Clean House!

I've had to move all my craft stuff out of the dinning room and back downstairs into my craft room. Evan's dedication is this weekend and we need the dining room table to serve lunch to 25+ family members. It's actually kind of a blessing. I created so many cards the week before the Spring Boutique that I need to take a mental break. That being said my Pinterest to do list is pilling up so I'll need to get back at it soon.

I'm also going through the basement and trying to sell some baby stuff, stamps and punches. Trying to clear out some room and make a bit of money so I can order from the new Stampin Up catalog. I do have my priorities!

Here is a pic of my little man getting into mischief. I love how his father is able to sit back and take the picture while he chows down on my magazines :)

Quite time for this Momma!

My husband took the day off today so I finally get a bit of free time to update all the work I've been doing the last 3 weeks. The Bridge Spring Boutique was a huge success. I sold about 30 cards, and almost all of my mother's day cards. Here are two of the three I had, the third one was the pink purse card I posted before.

But really the best part of the day was being able to spend it with my own mother. Catching up with each other while waiting for customers. Time well spent for sure. Here was our table all set up.

Since wedding season is almost here I prepared several congratulations cards for the newly weds. They will be going up on my Etsy shop today.

This was the first time I've tried the star burst card, I really love it, will probably try a few more over the summer.

This Busy Bee

I have been a busy bee the last week and a bit.  My mother's day class samples are complete.  I already have one class booked and I'm holding a class at my house. Plus, mom and I signed up for a craft fair at our church on May 10th, so I made a few extra kits to sell.

Following my promise to offer more 3D items, I designed both sets with a fun little present. The candle was a sample Stampin Up project in the 2013-2014 Catalogue.

 This one is blank but very feminine. I also made a few for my Etsy shop and have already sold one :) Purse cards seem to be a big hit, I'll probably create a variety more once things slow down.

I'll probably make a few more of the milk carton's for the craft fair. I've also dove into the past and recreated a few of my mother's day, father's day cards for sale. It's going to be another busy week!

YAY for Spring!

I can almost see our entire front lawn today! Yay for warm weather and sun.

I've been really busy the last couple of weeks putting together a few things.  Two weeks ago I announced that I was changing my business name to Jo Jo's Creations.  With the launch of my Etsy shop, I've been excited to start expanding my product outside of the Stampin Up realm. To kick off my new company name, I posted a bunch of projects I had already complete on my Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jo-Jos-Creations/366052030076880)

I love having something hanging from the door to greet guests but so far I only have two wreaths, one for Halloween and one for Christmas. So my commitment this year is to have one for each month.

I'm loving how my spring wreath turned out.  I may move it next year to February because of the heart embellishments. The fabric and paper are both retired Stampin Up products, "Flirtatious", they have to be one of my favorite designs ever so I have a good stock :)

Here is a close up of the flowers and W for Wood!

My mother's day class samples are almost complete, just waiting for a few supplies to arrive!

Feeling normal again

Ugg! We have all been sick the last two weeks with a cold. Thank God it's finally run it's course and we can get back to normal life.  It's been all sleep and couch potato in this house. I did manage to make the Thank you cards for the volunteers at church.  It was a great surprise breakfast, so nice getting to know them outside of the nursery.

I loved them so much that I ended up making a few extra for my Etsy shop. I unfortunately did not create any card candy but my next one is going to be wedding based. I was at Micheals and stocked up on a bunch of ideas. Next week I have a store owner coming over to sign a deal for her to sell my cards at her Handmade Craft Store.  I'm very excited, I've already put together a bunch of my best work. I'll be even more excited when I have to replenish her stock :)

Vintage Week

Creating card candy is much harder than I first imagined. I started an Easter themed one but could only come up with 4 out of 5 embellishments. For now it goes in my half finished project drawer. I took most of the week to design my mother in-law's 60th birthday card. We were suppose to join the rest of the family on Sunday for lunch downtown but alas Evan woke up with pink eye. Poor little guy, mommy still has to poke him in the eye four times a day to administer his medication. Anyways, here is the final product. I'm on a vintage kick so my next few projects are likely to reflect that.

 The pendant tops were really hard to glue together.  I took inspiration from this card to create my next card candy for Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/180001192/card-candy-vintage-birthday?

The pendants are much easier to affix this way. Next on the agenda, 8 thank you cards for the lovely volunteers at our church who look after Evan every Wed so I can get in some alone time with other mommies. And more card candy of course :)

My Week of Romance

My creative juices are flowing this week.

I've created and posted my first (of many) card candy on Etsy. I have so many stamp sets that my options seem almost unlimited. Since I had the stamp set Artistic Etchings out for the coasters, I decided to start with Paris themed embellishments.

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/179181408/card-candy-paris

I think my next few will be Easter\spring themed.

 Also my valentine crafts have come to a close.  I've always brought small gifts to my coworkers on Valentine's day. But since I am on Mat leave, I got to treat my mom's group at our church. 30 little goody bags with cookies and chocolates. The heart shaped chocolates were SO good, that I had to send my husband for more since I kept eating them :) These are the left overs going in with my husband to work tomorrow.

Next on the list.... 60th Birthday card for my MIL and more, lots more card candy!