Bring on the light

AKA: Happy birthday to me!

Have I mentioned that Moose is the best husband ever? If you need proof, I give you exhibit A:

He built me a light box!!! What a totally amazing birthday gift! Plus, it’s one that just keeps on giving… just think of all the wonderful embossed cards I’ll be able to make with it. Plus, it’ll be exceptionally useful whenever I need to trace something!

Moose built the light box mostly out of things we had on hand: scrap wood; electrical wiring; an electrical switch; some 13W CFL lightbulbs and a piece cut out of a broken fluorescent light diffuser. He only had to purchase the piece of glass and the light fixtures. He has promised me that he’ll write up a tutorial on how to make a light box of your very own for me to post on here soon.

Here’s a couple shots of the box turned on (it’s SUPER bright, so the pictures didn’t turn out very well):

And, finally, here’s a picture of the very first project I did with the light box (a Mother’s Day card I made for my amazing Mom):

Be sure to show your Mom just how much she means to you this Sunday! Have a fantastic week, everyone!

No post today

Due to a really crappy week and a total lack of inspiration, there will be no post today. Sorry, internets! I'll be back next week with a fresh new post to knock your socks off, I promise!

In the meantime, please enjoy this video of two baby elephants playing in a kiddie pool (just 'cause it makes me squee everytime I see it!).

Quick Tricks: Easter Gift Tags

Today, to break tradition a little bit, I will not be providing a tutorial, but rather I thought I’d share with you some cute little gift tags I made for Easter this year, along with a list of the supplies and equipment used to make said tags. The fun of this project is that there aren’t any directions, no rules for making them. Just take a look at the scrap paper, embellishments and equipment you have hanging around and let your creative juices flow!

Supplies:

·      Scrap pieces of paper in spring colours/patterns

Equipment Examples:

·      Spring/Easter themed stamps

·      Stamp ink pads

·      Spring/Easter themed paper punches

·      Hole punch

·      Tag punch

·      Glitter glue

·      Ribbon, stickers or any other coordinating embellishments that you have on hand

·      Curling ribbon (for attaching tags)

·      Scissors

·      Glue stick

·      Anything else you'd like to use

I wish you all a very happy Easter! I hope you all have lots of fun with your family and friends this weekend.

See you next Friday!