Thanks (Reuse/Upcycle)

Happy Earth Day! And happy birthday to my younger brother as well!

The talented Brenda is hosting our challenge at Little Red Wagon this week and she's chosen "Happy Earth Day!" as her inspiration. She's looking for projects with reused or upcycled goods. 

I recently received a package from L'Occitane en Provence (love their stuff!). My products came wrapped in some interestingly-cut kraft paper. As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for this challenge. I added it behind a scalloped frame from Pretty Pink Posh and used a generic die for flowers and a Your Next Stamp die for the "thanks" sentiment. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the reused and upcycled goods turned into lovely creations! We'd love for you to join us too! 

Happy Planner Music Layout

Our fabulous Janice is hosting at Little Red Wagon and she's chosen another great Canadian hit to inspire us. This week, it's Big Wreck's That Song. The song is essentially about the power of music. Janice is looking for music to inspire us this week, in whatever manner that might be. You can use a particular song or just music in general.

I decided to create a Happy Planner layout with some music-themed stickers I purchased from Etsy. I love music and am typically singing along to something. At home, I've been known to behave as though I'm in a musical by providing live commentary of my goings-on through song. Unfortunately, my vocal cords were damaged during an intubation years ago so I don't sing as well as I used to. I still have lots of fun though! 

Speaking of musicals, John and I are heading to Toronto this afternoon to catch this evening's performance of & Juliet. I hear it's really good!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how That Song has inspired the design team. We'd love for you to join the challenge too! 

Happy Easter

For those of you who celebrate, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! Easter is my favourite holiday. I love spring flowers, bunnies and chocolate. I find it far more relaxing than Christmas too. 

Chrissy is hosting our challenge at Little Red Wagon and she's looking for Easter-themed projects. 

I put together little bags of Easter treats for the family and used them to decorate the tables. The tags are quite simple. I created the digital paper with ChatGPT and then copied it over to Canva for a few little tweaks. Printed, cut, added holes and then tied on to the treat bags. 

Here's a photo of the table the day before Easter. I forgot to get one on Easter Sunday. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon and see the rest of the Easter projects! We'd love for you to join the fun as well! 

What on Earth?

Our lovely Imke is hosting this week's Little Red Wagon challenge. For the second year in a row, she's working her way through the alphabet. We're at M now! M is for masculine.

I put this card together using some of my older supplies, including stamps that came in a Hero Arts stamp set that I won years ago. I also pulled out my Fiskars paper crimper which hasn't seen the light of day in I don't know how long! 

Please head to  Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the masculine projects. We'd love you to join the fun as well! 

I'm Just a Call Away

It's my turn to host over at Little Red Wagon again. I'm working through Billy Joel hits for inspiration and this week, the song is "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". I'm asking crafters to create something vintage or retro. 

Even though this is my challenge, I drew a bit of a blank and used Canva to design my creation. It wasn't until I was adding my watermark to the photo that I realized the numbers on the rotary dial are a bit off. Oh well... I'm not actually sure what I'll do with this card. I hate speaking on the phone!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created. We'd love for you to link up a project of your own as well!