Simple Handmade Valentine & Printable + blog hop

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Hello! Valentine’s Day is almost here! Can you feel the love in the air? ha! ;) Today I am excited to be joining in a fun #DIYValentine blog hop with 60+ other fabulous bloggers. We are all sharing fun handmade Valentines on each of our blogs this morning. I’ll have all the links at the bottom of this post. So you’ll want to keep reading for that. I’m excited to be sharing this simple handmade Valentine idea ~ “I’m WILD about you, Valentine!”. So keep reading to see how to make this adorable lion! :)

{easy} advent calendar {tutorial}

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Hello! How many of you do an advent calendar every year? I have seen the cutest advent calendars over the years, and I always wanted to make one but they look so hard & time consuming to put together. I think I’d get worn out just thinking about making one! ha! ;) That is why I love this {easy} advent calendar that I put together in under 30 minutes! This cute advent calendar goes together quick! Buuuut no one will ever know because it will look like you spent a ton of time doing it. So keep reading to see how easy it is with a lot of help from We R Memory Keepers. :)

Be Thankful Folders {tutorial}

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Hello! I just wanted to pop in really quick to share this super fun & simple tutorial using the folder with insert die from We R Memory Keepers. I first saw this die over A Pumpkin & a Princess a few months ago. I just had to have it! ;) I used it to make these cute Be Thankful Folders for a Relief Society activity we had at my house last week. We had everyone write what they were thankful for inside. Everyone thought they were so cute! These would also make super cute place cards for Thanksgiving, too. So keep reading to see how easy they are to make.

Easy DIY Shutter Headboard {tutorial}

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Hello! How was your weekend? Ours was fantastic! We worked together as a family on a few projects, had some amazing weather & got to spend some quality time together. That’s always nice. ;) A few weekends ago my hubby & I worked on this easy DIY shutter headboard for our master bedroom. We used shutter memo boards from We R Memory Keepers. I kind of LOVE it! So I’m excited to share the EASY tutorial with you today so you can make one too. So keep reading! :)

 

Halloween Treat Boxes {tutorial}

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Hello! Hello! How was your weekend? Ours was crazy busy, but fun. :) We had an away football game (2 hours away!) on Friday night that my older two went to. My 11 year old & his Dad had a Scout camp out that night. So I was busy sewing on patches right before they left. ha! Then the younger two & I had a fun movie night. Then Saturday we had the open house for our brand new church building. Fun stuff! I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to break out the fall decorations yet, but I did find the time to play with some cute Halloween paper from We R Memory Keepers. Aren’t these Halloween treat boxes adorable? I love them! So keep reading to see how I made them. :)

Easy Paper Flowers with We R Memory Keepers

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Hello! Are you ready for the weekend? I am! ha! ;) Getting back in the routine of getting up early for school is rough! I think we will be sleeping in a little this weekend. :) We also have a few projects to get done around the house including cleaning the garage. Sounds fun, right? ;) Well, before I take off for the weekend I wanted to share one more quick tutorial using some fabulous products from We R Memory Keepers. These easy paper flowers are just that so easy! So keep reading to see how I made them & how you can make some, too. :)

 

Sew Easy Gift Boxes with We R Memory Keepers {tutorial}

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Hello! One of my favorite things about being a craft blogger is getting to try out fun new craft supplies all the time! I LOVE when a get a box of goodies from We R Memory Keepers in the mail. It’s like Christmas morning to me! ha! ;) Recently I was able to try out some of their Sew Easy supplies for the very first time. I am in love! The Sew Easy line is just that “sew” easy! It’s the perfect way to embellish a gift box, card, scrapbook page or any paper craft with a hand sewn look. So keep reading to see how I made these Sew Easy Gift Boxes. :)

Cupcake Ring Liners with Party Flags #wermemorykeepers

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Hello! I hope you’ve had a great week! :) Yesterday we celebrated my oldest son’s birthday. I can’t believe how fast they grow up! This weekend we are going to be busy doing things around the house, & we’ll probably squeeze in a little swimming, too. ;) Today I am excited to bring you another fun party project using some amazing We R Memory Keepers products. Cupcakes are some of my favorite things to serve at parties. Annnnnd when you dress them up with cupcake ring liners & party flags they will be so cute! So keep reading to see how you can make these for your next party. It’s so easy! :)

DIY Cards for Father’s Day + over 45 more gift ideas

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Hello! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. We are working like crazy to finish up the last little bit on our sun room & new deck. Final inspection is tomorrow! Eek! It feels like we are on an episode of Extreme Home Makeover. Only I don’t have a team of designers coming in to decorate! Bummer! ;) It’s also the last day of school for my kiddos! Yay! So lots of fun things happening around our house. Well, Father’s Day is sneaking up on us quick! So today I’m excited to show you some fun & simple DIY Cards for Father’s Day made with my Evolution & a cute shirt & tie card die from We R Memory Keepers. Plus I have links to over 45 more Father's Day gift ideas. So keep reading. :)

Evolution Advanced Debuts Next Week!!! #wermemorykeepers

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Hello! You guys know how I excited I get when a brand new crafting tool goes on the market, don’t you? Well, to me it’s even better than Christmas morning! Eek! So exciting! :) Well, today I am so excited to tell you that We R Memory Keepers is releasing a brand new & improved cutting tool ~ the new Evolution Advanced next week. The Evolution Advanced is perfect for die-cutting, embossing, and letterpressing. Mark your calendars for this coming Wednesday, May 14th at midnight Eastern when the new Evolution Advanced will be debuted on HSN! HSN is offering a killer deal on this product, and there will be a very limited supply. So they will go quick! Keep reading to see the exciting & amazing features of this new crafting tool! :)

Washi Tape Photo Plaque {tutorial}

Hello! Happy Monday to all of YOU! :) I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We finally had some warm weather. Yay! It was awesome! Today I have a quick tutorial for this super cute & easy washi tape photo plaque. This would make a great gift for a special mom or grandma in your life for Mother’s Day which is coming up pretty quick! ;) So keep reading to see how I made it.

Mini Alphabet Book {tutorial} + National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop & Giveaway

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Hello! Happy Friday to YOU! :) I have a ton of fun stuff going on in this post! Yay! By the way, did you know that today is National Scrapbooking Day? Yes, it is! To celebrate I have teamed up with We R Memory Keepers & some of the other Lifestyle Studios Design Team Members to bring you some fun tutorials on all of our blogs today. Yes, it’s a blog hop! :) Plus We R Memory Keepers is giving away one of their awesome Crafter’s Totes. I’ll have links to all those goodies in just a bit, but first let me show you how I made this fun Mini Alphabet Book using some awesome We R Memory Keepers products. :)

Personalized Journals {tutorial}

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Hello! Happy Friday to YOU! Today is extra special for me because my hubby is on his way home as we speak. Yay! ;) He has been gone all week, and I am so ready to have him back home. Today I’d love to share an awesome & easy gift idea ~ a personalized journal. Two of my sons have birthdays in the next few months, and these are their gifts. Shhhhh! Don’t tell! ha! It’s kind of a tradition in our family to get a new journal on your birthday. I kept a journal growing up, & I love looking back & reading them. I want my kiddos to have the same experience. So keep reading to see how easy these were to put together. :)

Quick & Easy Cupcake Toppers {tutorial}

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Good morning! I am so excited today to be helping Amber from Crazy Little Projects celebrate her 2nd blog birthday! Yay! Amber is one of my favorite bloggers. She is super sweet, shares amazing tutorials & I just love her blog! All week long Amber & over 20 other bloggers are sharing tons of fun birthday ideas & tutorials! Amber also has some pretty amazing giveaways every day this week. So make sure you pop in over to her blog each day this week to enter. Today she is giving away a $50 gift card to Groop Dealz & a $50 gift card to Erin Condren. Yay! :) You can enter by going {HERE}. For my birthday idea I decided to share these quick & easy cupcake toppers. So keep reading to see how I made them!

Tiny Gift Boxes with We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board {tutorial}

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Hello! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! We did a bunch of stuff, but I’m not sure how much we actually got done! ha! ;) Next week is spring break! Yay! So maybe we will get lots of projects checked off of our list then.  I did have the chance to play around with my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board though! Yay! :) This is a fun little crafting tool that can make dozens of different size envelopes, and I found out that you also make other things with your punch board including these tiny gift boxes! So keep reading to see how I did it! :)

We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board {tutorial} & giveaway

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Hello! I’m back to share another fun party inspired post with some fabulous We R Memory Keepers & Lifestyle Crafts products. :) We R Memory Keepers sales some fabulous punch boards! I’ll be sharing some fun tutorials using these punch boards over the next few months. Today I am excited to introduce you to the gift bag punch board. This is a fabulous little tool! It’s perfect for making party favors, gift bags, party centerpieces & more. So keep reading to see how to use it, & you can enter to win one of your own. Yay! :)

Dessert Box Party Favors {tutorial}

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Hello! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. We were busy hanging sheetrock all weekend. I’m hoping to paint our new room soon. Annnd tomorrow is my oldest daughter’s 13th birthday! Yes, as of this week we will have two teenagers in the house. Crazy! :)

I told you last month that I was a member of the Lifestyle Studios Party Design Team. So each month I will be bringing you fun party ideas using We R Memory Keepers & Lifestyle Crafts products. This month I am excited to share these cute (& so easy) dessert box party favors. I made them for my daughter’s friends. :)

Easy Cake Topper #LifestyleStudios

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Hello! I mentioned a little while back that Lifestyle Crafts was purchased by We R Memory Keepers. With that big news came a lot of fun changes & fun new products! Yay! I am now a member of the Lifestyle Studios Party Team. Each month I’ll get to show you fun party ideas using Lifestyle Crafts & We R Memory Keepers products. You can also receive 20% off these products using the code GINGER at weronthenet.com. Awesome! :)

This past week we had so many Christmas parties to attend! It was crazy! So today I’m going to show you how to make this oh so cute & easy cake topper that turns any cake into a fun party centerpiece. It only takes a couple of minutes to put one together. Everyone will be so impressed with your cake! ha! ;) Keep reading to see how to make it.