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For some reason I had a bit more time than usual for crafting this week. It was awesome! I always forget that I should set aside time when I get home from work - another goal to work towards. But on to the projects... I got my Color Cubbie in the mail and had so much fun filling it up. All of my scrapbooking pens had started to take over one of my office drawers, and the Copics were overflowing for the case I had for them on my desktop. The perfect solution: I didn't even think I would have enough to fill in each of the cubbies! Just goes to show that I should start using all of the supplies I buy. Speaking of which - still haven't tried the Copic airbrushing can sitting next to the Color Cubbie. Once I had that all organized I wanted to use my Copics on that fabulous doughnut stamp from Hero Arts that I mentioned earlier . Also ended up using some Distress Stickles for the frosting. And since I found myself with so much extra time this week, I dug out all of the Pape...

I have loved aprons for a long time - which my husband finds really funny since I don't do much cooking. But nonetheless the spark was ignited again when I found a really cute custom designed apron style on etsy.com. I order three aprons from a seller that isn't available anymore, but she gave me three different and very cute aprons that I gave to a group of friends. This one was my favorite: And once I got over the excitement of giving those beauties, I got to work on an apron that I had started a while back. I fell in love with some Amy Butler fabric and had cut out all the pieces for this apron more than a year ago. Now it's done and I've been wearing it while crafting!

I went to the CHA Craft Super Show back in January and had so much fun! A couple of the booths made some fabulous make-n-takes using Avery manila tags ( like Mr. Tim Holtz does ). I was inspired to make some - and figured it would be great to have some extra on hand to attach to a card or scrapbook page when I'm short on time. I picked up a pack of 100 at the office supply store for about $5. I just made the one on the left using a Tim Holtz script stamp and distress inks, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Stickles lavender glitter, Copic purple markers, Papertrey button, the pom pom flowers I described here , and a scrap of ribbon. The middle and right ones were started at the CHA Craft Show and I brought them home and changed them up and embellished a bit. Both used the distress inks, and I even hunted down that ruler stamp afterwards because I fell in love with it. And last night I decided I had to make a change in my Copic storage situation. I have outgrown the 36 marker ca...

My obsession with using party store crepe paper continues! At less than $1 for about 100 feet - you can afford to play around and perfect your technique. I needed to send a congratulations card to my good friend who just had her baby girl. And I figured I would keep up my valentine's trend....and it was still sitting out on my desk. This card also uses two Memory Box stamps, Copic markers, Marvey Uchida circle punch, and Tsukineko inks (Memento and Brilliance). I had a chance to get to a few local craft stores this weekend and found some great new items that have come out recently. My favorite is this doughnut stamp from Hero Arts! Anyone who knows me knows that doughnuts are always on my mind. I had to have it and can't wait to play with colors on the frosting and sprinkles.

I decided to make treat bags for my coworkers with homemade butterscotch cookies this year. And what better way to use up all of those scraps you've been saving than to make a bunch of gift tags! I had so much fun making these with all the random bits and pieces that I have collected over the last couple months. I also used some crepe paper from the party store (70 cents for a roll) and a couple different colors of felt (on sale for 16 cents per square). I also used some Stickles, a set of Marvey Uchida heart punches, and a new set of Stampin' Up clear heart stamps (on the left).