About This Blog

Hi! My name is Lori Anderson and I am the owner, designer, and crafts person of Anderson's Treasures. Anderson's Treasures is a small business selling handmade jewelry, handmade cards, handmade scrapbooks and baby books, bookmarks, magnets, 3D decorations, lighted glass blocks, party, wall, and seasonal decorations...and so on...everything is handmade. I have a shop on Facebook (you will find a link to my shop above) and I also sell locally. I have been crafting for years and really enjoy working with my hands. Designing and crafting jewelry, cards, scrapbooks, etc., is a great creative outlet for me. I have great passion for what I do. The pieces have to speak to me. They have to make sense and evoke emotion. I do become attached to my pieces. I love my pieces. I would never craft an item that I would not wear, use, give, or send myself. Please fill free to take a look around my blog, visit my gallery links for pictures of all my creations, comment, "like", "follow", "share" my posts, drop by my store and perhaps purchase something if you like, and please...tell your frineds!!! ;) If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to either leave a comment, or message me at andersonstreasures@yahoo.com

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Updated...YAY!!! :)

Alright now! I finally finished both posts! :) I finally was able to get the first one written, photos uploaded, and submitted several hours a go...but then I went with the Hubby to his Aunt's house...he needed to work on a computer there...and left the files for the second post to finish uploading. They were ready and waiting for me when we got home...yay...I think I'm all updated now!!! :) Here are two pics to show as a sample as to what is on the posts...





Ugh...I totally forgot that was going to take another forever! I'll be so glad come tomorrow (make that today now) at 8 p.m....that is when my U-Verse should be on and I should be getting a MUCH faster internet speed!!! :)

OK...so click here HERE or click on the Paper Craft Gallery link at the top of this page to see the posts. Thanks and I hope everyone has a great day...stay safe in all these bad tornado producing storms!!!

***P.S.~~~ Since I haven't used my Esty Shop in forever...and I have found a way to sell my items on my Anderson's Treasures...I changed my Online shop link above from the Etsy...to my FB Store. You can either get to my store from my FB Business Page...or click HERE. They say on cell phones and tablets, that you can not access the store from the FB page...however...if you click on the link above (it is the same store as the one on FB...you just don't have the FB adds or other distractions) you can view it and interact with it on any device. If you haven't gone over to look at the store, please do! I have jewelry sets, and all kinds of cards. I will be adding other stuff later.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Trying to update my Paper Graft Gallery...

I'm fixing to add some more pictures of project to the Paper Gallery...link is above...if my internet will let me load them! I can not wait until we can upgrade to the U-Verse internet...we have the equipment in but we can not set it up until 8 p.m. tomorrow...boo! :)

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Mother's Day 2013 Cards! :)

I've been somewhat busy this week making some Mother's Day cards. I also created Anderson's Treasures Facebook Shop...a shop on my business Facebook page. Check it out sometime! :) I'm just getting it started...I do have cards and jewelry sets in there...but hope to have much more in there soon. I have to get back in the swing of this awesome craft game now that I somewhat have my craft room back!!! :)

I posted some new pictures in my Paper Craft Gallery of the Mother's Day cards I've made this week. I also posted the picture of a card I made for my Sister-in-Law.

I'll give you a sneak peak of one of the Mother's Day Cards...but please do go check out the other pictures. 



This is called a "Step Card" so go to the gallery and check out the side view and the surprise in the middle!!! :) I used SVGCuts' "Cards for Mom" kit for this card. I cut the card out with my Sizzix Eclips cutting machine. If you haven't heard of SVGCuts and use .svg files in an electronic die cutting machine...go check them out...they are very reasonably priced, offer a cool free file each week, have amazing files and kits that are just gorgeous, have superb customer service, and very awesome and easy to follow videos! I just can't praise this company and the talented couple that own and operate it enough!!! :)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

I'm back!!! :)

Well...it sure has been a while since I updated this blog...and so much has been going on. My booth was pretty successful and a lot of fun...yet I closed it the end of November. The hubby and I decided to go into Foster Care (I was a Foster Mom previously and worked at a Teen Shelter and Children's Home for 5 years...so it is totally where my heart it). We are going through the process of becoming licensed...however at the same time we have been working on a house remodel...which we need to finish before we proceed in the licensing process. So, I put my business and even personal crafting on hold in order to prepare for all of this. We are about at the point where Kyle will have to do what is left in the house (except paint...but I have to wait on him to complete some things before I can do that)...and I was able to get my craft room all organized and together...(still waiting on walls, ceiling, and floor...ha ha...but we are going to finish the rooms for the kiddos first!)...ok...as much as possible and enough to be able to get back to work...so I guess there is no time like the present!!! :) 

I have in the mean time taken some small orders...a couple of business card orders (didn't have to have my craft room for that!) and last week I worked on some samples for wedding invitations. I made this card today...


This is an A2 sized card with a brown base. I used my Cuttlebug and the "Seeing Spots" embossing folder to emboss the blue mat. I used grosgrain ribbon to go under (and over) the mats. I used Tim Holtz distress ink in Broken China and Brown from the Color Box Paintbox Ink Pad to lightly ink the edges of all the mats and the card base. The stamp is a Lizzie Anne stamp that was stamped using StazOn Jet Black Ink. The buttons were from a pack...pretty sure they're just an off brand blended color pack. The striped pattered paper is Paper Studios, the white is Georgia Pacific plain white cardstock...and the blue cardstock...I'm not really sure...it was in my scraps! ;) I used my ATG Gun to adhere the mats and ribbon and Elmer's Glue Dots to adhere the buttons. The inside has 2 cream colored mats...my customer requested blank inside.

I hope you like this card!!! :)

Now...I guess I better get to work!!! :) 

...and I hope to get better at keeping this blog up to date and going!!! :)

Monday, July 2, 2012

Successful First Month! ;)

I'm happy to announce that this first month for my booth at The Canton Market Place in Vernon, Texas has been a successful one! ;) I'm so thankful to have had and to continue this adventure of creating and selling my handmade items! ;) I've taken some photos of my booth to share with you:
I have also uploaded tons of new designs of cards, bookmarks, magnets, jewelry, and pictures of my newest baby book. Please check out my Paper Craft Gallery (used to be called "Card Gallery") and my Jewelry Gallery links at the top of this page to see those pictures. ;)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Exciting News!!! ;)

If you follow me on Facebook...you already know...I'm opening a booth at the Canton Market Place in Vernon, Texas! ;) My husband and I went and put up some shelves, tables, and drawers this past weekend to get ready. I will open my booth this coming Friday, May 25th! ;) I will be selling my handmade jewelry and cards, and may also have things like magnets and bookmarks...all handmade of course. I will be taking custom orders on scrapbooks, cards, and anything else I make. I may also offer some scrapbook supplies...such as paper, cardstock, and embellishments that I cut out with my Cricuts. I may also sell some things I have bought...like paper, cardstock, embellishments and other things that for some reason I decided not to use. ;) I know there are a lot of people in town who scrapbook and have to go 50 + miles to get to the nearest place that sells pretty scrapbook items...come see what I have! ;) I also hope to add other things in time, such as scrapbooks, art blocks, plagues, and so on. I will be taking custom orders for scrapbooks from day 1...I probably won't have any premade ones in my booth for a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes! ;) Wish me luck!!! ;)

Monday, March 19, 2012

Alice In Wonderland Baby Book! ;)

Well, my Cricut Imagine arrived and I am sooooo loving it! ;) I redid the two cuts I showed in the previous post becasue I found a way to make the colors of the characters RGB correct...as Disney made them...also, so if I had two different cuts of the same character...they'd match! ;) I completed the book last Wednesday and am just now getting the pictures posted. I will show the front cover and first page of the book here...and then you will have to go to my Card Gallery Blog (there is a link at the top of this page) to see the rest of it. This way I don't have to double post! ;) Here is the first page:


I left a space to the left of Alice so when the mommy to be decides on a name, we can add it there.


Here is the first page in the book. I thought the White Rabbit with his time piece was the perfect image for the page that gave the date, time, etc. information for the baby! ;)

I make these books from SCRATCH!!! ;) I take chipboard, cover it with paper, add scrapbook paper, bind the book, cut out images with my Cricut Expression or Cricut Imagine, and add other embellishments as  I see fit! I take custom orders so hit me up!!! ;)  As you can see from my blog galleries, I also make jewelry and cards. I <3 what I do!!! ;)


Check out http://andersonscraftytreasurespapergallery.blogspot.com/ to see more pictures of this book soon...I'm still uploading the other pictures...so it may take a little while! ;)