote bag out of vintage fabrics and would love to find a new home for it!

To enter is very easy...........
1. I would love for you to become a follower of my blog, but that is optional. I don't want to force anyone to read my posts!!!LOL
2. Leave me a comment under this post.
3. I would love for you to post about my giveaway on your blog!!!


That's it. It's that easy.
 Deadline to enter is Friday, July 23rd. I will announce the winner on Saturday, July 24th, 2010.


Again, thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed Saturday!

"I Do!"

Well, I don't...really. But it's Friday and you know what that means.....it's time for another challege from Raise the Bar. Here's this week's challenge:
"I do!" Summer is popular for weddings, but let's do a card with something old, something new, something borrowed (<--lol at that, how about recycled?), something blue. 

Something old: I've had this House Mouse stamp for a little while now....that qualifies for old.

Something New: The Cuttlebug Folder is fairly new.

Something Borrowed..more like Recycled for me: This ribbon was tied around a gift from Christmas.

and....threw some BLUE in there!

Card Details: Image: House Mouse Designs rubberstamp, Sentiment: Microsoft Word,Glossy Accents on the "bubbles", Cuttlebug embossing folder,

Ovals: Nestabilities, Ribbon: from a Christmas gift.

As always, thanks for visiting and I love reading your sweet comments. 

Have a Blessed Friday!!!

I've been busy Sewing!!

Besides cardmaking, scrapbooking and crafting......sewing is one of my favorite hobbies!!!
I've been really busy these past few days trying to stitch up some stuff for my
 Etsy Shop:Just Us Girlz. 
This set started with these swim trunks.. They are by Gymboree and  OH SO sweet!!!

So then I made up this shirt to go with them:

and got this outfit:

Another outfit I made using a pattern from Brassy Apple. I love her blog and her creations.

I couldn't wait to find some jeans from the second hand store, so I used some Old Navy overalls that I had in my stash. I cut them to "capri" length and got my scraps together and made this set.

And my last project is this set. 

It all started with The Pleated Poppy. I read a post that featured her ruffled, zippered pouches and it made me wanna make my own.

But I couldn't stop here....NOOOO...I had to make a tote bag to match!!!

it was missing something when I stitched it up, so I searched my vintage stash and found this earring...

made a flower and stuck it in the middle.

Whew!!! I need a lunch break!LOL I've got other projects in progress...I just need more hours in my day to complete them!! 

Thanks for visiting, have a blessed Wednesday!!!

Glass Jars and a Somethingyacallit

Yesterday was quite an eventful day for me, for my son, I dropped him off at college for 4 days of Freshman orientation! Yep, my little guy is going off to college...just like Andy from Toy Story 3. {{{{sigh}}}}

So...to ease my depression I decided to soothe myself with a trip to Goodwill! I found some cute jars and a "Some thing ya call it"...yep, I don't know what the heck it is..but it was unique and it caught my eye, and it came home with me!

Love my Mason Jar with a "Texas" star in the center!! The next one has fruit embossed shapes on the glass, I've already washed it up and put kool-aid packets in it! And I love, love the color of the blue jar. I have the lid, but laid it down somewhere and can't find it!LOL

And then I found this: But I don't know what it is!!!LOL I told my daughter it would make a

cute Jewelry holder...she rolled her eyes at me!! Or...some kind of displaying thing for my booth at the shop.  I don't know...what do you think??

I also found some cute candle/votive holders. The glass votive didn't come with either one of them,

but it works great with both!

 or....................

And...I found this pretty fabric shower curtain. I've been wanting to get rid of my current one and for $4, I couldn't pass this one up! I love aqua and chocolate brown together!

After all this shopping I was still missing my son.....but felt somewhat better!! 

Thanks for visiting today!!!