Birthday Book Instructions

Hi again, my crafty friends!

A few blog posts ago, and on my Facebook page, I shared some pictures of this really cool Birthday Book that we made in my Birthday Bash Card Class. It's super cute and very functional. So, just in case you couldn't attend my class (which by the way, if you live anywhere close to Frederick, Maryland, you should totally come and craft with me!) here are some instructions on how to make one.

Supplies needed: 

6 pieces of 12x12 Whisper White Card Stock, cut in half = 12 pieces 6x12

24 pieces Whisper White CS 6x1 1/2 inches, scored at 3/4

2 pieces of light weight cardboard, such as the piece that comes in the Designer Series Paper, cut to 6x6, plus paper and embellishments to decorate as you like

Washi tape, hole punch, Fast Fuse or Tear and Stick Tape, and binder circle rings

12 pieces DSP, 5x5 to decorate the pockets and Whisper White CS 3 1/2x3 1/2

Stamps to put the months on each page, I used the ones from the December Paper Pumpkin, but the ones from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set or a Project Life set would work well also.

And here is the video to show you the basics:

Let me know how it goes, and I'd love to see yours when you make it!

Stay Crafty!

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Bear Hugs Bundle, Remarkable Blog Hop

Bear with me....I couldn't resist! This month for the Remarkable Blog Hop, I am featuring the Bear Hugs Bundle. When I first saw it in the occasions catalog, I just wasn't sure, but somehow I ended up buying the set and then it sat there. Have you every done that? So, I decided that I was going to get those cute little bears out and put them to work.

So, here they are in all their cute glory, welcoming babies, wishing happy birthday, and just saying hi.

Enjoy!

Stay Crafty!

For more inspiration this month, click on the graphic below.

Here's the whole line up:

Nancy Amato - http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2016/03/remarkable-stampers-blog-tour-dont-miss.html

Melissa Bolinger - http://creativeblessingsbymissy.blogspot.com/2016/03/remarkable-blog-tour-festive-flowers.html

Tamra Davis - http://wp.me/p2QFfC-y8

Arden Dougan - http://stampinarden.blogspot.com/2016/02/remarkable-blog-tour-march-roses.html

Tracie Langley - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/traciesallaboutstamping/blog?directBlogUrl=/blog/86481/entry/march_on_over_for_the

Anne Matasci - http://wp.me/pCcBw-256

Heather Mathieson - https://inkyladybug.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/remarkables-march-blog-tour

Ann Monhollen - http://annscreativenook.blogspot.com/2016/03/sending-good-thoughts-for-sab-2016.html

Audra Monk - http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2016/03/bear-hugs-bundle-remarkable-blog-hop.html

Maria Pane - http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2016/03/remarkable-stampers-blog-tour-last.html

Michele Reynolds -  http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2016/03/march-occasions-bundle-blog-tour.html

Pam Staples  -  http://wp.me/p3p2VA-1hv

Janet Wakeland - http://wp.me/pHIQD-aeq

Cake or Hat Box How To

Hi Crafty Friends!

Last week I went to a demonstrator team meeting. It's a bunch of fun. You get business tips, some creative tips and you get to chat and swap with other Stampin' Up demos. One of the demos, Pesci, did a really nice demo (haha, she's a demo who demoed) on a cute little cake box that she found on Pinterest. She learned the basics from a website called oh happy day. Here's the photo I posted on Facebook:

If you like my crafty page on Facebook, you would already have seen this!
You can click here to see my Facebook page.

Anyhow, lots of people were saying "how did you make it?"and that's why we're here.
We'll start with the short version:

And since I didn't want to type out all the directions, I made this video!

So, I hope this answers all you questions, if not, just ask!

And if you're buying some of our awesome Stampin' Up! products to make this box, I can help. Really, Stampin' Up! has the best card stock ever! And if you're buying things, we have a sale-a-bration special going on right now, until March 31, 2016. For every $50 you spend, you get a free item from the special brochure. I got this glitter washi tape for free!

click here to take a look 

And look at this cute card I made with it.

Stay Crafty!

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Today I'm sharing a few of my favorite things. Some old and some new.

We'll start with all things birthday. I've always loved celebrating birthdays. You get cards in the mail, presents, and cake! Did I say cake? I love homemade cake with the traditional crisco or buttercream icing. I love it so much, I can only make it occasionally (or I'd eat way too much and it's really not part of the healthy food groups). So in my house it shows up on birthdays.

I'm hosting a birthday card making class soon, and I came up with a really cool idea on how to store and sort all our lovely handmade cards. I'll share some photos today and I'm hoping to make a tutorial next week, so check back then. I call it the Birthday Card Book. It's a 6x6 book made up of 12 pockets, one for each month so that you can file away the cards you make AND then you'll know where they are so you can do the important part of getting them in the mail.

Here's the front, which you can decorate any way you like. I covered the light weight cardboard that comes in our DSP packs. I used binder circles ( I don't really know what they're called) to hold it together.

The inside is minimally decorated as I want to have plenty of space to write down the birthdays on each month.

There are 12 pockets, and each can hold 3-4 cards. I think on the next go round, I'll add a ribbon so that you can tie it closed.

Here is the link to the blogpost with the instructions. There's a video to help you out too!

http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2016/03/birthday-book-instructions.html

Next up are a few cute birthday cards to fill up your book.

If you're looking for a super cute mini box to put a gift in, check out this box, I learned how to make it from my demonstrator friend Pesci. She adapted it from one she saw on Pinterest. I absolutely love it and see many small cake and hat boxes in my future.

Leaving birthday's behind, I want to share a card intended for Valentine's day, but really it could be used for almost any occasion, depending on what you put inside.

And finally, I'll share a peek into my Project Life by Stampin' Up! scrapbooking. I had two weddings this past Fall and I'm having fun getting the pages done quick and cute with the Love Story bundle.

I like to scrapbook in the living room when we watch TV. Which besides a little mess is a good thing. But my sweet little dog is not always such a fan.

This is her giving me a sad face as she thinks her spot should be next to me and there is too much stuff in the way.

This is her squeezing into the small space I made next to me.

Thanks for visiting my blog today and seeing a few of my favorite things.

Stay Crafty!

A Birthday Bundle, Remarkable Blog Hop

My post today features the Number of Years bundle from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog. Can you say easy? This set is so easy and so fun! And it can be used for more than birthdays, but today it's birthdays.

We'll start at the beginning, what can be more fun than a 1st birthday? Here are a couple of ideas:

And a super cute idea for celebrating someone a bit older.

Here's how I got the cool arch, I curved the photopolymer stamp a bit when I mounted it on the block so that it would fit with the framelit. Then I cut it out with my big shot and snipped them apart.

This next card has a nice masculine feel, it's for my Dad's birthday in April.

And on this one, I'm having a little fun for my Mother-in-law, who turned 70 last year. You could also leave the again banner off and have a super nice card, although not quite as funny.

That's all for birthday cards today, although I have tons of ideas, just need to get them made of paper. 

I've also made a bunch of anniversary cards with this set (and I'm almost thinking I blogged about them before? But I'll share them anyway).

The cards with DSP are using the Birthday Bouquet DSP and I used the coordinating card stock and ink colors (I love how Stampin' Up! does that! I mean it's amazing!).

I hope I've inspired you a bit! 

Stay crafty!

For more inspiration, click on the image below or on the list below that. 

Nancy Amato - http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2016/02/remarkable-stampers-blog-tour.html

Melissa Bolinger - http://creativeblessingsbymissy.blogspot.com/2016/02/remarkable-blog-tour-occasionssale.html

Tamra Davis -  http://www.theCardLadies.com/remarkable-blog-hop-sale-a-bration-standouts

Arden Dougan - http://stampinarden.blogspot.com/2016/01/remarkable-blog-tour-february-what-i.html

Tracie Langley - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/traciesallaboutstamping/blog?directBlogUrl=/blog/86481/entry/bundle_up_save_sale_a

Anne Matasci - http://wp.me/pCcBw-23t

Heather Mathieson - https://inkyladybug.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/remarkables-blog-tour-february

Ann Monhollen - http://annscreativenook.blogspot.com/2016/02/love-is-in-air.html

Audra Monk - http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-birthday-bundle-remarkable-blog-hop.html

Maria Pane - 

http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2016/02/remarkable-stampers-saleabration-and.html

Michele Reynolds -  http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2016/02/february-occasions-bundle-blog-tour.html

Pam Staples  -   http://wp.me/p3p2VA-1ge

Let It Snow, It's Snow Fun!

OK crafty friends, we are at the beginning of Snowzilla, a big mid-east snow storm reported to be of monumental proportions. So I thought we'd have some fun.

First, find me on Facebook: https://https://www.facebook.com/TheCraftyYogicards/?ref=hl
I'll be posting creative ideas all weekend.

I am proposing two contests--with prizes!

1. Guess how many inches of snow I'll have on my back deck by Sunday at 6pm.
2. Guess how many crafty projects I'll make by Sunday at 10pm.
**note on the crafting, I am easily distracted by Facebook and Pinterest, I have 2 new books, I'll probably watch a few movies, there will be cookies to bake, and a dog to walk.**

Guesses are due by midnight tonight, Friday Jan 22. Post them in the comments of the Facebook post with the link to this blog post. If you don't Facebook, you can post your guesses in the comments here. The closest with not going over will receive some "happy mail" or "blog candy" from me!

So to get you started, here is project number 1.
A card inspired by the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge # 178. http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-178-card-sketch/
Here's the sketch.

And here is my card:

See I told you this would be snow fun!

And here are some photos of the snow so far:

12:30 pm

3:15 pm

So have fun and stay crafty!

Flowering Fields Stamps With Wildflower Fields DSP

It's a celebration of a Sale-A-Bration! You can earn the products, one for each $50 ordered.

I saw the idea on Stampin' Up's website putting these two beautiful freebie projects together and I loved it. So simple, so pretty.

I stamped the images in our new-ish black archival ink and my preference is the Shimmery White card stock colored with the Blender Pens. But just for fun I have a demo of the three card stocks and the three coloring tools.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Here's the whole group of cards together. And the following is each one solo:

I mean really aren't they so pretty? And quick to make. And fun.

Here are the images stamped on our three types of paper:

And here they are colored with three different tools:

For both the Blender Pens and the Aqua Painters, I like to use some ink from the lid of the ink pad.

Do you have a favorite way to color?

Any questions, let me know.

Stay Crafty!

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