-
Continue reading →: introducing crafty lunch lady
With our kid starting kindergarten soon, I’ve been practicing packing her lunch while using a spiffy Bentgo Box. I love this thing! We’re going to let her buy lunch at school a couple of times per month too (read: on pizza days!) but since she tends to be particular about…
-
Continue reading →: sewing :: the day I made my own dress pattern
We recently decided (read: my husband generously decided) to turn one of the bedrooms in our house that was being called the “office/guest room” into a usable art space that our daughter and I could use for crafting. In other words, it was a solution to all of the projects…
-
Continue reading →: card making :: oh so succulent
There’s a great stamp set by Stampin’ Up! called “oh so succulent” that comes with a matching die set. The stamp set follows the new trend of two-step stamping where the outline and the filled in part are two different stamps. I played around with different ink and paper colors,…
-
Continue reading →: card making :: popping in by waffle flower
It seems to be that time of the year again where more than a handful of friends (including one of our daughter’s teachers) are expecting babies to arrive anytime soon. I played around with the “Popping In” stamp and die sets from Waffle Flower Stamps to create a couple of…
-
Continue reading →: crafting :: easter themed felt board
One thing that I’ve been appreciating more these days is the ability to use crafting supplies in multiple ways. Take for example, a stamp set and coordinating dies. Manufacturers have made it much easier to create stamped images and then cut them out by using detailed dies (with the help…
-
Continue reading →: project life :: saving artwork
I used to be an avid paper scrapbooker. Like I mean, I used to fill albums with 12″x12″ pages full of photos, journaling, and the latest and greatest embellishments. Of course, this was before I had a child and it seemed like there was more time in a day! But…
-
Continue reading →: card making :: bloomin’ love
I have to admit that sometimes I don’t like all of the stamps that are included in a stamp set. If I’m lucky there’ll be a couple of components that stand out to me enough to make it worth buying the entire set, and in this case it was the little…
-
Continue reading →: card making :: different perspectives
I have a shadow. Right now, it’s 4-years-old and it likes to copy almost everything I do. This shadow currently loves to stamp just like me. And it likes to work right next to me at the table.
Hello,
I’m Candice
I’m always busy working on some sort of crafting project whether it is knitting, card making, or scrapbooking. I’m a dog mom that loves to bake, take pictures, and read really good mystery novels. Thanks for checking out my creations and reviews – let’s get crafty!
a source for crafting ideas, recipes, and more ... 