Verve Stamps and Soccer Practice

Another busy week is over and I am so glad it's a holiday weekend. Tim's busy time is almost to an end although he left at 8am this morning and won't be back until midnight or 1am tonight! Tomorrow and Monday he will be home all day and night :) Then next Friday he took off and we will head to Gulf Shores, AL for our family vacation with all my sibs -- provided Gustav and Hanna cooperate some! So, the end is near and we will be a family of four again soon :)

It's been a bit challenging to find stamping time lately but I did get some stuff done this week. I ordered my first Verve Stamps and I am SO EXCITED! I got the Anni-VERVE-sary set so that gave me lots to play with! These could keep me busy and happy for a while. These are going up on my Etsy store (see sidebar for link) soon.

I am also working on some notecard sets for Etsy and a few craft shows I am considering this Fall. So, here is a peek at those:

They are embossed. Simple, but super cute, I think! I have a friend on bedrest and one set of these are for her. I figured it will be hard for her to get out to buy any cards she might need and she will have time to write some notes to friends. :)

Well, that's it for now. I hope to get some good crafting time in this evening since Tim is working late. Oh, and I was going to share one cute picture of Teagan playing soccer :) That started this week. It was so hot that day and half way through I had to bribe him with a Dilly Bar from DQ. ;) We will see how next week goes!

Happy Stampin'!

Win a Free Card!! -- Opps, a day late! Sorry!

Yea, its rainy today in STL so I am off in my PJs to craft all day :) woo hoo! I will post some of my creations tonight or tomorrow morning so be sure to check back!

Meanwhile, I am a member of the Etsy Greeting Team to help promote my Etsy Store (http://www.creationsbyseastar.etsy.com/) and to help others who handcraft cards and stationary be successful, too! So, on our blog today you can leave a comment and potentially win a free birthday card that is super cute.

You can click on the EtsyGreeting banner on my sidebar or follow the link here (and favorite it so you can visit often):

http://www.etsygreetings.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your support ... GO HANDMADE!






PS -- Opps, I posted this a day late but visiting will give you a taste of the other stores on Etsy and we do offer free prizes frequently so please check back! I feel bad ... maybe I will offer some BLOG CANDY to make it up to you all ... keep watching ;)

Happy Birthday to Me :)

Yep, its my birthday today and I am admitting it! I have come a long way in the year. Last year's birthday had me in tears. Today I am thankful for another year and decided to grin and bear it! My brother and I have decided that we are 20 somethings this year so that made it even easier ;)

I have treated myself this week to some quality stamp time down in my craft room. Here is what I have come up with:

A friend has just recently purchased a house and here is part of a housewarming gift. I also have a wine tote that I'd like to alter but am having some challenges with that. I will keep you posted on my progress on that. I am not so optimistic, unfortunately.

I also made a few cards for my ETSY store (stop by ... give me feedback, buy something!!):

I also finished my swap card ... and maybe I should keep it a secret, but we are swapping on Sunday so I am going to go ahead and post a *version* of it.

Thanks for looking! We are going out to dinner and to the Cardinals game with OUT kids tonight so I won't be stamping or crafting again until Friday evening, probably! Hope you have a wonderful crafty day!

Happy 4th of July

I am off to a party but had gotten some stuff done last night so thought I'd post really quickly :) I hope everyone has a fun and safe Independence Day celebration! Here are some gifts for a friend who will remain nameless unless she checks out my blog! She is going through a rough patch so I am sending her a worry box (top pictures) and a gratitude journal (bottom two pictures).

And my brother's birthday is this month so I finished his card -- he is a big beer drinker ;) so this card is perfect for him!!

And some cards that will go up in my Etsy store soon :

Hope you find inspiration in fireworks displays or simply in the red, white & blue of the flag :)

Happy Stampin'!

New Additions to Etsy :)

Morning! Hope you are feeling creative today. I got to work last night on some fun cards that I have put in my Etsy store. Please check out my store if you are in need of a gift or card for a friend or family member. Remember, I also do custom orders :) The link to my store is under the pretty SEASTAR in the upper left hand corner of my blog!

Above are some of the cards that I put together last night. Our family has a ton of birthdays in July so I am in that mode. I hope to sneak down to my craft area sometime today.

Also, if you are in the STL area (or St. Charles) there is a great scrapbooking store closing its doors in just a couple weeks ... SO SAD! For All Seasons is closing! They are reopening as a home decor store on Main Street which I am sure will be great, but no scrapbooking supplies after their current locale shuts its doors. So, check them out ... I am betting there will be good prices on great stuff! And also plan to check out Scrappin' Annie's on Hwy 94 in Weldon Spring. I haven't been there myself yet but she is one of the last locally owned scrapbooking stores and we have to support her so she can stay open!

I am getting together with friends on Sunday to scrapbook .. yea!! I will post some of my pages next week.

Hope everyone has a fabulous July 4th weekend. I am not 100% sure I will get to post again before then :)

Happy Stampin'!

Open for Business!

Here is THE announcement that I have been eluding to for a couple weeks now ... I have opened an ESTY.com store and I hope you will check me out! CLICK HERE:

I added a link on the top left sidebar that will take you directly there. If you haven't visited http://www.etsy.com/ before take a look around at all the cool stuff offered on there. It is all handmade!! Pretty cool, huh? I am slowly uploading stuff so bookmark me and check back frequently. I will continue to post pictures here, although I don't have any to post tonight. I spent all day on getting myself set up and learning the ropes.

I just purchased the awesome banner and avatar from http://www.morganalexadesigns.etsy.com/ -- check her out if you are in need of anything. She also has great jewelry, too :) She was super fast and couldn't have been nicer!

Thanks to everyone who has offered they support, advice and assistance on my blog and my etsy store ... I appreciate it more than I could ever say! Hugs to you all!