Potpourri

I call this potpourri... these are a few cards I made that just never got posted!

I believe Season of Friendship came out last year in a mini catalog... well, the mini had expired and this was one of those sets that I was going to do whatever I had to to get it in my little hands... I found it on E-Bay and paid $50 bucks for it. And then low and behold, SU brought it back in this year's big catalog. Oh well, huh!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Season of Friendship

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Basic Grey and My Minds Eye dp

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, So Saffron, Barely Banana, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: SU Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, twine, brads, 1/2" circle punch, slit punch, dimensionals

This is just one of a couple cards I made for a set similar to the one I posted in February. Set was made for my Grandma who celebrated her 90th birthday in July... Wowza!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Paper: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron

Ink: Garden Green, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, SU Eyelet Border punch, Large Oval punch, Paper piercer, Corsage pin, Mat pack and paper piercer, Twine

Recipe:

Stamps: Garden Whimsy

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Pretty in Pink, DCWV dp

Ink: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon, Mat pack and paper piercer, buttons, Sponger dauber, Dimensionals

Halloween Goody Box for G-Ma

So I recently bought one of Papertrey's Timeless Templates, From The Desk Of, created by the talented Lauren Meader.  I decided to double up on this one so this is actually 2 boxes adhered together.  I must say, they are quite sturdy.

This little treat is for my grandma who recently had a stroke so I thought I might cheer her up with some candy and cookies... it is Halloween!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Papertrey Spooky Sweets, Happy Halloween by Recollections (Michaels $1 spot)

Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade dp, Groovy Guava, Rich Razzleberry cs

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Groovy Guava ribbon, Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon, Papertrey Plum Pudding and Vintage buttons, twine, My Timeless Template (From The Desk Of), SU large cellophane bags

Little Pumpkin

After a rough few days with some sort of flu bug, the clan ventured out to the pumpkin patch... come hook or crook, this was the last weekend so I roughed it a little.  We picked a couple of pumpkins and grabbed a few apples.  We weren't even in the patch for 5 minutes and Renee had to go potty so needless to say it didn't take us long to find a couple of pumpkins.  Ha!

I must say, I love Papertrey's stamp sets and all their button agendas going on... and don't forget about their cardstock.  I never thought I would say this but I love it just as much as SU's cs and everyone knows how great IT is.  There is a new Joanns store in Ballwin and it rocks.  Not sure if it's one of the Etc. stores but it is huge so every department is magnified by what you would think standard is... I picked up a few things such as the polka dot paper; such a sucker for polka dots.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Spooky Sweets by Papertrey

Paper: Paper Pizazz, Me & My BIG Ideas, Vintage Cream cs by Papertrey

Ink: Basic Black, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Vintage buttons by Papertrey, American Crafts ribbon, hole punch, glue dots, dimensionals, corner rounder, black thread

Accordian Flower Birthday

Accordian flowers... I think I could make these all day long!  I have seen a few tutorials for these amazing creations, but my favorite you can find here:  Accordian Flower.  In this tutorial, I liked the fact that each fold was 1/4" versus a 1/2" or bigger fold but depending on the look you want you might like the larger.  I used Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue so these harden quite nicely.

Well, I gotta run, my 3-year old awaits so check out my recipe below for all products used.

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Garden Collage and A Little Birthday Cheer
Cardstock: SU Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette, Razzleberry Lemonade dp
Ink: SU Basic black, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron
Accessories: Aqua Painter, SEI Sweetie button, Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Halloween Treat Bags

This is Renee's first year of pre-school. I've been waiting for this day when I get to make little treat bags or cupcakes for her class. Renee and I made these Halloween treat bags for her pre-school class of 24 kids!!  I just love the way the faces turned out, especially when Renee was doing the arranging! I thought appropriate, the timeless Papertrey Spooky Sweets stamp set.

Inside each bag is an eraser, rubber ball, a piece of candy, stickers and a magnet. I made the magnets with bottlecaps I had left over from many moons ago. Such a great feeling to know I've used up some old goods I've had stashed away.


I stamped some Halloween images and then punched out with a 1" circle punch. I used my tape runner to attach the image inside the bottle cap.  I filled with Crystal Effects.  On the skull, I attached the googly eyes with glue dots first before filling with CE.  On the spiderweb, I filled with CE then put the spider in while the CE was wet so it would adhere together.

Then on the backside I cut some magnet pieces to fit the back of the bottlecap. 

You can find magnets that have a sticker backing at Michaels or Office Max.

Bag Recipe:
Stamps: Papertrey Spooky Sweets, Recollections (Michaels $1 spot)
Ink: SU Pumpkin Pie and Really Rust
Cardstock: Papertrey Vintage Cream, SU Groovy Guava and Certainly Celery
Accessories: SU Small Oval Punch, Papertrey Spring Moss Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon, Twine, Buttons, Bone Folder

Fall Wreath

I'm so excited, I love this time of year... cool crispy days, leaves changing colors, and tis the season to get crafty! I new I wanted to make a wreath of some sort. I found these faux distressed pumpkins at Hobby Lobby... hot glued them on a grapevine wreath and made the bow... voila! As hard as I like to make things for myself usually, this was so easy peasy.

First Post

So today's the day I've decided to get my creative juices flowing through a blog. I've been wanting to start a blog for quite sometime now! Thanks for stopping by... I'll have more to come!

So you need a quick gift to a friend or relative? Keep some Quiznos (Quik Trip has great carriers too) drink carriers on hand, wrap some of your favorite papers around it and then fill with whatever you want. This gift was for my mother-in-law who watches our 3 year old daughter... just a little thank you for 3 great years of lots of lovin and tender hugs. Renee started pre-school in August so she misses her so! :-{

I made some of my favorite chocolate chip cookies to go inside... I have such a weakness for baked treats so of course I made them so I could sneak a few too.

If you like plump chewy cookies, here's the recipe:

Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 C. Butter, softened

1 C. Dark brown sugar, packed

1 C. Light brown sugar, packed

1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Baking powder

2-1/2 C. Flour

1-1/2 tsp. Salt

4 C. Walnuts, chopped (optional)

3 C. Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter in a large bowl. Beat in sugar, a little at a time; beat until light. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir salt into flour and add to butter. Add nuts and chocolate chips. Chill batter for an hour and drop by 1/4 C. measurements on buttered baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 12 - 15 minutes; cool on rack.

Carrier Recipe:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Yummy

Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Apricot Appeal, Ginger Blossom (SU) dp

Ink: Ink: Black, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red

Accessories: SU Groovy Guava, Black polka dot ribbon from stash, twine, small hole punch, dimensionals, cello bags from Michaels, drink carrier from Quiznos