halloween party invitation

Here is a verison of our annual Halloween party invite. All of the art came from Little Dreamer Designs and the card itself was created using PhotoShop CS2. The card was inspired by one I saw at Tiny Prints. Love their cards. I am having these printed as 5x7 photos and we will then take the hike through the neighborhood and put them in mailboxes. I am happy for a Saturday night Halloween!

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and the winner of the handmade envelopes is:

#8!

Kristen, if you check back on my blog, please send me your address and I will send these off. You can reach me at tkuethe1@gmail (d0t) com or leave a response on my blog.

Thanks for all the kind comments and interest. I just unearthed a Sesame Street Elmo book destined to become envelopes and some Disney books found in a closet here at home :)

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overcast skies

equal totally beautiful light for portriats. This is my lucky capture of the day. Wanna know how lucky?

I took this while we were outside in this:
And I am not exaggerating about overcast skies, heck, at times there was a slight drizzle.

And then back to the gym for a second game for Olivia in a basketball tourney. They won the first (against their classmates, a totally sweet victory!) and lost the second.

Here's my little #32 hustling. She's got some fresh moves. And shoes... Pin It

lunchbox notes freebie

I very simply made these by using an Avery business card template in MS Word and then typing each joke into a separate card slot. I printed these on card stock and just cut them apart - no measuring involved - these have a one day shelf life in my daughter's lunch box. I did a joke series earlier in the year, and she asked for more. Anyway, after I cut them apart, I put a Halloween sticker on the back of each. I bought these at the Dollar Tree.

I found the jokes at Yahoo. This site has really great, simple jokes and they are organized by category.

If you would like to print your own copy of the jokes, already formatted 10 per sheet, you can do that HERE. Cut them apart, add a sticker and they are ready for your favorite (or ONE of your favorite kids) kid's lunchbox or backpack.

If you do use them, I'd love to hear about it.

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recycling-upcycle-going green

Here is one of my efforts, a new one, that I happen to love. The above envelope was made from a library book purchased at a local thrift store for $1. I totally love this idea. I simply tore out each page, traced an envelope template and constructed beautiful note card envelopes from each page of the book.

From that, spawned this--gift tag envelopes, also using the same children's Christmas book.

Last night, I began to think of the 4 copies of Cook's Illustrated that my neighbor gave me (again, another very green idea) and instead of recycling or passing those on, I turned them into mini envelopes as well.

And guess what? The size is perfect for a gift card. PERFECT. So, if you like this idea, leave a comment and I will pick a random winner on Sunday 9/27. That person will receive 4 of the mini envelopes: 2 Christmas, and the 2 food ones shown. The one on the right actually shows a complete recipe for sauteed mushrooms. What foodie would not love to receive this?!

In case you would like to make some on your own, I just carefully peeled apart actual envelopes and used those for my template. It is a very simple craft with an impressive end result. I used a double sided tape dispenser to glue mine together but a glue stick would work as well. If you are interested in a very simple demonstration, check out this video by Amy Karol. My husband brought home a few blueprints for me to make more envelopes using that design. Maps are another great idea.

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