Valentine's for the kiddos

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! I am so happy it's the weekend. I'm only working a half day today and my hubby and I both have the day off on Monday (President's Day), so it's a nice long weekend in the Weatherspoon household! Today, I'm sharing Valentine's Day cards that I made for Paige's classmates. It's funny, when I first started this project, there were only 8 kids in her class, now that number has ballooned to 20! Thank goodness I started early!

All of these cards use the Love You to Pieces stamp set, patterned paper, and dies from Papertrey Ink.

 

 

 

 

As you can see, the super cool thing about this set is the kiddos can make a 3D airplane or fox! How cute is that?! Of course they will need adult supervision, and hopefully their parents are up for the challenge. LOL! I had a great time putting these together, and a BIG shout out to my girlfriend Leslie for hooking me up with the fox set! I'll be getting it back in the mail to you real soon!

 

Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? We typically stay away from restaurants because it's just SO busy and the service seems to suffer a bit. So, we've decided to stay in and have a nice homemade lobster dinner. Since we're off on Monday, we may drop Paige off at school and possibly check out a matinee. That's always fun! I also hope to sneak some crafting time in as well, I have so many things that I want to create! If only there were more hours in the day...

 

Well, that's it for me. I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Better late than never...

Hello Friends! So, I have another leftover Valentine project to share. I made these little treat holders for the ladies in Paige's daycare classroom. They are so good to her! I found this template in the Silhouette store so cutting it out took no time at all.

There are pink M&M's inside the little holder, pretty patterned paper and chipboard embellishments on the front, and it's tied with a pretty pink ribbon. Easy, peasy! :-) The ladies really liked them and I enjoyed making these little treats.

 

It's just a quick post today because unfortunately, I'm under the weather. But, I'm taking my antibiotics and hope to be feeling better very soon!

 

Have a great day, and thank you so much for stopping by!

Carol

 

Supplies:

Coffee cup template - Silhouette online store

Patterned Paper/chipboard embellishments - Crate Paper (Love Notes Collection)

Misc: Ribbon, clear plastic bags, M&M's

Long time, No Post

Hello Friends! Wow, I can't believe it's been a month since my last blog post! The time is going by so quickly, and being a new mom is NO JOKE! This little girl has me busy from the time we wake up until the time we go to bed! But honestly though, I absolutely love it! Needless to say, I haven't been able to find too much time to craft and post regularly. I made a deal with my husband that this weekend (starting today), I will spend time in the craft room and he and Paige will hang out together.

So, what have I been up to this last month you ask. Well, my little pumpkin is now 5 months old (new pic coming soon) and she has her first bacterial infection. :-( She's on antibiotics for 10 days but she's still as happy as she can be! We are on day 5 of the meds and last night was the time she got through the night without coughing and sneezing. I'm so happy that's she's doing better because she was really congested. Other than that, I've just been working, and being a wife and mommy! Good stuff I tell ya!

So, believe it or not I do have a card to share today, yay!

This card was made for one of my co-workers to give to his significant other. I really loved the "retro" feel of this card. Nothing says retro like a cassette tape, LOL!

 

Well, that's it for me today. Thank you for hanging in there with me and hopefully this weekend will turn out the way I envision it so I can have more projects to share with you very soon!

 

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Carol

 

Supplies:

Patterned Paper, chipboard embellishments - Love Notes by Crate Paper

Stamp/die set - Papertrey Ink

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Good Morning and Happy Valentine's Day friends! First, I have to say that you have to cut me a little slack on this photo because it was taken with my iPhone, so it's not the greatest picture in the world. But, hopefully you can see the cuteness just the same! I made a couple of Vday cards for my friend Elizabeth to choose from for her hubby and she chose a different card, so I decided to give this card to my honey! I love the inside because it says "Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." That's from the Sending My Love sentiment set from Papertrey Ink.

 

This card was made for the same friend. She wanted a card to give to her parents for Valentine's Day, isn't that sweet! She really warmed my heart when she asked me to do that. So, I used Cammie (my Silhouette Cameo) for this little number. The mailbox and the letter were cut out with the machine, and then I just added some beautiful patterned paper from Crate Paper, a doily, and the sentiment to the top.

 

Well, I hope you all have a fabulous Valentine's Day and cupid comes to visit each with you with cards, candy, hugs, and kisses! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol

Chalkboard Technique

 

Hello Friends! We're nearing the end of the week and hopefully you've had a good one so far! Today I have a card using the wildly popular chalboard technique. I found a fabulous tutorial by one of my stamping idols, Betsy Veldman (I'm sorry but for some reason I'm unable to add the link to the tutorial). This was such a fun card to make and it's perfect for Valentine's Day. Can you believe that Valentine's Day will be here before we know it?! It seems like I just finished making Christmas cards and now it's time for hearts, kisses, and plenty of candy! 

This card was made with a great sentiment stamp by PaperTrey Ink called Sending My Love and Heart Prints. The patterned paper is the Lovely collection by Authentique, a little washi tape and a wood arrow from Studio Calico finish off the card. I have a funny feeling that you'll be seeing more of these types of cards in the near future...wink, wink. Well, I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon!

Carol