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!!! :)

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. ;)

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!!! ;)

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! ;)

Imagine ~ Alice In Wonderland

I'm awaiting a very exciting package...my new Cricut Imagine! It should be here tomorrow or Tuesday...and I just can't wait! ;)

I am currnetly working on a baby book order...an Alice In Wonderland themed book! I'm kind of procrastinating because I really want to use my Cricut Imagine on it! Alas...it is not here and...I better get to work! Check out this picture of the Alice cut I put together earlier! I used my Cricut Expression and my new Disney Classic Cricut Cartridge.

Here is the "Title" cut. Cut with the same machine and cartridge.

I plan on using both of these cuts on the front cover. ;) I already have my paper selected, put together, and the book is already bound together. I used my Bind It All to bind it. Now all that is left is the cutting out the images and decorating it! ;) I'm on the home stretch! ;)

Here is the first Baby Book I've made!!! ;) 

This was a custom order & I think it is super cute!!! ;)

To see the rest of the book (inside pages and back cover), Click Here.

Baby Girl Book!!! ;)

A friend asked me to make a baby book for a friend of hers who is having a baby girl. They are using the colors pink and green. Here is the front cover! ;)

I have both sides of this and the back cover is covered as well. Can't wait to get started on the inside pages!!! ;)