Happy Father's Day

On Mother's Day and Father's day we like to enjoy the simple pleasures and the sweet sentiments. As far as gifts, we can buy ourselves what we like, but we enjoy the thoughtful homemade kind that the kids make.

My little girl made this candy bar wrapper for her daddy. She used her Stampin' Up Sock Monkey Stamp. She just loves that stamp.



The bag is something the kids made last year for my husband. We saw it in a craft magazine. We just refilled it again this year with peanuts! I also have a darling little boy. He is just not mentioned as much and that is because he does not craft! He does make very nice cards but likes to make computer generated cards, so I guess he is more into the Digital stuff!!! He does come up with some darling stuff though.


Check out these darling cupcakes! The recipe is from Disney Family Entertainment


Too bad I did not see this sooner. I am so tired of baking and still have to bake one more cake tomorrow for class on Monday. These are darling. I think I am kind of getting into this cake making stuff. I have subscribed to some really fun cupcake blogs!! For a girl who disliked cake, yes disliked it, I have gained weight over the past two weeks with all this baking! p.s. we did not make these, this is from the recipe site!

Here is a quick card I whipped up from the dogs. It is just K&Company stickers on some cardstock. Inside sentiment is Stampin'Up

My little girl's cake class

Here are the cakes!

The blue one was the first cake my little girl made for her class, this last Monday. It is a cake for Meatball's special day! That is the day we got him. It didn't look so great but it tasted wonderful! By the way, Meatball and Oreo do not get to eat the cake, only doggie treats!

The second cake is for Father's Day. Gosh we can not ice at all. We baked last night and the cake looked heavenly. We chilled it in the refrigerator over night. The icing was made this morning and the cake iced this afternoon. We did a crumb layer first and then refrigerated it for 30 minutes. We even "caressed" the cake with Viva Paper Towels after letting it sit for 15 minutes as was suggested by our instructor. We just can not ice.

But check out our darling little Fondant Bumble Bees!!! That was not part of our assignment but we have been watching a bunch of tutorials and thought these were so cute. I forgot the name of the lady who we got the idea from for these bees. It was on a video. The stringy green stuff is supposed to be grass.

My husband pointed out to us that he quits breathing when stung by bees. I think he was kind of wondering why we did bees.

I think for just turning 11, she is doing a great job!!!

Wild Card Circle Card

I just love this paper. Double sided paper is just my favorite!!!
Wild Card Cartridge
computer generated circle tag
The Wild Card Cart also makes the most darling envelopes! I just used my Scor Pal to make it.

Ladybug Ladybug

I just love the Mini Monograms and Walk in My Garden Carts!!!Sorry the lettering turned out backwards!!The ladybug opens up on the purple layout!

Cake Class!

We spent all morning baking a cake, making the icing, making more icing to decorate it and after the cake cooled, we turned it over and it flopped. I think the cake thought it was a souffle.

I guess I better stick to paper crafting. The cake decorating class is really for my little girl but I still have to help her so it is taking up a lot of time. Now I also have subscribed to cake making blogs so that is more computer time.
I miss my paper crafts!!!!
....later, well it was too mushy to ice but it tasted great!

Next day, June 18th , off to bake another one. The problem is the pan is deep and we are to make one cake and then slice it for the two layers. I think it needed more cooking time. Needless to say, it disappeared faster than the iced cakes do!!!

Evelyn, if you are stopping by the blog today, I am waving hello!!! (Evelyn is in our cake class)

Catalogs have been ordered!

Today is Meatball's Special Day!

Yippee, we got Meatball two years ago today!!
Since we celebrate the kid's adoptions on the day we got them, we also make sure our dogs get a "Special Day" too.
Usually I have a big treat for the dogs and then the people get a cake but since we need a cake for our cake class tomorrow, we can wait till then.
See my post waaaaay at the bottom, that is Meatball's cake from last year. It looks just like him!! Of course he did not get any!!
Oh I love him so!!
This photo is of him two years ago today. He was 8 weeks old.
He is not that cute now!

Honest Award- thank you Melissa!

Another award. Gosh ladies, thank you Melissa from Mel's Thoughtful Spot.
I can't keep up and have been giving out awards to people who already have the same awards so I am going to do something different, I am going to make this award up for grabs for someone who has NEVER received an award yet. Normally this goes out to 7 other Honest Scrappers, so be honest and IF you have never received an award, email me and I will put your link to your blog on my list!! How does that sound?
Ok I have to list 10 honest things about me!
1. I try to always be kind to others and make them feel good
2. It was always my dream to adopt children Internationally- 12 of them from 12 different countries! ( we did two kids, same country)
3. I taught in the inner city for almost 20 years
4. I would love to adopt another baby, really! I am too old for that!
5. I did my Thesis for my Master's Degree on Foreign Adoption even before we adopted!
6. I love being a mom more than anything!
7. I have a new addiction- Vera Bradley purses and accessories
8. I stay up late at night emailing Magoo and Lorrie and re-doing my blog
9. I love love love Fried Chicken
10. To be perfectly HONEST, I would LOVE for YOU to FOLLOW my BLOG!!!

I will award these to 7 people who have never had an award. Just email me your name. Then I will put it on here and link it to your blog. Then you will need to post on your blog and thank and link me and then pass it on and link to 7 others and list 10 honest things about yourself. Ok be Honest, I know someone wants this award??

So this one if up for grabs but no one has grabbed it yet!

Home Decor Little Birdie Cards

I have wanted this cart for sooooo long! I did borrow it awhile back from my friend, Gina. She had not even used it yet and was kind enough to let me borrow hers!
...Then my dear mb friend Lisa from Louisiana JUST sent it to me to surprise me with it and before I could open it, I find out Provo Craft is sending me a bundle to sample!!

Last night I rak'd the one Lisa gave me with her permission, to someone on the Cricut Message Boards. Our RAK- Random Act of Kindness- was that they had to tell us something KIND they had done for someone else in order to be entered into the drawing! It was such a positive and uplifting thread and we enjoyed all the entries. Of course it would have been too hard to chose so we did a random drawing. It was really a touching thread, as there are so many giving people on those boards. We wanted to accentuate the positive on the boards since at times some people can be not so nice! Sandy is the winner and your cart is on the way!

My gosh, two of these at once after longing for one for so long!! It was well worth the wait! I also mentioned on another thread that if local mb people or friends would like to borrow any of these I would loan them out and consider them "Community Property" since I was so blessed to have received them.

Here are two cards that I posted earlier this spring, when I had borrowed Gina's cart, but I will post again. More details are given about these cards lower down in my posts. I love this little birdie!!

~More Simply Sweet Sneak Peek!!

Tomorrow is my little girl's "Special Day". We adopted her 10 years ago!!! We celebrate it real big with just family. I made her the card the other night and today after my cake decorating class I came home and whipped up this layout page for tomorrow.
The font and flowers are from the soon to be released Simply Sweet cart.
I have to say, after seeing Regina Easter's Mushroom Blog Hop, I had to RUN out yesterday and get the Tinkerbell Cart, just for that one stinkin'cute adorable mushroom!! They were soooo much fun to make. They have a lot of detail but you can not really tell by this photo. I can't wait to make a ton more mushrooms!
I am really lovin' this Simply Sweet Cart and I think you will too!!

Tools:
Stampin' Up Scalloped Punch
Simply Sweet Cart
Tinkerbell Cart

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up Bashful Blue Cardstock

Wow 100 followers!

I just started blogging in March but now have 99 followers. I wonder who will be the 100th!!!
Thanks for following!!! OH now I have 100 followers!! Thanks for following Myra B. I love your blog too!! I am not doing a drawing for this, I just gave away a cart on a kindness rak, but I just noticed when I got home it was at 99 and now it is at 100!

Jubilee Cart

Jubilee is another cart that they sent from Provo Craft for me to sample. It is a really fun cart!!! All the cuts on here are from Jubilee with the exception of the cloud which is from Stand and Salute Cart. It is hard to see the details in this photo but using various Cuttlebug folders gave it some dimension and added some fun to it. I love using the D'Vine Swirls for the sky, Swiss Dots for the clouds and Bloom Dots for the tree.. I am going to make a layout page with this too! It is a darling cart and cuter than I expected. I can't wait to use the houses. If I was still a teacher, every student would have his/her own little monogramed house!

Tools:
Cuttlebug Folders- Swiss Dots, D'Vine Swirl, Bloom Dots, and Spots & Dots
Jubilee Cart
Stand and Salute Cart

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up Certainly Celery Cardstock
Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Simply Sweet Birthday Card

This Simply Sweet cart is not released yet, but when it is, you will want it. It has a darling little whimsical font, cute graphics and some great features including Tab, Blocked, Stitched, Heart, Shadow and Blackout.

This is a birthday card for a dear friend. I got the idea off the featured project. I actually made the featured project first but decided to play around with it.
I love the Happy Birthday wording at the bottom of the card! If you look closely at the circle you can see the "stitched" effect! I also "cuttlebugged" the printed patterns to give it a "quilted" look.

Tools:
Simply Sweet Cricut Cartridge
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder
Bloom Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up Raspberry Tart Designer Paper- I used three different patterns
Stampin' Up Certainly Celery Paper
Stampin' Up Certainly Celery Paper


My little girl came up with the idea to have cards open with a tie ribbon. She has been doing this design for about a year now so it is her original idea that I "scraplifted"!
I started with the 6x6 card that was in the featured project but decided to make it taller. I used the Cuttlebug on the cardstock but I am not sure you can tell by the photo. I also used it on some of the paper to give it a "quilted" look.

My first cards with Simply Sweet Cricut Carts

This Simply Sweet Cart is soon to be released. It is a font cart and is simply darling!! I love the whimsical letters and it has many neat features.
This one is a card for my little girl's "Special Day" celebration. This Tuesday marks 10 years that we adopted her. We celebrate it just like a birthday but even with more fun special traditions! I am going to make a special lay out page to match it.

Tools used:
Simply Sweet Cricut Cartridge

Ingredients:
CTMH Magical Moments Paper
Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Ribbon

The darling little flower and the "love" were on this cart!

I hope she likes it!!

Cricut's Home Decor and Jubliee Carts

Here are two more of the carts that Provo Craft sent. I am so thrilled as I was not able to get the promo with those carts. I am so glad I held out. I am honored to have received these from Provo Craft to promo. These are two wonderful carts!!!

Sneak Peek of Cricut Simply Sweet Cart

Who needs another font cart? YOU do!!
Oh I just am going to love playing with this cart! The kids got out of school today so tonight I am going to have so much fun with this new Cartridge. I think it might be one of my favorites!

Sneak Peek Of Cricut Stand and Salute Cart!

Here is a sneak peek of the cover of the Stand and Salute Cricut Cart that Provo Craft sent me. This is such a neat cart!!! Please tell me what ya'll think of this neat cart? This would be so great for those of you that make cards for soldiers but has many other uses as well. I can't wait to create a 'Becoming a Citizen" page for my little girl.

New Cricut Carts Sneak Peeks are here!!

I was honored to receive a call from the nicest man, at Provo Craft. He called to let me know that Provo Craft was sending me 4 carts to sample!
Now my job is to get YOU all excited about the new Cricut Carts and show you some fun things that can be done with them!! You will love these carts. What is so neat about them as there are many uses for them other than what you just think they are intended for.
Please stay tuned and check back often for some projects done in the upcoming days. I will be making some samples out of the Stand and Salute, Simply Sweet, Home Decor and Jubilee carts. I am just an average ole' scrapper so bear with me. You should see what some of the others sampling this promo are doing!!

Thank you Provo Craft, MB, MH & BR!!!

Stampin Up' Summer Fun!

Ask me what supplies you need to make these for your campers or VBS!!!

Would love to hear your comments on some of these fun things!!

Card for my mom

Just a little I love you card for my mom!

LOOK at what Crystal designed for me!!! A "Grab" Button!

Crystal, known as Magoo on the Cricut Message Boards just made me this gorgeous "Grab Button!!!!
She got Photo Shop for her birthday and has been busy creating her own blog designs.
She is such a great friend! We spend tons of time emailing back and forth (since she lives in another country!) about how to add things to our blogs. She has gone so far. Watch out, she is going to be a famous designer someday! I just love what she created for me and it was a surprise! What a nice thing to wake up to!
She even made it so you can "grab" the button. It is down on the right column if you want to grab the button! Thanks Crystal!
To check out her blog go to http://cricutinspiration.blogspot.com/

Please be sure to leave a comment, here, on how you like this!!
And please be sure to stop by her blog and comment as well! She is going to be famous some day!

Oreo Cookie Name Plate

Here is a little Name Plate I made for our puppy, Oreo.
This was made a long time ago.

Purse Card

I made this quite awhile ago for my good friend's birthday from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. Of course I put a gift card in it.

Welcome Home!

Whew, I have been so busy with the ribbon shares, that I have not had time to make anything or post anything.
Here is a little welcome home card we made my mom for coming home from the nursing home.
This is from Wild Card

Administrator's Day Card

SU Good Morning Sunshine Paper-I love this paper pack!
SU Scalloped Punch
SU 1 3/8 Circle Punch
SU So Saffron Ribbon
SU Buttons

Administrators Day Card

SU Bella Rose Designer Paper
SU Scalloped Circle Punch
SU 1 3/8 Punch
SU Buttons

Have your Breakfast and Eat it too!!

Ok, I know this is a bit crazy, but when I see a good deal, I like to pass it along!!
I ran up to Kroger today to get just a few items and saw this great deal, just as I walked in.
It was in a refrig. case in the front and it was:
Buy the bacon and eggs for $6.49 and get a pack of English Muffins, a small fruit cup, a jug of orange juice and a pack of salt and pepper shakers for free!
I told everyone in the store that I saw, even the firemen!
I do NOT work for Kroger, I just thought it was a great deal. I came home and took a photo to show you. The platter is not part of the deal although I used to sell those for a company before they closed up.
For those of you that want Breakfast in Bed on Mother's Day--- show your hubbies or boyfriends this deal!!
Enjoy your breakfast!!!
BG

Stampin' Up Marker/STAMPIN SPOT CLUB

I have been wanting to do a Marker Club but wanted to combine it with something else so you can get hostess benefits . Well tonight I used the one Chocolate Chip Stampin Spot that I got with a card set on the back page of the catalog and fell in LOVE with it!

Gosh I would love to have every single Stampin Spot so...........

How about a Marker/Stampin Spot Club!!!

This is how it works. I will need 4 people for 4 months. Each month you will receive one color family of the Stampin' Write Markers ( 12 ) and one matching color family of the Craft Stampin Spots ( 12 )!

Each month one of you will get to be Hostess!
On your hostess month you will each get a Level One Hostess Stamp Set of your choice
( page 17-19 in current catalog.)
You will also receive the marker case and of course your set of 12 Markers and 12 Stampin Spots.

At the end of the four months each participant will receive the pack of 4 Neutral Markers valued at $10.95 and a pack of Stampin Dimensionals(300). This will come from the Hostess dollars earned. You will also get a roll of 1/4" ribbon.

....So by the end of 4 months you should have all 4 color families of the Markers and Case, all 4 color family sets of Stampin Spot, plus the Neutral Markers, a pack of Stampin Dimensionals and a Level One Hostess Stamp Set and the ribbon too!

The cost is $76 per month for four months. This includes the cost of shipping to me and then back to you, if you live in the US.
I will accept Pay Pal.

If you sign up you must commit to all four months in order for this to work for everyone. Once all four months are paid for you will get the Neutral Markers and Stampin Dimensionals. I will require payment by the 15th of each month, please.

If you are interested, please EMAIL me with your name, and the email you would like me to send your paypal invoice to. TO EMAIL, go to the scalloped circle with the SU logo on it, down to the right a bit. :)

I will get back to you immediately!

JUST EMAIL ME IF INTERESTED!

Challenge 2- Use a new Technique

OK the last one. I used that Liquid Accent stuff, you can't really tell though. I am not so sure I like it. It is supposed to make it look kind of glossy and plastic-y.

I just noticed that Robyn commented on my posts. How sweet of her. She had 10 challenges with 10 gifts and has 5 kids. How she does it, I do not know! Thanks Robyn for the fun day and Christine too!!

Challenge 10 Use a Scallop

Ah, finally. I am so exhausted but very proud. Robyn was so great to do this and so was Christine. This challenge was to use a Scallop. I LOVE Scallops. I needed to do a page for a recipe book for a teacher's cookbook so this worked out perfect. I even used a recipe Robyn had given me for some yummy Chocolate Chip Muffins.
Well I am wiped out and still have challenge two to do.

Challenge 5 Christina's Layout

I missed Challenge 5 which Christina put out. It was to do a layout following her pattern. This enabled me to finally do a page for Oreo's book and we have had her a year already and I had not started. I really want to do this book. Oreo almost died several times and I would have been devastated if I had not done her book. At least this was a start!

Challenge 9- Mixing up Colors, fonts and styles

Ok, things are starting to slur together after doing this all day. So it was a good thing that Robyn challenged us to mixing it up!!!
I just showed the title. It will look cute when I add the photos and the backing.
Carts used: Lyrical Letters, Alphalicious, Cuttin Up, Makin the Grade, Doodletype

Challlenge 7- Making a Faux thingy!

I know there are out of order but I am kind of working out of order.
This was going to be my Kid's Page but then Robyn wanted us to make something Faux Chipboad so I made the litte flower into that.
I had the cupcake there earlier but it made a spot with the Stickles so I had to move it down. All the pink paper came sparkly. This looks better in real life! I love this Hello Kitty Cartridge!!

Challenge 8-Make a card with heart and three things and scalloped across

This was Christina's Challenge to make a heart with two papers across and one had to be scalloped, you had to use a heart and then three things going down the right side.
I whipped this one up fast but am not crazy about it.
I used Doodlecharms for the hearts and SU Designer Paper.
I am exhausted!!

Challenge 3- Kid's Page

This layout is for a best friend's page.
Used SU Designer Paper, what else!!
I just love this Hello Kitty cartridge!! Oh that brown spot is the dot on the "i" that I replaced with a button sticker but it didn't fall off and was in the photo!!

Challenge 6 Using Patterned Paper in a Layout

Whew, we have to move fast on these challenges that Robyn and Christina are giving us.
This one was to do a layout page using patterned paper.
I used SU Designer Paper and Hello Kitty Cart and Graphically Speaking Cart.
I like the way it turned out.

Challenge 4 Mother's Day Card

Here is challenge 4. I feel so rushed and not doing my best. This is SU Rockabilly Designer Paper and Hello Kitty Cartride.
Need to go clean up for Challenge 5.

Challenge 1 using Pink and Brown in a card

Here is my challenge for the Pink and Brown Challenge from Robyn at the Pink Stamper. We are doing 10 challenges today for National Scrap Day, one each hour!!!
Stay posted for more. They are not in order because I had to leave for a bit and will need to catch up on some of them. It sure has been fun!
I just opened up my Hello Kitty Cartridge and love it!
Thank you Robyn, The Pink Stamper!!