love my tapes

yay! today i am the first featured fan on the Love My Tapes blog!! i recently won some of their double sided adhesive on their blog and i tried it out immediately. LOVED the results! the above card, i used it to adhere everything (except that 'i love my teacher' sticker) including the ribbon. just a little strip is all i needed to hold the ribbon in place on the backside of the top note. (supplies: love my tapes, top note, DCWV, offray, american crafts, sakura, chipboard-unknown)this card above, all is adhered by the double sided adhesive including that handmade flower in the corner. a quickie on how to make that: punch out or cut a circle to your desired size. then i applied the double sided adhesive tape runner to cover the circle. cut out thin strips of paper and just fold and twist. lastly, start circling the twisted strip around the circle pressing down to the adhesive to form your flower. easy right? (supplies: love my tapes, recollections, K&Co., prima, CB, vintage trim, american crafts, brads, manilla tag, CB, crochet string, chipboard-unknown)

it also holds chipboard well. here is my ribbon flower stem. i just ran the tape runner down the rik rac. did it without stretching the ribbon. (supplies: love my tapes, CB, ric rak, studio 18, chipboard-unknown)

here is a repeat of this card that was in the previous post again. i wanted to mention that using the tape runner down the ribbon did not distort it at all. other adhesive tape runners that i've used in the past would always stretch out or warp the ribbon making it look crooked. glue dots are fast and easy but that would show through. (love my tapes, hero arts, imaginisce, american crafts, ribbon, chipboard-unknown)

thanks so much for looking today! be sure to check in on the Love My Tapes blog for more projects and products!

i am always looking for tried & true supplies.....what are your favorites? leave me a comment and i will randomly pick a winner by next wednesday [3/3], midnight to win an assortment of some crafty stash of mine. i have waaaay too much stuff and a lot of it hasn't seen the light of day since purchasing!

pink-brown-blue-green

i never really do any challenges. by the time i get to it or have a chance to finish it, the deadline is over. but, i did get to make this one. i love playing w/ these colors. and i am loving this stamp. so versatile. check the deets and the other wonderful entries here.

just playing with some new AC paper. i recently tried a new tape runner from love my tapes. it is great! try it out! it went on my flower ribbon stem without any stretching and no showing of a glue dot like i usually would use.

brandon started t-ball last week. we got uniforms this past weekend and it is 3x too big for him!!! looks cute though and looks like a big boy! his team is the phillies and despite it looking like orange, the color is red. (these 2 photos were taken with my iPhone) there are 12 players on the team and brandon knows 1/2 of them already so it'll be fun!
his 1st practice last week. the boys were all laughing at each other when they'd miss the ball catching or hitting it off the tee. little do they know, the are all on the same team!!!!
it'll be interesting to see what happens in their opening game this saturday! funny, the parents had to sign papers the 1st day and one of the things on the contract was to not yell at the opposing team's parents and players! are you kidding me? this is just t-ball for 5-6 year olds!! do some parents actually do this??

tweetie pie

not liking this new format on blogger. i may revert to the old version in my next post. has anyone tried it out yet? any tips? driving me nuts that my words are all over the place.

 just a few quick cards.

brandon went on his 1st field trip a week ago to a farm. all the kids were so excited to ride the school bus!when he got let out that day, his teacher looked TIRED!! i can't imagine! bless all the teachers in the world!

brandon's teacher is the one in the red. the afternoon teacher is in the black. the valentine's i made for his classmates. very plain & not eloborate at all. inside the bag was a valentine decorated cookie and candy.

the kids all decorated these pink bakery boxes to put all their valentine goodies in. very cute!

the beach in february & lovin' it!

another card for another couple having a GIRL!! so many people having girls.

s u c k e r

a little pre valentine's post of some projects. these were meant to have been in the mail but i still have them in my posession. they are addressed & ready to go but..........i was waiting for brandon to write his name in them.
his school valentine's which i made (another post, another time) were passed out to his friends today at his "loved ones" party. the catch on those were each child had to write his own name on them. ALL THIRTY THREE!!! took a time span of 3 days for brandon. a combination of him getting bored, the writing getting messier on each one and ADHD-ness. i'm glad they make the kiddos write their own valentine's. makes it more special.
so if you want, just go ahead and pick the one you like and consider it an e-bloggy vitual card from us!

these were fast and easy to make. cut out card, cut out background paper, cut out strips of paper & punch w/ a border punch, and the fun part--select the chipboard die cuts (from K&Company). easy peasy. a card for a friend. i know she got it already so i am posting it. recycled a coffee cup sleeve by stamping the 'friend to friend' sentiment on it.

card for a baby shower that we went to last weekend. side note: bryan threw up after jumping in the bounce house for a few minutes. luckliy, it was NOT in the bounce house. we decided we may have worn out our welcome after the barfing incident so we left. we heard that bryan started a chain reaction cause 2 other kids threw up--IN the bounce house!for brandon's teacher this year. he picked out a cheesy box of chocolates at the store for her. he couldn't wait to give it to her! so sweet!

ever have one of those?

haha....i will give this to hubby! but actually, i had one of those today =(

love sassafras paper! i tend to hoard it.

TFL!!

bryan's 3rd birthday party

yep, we had a blues clues birthday party as requested by the birthday boy himself! we had it at the same place as last year but did things a little differently.have to please all the party goers by having 2 flavors of cupcakes! i DID not make these cupcakes but if you want to think that i did, that's fine! i only requested that the cupcake frosting be all blue. i did make the cupcake picks though!

this plain little cake naked (another request i made so i could decorated myself)

all i added were blues clues upcake rings and a #3 candle later w/ a little bit of confetti sprinkles

instead of messing with food, i did treat jars. filled were bryan's favorite treats: goldfish, dumdums, smarties, circus animal cookies, gummy lifesavers, and chex mix. i also had some kettle popcorn, baby carrots, cheese & crackers, chips and fruit. the big hit were those animal cookies! i made all the little tags to identify the yummies in the jars.a collage of the party (click on the pic to get a bigger view)[cup]cake time!!

sneaking some frostinggotta love that frosting evidence!the best i could do getting a pic of all the kiddos outsidedon't you just love little kids reactions during cake time?happy birthday bryan!! love your smile! love your laughs! love your personality! love that you talk so much! love that you are so sweet! LOVE THAT YOU ARE POTTY TRAINED!!!! love you brybry!!had a little time to make thisthanks for stopping by!