Motivation Monday Free 2015 Calendar

Motivation Monday Free 2015 Calendar

I hope you are enjoying your 2015 so far. I thought I would kick off the year with a free calendar January through December. Each month is 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide. This is a very simple calendar, no color so that you can easily print at home.

Click here to download the PDF file of the 2015 Calendar.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Throwback Santa Suit Gift Card Holder

This is my Santa suit gift card holder from last year, I thought it would be fun to re-post it so you can see the basic gift card holder design, and well it is way cute. I did re-visit this gift card holder and the picture in this post is a little different, I added some glitter and some black "buttons" to spruce it up a bit.

Click here to go to the original post for complete instructions

I hope you have a wonderful day!

12 Days of Christmas Snow Girl Gift Card Holder Tutorial

12 Days of Christmas - Day 9 - Snow Girl Gift Card Holder

If you have been following my blog, you know that I love gift card holders. As the nieces and nephews get older they don't want gifts, instead they want money and gift cards, so I get to indulge in my obsession, lol. This year, snowmen are on the agenda for my gift cards. These are super simple to make, I hope you give them a try.

These are super simple to make, decide what scrapbook paper you will use (this is always a process for me, I always second guess the paper I selected). I am always trying to maximize my paper, so I make them 4x6 so that I can get 6 gift card holders from my 12x12 paper.

Gift Card Holder

• Cut paper to 4x6
• Fold at 1 in and 4 in on the 6 in side
• Glue only the outside edge on the 1 in side
• Slide gift card or money into the pocket (see photo)
• Tip: After I made this batch, I decided that it would be easier if I used some of my washi tape to tape the sides (it makes it much easier)

To make the Snow Girl Face

• Cut face 2.5 x 2 inches
• Draw eyes, nose, and mouth
• Dry emboss to add texture by running it through the cuttlebug with embossing folder
• Add glitter, because what girl doesn't like glitter (lol)
• Tip: It is easier to draw the face before you emboss the paper

To make the Snow Girl Winter Hat

• Cut 2 in circle and cut in half (I used my 2 in circle punch)
• Cut a coordinating trim
• Dry emboss to add texture by running it through the cuttlebug with embossing folder
• Add glitter, I cannot get enough

Assemble as shown.  The possibilities are endless with the colors and styles you can try. Would love to hear your thoughts.

This picture shows how I added the gift tags from this earlier post so I know who was receiving each gift card!

Click here to go to original post to download these gift cards!

Click here to go to original post to download these gift cards!

I received an early Christmas present, I was featured on the Inspire Us Thursday Link Party! I am so thrilled!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Free Printable Keep Calm and Teach On

Free Keep Calm and Teach On printable

It is almost the beginning of a new school year, and the beginning of a renewed focus on my blog.  I appreciate your patience as I work over the next few months to make some changes to the appearance of the blog and add lots of fun posts and printables and cut files.

To jump start my return, I am offering this fun freebie!  I absolutely LOVE these "Keep Calm" printables, don't you?  I have been planning this one for a while. I was visiting with a friend, who is a teacher. Since it was before Christmas, her daughter was looking through a magazine, found one and said "Mom, I want to get this for you."  Well, she never did, and I didn't forget that she wanted to get one for her mom, so... 

I need your advice, I am relatively certain that she won't be able to arrange to get it herself (she is only 11), and I haven't heard about nor has it arrived at their home.  So, being a bit on the crafty side, I said to myself, "I can do that"  and am wondering if it is ok to offer to give her this one to give to her mom? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

If you are interested in downloading this in a 4x6 for yourself, please click this link and download the PDF.

As always, I am happy to share my tutorials, freebies / printables (and now cut files) with you, I only ask that you do the following:

• Please leave a comment if you download a  freebie / printable / digi, etc, because I would love to hear from you

• If you enjoy the things I share with you, please become a follower so that you will see all the new stuff when it is posted (no pressure, join only if you want)

• Please do not share any of my digital images, printables, or tutorials directly with others, but please do send them on over to me so that they can peruse and collect the images themselves.

• I would be thrilled and honored if you would send me links to any images or posts that you've done using something that I have shared with you.  If you say it is ok, I will even feature your work here!

• If you want to recolor the images, feel free! 

• If you have a special request, please let me know and I will see what I can do.

Most importantly be Fantastically Creative You!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

I am sharing this at the following link parties:

The Answer is Chocolate - http://www.answerischoco.com/2013/08/bff-open-house-link-party-119.html

Craft Frenzy Friday - http://www.craftdictator.com/2013/08/craft-frenzy-friday-2.html

Made to be a Momma - Homemade by You - http://www.madetobeamomma.com/

Whipperberry - Friday Flair Link Party - http://whipperberry.com/2013/08/friday-flair-link-party-back-to-school-edition.html

A Marvelous Mess Link Party - http://www.marvelouslymessy.com/

Practically Functional Link Party - http://practicallyfunctional.com/fun-functional-link-party-61/

Alderberry Hill - Make the Scene Monday - http://www.alderberryhill.com/

Make it Monday - http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/