Washi Tape Wednesday - Link Up #7

Welcome to my Link Party - Washi Tape Wednesday! 

Washi tape is one of my new found loves. It's a craft supply that is super affordable and there are so many uses for it. From decorating, to labels, to color coding your planner - the possibilities are endless. 

This is a place where you can link up your best washi tape post of the week. 


Link up rules

-Follow Crafting a Fairytale on GFC & Bloglovin'

-Add my button or do a text link back to my party in your post


 

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-Link directly to your post and not your home page. No items for sale, etsy shops, ect.

-Spread the word of Washi Tape Wednesday

-Check out other links and leave a comment! 

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So sorry if you tuned in last week and noticed I didn't have this posted. I had just gotten back into town from a wedding and came back to a super crazy few days at work.
We are now back to regular programming!

This week I dabbled around in card making. 
I see all these cute cards all over pinterest and instagram and decided it was time to try out my own!

My dad has a birthday coming up so I figured why not start with a simple Happy Birthday card. 
{He stocks the blog, so act surprised dad when you get this next week!}

I started with getting inspiration.
 Candles, balloons, cake, gifts. 
SO many options! 
I started off with the most simple: balloons. 

I cut out the balloon shapes with plain white card stock. 
I then covered them with washi tape and then trimmed to match the shape.

Eccentric and wacky, just like my dad! 

After covering them in tape, I attached them to a hand cut card with some string.

I added a Happy Birthday stamp, and wa-la!  After looking at it on here, it looks super plain.
I'm definitely no expert card maker but it's nice saving $3.99! 

Ehh, oh well! Now I know for next time. 

Alphabet Weekend Warriors: C

I'm joining in with Kallie over at But first, coffee to showcase various date ideas using all the different letters of the alphabet. 

I was assigned the letter: 

Since Sunday's are usually CT and I's day to cram everything into, this day was no different.

I chose to do a day where I began with some alone time and then end with a day date with CT.

I started my day off bright and early at 6:45am and headed over to a little coffee and donut shop called the Donut Hole. 

They have all type of fun donuts: maple bacon, cherry cobbler, peanut butter and grape, smores, tiramisu, and so many more!

I chose to get the chocolate crunch donut and a coke.

Note to self: next time don't choose the chocolate crunch.
It's WAY to sweet!

I think I'm going to start making this my Sunday morning ritual, because it's only a block away from my apartment and such a fun environment. 
Maybe I'll start working my way through their list of wacky donuts! 

I then began to get caught up on my daily devotional. 

{I am doing the She Reads Truth - Women in the Bible daily devotional and I strongly recommend it to any and everyone!}

Before I headed home to get ready for church, I noticed that there were tons of carvings in the table and I couldn't leave without carving my initials. 

Reppin' TT, all day every day! 

I then went home and got ready for church with CT. 

This is where our day date begins! 

I curled the hair, and whipped out my go to cream shirt, and threw on the cheetah flats. 

{This is the part in my day where I knew I had taken this whole 'c' thing to the extreme, with trying to incorporate it into everything!}

CT and I then headed to church for an hour of worship. 

Our church is crazy.

How fun is this set?

 Living in Mars. . . I love it! 

After church, CT and I headed to Chili's for some lunch. 

Since we are cheap and had some coupons, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to use them! 

I ordered a small order of cheese fries with a caesar salad and a coke, and CT ordered chicken fried chicken with corn. 

Their cheese fries are delicious dipped in ranch! 

{I looked into their calories just out of curiosity, and for just a half order of cheese fries they have 1230 calories! Wow!
 I'll make sure to skip these the next time we eat there.}

We ended our meal with our go to dessert at any restaurant, the infamous cookie.

CT said it was the best one he's ever had, but I think Old Chicago still has it beat. I would have taken a few less bites of it if I would have looked at the calories of my cheese fries prior to eating this. 

After lunch we headed to a place here in Wichita called the Cow Town Museum. 

This was my first time going and it was really interesting. 

Basically, it's a make believe town here in the middle of Wichita where you can walk through and see how things were back in the old days. 

They had real life churches, a salon, print shop, barber shop, theater, jail, etc. 

We went right when they opened and it was like we had the whole town to ourselves!

CT in the old fashion carriage. 

CT choking the turkey. 

To make it more life like, they had workers dressed up in old fashion attire to replicate how things were back in the day. 

This photo was taken after the gun fight in front of the saloon. 

He must have been part of the losing team, because he doesn't seem to happy!

CT locked up in jail.

They also sold concessions at their saloon and I couldn't resist getting a crush!

After cow town, we came back home for some afternoon cozy time. 

Who doesn't love a nap on a Sunday afternoon?

All in all, CT and I had a really good time!

He thought the idea was silly at first, but the more the day went along, the more he got involved. 

I did learn two things from today:

1. I need to invest in a nice camera for the blog because the phone is no longer cutting it. 

2. I'm super corny and cheesy when it comes to making a day around a letter! I'm pretty proud of myself for how well I incorporated it into the day. 

If you were to plan a day around the letter C, what would you do?

  

We still have spots available for Alphabet Weekend Warriors! e-mail Kallie @ butfirstcoffeeblog@gmail for your chance to join in on the fun!

All day I dream about . . .

Candy CRUSH! 

Do any of ya'll play this?? 

I started just a few weeks ago, and I'm hooked.

So hooked that every time I close my eyes I'm seeing patterns of candy to crush. 

If i'm kissing CT, I see patterns. 

If I'm laying down to take a nap, I see patterns. 

If I'm in the shower signing, I see patterns. 

When I start to pray, I see patterns. 

Mostly, I'm always trying to find ways to create the 'chocolate donuts covered in sprinkles' because ultimately they are what helps you pass the levels. 

It's a sickness. 

I think the creators of this game put subliminal messages in it to get everyone hooked, because I can't seem to quit.

I just got a notification that all my lives have been restored, so that only means one thing: time to crush some candy!

Do any of you have this same problem? 

Weekly Inspiration [8]: When Commitment Meets Challenge

Last month CT and I attended a marriage conference. We thought this would be an awesome opportunity to keep things fresh and be pro-active in our marriage!

I have been recapping the various sessions the last few Sundays. 

Check out To Love & To Cherish and God's Design for Marriage to catch up!

1 Corinthians 7:28 states that you will face trouble in your marriage.

 Everyone does.

When two people are bound together in marriage, the problems of human nature are then multiplied. 

Everyone goes through crisis.  

In your life you are:

going through it

coming through it

or almost to it

Most crisis are caused by changes. 

Time

Distance

Desire 

Just remember, these are season's and they will pass. 

Romans 12:12 states that we need to rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, and be constant in prayer. 

I think if you take that verse right there, and apply it to your marriage only good things can happen! 

The two most important things I took away from this weekend conference were:

1) that marriage isn't something you find, it's something you work for

2) marriage is not primarily about finding the right spouse, but being the right spouse