Fave Finds

Changing this post just a little bit. It felt funny posting images that weren't mine even if I was linking back to their owners. Now I'll just tell you why I love it and you can head over to check it out yourself. Also, it's just going to be random stuff I find on the inter webs.

I signed up for this online class over at Scrapbook & Cards Today. Did you?

Great list of fun Chinese New Year crafts to make...I am going to attempt the rooster at the very end of the post.

I've been checking out this SSS Masterpiece Box blog hop and love the cards by Houses Built of Cards. Gotta get my hands on those ninja stamps!

A very useful guide to using heat transfer vinyl. I know it's written for the Silhouette but once you have your image cut, the application tips still apply.

Some of you may not get this but I am absolutely in love with these dim sum themed products. In my shopping cart is this card and this stamp set.

And since no post is complete without a picture, I will share a favorite shot.

Fave Finds

Good Morning! With the start of a new season, I usually sit down and set goals. The goal this year is to have a good work-life balance. I do have a pretty awesome one right now but there are a few things that I would still like to tweak. Mainly the amount of time I spent on the computer and on my devices. I would much rather spend that time with my family, reading, knitting and scrapbooking! With that goal in mind...
- emails will take a little longer to get a reply...I am going to try to check it twice a day, before and after my day job.
- the iPhone...ugh...I'm just as bad as my kids. No hard plans but I leave it on my nightstand as much as possible. So if message or text me, I may not reply right away.
- this blog will still get updated but not as frequently. I'm thinking posts on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and some Sundays. I may post more often if there are things to share but otherwise, I'm sticking to that schedule.

Now that I've gotten that out, a Friday post...something different from the Fave Five and Nailed It posts...Fave Finds. Just a compilation of things that I've found on pinterest or the web that I think are cool and want to share with you.

a business card stamp - genius

loving the idea of fruit and yogurt parfaits for breakfast

this is contender for this year's X'mas card except it looks like a TON of die-cutting

gorgeous & colorful sheets from IKEA

anchor set-up how-to = no more drifting when we're out fishing

beautiful FREE digi + printable back-to-school cards from Simple As That blog 

quote and print - just perfect

want to try this Crock Pot Beef Carnitas recipe

Another freebie - a cut file for the silhouette plus a DIY mist tutorial

Fave Five

Just some random stuff I found on pinterest. This looks like an easy enough project...wonder if my boys would help me with it. Now that they're teens, craft projects with mom isn't quite so cool anymore.

Sea glass jewelry...be still my heart. I have a pile of sea glass in a jar from our time in the pacific and it would be awesome to make them into wearable jewelry. In my spare time, right?

And this sign...I'm thinking I need to make one for my store. Yes?

This! This made me almost spit out my coffee when I came across it. So super accurate especially the part about "what my mom thinks I do"...I think it should say "what my FAMILY thinks I do". No one quite gets it.

Someone once asked me if I got tired of scrapping baseball pics. My answer was it's not too bad, I just do a layout for each kid for each team they play for and when I started listing them...we just looked at each other and laughed. Seriously this year alone, Jori's album will have layouts for the three teams he's on plus All Stars. These Sports Page Titles will definitely come in handy.

Fave Five: The Scrapbooking Edition

I thought I would share with you my go-to tools when I'm scrapbooking, card-making and any general craftiness. 

1. My pink scotch ATG (adhesive tape glider) - I used to think it would be big and bulky. Not anymore. Can't scrap without it. Even did the math and its pennies per yard compared to other tape runners. My boys steal it when they have projects to work on 🙀

2. Tonic gulliotine trimmer - so glad I invested in it as well as the 12" platform version. It travels well and best of all, it is self-sharpening. Too bad they don't make them anymore 😞

3. Cutter Bee's Honey Bee scissors - can't say enough good things about it. If you've taken one of my classes or put together one of my kits, you know I love my fussy cutting. This one is even non-stick!

4. Quickstik tool - one end is a piercing tool and scraper (it pulls out and has 2 ends) and the other end has poster tack to help pick up tiny pieces of paper (large ones too). I use it to pick up and place bling on my projects. 

5. Squeeze and Roll glue pen - I avoided wet glue as much as I could until I discovered this glue pen. It's so easy to manipulate and just glides along. Glue is blue initially and turns white when it's tacky. It dries clear and is strong enough to "write" twine words!!!

Do you have any must-haves to share with me? I'd love to hear what you have to say.