Jaded Blossom December Guest Designer

Yay, my day is finally here! I am so excited to participate as a Jaded Blossom's Guest Designer.
I wanted to create something fun for my table for Christmas. Of course it has to hold yummy treats for the kids and I have the perfect JB products to pull it all together!

The JB products that I used are......

Card Mat Dies

Mini Tag Dies

Winter Dies

Christmas Dies

Christmas Candies

Elf  Workshop

Merry & Bright

 

Train File.....

The Train SVG file is from SVG Cuts, File name North Pole Express SVG Kit

 

I love these little elves peeking out of the windows. I stamped them on the opposite side of the velum  and then colored them with colored pencils.

 

Thank you so much for taking a look at my project. I had so much creating a project for JB.

 

Keep Craftin ~Sara

 

 

 





Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I love Halloween and since last year I have wanted to make something special for a friend of mine. I know that she loves Halloween too and is a breast cancer survivor. With October being Brest Cancer Awareness Month I had a great idea of making her something really fun with a holiday that she loves and a  great cause that is close to her heart. I have spent many nights on Pinterest trying to come up with a creative idea and collecting some inspiration without copying someone else's work. I wanted to make her some kind of pumpkin in the breast cancer colors. I recently purchased a SVG file from SVG CUTS and knew this was the pumpkin that I wanted to use. I could envision it and was so excited to create it just for her.
I made a couple before hand in different colors so I knew hers would go together perfectly. This is what I created just for her and I love the way it turned out.

 

The lid does come off so you can add a battery operated tea light or some yummy candies.

 

 

For the tag I used Jade Blossom's Fight For a Cure stamp set and Mini Tag Dies

 

 

I trimmed her hat in pearls and finished it off with some twine from my stash.

 

 

 

Isn't she adorable! I gave her to my friend and she loved it.

Thanks so much for taking a look and I hope I have inspired you.

~Sara~

Mario and Luigi Birthday Party

We celebrated a very special little boys birthday this weekend. I can't believe my baby boy turned 6! It seems like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital.
Every year I let the kids pick the theme for their parties. This year he picked Mario and Luigi. A few months back I completed a Video Gamer blog hop that the ladies over at SVG cutting files and Jaded Blossom put together. After completing the guidelines for the hop I received some awesome FREE files that the very talented Ann from SVG cutting files created. This is where I got the Mario and Luigi from and the mushroom. I had a lot of fun making them.

 

 

Who doesn't love cupcakes?! The Mario and Luigi were cut at 3ins and topped the cupcakes with crunch coat. They were a big hit. The kids loved them.

        Our party wouldn't have been complete without some mustaches.  I added the mustache candies from Jaded Blossom to the bottoms of the kisses.

 Happy Birthday banner I used the wine tag die from JB and I cut the Mario and Luigi at 4ins.

 You have to have treat bags! This was a last minute creation. I wanted to do something different than I have done before. I used the new Scallop Slider and Topper Die from JB along with Birthday Candies stamp set  and the Here's The Scoop stamp set

 I was going just do the cupcakes and make him a small cake. But I saw this cake the night before at the store and new it would be perfect.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog. Hope you were inspired for your next party!!!

Happy craftin, Sara

You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop..........Day 3

Happy Valentines Day!!! 

Welcome to the 

"You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop"! 

You should of arrived here from Addict Dardie's blog, but if you did not, start at the beginning at JESSICA'S BLOG! 

This is the  FIRST EVER Jaded Blossom/SVG Cutting File Addicts Blog Hop! 

How did this come to be you may ask? Well, a group of us addicts were all trying to support one another while we waited for our next "fix" of stamps and files, and we decided since Candace, Michelle, and Anne are ALWAYS so good to us, and always give us what we need, that we need to shower THEM with a blog hop!!! This has been a secret for almost a month now! Hee Hee! We have secrets ourselves ladies!!! 

Disclaimer:You know you are an addict when you 1.) Find yourself growing VERY impatient waiting for new stamps to come out, when the most recent release was a week ago. 2.) When you are on the Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity page longer than you are at work or with family. 3.) When you own at least 80% of all the stamps! Now tell us, are YOU an addict??? We are gonna BET you are!!! 

This will be a 3 day hop. All the files and the stamps will ALL be from Jaded Blossom Stamps and the cutting files will be from SVG Cutting Files.  Here is the breakdown of how the projects will go:

Day One (Friday)will be a TAGS/CARDS

Day Two (Saturday) will be 3D ITEMS 

Day Three (Sunday) will be FAVORS! 

And what would a good hop be without some blog candy?? 

There are a few stops along the way that are giving away some AWESOME goodies!!! 

In order to be qualified for the prizes (which will be announced on Wednesday February 19), you MUST do the following:

1. Follow ALL hop participants blogs

2. Follow Jaded Blossom's blog

3. Follow SVG Cutting Files blog

4. Announce that you are PROUD TO BE A JADED BLOSSOM/SVG CUTTING FILES ADDICT! on either their Facebook Pages (Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity & SVG Cutting Files Galleria) or if you are not on Facebook, leave ONE comment on each of their blogs (most recent posts), Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting Files! LEAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT-NOT MULTIPLE! 

5. Leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way, each day, to tell us how amazing and awesome our projects are :)

 So, sit back, grab a cup of the good stuff, and catch the following addicts in action!!!

So, today is the last day of our hop! I had so much fun creating these fun projects for Candace, Ann and Michelle. I didn't tell you all before but this hop is the main reason I started my blog. Jessica came to all of us about 1 month ago and asked if we would like to be part of this hop. I so badly wanted to do it but then at the same time almost thought of declining the invitation. Blogging is.....or should I say, WAS so intimidating to me. I wanted to start a blog for a very long time and this hop was the perfect reason to just start it. So thank you to Jessica too, for getting me into gear and giving me a very good reason to start blogging.

 

I saved the best for last ;) (yes, I'll hear from Michelle about that one, HEHE) Ann, you are the reason I finally bugged about getting my Silhouette Cameo. I just had to have one, and finally got it for Christmas. You really help tie all of projects together with your files. I remember last year when I saw JB's Sweet Birthday Wishes set and I fell in love with the lil girl image you created for them. I looked you up and saw that you have the SVG cutting files. At that moment I knew I had to have a machine that would help me cut out your files. You are very talented. I just love that you are paired up with Michelle and Candace. Your products compliment each other so well. So thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us.

 

Here is the special treat I made for Ann.

 Products used in my project today are Monster Bash SVG cutting file from Ann's store. JB products clear purse, dainty topper die, candy charms & banners die, mini tag dies, valentine dies, wedding candies and Monster Mash stamp set.

 

Thank you so much hopping along with us today. I was honored to participate and help shower Anne, Michelle and Candace with love in this fun hop. Happy crafting, Sara!!!!!

                                                            Next up is Addict Deb

 Here is the lineup in case you get distracted from the awesomeness!!!

Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Tanya- http://craftingoncaffeine.blogspot.com

Stefani - http://www.stylesbystefani.blogspot.com/

Krystal- http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com

Dardie-http://www.antdodascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Sara- http://designapartybysara.blogspot.com

Deb- http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/

Dottie- http://dwpaperdesigns.blogspot.com

You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop........Day 2

Happy Valentines Day!!! 

Welcome to the 

"You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop"! 

You should of arrived here from Addict Dardie's blog, but if you did not, start at the beginning at JESSICA'S BLOG! 

This is the  FIRST EVER Jaded Blossom/SVG Cutting File Addicts Blog Hop! 

How did this come to be you may ask? Well, a group of us addicts were all trying to support one another while we waited for our next "fix" of stamps and files, and we decided since Candace, Michelle, and Anne are ALWAYS so good to us, and always give us what we need, that we need to shower THEM with a blog hop!!! This has been a secret for almost a month now! Hee Hee! We have secrets ourselves ladies!!! 

Disclaimer:You know you are an addict when you 1.) Find yourself growing VERY impatient waiting for new stamps to come out, when the most recent release was a week ago. 2.) When you are on the Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity page longer than you are at work or with family. 3.) When you own at least 80% of all the stamps! Now tell us, are YOU an addict??? We are gonna BET you are!!! 

This will be a 3 day hop. All the files and the stamps will ALL be from Jaded Blossom Stamps and the cutting files will be from SVG Cutting Files.  Here is the breakdown of how the projects will go:

Day One (Friday)will be a TAGS/CARDS

Day Two (Saturday) will be 3D ITEMS 

Day Three (Sunday) will be FAVORS! 

And what would a good hop be without some blog candy?? 

There are a few stops along the way that are giving away some AWESOME goodies!!! 

In order to be qualified for the prizes (which will be announced on Wednesday February 19), you MUST do the following:

1. Follow ALL hop participants blogs

2. Follow Jaded Blossom's blog

3. Follow SVG Cutting Files blog

4. Announce that you are PROUD TO BE A JADED BLOSSOM/SVG CUTTING FILES ADDICT! on either their Facebook Pages (Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity & SVG Cutting Files Galleria) or if you are not on Facebook, leave ONE comment on each of their blogs (most recent posts), Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting Files! LEAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT-NOT MULTIPLE! 

5. Leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way, each day, to tell us how amazing and awesome our projects are :)

 So, sit back, grab a cup of the good stuff, and catch the following addicts in action!!!

 

Yay for day two of our hop! Today is dedicated to Candace. Candace, You're the Cat's Meow! If it wasn't for you and all of your techy knowledge, we'd be lost. We love to bug you every month for our sneaky peaks and you always out do yourself with them. Thank you so much for all that you do for us.

For my project today I used the Scallop Round Handled Bag and the cat is called Oliver from SVG Cutting Files. 

The JB products I used were the Valentine Dies, Mini Tag Dies, Candy Charm & Banners Dies, Jaded Blossom Addict stamp set, Wedding Candies and Kitty Kitty stamp set.

 

 

Thank you so much hopping along with us today. I was honored to participate and help shower Anne, Michelle and Candace with love in this fun hop. Happy crafting, Sara!!!!!

                                                            Next up is Addict Deb

 Here is the lineup in case you get distracted from the awesomeness!!!

Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Tanya- http://craftingoncaffeine.blogspot.com

Stefani - http://www.stylesbystefani.blogspot.com/

Krystal- http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com

Dardie-http://www.antdodascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Sara- http://designapartybysara.blogspot.com

Deb- http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/

Dottie- http://dwpaperdesigns.blogspot.com

You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop!

Happy Valentines Day!!! 

Welcome to the 

"You Say Stalker, I say Jaded Blossom Addict Blog Hop"! 

You should of arrived here from Addict Dardie's blog, but if you did not, start at the beginning at JESSICA'S BLOG! 

This is the  FIRST EVER Jaded Blossom/SVG Cutting File Addicts Blog Hop! 

How did this come to be you may ask? Well, a group of us addicts were all trying to support one another while we waited for our next "fix" of stamps and files, and we decided since Candace, Michelle, and Anne are ALWAYS so good to us, and always give us what we need, that we need to shower THEM with a blog hop!!! This has been a secret for almost a month now! Hee Hee! We have secrets ourselves ladies!!! 

Disclaimer:You know you are an addict when you 1.) Find yourself growing VERY impatient waiting for new stamps to come out, when the most recent release was a week ago. 2.) When you are on the Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity page longer than you are at work or with family. 3.) When you own at least 80% of all the stamps! Now tell us, are YOU an addict??? We are gonna BET you are!!! 

This will be a 3 day hop. All the files and the stamps will ALL be from Jaded Blossom Stamps and the cutting files will be from SVG Cutting Files.  Here is the breakdown of how the projects will go:

Day One (Friday)will be a TAGS/CARDS

Day Two (Saturday) will be 3D ITEMS 

Day Three (Sunday) will be FAVORS! 

And what would a good hop be without some blog candy?? 

There are a few stops along the way that are giving away some AWESOME goodies!!! 

In order to be qualified for the prizes (which will be announced on Wednesday February 19), you MUST do the following:

1. Follow ALL hop participants blogs

2. Follow Jaded Blossom's blog

3. Follow SVG Cutting Files blog

4. Announce that you are PROUD TO BE A JADED BLOSSOM/SVG CUTTING FILES ADDICT! on either their Facebook Pages (Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity & SVG Cutting Files Galleria) or if you are not on Facebook, leave ONE comment on each of their blogs (most recent posts), Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting Files! LEAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT-NOT MULTIPLE! 

5. Leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way, each day, to tell us how amazing and awesome our projects are :)

 So, sit back, grab a cup of the good stuff, and catch the following addicts in action!!!


For today I wanted to make a tag treat for Michelle. Michelle ships out all of our packages for us. I must say, I have never received customer service before like the ladies at Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting files gives. I have emailed them all on different concerns or questions and they are right on top of responding and helping as best they can.

I created a mailman tag. This super cute mailman is from Anne's STORE I used tons on JB products, you can find all of them HERE. For this tag I used the Treat Tag Die, I added some Candy Charms & Banners Die along with Mini Tag Dies and Mail Candies. I used the 3x8 in. clear bag and added some kraft card stock for the backing. For the Mini Tag sentiment, I used Funny Mail 2.  I wrapped the nugget candies with the Candy Wrap Dies and topped them off with some Mail Candies and the Jaded Blossom Addict stamp set. I thought this little guy was a perfect fit for our friend Michelle. Thank you Michelle for all of your hard work. I think I can speak for everyone and say we appreciate everything you do for us in making sure we receive our happy mail so fast.

Thank you so much for taking your time to hop along with us. I was honored to participate and help shower Anne, Michelle and Candace with love in this fun hop. Happy crafting, Sara!!!!!

                                                            Next up is Addict Deb

 Here is the lineup in case you get distracted from the awesomeness!!!

Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Tanya- http://craftingoncaffeine.blogspot.com

Stefani - http://www.stylesbystefani.blogspot.com/

Krystal- http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com

Dardie-http://www.antdodascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Sara- http://designapartybysara.blogspot.com

Deb- http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/

Dottie- http://dwpaperdesigns.blogspot.com

Snow, snow go away! We have cabin fever here.......So I created a destination wedding Save the Date

Yes it is still snowing here! OMG, will it ever stop, I don't think so. My kids are going nuts. Yes I could bundle them up to go burn some energy and run around the beautiful glistening snow. For them to turn around and want to come back in the house in 15 minutes tops. But do I have to. Do I have to spend more time getting them ready then the time they will actually spend out there. Ugh......why is winter so exhausting? It all sounds good at the beginning of the season. The pretty glittery fluffy snow and the smell of winter and the fallen snow. The deep crunchy sound of every step. When it sticks to trees. Yes, it all sounds nice. But it is just plain exhausting. The kids drive each other nuts....they drive me nuts, just plain EXHAUSTING. OK, I'm done, I feel at little better.
So I have decided to dedicate this weekend to completing the rough draft of a save the date for a friend of mine. We have known each other since junior high and she is finally "gettin hitched". She was describing her wedding to me and it all sounds beautiful. She and her fiancé are doing a destination wedding. (maybe that is why I'm in a winter funk, LOL) They are getting married on the beach in June. Ahh, sounds so nice right about now.

I love to do different things and that is exactly what she wanted, something fun and not feminine or too formal. She had found an idea on pinterst and this is what I came up with. She loved the WOAH s&%$ got real saying so this is what I came up with. I think it is fun and she is fun, describes them to a T.  

I used Jaded Blossom Fancy Topper Die for the base of the card and used my Cameo for the rest. I used a few different fonts to write out the details. I cut out the "WOAH" and the ring from different card stock I already had. Then I added a pop of color with some bling.

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this weekends project.

Happy crafting!!!

 

I Mustache You To Be Mine.........Challenge project for Jaded Blossom

UGH, blogger is testing me today. I have no clue what happened, I had a hard time logging in. But here I am and I have a fun project I created for Jaded Blossom's challenge this month. This is a first time for me and what a better challenge to enter other than Jaded Blossom. I am in complete love with Jaded Blossom. You will soon learn just how much. They have the best stamps, dies and treat holders around. You can check out their blog HERE and their store HERE.

For my project I used many different items from JB. I used a gusset bag (also from their store) and added some paper from my stash, (I believe it is from DCWV stack but can't remember the name) pink shimmer card stock from my stash, and for the JB dies and stamps.......Dainty Topper Die, Candy Charms and Banners Dies, Candy Wrap Dies, Mustache Candies Stamp Set, Valentine Dies and Love Mustaches Stamp Set.
The moose is an SVG file I used from KaDoodle Bug Designs and cut it out on my Silhouette Cameo. He is created from card stock from an awesome little store about an hour away that sells cardstock BY THE POUND. It is $1 something per lb. OMG, talk about a paper crafters heaven!  But isn't he Caaute !? I love the tear drop eyes. They are so sweet and add so much character to the little faces. You can check out the store HERE.


 


I Mustache You To Be Mine



I wrapped the nugget candies in the Candy Wrap dies and then stamped the mustaches on the Candy Charm dies and attached them to the candies.

 

Hope you enjoyed my project for today. Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting!!!!

All talk....... NOW showing. Welcome to my blog

It's so easy to talk about what I want to do but following through is were it stops. I have a passion for crafting but I am always afraid to share what I come up with. I have been wanting to create a blog for a long time and in fact started one with the help of a friend but a year later there it sat with not one post. So today after chatting with some of my crafty friends I decided to just get it started. I always have an excuse and a reason why. I have fears of not being good enough. I always compare myself to other crafters talent. But I have got to stop, everyone is unique and maybe someone out there will like my style. So here it is, it's up and going. I have some great ideas and I WILL share them with you. Happy crafting!!!!!