What's On Your Workdesk ? Wednesday #130-Wedding and Glitter Dots

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Just a quick What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday!  post!  Showing off the wedding favor I made for Abby's wedding.. I used plain paper bags and punched the edges with a pretty Martha Stewart punch. I stamped Abby & Rick(with Just Rite alpha stamps)  on the clothes pin that held the tag onto the bag full of candy. The tag is just a manila shipping tag stamped with Chocolate Chip ink and the perfect Stamping Up sentiment. We ordered a bunch of  bulk green candy online to fill the bags. These were easy to make and looked very cool sitting at all the table place settings at the wedding.

The next picture is actually what my crafting buddy Jill and I are working on now...our annual Christmas gifty project for family and friends. We needed a bunch of "holly berries" for our project but that seems to be a bit spendy considering the quantity needed to complete everything so we got creative and made them!

To make the glitter dots, use your glue gun and leave small dots of hot glue(try to keep them small as they tend to spread a little)  and then cover with glitter. Let them set up for a few minutes to harden.  I used this super fine glitter from Martha Stewart. This picture is actually taken after we picked the dots out of the glitter....that was a wee bit of a pain. You may need to trim the glue gun strings off of some of the dots, but they really turned out great!

See how fun and glittery they are?

I missed out posting last week for WOYWW, so I am trying to get back on track in this week! Hope you can stop by and say Hello to Julia and the rest of the crowd.

If you are looking for the blog hop for Creations by AR click HERE!

See you all next week!

Creations by AR blog hop-Come join in!

Hello Everyone! Today I have some  fun projects to show you and a fun blog hop to join in!

Soup and Breadsticks!

I am tickled to be joining  the team at Creations by AR. Today the team is having a BLOG HOP  to show off the brand new Crafter's Apron file.

I really had every intention of making this fancy schmancy Christmas apron with candy canes and/or red and green M & M's, but darned if it just kept calling to me to make it a simple MAN project. I think this would be a great gifty to give to a guy, don't you?! Soo...I went with "man" colors and skipped the festive plans for this one...

I had the perfect dp from TCP, added some brown ribbon and then cut out the actual recipe from the soup mix box and tied it to the front. Really, really easy!

This file comes with an insert as well that holds tubes that you can fill with goodies.

You can find these at her store in  clear , colored or oval should you want to use them with this  file.

I am so busy this time of year,  so it is important to me to be able to whip up a project quickly and have it look great. These really are quick and easy-and they look so professional!

And here is where "Christmasy" kicks in! LOL
I could not resist the urge to make something Christmasy for my second project!

I made this fun mitten mini album with the new Winter Mitten Set. If you size this mitten small, it makes a great little ornament for the tree, but I chose to increase the size (for both mittens together in SCAL I used 10.660 x 7.545 for the mittens and 4.223 x 3.813 for both cuffs cut together)  to  make a quick and easy mini album for my daughter and her new hubby. Now I am itching  to make one for each of my grandsons too. Don't you think this would be cute to add  their pictures, a Christmas list, maybe a  Christmas tree or a hand drawn Santa picture....Lots of special memories can be shared in here!

 I cut the sentiment in SCAL. I also used a cuttlebug folder on the cuffs, added a little doodling and chalk on the edges and for a final touch I added some pretty May Arts silk ribbon.


If you remember back last year at this time,  I was honored to be a Guest Designer for Adela's Winter Release. You can see those creations HERE  and HERE.

I love making projects with my Cricut and SCAL program so I am excited to get to join the team full time! It is so much fun to grab a cutting file and whip up a quick project.

You can literally put these files together in minutes! (They come in PDF files as well should you not have a cutting machine). 

I hope you hop to all the teamies and see what they have whipped up! You just might be a winner! Each team member will be giving away a  free Crafter's Apron template/file  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post or any of the others by November 30th for a chance to win! Good Luck to you all!

ETA: Winner of my blog hop pick is Elena- The Red Haired Girl! Congrats Elena...I will send you the info.

Here is the order for the blog hop-Enjoy!!!

Adela Rossol

Amy Park

Julia Moss 

Lisa Somerville 

Mandy Gill

Maria Bell 

Sue Kment -- that's me!

Outlines Monday Challenge-Hang It Up!

Welcome to Outline's Monday Challenge -Make an Ornament

Isn't this just purrrrrrrrrrty??!!!

I LOVED making this ornament! I thought it would be a pain stamping this so  many times so I could get all the layers, but it was fast and very easy! I know this would be gorgeous embossed in gold or silver, but my craft room in currently undergoing a transformation and I could not fathom the thought of that powder all over(I am so messy with that stuff). I thought I would add a little glitter instead...OH MY...I was covered all over with that darned sparkly stuff HA!

In this picture you can see all the pretty layers and the sparkly glitter! 7 layers in all but OH SO EASY to cut and layer. The coloring was minimal as you only had to color the parts that show on each layer. The cutting was super easy as most of the cuts were straight points. The ornament is layered on SU! Real Red cardstock.


I plan on making a few more of these as keepsakes for the tree!


I used some more of that yummy May Arts silk ribbon to hang the ornament with. Sorry, I was going to show you how pretty it looks  on my tree...but I am way behind my normal decorating schedule. If I get one taken this week, I will add it to this post later.


I am going to enter this in the Trim the Tree Let's Craft and Create Challenge #33.


And wait till you see the rest ornaments!!!

Please check out what the rest of the team has made for you today!  
Kecia, Jenny, Jeanne, Lisa,  Sandy and Robin !

Don't miss a chance to win $25 worth of stamps each challenge!


ornament details:
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Stamps: I-979 Vintage Ornament by Outlines Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Real Red
Ink: Memento Black,  Copics  R27, G84,  C1,3
Misc: Dimensionals, glitter, May Arts silk ribbon, bakers twine

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #109-Warm and Fuzzy!

hOUSE mOUSE AND fRIENDS mONDAY cHALLENGE!

YES, I had my caps lock on...oops, but I thought it was sort of fun anyway!

Challenge #109 is all about what makes you feel warm and fuzzy! Anyone that knows me knows I love the Christmas holidays...yes, I already have decorations up!

I used this sweet Peaceful Dreams house mouse stamp...Muzzy looks like me after the holidays! Not really resting-more pure exhaustion...I swear this year will be different! I am ready to start baking my cookies and listening to my Christmas tunes! How about you?

I cut a green frame with my labels 4 nesties to frame the sweet image. I added a fun little Michaels $1 sentiment with a little Bazzil holly leaf.  I used some gorgeous Christmas DP from Authentique, punching out the poinsettias with a square punch.

I have had a sneak peek of the rest of the creations made by the design team, and I tell you...not to be missed for sure!

Thanks for stopping by...get your mouse stamps out and join the fun!

Two posts today----Don't miss my Outlines Monday baby gift  card HERE.

Card details:
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Stamps: Peaceful Dreams (Muzzy) HMLR1019, Michaels $1 sentiment
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Authentique Wonder
Ink: Memento Black and Always Artichoke
Copics:
Muzzy: E00 R20  E 31,33,34
Candle and holder: Y13, YR21, Y23, Y26  R20, 22,05,08
G20
Misc: Pear Pizzaz poly ribbon, Label 4 nestie, 1.25 square punch, Bazzil mini holly, red pearls

Outlines Monday Challenge-Gift Cards

Welcome to Outlines Monday Challenge!

The challenge this week is GIFT CARDS. A pretty easy challenge with the Outlines giftcard stamps.

They are designed so that you use the inside block to hold the gift card! I have a new baby boy nephew due on Dec 24th, so I made this design sort of Christmasy-hope he is not late to his own party!

( I did not have the gift card yet,so I had to use my Macy's credit card so you get the idea how it fits)

You can see that I colored and paper pieced the front panel separately-no need to color the center image on the main card as it will be covered with the finished one.

I added a small line of red sticky tape around the edges and added to the front finished card. Easy and quick!

Outlines Rubber Stamps

Please check out what the rest of the team has made for you today!  
Kecia, Jenny, Jeanne, Lisa,  Sandy and Robin 

Card details:
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Stamps: Gift Card Holder-Baby 1-922
Cardstock: Real Red, Bashful Blue polka dot DP
Ink: Memento Black
Copics:
B000, R27

Penny Black Surprise-SFYTT Nov 11

I had to take a coloring break  and  go color one of my new Penny Black images. Even though this is really a springish type image...I made it into a Christmas card, because that is what I need in my card stash! The challenge this week at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Gold and Presents.

Although you can not tell, I have three layers  of dimension on the image and it looks very fun in person. I used some lovely green May Arts ribbon and made a triple bow.  I then added a few touches of gold stickles for a touch of glimmer.

I used the Sketch For You To Try November 2011.

Oh boy, it felt good to craft again!

Thanks for stopping by..I will be seeing you soon!

 Card details:
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Stamps: surprise! 1649K (Penny Black) Sentiment retired from Stampin Up!
Cardstock: Real Red, DP 12 Days Of Christmas by MMEye
Ink: Memento Black
Copics:
Snail-C 1,3  Y18
Present-Y18, R27
Meece-YR 21, Y 38, YR 14,    R20,21
Flower Pots; YG 61,63,67 YR21
Misc: May Arts ribbon, gold stickles, circle nestie, Jolee small poinsettia sticker, dimensionals

What's On Your Workdesk ? Wednesday #125-a few quick wedding pictures

Here are Abby and Rick when they first saw each other at the wedding. I love how her veil is blowing in the wind! This is a picture I took but the pictures below are two that my son took of a couple of our projects. ( I am sure you can tell who the photographer in this family is...) I hope to find time to show you how we made them soon. I have been gone since after the wedding and just getting home tonight. No craftiness to show off yet, I MUST clean my room so I can get that crafty feelin' back LOL!

This is a picture of the brooch bouquet we made and that I gave you got a peek of last week. My son took this wonderful picture as well as the picture of the wedding cake below.

Both my daughter and her new husband graduated from the University of Oregon and the school mascot is a Duck (actually Disney's Donald Duck) so her cake toppers were perfect! I made this cake using a design I found online. I will link it up when I recap all the wedding  details!

Sorry for the quick post, but I am off to start unpacking all the boxes of wedding table decorations and relax a wee bit.

Hello to all who play along with What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday and those who like to just peek at the desks and aren't brave enough to show off a messy, messy  desk like I showed off last week(it still looks exactly the same LOL).

Outlines Monday Challenge-Thanksgiving

Welcome to Outlines Monday Challenge!

Today's challenge is Thanksgiving. Outlines has many wonderful fall stamps that can be used for fall and Thanksgiving! I chose to use part of a collage stamp named Autumn. I only used a small part of the stamp. That is one of the great ways to stretch you stamps. It would be pretty to make a little set of cards with this stamp!
 

 I scored some very vanilla cardstock to add a little background texture to this card and some pretty vanilla satin ribbon to show off this colorful stamp. As fancy as some of these stamps are, it is easy to make a quick and simple card with them as well!

Outlines Rubber Stamps

Please check out what the rest of the team has made for you today!  
Kecia, Jenny, Jeanne, Lisa,  Sandy and Robin 

card details:
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Stamps: Outlines Autumn Collage
Cardstock: Very Vanilla and Rust
Ink: Memento Black and Copics
Misc: Very Vanilla ribbon

Abby and Rick Cyphers

The first wedding photo's of the Cypher's! I couldn't wait to share with you all! It was a grand night and a beautiful ceremony!

My son Matthew took these pictures. These are all before the wedding. In the bottom picture, Abby and Rick are separated by a glass door and had not seen each other in their wedding finery yet! It was fun to watch them go around the door and see each other.   More pics too come later!

(the sun glasses Abby and the girls are wearing are of course Univirsity of Oregon Duck shades!)

 Wrapping up the last of the wedding projects...I hope to show them all to you next week after things calm down...too busy to stop at the moment...so stay tuned for the details!  I can't wait to share! You can see my living room is lined with tables full of projects to be packed up for the wedding on Friday. We're almost there...11-11-11 here we come

You won't see me for hanging around this blog for a week or so while I take a much needed break as well! I am going to play tourist and do a little sight seeing with family from out of town.

Just in case you think I have had any extra time...I had to show you what my desk looks like as I am walking by it to fall into bed tonight!  You can see a new white IKEA cabinet in the upper right corner, but I have not had a spare minute to decide where to put it.

I am off to bed but I hope you can join in the fun over  at Julia's blog and play along with What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday!

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #108- Thankful

Welcome to House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge-Thankful. (This can be as easy and as simple as a Thanks sentiment added to your card)

A quick post tonight...but I wanted to jump in and share with you what I am thankful this fall... Weight Watchers LOL!  Yep...nothing like that scale to keep you flying right! Several of my friends are going as well...some weeks are good, some not so good...but the progress is slow and steady! And yes, I am thankful to be fitting into those clothes in my closet!

I hope you can join in for our challenge #108. I almost didn't make it for the challenge tonight, but at the last minute decided I would rather color than paint a bedroom ceiling---that's a no brainer huh?

Well,  I am off and running! Have a good week!

Hope you can take a minute and check out the cute little 3D project I posted for Outlines Monday HERE!

Card details: I will be back tomorrow with the complete details. Sorry-I forgot my glasses and I am too lazy to run back upstairs and get them!
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stamps:Light as a Feather (Itty Bit and Hop-It) HMKR1041
Sentiment is Tiny Have a Great Day by Outlines
cardstock: cherry cobbler, very vanilla and Basic Grey Curio 6x6
ink: Memento Black
copics: E31,33,34   C 1,2,3    R12, 14   E00,R20
Misc: EK Success border punches, pearls, SU cherry cobbler seam binding

Outlines Monday Challenge-Inspiration picture

Welcome to this week's Outlines Monday Challenge! This week we are using an inspiration photo (you can see below).


Yep, call me a cheater...not any yellow...or even the right green colors LOL...I thought I had this challenge made...Abby's wedding is in just a few days and her colors are green and yellow! You would think I had it made anyway.  As we crafted away, the colors have slowly changed to a darker rich green and black, with no yellow! And cheater that I am, everything I am making these last few weeks must be wedding related so I can find time to sleep too LOL!  I made this great little gift card holder using a cut svg file from Creations by AR. I "purtied" it up with this perfect Outlines wedding sentiment and  a left over rolled flower and leaves from other wedding projects.  And don't you love lucious May Arts ribbon that my friend Charlene introduced me too???(she is on the May Arts Design Team and makes the yummiest things with ribbon)....oh my! I ordered a WHOLE roll of it for the wedding projects I have been working on. Thanks to Jill from Urban Papers for ordering it for me!

I put the natural ivory Stampin Up cardstock through my big shot with a swiss dots embossing folder for a little texture. Gotta love that folder!


 Abby wanted a little holder of some kind for  her bridesmaids gifts--so I whipped up these cuties. Although they are gift card holders, there is also room for the gifty she wants to give the girls. (Can't show you that because they might peek here.)  I guess they can at least look forward to a Starbucks treat when they get here though!

A peek inside of the little purse/gift card holder. The girls will be needing a little caffeine I am sure! (me too)

Here you can see the side view and see that it is fairly slim little box. I love how this turned out!

Outlines Rubber Stamps

Please check out what the rest of the team has made for you today!  
Kecia, Jenny, Jeanne, Lisa,  Sandy and Robin 
(wait--Sandy is not playing this week but you could stop and say Hello anyway!) 


project details


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Stamps: Outlines AA-851 Tiny Happy Wedding Day

Purse pattern: Creations by AR
Cardstock: Natural Ivory and Garden Green from Stampin Up, DCWV dp for flower
Misc: May Arts 1.25 inch silk ribbon, misc pearl, SU! leaf die cut