{Sharing the Love} Day 5: Pokemon Valentine Printable

We've made it to the last day, friends!

I can't believe it's already Friday and the end of this series! 

It's flown by so fast, it's crazy. 

This last printable is something a bit unique and varies from the last four days in that it's not really for adding to your valentine decor.

I mean, unless you really want to.
It's your life :) 

I don't know if the pokemon frenzy has hit your house yet but it's in full swing over here. 

It started a little over a year ago when the husby introduced the show to our now seven year old little man. 

He was quickly head over heels into Ashs' and Pikachu's poke world.

Then came collecting the cards...binders full.

Now we have several DS games, two binders full of cards, a 'deck' for playing, pokemon snap for the wii and a whole Netflix Queue with every season imaginable. 

Little man could tell you the poxe-dex info for any random pokemon you come up.

Including special attacks, hit points and whether they are 'effective' or not in battle.

Plus any and all evolutions.

It's cute & mildy irritating at times.

But boys will be boys and right now, my little boy wishes more than anything that pokemon were real :) 

And I wouldn't have it any other way. 

So for Valentines we, of course, had to come up with something to do for pokemon.

Since little man has been collecting cards for a while, we have tons of duplicate cards so we decided to make some good use of them and incorporate them into our valentine cards this year.

So if you're looking for a non-candy pokemon valentine idea, you've hit the jackpot here, my friends. 

Check out these cute ones we whipped up the other evening...

Here's the rundown on how I put these together: 

*Treat bags (I had regular ones on hand from Hobby Lobby & just cut the tops off to make them shorter) 

*Extra pokemon cards (We had tons or packs of about 10 are around 4$) 

*ribbon

*Free pokemon printable

It's super straight-forward on how to put them together.

Print your printable valentine, use a circle punch to cut them out and a holepunch to punch a small hole at the top.

Place your pokemon card in the treat bag, tie closed with cute ribbon & then attach your printable pokemon card to the ribbon!

And voila!

Instantly make any pokemon lover incredibly happy! 

They'd be super cute printed out on sticker paper and put on kraft bags or a fun treat of some kind. 

My little man is super excited about giving these out on Valentine's Day at school and I hope it makes one of your little people smile too!

Download your free print below! 

All you have to do to get your pretty little print is to click the link below for the color that you want and then 

download. print. frame.

That easy friends!! 

Pokemon Valentine Printable

And that officially wraps up this week & the fourth 'Sharing the Love' printable series!!

I've had so much fun with you guys this week & can't wait to share some other fun projects I've been working on lately.

I shared on my Facebook page the other day that I have an amazingly awesome giveaway coming up soon to glam up TWO of my amazing readers!

So be on the lookout for that and in the meantime, have a FABULOUS weekend!!

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If you missed this week's other free printables, check them out here,  here, here and here. 

Printables are intended as gifts for Tattered and Inked readers only.

As with all my free printables,

these are for personal use ONLY.

Please do not claim them as your own or alter them.

For a complete list of all my free printables,  head to this page. 

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{Sharing the Love} Day 4: Love Lives Here Printable

We are already almost finished with this amazing week, can you believe it?!? 

This week has flown by and I've enjoyed every single minute of sharing these fun printables with you guys. 

Today's printable is so simple but a wonderful reminder for how a home should feel. 

We definitely strive to have a 'love-filled' home even though sometimes it's the hardest thing to keep up. 

I want my kids to remember a home filled with loving memories so this is such a great reminder for keeping that atmosphere around daily. 

I did a fun project with this same sentiment that I can't wait to share soon! 

Click on your favorite below to get your print!!

All you have to do to get your pretty little print is to click the link below for the color that you want and then 

download. print. frame.

That easy friends!! 

Choose your favorite color below: 

Love Lives Here: Red

Love Lives Here: Black

Love Lives Here: Mint

Love Lives Here: Yellow

Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for the last free printable of the week.

It's a tad unique so you'll just have to see it to understand :) 

Happy Thursday friends!!

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If you missed this week's other free printables, check them out here, here and here. 

Printables are intended as gifts for Tattered and Inked readers only.

As with all my free printables,

these are for personal use ONLY.

Please do not claim them as your own or alter them.

For a complete list of all my free printables,  head to this page. 

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{Sharing the Love} Day 3: You Are Adored Printable

So I just realized that yesterday's post had the picture stating it was 'day 4' and I totally got the prints out of order for which day they were coming out.

Heh.

I'm just counting the fact that I've been able to get posts up this week...I'll let you decide if it's horrible that I made a silly mistake :) 

I'm just glad to be back for a bit...so I'm not going to sweat the small stuff. 

Anywho.

Today's print is fun & whimsical which is how Valentine's should feel, right? 

Colorful and lovey and happy. 

It comes in three fun colors...the yellow is somewhat random but my living room is blue & yellow and I wanted one of these to be out year-round so I made it yellow. 

The power of being the creator of the prints :) 

All you have to do to get your pretty little print is to click the link below for the color that you want and then 

download. print. frame.

That easy friends!! 

Choose your favorite color below: 

You Are Adored- Red

You Are Adored- Mint

You Are Adored- Yellow

Hope you guys are enjoying this series so far!

Can't wait to see you again tomorrow!!

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If you missed this week's other free printables, check them out here and here. 

Printables are intended as gifts for Tattered and Inked readers only.

As with all my free printables,

these are for personal use ONLY.

Please do not claim them as your own or alter them.

For a complete list of all my free printables,  head to this page. 

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{Sharing the Love} Day 2: Hello Gorgeous Printable

Hello lovely readers!!

We are moving right along onto day 2 of my Sharing the Love series!!

Today's print is nice & simple. 

I've loved all the 'hello gorgeous' things that have been trending lately and had to jump on the bandwagon and create this bold printable with that same sentiment. 

Funny story is that when Husby and I first got together it made him super embarrassed when I called him 'gorgeous'. He'd blush like crazy and become incredibly flustered.

Can you believe my incredible guy wasn't used to being called gorgeous?

I mean, come on!!

But that's okay with me cuz I'm the one who gets to call him that for now on!!

So make your sweetheart blush by popping it in a frame and setting it on his nightstand or taping the print right to the bathroom mirror!

Get creative and have some fun with it :) 

All you have to do to get your pretty little print is to click the link below for the color that you want and then 

download. print. frame.

That easy friends!! 

Choose your favorite color below: 

Hello Gorgeous: Mint

Hello Gorgeous: Red

I popped mine into a pretty gold frame and nestled it in among some milk glass, burlap flowers & a mirror tray from Target. 

I love how bold the black & white & red are together!!

Are you enjoying your free prints so far?? 

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for yet another one!

Happy Tuesday!

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If you missed yesterday's free printable, head here to check it out. 

Printables are intended as gifts for Tattered and Inked readers only.

As with all my free printables,

these are for personal use ONLY.

Please do not claim them as your own or alter them.

For a complete list of all my free printables,  head to this page. 

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{Sharing the Love} Day 1: I'd Choose You Printable

I'm back this week from my incredibly long hiatus to get this Valentine party going!!!

For the past three (?!) years, I've been doing a series called 'Sharing the Love' where I share a new Valentine-themed printable every single day with all my lovely readers.

It's one of my absolute favorite events here on my little blog and I couldn't stand to let it pass me up this year even with things slowing down a bit.

So I dreamed up several pretty little prints to share with you guys and I can't wait to get going!!

Today's print is near & dear to my heart because this quote totally belongs in me and the husby's love story.

We always tell each other that we can't believe that we are together. 

Our love story is a wild & crazy one with lots of twists and turns.

Hopefully I'll get around to finishing it for you guys :) 

But no matter what, without a single doubt in my mind, I'd choose him all over again to be my soulmate and partner in life. 

Totally sappy I know but wonderful in my eyes. 

So here's to all of us that know that, without a shadow of doubt, you could never choose anyone else. 

All you have to do to get your pretty little print is to click the link below for the color that you want and then 

download. print. frame.

That easy friends!! 

Choose your favorite color below: 

"I'd Choose You" Print: Coral

"I'd Choose You" Print: Mint

"I'd Choose You" Print: Pink

Printables are one of my favorite things to use in my everyday decor because they are so easy to change with the seasons and add something different in when I'm needing a change!! 

I'm excited about getting a little Valentine's decor out in the house to amp up the love :) 

I printed mine as a 5x7 on cardstock and popped it in a simple white frame! 

Hope you guys enjoy your love-day freebie and head back over tomorrow to see what's next!!

See you soon!!

Printables are intended as gifts for Tattered and Inked readers only.

As with all my free printables,

these are for personal use ONLY.

Please do not claim them as your own or alter them.

For a complete list of all my free printables,  head to this page. 

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Christmas Mantle 2014

I guess it's about time I show back up in blogland, huh? 

I figured that if nothing else this holiday season, I needed to hop in and share my Christmas mantle.

Because even with all the craziness and the loving on my sweet baby girl, I was able to get my mantle up!!

I mentioned before that the past few months have been so hectic and I just wanted a chance to enjoy our baby and get back into the routine of working again...so the blog had to be pushed to the back-burner. 

But I've thought about you guys so much and am yearning to get back into it all again.
I'm just not sure when I'll be able to return in full force like it was!!

But for now, we are eating up every single moment with Baby M and spending the holidays making memories with our three amazing kids. 

I have been crafting- though a lot more has been with the new embroidery machine that husby bought me as an early Christmas present.
So I've been sewing up a storm. 

But, regardless, I DID actually get my mantle and the rest of the house decorated the weekend after Thanksgiving. 

It's just taken me this long to get it sorted through, edited and posted :) 

So without further ado,

come join me in taking a peek into our holiday home.

Starting with my favorite- the mantle!

This year, my mantra was just to keep it simple.

I didn't have a lot of new projects planned and I really wanted to just pull a tiny bit of new and use a collection of the 'old' in new ways. 

My gold obsession continued on with the mantle and I so enjoyed layering deep golds with vibrant reds! 

The centerpiece was borrowed from last year's christmas mantle.

And while I cringed a tiny bit with using the main focal point again this year, 

I still loved it and knew that's all that really mattered :) 

The stockings were the 'new' part of this years decor. 

Since adding Baby M, we needed to have another stocking and since we had already gone eclectic last year, I just couldn't bring in a third style to the mix.

So I found these fun burlap stockings at Hobby Lobby and put my new machine to work and embroidered our names on them. 

Some fun red trim and layers of ribbon later, and they are the perfect addition this year!!

I love seeing all our names on them :) 

My salvaged tree sign came back out but I carefully took the 'merry' off so it wouldn't look repetitive against the 'merry' mirror. 

I also love my super easy reindeer wood sign that was made with supplies from the Dollar Store!!

Big score :) 

The sequined trees were DIY projects from several years ago that are still holding up wonderfully. I thought they added the perfect amount of height to the whole thing.

And that darling wooden tree was picked up at my most favorite place ever- Marshalls. 

I love to see how my style evolves from year to year. 

Sometimes, I'll look back on projects and realize they just don't fit me anymore.

But sometimes I can pull out something from several years back and still get just as excited as I was when I originally made it. 

Which is exactly how it is with my reindeer sign.

Can you believe it was one of my very first Christmas projects EVER. 

I still can't believe it's held up so well over the years.

But I was glad to give it a more up-front spot this year in the decor. 

The rag garland and lights have carried on for two years now. 

I just love the way they sparkle and shine when the lights are off in the house. 

Definitely my happy spot :) 

I've definitely been telling myself a lot this Christmas season that it's ok to not be able to do it all.
I'm very much of a 'do-er' personality and I love having lots of projects going on. 

But sometimes life demands a slow-down and I've been slowly coming to terms with being okay that for a season. 

We have plenty going on during the holiday season, especially with experiencing all of the firsts with Baby M, so slowing down in other areas- choosing to not take on so many projects, letting the blog become a ghost-town, etc, is a small price to pay to be able to enjoy all the wonderful moments that are going on right now. 

I hope you guys understand as I slowly make my way back into blog-world. 

I so love you guys and I still have a HUGE passion for creating, so don't think I'm completely running out on ya! 

I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas season filled with friends, family & all kinds of joy!!!

For now, I'll leave you with one of my favorite things about decorating at Christmas-time,

gorgeous twinkling lights.
Nothing gives off the magic of Christmas better :) 

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