Before I get to today's post, please note this week's One-Layer Wednesday host is Ardyth.  She has a great challenge for us! I hope you'll check it out.

Okay, now for more Washi Tape Fun.  This month the focuses of my posts are "all things Washi Tape". Today I have some envelopes to share with you.  We decorate the inside of our cards.  Why not decorate our envelopes?   It's fun and easy, and a great way to justify that stash (of Washi Tape, I mean).  Also, it's another way to carry out the theme of your card.

  Here is a mini tutorial for mitering the corners of your Washi Tape (see the green stripe tape above). 

First, cut two pieces of Washi Tape and lay them on your work table creating an "L" shape. 

Next, lift up the connected corner and cut at a diagonal (starting at the bottom right corner and cutting up to the top left corner).

Then, pull the two pieces of tape apart and place.

 
Here is the end result. 

I hope you'll find this helpful.  Please, feel free to email me with any questions.  Also, look for more Washi Tape posts later this week.  I have more ideas to use your Washi Tape collection.

Supplies:

Stamps: (Sentiments) Papertrey Ink, A Muse (Retired), and My Favorite Things
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug
Paper: A4 Envelopes - Stampin' Up  White
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-Jig

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A Special Anniversary Wish...

Today's post is a special anniversary wish for my blog buddy Darnell and her "Mister".

Happy Anniversary my friend!  May you and "Mister" celebrate many more!
 



"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."
- Mignon Mclaughlin

An Idea For Your Ribbon Scraps...

I love ribbon and I'm always looking for ways to use it. As I was cleaning off my work table yesterday, I came across several smaller pieces of ribbon. These were the leftovers from other projects. Thinking they were too small to do anything with I through them out. And then it hit me. I could use these on paperclips! A few years ago I had seen something similar in a magazine.

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These paperclips can be used for so many things.  They make great place holders in magazines, cookbooks, and catalogs.  They can also be used as an embellishment for your scrapbook pages.  I'm planning on making a few more to use in my planner. 

Supplies: Paperclips, glue, and ribbon scraps.

Have a great week!

Carrots Anyone?

I wanted to get started on a few Easter projects this week. Here's my first one. It's the old sour cream container that's been around forever, with an Easter twist.  For those of you who have never tried these or need a refresher, there is a wonderful video tutorial on Splitcoast. These come together very quickly. I spent more time messing with the ribbon "carrot tops" than I did putting the containers together.

Of course they're filled with goodies. I hope you'll give them a try.

 Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts

Paper: Jillibean Soup (Orange Sugar-Double sided)

Ink: Memento Tangelo

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Ribbon, Scor Tape, & Crimper

Happy Spring...

A Small Gift Bag

Happy Valentine's Day!  I wanted to share a small gift bag I made for my daughter for Valentine's Day.  I can't tell you what's inside because sometimes she reads my blog.

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I found the small lunch style bags (pictured below) at Michaels.  They come in several different colors and are 6 3/4" tall by 3 1/2" wide and 2" deep.  I cute my bag down to 3 1/4" tall to fit the heart shaped die. 

These bags have so many possibilities.  I can't wait to show you other projects using these sweet little bags.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink
Paper:  Bazzill
Ink:  Versa Magic-Pretty Petunia
Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder, Sizzix Heart, Handmade flower, Button, Sponge, Diecut Glitter Leaves-Michales

My hope for you today, lots of chocolate and roses.  Happy Valentine's Day!

A Recipe Card

This time of year nothing is better than the smell of pumpkin bread baking in the oven!  It's one of my Fall favorites.  For ages I've been wanting to make recipe cards for our holiday recipes and put them in a special book.  Well, the opportunity presented itself last night.  While visiting Use it Tuesday (a blog that challenges you to use your hoarded supplies), I saw their current challenge was Cooking Up Fun.   Make a project that has something to do with cooking.  I had no more excuses...

Here is my first holiday recipe card:

The hoarded supplies used for this project: designer paper by Bo-Bunny (2006) and the olive button.  I have been saving the button for some military scrapbook pages I'm doing for my DH.  The color matches his old BDU's (camouflage uniform) perfectly!

Not wanting to waste any of my precious paper (lol), I made this recipe clip too.

Thanks Use it Tuesday for the challenge.  It's so much more fun to use those hoarded supplies, rather than letting them just sit there, looking pretty!

Also linking to:
 More Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #59 - Thanksgiving Theme

Whimsical Designs - Whimsical Wednesday Challenge - Happy Turkey Day

Supplies
Stamps: Paper Inspirations
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Canson Watercolor 90lb., Bo Bunny
Accessories: Spellbinders, Prisma Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, Button, Pop Dots, Twine, and Ric Rack

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Last Minute Halloween

Hi!  Thanks for stopping by.  Today's card is for the Less is More Polka Dots Challenge. Last night I discovered I needed a few more Halloween cards so the Less is More challenge was the perfect inspiration.

I also wanted to show you my Halloween hair pin.

I've been playing with singed flowers for a few months.  They're all over Bloggland.  I just love them.  You can find several tutorials for these flowers, but this one at Restorative Living also shows you different ways to use these beautiful creations.  I hope you'll give them a try.

Supply List (card)
Stamps: CTMH
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Bella Blvd, A Unity Co-Company, Stampin' Up Whisper White
Accessories: Tulle, Button, Twine

For a supply list for Singed Flowers, please check out Restorative Living.  She has a complete list of supplies needed for the project.

Happy Halloween...

Halloween Week 1 ~ Anything But a Card

It's October and that means Halloween, right?  Well, that's what my daughters think!

I have some Halloween projects to share with you for the next couple of weeks.  I hope these projects will inspire you to create some Halloween fun!  My project today was inspired by something I saw in a small shop in Carmel, California this Summer. It was a collection of three old paperback books stacked one on top of each other with the covers and binding removed, tied up with twine and embellished with seashells.  Immediately, I filed this under "future projects".  After returning from vacation, I was on a mission to find some old hard back books. I thought hard back books would give this project more of a vintage feel.

Here's my Halloween version of the book display I saw in California:

When I found these books they were headed for the trash.  The pages were falling out, some even torn, and the covers were awful.

This project took no time at all once I found the books.  I used black tulle to tie them together and a Halloween pick from Michaels.  How easy is that?  I plan to reuse these books for Thanksgiving  and Christmas as well. 

I'm also linking my project to:

Itsy Bitsy Paper

Embellishing Life

Simply Designing


I hope you'll stop back by to see the rest of the Halloween projects I have planned this week and next.

Cheryl 

Sweet 16 - An Invitation

Hi Friends,

It's rare I post to my blog a project that's not a "challenge" of some sort, but today I wanted to share the invitation I made for my oldest daughter's 16th birthday. The party was a Sweet 16/Chocolate Making Party!

I printed the party details on the back of the chocolae tag. I discoverd Memory Box cardstock at my local stamp store. I had no idea Memory Box had cardstock. This cardstock is a smooth white on the back and the perfect weight for a card base. I prefer the look of white on the inside of a card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sentiment from Impression Obsession
Paper: Memory Box
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Glassine mini bag, Martha Swewart Doilies, Tulle, Ribbon, Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz in Frost, and Tim Holtz large Shipping Tag Diecut

Happy Spring,

Cheryl

Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge

Hi Everyone,

I don't know about you, but I always look forward to the New Year.  For me, it's a time to unwind after the frenzy of the holidays.  It's also a time to reflect, to reorganize and a time to plan.  Part of my New Years planning is to revisit my goals from the previous year, and for some unknown reason I'm always compelled to add a resolution or two to the mix, as if I don't have enough commitments already.

I believe that resolutions and goals have to be managed in order to be met.  That's why I thought a notebook for tracking my resolutions/goals would be the perfect project for this week's Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge.  The challenge was to create something with a New Year's resolution in mind (dieting, learning something new, etc).  

I hope I've inspired you to take some time to write down your goals and resolutions along with a plan to make them a reality.

Supplies
Stamps: Sweet n' Sassy-Digital Image
Ink: None
Paper: Bo Bunny
Accessories: Copics, Vintage Lace, Spellbinders, Pearls, Staples Mini Notebook, Adirondack Paint Dabber

Happy New Year, and good luck with your New Years resolutions!

Cheryl

Traditions and A Cup of Christmas Cappuccino

Hi Everyone,

Do you like Cappuccino?  We sure do!  In fact it's become a family tradition.  Several years ago I came a across recipe for a Cappuccino Mix.  I usually make it just before Thanksgiving, because on Thanksgiving Day my husband and girls always put up the outside Christmas lights and decorations.  That evening after our Thanksgiving meal we have our annual Christmas Lighting Ceremony. My husband sets out the lawn chairs and I make us our first cup of Christmas Cappuccino of the season.  We bundle up, sit back and enjoy our Christmas lights.  This is how the cappuccino mix got the name, Christmas Cappuccino!  I like to make an extra batch or two for family and friends.  It really makes a nice gift, but best of all my family loves it.....

When I saw this weeks Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge (C4CC3, create anything BUT a card)  I new just what I wanted to do.



If you stop by in a few days, I'll have the recipe for the Cappuccino Mix posted.

I wish you all a safe and blessed Christmas.

Cheryl



Supplies

Stamps:  Sweet n' Sassy Stamps
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Gina K. Designs Pure Luxery
Accessories:  ribbon, Spellbinders, button, Baker's Twine, Felt Ric Rack, Felt, Sizzix, Mason Ball Jar

Herman and His Twin Brother Sherman... Munster

With Halloween just a few hours away I wanted to post my last project.  Well, my last Halloween project!
I was looking for a fun little treat box for my daughters.  Something small and cute that I could sit on their bedside table. Just a little something from Mom on Halloween.

After searching the internet for ideas I stumbled upon Cambria Turnbow's blog and found this cute idea/tutorial.  After reading over her instructions, Cambria mentioned the original box design was by Jody Morrow.  I hope you take a minute and pop over to their blogs.  These gals are so talented! 

And the back view

I hope you have a safe and Happy Halloween! 

Cheryl