a friend of mine was wearing this necklace the other day - a real life flashback to inspire this week's flashback friday! i've made many of these over the years for friends, family, teachers, etc. i love the small canvas and the resulting necklace is fun to wear. this mardi gras design was one of my first and still my favorite. seeing it on my friend's neck reminded me that i need to pull mine out and wear it soon! mardi gras day is quickly approaching...
:) lexi
original post: february 3, 2007
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i usually save my flashbacks for fridays, but after my exciting news yesterday, i just had to dig up my very first papertrey ink card, made with the very first set, paper tray. you can click to read the original post, but basically i challenged myself to use only that set to create a card while waiting for the second reveal. and then to top it off, nichole left a comment calling it genius! i look forward to my first stamp set being out there, but yesterday i found myself on the other side of this story, seeing my little toaster pop up on other stampers' creative cards - and it was so much fun!! your cards & your welcome wishes definitely warmed my heart, so here's a toast to you...
scrap my stash - love the button detail!
jamie greene - i almost did a silver toaster, too - great shadowing!
a day in the sunshine - super cute kitchen window!
blissful paisley - pretty colors & another great sentiment to match!
mary rose's cafe - perfect background paper!
papertopia - very nice - put the toast on something to toast with, lol!
random reflections - very valentiny!
mapleberry musings - nice sketch & another great color combo!
sentimentally sue - peek a boo!
handmade cards by helen - hearts that really pop!
harvest moon papiere - the toast is *in* the toaster - so hot!
pink star creations - great inside/outside sentiment!
stampin-jen - this toaster is working overtime!
sheri e - toast + newspaper = happy day!
my stampy stuff - yummy polka dots & pale pink toaster!
craft coffee cat - love the glitter and glossy accents!
project organized chaos - the toaster really pops & twine for the cord!
carol's ink spot - black and red really make this one pop, too!
plus one from gail0404 with a broken link - i think it might have a doily on it!
if you haven't already, check them out and give them some blog love!
:) lexi
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yay! i blogged for a whole week!! since it's been all about cake this week (with a few more still to come!), i thought i'd flash back to "how to bake a margarita" to revisit my cake shaping process. if you click on through, you'll see a few more pictures and a description of how i turn three 9 x 13 cakes into the margarita. enjoy & happy weekend!
:) lexi
original post: october 18, 2007
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did you go to the movies at midnight? we did! just like the last book release, it was so much fun. the cinema was crawling with hogwarts uniforms, witches, wizards, deatheaters, house elves and tons of harry potter glasses and wands. the movie was fantastic and we had a blast in the middle of the night! i thought i'd flashback to one of my old harry potter cards today in honor of the event, this one inspired by the magical classes at hogwarts. i'm really going to miss looking forward to these releases...
:) lexi
original post: september 27, 2007
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i thought i'd flash back to one more easter project this week. i created these glittery eggs for a craft critique review of german glass glitter two years ago. it would be a great last minute project for a few egg-stra special easter treats and all it takes is plastic eggs, gltter and a strong adhesive. i used quarter inch tacky tape on the blue egg, and martha stewart double sided stickers on the yellow. you can also use tacky glue or a crystal effects type product--just paint it on and be sure to let it dry afterward. once you place your adhesive, smoosh into glitter and shake off excess--voila! easy, peasy, and oh so cute!
happy easter weekend!
:) lexi
original post: april 9, 2009
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with easter quickly approaching, i thought i'd flashback to one of my all-time favorite easter treats: peeps s'mores! the idea originally came from fellow a muse crew member, jennie, and has become a staple class gift for us ever since. as fun as they are to give, they're even more fun to make and eat--be sure to watch the magic happen through the microwave window!
:) lexi
original post: march 22, 2008
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yay! i made it through to the end of week and flashback friday! today i'm flashing back to my girls' first communions. judging from my stats again, it seems that many readers are looking for first communion ideas--invitations, cakes, decorations. we only invited family and god parents, but i still wanted invitations and a matching cake! this bible cake was made to match the stamp we used for my younger daughter's invite. for my older daughter, two years earlier, i made a cross in the clouds cake, inspired by a rainbow cake we saw in a magazine which, in turn, inspired the invitation. i love details even when it is just for family!
happy communion planning!
:) lexi
original posts: may 3, 2009 and may 6, 2007
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i can't believe how fast time is flying by--how did it get to be the last friday before thanksgiving?! here's one more flashback to a thanksgiving project from the past. place cards are such a nice touch on the thanksgiving table. i've done a few different versions here and there, but tying a tag to a mini pumpkin has always been a favorite. the printing and stamping is a nice touch, but a handwritten tag would work well too. just a few days left...
:) lexi
original post: november 17, 2008
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it's another friday in november, and time to revisit yet another fun and timely thanksgiving idea. i've made these little turkey treats as a teacher with my students and as a parent with my girls' classes over the years, as well as with family on thanksgiving day. like so many of my flashback friday features, i originally posted them on thanksgiving day, but this year i'm giving you more lead time--a whole week and half to copy away! a couple of oreos + a whopper + candy corn = the sweetest turkeys around! gobble, gobble!!
:) lexi
original post: november 26, 2009
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i can't believe it's november already! i thought i'd start off the month's flashback fridays with a project that i love to do every thanksgiving, activity placemats for the kids' table. i've always made and shared them last minute, so now here they are at the beginning of the month to copy with plenty of time to spare. or i can make them for you! over the years, i've used these saltbox studio stamps, as well as stampin' up! thanksgiving stamps. both are no longer available, but a muse has some great options that are--pilgrim boy, pilgrim girl, and tom turkey, for starters. happy stamping and happy november!
:) lexi
original post: november 19, 2008
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it's been hot here this week, so we've put off carving our pumpkins until the last minute. this is one we carved a couple of years ago, based on a card i made. there's just something about pirates that i love, so mignon let me help her create a pumpkin pirate. colleen's crybaby pumpkin was cute too, and the seeds were yummy! we'll see what we come up with tomorrow...
happy halloween!
:) lexi
original post: october 26, 2008
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i could post halloween flashbacks forever! this is a project we try to do every year--the haunted candy mansion version of the gingerbread house. the structure is built with graham crackers and royal icing, the candies added after it has a chance to dry, also with royal icing. the possibilities are endless with all the cool seasonal candies these days. with only a week to go, it's the perfect time to create your own. a fun activity, a great decoration--win, win!!
happy haunting!
:) lexi
original post: october 27, 2008
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in keeping with the halloween theme for flashback fridays this month, here is a card from an a muse harry potter series i created way back in 2007. my younger daughter has always loved the movies, and is currently obsessed with reading the books for her nightly home reading, writing a short summary about a new chapter every night. this is my favorite of the two card versions in the original post. the table filled with halloween desserts hovering over the table, chandeliers floating in the high open space below the magical ceiling of the great hall. in case you hadn't guessed, i love harry potter too!
:) lexi
original post: september 29, 2007
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it's friday again and time for another halloween flashback. for several years when my kids were really little, we hosted a big halloween bash with neighbors. of course, the invitations were always one of my favorite tasks. i love playing with words to create fun phrases, pairing them with the perfect images. especially for halloween! each year, we challenged ourselves to top the year before. they might be scary, they might be a fright, they're invitations for halloween night...
boo!
:) lexi
original post: september 24, 2007
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happy october! 'tis the season for ghouls and ghosts and the countdown to halloween. this flashback is from an amuse-bouche last year, a fun little countdown calendar for those who love halloween as much as we do. it's easy to make and would be something you could take out every october. kids (and kids at heart) would love to turn the pages each day and a muse has the best collection of halloween images to make it perfectly frightful and delightful. you can read about how to make it and see a few more pages on my original post and you can see all of a muse's halloween images by clicking here!
have a great weekend!
:) lexi
original post: august 29, 2009
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it's halloween blog carnival time at craft critique, so it's the perfect time to flash back to some of my favorite halloween projects. i posted this picture along with several others on halloween day 2008, so it should be more useful to share them again now so you can recreate them with time to spare. (click the link!) i love halloween--neighborhood boo!s, decorations, costumes, tricks and treats--frightful is definitely delightful! do you have a favorite trick or treat you'd like to share? if so, add your link to the craft critique carnival--i always love seeing what other fun ideas are out there. plus, you could win a give-away, too...
happy haunting!
:) lexi
original post: october 31, 2008
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with yesterday's calendar on my mind, i thought it would be fun to flashback to last year's design--a year at a glance. similar to this year's calendar, i focused on a school themed display calendar and one image per month. a muse has the best images to choose from and the different sizes of the calendar offer so many design possibilities. win, win!
happy weekend!
:) lexi
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after last night's big game, i went on the search through my blog archives for a saints card to post for today's flashback friday. i was excited to find this one with rock star, all decked out in black & gold. coincidentally, i started making this card while watching the opening game of the 2007 season, but that game didn't have the same winning outcome as last night. then there happened to be an a muse sports challenge the next day, so i posted it anyway. rock star is one of my all time favorite a muse stamps, and at the time of this card, one of my go to stamps. in fact, that same week, i created two more football cards with him. i'm partial to the texas one for several reasons--the kick, his boots, his shirt. it's my school, lol! but, in the interest of a happy marriage, i had to dress him up in purple and gold too!
who dat!!!
:) lexi
original post: september 7, 2007
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i noticed in the a muse newsletter this week that the couch stamp, along with a few others, is "back by popular demand" and immediately this card came to mind. the couch was one of my favorites from a large a muse purchase on a trip to new york. this particular couch card was created for an a*muse*a*palooza countdown challenge to stamp for a silly celebration. that same week, it made small appearance in another silly celebration card and again a few days later on a ribbon challenge card. that summer was the second a*muse*a*palooza, and after quietly following the first the summer before, i really got into playing and posting about all of the challenges on my new blog. it's hard to believe that i've been blogging so long and that i'm not just an a muse fan, but on the design team too! anyway, now's your chance to add the couch to your collection if you've been eyeing it on the lounge banner--not only is it the best icon for the lounge, but it's a really fun image to create with!
have a great long weekend!
:) lexi
original post: june 21, 2007
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while working on a pirate invitation this week (a re-make to be posted later), this card came to mind. it was an instant favorite. a design that made me smile and i couldn't wait to post it. i feel like i haven't had much time to stamp and create wow cards like this one lately. it's good to be busy with orders, but i need some stamping time!! until then, flashback friday is great for looking back at some of my old buried favorites...
enjoy!
:) lexi
original post: september 4, 2007
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