Good things.....

Hello everyone and Happy New Years Eve to you!

Have you got big plans for celebrating the New Year?  Mine will be spent playing in my Craft Corner and spending time with my hubby and granddaughter - sounds like the perfect day to me!

I had a chance to play a bit tonight and had some fun with my newest stamps from Jaded Blossom.  I am loving this sweet little bird from the Funny Mail 2 set....

Materials Used:

* Bird and Sentiment - Funny Mail 2

* Candy Sentiments - Mail Candies

* Sentiment Die - Mini Tag Dies

I used blue/greens on this little guy....

and blues on this one.....

A bit of twine, enamel dots and Rolos finished up these cuties...

These little guys will be going into the mail very soon to my grandsons, Blake and Brayden!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  If you are going out tonight, be careful - lots of crazies out there!  Have a wonderful New Years Day and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

New "My Craft Spot" Store!

Hello everyone and happy Monday to you!

I've got  some exciting news from Kimberly to share with you today......

Thanks to all of you, My Craft Spot blog has grown until it is bursting at the seams!  I have so many fun stamps, metal dies, ribbon and twine colors, that my little blog can no longer hold it all.  So . . .  I just had to make a new website for My Craft Spot store! 

To make shopping at My Craft Spot easier, I have separated my online store from my blog. 

My blog will still be full of great inspiration and fun challenges with prizes, but when you want to shop, everything will be so much easier to find! The new store is organized by product type, searchable, and has a shopping cart.

Check it out!

Leave a comment letting me know what you think of the new store for a chance to win the Build  A Valentine stamp set!

 

 

 

To celebrate my new online store opening, every order over $25.00 will receive a FREE bag of Snow Flurries Sequins!

 What are you waiting for?!  Go check out the NEW My Craft Spot Store!!

 

How great is that?  I hope you will check out the new store very soon - you're gonna love all the wonderful stamps, dies, sequins, and goodies Kimberly has in the store ♥

Until next time,

Design Tean Announcement!

Good morning everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I am still enjoying the company of my oldest son, his wife and my 4 beautiful grandchildren. They will be headed back home tomorrow and it will time to get my house back into it's normal state.  It will be much quieter around here after they leave, but I do have a little something to keep me busy....

I'm very happy to say that I am the newest Design Team Member over at My Craft Spot!  I am very excited to be joining Kimberly and her talented Design Team and look forward to sharing lots of projects made with Kimberly's wonderful stamps, metal dies, crinkle ribbon, twine and other goodies she has available on her website!

To help celebrate my new spot on the Design Team, I put together a couple of sweet winter treats....

Stamp Sets Used:

Winter Wonderland

Stampin' Around Christmas

Metal Dies Used:

Ribbon Banners Straight

Tiny Doilies

I also used some beautiful Crinkle Ribbon in "Caribbean", the color was just perfect for my project! I added a few clear gems that I purchased at Michael's for the finishing touch.

Don't you just love those cute little snowman peeps?

Thanks so much for stopping by today and letting me share my news with you today!  Have a wonderful day and I'll be seeing you soon!

Until next time,

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope you are having a wonderful day with friends and family.  My crew won't be in until tomorrow morning and I can't wait to see all my sweet grands!

I wanted to share these fun little banks I made for some of my favorite little people and now that it's officially Christmas, I think it will be okay to share.  My oldest granddaughter, Emma has learned to check out my blog on the computer so I have to be careful of when I post certain projects these days!

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While looking at Michael's for shadowboxes, I found these cute shadowbox banks.

These are for the girls - both huge fans of all things horse related.....

* I had some cute "Rodeo" style paper that was perfect for the background.

* The horse is from the Silhouette Online Store

And, these are for the boys....

I had a tough time getting pictures - lots of reflection in the glass!

* Football and baseball from Silhouette Online Store

Of course I had to add a little money to get them started....

Okay, it's back to work for me - still have lots to do before my little ones arrive.  Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!

Until next time,

Tree-Mendous Holiday Wishes

Hello everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner.

Are you ready for the big day yet?  Ready or not...it's almost here!

I've got a cute little "last minute" Christmas treat to share with you today.....

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I love these huge Christmas colored gumballs!

Materials Used:

* 3 X 10 inch clear bags - Jaded Blossom

* Fancy Topper Die - Jaded Blossom

* Christmas Tree - Silhouette Online Store

* Sentiment - "Merry & Bright" Stamp Set - Jaded Blossom

* Twine - "Holly" - Trendy Twine

* Red Bells - Hobby Lobby

I know some little people who are going to love these!

This post is going to be short and sweet because I still have soooo many things to complete on that stinkin' "Too - Do" list....sigh.....

Until next time,

PKS Farewell Hop 2013

Hello everyone and welcome to the

Peachy Keen Stamps Farewell Hop 2013!

I cannot believe that my time as a Design Team Member with Peachy Keen Stamps has come to an end! It has been a wonderful ride and I have enjoyed working with and getting to know all the wonderfully talented members of this team. I can't say enough good things about Kathy, Angelica, Lorie and the entire Peachy Keen Family - you ladies are the best ♥

So, before I get all mushy, lets get this Hop started!

If you just stopped by my blog for a visit and would like to start at the beginning, the Hop begins with the The Peachy Keen Stamps Blog.  For this hop, the Design Team Members have been asked to share a few of our favorite Peachy Keen Creations with you.  I had a tough time narrowing down my choices, but here are just a few.....

One of my very favorite cards was created using the June, 2013 Stamp of the Month set (PKSC-18) and the add-on set PK-1254 ....

I loved this cute little Hula Girl that I couldn't bear to give this card away, it is still sitting on a shelf in my craft room.

If you would like to see more details on this card you can click HERE.

I love making gifts with sweet Peachy Keen Stamps and this one is definitely one of my all time favorites....

I used the darling Peachy Keen Stamp Set "Hey Baby" (PK-208) to decorate this re-cycled Frappucino carton.  You can see the details about this project by clicking HERE.

Peachy Keen Stamps are also fabulous for home decor projects and I would like to share this cutie with you.....

I love this sweet gingerbread train set and it is displayed in my kitchen right now along with all my other gingerbread Christmas decorations.  I used the PKSC-19, PK-1325 and PK-1327 sets to created this fun little canvas.

For more details about this project, please click HERE.

Oh wow...it's really tough to limit myself to 3 projects, but I need to stop so that you can hop along to the next stop!  Thank you so much for stopping by today and letting me share some of my favorite Peachy Keen projects with you.  Your next stop on today's hop is my very talented, super sweet friend Saundra of "Luv Scrapping Together".

Enjoy the rest of the hop and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

Peachy Keen Challenge 13-50

Hello everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner!

It's time for another fun challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps and this week's challenge is a Photo Inspiration Challenge - here are the rules:

Create a project using the photo as inspiration. Interpret the photo ANY way you'd like, just be  sure to let us in on your creative process! The colors next to the photo are only suggested!
We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and  our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!
Guidelines:
- Design must be new
- Link up by 12/25 - 11:59 pm EST

And, here's my card for this week's challenge....

Materials Used:
* Wooden frame - Michael's ( I inked it up with some gold ink and spritzed it with Glitter Mist in Iridescent Gold)
* Gingerbread man - PK-408 I stamped this cute little guy on Kraft paper and gave him a few details with Liquid Pearls.  His hat is paper pieced and covered in "Frosted Lace" Stickles

* Sentiment - PKSC-11 After stamping the sentiment onto the mat, I gave it a spritz with Gold Glimmer Mist also.
* The star brads on either side of the sentiment are from Hobby Lobby.

* I added a few red gems to my wooden frame and finished off my cute little guy with a twine bow in "Cranberry".

And, here's the photo for this week's challenge:

Aren't those colors just beautiful?

This was a fun challenge, but it makes me sad also.  This is my last challenge as part of the Peachy Keen Design Team :(     It has been a great year and I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by!  I am going to miss working so closely with the wonderful ladies of Peachy Keen Stamps, but I know we will stay in touch through bloggy land and I look forward to seeing what the Design Team of 2014  has up their talented sleeves!

 Okay, that's it for me today.  Thank you so much for stopping by today - I hope to see your project for this week's challenge linked up over at Peachy Keen Stamps.  Have a great day and I'll be seeing you soon.....

Until next time,

Happy Birthday Kathy!

Hello everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner!

Today is the Peachy Queen's birthday....that's right Kathy from Peachy Keen Stamps is another year older!

I put together a bright, cheerful card to help Kathy celebrate....

Materials Used:

* Flip card - Silhouette Online Store

* Party hat - PKSC-20

* Balloons - PKSC-24

* Teal Glitter

* Sentiment - PKSC-20

* Gems - Recollections

I love the bright, happy look of this card - the stamped images are all paper pieced which just adds to the festive look!

Well, that's about it for me today.  Be sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog and leave Kathy some sweet Peachy Birthday Love ♥

Until next time,

Christmas Shadow Boxes

Hello everyone and happy Saturday to you!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start!  I'm running around trying to get things crossed off of that stinkin' "Too Do" list....does it ever end???

I did manage to get a couple of gifts marked off that crazy list of mine!  I've been seeing the cutest little shadow boxes all over Pinterest and crafty blogs lately and I have been anxious to give it a try.  They are super easy and fast to put together and I think they turned out so cute.....

I will be giving these as "early Christmas gifts" so that the recipients can enjoy them for a bit before Christmas actually arrives.

I found the shadow box frames and bells at Michael's.

* I covered the back portion of the frame with some pretty Christmas prints.

* The Christmas sentiments are from the Silhouette Online Store.

I have materials to make a couple more of these cute little shadow boxes...now...if I can just find the time to put them together...sigh!

Well, I guess that about it wraps it up for today - back to that ever-growing list of mine!  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be seeing you soon.....

Until next time,

Elf Made, Just For You

Hello everyone and happy Thursday to you!

This week, heck...this month...is just going by too quickly for me!  How are you doing on all of your Christmas preparations?  I'm pretty far behind right now but hoping for a second wind next week so that I can wrap things up...pun intended!

I've got a sweet Christmas gift tag to share with you today.  This one will go on a special gift that is still "in the works", but I thought I would at least share the tag with you....

Materials Used:

* Tag - Silhouette Online Store

* Elf - "Silly Little Elf Boy" from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

* Sentiment - "Christmas Banner Sentiments" by My Craft Spot

* Banner - "Ribbon Banners Straight Die" by My Craft Spot

I added lots of bright green glitter to the ornament for some Christmas sparkle.  A bit of twine and a couple of jingle bells make for a festive touch.

I just love this sweet little Elf ♥

Okay, that's it for me today - back to work!

I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello everyone!

How is your week going for you?  Mine is going much too quickly - seems like I'm adding to my "to-do" list much faster than I'm checking items off.  Oh well...tis the season I suppose!

While moving junk around cleaning my craft corner, I noticed a cute little project that I forgot to post on my blog during the Peachy Keen sneak peeks last week...oooops!  I posted it on Facebook at the Release Party, but forgot all about my own blog.  So...here we go....

Materials Used:

* Gift bag - Silhouette Online Store

* Background stamp - "Woodland Birch Tree Background" PK-1349

* Fox - PKSC-24

Using white ink, I stamped the background onto my gift bag before assembling it.  Next, I hand cut a strip of white paper and added glitter for "snow".  I used my Copic Markers to color that sweet little fox and glued him to the front of the bag.

I added some yummy peppermint M&Ms to a clear bag and tied it up with some Totally White Twine by Trendy Twine.  The sentiment and snowflakes are from the Peachy Keen stamp set "Cool Cats" (PK-1350).

Ok...back to moving stuff around...er....cleaning up my Craft Corner!  I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

We Believe!

Hi there and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I'm spending mine working on Christmas gifts, wrapping presents and attending a birthday party for my sweet Emma - it's a good weekend ♥

I came across this sweet image in the Silhouette Online Store and thought it would make a fun shaped card.  I really like the silhouette of Santa and his reindeer.....

Materials Used:

* Image - Silhouette Online Store (I used the offset feature to create a card base from the moon)

* Sentiment - "Christmas Banner Sentiments" from My Craft Spot

* Twine - "Cranberry" from Trendy Twine

* Stars - Silhouette Online Store

I really could not get a photo that shows off the shine very well....

* I spritzed my card base with some Glimmer Mist in "Iridescent Gold" which adds a nice sparkle.

* The stars are covered in white glitter

* Santa and his reindeer are covered in black glitter then I added a thick layer of Glossy Accents

* I decided that it must be a foggy Christmas Eve and put Rudolph at the head of the team!

I'm going to link up my card with the "Sparkle and Shine" Challenge going on over at My Craft Spot. 

And, now I'm off to wrap a few more of those gifts! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

Admit One

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday to you!

Ready for the weekend?  I'm planning on finishing up a few gifts (I hope) and getting some packages wrapped up this weekend.

Speaking of gifts, I have a sweet friend who is a huge movie fan.  I knew I was going to get him a gift card from the local theater, but I didn't want to just hand him a gift card - I mean...how fun is that?  So after a bit of searching, I found this darling "Movie Ticket Stub" shaped card from SVG Cutting Files and everything just sort of came together.....

I used red and green to make my ticket stub more "Christmasy"

Materials Used:

* Card - SVG Cutting Files "Movie Ticket Stub"

* Black Glitter

* White Gel Pen

And, here is the inside.....

Materials from Jaded Blossom

* Gift Card Die 

* Gift Cards Galore stamp set for "enjoy the movies"

* Candy Charms and Banners die for red scalloped mats

* Christmas Candies stamp set for "Merry Christmas"

And, there you go - another Christmas gift checked off my list!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I always look forward to your visit and sweet comments. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

Peachy Keen Sneak Peek!

Hi there and welcome to another day of Peachy Keen Stamps sneak peeks!  I've got a special, sweet sneak to share with you today.  Sweet because these stamps are so adorable and Special because this card is for my granddaughter Emma.  My sweet girl has a birthday coming up pretty soon - I can't believe she will be 9 years old!

I mean...seriously....how sweet is this?

Materials Used:

* Patterned Papers - "Party Day"  by Crate Paper

* Calendar and Deer stamps - PKSC-24 by Peachy Keen Stamps

* Ribbon - Seam Tape that I colored with Copic Markers

* Twine - Totally White by Trendy Twine - also colored with a Copic Marker

* Paper Punch border - EK Success

Oh my goodness - I LOVE this adorable little deer.

I finished up the inside of my card using some of the sweet sentiments included in this month's stamp set.

And, that about wraps up my sneak peek for you today.  Be sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog to see what the other Designers have in store for you.   And, don't forget about the Release Party on Facebook this Thursday - here's the info:

Well friends, it's that time once again! Yep! Time to get down to some new stampy business!! Join us for sneak peeks of the new stamps from our December Release throughout the day on Thursday, December 5th! It all leads up to our BIG Release and Reveal at 6 p.m.. We'll party throughout the day with chances to win prizes, and we'll have a fun and special challenge for you to play along with for a chance to win as well! We'd love for you to join us for all the FUN! Our DT has some super cute creations that they've created especially for this big event and we can hardly wait!!!

And, here's the LINK to the Event Page. I hope you can join in on all the fun!

Until next time,

Happy Birthday Donell!

Hello everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner.

Today is a special day - it's my sweet hubby's birthday!  It never fails that his birthday just sort of sneaks up on me.  I start thinking about it around Thanksgiving (which always just flies by) and before I know it - December is here. Then it's time to pull out the Christmas decorations, get the tree up, hang the stockings...and...all of a sudden it's December 3rd!

Anyway, I finished this up last night and had it ready to give to him before he had to leave for work this morning....whew!

Materials Used:

* Printed papers - "Simple Stories"

* Tab - My Creative Time - "Stitched Tab Die"

*Stamps - Peachy Keen Stamps (PKSC-24) 

The stamps I used are part of the new December Stamp of the Month set by Peachy Keen Stamps. The new release will be available for sale on December 5th.  Be sure to stop by the PKS Blog to see the daily sneak peeks until then!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and letting me share my card for my special guy!  I hope you have a great day and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,

Gift Tags and Announcement!

Good Monday morning everyone and welcome to Nonna's Craft Corner!

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Weekend and are ready to get rolling with December.  I can't believe that it is here already!

I've got a cute little project and a fun announcement to share with you today!  Okay, because I can't stand to wait any longer - announcement first.....

I have been chosen as one of next year's Guest Designers for Jaded Blossom!  Yay!  I will be joining their fabulous Design Team for the month of February and I'm looking forward to working with their awesome products!  Thanks Candace and Michelle for letting me play along!

And now it's cute little project time....

 

I love pretty gift tags for my presents under the tree!

Materials Used:

* Tag - Silhouette Online Store

*Stamp - Holiday Treat Tags by Jaded Blossom

* The cute little pom poms and balls - I think this came from the floral department at Hobby Lobby, maybe last year?  I cut the sprig apart and had enough for 3 tags with a bit left over for another project.

* Red velvet ribbon

* White twine - Trendy Twine

* White tulle

I am going to link up my sweet tags in the "Anything Christmas" Challenge going on now at the Jaded Blossom Blog.

I also linked up my gift tags at the Tag Challenge going on over at Craftin Desert Diva's

Well, I guess that's about it for me today. Thanks for letting me share my news and my gift tags with you!  I hope you have a wonderful Monday and I'll be seeing you soon....

Until next time,