Oh my I have been a busy little beaver the past couple of weekends! It all started with my desire to know all things Copic. So I made a commitment to myself and jumped in with both feet and spent a weekend getting Copic certified.

The program was so informative and comprehensive. I haven't spent  that much time on color theory and spacial planes since college.

We learned how to blend completely different colors together with different techniques.

And so many other wonderful things, like glass, hair and clothes.  I am so excited that I am now Copic Certified and ready to color the world!

Valentine's....it's the Love holiday right?  So naturally it's my holiday, right? Annette Love---the Love holiday, you get it.  I try to be creative each year and come up with something new.  So here is the 2017 creative offering - a fabulous coffee themed gift card holder:

These are really a cute gift card holder for anyone, but especially great if you need to make many of them for say teachers or co-workers because they are easy to assemble.  I gathered together all my supplies and got to work.

I found the coffee mug gift card holder die cut blanks at one of the scrapbook shows. I didn't have enough in the right colors so I just traced them onto some pink and red card stock and cut them out. I added some embellishments that I punched out of different sized hearts in a foiled Valentine's print.

You want to be careful when you fold the die cut in half and glue it shut to create the pocket for the gift card.  I slid the card inside where I wanted it to be so I could measure where I wanted to glue the coffee mug die cut on the three sides to make it the perfect sized pocket..

I added a cut little tag with a stamped image and sentiment that followed my Valentine coffee theme.

And then tied on the tag with a heart printed ribbon.  Thanks a latte for checking out my blog!

Special 95th Birthday Card

 

My grandmother is celebrating her 95th birthday soon so I thought that such an occasion requires a special card.  I picked up some supplies at one of my favorite scrapbook stores on the planet at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie.  I mixed together Kaiser Craft papers, Maya Road floral embellishments, Heartfelt Creations die cut, Swarovski crystals, Heidi Swapp numbers, and jillibean stamps. I had to make a coordinating envelope as well. I think it turned out as fabulous as she is.

Baby Boy Elephant Page

A friend's shower was coming up and what would I do for a gift?   I always like to give something personal and special whenever possible. Something for the nursery would be perfect for this second baby boy.  Matching the nursery theme, colors, and of course the new baby's name I created this sweet page to put into a frame and hang on the wall.

I started with supplies already in my stash from several different places.

I laid out the basic form of the page and places for photos as soon as the bundle of joy arrives.

Then I went to work on the details.  I love to add dimension on pages in a shadow box frame so I made a multi-layer of the sweet elephant stamp.  I just stamped several copies and fussy cut them all out.   Then I added form pop-ups in between to give the elephant some great dimension.

Made a custom handmade banner with his name by cutting out strips and using a square punch to make the banner points on the bottom.

 

The final product turned out cute as a bug and perfect for the nursery.

 

I hope this inspires you to craft something special!

I have some very exciting news to share with all of you.   I jumped off the deep end, with both feet, and opened an Etsy shop. 

You can find the shop at LoveThatStore


In the shop I will have beautiful hand-made one of a kind scrapbooks and paper art items along with fabulous scrapbook supplies that I discover along the way in my travels in search of everything scrapbook!  Because, if I kept all of the treasures I find my family would have to move out of the house because it would take over every possible inch of space space.

I hope that you will take a look around in the store and of course purchase the things that inspire you!

Happy Shopping and scrapping!