Valentines... With A Mean Streak

Let me start this post off by saying that I love my co-workers. 

Seriously. I work with two of the coolest girls in the whole world, April & Sarah. We all work well together, we get each others weird sense of humor and have many inside jokes. 

 That being said, I knew that they would find these Valentine cards that I found on Pinterest just as hilarious as I did. 

Although being the "budgetly creative" person that I am, I knew that I could make them myself. 

So I did!

I used my Silhouette software to design the sayings, just resizing the different lines to the right sizes to make the mean phrases much bigger. 

I used the following phrases: 
i would GO TO HELL and back to see you
I'D KILL to be with YOU
I HATE when YOU are not here with me
YOU'RE NOT just MY FRIEND you're my best friend
without LOVE life STINKS
when YOU'RE not with me A PAIN runs through my heart

I printed out the designs

 Then cut them down with my new paper cutter that I got for Christmas. (Thanks, Mom.) I cut them 5x7 inches to make 5x3.5 inch cards.

I scored them before folding them to make them easier to fold. Yes, you can score paper with a butter knife. (budgetly creative, remember?) 

And that was it. Some of the easiest Valentine cards I've ever made!

Since we're on the subject of being budgetly creative, I was going to make envelopes with my Silhouette machine, since I have several envelope shapes, but then I was walking through Michael's and realized that I could buy one of their little note card packs and just use the cute little pink envelope.

6 envelopes for $1.50. Sounds like a deal to me. 

 I think my co-workers are going to love my snarky little Valentine cards. 

( I know I think they're hilarious!) 


I'm sharing this project at the following link parties: 

~ What's In The Gunny Sack @ The Gunny Sack ~ Tutorials & Tips @ Home Stories From A to Z ~  Take-A-Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts ~ Too Cute Tuesday @ Funky Polkadot Giraffe ~ Time To Shine @ A Diamond In The Stuff ~ Tell Me Tuesday @ Him & Her ~ Show Me Whatcha Got @ Not Just A Housewife ~ Hoo's Got Talent @ Night Owl Crafting ~ Lil Luna Linky Party @ Lil Luna ~ Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims ~ Wow Me Wednesday @ Ginger Snap Crafts ~ Wicked Awesome Wednesday @ Handy Man, Crafty Woman ~ Show & Share @ Southern Lovely ~ Wildly Original Link Party @ I Gotta Create ~ Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage ~ Creative Juice Thursday @ Momnivore's Dilemma ~ Link Party @ The 36th Ave ~ BFF Open House Link Party @ The Answer Is Chocolate ~ Delicately Constructed @ Delicate Construction ~ Anything Goes Linky @ Bacon Time ~ Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now ~ Free for All @ Young & Crafty ~  Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatertots & Jello ~ Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff ~  Show & Tell Saturday @ Be Different Act Normal ~ Sunday Show Off Link Party @ Twigg Studios ~ Sundae Scoop Link Party @ I Heart Nap Time ~ Man Up Link Up @ So I Married A Craft Blogger ~


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Who Needs Flowers Anyway?

Being the cheap budgetly creative bride that I'm turning out to be, I decided that I wanted to go a different route in making corsages for the VIPs for our wedding. 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE flowers, but since we're ordering bulk flowers and doing all the arrangements and bouquets ourselves (budgetly creative, remember!), I decided that it would be smarter to make plan something different for our corsages that could be made ahead of time. 

So I made some paper sunflowers using the sunflower shape from the Silhouette store... 

...Then I took some ribbon...

 ...Added a few strips of tulle...

...glued the paper sunflower in the middle...

 ...then hot glued a pin to the back...

 ...and the end result...

Some pretty cute and (budgetly) creative corsages for the VIP ladies for our ceremony! 

I love how they turned out! And it's one more project to cross off my still pretty long list. 




31 days and counting!!!

I Made Pretty Cute Cupcakes!

Oh wait, you thought I baked? Excuse me while I giggle a minute... 

Okay, I'm back...

I recently saw these adorable burp cloth cupcakes on UCreate. When I was invited to a baby shower for one of my (many) cousins, I knew they would be the perfect little baby shower gift. 

Didn't they turn out adorable?

I was pretty happy about how this batch turned out, although next time I think I'll try using receiving blankets to make them a little bigger, but overall I think it was a great tutorial to follow. 

I'm really proud of my cupcake toppers! 

I used several different shapes that I had in my Silhouette software and cut them out. 

I glued them together. 

Then I glued those pieces together with a skewer stick in between. 

 Then I stuck them in the center of the "cupcake".

 When I had my "cupcakes" all put together, I put them in a little basket that I trimmed with ribbon. 

I think it's a pretty creative and cute little baby shower gift. I'll definitely be making more "cupcakes" in the future. 

What's your favorite baby shower gift idea? 


I'm sharing this project at the following link parties: 

~ Make It Great Monday @ Etcetorize ~ The Cure For The Common Monday @ Lines Across ~ What's In The Gunny Sack @ The Gunny Sack ~ Craft & Tell @ Cherished Bliss ~ Tutorials & Tips Link Party @ Homestories From A to Z ~ Take-A-Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts ~ Tell Me Tuesday @ Me and My Boys ~ Talent Tuesday @ Vintage Wanna Bee ~ Tiptoe Thru Tuesday @ Crayonfreckles and Tiaras & Bowties ~ Too Cute Tuesday @ Funky Polkadot Giraffe ~ Show Me What Ya Got @ Not Just A Housewife ~ 

Coming Soon To A Mailbox Near You!

For the invitations to our handfasting ceremony, I wanted something unique. (Of course!) I went to my friend Christie, scrapbooking/paper crafting extraordinaire, to pick her brain a little and see if she had any ideas/knowledge she could throw my way. 


This is what we came up with!


This is what the outside looks like...

This is what the inside looks like... 

 (Yes, I did smudge out the location details.)

The invitation is a gate card with a burlap and ribbon sleeve. I love how they turned out!

I even got Amazing Boyfriend Fiance in on the action!

I had him cutting and putting together the direction cards I inserted into the invitation before I added the sleeve.

Once I got the cards put together and inserted our direction card, all I had to do was add the sleeve. I used a piece of scotch tape to hold the burlap together.

Did you know that glue dots work on burlap? I experimented and found out for myself that they work! I used glue dots to stick the ribbon to the burlap before I tied the knot.

Oh yeah, before I added the ribbon I sealed the edges using a candle, so they wouldn't fray.

Once I had the ribbon glued on, I tied the ends into a knot before slipping them into my envelopes.

It was a lot of work to get these finished, and of course they're late getting sent out, but they're finally done and on their way out to our guests.

80 more days!!!


I'm sharing this at the following link parties:

~ Make It Great Monday @ Etcetorize ~ What's In The Gunny Sack @ The Gunny Sack ~ Craft & Tell @ Cherished Bliss ~ Talent Tuesday @ Vintage Wanna Bee ~ Tutorials & Tips Link Party @ Home Stories From A to Z ~ Take-A-Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts ~ Show Me What Ya Got @ Not Just A Housewife ~ Tell Me Tuesday @ Me & My Boys ~ Too Cute Tuesday @ Funky Polkadot Giraffe ~ Time To Shine @ A Diamond In The Stuff ~ Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims ~ Wow Me Wednesday @ Ginger Snap Crafts ~ Lil Luna Link Party @ Lil Luna ~ Wicked Awesome Wednesday @ Handy Man, Crafty Woman ~ Show & Share @ Southern Lovely, Lil Pink Pocket & Vintage Gwen ~ Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage ~ Show Me Extraordinary @ The 36th Avenue ~ T.G.I.F. Link Party @ Craft Junkie Too ~ BFF Open House Link Party @ The Answer Is Chocolate ~ Delicately Constructed Fridays @ Delicate Construction ~ Project Party Weekend @ Bubbly Nature Creations ~ Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now ~ Anything Goes Link Party @ Bacon Time ~ Creative Genius Link Party @ The Creative Paige ~ Weekend Wrap Up Party @ Tatertots & Jello ~ Free For All @ Young & Crafty ~ Show & Tell Saturday @ Be Different Act Normal ~ Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff ~ Whatcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane Boutique ~ Saturday Seven Party @ Positively Splendid ~ Sunday Show Off Link Party @ Twigg Studios ~ Think Pink Sundays @ Flamingo Toes ~ Sundae Scoop Link Party @ I {Heart} Naptime ~ 

Crazy for Card - Making

I've said before that I've never really been one for paper crafting, but I think I've been changing my tune. Lately, I've been venturing into card making, which might have stemmed from designing and planning out my wedding invitations. Anyway, I've been having a lot of fun with it, especially with some of the designs that I've purchased from the Silhouette Store. 

I made a few Mother's Day cards for Amazing Boyfriend Fiance to give to our Mom's.

 I know I'll be needing some cute thank you cards to send out after our wedding in September, so I might as well get started on them now.

I'm not the only one getting married this summer, my cousin Kim is getting married in July! I thought I'd plan ahead and make her cards for her bridal shower and her wedding.

Speaking of stock piling cards, I got these adorable little cards designs from the Silhouette store and made up a few so I'll be all prepared for the next baby shower I'm invited to.

And while I was at it, I just made a few others to have hanging around, ya know, just in case...

These cards were inspired by this picture via Pinterest

These cards were inspired by this picture via Pinterest

At least I know I'm prepared, for whatever occasion I should need a card for!