Made by Karla

I spent Christmas Eve making myself some presents. I'm always making things for others and it was nice to take some time to make something for myself. Ok, so I still took some time to make something for my mom and sisters too. Hard habit to break ;)    I've been a little obsessed with Paris and anything French since I was in high school. I took french in HS and Community college. I visited Paris and southern France a few years ago and I still love it and I'm planning to go back.  I knew I wanted to make this fish necklace since I saw the pendant and chain.     So pretty even in the back :)    This seahorse is for my mom. She loves anything ocean themed.   She's one of the most peaceful persons I know, always Zen. Hakuna Mattata is her motto.  I'm planning to make one of these bird necklaces for each of my sisters, my mom and myself. Each one will be a little different, just like each on...

 Happy Holidays Everyone :)) Some of this year's Holiday cards. The naughty and nice card is for the hubby...guess which box I checked?! Lol.

5 Party Ideas with 5 of our Holiday stacks Evergreen Stack #1 a mini cake box perfect for little favors and small gifts  (I give you the measurements and instructions at the end of this post)    The Crafty Christmas Stack  #2 a gift can with a beautiful sentiment       This is a flower tin from Michael's that can be recycled to hold a little gift. The paper says 'If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away'  The First Noel Stack Decorate the top with a rosette  #3 Napkin rings       Add a little something to any gathering, big or small. The Traditional Holiday Stack #4 & #5 A garland and a wine glass marker       You can make tons of wine glass markers with your scraps. The Winter Holiday stack is perfect because of its glossy texture, it won't get as affected by moisture as your other papers. To make...

Hello and welcome to day one of the two-day DCWV / Hampton Art Holiday Hop!      DCWV and Hampton Art are two co mpanies that go above and beyond to provide a wide selection of products from classic, to vintage, to trendy and modern. So, when we decided to team up it was only natural that we would want to show you some variety.      Day #1 of our hop is all about vintage! Whether you are talking lace and pearls and soft weathered colors or distressed, grungy, and aged, if you love all things vintage we have some beautiful projects to show you today! Here's the list of blogs you'll be visiting today, in case you get lost: DCWV Blog ( http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/ ) Vivian Keh  (  http://contadinak.wordpress.com/  ) Jan Garber  (  http://scrapnsurprise.blogspot.com/  ) Dana Warren  (  http://www.kraftpaperstamps.blogspot.com/  ) Hilde Stolk  (  htt...

I don't usually post finds from stores, but I couldn't resist. Look what I found at Marshall's today. I LOVE the colors and patterns of the ribbon ($9.99 for 24)! I had to have it. And look at the cool metallic twine (2.99). And the Birthday stamps? $1.49!    I don't think the picture does it justice. The colors of the ribbon are just so great. The row with the mint candy ribbons has such a great vintage look in person!  If there's a Marshall's near you, go check it out :) 

 My sister's got her own personal jeweler. She puts beads together and tells me what to make her. The necklace design is mine, but the earrings are her idea.      These were her B-day presents. It was fun working on these with her :) 

Hi there!  I'd thought I'd share this little tin heart and card. The heart can become a tree ornament or a magnet. The card is super easy using the Heirloom Christmas stack and the Christmas and Winter jeweled stack by DCWV. The little heart tin and chipboard word are Maya Road.    Hope this helps you make some quick stocking stuffers ;)

Coming up December 12 and 13...  I'll be in the vintage day on the 12 :) I can't believe it's almost December!  If you're wondering why I haven't been around too much, it's because I'm taking a class. But it will be over soon and I will be so EXTREMELY HaPpY!  There's more Holiday fun coming up so stay tuned ;) 

I just wanted to share a project I made for the new DCWV show on My Craft Channel. It's a kid's ABC book with a zoo theme.  Hope you enjoy!  The show is on every Friday with awesome projects every single time. Have a Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate!  Be back soon with some Holiday projects :)

Whatever possessed us to ride a cab in New York City? We will never know!  OK, yes, I do know... It's a MUST, we thought... An EXPERIENCE unique to New York, we thought... We definitely have to Ride a NY cab, we thought...  Those YELLOW cabs are famous, we thought... We were definitely right, it was an Experience!  It was a Crazy ride and we only did it once!  Almost witnessed a few people getting run over....almost!  We were TERRIFIED the entire ride.  So when the driver said 'is this ok?' we said 'sure!'  Even though it wasn't exactly super close to where we were going.  We were glad to get out! We had a good laugh :)   Thanks for visiting! Leave a comment to let me know you were here ;) 

I can't believe my baby sister is 22 years old. Time does fly!  I made her this simple card with the forever and always stack by DCWV  Stamps are by Stamper's Best (vintage fashion) and Unity (sentiment).   I love, love, love the tailored look of this paper, especially these black stripes.  I've been very into neutrals lately ;)    I'm giving her this with a bottle of wine.  I just noticed that kinda plays into the whole vintage thing. Ha!

Finally!  My sister got married in 2007 and I'm just barely now scrapping the first LO.  Well, better late than not at all!  I used DCWV's Forever and Always and Bouquet de Fleur stacks  My sister chose green as her wedding color, so I got a sheet of green from Bouquet to incorporate the color into the LO. The green and pink rub-ons are old stash. I left the doily white so it would add something without distracting too much.  Thanks for your visit and hope you enjoyed :) 

Hi Everyone, DCWV and Scor-Pal have teamed up for a week of cross promotion and inspiration. I can't wait to see all the other projects out there! Here's mine: I recently started working at a new school and my co-workers have been extremely helpful. I wanted to get them a little treat to express my gratitude. So I decided to make this little box to fill with treats. It fits 3 regular size cupcakes...or cupcake liners anyway. I was inspired by an aluminum foil box that was decorated into a mini muffin container. I thought that was great, but I don't like baking. Don't get me wrong. I love freshly baked treats! (if someone else bakes them) But, I also LOVE chocolate. My favorite is a Bridge Mix by a certain chocolate company. So I thought I would put that in the box instead.   I used my Scor-Pal score board, Scor-tape and the Autumn Melody stack and solid cardstock stack by DCWV . You can find Autumn Melody at Joann stores right now.    ...