So a NEW YEAR after the crazy that was 2020.

How ya holding up?  I can't complain, and well, how does that old

saying go, "even if I did who would listen anyway?"  We're all in this

 together.  And honestly I'm so much more thankful for what I have,

One thing being: crafting.  It's my happy place.  It's like fresh air!

So even though it's been a while, thought I'd share a recap of my faves

from 2020 to bring you a little "fresh air" and fresh inspiration too!!

 I'm all about the little red truck.  Love that vintage country vibe!

(Clear Scraps Blog: HERE)

Not only do I love the picture (memories of the beach trip we had to

miss this year) but the G45 papers and the Clear Scraps flip flops.  LOVE.

  (Clear Scraps Blog: HERE)

 

And the bible journaling.  Love to stamp, stencil, paint, and

in general, get creative while giving a lot of the last year's

turmoil to God.  It truly has anchored my soul.

 Yes, another beach memory.  I might have been missing this trip.

The stenciling/shading was fun--I love to create backgrounds with

stencils and stamps.  Great way to customize!

(Clear Scraps: HERE)

And this one?  The colors and the ombre background I created

just make me happy.  That and the big smile on my oldest!

(Clear Scraps: HERE)

Well hopping right into holiday crafting.  This acrylic card was fun!

The alcohol inks, the cute little witches hat.  Yep, love it!

(Clear Scraps: HERE)

 

And to finish off my "Year of Favorites" a couple of cards,

 

highlighting the thankfulness, and another of those just for

fun happiness cards.

(Clear Scraps HERE and HERE).

Well thanks for taking this little trip down memory lane with me.

I've already been creating Valentine's and winter goodness for 

Clear Scraps and Hannah's, and more bible journaling soon.

Here's to 2021--Happy New Year!

Summertime Project Fun

Oh so long since I've posted! 

Life does keep one busy sometimes! 

I have been crafting quite a bit tho, and I've

got some fun projects that were created

for the Clear Scraps blog.  You can see

all the details over there....check out the

links at the end of this post!

Are you familiar with Clear Scraps?

If not, stop over to their store, you can

find it HERE.  The blog is always full of 

inspiration and great ideas to use their products!

So here are a few of the projects created this

summer using the Clear Scraps goodies!

How cute is this beach frame?  Clear Scraps +

 Bella Blvd Splash Zone = adorable!

They have adorable shaker mini albums!

I'm a little obsessed with mason jars

at the moment....you too?

This one was from a cross over with Stampendous

stamps....they have amazing stamps, and are a

perfect pair with the Clear Scraps DIY Medium Pallet!

One of my favorite things to unleash some creativity,

the 12x12 Acrylic Sheets and stencils.  They 

have so many great ones to choose from and

yep, even the chipboard is from Clear Scraps!

Another patriotic project, and another DIY 

Medium Pallet shape!

This one was another cross promo this time with

Joy Clair stamps!  And this time a mini pallet!

Love, Love, LOVE Clear Scraps!

Hope you are inspired to do some fun summer crafting....

even great ideas of things to do with the kids over there!

Thanks for stopping by today!

LINKS:

Beach Frame 

Mason Jar Shaker Album

Life in the Jungle Pallet

12x12 Acrylic Beach LO

Patriotic Heart Pallet

Home Decor (Our Home)

Valentine's Instahop!

Love is in the air, and it's also over at the Instahop on Instagram, 

where Clear Scraps wants to share a little giveaway love! 

I've got a great creative project to share, and a

lot more inspiration to be found too!

Stop by the Clear Scraps Instagram page

to get started!

Happy Valentine's Day!

New Year.....Let's Create!

Ahhh.....another year goes by.....and January FLEW already.....I was sorta sick for a good chunk of it unfortunately.....as were many people, but at least I got in some crafty time!  Time to play a little catch up!

I was both excited and honored to have several of my projects at the big Creativation show this year!  Clear Scraps had a booth there, and they have truly knocked it out of the park with their new releases!

So here's a little of what I was up to in late December, early January:

This sign was made with one of the many new stencils in the Clear Scraps collection!  And the perfect size wooden pallet is theirs too!  You can find all the details on THIS POST over on the Clear Scraps blog.

Next up.....the absolutely ADORABLE new medium size DIY Pallets from Clear Scraps.....they come in all different shapes.....I'm seriously in LOVE!!!

And you guessed it.....all the details on where to find them and how I created this one, are over on the Clear Scraps blog RIGHT HERE.  The "I Love Us" is also a Clear Scraps newbie.....along with sooooo many others. These are great for home decor projects like this. You can find them all in the Clear Scraps store HERE.

Maybe I was needing a perk up in a dreary January, but this project sure did it.....how can you look at the
bright fun colors on this one and not "Choose Happy"?!!

And yep.....you know the drill.....check out the Clear Scraps blog for all the deets!  You'll find it HERE.

Well thanks so much for stopping by today!  I've got sooooo much more to share.....I have a bunch of projects I just completed.....stop back soon!

Christmas in the Air

Hi everyone!  Ahhh the joys of working retail during the holidays!  It means my blog posts have been few lately.....but I wanted to share some of the fun Christmas craft ideas I've been working on.

The above is a sneak of a home decor project using one of the fun DIY Wooden Pallets from
Clear Scraps. Want to see more?  HERE is the blog post with all the details.

Next up.....my last post was about a fall home decor frame....well here's the Christmas version
using the Blank Wood Card, stencils and chipboard embellishments from Clear Scraps.

Find all the details and supplies used to make this cute and simple project over on the Clear
Scraps blog right HERE.

And a great idea for a gift and card in one.....this Joy Shaker Card project.

It looks a little complicated, but I'll break it all down for you over on the Clear Scraps blog.
It's really just a modified easel card.....super fun and easy!

Thanks for stopping by today for a little Christmas cheer!  Hope you're inspired to get a head
start on Christmas next year!  You can find all the fun products to create and much more over
at the Clear Scraps store.  Make sure to stop over, you can find them HERE.

Happy Holidays everyone!  I'll have a fun New Year's project.

Fall Crafting and Home Decor

Well, in the last week we went from our week long fall into the start of winter here in the midwest!
Since fall is my favorite season....it's disappointing when it seems so short, so I'm going to keep fall crafting going, even if the weather is telling me different.....lol.

One item I recently created was this cute little frame project.....it's using some items from Clear Scraps, their Damask Stencil, and their Blank Wood Cards.

The best part, you can interchange these pieces to create a home decor piece that you can change with the seasons!  If you want to see how this one was created and a few more details, check out the Clear Scraps blog HERE.

Another item I crafted up using the Pumpkin Wood Shaker Album.....instead of an album (which is super cute too!) I used the album to create this fall home decor banner:

If you'd like to know how this one was created and a little more about it, check out the blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure to stop by the Clear Scraps blog to check out all the great inspiration!

Halloween Home Decor and Clear Scraps!

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to announce that I'm part of the Clear Scraps DT!! Not familiar with Clear Scraps?  They are an amazing company for anyone that loves to scrapbook, create fun home decor, gifts, albums, mixed media and so much more!

My first project is this cute Halloween home decor piece made using their DIY Wooden Pallet Shape.  I used the picket fence and some Simple Stories and Pebbles goodies:

This project was so fun to create!  And it's now a part of my Halloween decor!  If you pop on over to the Clear Scraps Blog HERE you can find out the details on how I created this and where to find this cute pallet and more in the Clear Scraps store HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!