Be Mine Fur-Ever!

Foxes. Foxes. Foxes.  Are you tired of foxes?  Well, I decided I am NOT tired of foxes.  Especially when I have these two adorable fox valentines to give!

This Fox is so sweet.  Fun to color!  What could be better than adding a chocolate bar?  I must not be tired of this paper, either.  You might remember it from the kitty valentine last week.  I wrapped a hershey bar in white 28 lb Hammermill Copy Paper.  The paper is nice, thick, and slick.  It feels like nice wrapping paper.  The ends are secured with some heart washi tape.

Adorable. Foxes.  What could be better than having this fox valentine as a printable? 

You know what else I think is adorable:  my baby granddaughter, Louisa!  She is 3 months old today.  I just got back from visiting.  Do you remember the unicorn (and the cute unicorn tag) I gave her for Christmas?  Here she is hanging on to the unicorn in her car seat on the way to Union Station.  The unicorn ended up being the first thing that she's hung on to!

The day before (again at lunch), she's in her stroller licking her unicorn like it's ice cream!

Thank you for allowing me to indulge my grandma-itis for a moment.  

Download the Foxes Valentine HERE.

Dropbox seems to work differently for different people.  Either right click and save when image appears or click the download button in the top right corner.  If neither method works, email me and I'll send the files to you.

So, are you feeling foxy?  So glad you stopped by!

foxy clear stamps	Tag It #11 Mini Stamp Set	Red and Aqua Digital Paper	Stitched Borders 2
RANCHO RED - Hug Snug	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD	Color Box Cranberry	Red/White Twine
hammermill copy paper	Accent Opaque White 120lb	Aleene's Tacky Glue	tombow mono glue

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Easy Father's Day Ideas + a Giveaway

Father's Day is about a week away.   It seems like we only all get together to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas anymore.  Does that happen when your children grow up and move away?  Luckily (as a lot of you know), I get to have lunch with my mom and dad once a week.  I wouldn't trade it for anything.  So, when I see Mom and Dad (probably this Friday), we'll have our own little Father's Day celebration.  And Daddy, you're getting to see a part of your gift early!

Here are a few links, a how-to, and a printable tag to make easy Father's Day projects. 

My daddy and I have always loved chocolate.  Chocolate cake, brownies, chocolate chip cookies - I'm going to have to stop there or I'm going to run down to the kitchen and start baking!  And of course, chocolate candy bars - no baking involved - just a little wrapping...

This is as easy as:

I have much better luck by using the actual candy bar as a guide instead of measuring.  After making the first score right at the edge of the candy bar, stand the candy bar on edge and line it up with a score line.  For this candy bar that was 1/4".  

Then do the exact same thing on the other side and repeat the same scores with the band.  A little washi tape to finish off and you're almost done.  Download the tag below - I printed the one for this wrap at about 2 1/2" and used a 2 3/4" circle die to cut it out.

I love this paper!  I love the graphic design and the colors.  It is exactly what I wanted for my candy bar wrap.  The linen texture in the blue band (which you really can't see in the photo) is extra nice.  You can get these papers at MAISHOP Digital Art. 

To download the More than Chocolate tag, click HERE.

How about a couple more easy ideas:

The chalkboard card is from Scootapie and the little boy and girl are from Nomagraphic Design.  I simply added twine and hearts.  And popped the boy and girl on top of a blue card base.  These are awesome enough for any dad! 

This time my give away has to do with the new Stampin' Up catalog !  My first order from the catalog is on its way to me.  Can't wait to get all the goodies!  

1.  Click HERE to see the catalog online in PDF form.   Have a piece of paper handy to write down the item numbers you would like to order.  

2.  Be sure to enter my Stampin' Up online store to order.   When you enter your information, Stampin' Up will send me your email address and order.  I will email you to let you know that I got the order and your name has been entered in the give away.

3.  Order a minimum of $20.00 between now and Wednesday, June 11, 2014 by 11:59 p.m. and your name will go in the drawing for the following give away:

The give away includes Banner Blast Stamp Set, Banner Punch, and set of 5 Stampin' Write markers.  The winner will be announced on Thursday, June 12th.

Have a fantastic week!