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 Hello!  Gift giving preparations are underway! One of my favorite ways is using a gift basket.  I love the variety of things that can be incorporated together to make a beautiful presentation to give someone.   This year, one of the gifts I’m gifting will be a breakfast pancake mix.  You can read more about about the mix and a printable label here:  The Crafted Sparrow  I found the idea on Pinterest and it worked well with some local Maple syrup souvenirs from an earlier trip to Funks Grove Maple Syrup farm.  Funks Grove is a neat place nestled between a pretty area in the countryside of Illinois.  Depending on the time of year, the Sugar Shack sells maple syrup, maple sugar, and even maple ice cream!  Spring is the best time for availability of syrup, because usually sells out late in the season.  To learn more about this country treasure, check out this link:  Funks Grove Maple Syrup There is nothing better than an easy brea...

 Hi there!  I made a couple of cards today with tags and thank you as the main focus.   These are both using scrap tags!  I had left over cardstock in fall colors from a 12 x 12 paper pack awhile ago and I wanted to clean them up.   I had various tags, which where a small or medium tag was made.   The top card I used three of the same style tag, placing a gould foil leaf in the center.  The tags are mounted on a whole panel trimmed in foil cardstock.  The sentiment comes from Stampin Up “Hope You Know” stamp set.  The sentiment was stamped using a stamp platform with Ranger archival Ink in Sepia. The next card also uses a tag.  This was another pretty card made entire from leftovers and scraps.  I loved how the leaves were positioned, and anchored the sentiment between the two leaves.  A small twine bow was added as an embellishment from Unity stamps. The iridescent rhinestones are from Stampin’ Up. Thanks for stopping by! - Va...