Spice Cake Candy

Good Monday afternoon!  Today I have one of the projects we made at my Big Shot class last week.  This week highlighted fabric so we made this gorgeous flower to go on top of a gift box.  The box is from the Kraft Gift Boxes in the Holiday Mini, you get 4 for $2.95.  I used Spice Cake fabric and DSP.  To make the flower I used the Fun Flowers and the Blossom party dies and cut fabric, batting and burlap layers.  I added a brad to the center to hold it together and then a hat pin from the retired Pretties Kit.

And guess what,  this is also the blog candy for today!  You will get it unassembled of course but it is easy peasy to make.  To find out the details about the blog candy check out this post.

I Dig You

Good Saturday afternoon!  Today I have a project I cased from the catalog, I knew I had to make this the first time I saw it.  My sweet Dalton loves anything with wheels especially ""BIG TRUCKS" and has the cutest way of saying big truck in a very deep voice every time he sees one pass by.   I used Timeless Type alphabet dies to cut the letters out in Pool Party, Coral Calypso, Lucky Limeade, and Daffodil Delight.  I can't wait to give it to him.

 I am going to be showing you some purses made by my friend Chris through out the rest of the month.  These are for sale and you can contact me if you are interested in purchasing one.  If you need to have it shipped there will be shipping cost and also sales tax will be added.  This purse is $25.00.  It measures approximately 9x9 inches and has a shoulder length strap with zipper top opening and pockets on the inside.


And now let's add something to the blog candy !!  Today I have an altered clear stamp case.  It has a note pad, small gel pen, and sticky notes inside. I love these since I am forever digging through my purse for something to write on and to write with and these keep it all together.  Don't forget to leave a comment, check the previous post for all the details on the Blog Candy.

Blog Candy

Good morning~!  It seems I never have time to blog anymore, I have more than doubled the number of classes I offer as well as trying to keep up with my husband's growing business and the kids, it seems like my day is gone and I haven't been on the computer at all.  So....since I am such a bad blogger....how about some blog candy!!!  I have a birthday this month so each day I will add something to the stash until my birthday arrives on September 26 at which time I will draw a winner.  The way to get your name in the drawing is... 

• comments  (only once daily please)
• purchases  (for every $25.00 in SU spent with me you get your name in once-starting Sept 1)
• purchases from Christines Originals  (for every $25 spent you get your name in once)

Here is the first thing added to the loot.  Check out this cute handmade handbag by my friend Christine.  Her work is impeccable an the materials used are very high quality.  She has donated the cute Halloween bag which is valued at $25.00 to get us started.  It has a long shoulder strap as you can see on the lovely Sadie but you could also tie a knot in it to shorten it if you wanted.  It has a zipper top and is fully lined with pockets as well.

Make sure you leave a comment today and check back tomorrow to see what has been added.  I will add something every day until September 26!

Christmas Lodge

Happy Labor Day!  I have had a wonderful weekend, lots of family time.  We went to the State Fair on Saturday which is always fun and then yesterday a friend came all the way from Champagne, IL to stamp with me.  We made 3 cards and chatted about a little bit of everything.  It was a very relaxing and much needed break for me, thanks Debbie!  This is one of the cards we made which is really much prettier IRL.  The stamp set is from the Holiday mini and is called Christmas Lodge.  We stamped it in Always Artichoke ink and then sprayed it with Smooch Spritz and it looks very snowy although you can't tell it from the photo.  The DP is retired(I so wish it was still available, it was my favorite last year).  We added an embossed layer of Cherry Cobbler and a little Cherry Cobbler seam binding.  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy B-Day

Good morning, it has been a wonderful morning for me!  I have already had two wonderful friends stop by to stamp and chat this morning.  I got a little surprise in the mail yesterday, Stampin' Up sent me a birthday card.  My birthday is actually at the end of the month but they sent the card early along with a little discount on anything from the catalog.  The card was made using My Digital Studio and is very pretty but I am going to try remaking it using punches and layers. 

I am also very excited about going to the SU Regional in Louisville, Ky in October.  This time we can bring guest so...do YOU wanna go with me?  Let me know soon so I can get you registered!  This would be the perfect opportunity for you if you have been thinking about signing up as a demonstrator to see what it is like.

My Three Little Wranglers

Good evening!  I was able to get some photos of our new obsession...horses.  The girls are absolutely loving their new horses.  We are boarding them about 10 miles out of town until and they can't wait until we can bring them closer to home.  This is Shelby on Beauty, she has riding lessons so she just climbs on and takes off and we don't see her until time to go home.  Sadie is a little more reluctant to ride alone so Dad has to lead her on Beauty since her horse hasn't been broken to ride yet.

 Sadie on Beauty.

Dalton on Millie, a borrowed horse.  The guy who boards the horses has a freezer full of Popsicles and Dalton helps him get rid of them.  Enough about the horses, you came to see a card...

I really like how this card turned out, I used Spice Cake DSP again.  I got the idea for the medallion  using both sides of the DP on Debbie Duchess's blog.  I die cut  a scallop circle with some burlap for the center as well as a flower using Spice Cake fabric and put them together with a Pool Party brad.  Thanks for stopping by! 

Simply Christmas

Good afternoon!  Today I have a Christmas card to share, a very clean and simple design.  I used the wreath from the stamp set Welcome Christmas.  The colors are Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, and Cherry Cobbler.  Gotta run, time to pick the girls up from school.

Bright Hopes

Good morning!  I can not believe that today is Friday already, this week has flown by.  The girls are settling back into the school routine amazingly well this year.  Usually I have to stand over Shelby to make sure she stays focused on homework but she has been coming home and getting it done without a hassle. 

Today's card is one I made for a Christmas SAS using a new set from the Holiday mini called Bright Hopes.  The DSP is retired and the embossing folder isn't SU but it kinda went with the DSP.  I added pearls to the tree but I think Dazzling Diamonds are in order for the next one. 

Thanks for visiting me today, if you don't have a demonstrator already I would love to hear from you!  My email address is in my banner at the top of the page.

Sweet Pea

Good afternoon!  I have a new great-niece and as usual I am running low on baby cards so I had to whip one up before I sent a little package her way.  I used some pieces I left over from another project laying on my desk and since I had to get it to the post office before they closed decided to use them.  I used Very Vanilla and Whisper White together which is something I never do but I like the contrast it gave.  So since I had two neutrals together I decided to try two pinks and put Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink together to finish out the card.  Something different...but I kinda like it.

This is the inside of the card.  Thanks for stopping by.

ps....don't forget the Buy 3 get 1 Free offer ends soon as well as the last day to order from the Summer Mini will be August 31.

Spice Cake

Good evening!  Sorry my photo is slightly blurry, I should of photographed it earlier in the day but I got busy and forgot.  Have I told you how much I am enjoying this new DSP called Spice Cake, in fact I just ordered 2 more packages.  It will be available to you starting September 1 when the Holiday Mini starts.  If you haven't got your copy of the Holiday mini, let me know so I can get one out to you.  Gotta run, homework has started.  Thanks for stopping by!