Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced:Thursday, November 22nd, late afternoon
This card was a commission project for me. I was trying out a new paper source with this card as well. I like the look and feel of the paper (see notations below for source).
Card Size: A2 - 4.25" x 5.5"
Duck: GIVE A HOOT, Duck2 and Duck2-s, pg 77, cut @ 2.8"
Mat 1and 3: ELEGANT EDGES, Dots1-s, pg 34, cut @ 4.7 and 4.9 (2x) using Shadow feature.
Mat 2: ELEGANT EDGES, Dots1-s, pg 34, cut @ 4.8" using Oblong feature
Cardstock: The Paper Studio* (Light Blue, Blue and Dark Purple) The Paper Company (White)
Ink: Tsukineko (Momento - Tuxedo Black)
Stamp: Michaels (Thank You)
Adhesive: EK Success (Zig 2 Way Glue Pen Fine Tip) and Scotch (ATG and Foam Tape)
Not sure on the font that was using on the inside of the card.
* New Paper source found @ Hobby Lobby.
Now it is your turn. It's the perfect time of year to make Thank You cards.
Thank you for viewing my latest creation and for the time you have stopped by for a look-see. I am so grateful for this outlet for my crafts. May you and yours have a blessed Thanksgiving week!
Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced:Thursday, November 15th, late afternoon
Since our challenge is Food and Beverages I decided to feature a 'blast from the past.' When I got involved in scrapbooking, my first designs were for a 'Recipe' scrapbook. The pages contained favorite family recipes. Some have pictures and some silly depictions of the recipe name (i.e. a chocolate chip, a hammer and a cake for Chocolate Pound Cake, I know corny). Today I am featuring two of my favorite pages and recipes. The first is Uncle Boy's Honey Ham.
Here is the recipe:
Uncle Boy's Honey Ham
Wash Ham. Pat with brown sugar, 1/8" to 1/4" thick.
Stick pineapple rings on with toothpicks. Drizzle with honey.
Cover entire pan with foil. Bake in a preheated oven @ 200 degrees for 3-4 hours.
Last 30 minutes take cover off. Drizzle with honey and bake uncovered.
Let stand 30 minutes before serving. Yummo!
Project details:
Size: 8.5" x 11" page
Pig: This design is from an old desktop publishing software. I printed one out and made my pattern from their. All objects are hand cut and enhanced.
Cardstock and Patterned Paper were from my stash over 13 years ago.
Color Medium: Zig Memory Systems Writer in Aberdeen, Navy and Chocolate
This too is from my Recipe Scrapbook. It is a favored cake of my family. Although the recipe shown is Alan Jackson's Chocolate Sheet Cake, in my family it is fondly known as Aunt Edna's Chocolate Cake. My Aunt Edna is much older than Alan Jackson so I reserve the rights for her. There is not a family function that I have attended in the last 55 years that has not seen this cake. It is my favorite!! This is definitely a chocolate lover's delight! You can find this recipe HERE.
Here are the details:
Size: 8.5" x 11" page
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper - Red and Black
Foil Paper: unsure of manufacturer
Stickers: Me and My Big Ideas
Color Medium: Sukura White Jelly Roll Pen
Tools: Magic Matter was used to cut the foil mat; Marvy Uchida - Corner Rounder; Creative Memories Circle Cutter System
Now it is your turn. Make a Food and Beverage project and enter it @ the link below.
Fall has special meaning for my hubby and me. We were married at the end of November in 1997. Thanksgiving was the first holiday we shared in our new home. I still remember the golden red leaves on the trees outside our windows. It was a beautiful fall day. Made a lovely scene as we shared time with family and friends in our home. I have been truly blessed.
Here is my ORANGE & BROWN project:
Here are the details:
Tag size: 4.5"
Tag: ELEGANT EDGES, pg 46, Heart2-s, cut @ 4.5" using Oblong and Shadow features.
Ch# 43: CANDY! Make a CANDY-licious project. Starts:Friday, October 26th, 12:00 am EST Ends:Thursday, November 1st, Noon EST Winner (chosen by ramdom.org) Announced: Thursday, November 1st late afternoon
While I was making this tag I was reminded of all the fun times my sistar and I had on Halloween. We loved to dress up. Usually we were 'Hobos.' We would rummage through our father's old suit coats, then add some fabric patches with gaudy stitching (to be removed later), smudge up our faces and draw exagerated features, then it was off to the streets. When we were pretty young my mother had gotten us matching Peter Pan pajamas. These doubled as our Halloween costumes. When I got older my hubby and I dressed up as a dog and a cat, respectively. We called ourselves the 'Party Animals.' Our costumes were complete with streamers, party horn, hat and noise maker. We won the costume contest that year. If you are dressing up this year I hope you have a great time.
Here are the details of my project:
Tag Size: 4.5"
Tag: ELEGANT EDGES, pg 46, Heart2-s, cut @ 4.5" using Oblong and Shadow features.
Boo: SIMPLY CHARMED, pg 58, Headstne cut @ 1.5" using Word feature.
The question this week is: Are you afraid of the dark? Yes and No! I am not afraid of the dark when inside the house ... except during nighttime storms. However, I am frightened in the dark when outside by myself. We have all sorts of critters (skunks, possums, coyotes, bats) that lurk in the dark. During the summer we have a bullfrog that loves to lounge in our pond. And then there are the snakes during the summer. I am terribly frightened of snakes. I won't even go in that part of the pet store and avoid any TV show/Movie that even features a snake. And no, I DID NOT go see 'Snakes on a Plane!!!' When DH was on the road all the time, I was a bit more jumpy than I am now. But let's not dwell on that. It is time for a new project ... so with out further ado, here is my project!
Isn't he cute? This is 'Morp' from BUMP IN THE NIGHT (Lite). I think he looks like a 'Boo-berry'.
Here are the details of my project.
Tag Size: 4.5"
Tag: ELEGANT EDGES, pg 46, Heart2-s, cut @ 4.5" using Oblong and Shadow features.
Monster: BUMP IN THE NIGHT (LITE), # 46, Morp, cut @ 3.3"
Foiled Cardstock: DCWV (The Ghosts & Goblins Cardstock Matstack - Black Foil)
Ink: Color Box (Pigment Brush Pad - Lime, Orange and Pink) I used these around the outside edge of the tag shadow.
Accent: Darice (2.4cm Google Eye)
Adhesives: Scotch (ATG and foam tape), EK Success (Zig 2 Way Glue Pen Fine Tip) and Xyron (Double-Sided Tape Tabs)
Now is it your turn to make a 'BOO' project! For more inspiration check out the PDEC Design Team projects. Don't forget to pass along some 'Spooky Comment Love'!! Morp will have his EYE on you, so you better watch for things that go Bump in the Night!
Hope you all had a terrific weekend. It was wet and rainy here ... WooHoo!!! We so needed the rain. It was a nice soothing, soaking rain.
Today there is a new challenge @ Fantabulous Cricut! We are celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Have you gotten your Mammogram this year. This is the month to get you appointment. I had my Mammogram on the September 22nd. A Mammogram is a wonderful gift you can give to yourself and your loved ones. It is only through awareness that we can be PRO-active against Breast Cancer. RUN, don't walk to you phone today and schedule your Mammogram!!! I will get off my soap box not. (taking a bow and retreating).
On to my card:
Here are the details:
Size: A2 - 4.25" x 5.50"
Black Mat - 4" x 5.25"
Floral Mat - 3.75" x 5"
Black Mat 2 - ELEGANT EDGES, pg 38, Branch-s, cut @ 3.8" using Shadow feature
Floral Mat 2 - ELEGANT EDGES, pg 38, Branch-s, cut @ 3.6" using Shadow feature
Hot Pink Mat - ELEGANT EDGES, pg 38, Branch-s, cut @ 3.4" using Oblong feature
Medium Pink Mat - ELEGANT EDGES, pg 38, Branch-s, cut @ 3.2" using Oblong feature
Hope - GIVE A HOOT, pg 53, Rabbt2-s, cut @ 1.4" using Phrase feature
Cardstock - The Paper Company (White and Black) and Darice (Core'dinations - Medium Pink and Hot Pink)
Patterned Cardstock - American Crafts (Metropolitan Collection)
Fibers - Hobby Lobby (1/8" Hot Pink Organza ribbon)
Accent - K & Company (Hot Pink Adhesive Rhinestone)
Adhesives - Scotch (ATG) and EK Success (Zig 2 Way Glue Pen - Fine Tip)
Don't forget to stop the FCCB Design Team blogs to check out their lovely creations. We love comments just as much as you do ... so, don't hesitate to leave a little {comment love}.
Thanks for stopping by to view my creation for this week.
Create any type of project with FACES (drawn faces, cut faces, stamped faces, etc.)
My answer to this week's question is ... YES! I have a lot to be thankful for, therefore, I smile! Let me list some of my reasons to smile:
1. My honey thinks he is the funniest person around. He makes a lot of 'funny' jokes (or at least he thinks they are funny).
2. My honey is very silly. He has an active imagination ... that can be a good thing or a very bad thing.
3. My kitties make me smile with their funny feline antics. Bubbe likes to bring me paper 'treasures.'
4. I smile when I am please with a finished project.
5. When the birds are jumping from branch to branch in the bushes by my crafting window.
6. When one of the cats thinks they can catch the geckos on the window screens that are attracted to the bugs because of the light.
The list goes on and on. I smile when I think of my PDEC Design Team Sisters and their wonderful creations. Don't forget to stop by each of their blogs and post a comment to make them SMILE! Let's get on with the show ... here is my 'Smile' project!
Isn't she adorable? I just love my SIMPLY CHARMED Cricut cart. It is so versatile. Here are the details of my project:
Tag: ELEGANT EDGES, pg 46, Heart2-s, cut @ 4.5" using Oblong and Shadow features
Scarecrow: SIMPLY CHARMED, pg 57, Scarecw2 and all her layers cut @ 3.7"
Smile: PAISLEY, pg 36, Frog2, cut @ 0.9" using Word/Word Blackout and Word Shadow features
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Black, White, Lt Tan, Yellow, Light Green and Medium Pink)
Patterned Paper: DCWV (Spring Fling and Summer Days Combo stack)
Ink: Tim Holtz (Tea Dye Distressing Ink)
Color Medium: Sukara (White Jelly Roll Pen)
Accents: Making Memories (Mini Blossoms - Polo Mix) and Joann's (Round Mini Brads - Pastel)
Adhesives: Scotch (ATG and foam tape) and EK Success (Zig 2 Way Glue Pen Fine Tip)
I loved using the patterned paper by DCWV. This sheet has several stripes of different patterns and a lot of detailing at the top of the page. I chose to use the stripes near the bottom so I positioned the cutting blade by placing the tag shadow on the paper and moved the blade to the correct length, removed the tag and proceeded to cut. I like it when I can plan something and everything goes as planned.
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It's that time again ... Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge Time! Are you ready for a new question/theme? This week we are 'Playing'! It is time for RECESS! This week's question is:
What was your favorite thing to play at schoolRECESS?
Theme: Create a project with a PLAY theme (jumping rope, bike riding, chasing butterflies, swings, slides, hopscotch, kickball, anything you PLAYED as a kid).
Are you having a great week? It has been wonderful around here. The weather is getting cooler ... by a degree or two, at least we are not in the triple digits any longer. We are expecting rain ... sure wish it would hurry up ... hope it doesn't miss us.
It is time for a new challenge @ Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges. Are you ready for some COLOR?
This week's question is:
What does the word SCHOOLmake you think of? Yellow School Buses?Red Apples?
Theme: Use Yellows and Reds on your project.
Our Sponsor this week is
Prize is any three items from the Squigglefly store.
Here is my project for this challenge:
Yes, I chose to make a Yellow School Bus with a Red frame. I had an important story for this week. My hubby is now a School Bus Driver. He is really enjoying the elementary and high school children. I am so proud of him. He looks very dapper in his new uniform. This was the perfect transition from being an OTR driver to working locally. After many, many years in transportation he was ready for a change.
Here are the details:
Tag: ELEGANT EDGES, Heart2-s, pg 46, cut @ 4.5" using Oblong and Shadow features.
Frame: STRETCH YOUR IMAGINATION, SclBus, pg 51, cut using Fit to Length (4.2") function and CardFrame feature.
School Bus: STRETCH YOUR IMAGINATION, SclBus, pg 51, cut @ 1.7" using SclBus and Layer.
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Black, White, Red, Yellow and Lt Blue)
Color Medium: Sukara (Jelly Roll Pen, White)
Adhesives: Scotch (ATG) and EKSuccess (Zig 2 Way Glue Pen Fine Tip)
This was a ton of fun to make. It was quick and easy ... once I got the hang of 'Fit to Length' again. The Card Frame feature on STRETCH YOUR IMAGINATION is based on the card sizes you use, so I had to put on my thinking cap for this one.
Now it is your turn to get our your tools and make a Yellowand Red project.
