Gift Box + Card

Posted on | April 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Hey! Don’t fall off your seats but I am still here!!

I have been so busy the last few weeks. I had family over for two weeks and I spent a couple of weeks before their arrival getting rid of stuff to make room for an extra bed. I’ve also been busy with my new (finally) business. If you’re interested you can check it out: Savitri Wilder Photography. I’ve been on and off about starting, mostly off due to children duties, but now that Jovie’s in preschool 3x a week and in September going full time, I have no more reasons to not go for it. I’ve done a couple sessions here and there and so far I have enjoyed every one of them!

In between my crazy schedule, I managed to squeeze in a bit of crafting time. M had a birthday party to go to last week and I decided to give her little friend a gift card. What’s the best way to quickly package a gift card? By using WPlus9′s kraft pillow box! A bit of Damask, a star die (cause M’s friend is a gymnastics super star), a tag die, a sweet “Fresh Picked” little sentiment, twine and American Craft Thickers I got a sweet little gift ready in 5-minutes!

To make the gift sweeter, I created a matching card. Same Damask stamp, a Lacey layers and matching die, the new (oh so fab) WPlus9 Folk Art alphabet dies, a button and a twine. Also 5-minutes.

Oh, the white ink and paper are also WPlus9′s products. The ink…. DIVINE!

So in 10 minutes time I got the above set ready for Miss M to bring to her makeover party.

Oh, this post can’t be complete without a photo of the all made up girl AND the cupcake she decorated at the party:

Ahh… doesn’t she look all grown up? Where did that cute chubby cheek 4-yrs-old go?!?!?!

Until next time and I hope this next time won’t be so long {::SMILES}.

Christmas Day 1

Posted on | October 1, 2012 | 13 Comments

It’s OCTOBER! Yikes AND eeeeeeeks at the same time!! I know I’ve said this already but time is sure going by fast this year!

While I wish the days would go by slower, there are a few things that I LOVE about this time of year: Fall, Halloween, AND prepping for Christmas. Last year I got swamped for some reason and didn’t get to send many cards. So to make it up, this year not only do I want to send out some of the handmade cards I’ve made, I want to also present adorably decorated little gifties (I also have this ambitious goal of making some felt decors too) to close families and friends.

To start the goal out right, I made this little box the other night using new goodies from WPlus9. Isn’t it cute? I am not going to say what the content will be but one thing for sure: It will delight {::SMILES}. For this month’s release Dawn not only sent me stamps and dies, she also sent me these lovely boxes AND a new card stock color. I had so much fun playing with the new goodies and I have a feeling you all will too! Everything in this month’s release are not only gorgeous but very practical and functional.

Don’t forget to see what the other DT members have created and do stop by Dawn’s blog to comment so that you have the opportunity to win a free set!

Love You More

Posted on | December 4, 2011 | 5 Comments

I was a bit giddy when I saw one of the stamps in the new Love You More set that is being released tomorrow by WPlus9!

Back in the days, before I knew such a quote existed, I used to say to hubby, then boyfriend, “I love you more today than I did yesterday”. Fast forward to 2011 and now and then we’d say it still. So, when I saw the stamp I knew who I wanted to give the first creation to. I did show it to hubby before I photographed it and he went “awwww”.

Love it, Dawn! I now have a stamp with my favorite quote on it!!

This is a short and sweet post. Do though visit the other DTs to see what they created today!

She Got Teary Eyed

Posted on | December 2, 2011 | 10 Comments

Because I made her the above. I’ve never seen Emma so happy to receive a handmade item from me and so all the work (up until 2 a.m. and spent a good two hours just cause I suck at sewing) was completely worth it!!! I left the book on top of her uniform yesterday morning and while not captured on camera, the excitement that I saw on her face was just like Christmas morning — probably better!

Card making’s fun, scrapbooking makes preserving memories prettier but the best part of crafting is making something that would make Emma smile (and Jovie too when she understands/appreciates more). Yesterday’s event is really making me want to (non-paper) craft more which basically means I need to toughen up a bit and learn how to sew and crochet better and take some knitting lessons. I’d love to make the girls a cute fabric play tent/house, a knit hat or arm warmers, and cute dresses with awesome (designer) fabric. I’d love to cross stitch more too and do some hand appliques on the girls’ clothing. Maybe I can make this as my 2012 goal! I hope!! {::SMILES}.

I’ve been wanting to make this for ages. Since school started. But obviously I never got to it until the other night. It’s not that I haven’t had the time but the sewing made me a terrible procrastinator. The cloth covered book idea came from Sarah Martina (and she did insist I could do it) but instead of all the way fabric, lace and buttons, I went paper, twine and a bit of ric-rac.

I used WPlus9′s VERY new Heartfelt Mix and matching dies + new dies for the older (but still awesome) Love Birds set. To adhere everything I used dimensionals and fabric glue. So far they seem to be holding up but we’ll see!

I LOVE the fabric. I know it’s a designer fabric but not sure who. I got a few different bits from an Etsy seller some while back. I made an apron for Emma with one piece and the rest are still untouched.

I hope you enjoy this little project. Don’t forget to visit the other DT’s page to see what they did with these new goodies from WPlus9.

Take care and more tomorrow!!

My Photography Biz

Posted on | October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment

The last few months I’ve been busy with my photography business. I’ve done a little bit of behind the scene stuff but mostly I’ve been trying to shoot as often as I can and if possible with a model. In photography term I’ve been portfolio building.

For one of my neighbor friend, a maternity and couple session, I put a few pictures onto a CD. While the original intention was to slip the CD into a protective case, none could be found. I looked and looked and finally decided to make one using a piece of 12×12 paper that came with my Scarlet Lime Frugal Fab kit. Using a Scor-Pal (YES! Second time using this since I got it 2-3 years ago), I scored the paper (5″ x 5″). Then I fold and later trim according to size.

See how simple the back is? I just used my corner rounder, glue and a cute little blue brad. I wanted to use velcro to adhere the flap but couldn’t find any and so I just used dimensional adhesive. It closed really well but it can only be used once or twice. Oh well, it’s the thought that counts, right?

Enjoy your Thursday and until next time!!