Perfectly Lemonade

Wow, canning jars are hot these days!  I found these adorable little canning jars with sweet little daisy cut outs on the lid that are perfect for slipping a straw into.  The lemonade really hit the spot during this heat wave we've been having.  And it inspired me to use the Perfectly Perserved stamp set and matching Cannery Set Framelits dies to create this sweet and simple little card. 

 

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Perfectly Perserved, Sweets for the Sweet

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Brights Collection DSP, Velum.

Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Really Red, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso (marker).

Accessories and More: Cannery Set Framilits Dies, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Brights Collection Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals. 

Mmmmm............nothing like icy cold lemonade on a hot day!  Cheers!

Busy as a Bee

Well,the lavender is blooming, and the bees are busy!  Don't they know it's summer, it's hot, and it's time to take a break and be lazy?  I must say, I've been as busy as a little bee too!  But I now get to slow down (a little) for a couple of weeks, until everything gets crazy again.  I'm looking forward to hitting my craft room and getting some creative time in.  I've decided to harvest the lavender -- I have TONS of it!  But what to do with it all? 

These muslin sachets will hold the lavendar and will make sweet little gifts later in the year.

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, French Foliage.

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso

Accessories and More:  Muslin sachet bags (can be found at big box craft stores), Linen Thread, lots of lavender :)

Fabulous Phrases Birthday Wishes

Do you find yourself gathering tons of scraps?  I do..and i'm always looking for ways to use them up..!  : )   This card was super simple to create.  All i did was grab some scraps and punches and voila..

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Phrases

Card Stock: Scraps of Real Red, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories and More: Brights Collection DSP, Crimper, Cupcake punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 1/4" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch, Scissors, White Bakers Twine, Dazzling Details, Snail adhesive.

Hope you like... : )

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Pirate Cupcakes {Tutorial}

Ahoy Matey! 

Finn is turning five!  We created Pirate Ship Cupcakes to help celebrate!  Arrrgh!

Wouldn't you love to create these cupcakes for someone special?  Now you can!  I have put together a detailed tutorial and template on how make the Pirate Ship Cupcake Wrappers and Sail.  The tutorial is in three part (one PDF tutorial, one PDF Pirate Cupcake Wrapper Template, and one customizable Word document Sail Template).   Note:  fonts used in the sail template are AqualineTwo and Windlass.  They are available as free downloads on various font sites.  If you do not have these fonts, the words will still appear, but in a different font. The skull and crossbones on the sail are stamped with the "Beware Pirates" stamp.  This set is currently retired, but you can stamp it with all different sorts of stamps, or even leave it plain. 

You can purchase the complete three part tutorial for only  $2.50
 

Or find the link to purchase on the top right sidebar.  As always, tutorials will be e-mailed to the email address registered to your PayPal account within 24 hours following your purchase.  If you do not receive your email, please check your spam box.  If you still have not received your file within 24 hours, please contact me so I can correct any issues. 

We also made these Pirate Invitations and custom Root Beer Labels. 

The invites were made in MDS using AqualineTwo font and printed onto parchement paper.  We burned the edges with a candle, sponged with Soft Suede ink, and spritzed with a Cherry Cobbler marker in the Colour Spritzer Tool.  Then we rolled them up and tied them with Linen Thread.

Mmmmmm........Root Beer!  Second only to rum!  These custom Root Beer Lables were made with MDS, using Windlass and AqualineTwo fonts,  and printed onto Whisper White cardstock.    Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets were placed onto the back of the cardstock.  The neck label says "Finn's 5th Birthday", and was cut out with a Paper Trimmer.  The main label was cut out with a Labels Collection Framelit.  Both of these were placed onto a bottle of root beer (with the existing labels removed obviously:))

.....more pirate fun!..............

You can purchase the complete three part tutorial for only  $2.50

Or find the link to purchase on the top right sidebar.  As always, tutorials will be e-mailed to the email address registered to your PayPal account within 24 hours as one PDF tutorial, one PDF Pirate Cupcake Wrapper Template, and one customizable Word document Sail Template following your purchase.  If you do not receive your email, please check your spam box.  If you still have not received your file within 24 hours, please contact me so I can correct any issues.   

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

New 2013 -2014 In colour Blossom Card

I finally had a chance to play with the new 2013-2014 in colours a couple weeks ago.  My friend Meredith brought in a few cards to work for share and tell. (i love craft share and tell at work...lol)  I was instantly inspired to create after seeing her creations.  I didn't get a good photo of her card but this card is basically the same layout.  The only switch up is the colour combo and the center of the flower. Thank you Meredith for the inspiration.. ; )

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Distressed Dots Background, Build a Blossom

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake

Accessories and More: Big Shot, Chevron Embossing folder, Finishing Touches Edgelit, Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels, Blossom punch, 1" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch, Full Heart punch (for banner greeting), Dimensionals, Snail adhesive.

Hope you like... : )

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Imagine the Possibilites...

Just a quick post... i'm sad i haven't had much computer time these days but with summer here and kids home from school  i've been busy entertaining and enjoying outside activities with them.  They spent the last couple weeks in swimming lessons and Ethan is still playing baseball on weekends.  I do have another Baseball card to share but thought i'd sneak in an all occasions card.  Sorry i can't remember where i cased this beautiful card from--if it's yours please let me know.. : ).  I created it shortly after the SU catalogue release last year and had put it in my Stamp Club box for a club card but didn't have a chance to share it with club last season. 

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Raining Flowers, French Foliage, Word Play

Card Stock: Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Accessories and More: Big Shot, Tulip Embossing folder, First Edition DSP, Wild Wasabi and Pool Party Stampin Write Markers, Antique Brads, White Taffeta Ribbon, Distress Tool, Stampin Sponge, Red Sticky Tape, Snail adhesive.

Hope you like... : )

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