Everyday is a Gift

 Today Mona Pendleton has a project to share. Be sure to check it out!

Happy Birthday to me!

Today I turned 32. UGH! Typing that I feel like it should be reversed: 23! LOL! When did I get to be 32? Good grief. I KNOW it’s not old (now that I’m here! LOL! but at 17 I would have said otherwise!), and  I certainly don’t FEEL it, but its hard realizing how fast time goes by. I try to value each day, and remember that in each day there is some gift to be had. Granted that isn’t always an easy task!

I have a very good life, that I an ever thankful for! I have 3 amazing children, a loving husband who is my best friend, family who comes together for each-other, an amazing group of friends, and I get to share something that I TRULY love with the world!

 What more can someone ask for, really?

Today I’m over the moon with excitement because I’m going to get the Keratin Hair straightening done on my hair! That is what my mom gave me as gift! (along with a lot of other stuff-she went overboard for sure!) I’m very excited because I currently straighten my curly hair, each day, and it is HIGH maintenance!! Now I can wash n’ go again! Having to straighten it has been so time consuming. I’d rather get back to exercising more regularly, and staying healthy than spending that much time on my hair.

Anyway, tonight I will have a nice dinner with my children and husband, and relish in how much they have changed one year to the next, remembering Every day is a gift!

Today I have yet another project for you using the NEW! Boxed Lunch © template, using the Sensational Stems, Sensational Sentiments, and the Paper Pattern Pieces sets.

Every day is a gift!

How fun is this?

Everyone who may have *only* seen this template as a “lunchbox” hopefully you can see it can be dressed up for MANY different occasions, or suit any style, and be for male or female. There are so many more samples and ideas to come that you will soon see there is truly so much you CAN do with it, and a plethora of gifties that can go inside too!

I’ve LOVE the ladybug in this set, and way just DYING to use her 😀 I have also had these bottlecaps in my craft room for YEARS!, I stamped the ladybugs on adhesive labels, then punched them out, and adhered then to the bottlecaps! They are fun, whimsical and really pack a punch with thier dimension. I paired this with the Pretty Printables Fun Flowers Digital Paper . It inspired my colors and really added to the look.

Now the tag……

I didn’t want to stamp a sentiment ON the box itself, so I used the Paper Pattern Pieces circle frame, stamped in red ink, as my tag border, then stamped my sentiment in a lime green ink. I thought the coordinating flower from the Just For Youset was a perfect touch to the tag (on dimensionals of course).

What a great sentiment I think that is!! It is perfect to add to any gift, or any occasion!

I actually made this to give to my friend Tracey’s mom! We met up this weekend for our annual shopping trip at CKC in Manchester! We always get together for dinner the night before, and always have a blast. This was the perfect presentation for a gift I wanted to give her. (every year I mean to bring something and TIME always escapes me! NOT THIS YEAR!!)

Now look at the closure- it used the handle “side clips> and the buckle piece from the template, to appear to be the latch!

I used a Basic Grey magnetic closure for this. EASY PEASY!

In the photo I have some YUMMY Strawberry Mango Fruit Twists (they are to DIE FOR!), but in reality I gave her the travelers size of the White Citrus Shower Gel, Lotion and Body Spray ! (body spray was too tall, so I packaged it all up in a large cello bag, and kept that separate) I didn’t get to photograph it that way, and the fruit twists were all I had on hand for this photo! LOL!

Now have about taking some of the NEW! Stamp sets, and creating a card that used VERY different images, yet MATCHES perfectly?!

Pretty Puckered Pattern

Inspired by my packaging colors, I created this card using the Puckered Up Patterns and the Sensational Stems sets!

There is something so vibrant, and fresh to me when white, red and green are combined. When I TYPE it I think Christmas….when you SEE it used in these 2 ways you know otherwise!

I’m in love with this card, I do have to say 😀

The sets this month are truly a fantastic addition to you collection! So many ways to use each one.

Now how about that pattern!

Here is the closeup view

I stamped my pattern then cut the panel.

If you LOOK at the Puckered Up Patterns set I used the 2nd one down on the left, stamped in a Spring Green from Momento. In between the pattern I stamped the smaller puckered like flower, in red, then dotted the centers with my singlo gel pen! EASY PEASY! Think of the variety of patterns and colors this new background building set can allow you!

Too fun.

Supplies

Pretty Packaging © template – Boxed Lunch

Pretty Impressions © Stamps- Sensational Stems, Sensational Sentiments, Paper Pattern Pieces, Puckered Up Patterns, Just For You

Pretty Printables © Digital Paper- Fun Flowers

Cardstock by Couture Cardstock: OSW White, Cadnied Apple, Meadow, Thistle Stalk

Ink: Momento and SEI

Adhesive label, Buttons by SEI, Brads by SU!, Basic Grey magnetic closure, Ribbon by May Arts, Bottle Caps, singlo gel pen in white.

Well thank you for stopping by again. I hope you found the projects today of inspiration to you! There are several more days full of ideas, so come back tomorrow!