Food for Thought

Today Getting Cricky is featuring the "Food for Thought" stamp set.

Our grandson's first day of 2nd grade was on Tuesday. He is in a new school this year so he didn't know any of the kids but has made a couple friends already. He is such an outgoing and social kid. (nothing like his Oma) Our granddaughter will start her first day of preschool next Tuesday. This is her second year of preschool and she can not wait to get started. She will be in a new school also and I am hoping it goes good.

I made some more tags to hide in their backpacks. They will not be taking a sack lunch everyday this year so they can't be called lunchbox notes any more. The other day my grandson saw the pizza boxes I had made for their first day of school and he said, "Oma you need to stop making these cutesy things. Kids are making fun of me." Now the part that I didn't understand is that school hadn't even started. lol I may need to look into making some more "manly" school notes. He is becoming so grown up.

Harvest Orange and Cherry Lipstick crinkle ribbon

Sunflower and Mistletoe crinkle ribbon

Baby Girl and Goblin Green crinkle ribbon

All of the fruits are from Peachy Keen Stamps "Faceless Fruit" and their adorable little mugs are from "Simple Sallies".

3 Girl JAM Fungi Bookmark

Hello Everyone.
Today is my first post for 3 Girl JAM's second term and I am so very excited to be staying on the team.

There are so many new and exciting changes that are going to be happening at 3 Girl JAM. One of those changes is a new Challenge Blog. Our first challenge will be August 24th so head over, become a follower and mark your calendars.

Julie is celebrating all the new changes with an awesome giveaway so check out A Little Bit of Bling to find out all the details.

I hope you all have been having a terrific week and are planning a relaxing weekend. The grands are going to be home tomorrow so it will be a wonderful weekend in our neighborhood.

My project for today is a simple bookmark for my grandson. He loves reading to his baby sister and she will sit beside him and listen forever. I used a "Canvas Border Strip" and some "Sunshine Yellow" twine. The Canvas Borders are so easy to work with because they already have adhesive on the back (no muss, no fuss) and the twine is extra thick so it makes wonderful bookmark fringe.

The bookmark die is from Papertrey Ink. I love this die because it makes it so very easy to make bookmarks.

The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs "Food for Thought" stamp set. I have to tell you something funny about this sentiment. When I first got this set I was looking through them all and kept saying to myself "fun-gee" how do you use that??? So I have had this set since it was released and every so often would come back to this sentiment and wander 'fun-gee" how do you use that. A couple days ago I don't know what clicked but on went the light bulb and "fun-guy" I KNOW HOW TO USE THAT. Oh my gosh how dense am I???

3 Girl JAM "Beautiful Bows" Blog Hop

Oh My Goodness the day has finally arrived. I have been bursting at the seams to let the secret out. You can ask my family how horrible I am at keeping secrets. If I shop for Christmas too early I will end up telling everyone what I got them so I always wait til the last minute.

If the Iowa Craft Girl, Avery sent you over then you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog then you will want to go visit the 3 Girl JAM blog and start from the beginning.

I hope you have been enjoying all the Beautiful Bows along the hop.

For my projects I have made some more lunchbox notes for the grand kids. They really like the fancy notes instead of just a little written note so I am trying to get ahead of the game this summer.

Only 1/2 of my projects have bows because the grandson would dis-own me if I tried to sissy-fy his cards.

Antique White crinkle ribbon

Green Apple twine

Witches Brew crinkle ribbon

Peppermint Red twine

Red-White-Blue crinkle ribbon

Green Apple twine

All the fruity dies and stamps are from Papertrey Ink

All the sentiments are from K Andrew's "Food for Thought" and "Even More Food for Thought" stamp sets.

I have always had such a hard time making bows and that is why you do not see many bows on my projects but............

Would you like to know how these pretty bows, on today's projects, were made???

You will probably be seeing many more bows on my blog from now on, that's for sure.

The secret to all the Beautiful Bows that everyone is featuring today is.........

The brand NEW and FAB-YOU-LOUS

<< 3 Girl JAM Bow Maker >>

The Bow maker is available for $5.99 plus shipping

and

through July 5th will come with a

"brand new" for this release only

4 yard bundle of...........

Summer Sprinkles Crinkle Ribbon.

also through July 5th- when you buy 2 regular bundles of Crinkle Ribbon, you get a 3rd one FREE.

This includes:

the 2 piece bundles

the Red, White, and Blue Bundle (there are still a few left)

and

the Jackpot Bundle.

Call it our "Flash Sale"- because it will go by in a flash!

One last thing!

3 Girl JAM is having their first ever Link Up Party because we want to see your Beautiful Bows.

Hop all the way through, get some fabulous inspiration, and then head back to 3 Girl JAM to link up your project(s). On July 15th Julie will choose one lucky person to receive a $10.00 voucher to the 3 Girl JAM store PLUS their very own Bow Maker (don't worry- if you've already purchased one- you can give one to a friend or you can substitute it for another product!)

I also have a surprise giveaway for one commenting follower. I will announce the winner July 5th.

Now your next stop is the Super Sweet Carri: AKA ABusyBee

Don't forget to link up your Beautiful Bows projects by July 15th for your chance to win a $10.00 voucher to the 3 Girl JAM store.

Note Cards

A while ago I won some really cool crafty stash from my blend Carri and I thought I would share a couple notes cards I made using some of the goodies. I used the sticky squares to hold it all together, there was a package of transparency frames that were perfect for these shaker notes and I used the glitter as the filler. Thank you so much Carri!!!

I used Aqua Splash crinkle ribbon from the "Caribbean Splash" bundle and Lilac Purple twine from 3 Girl JAM. 

The sentiments are from K Andrew Designs "Food For Thought" stamp set.