Put me in coach!

"Put me in coach - I'm ready to play... today!" Well - I haven't posted for a little while... I really don't know where the time goes. It just seems like I never have enough! I know... I know... I am no different that anyone else out there. Way too much to do... and not enough time to do it!

Trevor has been in baseball... and had their championship game on Saturday. They won first place! Woo Hoo! Tonight was their team party. So, this weekend I was busy getting things ready for the kids, coaches, team mom and scorekeepers. This is one of the coaches plaques I made.
This is an album I made for our team mom and scorekeeper. The album was made with acrylic and chipboard circles. Here are a few of the pages.

Now baseball is officially over... and now Trevor will be involved in one sport! Taekwondo. So, now I will have to come up with a fun thing for that!!

:o) Erin

Baby book and frame...

Recently I made a baby frame and baby book for a friend at work. Her son is having his first child, so people at work through her a "Grandma Shower"! It was very fun... I had some cute scrapbook paper that I used. I searched for various quotes about grandparents on the internet... I printed up the quotes and then stamped over them with the stamp set "I'm Here" from Stampin Up!
I did the same thing with the little photo album. I used various quotes and then stamped over them. I used the versamark watermark stamp pad and then chalked over the image. It comes out great!

The flourish stamps were done the same way, using versamark and chalk. The flourish stamps come from Kits2Remember. They are awesome!! I really like them because they are unmounted.. but the stamps are rubber - not acrylic.

I have been so busy lately... I really don't know where the time goes!! But I still manage to get into my craft room and play around a little. This is a frame I made for someone at work... Her daughter had her first baby. I made two - one for the daughter, and one for grandma! It came out really cute. I have to say - I LOVE making frames!!

Busy Bee!

I have been so busy lately!! I bet each and every one of us could say that - especially at this time of the year!! I feel like every spare minute has been filled with something! Between the normal work, family, home, homework, I was also in 2 craft shows. Whew! I have to say I am really looking forward to the time off over the Christmas holidays! Here are just a few things that I have made lately...
The above are the giant wooden paper clips. They are about 6" tall, 1/5" wide. They are very fun - and of course super easy to decorate!

I made some recipe boxes as well as some "Gift Organizers". I personally love the gift organizers. I use the same tin box and decorated it with really pretty paper, rick-rack and big bazzill flowers! Inside you have dividers that you put a name on. Then every time you get that person something you write it down. You can even write down things they got you so that you don't forget!!

And of course we have metal! This is a little picture "frame" I made. You can change the picture when ever you want since it is just help on with matching magnets! What fun!!

Are you making any gifts? What kinds of things are you making?

Until next time....