Scrap Loving Mini's

Why can't our kids understand how hard it is for us parents to let go and let them grow up? We have devoted 18+ years to caring for them, making sure they are safe, hopefully teaching them life lessons and praying that they don't make the same mistakes that we did. As a parent it's hard for me to see them make mistakes but sometimes they need to learn on their own.

My baby girl will soon be 24 years old. She's always concentrated on her studies. Lately, she has decided to get a life (how dare she). Of course I'm going to worry when she's not within arm's reach. I try very hard not to worry. I am trying not to text her so much when she goes out. I'm a worry wart and I always have been.

My son is 30 years old and lives in another state and I worry tremendously about him. He has caught on to what I am doing so now he knows that I call every Sunday morning to make sure he survived the weekend. He always texts me "I'm alive, Mom" and we laugh and continue our conversation. No matter what age our children are they will always be our babies. I always think of the worse case scenario. The world is not the same world we grew up in. I hope they understand it's because I love them and not because I'm trying to control their every move.

I trust them both to make the right choices in life. It's all the other people they encounter along the way that worry me. I'm very grateful that my daughter still likes to hang out with me and my son still calls me every other day. I am proud to have raised such awesome children who I know will go far in life.

WOW! I can't believe it's been close to 1 1/2 years since I have blogged. I've been so busy and kind of put this on the backburner.

I have crafted here and there and posted my crafts mostly on my Facebook. Our latest project was a huge success.

We sold over 80 of these babies, and still counting! We mostly do local orders now. Every once in a while we will ship orders.

This blog has always been my crafting blog, but I'm more than just about crafting. So this is going to be my "whatever I want to post about" blog. Make sure to sign up for emails on top and follow my blog so you're up to date on things.

I'm going to try and post at least 2-3 times a week, but it's not set in stone. I will probably showcase a couple of our past projects as we are in the middle of organizing the craft area between work, school, and life.

Made this shirt for husband's aunt who turned 80 on Christmas Day. We used Varsity font for the back of the shirt (LERMA 80). I can't recall the font for the front of the shirt.

These were treat boxes made for my great niece for her Halloween themed birthday party. We filled them candy. The kids loved them!

These cupcakes were made by cousin Clara

We have been so busy these last three months! We are finally getting some down time. We did miss some sale items for Mother's Day and Father's Day. We are okay with it since we have been swamped with orders lately.

We will slowly post the items that we make.

We bought these chairs at Walmart. They are so cute for toddlers. We used Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge for the names. Both of these little girls loved their chairs. One of them even takes it to her bedroom at night so no one will sit on it. That's too cute.

I just love the Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge, they have the cutest bears.

Recipe:

Egg Shaped Card- Art Philosophy CTMH cartridge cut at 51/4"'

Easter Bunny Bears- Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge cut at 3'

Happy Easter Sentiment- Easter Treats 2

Ink - on sentiment CTMH Cotton Candy Z2193

We made this super cute Easter Treat for the kids this year. These M&M sticks are always requested from our customers for different holidays.

Recipe:
1 X 8 Bag Jaded Blossom Bag
Treat Bag Die Jaded Blossom
You crack me up Sentiment- Easter Treats 2
Chick- Create a Critter 2 - cut at 1 1/2 inch
Bow- Trendy Twine

I thought the idea to print an all brown bunny to make it look like a chocolate bunny was such a cute idea and the pink paper we used is my favorite.

Bunny- Create a Critter 2 cut at 31/4 inch

Treat Bag- 2 x 3 bags purchased these at Jaded Blossom Store

Topper- Used Fancy Topper Die, purchased Jaded Blossom Store

Sentiment- Easter Sayings 2 , purchased Jaded Blossom Store

Thank you Candace, from papercraftsbycandace for this inspiration last year, they were a huge it so I decided to make them again this year.

Made 25 of these Custom Thank You cards for a customer. Her birthday theme was Magician. These cards were so fun to make.

Magician Hat- Create a Critter cut at 6" in real dial size

Thank You- Artiste Cartridge at 1'

The Stars- Create a Critter Cartridge cut a 1"

My daughter loves Hello Kitty so that means we just about always make a card of Hello Kitty for almost any occasion.

Recipe:

Hello Kitty- cut at 4 1/4

Cartridge: Hello Kitty Greetings

Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots

Sentiment: Jaded Blossom Simple Sayings Valentine's Edition

These matchbook treat holders were so easy to make. Thank you to Jaded Blossom for the inspiration and instructions.

Cut Brown Card Stock 2.75 x 3.25

Score at 1/2", 4 1/4", 4 1/2"

Fold at score marks

Stamp: Jaded Blossom Valentine's Treats

These were one of our top sellers this year. We ended up making 96 of these. They were so fun to make!

The card base for each one: Jaded Blossom Fancy Topper Die

Monkey: Create a Critter 2, cut at 3 3/4

Sentiment: I'm bananas for you- Jaded Blossom Valentine Treats

Frog: Create a Critter 2, cut at 3"

Sentiment- Happy Valentines Day, Jaded Blossom Valentine Candies

Bee: Create a Critter 2, cut at 3"

Face: 1 3/8 Peachy Keen Face

Bear: Create a Critter, cut at 3"

A very cute Valentine Card that was made for the season.

Recipe:

Owl- cut at 3'"

Cartridge: Create a Critter 2

Phrase: Create a Critter 2 cut at 2 3/4"

Paper : The brown paper is from Papertrey Inc, love the thickness of this paper.

This is another Valentine Card we made. We used Martha Stewart Punch and gloss to make it pop.

This is one of the cards we made for couples for Valentine's Day.

We used Tie The Knot Cartridge and red tulle under the corset to give it a better effect so that when you touch it feels like fishnet stockings.

As many of you know I love Sammy Hagar and his music. We have traveled to Mississippi and Louisiana to see his shows. One day we hope to make it to his Birthday Bash in Cabo San Lucas or Tahoe. In the mean time I will try to get as many shows as I can. I had a fellow crafter Monica Flores cut these for me a while back with the intention to make a book of our many photos for all our past shows.

Well you know how things go, life gets in the way. It's hard to blog everyday but I will try to blog as much as time allows.

A while back my mother in law surprised me with the Jaded Blossom Birthday Kit which included a set of calendars. I made what I needed for Christmas and had 6 left. I didn't want the calendars to go to waste so I was sitting in my craft area and was looking around and saw my envelope with my paper Sammys and knew instantly I had to make calendars. I copied the background it's originally a paper shirt I purchased along time ago on eBay that we have in a frame. I also knew I had to include Cabo Wabo Tequila Bottle, and this is the outcome. One sits on my desk at work next to my Sammy frame.
I sent a few to some fellow redheads that I met on Facebook, and the requests came flooding in for the calendars. I made 10 more and they were purchased instantly. What surprised me was that I had requests from Canada and the United Kingdom.

I already have a few orders for 2014 :)

I would like to thank Aaron Hagar for giving me his permission in using the Cabo Wabo bottle he painted. He also loved the calendar! One is being sent so he can give it to Sammy himself :)

I asked a fellow Silhouette Crafter cut and print the Sammys for me.