I'm BACK!!!

Hello there!! I am BAAAAACCCCKKKKK!! Did ya miss me? I took a break to focus on my family, Etsy Store and to try to just keep up with the everyday stuff!

I am back to show you some new tags that I will be featuring in my store for 2012!

 

Birthday Tags:

Baby Tags:

Perfect for baby showers, gifts, etc.

Valentine's Tags:

Perfect for your favorite person, weddings, anniversary, etc!

Coffee Tags!! I love to receive Starbucks, Cocoa, etc! What a perfect way to show the coffee lover, you are thinking about them!

Come check out my Etsy store for more info on each of these tags!

Mini Notecards

Hi Peeps,

I am back again with a quick post about some new items in my Etsy shop. These are mini notecard sets measuring 3" x 3". These are perfect for a gift tag, quick note to a friend or co-worker or to tuck in your child's lunch box! In addition to that, they are a perfect gift to keep on hand when you need to give a little gift!

They come in sets of 5 with white envelopes. I have Christmas as well as everyday styles in my shop. Here are some of the styles I have available in my shop:

Each set comes packaged with 5 cards and 5 envelopes, a coordinating belly band and wrapped in a cellophane envelope.
Don't see what color/quantity you like? Just email me and I can make custom orders!

Crocheted Washcloths!

Another quick post! Some of you know that along with paper crafting, I also love to crochet!! I am now offering crocheted washcloth/dishcloths in my Etsy store.

These are 100% cotton - soft enough for babies, but strong enough for scrubbing dishes! These make a great baby shower or house warming gift. Currently, I have these 2 sets available, but am working on some solid colored Spa sets!! These will be wonderful in your guest bathroom along with a nice soap!

They are machine washable and driable, but it is best to air dry them.

Set of 2 Pink, Brown and Cream Washcloths:

Set of 2 Yellow, Blue and White Washcloths:

I would love to hear some feedback on these!

Be My Valentine....Please!

Happy Tuesday, y'all! The kids are finally back in school and I was very busy yesterday making new Valentine and Birthday cards!! Be sure to stop by every day this week for some new eye candy!!

I have a few Valentine's projects that I completed to share with you today. The first one is this set of 4 'be mine' tags using a Hero Arts stamp.

I colored them with Copics, added a little clear Stickles to the hearts and distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz ink.
For more info on these, see my Etsy Store.

Secondly, here is a set of 5 Valentine Cards that I made using a PaperTrey Ink set and PTI papers.

These cards measure 3.75" x 3.75" and include 4x4 Kraft envelopes.

Here is a close-up of the card. The only variance is the sentiment. There is "be mine", "sweetheart", and "valentine".

Here is a peek at the heart which has been popped up with 3-D tape.

Halloween Night Paper Bag Album!

Happy Oct. 1st! I can't wait to decorate for Halloween tomorrow after the boys baseball games! Fall seems to finally be hitting N. FL - it was cool (70's) this morning and it is sunny and breezy. That fall smell is in the air - love that smell. Here in FL, we do not get a huge change of seasons, so I enjoy the break from the heat and humidity!

I have a new Paper Bag Album to share with you today - another Halloween one! I will be quick - gotta get some stuff done before the kids get out of school.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I plan on doing some fall baking and decorating this weekend and enjoying the new weather!

My First Magnolia Card!!

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Hope everyone is having a great day! We had some beautiful FL weather Monday & Tuesday, it is supposed to rain today and the temperatures are supposed to be back in the 30's at night and upper 40's during the day. Dear Mother Nature, I did not sign up for this when I decided to move to FL!! LOL!

Well, I have something exciting to share today...I have been checking out Magnolia Stamps for quite a while, but never took the plunge until now! I have finally ordered a bunch of them. This is currently the first one I have, but many more will be gracing my mail box soon! This is my very first Magnolia card. I am pleased with how it turned out. The only thing that would have made it better is if I had my sewing machine, but it is still in the shop.

I am in LOVE!! I had so much fun coloring this image. One of the things I love about Maggies is that they have such detail - so much fun to color and add that dimension with shading. I decided to try use up some of my retired SU Afternoon Tea DP. I have so much SU DP and totally forget about it. I love, love, love Basic Grey and tend to only reach for it. I recently gave my office a long-overdue overhaul and found the SU DP. I paired the DP with some Soft Sky and Chocolate Chip cardstock. The sentiment is from SU's Live Your Dream stamp set. I distressed the edges of all of the DP and sponged it with a little Chocolate Chip ink. The flower is one of my hand crocheted flowers. (if you are interested in some of them, see my Etsy store link on the right) I added a brad and of course some of my signature fern leaves! The leaves and border punches are Martha Stewart and the oval punches are SU. I also added some Groovy Guava ribbon. Here is a close-up of this sweet Tilda. I used these colors to color her: R00, 01, 02, 05, 20; E0000, 000, 00, 11, 30, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42; BG10, 11; Colorless Blender 0. I cut her out and popped her up with some 3-D foam tape.

Here is a close-up of the crocheted flower. This is a little bit different pattern than what I currently have in my Etsy store, but will be adding some of these soon.

***Etsy Update***

I have added some new colors of crocheted flowers along with lots of new cards!

Spring Mix - set of 8 flowers

This set of 8 flowers coordinates with PTI's cardstock: Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Spring Moss and Aqua Mist.

Yellow flowers - set of 5 crocheted flowers

These flowers coordinate with SU's So Saffron cardstock.
See my Etsy store for more info and photos.

I would love to hear some feedback on my first Magnolia card! Have a wonderful day! ~Tori

Etsy Store Update!!

Happy Friday! Just wanted to drop y'all a quick note and let you know I restocked my crocheted flowers in my Etsy Store. I restocked the following colors:

Pink (Pretty in Pink Match)

Aqua (Aqua Mist Match)

Ecru (Very Vanilla Match)

In addition, I added 2 more colors:

Red:
Chocolate: If there are any other colors you would like to see, just leave me a comment or Convo me on my Etsy store. I have 2 large orders I am filling, but will be adding lots more colors soon! :)

Have a wonderful weekend! ~Tori