Crochet Sock Monkey Hat

My 13-year old daughter pointed out to me recently 

that I had crocheted each of my kids a hat but her. 

Oops! 

She felt bad that she didn't have one, 

and I felt bad that I had overlooked something so important to her.

I let her choose what kind of hat she wanted, 

and she picked a sock monkey hat.  

She's very happy with her hat, and I'm happy that she's happy :)

Want to make your own?

I used THIS PATTERN from Repeat Crafter Me.

Another Camera Card

Card making has taken a back seat to my new obsession lately, 

but as soon as I saw THIS  camera gift card holder, 

I had to put my crochet tools down and try making my own.

 I made mine as a 4.25" x 5.5" card instead of a gift card holder...

The bright colors have me itching for Spring!
Have you made one of these cards yet?

Supplies Used: 

Paper: Seen & Noted (Pebbles Inc), SU! Gray Cardstock, SU! Tempting Turquoise, SU! Real Red 

Stamps: SU! Bring on the Cake

Ink: SU! Basic Gray 

Tools: SU! Envelope Punch Board, 2" circle punch, owl punch (heart & small circles)

Crochet Penguin Hat

Crocheting.

I am totally obsessed with it right now.

I love that after just a few hours of work {or less},

I can end up with something as cute as this.

Some of my favorite patterns are from Repeat Crafter Me.  

Sarah's patterns are easy to follow, and she offers them for FREE!

If you crochet and would like to make one of these cute penguin hats, 

you can find the free pattern HERE.

Happy crocheting!

My First Sunburst Card!

After seeing so many cute sunburst cards on different blogs, 

I finally decided to try my hand at making one.

I absolutely {heart} them!

They come together quickly, and are a great card to make 

if you've got lots of scraps that you need to use up!

(which I do!)

If you've never made a sunburst card before, HERE is a great video tutorial!

Supply List: (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Birthday Basics DSP, Card base - non SU!

Stamps: Bring on the Cake

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

2014 Birthday Cards

Every year as part of my Christmas gift to my parents, 

I make them enough birthday cards to give to their kids and grandkids for the year.

2013 was kind of a crazy year for me.

I felt like the harder I tried, the more behind I got.  

With everything.

So they didn't actually get this part of their Christmas gift until well into January.

I'm hoping 2014 will be a better year for me....we shall see :)

Supplies used:

Paper: SU! Birthday Basics DSP, SU! Basic Gray Cardstock, SU! Old Olive Cardstock, SU! Whisper White Cardstock

Stamps: SU! See Ya Later

Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

Other: SU! Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, star punch (non SU!), oval punch (non SU!)