Mother's Day Free Printables!

Home is where Mom is!  That's always true.  Sometimes you just want your mom.  No one else will do.  I created this sweet cottage printable to give to my mom.  I'm sharing it with you, in case you would like to give one to your mom.

I cleaned up the image and added the sentiment.   Before I framed it, I decided to add a pretty wash of blue watercolor to the sky.  So I printed the image on 90lb watercolor paper.  

Watercoloring the sky isn't a necessary step, but I think it looks pretty and it was fun to do.  You don't need fancy watercolors - even the cheapest will work great!

After I got it framed, I decided a pretty tag was in order.   So I created some printable Mother's Day tags, too.

I printed my tags on 90lb watercolor so they would match the cottage print.  You can print them on cardstock, too.  

You'll notice that these tags have no lines.  They are 90% finished.  You get to cut and embellish them however you want!  I really love that - they are so versatile and the possibilities are endless!  

You can die cut them, emboss or punch them!  Add pretty colored hole reinforcers, too.  Use twine or ribbon....

Here is one that I left long - could be a bookmark.

Here is the one I cut into a flag shape to use for the tag on my framed cottage.

You can download the 4x6 cottage HERE.

You can download the larger cottage version HERE.

You can download the Mother's Day Tags HERE.

When you click and get to the page, wait just a minute and a download button will show up in the top right hand corner.

Canson Watercolor Pad	Angora Watercolor	Die-namics Mini Delicate Doilies	PINK SALMON
AQUAQUARELLE - Hug Snug Seam Binding	solid twine	aqua mist	Sweet Blush Cardstock

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Whoo's Lucky? Printable Tags and Image!

"What are you working on?"  my husband asked.  "A St. Patrick's Day owl."  "A what??"  I know it does sound a little odd.   But I was determined.   My owl is totally inspired by these owls by Rachel Tessman.  She made hers with ready made cards from a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Kit.   So cute!
For mine, I used a strip of 4" by 10 1/2" paper folded in half.   I used circle dies to cut the top and the belly piece on each side for the wings.  The beak is a one inch square cut into a triangle.

The tags are available as a download below.

I love this vintage placecard!   I was lucky to get one of them.  I found it at one of my favorite etsy shops:  Puffadonna.    She's not necessarily St. Patricks, which is kind of great - that way I can use her for something else, too.  I think this is perfect as a little something for a friend.
If you would like to see how to make the felt shamrock, check out this post from last year.

You can download the placecard and sentiment below.

Download the tags, placecard and sentiment HERE.
Well, another week is starting, hope it is a good and lucky one for you!

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Clover Digital Paper	Apple Green Digital Paper	pillow box	Kermit Felt
green divine twine	lollipop sticks	Poppin Paper Clips | Staples®	Accent Opaque White 120lb
white gel pen	Nice! Chocolate Candy Coins	tombow mono glue	Aleene's Tacky Glue

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Happy Belated π Day! + Free Sweetie Pie Tags

π or Pie?  Well, if you ask my architect husband you might think he would say π.   But it just so happens that Dennis makes the best tasting pies in the world!  So I choose PIE, too!

Well, I am a day late wishing you Happy (Pie)  Day!  Yesterday, 3-14-15 was National π Day.  That works because 3.14 is what we use for π and 15 gives us the next two digits in the infinite string of numbers that is π.  

After I found this adorable pie image at Goodness and Fun, I decided to make some Sweetie Pie tags.  Goodness and Fun has some darling papers and sweet images.  You can find the pie as part of an adorable Miss Baker clip art set.  Vanessa is as sweet as her images:  she's got a Buy 2, Get 1 Free going on right now and she agreed that I could offer you these tags (featuring her pie) to you for free!  You can download the Sweetie Pie Tags HERE.

Happy (Late) Pie Day, Sweetie Pie!

Visions of Sugarplums Day 5

It's the last day of Visions of Sugarplums!  So many wonderful projects from the bloggers and awesome giveaways from the stores.   A big 'ole HUG to them all!

Bete's Iralamiji Shop has always been a favorite.  Such beautiful goodies to be found!  She's got Christmas tags all ready to go.  The one I used on this package is from the White Christmas collection.  If you need cute tags for Christmas - look no further!

I am really in love with how this bow turned out.  And it is so easy!

You can use a bow die or electronic file (like this one from The Cutting Cafe - also comes in PDF).  You just need extra tails - a total of 8.

Put 4 tails on the bows just like you normally would if they weren't stacked.  Then fill in the corners with the other 4 tails. If you don't want to use a bell in the middle, you can simply cut a piece of paper about 3/4" wide and roll it into a circle.

Need another stocking stuffer or easy gift?  Make some quick tags and tie them to some awesomely huge candy canes.  I was surprised to come across these at Walgreens.  Once again, you can find darling tickets to make it easy and very pretty from Iralamija Shop.  These tickets are from Bright Christmas Tickets.

Okay, yes, there are a lot of snow globes out there and a lot of them have the iconic auto with a tree.  But I don't care how many there are - I want one,too!   Today on my way home, I saw a real car with a real tree tied to the top.  Cool, right?

My snow is a combination of Baking Soda, Baking Powder and course glitter.  It's really pretty snow, actually.  

First I didn't want the mustard colored lid to this jar, so I painted it.  I think it took 3 coats.

This is my first time to use glass paint.  The snowflake is so pretty!

It's a good idea to tape the stencil to the glass.  Not only does it help hold it in place, it also provides some space outside the stencil for the paint to land without it getting on the glass iteself.   For me,  a paint dauber worked better than a brush.

Then I topped it with a snowflake.   Confession:  I have knocked over the little truck a couple of times, but at least it was easy to take off the lid and fix it!

Iralamija Shop - one digital set
Moonlighting by Mary - one digital set
Studio Shine Vintage - one digital set
Cameo Shoppe - old clocks circles
Kitty Bee Design - one digital image

In your comment, please let me know that you would like to win.  Comment here and then comment on all the participating blogs listed below.  Your name will go in a hat (or basket or bowl) for your comment here.  You will also get your name put in additional times for each comment left on the other blogs.  When the prizes for one day are won, those names are taken out, but all the other names stay in the hat.  

Be sure to check back daily to see if you have won!

The Mega Giveaway grows every day and the winner will be announced Saturday, December 6th.  Everything shown in this section every day will be a part of the Mega Giveaway.  Here is the fifth picture:

The stencils include the one I used on my snow globe.  They are so pretty!

Richard - Kitty Bee Design

Jean - Cameo Shoppe and Moonlighting by Mary

Bev Ebersole - Studio Shine Vintage

Kitty - Iralamija Shop

   Char

   Lisa

   Ira

   Sandy

  Bety

Check back tomorrow to see who has won the Mega Giveaway and be sure to check back on each day to see if  you missed your name for a giveaway.

It's now the end of Visions of Sugarplums - Wishing you all a Happy Christmas!