My Little Paper World

Bah-hahahaHA! Title should read "trying to clean up my craft space!!" So before I start my next card kit projects I like to clean up the chaos I make. Instead I made this tag with the scraps that were on my desk from PF July's kit ...and made more mess.  Are you a messy crafter too? I've tried to keep my work space neat and tidy, but I just can't do it.  Happy Crafting and enjoy the rest of the weekend! Samantha

OMG! I can't believe its July!! Seriously...time is flying by! The next few months are going to be crazy. July, August, September & October are birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays. In August my (not so) little boy (anymore) will be turning 3 and October marks my baby's first birthday! They both just need to STOP growing...  So...for me this means birthday planning, attending parties...Oh! and did I mention a family ski holiday that's fast approaching (totally not organised, but still very excited). Crazy times ahead...but I love crazy and to make things more interesting I'm making more cards then ever...Whoohoooo! I wanted to start off July by sharing a card tutorial with you. I always wanted to share more with my blog readers. I personally love watching YouTube videos and getting inspiration and new techniques from many of the crafty blogs I follow. I'm not quite ready to make a video but I thought I'd at least take some photos to show you ...

I think I have got creative fever! Not only have I completed my Tags for Novembers swap group, but I've started another project (one that has been brewing in my creative mind for months!!!) and I have also started on the design of my sister's wedding bomboniere, guest book and order of service. I have also started buying and collecting Christmas paper and stamps, as there is only 83 days to go! So lets hope this fever sticks as there are a few Christmas cards, and tags that need to be created!!!! Anyways, here are some photo of my tag for a heart/love themed swap. Enjoy! I just love quotes like this: "Where ever you go leave a heart print" :) Challenge Entry for Anything but a Card - Think Pink. That all for today's post.  Thanks for stopping by!   Samantha

Here are some Drogonfly themed tags I created for a swap. My very first! I thought that this would be an easy challenge, after all they're a lot bigger than a ATC. How was I wrong... I changed my idea 3 times before I came up with this... At first, I wasn't at all happy with what I created. It just didn't feel finished... or perhaps it was the colours that I had chosen? Something was missing... so I added a strip of gold distress paint (as you can see) around the edges and Voila'! L.O.V.E IT! Hope my swab group does to! Happy Crafting!    Samantha

I am thrilled to announce that I am the Guest Designer for August for Viva Las VagaStamps! This is one of the reasons why I will be super busy this month, the second is that it's my little boys first birthday! I can't believe a year has gone by, and I can't believe how quickly he is growing, and how much he is learning. Any day now he is going to just stand up and start walking!!! Invitations have already been posted, and next week I will be busy creating (and cleaning) to get ready for Liam's construction themed birthday! I unfortunately didn't have time to write a post on the invites but I created them using my Silhouette Cameo in the shape of a construction cone. I absolutely love this machine and will be creating some birthday decorations, and a birthday banner next week (which I will if time permits post some photos).  I have also been playing around with sketch pens for the Silhouette Cameo machine and can't wait to show you how great they are...