grateful inspiration jars

Today over on Rhonna's blog she has a new edition of CreativeTeamTuesday.
Melissa is showing off adorable and inspiring glitter houses...
oh the things you can do with chipboard and glitter!!!
And I  took the GratefulGlam kit + InstaQuotes kit...
and came up with what I call an Inspiration Jar.
An easy gift-able that I will have trouble actually giving away.

GratefulGlam is a kit Rhonna created last year for this season of giving and thanksgiving.
But it is timeless!!!
I adore how the CardsNTags print out on manila...
Did the same with the Tags N Flags kit...
if you know me...i love sentiments and words...
I have used the TagsNFlags kit over and over again.
It's just one of those kits you need in your arsenal.

Used patterns from the SpookyPrintablePapers to dress up the top of the jar.
The quatrefoil print was printed on vintage dictionary paper.
The stripe on more manila folder stash.
See...I don't pretty much ever throw too much away...
I save all my manila folders and re-use them in some way...
love it.

The InstaQuotes were also printed on the manila stock.
A few InstaIcons were added here and there.
Made this one for a special friends bday...
but think I will be making more.

So now go...
create something inspiring for someone special in your life...
and be sure to make one for you too.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

grateful heart vignette

I always dress up my dining room table. It is the first thing I see when I walk downstairs of a morning, and it is important to me that my table is fashioned in a pretty way. So this space is usually dressed up seasonally, with a bouquet of flowers, or simply with an easel and my most favorite recent layout. Whatever my current mood, the center piece has to show off what I am feeling.

An assignment for HeidiSwapp was to show off a little what goes on in my home this time of year. There are a lot more details today on her site...and I hope you will go check it out.

A couple of things I want to reiterate...

Decorating does not have to be expensive. Nothing tickles me more than using traditional paper products to make custom embellishments for my home. I have done it for years, and continue to be inspired by the challenge.

Taking every day items, like coffee filters, vintage books, pumpkins from the grocery or a neighbor can take every day normal into something pretty. And I like pretty.

Thank you readers for visiting me. For leaving encouraging comments. For being faithful. You, to me, are some of my lucky stars.

memory file live

Love me a mini album...

Love me the mini file folders from HeidiSwapp.
She is in the middle of her MemoryFileLive class...
if you missed it this time...
don't miss it next time...
it is always a great inspiring and creative time.

This is my take on the first project.
Changed it up quite a bit from Heidi's take.
and that is the beauty of it...
making it all my own.

This mini holds a look at a year in the life of my middle daughter's last year of life.
With my way too busy schedule it was a great way to highlight her past year and a fun look into her life, events, and growth.

I went pretty simple with the inside embellishments.
Wanted to make sure I added plenty of journaling to let her know where she was during her tenth year of being.
I have more to add...but it is taking beautiful shape for me.

Lots of buzz words, the Black&White in particular. Lots of VintageChic. And my new favorite, the FotoSleeveMini...adore!!! And the MiniMemoryFile as base...

and never forget to take a pic with your kids on their birthday. Priceless to me.

just a reminder...

(and on another note...another winner will need to be picked from the {mo}tography entries...as i never heard from the first winner. more details later.)

and the winner is...

mary j said...

i dont have any photo apps yet but i want to learn about instagram really bad! would love to win. love looking at your creations btw! can reach me. thanks.

mary j...i will be sending you an email. So glad you have a chance to learn about all that you desire with this class.



It has been so much fun having this giveaway with you all.
I hope, even if you did not win, that you will join us in the classroom anyway...
and please be sure to let me know if you do!

and here is a little peek into some of what I like to do on instagram...
but i gotta tell ya, very eager to learn even more with Jessica and Heidi.

see you over at jessica's!

{mo}tography reminder

dropping in here on a saturday real quick to remind you all of this::






{mo}tography: Rock Your Camera class starts next week.
and this is to remind you if you have not left a comment for a chance to win a place in class with the fabulous Jessica and Heidi then you still have until tomorrow evening...
so go here and do that...
like right now.
what are you waiting for?

and since i am stopping in here today anyway...
i thought i would share this teen card i whipped up last week for my son's birthday...

sometimes i get stumped by guy cards...
but there is so much inspiration all around...
on pinterest.
on t-shirts.
on cd covers.
print and tv add.
so i sort of just went with that.
i used icons mostly in a random yet linear fashion...

and i think it worked.
not to mention some ColorShine splatterings.

most supplies are from the Studio Calico Get Messy class kit (yeah...i still have some of it left)...
and i loved putting the pieces to work here.

now go...create a card for that special teen male in your life...
and if you don't have one...you can ALWAYS borrow mine.

prayer journal

recently i was challenged to keep a prayer journal...
i have never kept a prayer journal before.
so of course...

it had to be pretty.
it had to be unique.
it had to be handmade.
so I put several of HeidiSwapp's products to work to create all the above.

the base of it is the middle section of a ChipboardMemoryFile.
that was covered in VintageChic Handwritten pattern paper.
then i took one of the VintageChic MemoryFiles and trimmed it in half for a partial cover.
that made my cover in which i layered a doily and die cuts and ColorMagicNoteCards in Tinsel.
the layering also includes PaperBanners, MiniFileTab, Trimmings and a PinkPaislee Artisan Chipboard heart.
I adore layers right now, and the nature of this journal really needed soft layers with a bit of a vintage vibe.

the top flap opens to an inner page.
again more layering.
plus a pocket that holds an Openable in which I will be placing prayer quotes as I come across them.

For now I have a kraft pad attached to the back part of the chipboard file and will use these pages to hold my prayers...and answers.

This sits sweetly on my nightstand. I love how pretty it is and that it draws me in and invites me to use it daily.

now go...
create something pretty just for you today.