photo and letter collage with video tutorial

hey guys! i'm super excited to share a little project with you today! i created this photo and letter collage to wrap up 2013 and after receiving so many requests for a tutorial, i decided to do my very first video tutorial. eeeeeeeek!!! using photoshop elements 9, i created this 12x12 photo that i plan…

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christmas embroidery // a craft + template

when you think of christmas songs, which is your favorite? mine? hands down, baby it's cold outside by dean martin i realize it doesn't have anything to do with christmas, but it has everything to do with winter weather and a time gone by when people had class and morals with regard to relationships. the…

a little change is always good

howdy and happy thursday! are you reading this post on your phone? an email? come over to the blog and check out the changes i made. ...i'll wait...... you're back? cool. well, what do you think? i feel more comfortable with the fresh springy colors. it's just more me. makes me happy. peppy. like sunshine.…

flashback friday: christmas cards through the years

ahhh the obligatory christmas card. i have always liked making my own. obviously i'm a designer so it's an excuse to make something cute. also, the store bought ones just ain't muh thang. some years we've been broke and we didn't send cards. last year i only emailed my digital card and posted it to…

song lyrics make the best sentiments

just a little something i made to make you giggle...hope it works! George Michael said it best...

you’re the ice {free printable}

have i mentioned that i like coke? coca-cola that is. maybe once or twice? okay well just to reiterate that point, i whipped up a little printable that i was inspired by on the wonderful world of pinterest. {oh hey, if you're not on pinterest, request an invite from me by emailing me at retrohipmama AT…

handmade gift exchange is complete! + free template

i've been dying to get this post published! but since we've been sworn to secrecy until our gift has been received it has had to wait. but were done with the waiting because i mailed it off last week and it was received on friday! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- they say it is better to give than to receive. i…

a sweet little ad i did [for my sweet sister]

my sister wants to stay home with her new baby girl and is trying to start up an in home daycare to earn the lost income of quitting her job. so we met up at our parent's house to hang out and come up with some ideas for her business card. we spent the morning…

more ideas than i can shake a glue stick at {free printable}

just a little something i whipped up. enjoy! it's a jpg so just right click on the image and save it to your computer.

a better bulletin board

I've been tired of our blah bulletin board for a while now and thanks to Mason's Roost...I was inspired to give it a makeover. I didn't take a before picture, but it was this bulletin board, with the black frame, and the cork was painted white. VERY unattractive. And it just hung there, all alone.…