It's Time to Start Our Sugar Kissed Christmas

Hello dear friends!

Two Crazy Crafters would like to welcome you

to another year of A Sugar Kissed Christmas!

We've sprinkled and sparkled and added some glitter,

to make a fun holiday season.

We invite you to come along and share the fun!

There will be decorating, crafts and tutorials.

Giveaways and vintage images to share.

 To bring our idea of a heartfelt vintage

Christmas to brighten the season.

Our inspiration is the pink and red color scheme that we love so much.

We will be posting everyday throughout the holiday season and

we hope you will find some inspiration along the way.

We've created the button below, for you to put in your sidebar

to help spread the news!

 

This is the third Sugar Kissed Christmas that we've hosted and you

may glance back at our archives to visit the last two years.

We look forward to sharing the season with you.

Let the magic begin . . .

See you tomorrow,

Twyla and Lindsey

Pink Saturday

Hello to all our dear friends!

We are sending sincere wishes for everyone

to have a most blessed Thanksgiving.



Be sure to stop by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

and visit all the other Pink Saturday ladies!

Special joys to you and your families!

Twyla and Lindsey

Retro Christmas

Hello friends!

Are you thinking about Christmas yet?

I am! I love all styles of Christmas, but my favorite is retro! So, I created a paper bag album using fun new retro scrapbook paper.

This album has a mixture of paper by Reminisce, Cosmo Cricket and Jenni Bowlin.

This cute paper on the first page is from the Reminisce collection. It's so cute!

Most from these pages are from Cosmo Cricket's Mr. Claus line.

It has a fun retro fell to it too!

This album was so much fun to make, but it was so hard to cut the pretty papers!

They really were lines that I could just hoard in my paper stash just to look at!

Maybe I should go get some more?

If you have never tried making a paper bag album, I highly recommend it! They are so fun and easy to make. I love the sense of fulfillment I get when I complete a whole album.

Wishing you a wonderful day, Lindsey



Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

I always look forward every year to see the newest Barbie ornaments by Hallmark. I have been collecting them for years!

This year was a great line that included this one called, Campus Sweetheart.

The Barbie is an American Girl from 1964. One of my favorite styles!

In the past couple years, Hallmark has released ornaments that look like vintage Barbies in their original boxes. How clever! I love this style and look forward to adding this Bubble Cut style doll to my collection.

I think this Ken is pretty funny and cute!

He is called, Campus Hero and would be the perfect match to the Campus Sweetheart ornament.

Each year, Hallmark comes out with at least one ornament dedicated to shoes.

While the shoe trees were my favorite style, this shoe ornament is very cool!

Do you like Hallmark ornaments? Any favorites?

Have a lovely day, Lindsey



Twyla Tuesday

Hello ladies!

I wanted to share with you a gift that I gave

Lindsey for her birthday last week.

I wanted to create a painting or collage for her

and thought about her style.

I knew right away that a color block style would

be perfect.

Using painter's tape I marked off the stripes to make the job

easier.  It was easy choosing the colors.  The two small

boxes in the lower left side are two of her favorite colors  

and the main color scheme of her party.

I am very happy to say that she loved the painting!

As you know, we feel birthdays are special and deserve

to be celebrated! 

We have certainly enjoyed sharing your birthdays this

year on our blog.  We want to thank all of you who have

shared your birth date and all those who stopped by and wished

the birthday girl a happy day. 

We will be calling for the December birthdays soon and plan

to continue the tradition next year.

Thank you for stopping in for a visit today!

Enjoy your day!

Love, Twyla



Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday!

Just a word from our dear Mary,

reminding us that we have to work

to make our dreams come true.

Be sure to visit Beverly and the other

Pink Saturday participants!

Enjoy your day!

Twyla and Lindsey

Victorian Christmas Album

Hello friends!

Have you started thinking about Christmas yet?

I created this Christmas paper bag album last week and played a couple Christmas cds as I worked to get in the mood.

I wanted a Victorian theme for this book and was happy that I found this lovely paper collection by K & Co at Michaels.

I mixed a few sheets of Graphic 45 Christmas paper to fill this album up.

I love having pockets on my pages. I think it gives the pages a more layered and busy look that really appeals to me.

I am looking forward to this upcoming Christmas season, when Mom and I will share our ideas for this season here on our blog, for our 3rd annual Sugar Kissed Christmas!

I am also looking forward to making fudge, wrapping presents and baking Mom's favorite Butter Cookies that we shared the recipe for in our second blog post back in 2007! 

This album is for sale here on ebay.

Have a beautiful Friday, Lindsey



A Vintage Birthday Card and a Party!

Hello friends!

I want to thank everyone that wished me

 a Happy Birthday this past Monday!

I was looking through one of my vintage card boxes and thought this one was so sweet! A special birthday card to a Mom!

I am now 23 years old. I don't feel any different.

 Some years I do, some I don't.

Do you?

 I know I will never be too old for a fun Hello Kitty themed Birthday table!

Wasn't it cute?!

My Mom and my Brother

did such a great job making it colorful and fun!

I wish you a lovely day, Lindsey

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

It's Barbie Wednesday again and this week I want to talk about Barbie's little sister, Skipper.

I have always been found of Skipper dolls. I love her long hair, cute face and flat feet! She originally came out in 1964, wearing a red and white striped bathing suit, red shoes, gold elastic headband and brush set.

Her full name is, Skipper Roberts. She was 9 1/4 inches tall and came in 3 different hair colors.

As I mentioned last week, I love collecting the cases and houses as much as I do the dolls! So when I came across Skipper's Dream Room case on ebay, I had to have it! The best part is her sweet bed with a matching bedspread and pillows!

Did you have a Skipper doll when you were young?

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello ladies!

One thing you might not know about me

is that I am a wanderlust.  I love hitting the highway

and exploring new areas.

I had the recent pleasure of discovering this gem in

my own state!

It is a 17th century church originally built in London, England!

It was painstakingly dismantled and transported to

Fulton, Missouri in the 1960's.

The name of the church is The Church of St. Mary of Aldermanbury.

It was twice destroyed by fire and bombed during WWII.

In 1946 Winston Churchill came to Westminster College

in Fulton, MO and gave a speech.

It was suggested that the church be reconstructed here

as a monument to that occasion.

It was dismantled and every piece numbered to move to

it's new location.  By the time it arrived it was all mixed up

and it was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

There is a museum built below the church that we

also toured.  It was so very awe inspiring.

The inside has been beautifully rebuilt and I was

in awe of the woodcarving.

These columns were amazing as you can still see the cracks

where they were broken from the bombing.

It was a very fascinating trip and if you ever get

a chance to go to Fulton, don't miss this

extraordinary treasure.

Thanks for letting me share my experience with you.

Have a most wondrful day!

Love, Twyla



Vintage Autumn Mini Album

Hello friends!

I have been obsessed with My Mind's Eye paper this week!

I love their Lost and Found collections!

The first collection is available now at Hobby Lobby and the Lost and Found Two is at scrapbook stores.

I took the Rosy line (the top one in the above photo) and mixed it with Crate Paper's Farmhouse paper line to create this Fall themed mini album.

I loved how perfect the paper lines coordinated with each other.

I filled this album with lots of pockets.

Pockets are also a great way to fill up an empty page.

I added a few vintage graphics and lots of paper flowers

 to add more details to the album.

I cut the chipboard for this album 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 so that I didn't have to cut the paper down any.

I then cut and bound the book using my Cinch book binder.



I have listed this album here on ebay.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting us today!

We hope you have a lovely Autumn day!

Lindsey