Anniversary

DH and I recently celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary! Woo hoo! I had to make DH's card a special shape to hold his gift (Judas Priest concert tickets, yes I love my hubby!) He was surprised!

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip; Kiwi Kiss; Very vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Love You Much; All Year Cheer
Accessories: SU Backgrounds I Texture Plates on VV; Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon

We celebrated our anniversary at Ruth's Chris (had a gift card we were saving for special occasion). They put rose petals on our table and the meal was outstanding! We ordered the Calamari for an appetizer and it was heavenly. Check it out:

Yummy!!!

We've been busy, we just got back from Myrtle Beach too! Had an awesome time!!!! Although it rained at night occasionally, the days were sunny and beautiful.

Here is a picture of the area we stayed. It was a couple minute walk from our campsite to the beach.











Very relaxing vacation.

Checkbook Cover

This is the checkbook cover I made for my Summer Themed Class this month.


Cardstock: Washington Apple DSP; Bashful Blue; Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch,, 1" circle punch, Bashful Blue 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon, Bashful Blue brad, Naturally Serif decorative strip die.

I had a hard time deciding which side of the paper to use, either way none of the letters showed up very well, but it does look better in person, I think :)

Birthday Card

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday! We have been having beautiful weather!!! It stormed last night but today is gorgeous!

Here is a birthday card I did for a friend of mine.


I used a piece of DSP from Patterns Pack II which is a Level 1 hostess gift.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Stamp: Its Your Birthday
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Sweetest Stems and Simple Flower Embosslit Dies, Texture Plates-Backgrounds 1 and clear Rhinestone brad.
Technique: Diaper Fold

This card was very easy to make, I showed it to my club girls and they begged me to make it at our next club!

My Baby is 4!

My baby recently turned 4! ACKK! I used my Cricut to make her invitations and I wanted to make her cake match so I figured out a way to use my Cricut on her cake!!!

OK, so I didn't actually use my Cricut ON her cake, I just made the paper doll and put it on her cake! I bought this great paper at my LSS, you can't really see it in the picture, but it is glittery and so adorable!

I made the party favors using the same paper and my the Matchbox Die from Stampin' Up!'s current Occasions Mini Catalog.

Now that her birthday is over I have the paper doll to use in her scrapbook! How smart am I?? (I am sure no one ever thought to do this before! LOL)

DVD Tin

This is a DVD notebook Tin I made for a friend. These are very easy to make, but I don't really want everyone to know that! :)

This is the outside. I used Raspberry Tart DSP, I love this paper! (And now is a great time to buy it because you can buy 3 packs and get one free!) I cheated and used my Cricut for the Notes, but everything else is SUO.

Cardstock: Raspberry Tart DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy button, Simple Flower and Sweetest Stem embosslits dies and Backgrounds 1 texturz plates for the Big Shot.



Here is the inside:


Same supplies used here, except Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon and the eyelet border punch.

Chicago Layout

I'm looking back to try to determine what I haven't posted and I haven't posted many projects at all over the past few months!! The good news is life is good, just busy :) I wanted to share a layout with you since I do not normally get the opportunity to! This is a layout I created for a Scrapbook Challenge I volunteered to handle a couple months ago at a great new site I belong to called Stampin Addicts! I love these colors together! Last year DH and I took a weekend trip to Chicago for our anniversary, just the two of us and it was awesome! This is one of the layouts I created from that trip:

Stamps: Outline Alphabet
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy buttons, linen thread, eyelet border punch.

This is a very simple layout. I usually use more pictures on a page, but for this one I just wanted to keep it simple!

Did ya miss me?

I think that is the longest time I've been away from my blog! It has been so busy here! And I am way late with posting this, but this is a card I made for a swap I was in! This is a set out of the new Occasions Mini called Hoppy Easter.
Stamps: Hoppy Easter
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink; Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa; Certainly Celery and Watercolor.
Ink: Perfect Plum; Watercolor Pencils; Blender Pens
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch; Tab Punch; Large Oval Punch; Pink Taffeta ribbon.
Technique: Watercolor

To make the grass I just used my paper snips and cut little strips and then made it hilly.

I hope you all had a "Hoppy Easter" sorry for the belated wish :)

I'll leave you with this awesome desert I made for Easter! It is a Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie Cake that I found in a magazine!
1 pkg devils food chocolate cake mix
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
1/4 cup butter, cut up
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed whipped topping
12 oreo chocolate cookies coarsely crushed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package in two 9-inch round baking pans. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

Microwave chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 minutes.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on med. speed until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping and crushed cookies. Place 1 cake layer, top-side down, on serving plate. Spread top of layer evenly with cream cheese mixture. Cover with remaining cake layer, top-side up. Spoon chocolate glaze over top of cake. Let stand until set. Store in refrigerator. Makes 16 servings.

Very yummy!