Pepperberry Keepsakes

Stamp Sets For Sale

2010-05-12T14:53:00.007-06:00

It's time to say good bye to some of my stamps. I haven't been able to use them for over 2 years and the truth of the matter is I have way too many. Just send me an email about anything you're interested in. Price does not incude shipping, payment can be made through paypal.

A is for Adoreable 10.00
All Natural 7.00
All Occasions 10.00
All the Best 10.00
all-around alpa upper and lower 20.00
Along the Same Lines 7.00
Autumn Leaf 10.00
best blossoms 7.00
big blooms 15.00
Big Blossom 10.00
Big Deal Alphabet 20.00
by design 7.00
Canvas background 10.00
cool cat 7.00
Cute Converse 7.00
Demask background 10.00
Dream come true 10.00
expressive flexible phrases 20.00
Fall Whimsy - 2 sets 7.00 each
Fine Lace background 10.00
Flora and fauna 20.00
Flower Filled` 10.00
fontastic background 10.00
Frames and flourishes 20.00
Fresh Fruit - 2 sets 15.00 each
Fun Filled - 2 sets 10.00 each
Gently Falling - 2 sets 7.00 each
Girlfriends Accessories 10.00
Gladsome Garden 10.00
Going out in style 10.00
groovy lines background 10.00
Happiest of Holidays 7.00
happy harmony 7.00
Happy Hearts 7.00
Haute Couture 10.00
Headline Alphabet 20.00
Heartfelt Thanks 15.00
Holiday Basics 10.00
Holiday Blocks - 3 sets 10.00 each
Holiday Sampler 15.00
Holiday Spirit 10.00
holiday tag team 15.00
Holiday Woodcuts 10.00
hope is… 7.00
In Any Event 10.00
It all adds up 7.00
It's a date 7.00
Just Vine 10.00
Label Classics 10.00
Letter Letters alpha 20.00
Letterpress alpha 20.00
lexicon of love - 2 sets 7.00 each
Linen background - 2 sets 10.00 each
little hellos 15.00
Little Layers, Plus 10.00
Looks Like Spring - 2 sets 15.00 each
Love It 10.00
love ya bunches 7.00
Memory of the Heart 7.00
Miracle of spring 10.00
misc alpha - not stampin up 7.00
Misc dress set 15.00
Misc Words set of 6 5.00
Mixed Bouquet 15.00
Monogram Alphabet (entire set) 150.00
More Petal Prints 10.00
Nature's secret 15.00
never ending joy - 2 sets 7.00 each
Nice and Easy Notes 20.00
nice and narrow 7.00
noteworthy - 2 sets 7.00 each
Occasionally - 3 sets 10.00 each
Office Accoutrement 15.00
Oh, My Word 10.00
Open for Trade 20.00
Paint Prints - 2 sets 7.00
Painted Poinsettias 10.00
Painted Posies - 2 sets 10.00 each
paris in the spring 10.00
Perfect Plaids 10.00
Petal Prints 10.00
Phrase Starters 7.00
Phrase Starters II 7.00
Pindot Plaid 10.00
polka-dot posies 10.00
Print Pattern 10.00
Retro Alphabet Lower 20.00
Riveting 10.00
Roses in Winter 10.00
Season Sketches 20.00
Shades of Nature 10.00
shapes and shadows - 2 sets 15.00 each
simple circles 7.00
Simple Shapes 10.00
Simple Sketches 15.00
Sketch a Party 10.00
sketch it 7.00
Smitten 7.00
smorgasborders 7.00
Solemn Stillness 20.00
Something to celebrate - 2 sets 10.00 each
Sparkling Season 10.00
spring garden 10.00
Spunky Numbers 7.00
Stipple Celebrations - 2 sets 15.00 each
Stipple Plaid background 10.00
Sweet of You - 3 sets 10.00 each
Sweet shapes 10.00
sweet treats 10.00
Swirl Frame Fun 20.00
Tall Tales alpha 20.00
Terrific Tulips 10.00
The Art of Life - 2 sets 7.00 each
the shape of things 15.00
Tis the Season 10.00
Too Terrific Tags 7.00
Trim the Tree 10.00
Tropical Fish 20.00
Very Punny - 3 sets 10.00
Watercolor garden 10.00
Watercolor Garden II 15.00
Watercolor Minis 7.00
Weather or Not 7.00
word by word 10.00
Year after Year 20.00
Yule Bits and Borders 7.00

January 2009 coming to a close...

2009-01-30T17:49:00.002-06:00

For all of you that subscribe to my blog you know that I am not a frequent poster. The main reason for that was we packed up most of my paper craft items so that we could put our house on the market. That did not turn out quite as we had planned. Our house was on the market for 1 year without a single offer. I was very sad that the house did not sell but I keep trying to be positive. We have tossed around putting it back on the market since but wanted to wait until after the holidays. So the holidays are over and the market is worse now than it was then so we are waiting. In the mean time, I have lived without my paper craft supplies long enough. As soon as we have a day that is warm enough, my husband can go get them and bring them home, I will be sending him out the door (*wink*) as fast as possible. Until then, hang in there with me.

While I'm posting, I thought I would share the cake I threw together at the last minute for my hubby. I have fibromyalgia and have not been feeling very well and did not feel like baking him a real cake and he didn't want me to buy one. I thought he needed something with candles on it anyway; this is what I came up with. He loves mini snickers so I decided I would somehow make him a cake using them. Once I put a plan together in my head I thought it would be quick and easy. It turned out to be a little tougher and it took longer than I thought it would. When I first tried to make a hole in the snicker for the candle, the snicker crushed. Wasn't quite the look I was going for??? So I went and found a small round kitchen utensil and heated it up with hot water, dried it off, stuck it into the snicker. Success! Then I warmed the bottom of each snicker and put them in place on the plate, voila. Happy Birthday Honey!

I finally CRACKED!!!

2008-05-07T19:45:00.001-06:00

I could not take it any longer. I had to have some of my stuff back. I just really need to feel like me again. I only have 1 more week of school left for the semester and it was starting to sink in, when school is over I won't have anything to occupy my time. So, I decided that it was time to unpack just enough stuff to keep me occupied. You can't even imagine how fun it was. It didn't even matter to me that I didn't have a lot of my stuff I was back in my element. Whoo hooo!!!

I started working on a chocolate lovers gift pack, I will have to show it to you when I finish it. It's still a work in progress. In the mean time I found out that one of the girls I work with grandfather passed away. Now that I have some stuff I wanted to make a card for her so here it is. What do you think?

This card is lots of layers of many coordinating pieces of paper. Super simple and fun. Here is the card ingredient: Cardstock: Bazzill, Pattern paper: K & Company, Stamp: DRS Designs, Accents: paper clip: K & Company, brads & jumbo eyelets: Stampin' Up!, ribbon: various.

Sweet Baby Girl!

2008-03-23T08:10:00.002-06:00

Happy Easter Everyone!

It's a good thing I made some projects that I hadn't ever posted. That way I have stuff to post now, while I'm waiting for our house to sell. When I did this project a year ago, wow time flies *wink*, it was the first time I had ever tried adhering rub-ons to glass. If you haven't tried it yet, what are you waiting for??? It's super easy. I love making baby stuff and this was sooooooooooo much fun. I used Brenda Walton's Small Wonders set for the entire project.

How Many Colors Can You Name In 5 Minutes?

2008-02-28T21:16:00.002-06:00

Click the link above to play. After you have finished let me know how you did. It's really fun!!!

I'm Going Crazy!!!

2008-02-20T22:26:00.004-06:00

It is so cold here and there is so much snow on the ground we can't even see our mailbox anymore. I'll try to remember to take a picture of it so I can show you. Anyway, I miss stamping so I'm a little whinny *sad face*!

So here I am posting old stuff and remembering how much fun it was to be doing paper crafts. Unfortunately I can't remember all the details for the ingredients but the ice cream is pink stickles *smile*. The paper is bazzill and my minds eye, wild asparagus, the sweet stamp was one of the dollar stamps from Michael's. I used hot off the press pink suede and the window punch for the 3 strips. If you have questions just let me know and I'll try to figure out where the rest of came from.

If you know any tricks for selling your house quick I'm all ears.

Happy Valentines!

2008-02-10T11:57:00.001-06:00

Well if you haven't noticed, your mailbox isn't overflowing with a lot of posts from me I'm not what you would call a frequent poster. I would like to post a little more often but there seems to be a lot of other things getting in the way.

Reasons for not posting. Number 1, I packed up my stamp stuff and started staging our house to put it up for sale, last June. We did a ton of things to the house because the competition is so fierce here. New hot water heater, new furnace, new carpet in our basement, new light fixtures, new windows, new stainless steel appliances, new paint on the walls and then we staged everything. All of this was keeping me busy so it didn't bother me to much that I wasn't able to stamp. We finally listed our house in October hoping it would sell quickly. It still has not sold; the market here in WI is awful. There are about 100 other houses in the same price range Soon after it was listed, the holidays were upon us and I was busy with all the stuff that goes along with it. Number 2, I decided to go back to school. I signed up for 6 credit hours of class this semester and it is really kicking my butt *wink* I don't think it would be as bad if work wasn't so draining. It has been very stressful and demanding. I leave there and go to class 2 nights a week for 3 hours, yuck! My weekends are spent doing home work, no time for fun then either. I keep telling my self it will all be worth it in the end. Number 3, my family, with so little time leftover I do what I can to spend some time with them. Cross your fingers for us to sell the house soon so I can move into a new stamp room. If it doesn't happen soon I may go crazy *double wink*

Ok, now that you know why I haven't been posting we can get on with my post for today. I made this card for my husband last Valentines day and although it a year old I still like it. Ingredients used: Cardstock, Bazzill red and black; Pattern paper, FoofaLa red, black and cream; Hero Arts, gemstone crystals; Ribbon, black velvet; Stamps, noteworthy (love), $1 stamps (xoxo); Other, chipboard, dimensionals, corner punch. Super easy card to do and my husband loved it.
Hope you have a Happy Valentines!!!

Paper Crafts magazine crafting projects - cards tags gifts

2007-11-19T20:24:00.000-06:00

Although Halloween has past, these little gift bags make great gifts for the holiday season as well. A new front and tag and you have the perfect holiday gift.

Be sure to check out the latest Paper Crafts magazine, it's totally awesome!!!

Paper Crafts magazine crafting projects - cards tags gifts

My project made the cut…

2007-09-29T09:34:00.000-06:00

I am so excited! One of my projects made it into the Oct/Nov issue of Paper Trends magazine!!! I submitted a Halloween project months ago and they accepted it. I didn't want to get to excited though just incase they didn't end up using it, but its official. The Oct/Nov issue is on news stands and my project is in it.

The selected project was Tootsie Roll Banks I made into Halloween favors. They are so fun and easy. I just covered and decorated the bank with Halloween papers and embellishments. After the tootsie rolls are gone you have a cute little bank to save all you change in. They are too cute!

There are tons of other great projects in this issue as well. Check it out and get a copy while they're still available!!!

Huge Blowout Sale!!!

2007-08-29T13:29:00.000-06:00

Ok, as most of you know I invested a small fortune in a custom order of keepsake boxes. I love how they turned out. Decorated they make an awesome gift or keepsake for yourself. Unfortunately it has been more than a little difficult to market and sell these boxes as an individual, not having the resources and money that a large business has. So, it's time to cut my losses and move on, but I need some help from all of you to accomplish this. Please help me spread the word about this Blowout Sale.

Until they are gone you can purchase these amazing boxes for almost half what I paid for them. I know the suspense is killing you so, here are the details. Now available for the low, low price of just $4.00 each, plus shipping. Just email me your order and I will send you a paypal invoice, once the invoice is paid I will ship out your items.

Here is a list of all the great ideas of what to make with these boxes and don't forget to check out all the boxes in my Keepsake Box Idea gallery.

BABY GIRL
BABY BOY
MOTHER
TEACHER
WEDDING
VALENTINE TOTE
BIRTHDAY LOOT TOTE
ROAD TRIP
DISNEY TRIP
AND MANY MORE. . .

Don't miss out purchase yours today!!!

Please spread the word!!!

Bright Vibrant Color Perfect For Summer

2007-06-21T10:37:00.000-06:00

I made this awhile back but had not posted it. I think I was just a little overwhelmed with writing down all the details that go along with this one. If I forget something just send me an email. I used my 3 X 3 gift box pattern to make the box and then added the pattern paper. I punched out 3 black suede flowers, stacked them up and added a brad to decorate the flap. Around the bottom of the box I added a piece of dandelion green ribbon with a piece of black velvet ribbon and a buckle. For the closure I used a little Velcro circle.
Once the box was complete it was time to make some cards to fill it. I wanted the cards to all have a different purpose but didn't want to use to many different stamp sets. Searching through my sets I pulled out 2 that I thought would work. One was an old set but I always liked it and hadn't ever used it much. It was time to get the rubber dirty ;) I stamped the little duck, colored it in with watercolor pencils, punched it out and layered it with cardstock. Then added it on top of the polka dot paper. Added to word window punch strips and brads to complete the card.
For the next card I used the little RX bottle, stamped it and colored in the heart with watercolor pencil. Punched it out and layered it with black suede paper (love the suede paper), Stamped the side of the card with a sentiment and added suede and pattern paper to the bottom. Then finished it with a couple of brads.
Card number 3 was done with the same stamp set as the first card. I stamped the design with black ink and then colored it in. Punch another square from black suede, cut in half and added to the corners of the card. Wrapped dandelion green ribbon around the card. Punch a scalloped square from striped paper and layered it with the stamped piece.
Card number 4, going back to the same stamp set used in card 2, I stamped the clock and colored it in with watercolor pencil. Punched out the image and layered it with square and scalloped squares. On the bottom of the card I added a piece of stripped paper and 2 brads, then stamped "celebrate". Using Karen Foster snap stamps I added "time to". To finish everything off each envelope was stamped with a matching sentiment.
Project ingredients: cardstock Bazzill Basics Limeade and Kachina. pattern paper Paper Salon "harmony" stripe, petite paisley, fancy dot, Hot Off The Press black suede. hardware Bazzill brads "lizard", Elements brads "black and green", Stampin' Up! buckle "pewter". stamps Stampin' Up! Occasionally and Love Notes, Karen Foster snap stamps mini casual. ribbon Lasting Impressions "dandelion green" JoAnn's black velvet. ink Stampin' Up! Craft basic black, Classic gable green, cool caribbean Stazon jet black. watercolor pencils Prismacolor. tools Stampin' Up! 1 3/8" square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, spring bouquet flower, word window, EK Success 1 1/8" square, Marvy Uchida mega scallop square. envelopes Stampin' Up! mini square whisper white. Velcro

Stuck in a rut, hmmmm. . .

2007-06-21T09:04:00.000-06:00

I love the new Sky paper and cardstock and could not wait to play with it. Only to find out my brain is still stuck in wedding mode. Oh well, sometimes you just have to go with what you are handed. I also seem to be stuck doing square cards. I just like the size and feel of them I guess.
I took a piece of the soft sky cardstock and ran it through my cuddle bug using the textile embossing folder (another favorite *wink*). I added a piece of striped sky pattern paper along the side of the embossed cardstock. Love the stripes! Then using my slit punch I made a scalloped edge out of black cardstock. On-top of the black cardstock I added the Now and Forever fuzzy rub on (looks much better IRL). Then layered it over the two sky pieces. Stamped a 2 ¾ inch white circle with The Greatest Love stamp and layered it with black cardstock. After adhering the circles to the card I then trimmed off the overhang. Using a ⅝ inch circle punch I punched out 3 small circles to add to the flowers, added large black brads and attached them to the card.
Card ingredients: Soft Sky and Blue Bayou cardstock SU, Sky pattern paper SU, Raven and Bazzill White cardstock Bazzill, Textile embossing folder and Cuddle Bug, fuzzy rub-ons Heidi Swapp, The Greatest Love stamp Art Warehouse Limited Edition, Black ink Palette, large Thumbtack Brads Karen Foster, slit punch SU, small circle punch EK Success, flowers Making Memories.

Wedding leftovers, so to speak wink

2007-06-02T20:37:00.000-06:00

As I was strolling through a local scrapbook store on my lunch hour a while back, a swatch book full of beautiful black, white and cream paper caught my eye. I instantly fell in love with it and into my hand it went. I just knew it would be perfect to make wedding cards with and with wedding season fast approaching it was perfect timing. I made my niece a card and the 2 cards here.

Supplies and details are as follows:
Cardstock: Bazzill raven and white.
Patterned paper: Bo Bunny romance
Accessories: Pearl brad K & Company, black brad American Crafts, rub-ons Bo Bunny, stickers Bo Bunny, ribbon and various punches.

No special techniques to complete these cards. They are really simple, I just layered the papers and added a few details.

If you haven't ever tried using Bo Bunny rub-ons you should. They are so easy to use. I think they are the easiest rub-ons I have ever used. I love them!!! I would love to hear if you've used them and what you thought?

The Wedding

2007-05-29T20:09:00.000-06:00

My nieces' wedding was last weekend. She was such a beautiful bride! The wedding went off without error but there seemed to be a little cloud hanging around causing problems now and then. First, the flower girl and her family did not get to come because their plane was canceled due to weather and they were not able to get them on any other flight. At least she knew a day ahead and had time to find a replacement. Second, the weather was awful right before the wedding. It was pouring rain and the streets were flooding, making it difficult for some people to get to the church. Third, the priest starts the service and he calls my niece by the wrong name, oops!!! The priest has known her for her entire life. Other than that, I thought the day went really well. The happy couple is off on their honeymoon for a week of fun together. I love weddings…

I'm Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-05-18T18:36:00.000-06:00

I'm back! I know it seems like I've been gone for a really long time (it has felt like forever to me) but I had a good excuse. I have so little spare time, since I still have to show up at work in order to receive a paycheck, funny how that works *wink*. Anyway, back to my spare time, what little time I have had lately, I have totally devoted to my nieces fast approaching wedding. Save the Date, Invitations, Reception cards and favors. She's having a huge wedding, 250 of everything.

Silly me, when I designed the card I decided to sew a pocket on the inside. Let me tell you, one card, oh that was fun but after the first 50 it wasn't fun anymore. My friends kept asking me if I was insane. I decided I must have been because no one in their right mind would volunteer for something like that. They were my wedding gift to her and her fiancée. My niece was thrilled with them so that made me feel good.

I will be leaving to go to the wedding but I don't plan on abandoning my blog again for so long. For those of you still waiting for the tutorial on the keepsake boxes I haven't forgotten so don't despair.

It's time for another blog candy winner, YEAH!!!!!!

2007-02-24T15:39:00.000-06:00

I think my nine year old likes blog candy just as much as everyone else does. I put everyone's name in a basket and she gets to draw the name. When you are nine, drawing is as much fun as winning, I guess.

Now, for my answer to the question, what gets in the way of my paper crafts projects? My list is very long and very short whichever list you want to look at. The short list is everything!!! The long list is: my job, my family, our dog, laundry, cleaning, gardening, boating, grocery shopping, bloging, and so on. I don't want it to sound like I don't care and enjoy some of the items on my list. I wouldn't trade my family for the world but sometimes I just want to have me time. I also feel really guilty some times for having me time and leaving them out so it's hard to find a good balance. Whichever side of the fence I am walking on I am so glad that I have found something that I enjoy doing as much as I enjoy this.

Now for the winner. Drum roll please…the winner and her comments:

Peggy Maier said...

Two people! Well 1 person & a "dog". Don't tell him though, he thinks he's a person! Every time I start crafting, my hubby thinks he has to come talk to me. Once he's gone, here comes the dog - sits by my knee & stares at me (wanting to go out). Is there anything more disconcerting than knowing something or someone is staring at you? If the staring doesn't work, he jumps up on my leg & begins to whine. With these 2, I just can't win (or craft!)

February 18, 2007 7:32 AM

Peggy, send me an email with your snail mail address and I'll get your stamps in the mail to you.

Congratulations to both our blog candy stamp winners!!!

Are you guys just dying???

2007-02-21T20:09:00.000-06:00

In case you didn't notice from my picture I am blonde and not just from a bottle, they go all the way to the root. Ok, I've admitted to that, now for the biggie, I totally forgot that I was supposed to post the winner this morning. WHAT!!! How could you forget something like that? Well, I could go into a long drawn out story explaining how it all happened but I think most of you would prefer that I announce the winner.

Before I do though, I thought it only fair to tell you what my all time favorite stamp (set) is and what I like to do the most. My favorite stamp? Like most of you, this is a hard one. There are so many to choose from. I don't think I could pick just one but I did narrow it to 2, paisley and art of life. Both retired L As for question number 2, that is a little easier. I love doing 3D projects, anything that could be used as a gift. I do a lot of cards and scrapbook pages, but my passion is 3D.

Now for the moment you have all been waiting for, the winner of the blog candy is: heather l Here is her post:

heather l. said...
Hi!
My favorite set is probably the Art of Life which was a hostess appreciation set. I also love Little Pieces and all of the 'circle-y' kinds of sets recently. I definitely make more cards than anything else. I'm a swap-aholic and proud of it!
Thanks for the awesome blog candy!
Heather

Heather send me an email with your snail mail address and I'll send you your new stamps.

Thank you all for playing!

What's better than Blog Candy? Back to back Blog Candy!

2007-02-17T15:59:00.000-06:00

That's right, you're not see things. I have 9 more stamps that need a home. Who will they go to??? That's up to you. All you have to do is leave a comment to this post (emails will not be accepted) w/ your answer to the following question. What gets in the way of doing paper craft projects? Entries will be accepted until Friday, February 23, 12 midnight (Central Time). The winner will be announced Saturday, February 24. The winner will receive the 9 stamps featured in the picture with this article. Don't miss out get your name in that hat before it's to late. Good luck!!!

What time is it? Anyone? It's Blog Candy Time! Yeah!!!

2007-02-17T15:31:00.000-06:00

90% of the people I hangout with are stamper/scrapbookers, so I thought it would be fun to give away some stamps. I was in Michaels and they had a bunch of new $1 stamps, then it occurred to me they would be a great for my Blog Candy. Ok, blah blah blah, enough of the talk, lets get on with it. Leave a comment to this post (emails will not be accepted) w/ your answer to the following questions. What stamp (or set) is your all time favorite? and what do you like to stamp the most? (cards/scrapbooks/projects) Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, February 20, 12 midnight (Central Time). The winner will be announced Wednesday February 21. The winner will receive the 9 stamps featured in the picture with this article. Good luck everyone!!!

Last Minute Treats

2007-02-06T21:14:00.000-06:00

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm kind of pushing it a little. I wanted to make some cute treats but my brain just refused to come up with anything. So in a last ditch effort this was what I came up with. I just used a medium cello back and then made a topper for it. Oh, and if you were wondering, yes, that is the Cloud 9 paper again. I'm totally in love with it. This time I used 2 of the papers that did not have the embossing on them. I love to add sewing to my projects. I think it gives them just a little something extra. I sewed around the edges on both the front and back. On the back side I cut 2 slits in the paper so I could slide a little tag down in between. On the tag I added the To~From along with Love and a little Heart Envelope.

Hmmmmm, I wonder how many of these I'm going to need to throw together last minute?

Additional photos of this project can be viewed in the Valentine Treat gallery.

Valentine Card Tote II

2007-01-29T20:49:00.000-06:00

A local scrapbook store where I live is carrying my keepsake boxes. I thought it would be nice to make a Valentine Tote so they could have a finish box for display. The paper I used is mostly Cloud 9. I love this paper, it is embossed and glittery and is a nice heavy weight. I also used black suede paper which is a little tricky to work with, you have to be careful not to get any glue on it. Other than that it was a fun project and I really enjoyed doing it. The little envelopes I made with my wishblade. I haven't used it all that much since my husband got it for me but I love playing with it when I get the chance. I also used it to cut the heart shapes I used in the heart shaped metal frames. I used velvet pink ribbon on the inside, which I thought looked really pretty with the black suede paper. If you would like to see all the pictures of this project, just visit my Valentine Card Tote II gallery.

My Turn ? ? ?

2007-01-24T11:00:00.000-06:00

Yes, it happened (to my surprise). I've been tagged by Shadowcatcher, which means it's my turn to give you the A-Z lowdown on myself. Here goes...

A-Available or Taken: Taken

B-Best Friend: Howard, my wonderful husband that I adore.

C-Cake or Pie: Cheese Cake

D-Drink of Choice: It changes from time to time, right now its Pibb, tomorrow who knows???

E-Essential Item You Use Everyday: my computer, I get very cranky when the internet goes down.

F-Favorite Color: I don't have just one, pink, brown, black, red, green, I can go on...

G-Gummy Bears or Worms: both

H-Hometown: South Haven, KS, population 400 and I swear it must be where Jeff Foxworthy goes for new material.

I-Indulgence: I would say stamping/scrapbooking stuff but those are must haves in my life. So, my indulgence would be my Longaberger baskets, love'm.

J-January or February: January – My husbands and my bdays are in January.

K-Kids and Names: Three, Holly, Cody and Makayla

L-Life is Incomplete Without: Faith, Family, Friends and Laughter.

M-Marriage Date: July 9 and October 12, we had 2 weddings a legal ceremony and a formal destination ceremony. We only celebrate October 12 though.

N-Number of Siblings: 5 – 3 sisters 2 brothers. I'm the baby.

O-Oranges or Apples: Neither ~ I like them both but oranges upset my tummy and I'm allergic to apples, my throat swells shut, scary!

P-Phobias or Fears: drowning

Q-Favorite Quote: Your life is a fairy tale, with the journey unscripted, write a script you'd love to read.

R-Reason to Smile: having another day

S-Season: Fall ~ I totally love everything about it, the changing color, crisp cool temps, beautiful orange pumpkins. Is it fall yet???

T-Tag 3 or 4 people: Everyone I know has already been tagged so I am adding 3 links to blogs I like to visit, Shadowcatcher Taylor AmyR

U-Unknown fact about me: I'm a little OCD about having my shoes on. The only time I don't wear them is to bed, in the shower and when I'm visiting someone and required to take them off.

V-Vegetable you don't like: spinach and mushrooms

W-Worst Habit: shopping, and lots of it

X-Xrays: teeth, torso

Y-Your fave food: Mexican, yummy!!!

Z-Zodiac: Aquarius

New Gallery Added

2007-01-18T13:35:00.000-06:00

In the Pepperberry Keepsakes Product gallery one of the items that I sell are keepsake boxes. I thought it would be good to give you a little back ground about the boxes and add a gallery where you can view different ideas of what you can do with them. The new gallery is Keepsake Box Ideas.

My custom box story:

Several months back I went in search of a box that I could decorate with scrapbook paper and use for a baby keepsake box. I found that to be easier said than done. I searched and searched and the best I could find was a cigar box. Not really what I was looking for. So I decided to check into having them made. Most of the places I called would not make them unless I had a minimum order of 5000. Well, needless to say I did not want 5000 boxes. One of the companies I called did give me the name and number of a place that might be willing to take my small order, so I called them. Their minimums were much less, so I gave them the design information in order for them work out a quote. With the quote in hand, I went to my husband to see if he might be interested in helping me finance my new little venture. It took some convincing but he came around. Once that was done, they made me a few sample so I could see what I would be ordering. I approved one of them, sent my money in and they started making my boxes. About 2 weeks later my order was complete and they shipped all of them to me.

At this point my husband was wondering what I had gotten him into. After I decorated a few of them and he saw the different things that could be done he was a little less skeptical. Now my problem changed from wanting a box I couldn't find to having tons of boxes and how to market them with out it costing me a fortune. After trying several different things, my blog seemed to be the most economical. The fewer boxes you order the more they charge for each box, so the boxes already cost a little more than if a large company had them mass produced. I have tried to keep the cost as low as possible and the boxes are a very nice quality and are quite sturdy. The people that have purchased and used them have told me they were very pleased at how they turned out and it was really not very difficult at all. If you purchase one of these boxes, I think you will really enjoy the end result and have a hard time parting with it if it's for a gift.

I love hearing back from people that have purchased my products or used my patterns, so please feel free to leave comments or send me an email.

Valentine Card Tote

2007-01-17T15:06:00.000-06:00

I wanted to make something for my daughter to carry her Valentines to school in and this is what I came up with. It was really pretty easy to do. I used a white keepsake box. To make the edges of the box match the project I used a cosmetic sponge and craft ink refill. Just put a little craft ink on a plastic disposable plate and then dip the cosmetic sponge and wipe on the edges of the box. I did this process in two settings letting the first section dry before going on to the second. To speed up the process you could use a heat tool to dry each section. I then cut the pieces for each section and dry fit them, just incase I had made a mistake. Once I had all the pieces I need I then started adhering them to the box. I like to start on the inside and work my way out. On the lid inside and out I added any embellishments that needed to be added before adhering the lid pieces to the box. Now you can add any additional embellishments you desire to complete. On this box I wanted to make it as easy as possible for my daughter to open and close so I drilled a hole in the center of the front side of the box and inserted a small disk magnet. I used a piece of ribbon for the second magnet and adhered that to the lid before adding the cover.

Additional photo of this project are in the Valentine Card Tote gallery.

Note: Once you have added the piece of paper that goes over the spine on the outside you will need to leave the box closed until the glue has dried to insure the paper stays adhered.

My daughter loves it and is very excited about taking her Valentines to school in it. Now that her tote is made we will have to come up with some cute valentines to put in it.
If you are interested in the boxes you can see them in my Pepperberry Keepsake Products gallery, a supply list and patterns come with the box. If you have any questions or would like to purchase something feel free to send me an email.

Time. . .

2007-01-10T12:09:00.000-06:00

Where does it go? Why don't I every have enough of it? Why does it go so slow when I'm at work and so fast when I'm at home?

I've been asking myself these questions lately. I have so many things I want/need to do but there just doesn't seem to be enough time to get them all done. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that can relate to my dilemma.

Right now I am working on a scrapbook for my Aunt. I am really enjoying working on it and I have put off doing it for 2 years now. Shame on me!!! I would rather work on Valentine stuff though and I know the closer it gets, I will set aside the scrapbook stuff and dive in, which could happen sooner rather than later. It seems this time issue is a constant problem for me. Maybe when I retire I won't feel this way but for some reason I have a feeling that the issue will be the same only the interference will change. Fortunately/unfortunately it will be years before retirement so I'll just have to wait and see.

A little info about the pages posted today, my Aunts scrapbook. My Mom, whom I miss terrible died about 15 years ago. She was a triplet. My Aunt who is the only one of the 3 still living is my living reminder of my Mom. Which is also, good and bad. It is so cool to see and hear her it is almost like seeing and hearing my Mom but it also makes me miss Mom too. Two years ago my Aunt came to visit us in Wisconsin. It was great, I loved having her here. While she was here I showed her the picture I had of them from when they were little. I was surprised to find out that some of the pictures I had were pictures that she did not remember seeing and she asked me for copies of them. I made the copies and decided I didn't want to just send her the pictures I would make a scrapbook for them and send them to her in it. It's been 2 years now and I'm just getting it done and I'm feeling very guilty about it. I hope to finish it soon but here are 3 of the pages that I've done so far.

As I get the pages done for her album I will post them. Most of the rest of the pages will be blank. That way she will be able to add the photos she wants to. I had a really hard time deciding on what colors to use. When I make something for someone else I always worry about that. I think sometimes it would be much easier to just let them pick out the colors themselves but when you're making something as a surprise it makes it impossible. I'll just cross my fingers and hope she likes it. I guess the only thing I would really like to change is instead of making 1 album I wish I was making 3 one for each of them, especially 1 from my Mom. I'm sure she would have loved it. 3 down 17 pages to go, wish me luck. I'll need it, that little nagging voice is still haunting me, valentines, valentines, valentines. LOL

My first blog...

2007-01-07T12:55:00.000-06:00

Ok, ok, ok, I realize that I should have started this a year ago when I was thinking about it but I just never took the time to do it. Although I'm a little behind the rest of the world its never to late.

Now that I have started I can't wait to see where this journey will take me. I can't promise it will always be exciting but I can assure you it will constantly be changing.

With so much going on in my life right now I'm not sure what I should start with first. I think I'll just keep things short today and fill you in with more details as we go.

So begins the journey of my blogging life…