Hershey's Kisses Valentine's Heart

As soon as I saw THIS TUTORIAL from Qbee's Quest, I dropped everything and made myself a Hershey's Kisses Valentine Heart!  

Here's how mine turned out...

They look like they'd be really complicated to make, but they're NOT!!  Such a fun idea for Valentine's Day!

'Way To Go' Card

I decided at the last minute to participate in the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #12.  I don't participate in card challenges very often (okay, I don't know if I ever have!), but I do like to use sketches for card inspiration.

So here's my interpretation of the sketch...

You might recognize the paper I used on this card!  It's one of my favorite combinations at the moment.  Another card I made with these papers can be found HERE.

What a fun sketch!!  Who knows, maybe I'll get brave and try my hand at other sketch challenges too!   

2013 YW Notebooks

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before that I'm a note taker.  Especially at church!  I find that if I write down what I've learned, it's easier for me to remember.  And I love that I can make special notes to myself on how I can apply principles being taught.

This year we decided to purchase notebooks for the Young Women in our ward to take notes in during our lessons.  The new Youth Curriculum is AWESOME, and they are learning about valuable topics that apply to THEM each week.

On Tuesday, we finally got around to letting them personalize their notebooks.  We provided them with some scrapbook paper that has the Young Women values printed on it, and let them decide how they wanted to decorate their notebooks.

This is one I did as an example to give them ideas on how they could use the paper.

Another one made by me.

And here's a few of the notebooks that the girls made.  They turned out so cute!

The notebooks are kept in the Young Women's room (we don't let the girls take them home during the week).  We also have some fun colored gel pens for them to use, as well as some clear tape so they can tape any handouts they are given in their notebooks.  So far, they have been a HUGE success!!  It's so neat seeing the girls write down their thoughts each week!  Hopefully at the end of the year, their notebooks will be FULL of notes and insights that they learned during their lessons!

'Happy Birthday' Card

Last week I shared THIS CARD, and mentioned that I was working on a girl version.  It took me longer than I expected, but I finally have it ready to share.

Here's the inside pocket.  I'll be putting $$ in these, but didn't have any cash on hand for the picture.

These cards are so much fun!!  I made them to send to my nieces and nephews this year for their birthdays.  Hope they love them as much as I do!!

'Thanks SO Much' Card

One of my goals for 2013 is to say 'Thank You' more often.  One way I'll be doing this is with cards.  I don't know about you, but I love it when I get a little surprise note in the mail.  It makes my day to know that  someone was thinking of me and took the time to write a note and mail it to me.

I decided to make a few Thank You notes to have on hand, and was inspired by THIS CARD.  I loved the simple design, and knew it would be a cinch to mass produce.  Here's my version.

These cards are a perfect way to use up some of those scraps you've been hoarding saving!  I've got a box full of scraps that I just can't bear to throw away....now I can use a bunch up to make some more of these cute cards!  I just knew I was saving them for a reason {wink, wink!}.