Drive-by Crafting

Because of my crazy work & volunteer schedules, I've been doing a lot of drive-by crafting lately.  A little bit of stamping & coloring here and some assembling & embellishing there.  Not exactly the ideal crafting situation for me, but I am grateful that I've still been able to squeeze in a little creative time.

After church on Sunday we had a Craft Day, and it was such a luxury to be able to sit down and craft and fellowship with some good friends.  I was able to "stick down" about seven 12 x 12 scrapbook layouts, and now I just need to add journaling, titles, and embellishments, and they'll be ready to share.

In the meantime, here are the Valentine's Day cards I made for my kids' teachers. 

Details:

Stamps: Stampin' Up - Favorite Bear; Anna Griffin - sentiment
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Markers: Copic Sketch
Cardstock: Core'dinations, Gina K Designs, & Bazzill
Patterned paper: Basic Grey - Hey Girl
Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
Distressing tool: Tim Holtz - Tonic

 Details:

Stamps: Stampin' Up - Furry Folk (hedgehog); Crafty Secrets (sentiment)
Cricut cartridge: Straight from the Nest (tree)
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Patterned paper: Basic Grey - Hey Girl
Heart gems: Imaginisce
Markers: Copic Sketch
Twill ribbon: Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Bamboo Leaves
Fringe scissors: Martha Stewart

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Marcy

Vintage Valentines

Don't you just love Valentine's Day? Everything about it is so cheerful and sweet. It certainly helps brighten up the sometimes dreary winters we experience here in Western PA. I especially love vintage Valentines and candy boxes. Here are a couple of vintage-inspired Valentine cards I made this week:


Details:
Main Image - Crafty Secrets - Little Blessings Creative Scraps
Patterned Paper - K&Company - Classic Collection
Cardstock - Core'dinations - Chocolate Box
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Accessories - heart punches - Creative Memories; border punch - Martha Stewart; seam tape ribbon - Rebecca Sower Designs; Pop Dots; vintage button; embroidery floss - DMC


Details:
Main Image - Crafty Secrets - Little Blessings Creative Scraps
Stamp - Crafty Secrets - Rose set
Cardstock - Bazzill
Ink - Adirondack Ink - Espresso; Memories Direct Ink Dauber - Orchid
Accessories - ribbon - The Little Pink Studio; Pop Dots; glitter glue - Stickles - Frosted Lace; butterfly - Cricut cartridge - Everyday Paper Dolls; adhesive rhinestones - Dollar Tree

Hope you have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Marcy

Lovey Dovey S'mores

I'm looking forward to a nice, long Valentine's Day weekend with my kiddos and my hubby (when he isn't studying). I have to work a little bit this morning, but there should still be plenty of crafting, baking, cooking, and celebrating in the next couple of days. We have a potluck tomorrow at church after morning worship, and I'm planning to make a big slow cooker of these and maybe some yummy cherry dump salad. Then we're going to go visit with my dear mother-in-law, who's just back from three weeks in Australia and New Zealand! Can't wait to see her photos!

Don't you just love making Valentines? We made a bunch for Shannon's class (sorry, forgot to get a pic!), and I've been crafting a few here and there over the past couple of weeks. Here are a couple that I made recently.

This one's for my dad - not a traditional Valentine, but it suits him exactly, I think. He loves vintage and cheesy puns!


Details:
Rub ons - Cosmo Cricket - Mr. Campy
DP - DCWV - Rustic Stack
Cardstock - Core'dinations - Chocolate Box
Felt rickrack - Offray

This Valentine is for my brother and sister-in-law:


Details:
Main Image - K&Company - Brenda Walton - Sweet Talk
Patterned Paper - Stampin' Up! (plaid); K&Company (pinks)
Heart Stamps - Crafty Secrets - Sweet Kids
Accessories - glitter glue - Stickles; seam tape ribbon - Rebecca Sowers Designs

Wishing you a love-filled weekend!