tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47068052886132650622024-03-20T10:09:28.851-07:00Make It Scrappin Make it Scrappin' BlogTawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848588221383976198noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706805288613265062.post-16969370015186213362015-02-06T15:46:00.001-08:002015-02-06T15:51:50.180-08:00Time to be my ValentineI was at the Dollar Tree the other day and saw a bag of candy watches for sale. They were so cute I just had to get them and I figured I could think of a cute quote to go with them for my daughters Valentines day cards. So I got home and started searching Pinterest for any ideas. I found one that I liked and made one similar. I love how they turned out and can't wait for Valentines day!<br />
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If you like it as well, here is a free printable for you. I printed it out, but you can use your Silhouette sketch pens just as easy! It is a Silhouette file, so it will only work if you have a Silhouette machine- sorry! <br />
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When I was looking for a cute quote to put up in my laundry room, I found a bunch of them but it took some searching on Pinterest to find some and they all were the same ones. So, to help out in your search for some different quotes, here are four different ones that you could use! </div>
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They were all created using a Silhouette machine (but a Cricut would work just as well) and cut out with different colors of vinyl. Hope you like them. Thank you to our cousin Janelle for creating them and sharing your projects with us!</div>
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So baby milestone onesies seem to be all the rage these days. Either that, or I just have a lot of friends and family members having babies who like to make these onesies. Good thing for us, they are super easy to make, and you can do them in a no-mess fashion. </div>
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Rather than making a new onesie each month, or a new shirt for every milestone--just use some vinyl or sticker paper and design your own sticker! </div>
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Recently, some friends lost a baby and knowing how much I loved this quote, I made them a frame with the quote in it. I was able to find the quote in the Silhouette store for only $0.99 and that dollar was worth my time of trying to create it myself. Since I was mailing this gift, I didn't want to put it on a tile because I was worried that it would break. So, I sized it to a 5x7 and printed it off on some print scrapbook paper and in about five minutes I was done. <br />
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In a hurry but need to make a card for some occasion? I found that using my Silhouette machine (or Cricut) to make a...well Silhouette card (aka...card with a Silhouette of something on it), works great, cuts back on decisions, and is simple, yet classy.<br>
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Just use some scraps of plain black cardstock, pick your image, and cut. <br>
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With it being a bright new year, I thought I'd share a quote that encompasses a small portion of this sentiment, that serves as a good reminder for a goal I hope to have this coming year, whatever comes (and let's hope all good things). <i>This is also a great quote for an office wall, or framed somewhere in your home as a reminder to keep attitudes adjusted to whatever comes.</i><br />
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We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. We can't control everything that will go on around us or in the world, but we can choose our attitude, and how we allow that "wind" to move us--either to a directed goal, or further from it, or to no-where in particular at all. I can harness the winds and waves, or let them move me at their will. I don't know about you, but I'd rather act that be acted upon. I'd rather be in control of what I can. And my attitude it something that I can control. And my desire to learn from experiences. Here's to great ones this year!<br />
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<br />Tawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848588221383976198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706805288613265062.post-52535756599498557872014-12-12T10:25:00.002-08:002014-12-12T10:25:42.571-08:00Friday Quote- The GrinchWho doesn't love Dr. Seuss' <i>The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? </i>Not only is it a classic, but it has a great message in it as well. So with Christmas just around the corner, we want to remind you all that as fun as all the presents are, maybe Christmas is a little bit more than all of that.<br />
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This quote comes as one more on gratitude, after having spent a wonderful Thanksgiving among friends and family yesterday. It comes from a <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/the-divine-gift-of-gratitude?lang=eng#13-PD50021411_000_4060" target="_blank">speech</a>, and right before this quote Thomas S. Monson shares a wonderful story of one Gordon Green, found in a Reader's Digest in 1956. Thomas S. Monson paraphrases and quotes from that story, and I thought I'd share it with you all, in the spirit of Thanksgiving. :) Enjoy:</div>
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:) Good reminder. Happy almost Thanksgiving. What are you grateful for?</div>
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So, I heard of this idea awhile back: creating a Book of Thanks for your family (and guests) to record something they are grateful for each Thanksgiving. Take a group shot of everyone at your Thanksgiving feast each year, save room for it on a </div>
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Napkin rings. As a college student, I have just had little use for them. When do I hold dinner parties that consist of much more than pizza? Okay. So I'm not that stereotypical; I actually really like having people over for dinner, and love a nice spread (ever see my <a href="http://makeitscrappin.blogspot.com/2012/10/cheese-party-simple-table-cards.html" target="_blank">Cheese Party</a> post?). But because I have a hard time limiting my guest list, still share most things with roommates (<i>so keep my good dishes, etc, boxed away</i>), and because I'm usually trying to cram all those people into my small living room to sit around a card table, a folding kitchen table, and my couches--my dinners usually end up looking something like this: </div>
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Oh how I love this quote--for so many reasons. Beyond the wisdom of these words, and for an application fitting this blog's purposes, I can see this quote being placed on some scrapbook pages of service, of a grandfather or grandmother teaching a child a skill, of a Boy Scouts leader teaching something, etc. Hope you can find a good use for it in your scrapbooking or home.</div>
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So, a few weeks ago I had some time to kill at the mall as I waited for my roommate to get out of a movie. I wandered through the usual clothing shops out of habit, but then found I spent most of my time perusing the decor in Pottery Barn Kids. Ugh. I really love some of the Pottery Barn styles. <i>Unfortunately</i>, I don't generally tend to love the Pottery Barn prices. Ouch. Especially on a budget. <br>
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I have seen this idea floating around on Pinterest for a while and I have also done it in my classroom when I was an elementary teacher. All you have to do is <br>
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The method for the jar was the same as the base layer for the books. Namely, cover it with a wet 1-ply napkin or paper <br>
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Using Pixie Stix Candies from the dollar store, some obliging bark from a branch in my backyard, some cardstock, glue dots, and my Silhouette--I was able to make these tasty lil' cards in no time at all. </div>
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Don't send out Halloween cards? <b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I think these are even better used as the front of an invitation to a Halloween Party. </span></b></div>
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Well, wow, if that wasn't the longest title for a post ever. Good thing it is for such an AWESOMELY amazing, you're-gonna-love-me project!! I am seriously, seriously...obsessed with this project and how it turned out. Like...I want to show everyone I see. And it was so cheap and surprisingly simple. So, please, without further ado let me share them with you! <br>
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Um...cute, right? (I mean, spooky.) These things are perfect for any Halloween shin-dig you've got going on--fun family function, whatever! <b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All you need are brownies (or cookies, cake, etc.), powdered sugar, a piece of cardstock, and your <a href="http://www.makeitscrappin.com/products/silhouette/silhouette-machine/" target="_blank">Silhouette machine</a></span></i></b>. </div>
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So Friday came and went, and I completely let the day slide without posting our quote for the day. Seeing as how I was at my sister's wedding reception, I decided a quote about "love" would be appropriate to share. Smile. :)</div>
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