T.G.I.F. Linky Party #51

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too
I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors. 


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 My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.
 

Let's see a few favorites from last week's party....

Mason Jar Easter Baskets by Messy Roost

Outdoor Noteboard by Growing in Grace

Delightful Daffodils at The Seven Year Cottage

....Simplify & Organize.....

I know it’s almost April -- but I don't really stick to any of the New Year’s resolutions I make so I didn’t make any at the beginning of 2012.  ....BUT I did make a couple of goals for this coming year.

These goals include .....

Simplify my life and Organize my life.

Many of you can relate when I say that I'm busy.

(I know I hear background cheering and whistling)

I'm a wife, mom, co-worker, babysitter, nurse, shopper, cook, housekeeper, chauffer, cheerleader, and in my spare time – I craft.

All of this taken into consideration....my life was "cluttered" -- not by all of the stuff I HAD to do but by NOT taking the time to organize all of the things around me to be the best wife, mom, co-worker….etc. I needed to be.

After years of saying “one day…next week, next month or next year” I was ready for a change and be the person I wanted to be, more organized in all areas of my life.

I know this is going to take some time.

My blog is mostly considered crafty paper crafts but I really have a passion about organization and finding "new" ways to make things easier for me, my family and work life.

I think one of the neatest things about being a blogger amongst so many other bloggers is that we come in contact with or find inspiration everywhere.  (I hope that makes sense)

Here are a couple of my favorite organizing blogs....



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another source of constant inspiration for me is....

click here to see my Organization board on Pinterest

To entertain my need for organization a great group of bloggers have joined together to bring us a week long home tour of their favorite organized spaces....click on button below to read more about it.  YAY!

I'd love to hear more about your organizing tips, tricks, resources and everything in between....

Have a sweet day!

~Tracy

Happy Easter Scrapbook Pages

Hello and welcome to the March 2012 edition of the Design Team projects hosted by My Pink Stamper.  I hope you enjoy our projects, tips, tricks and techniques we have for you!    

Each month the entire receives the same assignment which may include theme, type of project, color combo etc. and this month our assignment was to incorporate the colors green, yellow and blue into any project type.  


For my project….I chose to complete a scrapbook page(s) because I REALLY want to get more into scrapbooking my family…..for my pages below….you may notice the simplicity of my pages because I've made the decision that "less is better" -- meaning I don't need to spend hours making one page that I lose interest.  Simple pages with a simple theme to enhance my pictures on the pages.  I'm giving this approach a try -- so you may see more scrapbook pages here.  :)

Supplies:

Happy Easter sentiment - Happiest Moments collection by My Pink StamperEaster bunnies & grass - Easter 2010 by Cricutembossing folder on grass - Swirls by CuttlebugSpring border punch - Martha StewartCopic markers for doodling on eggs, grass and bunnies

Click here to view the entire Design Team post.....:)



If you like my little simple scrapbook page -- feel free to pin it for future reference…..


~Tracy




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Guest Designer at My Pink Stamper

Hi everyone -- I'm happy to be a guest designer at My Pink Stamper today! 


Come on over and check out my You're my Favorite PEEP! Easter Treat…..and enter to win an Everyday Life collection stamp set…..

T.G.I.F. Linky Party #50

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

 


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My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.

CJToo Crafty Designers Design Team Day!

Easter

 What a wonderful and talented group of ladies I have on my Design Team!! 
The Design Team assignment this week is
Theme challenge : create a 3-D Easter Project

To see more about their fabulous creations - you can visit their blogs by clicking on their names or on the photo of their project. Let's get the creativity rolling shall we??

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Cheryl at CardsbyCG is sharing these cute little carrot boxes. How cute would these be out among the Easter Bunny's eggs?

and her bucket full of peppermint bunnies is adorable too!

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Kristy at Craftin-on-my-Door made this oh-so cute and quick home decor piece! I don't know about you but I just LOVE it! :)

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Kadie over at  Kards by Kadie made this wonderful basket full of bunnies!! Absolutely ADORABLE!

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Shelley at Carley's Closet is sharing these wonderful Easter treats.  All the layers are so cute!

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I hope you enjoy these wonderful projects. Please head over to give my wonderful designers some comment LOVE! I know they appreciate it as much as I do.

Crafty HUGS!!  

Easter Goodies Re-Visited

Hi everyone.....I am totally in the mood to make Easter goodies -- how about you? From year to year...one thing I love to do is go back through my projects from year's past and remind myself what I created...this is very inspiring for me and I thought you may enjoy it too....:)

To see project supply list and post -- click on the link under the picture.  :)




Simple Easter Goodies



Eggs-tra Special Card



Bunny Fell into Jelly Beans Pot



He has Risen Goodie Bags



Bunny Lollipop Treats

10 Minute Spring Arrangement

Hi everyone -- I hope you are enjoying your week-end….
I wanted to share my 10 minute Spring Arrangement that I made for myself -- yes, it only took me about 10 minutes to do (once I gathered my supplies)…

Here is what I did -- and you can too!

These are the supplies I used:glass vaseglass beads (floral section)bushes of silk flowers in spring colors(Joanne's had a great sale on silks this week)
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I started with….a large mouth glass vase

then I filled vase 3/4 full of glass beads

A few tips on flower choices:When I pick out bushes of flowers for arrangements I most always go with a color family, as you can see here in the picture….I look for flowers that have the same coordinating colors, or blending colors.  For instance I knew I wanted pink as my main color in this arrangement so I chose flowers that had lots of shades of pink, mixing in lighter and darker tones.  I also look for a bush that has the color I am blending in as well as texture to it (not all the same design, kind of flower or dimension).  You will be amazed at the beautiful arrangements you can create by matching and mixing tones, textures and coordinating colors.

Start with one bush of flowers right in the center -- yes just pushing it right on down there in the center of those beads

As you begin to add and build your arrangement…. add the next few bushes and begin to pull and shape the branches (some up and some down over side) - silks are very forgiving….

Continue to add your bushes, pulling, shaping and form until you get the appearance you like.  Sometimes it takes just a little "tweaking" here and there to get the look  you want.  If you have a "hole" -- fill it in with greenery, ivy, or another flower bush.  The possibilities are endless!  
A few more tips…..

• I almost never cut apart my flower bushes when arranging ….I simply stick them in and shape them where I want them to be. The glass beads work great!
• I browse around for about 4 or 5 different flower bushes that I want to arrange together.
• I almost always purchase 2 of the same bush that way my arrangement is more full.
• I always look for sales -- silk flowers can be very expensive.  Check the craft stores for sales.
• I love to change from year to year so when I am tired of looking at this arrangement I will pull it apart, using the flowers in another project, the glass beads go back with the others I'm not using and my vase gets put up for another day!  It works for me!  

If you like my floral idea -- feel free to pin it!


 I'd love to hear your floral decor tips and helpful hints too!
 Linking up to these great parties this week!




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T.G.I.F. Linky Party #49

Welcome to this week's T.G.I.F. {Thank Goodness It's Friday} Link-up Party here at Craft Junkie Too

I invite you to link up your latest and greatest projects to share with us all.....its a great way to share your projects and get more blog exposure/visitors.

 






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My party button goes up every Thursday evening and you can link up your projects through Sunday 11:59 pm -- so you have the entire week-end to come back and enjoy all of these fabulous projects.

That's what its all about .... before we begin let me know you some of our top favorites from last week's party.... 

Sorry -- no features this week as we are out of town
but I'll make up for it next week!

Name Badge Tags for Stamp Storage Crates

Hi everyone --


I'm {always} looking for an easier, more fun and creative ways to store my crafting supplies and I wanted to share with you how I store my package stamps (i.e. My Pink Stamper, Peachy Keen Stamps, Alphabets, craft store stamps & other crafty stamps) - yes, I have lots :)  I also wanted a way to identify what was inside…..so I made some cute little tags to quickly spot what is in each crate….and wanted to share with you.


I bought some clear horizontal badge holders a while back and knew I'd find a use for them -- I hope you find my crafty tip enjoyable.  

I started with these clear crates from Wal-Mart (I paid around a buck for each). 

If you like my storage idea -- feel free to pin it :)  

Thanks!

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