Sparkle

I know it's December 1st and you are thinking about Christmas but just for a tiny moment I would love for you to think about 2015 and tell you that we need to start it off right with a bit of SPARKLE!!!! Come ring in the New Year with me in STYLE!!! 2015 is all about mixing metallics and what a fun trend to bring into our paper crafting! I look forward to exploring different ways of mixing metallics and bringing a little glimmer to your pages!! We will take the metallic trend and explore different ways to mix it with your current products, look at them in new ways and try new techniques. We will use these lessons in cards, scrapbook layouts, project life as well as DIY home decor etc!

I am excited to be working along side some of the BEST in the industry including  Adrienne Alvis, April Foster, Barbara Picnich, Carly Robertson, Ginny Huges, Janine Langer, Jocelyn Olson, Maggie Massey, Robyn Werlick and Tracy Armstrong!!! I know they will inspire you as they give you that "ah-ha" moment through their innovative projects! 

Sign up here to reserve your spot in class and receive a class kit! Supplies are limited on the kit so don't wait until the new year! This would make a great Christmas Gift also so send your love ones on over!

Of course we couldn't have a SPARKLE class without a fun stamp set to really set the mood!! I designed this stamp set with the "sparkle" on theme in mind! I hope you enjoy it!

You can pick up your stamp set here.

So what do you say are you ready to SPARKLE for 2015? 

go.be.inspired.

Shanna

Plus One Gift Box

Join me on Amy Tangerine's blog as I show you how I pull together a gift box using the Plus One collection!!

Dollar Spot Stocking Stuffer Tutorial

Happy Monday! With only a little over a week before Christmas I wanted to share a quick and fun stocking stuffer idea with you. Chrismtas is at our house, so I like to make sure the adults are as well covered as the kids, with 8 adults here for Christmas that can get a little crazy and expensive. So I like to come up with help Santa come up with some affordable ideas.

So when I  saw these adorble journals in the dollar section of Target, I knew I had to grab them! So I grabbed enough for all the women in our family and knew I could come up with something fun with them!

When I had the house to myself for a moment or two I took them out and went to work. This really is the fun part for me. I got these out with NO idea what I would do with them, so I just took out some supplies that I thought may work. I really love these metal letters but they didn't end up working on my project today, but I did find these basic grey alpha letters that ended up working well! That is what I LOVE about my Studio Calico kits, I often have supplies left over for on the whim projects li

ke this!

From there I started to push around my supplies until it started to come together. I love having basic supplies on hand like doilies, large white tags , non-stick snips, tiny attatcher & refills.

From there I just sewed together some bits of fabric, tags, ribbons etc while adding a tag and a letter. I used this firs journal as a template to quickly put together my other journals! Once i hit this point it came together very quickly. 

At this point I thought it might be fun to add a button closure to add an extra special detail (I am sorry but I am a sucker for anything with a button on it!). So I pulled out a grey button along with my Amy Tangerine sewing kit. 

I don't mind the messy look of this, to me it goes with the front! So I simply added some washi and twine and used my sewing machine to secure them to the back cover. 

Then pulling the twine around the front, I simple wrapped them around the button to close the journal. 

Super easy, personalized gift!! Once you get started on these I promise you will whip them out in a couple minuets, and they are so much fun to make! Who wouldn't love this personalized journal on Chrismtas morning? 

Thanks for stopping by! And remember, if you make one, 

let me know! I would love to leave some love!

xox