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I can't believe it's that time of year again. Our streets are still covered in snow, and the temps this week are freezing! But I am very much looking forward to Easter - it holds such a special place in my heart and I love everything it represents. I also love that everywhere you look, Spring colors pop up right about now, and it's the only time of year, when my favorite pastel palette can be found everywhere...From home decor shoppes, to craft stores. It's a feast for the eyes! This Easter, we are not coloring eggs in the traditional sense of the word, but I couldn't possibly go without coloring something ...So I was inspired by a few decorative pieces I found, to color a variety of small styrofoam eggs...A messy, but fun task! And I love how they turned out...imperfect speckles and all :)  They just happened to make the perfect addition for all the little Easter gift baggies I made.  To make the tag for the baggies, I stared with the Scene It: Basic Backer die , f...

Hi friends!  It's been so lovely to see the weather slowly turn from Winter to Spring.  We still have  long way to go, but with Easter just a little ways away, I'm reminded that it will be no time at all before Spring is upon us! I'm so ready to say goodbye to winter, and in anticipation, my craft space has been littered with Spring colors for weeks now. So today I'm popping in very quickly to share a colorful, little Easter pouch. I had these beautiful Botanical Letters sitting around from a few other projects I had done, so I inked them up and decided to use them for a felted pocket. I needed something to store some sweet treats, and thought that the Seed Packet die from Papertrey was just the perfect fit.  For the pocket, I used Blueberry Sky felt , and for the ink colors I used Bright Buttercup, Melon Berry, New Leaf, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry, Vintage Jadeite, Green Parakeet, and Aqua Mist.  I also added a stitched heart, inked with Raspb...

Morning!  How is your day so far? I hope it's sweet and wonderful!  Things around here have been looking very sweet, indeed..I've had my hands full with piles of little cupcake toppers.  It's such a nice change to switch things up and take a little departure from card-making. And I absolutely, positively love how these little toppers turned out.  The best part? They're so easy to make!  So even if you've never experimented with off-the-card crafting, I think you'll find these rather simple to whip together. To start this little topper, I used a scalloped circle base from Papertrey Ink's Scene It: Basic Backer die . I used a pile of Lavender Moon buttons to outline the edge of the base, before adhering a sweet vintage image.  For the sentiment, I used the Just Desserts Sentiments mini stamp set from Papertrey Ink, stamped in Pure Poppy ink. To finish off the design, I used Gran's Garden stamps and dies for the florals, stamped in Aqua Mist, Blueberr...

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a little bit of a duo perfect for home-y gift giving.  I am so in love with gifts from the kitchen and I think there is nothing quite like warm, comforting goodies, lovingly shared with someone special.  Whatever the occasion - a shower, a party,  feeling under the weather - it's just the perfect little something-something. That is why you'll find the little packaging corner of my craftroom full with fabrics, wrapping papers, bows and boxes, ready to be filled, decorated and shared!  Every so often, I'll whip up little pouches for an added special touch, so today I am sharing one of these with you! It was inspired by a challenge over on the PTI blog , to create something with stripes. But first, I'll share my coordinating card.   To start, I stamped a beautiful set of peonies from the Peonies on Parade stamp set, onto Rustic Cream cardstock  , embossing them in white. I then used a little bit of watercolor to shade in ...

Hi friends! I'm back again today with another little Valentine's post before the day's gone.  These little creations are going to some very special people, so before I send them off, I thought I'd share them with you. First up, I made a few of these little tags to tuck into goodie bags and to add to some yummy baked treats.  I wanted to make something that was simple and easy to duplicate, but still looked elegant and detailed. So I used a simple design, and then embellished each tag with a pile of fancy bows.  I picked up most of the ribbons in the sweetest little shoppe you can imagine, right here in our city.  We are so fortunate to have such a lovely, local place to find beautiful goodies. If you're ever visiting us here in Saskatoon, be sure to check out Soul Paper .  I also created little coordinating gift bag cozies out of this lovely blue embroidered fabric. I am smitten with the delicate pattern :)  And these honestly couldn't have been any simpler...

It's almost December, and I can't believe how few Christmas-y projects I've done this year. So I'm fast trying to catch up today, even though I know many of you are celebrating a whole other, very special Holiday this weekend! For my friends South of the border, I'm certain many Thanksgiving celebrations abound today, and I wish everyone a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. May your weekend be filled with family, happiness, gratitude and love.  Today, I'm sharing a little pouch card and my favorite ways to use different types of felt! Before decorating this little pouch, I started with a basic piece of felt, cut and folded over and adhered with a bit of glue. Since I will be making piles of these pockets for Holiday gifting, being a little thrifty with the supplies will definitely be helpful :) So I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to chat all things felt, and talk about the main differences in quality, price, and usability between three of my favor...