ATG Tape

Do you have one of these? 

 Do you need some of this?

 Well you're in luck. 

 I'm selling 12 individually wrapped rolls for $25 (includes shipping in the US only)

I can do a Paypal invoice or you can send a check/money order through the mail.

Just send me an e-mail and we will work out the details. 

stephantics@gmail.com

More Baby Cakes

I know I've been MIA for a while.  But I have finally gotten those pictures of more baby cakes.  Now the first few were not made my me.  My Auntie M made them for two different showers.  In the first picture is a large baby cake and two smaller cupcakes.  She used washcloths and receiving blankets to make the cupcakes.  I love all the flowers, so girlie!  The second photo she made a 3-wheel trike.  This is my favorite!  I think it is absolutely CUTE!!  I know that the trike was much more difficult.  She used receiving blankets, a bottle, socks, and bibs along with the diapers for the tires.

 This one she sold to someone who saw the first one and wanted it for a shower they were attending.  I love the spring ribbon and the different colors.  Can you believe this ribbon was a rare find at.....the dollar store!

 The bassinet was made from the remaining diapers and ribbon from the cake.  She did use a washcloth the "look" like a blanket on the inside and tulle around the bottom.  The rest is all diapers.

 This is the last one...for a while.  The rock star theme was great for a boy.  And this card was perfect.  It was cut from the slumber party cartridge and the rock star is from the rock princess cartridge.
 

  I used bling for the knobs on the guitar and twine for the strings. 

 I put little knots at the end.  I think it looks like a real guitar with the dials that tighten the strings.

I love how this card turned out.  Hope you enjoyed today's post...it was a little something different.

KISS ME Banner

I made this for st. Patrick's Day but didn't post it at the time...I guess I just got too busy.

I used Simply Sweet for the letters.  I cut them from a pattern paper then backed them with a green Cs from Stampin' Up.  I don't remember the color name because it was discontinued.  I cut the clover in Wild Wasabi.  This my favorite shade of green.  I think that it works well with pastels, brights or warm colors.  I backed it all with a soft green glitter chipboard (very light weight) that I found at Michael's.

These poms were in the kids craft section at Michael's and look super cute on the end of each pennant.  I bought a few different colors that I will definitely use again!  The ribbon was from scraps that I had left over from previous projects.  I used two different prints and altered them between each pennant.

I have been making these banners a lot lately.  I plan on changing them out for each month.  The kids like them and get excited to "help" when I make a new one.  I missed one for Easter but I see a "Spring" one in my near future....stay tuned.

Baby Cakes

Many years ago I used to make Baby Cakes, then everyone I knew stopped having babies.  Now many of my younger cousins and their friends are older and having babies.  This cake was made for my cousin's friend, who was having a boy.

The theme for the shower was a jungle so the little rattles were perfect.  But we thought it needed more so off to the Gypsy I went....

I created the palm trees from the Dinosaur Tracks cartridge.  I cut 2 palms in the blackout option and pop dotted them with a skewer in the middle to stick in the cake.  The I layered each side with the truck and double layered the palm frawns to give them some dimension.  I did some doodling around the frawns just to increase the "cute".  I also added some twine (my favorite thing right now) to the trunk.

I cut the letters for the name from the Varsity Letter cartridge. 

The mom to be loved it.  Cute but not too foo-foo!  Tune in later to see some creations that my Auntie M has recently done.  They are beautiful and I want to share them with you.

I haven't done much this week because it was spring break and I was taking out time for the little people.  But next week I will be back to work creating some more stuff to share!!

Tea Party Invitation

My girlfriend asked me to come up with something for the invitation for her daughters 6th birthday party.  She told me he was going to be a tea party so what would be better than a tea cup.  I used a tag for all the part details and I thought that it looked like a tea bag also. 

I popped up the cup from the blackout layer with the saucer so that it would create a little pocket for my tea bag.  I tied the tea bag to the handle of the cup and finished it with a little bow.  I had to make sure the tag fit inside the cup but didn't want it to stick out so placement of the pop-up dots was careful.

I cut the phrase from once upon a princess, it was perfect since it was a tea party.  I did some doodling on the lettering because I thought it was a little lost on the pink without it.  The paper is all Stampin' Up card stock and a retired DSP, which I think was called....tea party.  The paper was not intentional but it worked!

Everyone loved the invitations and since I have has some inquiries for more custom designs...yeah!

A Special Gift

On Thanksgiving the kids were all dressed up so we decided to take pictures for the Christmas cards.  Since everyone was there we included them too.  This picture with my mom and her grand kids was one of her favorite.  She bugged and bugged for a copy but I didn't want to just hand over a picture.  I had to make it look nice.  :)

The paper believe it or not was from a pack that my Mother-in-law bought at .....Costco, of all places.  There are some really beautiful printed papers and they all coordinate nicely.  I also used some card stock from Stampin' Up to pull it all together.

The flowers were a combination of paper ones cut from the Cricut, fabric ones from the little jars at Michael's and some others that I got at a Scrapbooking convention that was here last year.  The Monogram letters are from Gypsy font monogram and the rest of the lettering is from Plantin Schoolbook.  I thought it was the closest to the monogram style.  The large burgundy "doily" is from Ornamental Iron...(i think). 

My mom loved it and was totally surprised.  And finally understood why I would not just get the picture printed and give her one.  :)

Until next time, surprise someone you love with a little something handmade and from the heart!

Spring Watering Can

Yesterday I shared the Love Bouquet and today I will share with you the Spring version.  My mom wanted something to hang on her office door at work for every season...looks like I will be busy.  :) 

The banner is from the April Showers sesaonal cartridge.  I layered is with a dark and light pink and then did the letters in a light yellow with some pink doodling.

The flowers were all cut from Mothers Day Bouquet in different sizes and have different "bling" added for the centers.  I love that cartridge for things like this.  I wish they would come out with a cartridge that would cut flower strips so I can quill them to have a more 3-D look.  Hmmmm, maybe that will be my next Gypsy project.

The sprayer on the watering can was popped up and I added a little ink around the edges for added demension.

I used Chore Chart for the watering can and cut it in a silver shimmer paper to make it look more like metal.

I had to cut another one in black and then weld a circle between the top of the can andthe handle to adhere the flowers and leaves.  I used pop dots all over to add more dimension to the flowers too. 

I hope this will inspire you to make something to celebrating SPRING!

Love Bouquet

I got this idea from another blog but I can't find my notes anymore.  If you have seen it before and know the site let me know so I can give credit.  I wanted to make something for my mom and when I saw this I knew she would love it.  I'm not sure how the original creator put everything together but here is what I did.

I used the scallop edge heart from the Sweethearts cartridge.  Cut two but then removed the top of one.  Adhered them together to make a "pocket".   I used my Gypsy and welded half circles together then added the small holes to make the silver trim for the front pocket. 

The flowers were cut in various sizes from the Sweethearts and Mothers Day Bouquet. 

I layered them and used different sized, colored and shaped brads.

I used Doodletype along with the Gypsy again to make the title and weld the letters together.  Then, I tied some red/white twine around the bottom, this also helped to keep the hearts together.  I used a white pen and added some doodle dots all around the scallops.

The best part is ...my Mom LOVED it!!!

...tune in tomorrow for the "spring" version that I made for my Mom.

And we have a winner!!!

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Lisa you are the winner.  Send me your address to stephantics@gmail.com and I will get your candy sent out this week.

I also said there would be another little surprise for the winner.  I just got in some new twine that is red, white and blue.  This is perfect for July 4th projects.

 Lisa said...

Nice blog candy! I don't have any twine yet and I have been thinking of what I could use it with. Very cute first day of first grade layout!

Storage for Ribbon, Twine and Threads

As promised..this is how I store all of (correction, some of ) my ribbon, twine and fibers.

I especially use it to keep smaller pieces of ribbon and ....  The first picture is the tool.  I don't know what it's called but we have nick named it "the rick roller".  I don't know how or why but it just stuck.  I roll the pieces of ribbon then secure them with small sewing pins so they won't unroll.

For fibers like twine, threads and yard I use these small cards and wind the fiber around and secure it in a small slit that is cut along one side.

Then I put them in these divided storage containers that I picked up at Michael's  I group a few colors together so I don't need to have one for each color not that I couldn't fill them.  :)

Finally I used my Brother label maker and labeled each container with the colors.  The stack really nicely on the shelf and are easy to access. 

I store all my larger rolls of ribbon in a drawer but this works great for the small stuff that will still work for a card but might not be enough for a 12x12 layout.  Hope this helps you get organized!

Have a great Friday!