tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65710109727336301982012-01-30T08:16:00.138-07:00"After much deep and profound BRAIN THINGS inside my head ..." -- King Julian, Madagascar --Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.comBlogger6221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-53224011080197484202012-01-30T08:16:00.069-07:002012-01-30T08:16:00.145-07:00

Hiya! This month's Visiting Teaching message is about Visiting Teaching. It's about WatchCare...err... watching out and caring for one another. This is the little hand-out I made for the ladies I visit. Each cut-out represents some part of the message. The book -- it's the Spells book from Paper Dolls Dress Up with the "Spells" part hidden -- represents the scriptures or our faith. The book was

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Hiya! Hope your week is going well. It's Thursday already... my internal calendar is all mixed up since I've been dealing with a sick boy. Oh yes! the joys of winter illnesses. So much fun! I have a fun craft to share today. Now, for those of you that visit with any regularity you're probably saying... "Hey! This isn't new!" You're right, sort of.  Last time I posted the above picture I was

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Hiya! I'm so glad you came to visit. I have something wonderful to share with you today. Hmmm... ok, maybe it just looks like a box. But it's not! This box is an organizing wonder!  Ready to see what I'm talking about? Ta-da! Fabulous, right?! Here is a picture of the side ... A couple weeks ago, I sat in on one of Kathy's online Ustream classes to see what this little gem was all about. I

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Hiya! Now that Christmas is over I can safely post a couple of the gifts I made to give. The first one I have to share are some monogram pendants I made for my nieces. I made these back in September, but didn't want to ruin the surprise. These are so simple to make. Once you learn how you to will be finding reasons to make them. First step was to come up with the monogram. I opted for the

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Hiya, I know it's been a few days since I've posted.  Busy busy busy.... Sometimes the ol'blog slips to the bottom of my to do list. But I have something fun to share with you. I made a new friend out on the web: Rachel at Scrappin and Happy. (Hiya girl!) She asked if I'd mind if she made a video using one of my .cut files. I gave my A-OK and here is the result. An adorable 3-D mailbox!  If you

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Hiya! Remember the heart from the K journal?  I told you I'd return with more information on how I made the little beauty. The pattern was created by a creative blogger by the name of Julie K.  I found her by way of Pinterest (yeah... that wonderful mecca of knowledge....) I tried my hand and making the two different sizes and decided on the smallest one for the journal. I'm not sure why but

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Hiya! And Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing the final journal creation from my 2011 project. This young lady is all about pink. Every time I see her she is wearing pink whether it's  a shirt, skirt, pants, dress, her pink crocs or a combination of all of the above.  She also loves hearts and stars and flowers.  Well, I wasn't able to work the stars into this pink concoction but along with the

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Hiya! With the crazy week after Christmas I had, I missed posting my last two journals! So my next couple posts will be showcasing those journals. I'm so pleased with how this turned out. I was really nervous about it, to tell you the truth. The young lady that received this journal told me she loved forest green and cats. I love green too, but I had to double-check the cat theme with her mom. 

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-61327037731303675262012-01-02T07:10:00.000-07:002012-01-02T07:10:00.203-07:00

Hiya! Happy New Year! Woohoo!       Wow! Another year is over. I'm already struggling with writing 12 for the date instead of 11. Am I the only one that had difficulty with that? I'm sure my hand will connect with my brain sometime in April...  :) Today's little project is also a How To!  Don't you love it when you learn something new? I know I do. The lightbulb is fun. It's cute. It's super

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Hiya! Ooooopsey! I meant to get this post up earlier (as in yesterday morning) !! ACK!  Better late than never, right? I put together these cute little hot cocoa gifts for a few friends from church and inserted a great quote printed onto a bookmark that they can use in their scripture or a favorite book.  The bookmark is simple on purpose. I wanted the  focus to be on the quote. And as you

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Hiya! How was your Christmas?! We had a wonderful weekend. We spent some of it with extended family and the rest with just our small family. Today I'm sharing #3 on my count-down of journals. I can't believe I have just two more to make. The young lady that is receiving this journal loves shoes. And not in just a she-has-a-few-pairs type of adoration either. Her mom found me the decorative

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Hiya! Well, the decorations are up... ... and the treats are out. My 6 year old wrote the letter by himself even telling his dad that he didn't need help with he words because they were his spelling words. And the little reindeer ornament was placed with the treats because he wanted to be sure that Santa knew he was a boy.  Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas! May you be blessed with

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Hiya! Happy Friday before Christmas! Today I'm showing you #4 on my count-down of journals left until the end of the year.  Aren't these My Mind's Eye paper cute?  So much fun but not too crazy. The young lady that will receive this journal likes purple and "random stuff". (yes... her words exactly.) Thank goodness this collection has a wonderfully coordinated mix-and-match of patterns and

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Hiya! It's been a while since I've posted a journal. I know you miss seeing them, right? Well, the countdown is on. I think I have just four left. The cute girl who is receiving this journal loves aqua and green. And {shock} zebra!.  Well.... I couldn't stop with just the blue and green. I had to add a hit of pink to really set it off. I also added in one of my soda can charms since it was in

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-67115394436648576982011-12-19T06:53:00.000-07:002011-12-19T06:53:00.549-07:00

Hiya! How's your day going? I've been out of town so now I'm playing catch-up. All the last minute things to do before the BIG visit from Santa. We finally got our Christmas tree put up and decorated and my small collection of Santas are on display. My latest addition to the festive decor is a new wreath for the front door. I picked up the red, glittery mesh at Hobby Lobby as well as the citrus

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-64479733689550106302011-12-16T08:00:00.002-07:002011-12-16T08:00:08.368-07:00

Hiya! Happy Friday! I decided to put together another paper bag wrapped gift. I used a quote from F. Burton Howard about how to keep marriage special. Definitely perfect for a wedding gift, right? And now it's all packaged up and shipped off to the excited couple. We really wanted to be able to go back and see them married. We've known the groom since he was 10 years old.... when he and his

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-30584091329268370902011-12-14T08:00:00.001-07:002011-12-14T15:36:35.322-07:00

Hiya! I decided to put together a card to go along with the Nauvoo Temple ornament I made for my friends that are getting married. As you can see, I have already signed the inside of the card. In fact, I was in the process of putting it in the envelope when I realized I hadn't taken any pictures of it. {gasp!}  I decided to use a picture of the entrance of the temple. The perspective was

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-8280799614757020842011-12-12T06:00:00.002-07:002011-12-12T06:00:06.865-07:00

Hiya! Happy Monday!  Isn't this so pretty?!  This little treat is for some friends of our that are getting married next weekend.  The building pictured on the ornament is the LDS (Mormon) Temple located in Nauvoo, IL. I put their names and the date of their wedding on the back side. Even though they are getting married in the winter time, I thought the ornament was too blah without the

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-34795283007816330942011-12-09T06:00:00.017-07:002011-12-09T06:00:00.486-07:00

Hiya! Happy Friday! Another week closer to Christmas... I have another journal for you today. I know... You're shocked. {Sorry... almost done. Promise} The young lady that will receive this journal loves red and spots, but not polka dots. (Yes, that is exactly what she said.) So.... I just left the the whole spots/dots thing alone and did something kinda cool and classy like her. I used some

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-30274445570837261282011-12-07T06:00:00.067-07:002011-12-07T06:00:05.184-07:00

Hiya! I am so excited to share something with you today! Seriously! Love, LOVE, LOVE this idea! And I'm so happy that SweetFloweret posted it on her blog, and someone else posted it to Pinterest. See that picture up there???  That is a standard lunch bag that I've turned into a gift bag by printing on it. Isn't that grand? Many of us make treats or give small gifts that would easily fit in a

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Hiya! Happy Monday! So? Are you done with your Christmas or Hanukkah shopping?  Holy guacamole! Did you see some of the crazy news coverage on the Black Friday shoppers? I can't believe some woman was pepper spraying other shoppers so she could get to the merchandise first.  Really?! What is up with that? Brings a whole new perspective on shopping online....Not only does it spare you the parking

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-44191198424044639942011-12-01T06:00:00.006-07:002011-12-01T06:00:04.486-07:00

Hiya! Another day, another journal... :)   And OH MY GOODNESS! It's December 1st! Seriously, wasn't it just Halloween?? The cute girl who received this journal loves orange, zebra and sparkles. My biggest concern with the glitter that I applied to the journal was that it would flake off over time. So, to prevent that from happening, I mixed it with some ModPodge before painting it onto the

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-3311842884438970192011-11-29T13:13:00.000-07:002011-11-29T13:13:52.895-07:00

Hiya! How's your day going?  Lots going on over here. Today is all about making Christmas cards... and banana bread.  Mmmm! Hope you have a fantastic day! Thanks for taking a minute to check in on me. :) Toodles....

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Hiya! I know I haven't been on much recently. I hope your Thanksgiving day was a wonderful holiday for you.  I've been busy making notebooks because I had to make several before we hosted out of town family. I've been using my dining room table to do all my crafting lately and obviously that wouldn't work with wanting space for everyone to be able to gather around the dinner table. Anyway, this

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-90427889415429128942011-11-24T15:22:00.000-07:002011-11-24T15:22:02.427-07:00

Hiya! I hope you all are having a wonderful day. We are spending the day with my in-laws. My son has been in heaven going to the park, feeding the ducks and riding his scooter all over the neighborhood while I created the Thanksgiving feast! I am thankful for your friendship and wish you and your loved ones all the blessings that heaven bestows on you! Thank you for stopping by. Have a

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Hiya! Late last week our church's women's organization got together to do a bit of sharing and creating! We were each asked to submit Traditions that our families observe and favorite family treats.  In addition to that, we were each given a piece of parchment cardstock and asked to print a family motto on it to bring to the activity. Honestly, I forgot about the motto until the last minute and

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-58242257931479214202011-11-11T13:29:00.000-07:002011-11-11T13:29:15.856-07:00

Hiya! I have another cute notebook to share with you today.   The young lady that received this book loves the color green, dogs and lace.  I was so happy to find a piece of paper with dogs on it in one of the baby boy stacks I had in my stash. And I made great use of a border punch I snatched up with a coupon. I love not having to pay full retail price. :) And before I sign off today I

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Hiya! Have you ever needed a nice but easy gift? Maybe a thank you gift? Or a Thinking of You gift? Maybe even a birthday or baby gift? Well, if you have a piece of nice cardstock for a cover, a handful of white or preferred color for the interior pages, a coordinating ribbon and a hole punch you will have an album in minutes. Really. First thing you do is take some cardstock and cut it in half

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-68723887109414008622011-11-04T15:21:00.001-07:002011-11-04T15:30:13.488-07:00

Hiya! I know I haven't been blogging much... I'm teaching a magnet making class tonight so I've been in prep mode getting ready for that: Purchasing, flattening bottlecaps, printing and punching out designs, bagging up kits in little baggies. Lots of busy work for me but hopefully it will make everything tonight go more smoothly.  Anyway..... While I was out and about looking for a birthday

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-15542115640823485922011-10-28T07:16:00.004-07:002011-10-28T07:16:00.066-07:00

Hiya! Happy Friday! Have any great plans for the weekend?  We're going to our church Halloween "Trunk-or-Treat" party tonight. My son finally gets to put on his costume. I wouldn't let him unload all the accessories for his pirate costume because I didn't want him to lose them under the couch or in the toy box. Meanest mom on the planet, right? Well, at least my friends don't think I'm mean.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-1570169657418684862011-10-27T12:22:00.000-07:002011-10-27T12:22:42.501-07:00

Hiya! I keep forgetting to post the completed project of these fun Witch's Boot treats I made for some friends. I showed you the spider stickpins. And the tags. But just now remembered you haven't seen the combined and completed project. I created the boot using some clipart and SureCutsALot.  Plus, each boot received a bit of Stickles detail. The tubes came from the craft store. They were in

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-33735868361880271052011-10-26T21:10:00.000-07:002011-10-26T21:10:53.977-07:00

Hiya! I told you I'd be back with the info on how I made the Fedora.  The instructions came from a tutorial I found HERE.  Like I said, I wanted a softer look, so I used posterboard and felt instead of cardboard and paper mache'. I took plenty of pics so hopefully I won't have to be too verbose...  Gather up your supplies. Piece together your printed patterns (provided at the site above.)  I

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Hiya! Hope your week is going well. Can you believe Halloween is practically here?! Holy moley! It hit me yesterday that the festivities will be upon us in just a few days. One of the items needed for a costume this year is a fedora. Well, instead of wandering from store to store looking for one, I did a bit of internet searching and found some instructions on how to make one. The original

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-38686024724777394512011-10-21T10:51:00.000-07:002011-10-21T10:51:49.063-07:00

Hiya! Happy Friday! Hope your week has been great. Just wanted to pop on and share a couple fun tags I made to go on some Halloween treats I'll be sharing this year with my friends. Both were created by masking some stamps from WaltzingMouse Stamps. The first is mostly the stamp as It appears, but I masked just the bottom wording since I knew I wanted to place the cauldron there and the wording

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-65463735590762974732011-10-19T08:52:00.000-07:002011-10-19T08:52:22.384-07:00

Hiya! Well, today officially marks the END of Fall Break for my little buddy. He went back to school today after having 2 weeks plus 2 days off.  Whew!  What a busy time we've had. My blog was neglected but my son was not. :)  I created this notebook before Fall Break but wasn't able to post it until now.  The young lady who received it loves purple and damask.  Every paper I used was a solid

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-3188168429268063862011-10-11T15:00:00.000-07:002011-10-11T15:00:21.335-07:00

Hiya! With my son on fall break from school we decided to take a quick trip out to visit Mickey for a couple days. Little did I know there was a huge convention in town that took up most of the hotel rooms. We were able to find a room at a lovely 3-and-a-half-star hotel. Bonus, right!?  Yeah, and then we found out we had to pay extra for parking and wi-fi. Parking I sort of expected, but extra

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-37273427260333435832011-10-03T20:45:00.001-07:002011-10-03T21:17:43.765-07:00

Hiya! I have a specials guest today.... My nephew: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Welcome to my super-cool Disney room!  My mom and Auntie Jen made these cool Disney themed cutouts that match my bed...  And they hung them around the room.  Here's one of my favorites. Thanks Auntie Jen.  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Yes, it's true. I have one of the cutest nephews ever! And, of course I was more

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Hiya! Hope your week is going well. I had great plans to finish up my first Halloween themed project this week and then stuff just kept getting in the way.  Like there was some random force keeping me away from my glue gun or something. Anyway, the same such force didn't keep me from my kitchen.  (Yay!)  I love caramel apples.  But I made caramel apples for my friends last year so I wanted

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-12501021047031209272011-09-27T06:00:00.001-07:002011-09-27T10:22:08.563-07:00

Hiya! I am in the process of putting together a fun little Halloween treat and I was struck with a bit inspiration today.  Remember the heart stickpin I made back in February? Well...  I decided to try a spider. Basically, I cut eight little wires down to 1/2" lengths, displayed them in a starburst pattern to be the legs and placed one long wire (or you could use a pin) that was 3" long

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-71248917397849949082011-09-27T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-27T06:00:08.467-07:00

Hiya! How was your weekend?  Mine was busy.  This is what my dining room table has looked like for the last couple weeks. I've been working on making some invites for the young women at church. We have a special activity coming up in a few weeks and of course invites were a must! As it turned out, they chose a theme that was centered around shoes and I had this great set of stamps that I

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-28942686144235196182011-09-23T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-25T17:45:32.297-07:00

Hiya, Have you discovered Pinterest yet? Oh my goodness! What a wealth of eye candy!  And a total time taker too. I avoided it for a while, but the other day a blog hop pointed me that direction once again when the blogger talked about a recipe she found on Pinterest. Three hours later I was signed up and pinning away. So much to see. So much to pin!   Anyway....  as I was wandering about on the

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-15278970396123551442011-09-22T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-25T17:28:40.640-07:00

Hiya! I was out scouting around the ol'web and stumbled on a cute idea for some bottlecap magnets.  Why buy when you can make, right? So i did a bit of shopping... and put together a tutorial for you in case you want to make some for yourself. First, you can leave your bottlecaps in their original form but personally, I think they're a bit too edgy, so I flattened mine. I really like the

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229509729632675964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571010972733630198.post-36326702481175182862011-09-21T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-25T17:46:31.217-07:00

Hiya everyone, I've invited my friend Whitney from Home Delicious to be a guest on my blog today.... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I'm excited to be at Jen's Brain Things today!  Jen and I are friends who both share the desire to craft and create.  My name is Whitney and I blog over at Home Delicious.  It's a brand spanking new blog, so come on over and have some fun with me! A few moms in our

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Hiya! I'm guest blogging over at Home Delicious today. You'll have to pop over there to check it out. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day! Toodles.....

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Hiya, I don't know if you know this but I try to keep all the craft store coupons up to date on my Crafty Coupons page of this blog. If every you're in need of a coupon you won't have to search for a specific blog post. Instead, just click on Crafty Coupons at the top of the screen and then scroll down to the store of your choice. The LOGO for that store is the link to the coupon. :) For

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Hiya, I know it's been a few days....  life just likes to get in the way of me spending time on my blog. Such is the life of a mom, right? Pin It Here's a little somethin' I put together a while back. I originally made it to be part of my son's President Project last February, but.... then decided to do the White House design instead.  He seems unfinished... I forgot to dot his eyes, and

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Hiya!   Happy Friday!  With tomorrow being the 10th anniversary of September 11th, I wanted to see what I could find in the way of patriotic projects.  Most of the items I found online were USA themed but I know that not just US citizens were affected by what happened. I found the instructions and pattern for this cute little shrink plastic pin at MakingFriends.com  And today's Friday

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Wanted to pop on and send out a wish all my US friends Hope to be back with something fun to share soon. Toodles....

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Hiya! Happy Friday! We all know about little freebies and deals around the web, right?  And, we probably all assume that if we know about them, everyone else knows about them, right?  Well, I've decided that at the expense of sounding redundant I'm going to share some of the freebies I know about. First up.... do you know that each week, CK (Creating Keepsakes) posts a free font?   Yeah! They

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 Hiya! Today's crafty-share was not created by me. The honor belongs completely to my 13-year-old niece Peri and her mom (my twin!) Oh yeah... the crafty gene was not lost on this girl. Check it out! Are you familiar with Phineas & Ferb on Disney Channel?  Such a great show! Clever stories, even more clever songs worked into the stories. And one very 007-secret-agent-character Perry the

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Hiya !! Hope your week is going well. Today I have a project that I created for my sister. She was looking for a gift idea for the Young Women that she works with at church for Christmas. I decided to do a .cut file to create a layered San Diego LDS temple. The first thing I did after using my Cricut to cut out the pieces was to outline each piece using a Starburst pen. Have you used one of

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Hiya! Happy Saturday!  How was your week?  I was invited to attend DownEast Basics mixer this last week by my friend Whitney.  I'd never been to one and didn't know what to expect. One thing is for sure, I will be sure to bring my camera next time. What a missed opportunity that was.  Oh! And some business cards.  It was a wonderful networking opportunity. I met some really lovely blogging

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Hiya! How's your week going?  Mine is hustling right along. Hardly a minute to stop and think. I have a handful of friends stopping by shortly to help me work on the rest of the project that goes with those little name banners from yesterday.  That should be fun. Crafting is so much more fun with friends, am I right? Of course, I'm completely at the mercy of Provo Craft and DesignStudio right

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Hiya! I know. Don't pass out.... yes, I'm back for a second day in a row. I wanted to let you know about a little trick I accidentally discovered today while I was crafting. A friend of mine gave me some of the DCWV Shimmer cardsstock. (yes... Oooo Aaaaah).  I cut out some small banner pieces from the Christmas cartridge and adhered them to a black shadow layer to create a name tag. Ok, so...

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Hiya! Wow! Where did the last two weeks go?!  I have been crafty but mostly just been a mom lately. (...my poor blog...)  I finished up a couple more journals.  Wanna see 'em? First up is one that I created for a young lady who said her favorite color is purple. And she loves bright colored Converse.   The purple was easy, but I had to really think about how to attack the Converse theme.   I

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Hiya! Today I'm showing off a bit of crafty-cleverness my sister and I got into when she was in town visiting a couple weeks ago. These little beauties all started out as soda cans. My sister found the idea of creating the angels by checking out other creations online. Then we sketched out our own plan, scoured our local M's for the right punches and .... Voila! Our little refrigerator

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Hiya, The storm passed. No damage done. (Phew!) Here's the second of the two journals/notebooks I altered this weekend.  The young lady that received this one likes pink and music. So....  I didn't want the pink and black to be too overkill, so I added a bit of gold to make it sparkle. The gold cardstock came from PTI. It's has a glimmer to it that sparkles but is understated. Not '80s at all,

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Hiya!  Happy Sunday, Yesterday afternoon I altered another journal. This one was for a girl who listed blue as her favorite color and lacy/vintage as a favorite theme/motif. Found a really cool flocked paper inside the MAMBI (Me and My Big Ideas) baby stack which gave it the vintage feel I was after. And a bit of Martha-punching gave me the lace I needed (Thank You Wende!!) I used an

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Hiya! I made some fun magnets yesterday. It turned into an extreme experience ... but more on that later. The magnets are clothes pins that have been altered a bit. I started by added a layered rosette to the face. And decided to add a ring to the bottom to give the option to hang a message there. And the opening for the clothes pin is at the top so you could easily slip any additional

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Hiya !! Long time no see, right?! Sorry I haven't been around much. We had family in town and daily swimming lessons and Meet the Teacher and some how I managed to fit a bit of crafting in there. Hopefully over the next few days I'll get to show you some of my projects. I created another personalized journal (altered comp book) for a young lady that I know from church who just turned

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Hiya! My friends at TurboBubble gum are giving away some fabulous blog candy!!  One of the prizes happens to be a new E2! How cool is that?!  Small Print:  Truthfully, they are a trying to increase their followers. So if you're not interested in following yet another blog you may want to skip it, but they are a prettty crafty group of ladies. Who knows, you may enjoy what they have to share.

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Hiya! Nothing to share today except maybe a bit of perspective..... The picture above was taken using my cell phone while I was out running errands. Yes, it reads 121 degrees Fahrenheit. No, I did not alter it in any way. I immediately sent the pic to my sister and said, "Days like this I wish I had a pool."  (No! I don't make a habit of nor do I endorse texting while driving.) Don't get me

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Hi everyone, I know I've been a major stranger to my own blog lately.  My son has been keeping me busy and out of my craft room so I haven't had much to share.  I was able to whip up a little gift for a young lady I know who is celebrating her birthday in a couple days.  I spoke to her mom who told me she loves blue and cheetah print. I wasn't able to find a cheetah or leopard print paper that

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Hiya! It's been a long time since I've created some DS designs. So, when my crafty friend Jen (actually, I call her JenCinLV so that I don't sound like I'm talking to/about myself...) asked me if I could make her some Angry Birds  I said sure! Published with permission from JenCinLV Here are the first three. (I'll be making all nine characters from the game.)  And JenCinLV was kind enough to

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Hiya! Last night I discovered something.  Might not be any big deal to you, but thought I'd share anyway... When I used the Duck Tape to create the spine for my eReader cover I did it specifically so that I could have a very flexible and durable spine so I could fold it all the way back behind the tablet with damaging it. What I didn't realize that the combination of the free-folding cover and

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Hiya! Hope you all are enjoying your summer so far.  School is out (for us). Swimming lessons have started. The 100 degree temps are here.... I got my hands on a eReader/tablet this last week. It came with this really sad excuse (lame) of a sleeve to keep it in. Well, that just wouldn't do. I needed something with a bit more functionality to it, and of course some style.  Then as I was debating

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Hiya! I decided that I needed... err maybe it was more like a want instead of a need... to make one more gift for my son's most fabulous Kinder teacher. I used the bag folding ideas from Kathy at Paper Phenomenon to make this little beauty. I had some difficulties getting the recorded videos of her classes to play on my computer, but thank goodness she has her Paperbag Mini Album Series

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Hiya everyone! Here is the second banner I mentioned the other day.... This is the baby girl banner. A lady I know from church is due to have her first baby in just a couple weeks. The colors she chose are yellow and green for her soon-to-arrive daughter's room.  I couldn't stop with just the two colors... I guess you could say I went a bit off track from the simple color palette, but I

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Hiya everyone, Phew! Has it really been two weeks since I posted something to my blog?  {Honestly it feels more like a month.}  Thank you so much to those that stopped by and wished me a speedy recovery. That was a yucky flu bug I had. A few weeks ago a friend asked if I could help her with a project.... Or maybe I forced a paper crafting project on her... now I can't remember. Either way, the

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Sorry folks. I've been absent from my blog for a good reason. Really I have.  I am sick.  (yes, again!)  I don't know what is going on with me.  Anyway, after a couple days of 99degree fever on the third day it spiked at 105.3!  To say that I was a bit scared is an understatement. The doctor has diagnosed me with the flu and given me a prescription. I just have to wait and see what happens.  In

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This morning as I was browsing facebook I spotted a Twinery post about Teacher Appreciation gifts. I'm always on the look out for GOOD teacher gifts.  Something that doesn't have to be apple themed, that is useful, that is heartfelt, that shows a teacher that we really appreciate their efforts.  Twinery had some fun ideas on their blog, one of which was these personalized scissors!  So I clicked

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My friend Whitney just let me in on a Bazzill Blog Candy she discovered at TurboBubbleGum.blogspot.com.  You really should check it out! Look at all those crafty goodies!

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I won! I won! I won! I can't believe it!!!! I'm a Cricut E2 winner!! My sweet hubby was sitting here eating his cereal (yes, my laptop lives on the kitchen table) and he and I were scrolling through the pictures of the announced winners... when all of a sudden *click* my layout was on the screen.   Do you ever have one of those moments when your eyes are telling your brain something but your

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My nephew and his wife are expecting their first born in a couple weeks. It's so exciting! And, not to be left out of the fun, I altered the hat pattern a wee bit and created a Mickey version. Then as luck would have it, I found the cutest little Mickey Mouse onesie, red jacket, red pants and blue tennis shoes to make the outfit complete.  (Yes, the picture above was taken prior to the

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....Pardner! My sweet little buck-a-roo had a birthday over the weekend. I can't believe it. My baby is six. I used my DS software and a handful of cartridges to create the elements: The cowboy, the grass, and the top layer of the picture mat came from A Child's Year. Happy Birthday is from Storybook. pardner is from Stone Script. To create the banner I used Paper Doll Dress Up and A Child's

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Hiya! I had a couple different events to make cookies for this week. I needed to come up with aobut four dozen cookies and I didn't really want to do the same old thing. What to do? What to do?  Oh, how vast the ideas are on the internet. I found a cute idea for some fun bunny cookies and tips to make them dimensional at Sweet Adventures of SugarBelle.  I didn't have time to roll and cut

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Hiya! Hope you all had a delightful weekend.  We had rain and it was GREAT!! After spending the morning helping out at the Cub Scout Day Camp on Saturday, I made a b-line to a local Michael's because they were having a 50% off sale on yarn.  Normally, this would not trigger a response from me, but.... after the crocheted flower I created, my dear sister decided to show me a link to a pattern to

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Hiya! I was asked to teach another DesignStudio Getting Started class for next week.  We'd love to have you join us.... Here is the information: Class Description:  CLICK HERE Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Time: 10:00am (PST), 11:00am (MST), 12:00pm (CST), 1:00pm (EST) Cost:  $20  (Please click on the Buy Now button below to pay for the class.)

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During spring break, hubby's dad came over and the three guys all went on an overnight fishing-camping trip. Oh it was so nice after our crazy, whirlwind trip over to Disneyland the few days prior...  I was very ready for a quiet day after the rain and the crowds and such. I couldn't have planned their exit to the mountains any better. So of course Grandpa deserves a fab Thank You card. This

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Last year Nicole Heady gave herself a challenge to create a crocheted flower. I was so impressed that I decided that I wanted to try it too.  It only took me ... um... 10 months. I walked into the library a few weeks ago and found this book facing me on the New Releases table.  I decided it was a sign that the time had come for me to give the flower embellishment at try. Four weeks later and at

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I'm guessing many of you have seen the FAB Martha punches on HSN today. Oh the fun I could have with an unlimited crafting budget.  Alas, I just had to have the emissions sensor in my car replaced to the tune of $650.    So, instead of moaning about what I don't have I decided to put what I do have to work for me. I opened up DS and got started. First, I used Keyword search to find a snowflake

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For those that used to follow the LetMeShowYou blog to find out about the DS Classes, that blog has been taken down due to lack of interest. Not to say that there hasn't been any interest just a slower flow of traffic. I am still teaching small groups of individuals. If you are interested in any future DS Classes you can contact me directly here at this blog or via my email jensbrainthings at

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My great-niece just turned 8!  Happy birthday Kate!  I decided to put together a little bookmark for her but I wanted to do something different from the last time I made the soldered bookmarks. Instead of putting her initial on it I wrote "I am a child of God" on it.  You see, eight years old is when she gets to choose whether to be baptized. So I thought it was a fitting sentiment... whether she

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Hiya! Spring break is upon us. I hope to get some crafty time in but I can't be too sure with my nearly-6-yr-old son running around and wanting to be at the park, and feeding the ducks and going to the store and .... basically being anywhere but home. Today, we visited the zoo.... with about a million other people!  Wow! it was busy at the zoo. Plus, grandpa is coming to town next week to take

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Hiya! I just realized that I forgot to post the pictures of my son's President project from last month.  I say "my son's project" but really the homework assignment is sent home as a Family Project.  I'm not one of those parents that does her kid's homework.  Really I'm not. {Read more after the jump...} I originally wanted to do something that stood up like an open book, but once I created the

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Hi everyone, Have you ever wanted to learn how to make those fun word/name books?  Well, now's your chance. I have scheduled a Wordbooks class. Anyone that is interested in joining us, you can find the details HERE. Hope to see you there!

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Hiya! Sorry I've been missing these last couple weeks. I got some kind of crazy bug in my system and it literally stopped me from doing much of anything except curling up in my bed and snoozing all day. I'm still not 100% but I'm getting there.  Yesterday was my best day yet.  First, hubby and I went to my son's school to attend their annual Dr. Seuss Breakfast.  Then later after a bit of a

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Hiya! Do you have a food weakness? I do. I love fresh bread. It's a REAL weakness for me. Especially if it's hot from the oven fresh! You know the yumminess I'm talking about, right?  It can be found at your favorite bakery. Or... You go to your favorite little restaurant and they bring a small cutting board with a serrated knife and steamy hot loaf of bread to munch on while you wait for your

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Hiya! Hope you have all had an enjoyable Sunday. It's been a beautiful day here. Today after church my son and I came home and decorated his Valentine's Box. We hit the craft store yesterday and picked out some fun papers. And what started out looking like this... {Read more after the jump...} Now looks like this.... The lid comes off for his friends to put Valentines inside. My fear is

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Today has been Super Productive!  I'm so happy. I'm checking off to-do list items and finishing projects.  It's a beautiful thing!  Today, I finished making my son's Valentines. {Read more after the jump...} I got the idea for this Valentine as I was looking through the February 2011 edition of Scrapbooks etc. magazine.  This was the card I saw on page 81, designed by Lisa Storms: The

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Hiya !!! Little by little.. Bit by bit...  I'm getting things put back into usable order.  Amongst all of my technical issues my little boy was also hit with some kind of flu bug too. I should have known he was in for a wild ride when he had a fever. He never gets a fever. He's one of those kids that gets 'stealthy' ear infections. I say stealthy because you don't know he's even got one

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Hello readers... I'm so sorry it's been a week since my last post. I have been working on a number of crafty projects to share, but due to having had to replace my computer and purchasing new software and updating firmware on my cricut and everything else I've hit a snag. The new photo editing software I purchased isn't letting me install because the serial number is bad. Nice, right?! Sheesh

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I'm back today with the tutorial on how I put together my hydrangea flowers. First, gather your supplies. Of course you need to plug in your hot glue gun first so it can be nice and hot when you're ready to go. Next, use your Cricut to cut out the blossoms and the leaves.  Below, I used cream cardstock and then inked up the edges of each  blossom's petal with blue ink. You could use any ink

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Hiya... Sorry I've been MIA. Nothing exciting to tell. I wasn't at CHA or anything. Just mommy stuff going on over here on my end. Back in December cute, crafty Penny created a terrific SCAL/MTC file and tutorial to make some wonderful hydrangea flowers. I immediately emailed her to ask if she'd mind if I made a DS/Gypsy version. I was so grateful that she said yes.  I mean, I could have made

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Hiya... There are a couple challenges going on that I decided to participate in. The first is a Sketch Challenge over at WaltzingMouse. Here's the sketch: I altered it to fit my need... The other challenge is a SCAL Forum challenge.  Basically, you have to create something using SCAL and it needs to have a Valentine's theme. So, I created the bottle in SCAL, cut it out, colored it up with a

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I've been fiddling with my blog today. Just making a few design layout tweaks. A few months ago I added a signature to my posts. And today I added a post divider. Then I decided that I didn't need both so I combined them into a signature divider. I'm hoping to make a few more little changes over the next few weeks. No rush. Just playing when I have time. The only reason why I mention it is

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Hi everyone, Today I have a quick tutorial on how to make the stickpins I used in the card I showed you yesterday. You will want to work on a silicone or non-stick craft mat. The one I use is a semi-translucent white mat that I picked up at a craft store 12 or 15 years ago. I haven't seen them in stores lately but some of the new non-stick craft mats (similar to the baking mats) should be

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**This card featured in the March 2011** **Scrapbook News & Review** Oh my goodness! I think I am about to set a personal-best for 2011.  Posting three days in a row! Today I'm sharing my first Valentines card for 2010... The card came together so quickly once I had all the embellishments ready. And once again, everything used was something I already had in my stash. (Oh yes! I love saving

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I'm baaaaack!  (I know, shocking!) With the step-by-step instructions that I used to make my wreath.  When I purchased the burlap, I originally was going to do something like THIS,  but I was afraid that the red from the burlap I purchased would bleed (no pun intended, really) onto my creamy colored door.  So, I revised my plan a bit and went THIS direction instead.... First things first...

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Hiya! Several months ago I had to bid farewell to my front door wreath. It had served me well.  It hung on my front door nearly year round, through blazing summers and freezing winters...  except for fall and Christmas and Fourth of July. It lasted six or seven years. This last September (or maybe it was October) when I pulled it off its hook so I could hang my fall leaf wreath, I noticed the

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