Goodie Bags for Crop

Good Day!

In October we had a

"Girlfriends and Gratitude Crop"

to raise some funds for 
The Grove Street Christian Church,

which houses My Happy Place.

My Happy Place is a crafting "studio" where

we host Crop and Craft time for whatever kind of crafting

people want to do. Most of us are scrapbookers and

card makers.

We always have a goodie bag for each 

cropper at our "specialty" crops.

Today I'm showing you what we gave at

our recent crop.

Each cropper received a bag with a gratitude card

that my "partner in crime" wrote out along with a little

thank you tag that I stamped.

In the bag was a card kit, instructions included.
Some kind of bling, mine happened to be pearls, 

a post it note holder (I made these.) and of course,

some candy.

This is what the Post It note holders were like.
I had a lot of fun making them in different 

Autumn themed papers.

This is the sheet included with instructions for 

the Thank You tags and card kit.

We love making up these little goodie bags,

every crop they are different depending on 

what we have on hand and what we can find to 

add to the bag.

I love to add some kind of little handmade gift in

these bags.

I think they were well received.

The crop was loads of fun for 

all of us and we raised a good amount of

money for the church.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until then,

show gratitude.

 

Thank You...

Hello, I hope you are having a great day!

Today I'm showing you a card I made for

a good friend.
My Mom passed away in early May and my friend

jumped right in to help me in any way she could.

She came to be with us and help for the memorial service,

give me a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear.

There is no way I could repay her love and support,

but I wanted to at least make her a thank you card.

This is what I made for her.

I used alcohol ink on Yupo paper.

Yupo paper is a plastic paper and is so much

fun to work on.

For some areas I dropped the ink onto the paper,

then used a straw to blow the ink across the paper,

other areas, I simply added Blending Solution and

let the ink flow where it wanted to flow.

I also used gold Deco Foil on some areas that 

were still tacky, to give it a metallic shine.

The sentiment was heat embossed with 

Glitter Embossing Powder

onto vellum.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll stop by again soon.

Until then,

Happy Crafting!

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Love you

Hi all!

My last post was a card where I used the same technique as I used for this card.

I said I'd be posting the other card with this technique and here it is.

This is a technique I learned from Kristina Werner in 

this video.

I made this card to give to my husband, Dave.

Back in February I made a big decision, I decided to have 

weight loss surgery.  If you are interested in my story of why and

how things have played out since then, there is a tab at the top of my 

home page for "My Weight Loss Journey"

feel free to read it if you care to.

From the moment I said to him that I wanted to do it,

he has been very supportive.  He has encouraged me all the way.

When I had the surgery on June 6th, he was right there by my side.

He has been a huge help and support in this journey and I wanted to just

let him know, even in just this little way.

He has been my rock through the entire process and I know he will continue

to be there for me.

I love how this card turned out and I hope he will love it

as much as I do.

Just a little way to say Thank You to the best husband ever!

I hope you will try something that is a little out of your comfort zone.

I know a lot of people are intimidated by water colors,

but just give it a try and you'll be amazed at how easy it can be.

Hop over and check out the video with Kristina Werner

and try something like this yourself.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.