My New Button Holder

Hi Everyone,
I can't believe I forgot to post this. I made it this summer and was so proud of it. Okay well I didn't exactly make it so much as put it all together. I bought this shelf at Value Village for $4.59 and I got the mason jars at Canadian Tire for $8.84. It works perfect! I hated the system I had before it was actually a pain in the butt to use buttons because I had to do so much digging to get one. Now...not a problem! And how awesome does it look under my ribbon holder shelfs that I got at a yard sale last summer. Slowly I'm organizing my room cheaply so that I can spend all my extra money on supplies :)
Got any great organizational ideas I could use?
Tara

This is how they were stored...

And now...

My sewing machine actually belongs on this table but I moved it for the picture so you could get the full view. When I get a house and can hang more stuff on the walls it will be hung too but it is too heavy to hang right now without some support.

Paper Playtime Challenge # 55

Hi everyone,
I am so EXCITED! I was asked to join the Paper Playtime Challenge Blog and be a Paper Playtime Queen for the month of September! They post new challenges every two weeks and I am soooo very honoured to be on this team with these amazing Queens! The current challenge is to create a easel card. Now if you have followed me for a while you know I am a plain ol' Jane A2 size card kinda gal. So when I am asked to make a different type of card I have a breathless moment before I head over to youtube and do some pertinent research :) This one was easy peasy though. I watched this tutorial and was off to create. I really like the smaller size of this card when it is folded up and it fits fine in a A2 size envelope. I'll be making more like this I am sure as my mother has already claimed she would love one like this to display at her station at work (she's a hairdresser and her older clients just love seeing the newest and greatest thing her daughter has made for her lol...little ol' ladies are too cute!)

Have you made an easel card before? Wanna give it a shot? Head over to the Paper Playtime Blog and see what all the other fabulous design team queens have made and then get crafty and show us your stuff!
Happy Crafting!
Tara

(Sorry the image is a bit blurry I must have had bad lighting when I was taking it)

Details:

Easel card

Cardstock: Bazzill + scraps

Digital Stamp + Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Prisma coloured pencils + Gamsol

Paper Flowers: stash

Gems: Dollarama

EK Success Edger Punch 'open scallop'

Baker's Twine: Twinery

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #26

Hello Crafty People,
We have a neat challenge for you this week on Birthday Sundaes. It is to create a criss cross birthday card with a birthday sentiment on the front. At first I was a bit intimated by this challenge as I only ever made A2 size cards and have only attempted even one shape card in my card making adventures. Honestly, after watching the Splitcoaststampers tutorial it was a breeze and I can see myself making more of these in the future! For the cupcake on my card I used my From My Kitchen cartridge that I got for Christmas and I am pretty sure this is the first time it was been used :S. Do you have those cartridges that you just had to have and then you turn around and don't use them at all? Anyways the cupcake was cute and it worked so perfect with this two sided patterned paper by Imaginisce I have been hoarding forever :) Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the Birthday Sundaes blog to check out the rest of the DT creations as well as our guest designer this week.
Happy Crafting!
Tara

Details:

Criss cross card

Cardstock: bits and pieces from my never ending scrap pile

Patterned paper: Imaginisce

Cricut Cut: From My Kitchen cut @ 3"

Sentiment Stamp: Technique Tuesday Little Sentiment Stamps

Punches: EK Success edger "open scallop"

Ribbon: Offray

Glossy Accents

Stickles

Justwordz DT Friday!

Hi Everyone,

This week for the Justwordz DT project we were asked to make a card with a special occasion theme. My special occasion was anniversary. For my project I made a modern anniversary card. I used some non-traditional anniversary colours and I think it has a fun, bright feel to it! I also decided on this card that I have been trying to 'keep up with the Jones' " when it comes to embellishing my cards and truly I am just a plain and simple girl. Less is more for me :) I'm heading back to my roots!

Guess what??? We have exciting news this week! Kim is about to release two new stamp sets! A party invite set and the other is a Christmas set! Annnnnddddd for a limited time she is taking pre-orders for a introductory price of $18.99!!! Thinking about it aren't ya? Well, I'll show you them....

(Remember you can click on the image to see it larger so you can see each and every beautiful word on these amazing sets)!

....yup your totally convinced, I know I was when I saw them!!! Pop on over to the Justwordz blog and order yours today. They totally rock! I can't even wait to get mine!



You'll also want to head over to the Justwordz blog and check out the rest of the DT creations made with the Everyday Sentiments stamp set as I know they are going to be amazing! Don't forget this set is still available to but there is only limited suppy left before you will have to wait for a reorder from the manufacture.

Okay, on a side note I have recently changed my blog address and I had no idea this was going to mess things up for my followers. If you are here as a follower great...but have you noticed that my posts have not been showing up in your blog roll? What you need to do is stop following me and then re-follow so you have my new URL link working from you dashboard. If you could do this it would be great and please help me spread the word as I miss all my wonderful followers and their sweet comments! Just for reference my old address was creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com (can you see why I really wanted to change it) and my new one is tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com


Have a wonderful weekend!
Tara

Details:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections and Staples Brand

Cricut Cut: Sweetheart Cartridge cut @ 3"

Sentiment: Justwordz Everyday Sentiments Set

Ribbon: Offray

Bling: Dollarama

Jelly Roll pen

  

Birthday Sundaes Challenge # 25

Welcome back!
This week the challenge on Birthday Sundaes is a simple one. Just create any birthday card making sure to put a birthday sentiment on the front of your card. Then link up before next Sunday (Sept. 10) so we can all be inspired and you will be given the chance to win a great prize! This week we are sponsored by Whimsie Doodles and I can't even tell you how cute their digital stamps are!  One lucky winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Whimsie Doodles online store and as a treat for everyone they are offering Birthday Sundaes fans a 10 % off your next order coupon! (use the code Birthday10) Code expires 30 days from today so what are you waiting for head over there now!

I used their image called 'Balloon Leah' for my card this week and I just can't get over how cut she is! I coloured her with my Prisma coloured pencils and then used my circut to cut the oval around her (centre point is one of my favourite features on the Cricut Expression).
 
Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the Birthday Sundaes blog to check out the rest of the DT creations as well as our guest designer this week.
Happy Crafting!
Tara

Details:

Cardstock: Base- Staples Brand, coloured pieces from scrap pile

Digital Image: 'Balloon Leah' Whimsie Doodles

Sentiment Stamp: Justwordz Everyday Sentiment Stamps

Punches: Fiskers

Twine: Twinery

Prisma Coloured Pencils + Gamsol

Cuttlebug + seeing spots embossing folder

Gems: Dollarama

Justwordz DT Friday!

Hi Everyone,
This week for the Justwordz DT project Kim gave us a hard one....we had to make a tag. Sounds simple enough and it was other then a panic I felt before I started as this was my first ever tag! Honestly though, I am super proud of this one. I really love how it turned out and I went really far outside my box!

You'll notice I used all really bright colours this week. Well, that is because the day I was making it was sunny and 25. I was in a bit of a tropical mood after the terrible weather we have been experiencing here in Nova Scotia this summer.

One of the neat things I did on this tag that was outside my norm was that I created the background paper. After getting the tag cut out in the blue it looked like it was missing something. I bought these circle Hero Arts stamps a while ago and have never inked them up so I gave it a shot. You can't really tell that the dots are all in circles after I got everything on but I still really liked the effect.

I also did some inking on this card which I am slowly feeling more confident doing (having the right supplies really helps...get yourself some artist sponges and you will be glad)

To finish off the card I sprayed it with glimmer mist (this was another one of those had to have items that has been collecting some major dust). Now this was the part I was scared to death to do as it was finished and I always seem to mess it up when I just want to add that 'little something' right at the end. Does this happen to anyone else? Anyways you can't see it in the picture but the entire tag is all simmery and looks awesome!!!

Ok if you are still with me thanks...not sure why I am so long winded today (home alone with no one else to talk to maybe lol) Don't forget to head over to the Justwordz blog to check out the rest of the DT creations as I know they are going to be amazing!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tara

Details:

Cardstock: scrap pile :)

Stamps: Justwordz Everyday Sentiments stamp set

Cricut cuts: Plantin Schoolbook

Tag cut @ 4 1/2

Flower @ 2

Circle @ 1/2

Punch: Martha Stewart Butterfly

Ink for background: Marina Mint Stampin' Up

Glimmer Mist: silver sugar

Baubles: hand dyed by me

Pearl Pen black

Ribbon: Offray

Micheal's pink chalk ink

August Monthly Craft Spending

Dear Crafters,
I am not sure I want to keep this up. It has become a bit of an embarrassment for me but at the same time I made the commitment to myself to record my craft spending for one year to try and save some money. That is the main problem. It doesn't seem to be helping me save money at all! I'll see how September goes and let you know. Maybe once I am back to work and in more of a routine with minimum time to shop and craft I will do much better. Honestly, I have to or I am going to put us in the poor house although we will have lots of pretty paper to play with lol.
Tara

3rd - Dollar Store $7.19
3rd - Walmart $3.50
3rd - Michael's $3.44 (I'm pretty sure this is the least amount I have EVER spent in this store lol)
3rd - The Twinery $29.16
5th - Bargain Harley's $22.16
6th - My Stamping Studio $82.92
9th - Carsand-Mosher $3.57
9th - Michael's $4.38 (And I made another cheap trip here...wow)
9th - Value Village $4.59 (This was my new button shelf that I will be showing you very soon)!
9th - My Stamping Studio $6.84
9th - Canadian Tire $8.84
(I got my mason jars for my buttons at Canadian Tire...not really a lot of scrapbooking supplies there lol)
10th - Everlasting Papercraft amd Beyond $9.76
15th - Dollarama $4.60
15th - Everlasting Papercraft amd Beyond $7.45
16th - My Stamping Studio $17.34
16th - Loonies and Toonies $4.60
18th - The Tape Depot - $85.46
22nd - Michael's $ 10.85
27thth - My Stamping Studio $34.79

Total: $345.44
Money made: $6.50
Final Total: $338.94