Snowman Poop

As promised here is the card recipe to make Snowman poop packets :)  I think I just like saying that.

Face - Whisper White - 4x5 piece cut with the Top Note die 
Hat - Basic Black - 3/4 x 4 strip and round all 4 corners, 2 x 3 round the top corners 
Hat decorations - Silver glimmer paper, Raspberry Ripple paper, Basic Rhinestone
Eyes - 1/2 circle punch, White gel pen accents
Nose - Pumpkin Pie cut free hand
Cheeks - Sponge dauber with Pink Pirouette ink

I found this idea on this website just by googling "snowman poop".  Don't ya just love the internet!

Thanks to Kimberely Morris for this great idea and PDF file for the verse!!

Cheers, 
K

Craft fair preparation time!!!

It's that time of year again when I go into mass production mode!   I am planning to make reindeer poop, grinch pills, coffee cards, chocolate bar sleeves and more.  Can you guess what these will be for??

 These are the baggie toppers for my snowman poop!   I love me some poop!  Really it will be mini marshmallows!

I'll take a closer photo tomorrow and share the recipe too. I have a list a mile long and it keeps growing.  Why is that???

Thanks for checking in!

Cheers, 
K

WOW Wednesday is this week!

I have one more spot left in this week's WOW class.  Contact me ASAP if you'd like to join me for a night of crafting and learn some new techniques too.

Date - Wed, Oct 17
Time - 6-8
Cost - $12 or free with an order of $35 or more

 Cheers, 
K

Scallop Envelope gift card holder tutorial

This was one of the projects we did for Cardmaker's Club.  It involved sewing (insert gasp here) but everyone fared well with minimal complaining :).

  The scallop envelope die is slightly too narrow to fit a gift card if die cut as is.  Here is a photo tutorial on how to make the gift card holder.

Use a 6x6 piece of Designer Series Paper and the Scallop envelope die  The Candlelight Christmas paper is shown here.

2. Fold the paper loosely in half.  Don't press to hard on the fold line.  Line up with the die, with the fold line towards the center.

Leave 3 scallops still showing on the edge and die cut.

3. For the belly band - with a 1 x 5 piece of Early Espresso and a slightly shorter piece of Victoria crochet trim adhere these two pieces together with sticky strip.  I used a shorter piece of trim to avoid too much bulk when you are attaching the belly band.

4. Now for the sewing part, using the new Cherry Cobbler Tulle cut a piece as long as 6 scallops.

5.  Fold in half length wise with one side slightly longer than the other.

6. Use a running stitch along the folded edge. 

7. Gather the ends together and attach a Designer Bronze button to the center.

8. Using a heat tool, heat the edges of the tulle until they curl and are slightly melted.  If you see in the two photos the flower shrinks quite a bit once heated.  Be careful when picking up the flower as the button gets HOT!!!! 

9. Attach the flower to the belly band where the edges of the card stock meet.

10.  The finished product.  I added a gift tag stamped with Early Espresso and the stamp is from the set Tags til Christmas.

 I hope you can find the time to create one of these cute holders for the holidays.
Have a great weekend!

Cheers, 
K

Cardmaker's Club projects

Hi everyone

Last night my Cardmaker's club had our second meeting - it was GREAT!  I love the new Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and now they they have bundled it with the Candlelight Christmas paper you can get a free paper piercing pack!  What a deal! Check out this post for more detail about pricing. 

Here are last night's projects plus our Dazzling Diamonds technique page.

This is much sparklier in person.

And the dazzling diamonds technique on the ornament as well.

 Check back tomorrow to see how to make the gift card holder.  I think it's super cute and easy to make.

Cheers, 
K

Post Thanksgiving full tummy!

Hi everyone

Just a quick post as I'm writing this late after our big dinner.

I saw these cute Thanksgiving favours on my friend Rose's blog so Nathan and I made these with a little twist.  I love how he added some character to each of our turkeys. Check out Pete's :)

He looks a little tipsy!  Ha ha!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Cheers,
K

Hilton Head - Day 3

Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend and are enjoying an extra day off.

Tonight is our big dinner and we're having just 10 in total so not too bad.

Here is another photo collage of our great trip to Hilton Head Island.

On Saturday after we slept in a bit (kayaking morning was a little early so Pete requested to have a sleep in morning) we had a fantastic breakfast buffet all provided by Stampin UP.

Decadent smoked salmon in the morning

Eggs, potatoes, sausage and bacon

Yogurt with everything you can imagine to top it off.

Fresh fruit

Assorted breads, bagels, pastries and muffins

 PLUS an omelet station that had the most amazing chef behind those skillets.  She was great morning entertainment as she made 6+ omelets at once. Now that's talent!
 
 Then we rented bikes and took off down the beach.  It was soo cool and serene biking on the sand.

See my cute Stampin UP flag!

Pete's bike didn't have one.  He wasn't protesting too much.  It was such a smooth ride.

Just one of the many peasant cottages along the beach - NOT!

These horseshoe crabs were everywhere along the beach   This one was just the shell.

Here is one trying to bury itself in the sand.

 After we returned to the resort we hung out by the pool.  After a quick nap pool side, Pete and I shared a quick bite and then we went to find some tennis courts.

Ah, what a life!  This is our lounge chair and our view and proximity to the pool

 There are something like 350 tennis courts on Hilton Head Island but we were going to search for some community courts instead of paying :)  We did find some but there was a wheelchair tournament so we headed back to our resort, paid the fee and played for an hour.  I didn't take pics of that you can picture us playing hard in the 35+ degree heat.  We had a great time and I won our little tie break match 2-1.  

We met up with the Canadian contingent for a lovely dinner at the Carolina Cafe in the resort.  I can't believe I didn't get a pic of everyone at the table but it was Kim, Richard, Allison, her dad, Nolan, Anne, her daughter, Alison and Pete and I.  We had the best night ever with hilarious stories, lots of laughter and an awesome server from Ireland named Kate.  She was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed our last night in Hilton Head.

One thing I did not forget to take a picture of was our meals.  I love how Pete knows to take a photo before he picks up his fork.

Cobb Salad - deelish

Sliders - 2 Buffalo chicken and one crab cake one so he continued the daily crab cake intake.

Plus for dessert I opted for the dessert buffet which honestly fed the table - strawberry and caramel tarts, petite fours, Snickers Cheesecake, Chocolate Mousse tarts, Blueberry Cheesecake and Bread pudding that was on my second helping. 

 Then to end the night we played a best 2 out of 3 fooseball game (I lost 0-2 and got CREAMED) and headed to the room where we found. . .


PILLOW GIFT HAUL!!!! 

Ok, I think Pete and I are a bit jaded as when we saw this haul our first thoughts are always  "How in the heck are we going to get that home?!?!?!"

Inside was paper, a stamp set, ribbons, buttons, twine and inks.  And we got to keep one of the flags!!!!

I hope this wasn't too long and boring (even though I know it was long).  But we had such a great day it was nice to share and re-live it a bit.

Have a great day!

Cheers, 
K