Hey everyone!
Happy Monday! It’s my day to post on the Trendy Twine Blog today 
This month we are showcasing Tickled with Teal and Twisted Teal Trendy Twine, both of which are on Sale this month! They also have an adorable little Mini Pack available for sale!
Our Challenge this Month is to create a project using Kraft and Trendy Twine. Here is what I created for the challenge:
Be sure to drop by the Trendy Twine Blog and enter this month’s challenge!!
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Saturday!! Welcome to the Trendy Twine and Little Scraps of Heaven Designs collaboration day
We are so thrilled to be teaming up with Little Scraps of Heaven Designs today.
Both Design Teams created gorgeous projects using both Trendy Twine & files from LSHD so be sure to stop by both the Trendy Twine Blog and the LSHD Blog to see all of the awesome inspiration!
We are spotlighting the Cotton Candy, Posy, & Sky twines
and you can grab this trio for a great price!
For my project I created a fun Spring-y waterfall card! Check it out:
Recipe:
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Wednesday Today I am blogging over at the Trendy Twine Blog! Today I have a cute and simple treat bag topper to share with you featuring Lemon Tart Trendy Twine!
For the bag topper I just used the Spellbinder’s Labels 1 and folded it in half. Then stamp and decorate with some beautiful vibrant Lemon Tart Trendy Twine, viola!
Don’t forget to grab Lemon Tart on SALE this month only!!
And be sure to join in this month’s challenge!
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Monday sweet friends! It’s a new month which means a new challenge on the Trendy Twine blog! This month we are featuring Lemon Tart Trendy Twine!! This color is SO perfect for spring and summer! I just love how bright and cheery it is 
AND it is on SALE all month for $7.95 so grab it now if you haven’t already! If you don’t want a whole spool, be sure to check out this adorable Spring Mini Pack!
Ok, on to my project! This month’s challenge is to create a project that includes :
Hey everyone!
Happy Saturday sweet friends! I’m up on the Trendy Twine blog today. Today I have a super simple stamped card to share with you featuring Twisted Lime Trendy Twine! Now I know St Patty’s Day has already passed, but who says we can’t still be in the mood for some green and good luck? All of my friends have been asking me to make more of my scooter card for them, so I guess I had scooters on the mind when I went to start this project.
I used Twisted Lime to string up the clover “balloons”. Isn’t it cute? And of course the adorable scooter and outside sentiment is from Scootin’ By by Sweet Stamp Shop.
Grab an entire spool of Twisted Lime NOW for only $7.95!
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Saturday!! Today is SUPER exciting because we are releasing a beautiful new color of Trendy Twine!! To celebrate this amazing new color we are having a Blog Hop with GIVEAWAYS! So if you just stopped by my blog today be sure to hop back to the Trendy Twine blog to start from the beginning. If you arrived here from Karen’s blog then you’re in the right place!!
So are you ready to see the awesome new color?!
Introducing…… Bubblegum Taffy!
Is this not the most ADORABLE color combo ever?! So perfect for spring!!
For my project I saw THIS adorable project on Pinterest, and I just knew it would be SO much cuter with Trendy Twine! So here is my take:
Aren’t they adorable?! And I made some super cute little cotton tails using the new Bubblegum Taffy Trendy Twine:
Now don’t forget, we have a SUPER awesome giveaway package for one lucky hopper!! (Including a $25 gift code to the MTE store!!)
To be entered in the giveaway:
Be a follower of the Trendy Twine Blog
Leave a comment on EVERY blog along the hop
You MUST do all 3 to be entered!!
If you get a chance please stop by and thank our sponsors:
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Monday! Today I am actually going in for surgery to have a metal bar removed from my chest that I had put in 6 years ago. The bar was put in to correct a condition called Pectus Excavatum. If you check out the page I linked and scroll down to the section titled “Nuss Procedure” you’ll get a super quick overview of what I had done. It’s pretty crazy to me to be having the bar removed finally, I’ve gotten so used to it that it has become a part of me and who I am in some ways. On the bright side, they said I get to keep the bar after they take it out. That’ll be a pretty awesome piece of metal to have, no? Anyway, wish me luck!!
It’s a new month which means a new challenge is up on the Trendy Twine blog! This month’s challenge is to create a project for St. Patrick’s Day with a clover, leprechaun, or both, monochromatic green, and Trendy Twine. Here is what I created for the challenge:
I created these adorable little leprechaun hat treat cups using the Lettering Delights Leprechaun Hat SVG set. Of course I used some yummy Twisted Lime Trendy Twine!
Speaking of Twisted Lime Trendy Twine, it is on sale this month for only $7.95!! Or, if you don’t want to grab a full spool, you can grab a sample pack that includes Twisted Lime, Limeade, and Holly for only $5.50!
Now be sure to stop by the Trendy Twine blog today to see all of the wonderful projects the Design Team created to inspire you for this challenge! And if you’re ready to join in the challenge yourself link up HERE!
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hi everyone!
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 3 full months since I have shared anything. I finally found some time to craft yesterday, I can’t tell you how great it felt to just sit down and create again. I don’t really have access to most of my craft supplies right now, but that was ok because it allowed me to focus on making something very CAS. For today’s card I decided to play along with the Runway Inspired Challenge #29.
Here is the inspiration picture:
And here is my card:
I pulled the colors from the inspiration picture, and I also felt that the adorable little scooter had the same vintage feel as the inspiration outfit. The stamps I used are from the Sweet Stamp Shop Scootin’ By set. I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.
Thanks for stopping by Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone,
Wow, I can’t even believe it has been nearly 3 months since my last post. Today I still don’t have a project to share with you, instead I just wanted to talk to you all, as friends.
These past 3 months I have been dealing with one of the biggest challenges of my life, and I thought it was about time I popped in and updated you all about what has been happening.
The long story is probably more than any of you need to hear, so I will spare you the details.
The short story is this: One Thursday morning I woke up with my husband as usual. After getting ready he said he loved me, kissed me goodbye, and headed off to work. That night he walked in the door and I could immediately see something wasn’t right. Before I could say anything he told me he didn’t love me, he wanted a divorce, and to get out. So get out I did.
Needless to say, these past 3 months have been the hardest of my life. I felt like I had been driving down this perfect road of life, where I had done everything right, where I had worked so hard and it had paid off, and I could see exactly where my road was going. And then, suddenly, without warning, I had a horrible car accident, and when I emerged I couldn’t see the road anymore.
Everything I have ever known has been challenged. My faith, my beliefs, my feeling of self worth, my trust, my entire identity…
But through all of this, while I struggled to see how love could be real if things like this could happen to people, I have been shown such an overwhelming amount of true, unwavering love and support that I can’t help but smile.
My friends and family immediately rallied to give me a place to sleep, food to eat, and things to do to occupy my mind while it waited for my heart to heal.
I will never be able to say how thankful I am for all of the amazing people in my life. Never.
I still have a long road ahead of me. But I am able to face it knowing I am surrounded by the love and support of the most amazing people I could ever have asked for.
The craft community has been no exception in all of this. I can not tell you how thankful I am for all of the patience and understanding I have received from customers during this time. I can not tell you how thankful I am for the AMAZING companies that I design for that have allowed me a break while I deal with this (Thank you CuttingEdge, Trendy Twine, and Core’dinations!). And I especially can not tell you how way beyond thankful I am for the AH-MAZ-ING ladies of the MTE Design Team. These girls have trudged on despite my absence, continuing to bring you inspiring projects, and getting nothing in return. I am so blessed to work with such an amazing group of ladies, and I could never convey how thankful I am for them simply continuing to be here.
I don’t know what lies ahead for me. But I do know that I have a wonderful life to live, a life filled with amazing people.
I hope to be back to crafting and sharing my creations sooner than later. But in the mean time, I just want to say thank you all for being here.
<3 Alyssa
Hey everyone!
Happy Tuesday! It’s the first Tuesday of the month which means it’s time for another awesome challenge on the Trendy Twine blog!! Be sure to check out all of the challenge details HERE, and be sure to check out the Trendy Twine blog to see all of the amazing projects by the Design Team!!
This month’s challenge theme is Thanksgiving!! So my card for today is all about one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving… PIE!
Of course I used some yummy Orange Truffle Trendy Twine! This adorable pie slice is from the new Lettering Delights Kanashai Cut It set. I created the “Give thanks and eat pie” sentiment from the handy mix and match phrases of the My Thoughts Exactly Sweet Thoughts stamp set. And finally I accented it with a little stitching using a Zig Opaque Writer pen.
Have a wonderful day!
<3 Alyssa
