CMCC32 & TSSC326 & Another Recipe

Happy Friday, peeps!  We made it to the weekend!  I must say, this has been a lovely August, weather-wise, here in SE PA!  Just beautiful!  Although tomorrow I am taking a test and will be stuck inside all day long, I have enjoyed the earlier part of the week!

Today I am sharing a quick little baby card; my niece will be having a little girl soon, and rather than do the traditional pink, when I saw the Colour Me…! monochromatic challenge of Pistachio Pudding, I thought that would be sweet to use!  I chose Smoky Slate as my neutral:

I also used the Technostamper sketch for this week.  I stamped the wee elephant from Zoo Babies in Smoky Slate, her ear in Pistachio Pudding, mounted her on a circle stamped with the retired A to Z, and added the sentiments from Celebrate Baby:

A touch of silver ribbon and some In Colors sequins finished it off.  And here’s the inside:

And here are the challenges for you:

Thanks for visiting today!

Using the plethora of zucchini in my garden, we made a Zucchini Apple Pie the other day.  DON’T LAUGH…..it tastes exactly like an apple pie.  In fact, Cassidy was helping me put the slices from the food processor into the pan, and she said, “Grammy, are these apples?”!!!  Here are a few pictures of the process:

Making the pie crust:

The zucchini are peeled, sliced and parboiled just until a bit crisp:

Mixed with lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon and cream of tartar, then into the shell it goes:

And the final product, after Grampy ate a few slices:

If you want THIS recipe, let me know. (Be sure to give me your email address!!!)   You can really pull a fast one on your friends---they will swear it’s an apple pie!!!  It’s DELICIOUS!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Zoo Babies, Celebrate Baby, A to Z (ret SU)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate, In Color DSP Pack
Ink	Smoky Slate, Pistachio Pudding
Accessories	Silver Ribbon, In Color Sequins
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Thinlits, Scallop Nestabilities

ColourQ249 and an Experiment

Hey peeps!  It’s Tuesday, and look at this cute pillow Arielle found as her inspiration this week for the ColourQ:

I’ve been on a pillow-making frenzy the last week myself, but mine aren’t as cute as these!  I really wanted to incorporate a bird into my card, but the only one I could come up with was the toucan from Zoo Babies!  So here we go:

I heat-embossed each bird in white ink and white EP on cardstock in the challenge colors, then popped them out with a 1 1/4” circle punch.  The new set, Hi There, had a perfect trendy sentiment, so I stamped it in Poppy Parade and popped it up on a white circle and added some thick twine in Coastal Cabana.

They’re on a diecut mat from Lil’Inkers and my Coastal Cabana panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug EF.  And those sassy chicks at Just Us Girls have changed things up a bit, so their challenge this week is a word challenge---BIRD!!  Woohoo!  So I am linking this up there as well!

I made a second card using the challenge colors…I kind of wanted to experiment with stamping on tissue paper to make faux washi tape, but Cassidy was napping in the room where the tissue paper was, and I didn’t dare want to disturb her, so I tried stamping on a napkin!  LOL!  It turns out to be a wee bit fragile, but sort of fun…I used the As You See It challenge sketch, turning it on its side:

and did some die-cutting:

The banners sort of flutter…I really didn’t want to try to tape them down!  This uses Tape It and dies from Chalk Talk and the Circle Card Thinlets on a notecard!  And here’s the inside, using the “yay” diecut with Endless Birthday Wishes:

Hope you can play along with us at the ColourQ!  I always love to see what the designers as well as the participants come up with!

Have a blessed day!

Colour Me…! 22

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Today is my last guest designer appearance at the Colour Me…! challenge, and I must say, I truly enjoyed all the challenges!  The design team is as sweet as can be, too!  Thank you, ladies, for the opportunity!  And here is the final challenge for May:

My first thought was to do something fall-ish, but I changed course after perusing my stamp sets and thought a little zoo-ish birthday card would fit the colors perfectly:

I used the Hardwood stamp for my background and Zoo Babies for the images, adding a couple of little DP banners here and there.  I used a candy dot and a Button diecut (which is on the Weekly Special List this week!) to add a little more interest.  And since Endless Birthday Wishes was still sitting on my desk, and since it is SO versatile, I used it again!  The clear polymer makes it so easy to line up!  I also used it for the inside:

Now, I hope you have a great day, and hope you’ll play along with these fun colors at the Colour Me…! blog!  And be sure to check out what the other designers have created while you’re there!

Picnic time!

RAKS and Some More New Stuff

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I had a busy morning, so this post is a little later than I intended!  I have such great, creative friends…they treat me to fun little goodies and send me cool cards!  Here are a couple I received lately!

This is a cute little “vase” of flowers and a sweet little packet containing a tea bag, all created by my customer/friend Joan:

She did such a great job on these; Cassidy was quite enthralled with the flowers and wanted to take them out to smell them!!  And my friend Martha made me this awesome card full of washi goodness:

Isn’t that a fun way to use washi?  Love it!  And finally, one more little card I created using a new In Color called Tangelo Twist and the new set, Something to Say (along with Geometrical and Zoo Babies):

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge too!

MIM and LIM

Happy Thursday, everyone!  A couple cards today; the Less Is More challenge this week is baby cards, so I made a simple one:

I hope that big bow doesn’t disqualify it, but it was so cute, I couldn’t help adding it to my Zoo Babies elephant!  The bow was made with the Envelope Punch Board, the video can be found here.  I did make my tail a little longer than she recommended, but it’s entirely your choice!  The gingham is a digital paper, and the sentiment is from the retired SU set, Sweet Little Sentiments.

My next one is for The Kraft Journal’s challenge, the Winter Blues.  I used some Crafty Secret digital papers from their Retro Christmas line on a Crumb Cake card base:

I can’t remember where the sentiment is from (also digital), and the Crumb Cake snowflake is from Taylored Expressions, run through the Big Shot with an Adhesive sheet and glittered up with some Martha Stewart Antique Silver glitter.  Some twine and narrow gingham finished it off!

Enjoy your day!

We had about 8” of snow on Tuesday, and Cassidy couldn’t wait to go outside to play in it!  Unfortunately, it was about 5 degrees out, so our playtime was short:

She needs a little practice on those snow angels!

Paper Players 170

Happy Sunday (again), peeps!  It’s time for a new Paper Players challenge!  Jaydee has a great one for us today:

 

 

What a super idea…you could go in lots of different directions with this one!  I don’t have many wildlife stamps, but I do have Zoo Babies, and those little images just make me smile, so I thought I’d put this little alligator to work:

 

I went CAS with this; I simply embellished the alligator with a little glimmer paper heart and added some zig-zaggy embellishments:  a border of Pear Pizzazz from the Finishing Touches edgelits and the Chevron-embossed background.  My final touch was a heart-shaped clip decorated with a Gumball Green ribbon!  And I had to laugh…I alphabetize my stamps, so I used the first and last set of my current stash!!!

 

 

Hope you can play along with us this week with your wildlife-inspired creation!  Share it with us at the Paper Players so we can all enjoy it as well!  Here are links to the other designers if you’d like to check them out:

•  Ann
• Anne Marie
• Jaydee 
• Nance
•  Sandy – taking a break this week!

 

You may remember last year’s Halloween fiasco:

 

This year was MUCH better….we were even able to use the same costume and the hat (plus a sweatshirt this time):

 

 

We practiced saying “trick or treat” at the screen door:

 

 

In she comes with her treat bag….once we gave her some treats, she understood the trick or treat concept and was quite happy!!! 

 

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	A Dozen Thoughts, Zoo Babies
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Red Glimmer Paper
Ink	Garden Green
Accessories	Gumball Green Stitched Ribbon, Heart Paper Clip
Tools	Finishing Touches Edgelits, Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Owl Punch (for heart)

DD73 & Halloween Candy Holder Tutorial

I promised I would share with you the directions for the little Ghiradelli candy holders from this post on Sunday!  But first, let me share my Dynamic Duos card that I am barely squeaking in for this week!  Here’s the color challenge:

And here’s my card:

LOL, I know this looks like a baby congrats card, but it’s actually a card I made for the top sellers in my downline!!!  I really wanted to use this color combo, as it is not one I would have chosen myself, and I really wanted to use that Zoo Babies set…..so hopefully they’ll get a chuckle from it as well as being congratulated on a job well done!  It’s really simple, as I have to mass-produce them, but hopefully there are enough elements to still make it interesting!

Now, on to the the Ghiradelli candy holders; here they are:

And here are the directions….these are very basic but easy!

A couple of tips I will share….when you trim the diagonal edges to tuck inside, use the opening from the Word Window punch to give you an idea of how much to trim off…..that way it will fit inside the punched opening easily!  Also, make sure you use some good adhesive….Sticky Strip or Tombow Multipurpose glue, so your candy won’t fall out.   Now you can decorate your Ghiradelli candy holder in any way you like!  Have fun!

I told you before that Cassidy was giving me a hard time when I wanted to take her picture….here she is, helping me by emptying the silverware bin from the dishwasher, but she did NOT want that camera in her face!!!

Hopefully when she comes back today, she will be in a more photogenic mood!  Enjoy your day!