Recent Projects

I wanted to pop on here and share a few of the things I've worked on since I last posted.

My classroom theme ended up being owls somehow.  It started with a small side project and it exploded all over my room :)

This Box Tops holder was my first project with owls and it's been my favorite.  I used Hoot n' Holler for all these projects.

These book bins have come in handy in my classroom as well.  This first one is a book hospital.  When my students find a book that is in need of repair, they put it in here instead of running to me to fix it at that moment. 

I also needed a bin where I could put the books I'm planning on reading within the week.  This keeps the books from being misplaced and I can find them the moment I need them.  I can't tell you how many times I've been running around the classroom looking for books!

I even made an objectives board with my Cricut!  These objectives are what we are focussing on learning for the day or week. 

I found this compliment jar idea on Pinterest.  I cut the jar from "From My Kitchen" and the stars were from "Create a Critter."  Any time my class earns a compliment from someone for being quiet, or walking in line nicely etc... they earn a star.  I had to add some cuteness with these PKS faces.  They are from the Princess Assortment.

I needed some table number signs for my classroom and decided to use my Rosette Die from SU! This was perfect!  So easy and they add so much to my room.

Well, that's it for my classroom, I think...I will be back with some pictures of some baby shower invites I made for my BFF.

Thanks for visiting and see you soon!

Face Off! and Blog Hop

If you came here from Stacey's blog, you are on the right track.  If you would like to start from the beginning you can go to the Krafty Girls page here.

Your next stop will be Karen but keep on reading for some blog CANDY :)

I have been MIA for a little while, things have gotten so busy at work, but we are nearing the end of the year and I will have way more time to craft again soon! I also recently broke my foot, and that has made everything so much more difficult, including getting into my craft room :(

I was so excited about this challenge because I got a chance to incorporate some PKS faces!  The challenge this time around at Krafty Girls is to make a project that incorporates a face.

We are celebrating Nurse's Day so I decided to make our school nurse a card and use my all time favorite face for it from the Princess Assortment.

I love this card!  The Crocs are so fun :) The cuts for the nurse are from Once Upon a Princess, the nurse gear is all from Everyday Paper Dolls.  The ice was hand made. I applied glossy accents to a sheet of blue paper and cut little squares out of it once it had dried.  The "ice" was put in a plastic bag and tied with twine to create the ice pack.  The sentiment was handwritten using my Ranger Perfect Medium Pen.  I love these pens! 

Onto my candy:  

This cartridge is a lot of fun! You have three ways to win it!

1 entry: Leave a comment here letting me know you are a follower. 

2 entries: Add my button to your sidebar.

3 entries: Share this giveaway in any way on your blog. Please leave a link in the comments.

This giveaway will end on May 14th.  The winner will be chosen using Random.org.  The winner will be announced on May 15th. 

Your next stop is the talented Karen!

My Creative Time Design Team Call!!!

OMG!!! Emma from My Creative Time is holding a DT call! I saw it and I ran off to make my card:0)

I have been waiting for this for a VERY long time.  I absolutely love Emma's work and her stamp sets are my favorite! One of my major goals in crafting has been to be on her DT one day.  Please wish me luck and consider applying too:)

Here is my card:

I think this may be my all time favorite card!

This is a housewarming card for my BFF.  I wish you could see this in person!

I welded the card base from the Just Because Cards cart.  Who knew this cute house was hiding in there??

This sentiment is from Emma's "This and That" set.  You can purchase your own set here.  I thought this sentiment was perfect for this card! 

This is suppose to be my BFF and her husband.  These PKS faces were just perfect!  She is holding her little dog too!

Thank you for visiting!

Recipe:

Card Base: House-Just Because Cards

Girl and boy: Everyday Paperdolls

Dachshund: Four Legged Friends

Sentiment: My Creative Time- "This and That"

Faces: Peachy Keen Stamps- Wide Eyed Kids Assortment and Boy Mates Assortment

Card stock: Recollections and DCVW Playtime Stack

Berries for the Teacher

When most people think of school, they think of apples, I know I always did.  That was until last year.  One day one of my students, I will call him David, came to class and said he had something for me in his backpack.  I never would have expected his gift!  It was a little basket of strawberries!!!!  He had heard me saying that I loved strawberries and while he was out shopping with his mom, he asked if he could bring his teacher some strawberries.

At our school, gifts are not common because of the economic situation in our area.  Knowing that David cared enough about me to want to bring me a gift was more than enough, but to bring me my favorite fruit??? It was one of the kindest things I have ever seen.

So here is my card to remember this "berry" special day :)

Here is a side view.  I heat embossed the sentiment and dry embossed the background.

I added glossy accents to his eyes and to the strawberry to make it look all juicy!

I added stitching, twine, and pop dots for dimension.

This sentiment is from My Creative Time's 9th release.  The whole release is a must have!  Emma has such cute stamps but this release is the most versatile because it has a sentiment for pretty much any occasion and holiday.

I am so happy with how this card came out.  I don't think I will ever let this card go :)

Recipe:

Everyday Paper Dolls: Boy and clothes

Wild Card: Card Base

Simply Charmed: Strawberry

Cricut Classic Font: Circle

My Creative Time: Sentiment

PKS: Boy Mates Assortment-Face

Recollections: brown, blue, black, cream, red and white card stock

DCVW: Stripes, Dots, and Lines stack- Blue card stock

SU: Whisper White embossing powder

Twinery: Maraschino Twine

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cricut 360: Back To School Challenge

Celebrate the Occasion: Circle Cards

Die Cuttin' Divas: Teacher

Hello Kitty PKS Face

The Let's Face it Friday challenge at PKS is to use a face on an animal.  I received my Hello Kitty PKS faces a few weeks ago and had to use them! I am trying to limit myself on my HK projects or ALL my cards would have her on them :)

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
PKS Let's Face it Friday: Animals with a PKS face
The Paper Variety: Use Twine


Here is my card:

Hello Kitty is crafty incase you didn't know :)  As you can see she loves her Cricut! This sentiment from My Creative Time went perfectly with my idea.  It says "Who needs sleep when you can craft?"  

The Cricut is from the Cricut Everyday cart and the bed came from Everyday Paper Dolls. The card base shape is a frame from the Cindy Loo cart.  I hid the inside features and stretched the height to make this shape.  I then welded it with my Gypsy. 

If you own the Hello Kitty carts you must get this PKS assortment!  It saved me so much time and it looks perfect!  All you have to do is color the nose.

 I couldn't find the right HK image for this card so I got creative.  The head is an existing image on the cart and I found her paws on one of the images and cut them out.  This was tricky because they needed the black shadow so I had to cut those freehand.  Very tricky when these paws are so small! 

 I heat embossed the sentiment and dry embossed the black background. I added faux stitching, some twine on the side and pop dots.

Recipe:

Peachy Keen Stamps: Hello Kitty face

My Creative Time: Sentiment

Hello Kitty Greetings: Hello Kitty

Everyday Paper Dolls: Bed

Cricut Everyday: Cricut

Cindy Loo: Card Base

Twine: Twinery

Recollections: All card stock