No Time To Stamp?

OK, this is the LAST of the cherries, I promise!!! This project just got away from me and took on a life of it’s own, but I’m done now — out of cherry paper — LOL!!!

This never started as a gift set, but just kind of evolved as I couldn’t quit playing with the cherry paper (Summer Picnic by SU). The stamp used is from Tart and Tangy by SU.

The card, which has a pocket inside to hold a recipe, was made about a month ago for a swap and details, with template, can be seen here.

The recipe box was uploaded a few days ago and can be seen, with template, here.

The gift bag is an 8 x 10 handled bag from Wal-Mart, just decorated to match the above.

The jar is cookie mix decorated with my last few inches of red ribbon and the last of my cherry DP.  Typically when I do a jar, I like to wrap the paper entirely around the jar.  Well, even though my paper was 12″, it wouldn’t quite make it around this jar — bummer — short by about 1/4″.  So it doesn’t wrap all the way around — I just made it to go around 1/2 the jar and taped it on well with my ever so trusty Carpet Tape, seen here.

That’s it for now — no more cherries!!!!  I hope to do and upload another project later today.  Thank you so much for stopping in!

This is unreal!!!  If you signed up for the Scor-Pal I have posted as Blog Candy — well, your chance to win just doubled!!!!  Diana Crick, inventor of the Scor-Pal, has decided to throw a ”Deluxe Scor-Pal Package”  into the ring since interest seems to be so high.  The “Deluxe Scor-Pal Package” consists of one Scor-Pal, a Scor-Tote, extra Scor-Tool and a roll of 1/4″ Scor-Tape.  How cool is that!!!

So on Monday night, March 17, at midnight Eastern time,   I will be having the random number generator select 2 numbers.  The first number to pop up will receive the Scor-Pal I originally listed (the original Blog Candy), and the second number selected will receive the “Deluxe Scor-Pal Package” that Diana has just donated.  So, in this case, the 2nd prize is actually the larger prize — but that’s OK — it’s still a win/win situation for 2 people!!!

VERY IMPORTANT:  All sign ups for both Blog Candies are still at my original post HERE.  Only 1 entry per person.  If you signed up before, you now have a chance to win either prize — do not sign up again.  One entry per person.  If you have not signed up and you’d like to, click HERE and sign up at the original post.

COMMENTS ON THIS POST ARE NOT IN THE BLOG CANDY DRAWING!!!

OK, now that the excitement is over, I’d like to share a fun little project with you I did this evening, using the Scor-Pal.    This is a little gift — it’s a recipe box with 12 index cards inside on which recipes can be written, using the new SU set called Tart and Tangy and their new Summer Picnic Designer Paper.  Fun!!!  Here it is:

Isn’t it cute — love this paper!  This is a simple box base, no top. It is made to easily house standard 4 x 6 recipe cards.  The Real Red box is covered with the Summer Picnic DP and decorated with a ribbon and tag made from Tart and Tangy. The *Recipes* label was computer generated.  The recipe cards are fun and so quick!  I corner rounded the tops on a standard 4 x  6 index card.  I then cut strips of coordinating DP 1 1/4″ x 6″ each, corner rounded the top two corners on each and adhered them to the index card.  I then added a Round Tab punched tab on top and I was done.  Oh, those tabs were stapled on — quick and easy!!!

• Cut  your cardstock 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 
• With the short side up against the ruler edge on top, move the left edge of the paper out to the 1/4″ mark on the ruler, then score at 3 and 5.
• Turn your paper so the long end is up against the ruler edge on top, and score at 2.
• Slide the paper to the right so the right edge is up against the rail at 12, and score at 10.
• Cut on the score lines as shown in the photo, trimming a bit away on the center tab to allow the box to fold easily.

Such a quick project!!! I’m sure you’d have fun with it!!  Here is the supply list:

• Stamps:  Tart and Tangy
• Paper:  Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
• Ink:  None, but markers in Real Red and Old Olive.
• Accessories:  Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Round Tab Punch, 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ Round Punches, Cropadile, Eyelet, Crafter’s Tool Kit, Staples, Computer Generated Sentiment

Remember, a comment here DOES NOT sign you up for blog candy, you must go to the orignal post HERE

Thanks so much for stopping in!!!  Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

This is a card I did for Jami’s Swap for the Occasions Mini.  I had to use Tart and Tangy and I chose to use the Summer Picnic Designer Paper that coordinates with it — fun!!!  I made a card that has an inside pocket that will hold a recipe.  Here it is:

I used the fun paper with the cherries on it and the cherry stamp since I was enlcosing a recipe for Cherry Cheesecake.    I also put a tab on the top to sort of look like an index tab in a recipe box.  I made the card shorter so that the top of the tab is at 4 1/4″, so it still fits into an envelope.    I colored my cherry stamp with markers.  Here’s a picture of the inside:

Isn’t it cute?  A fun way to enclose a little something extra with the card.  This would also serve well as a gift card holder.  This is a really good and really simple Cherry Cheesecake recipe.  If you’d like it, here it is:

 CHEESECAKE

Make, or buy prepared, standard graham cracker crust — use a  larger pie pan or else it will overflow.

For filling:

• Mix 1 envelope Knox gelatin in bowl with 1/2 cup sugar.
• Add 1 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved well, about 5 minutes.
• In mixer, beat together 2 8-oz. packages of softened cream cheese and 1 tsp vanilla, beating well until smooth.  Slowly beat in gelatin/water mixture.   Pour into prepared/cooled crust.
• Refrigerate until firm — about 3 hours.  Top with cherry pie filling.

OK, now back to the project at hand — I have prepared a template for this card.  Using the Scor-It made this super quick and easy.    Here it is:

• Cut your cardstock 5 1/4 x 11
• Score in half at 5 1/2
• Using a paper cutter, cut off 1 1/2″ from the right edge, as shown in photo, ONLY up to the score mark
• Now comes the fun part, and it is so super easy using the Scor-It.  Just push your template up against the raised metal rail, as shown in photo.  This gives you the perfect line to score on without any thought or measuring — just run the tool straight on down to score the paper.  Done — Perfect!!!
• Round your corners, fold the flap up, securing sides with red sticky tape to form pocket.  Decorate as desired.

All the entries for this swap will start being uploaded at SCS today, 3/03, so if you’d like to check them out, click here.  The keyword is jswap208.

And here’s a complete Supply List:

• Stamps:  Tart and Tangy, It’s Your Birthday
• Paper: Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
• Ink:  Black Stazon, Markers in Real Red and Old Olive
• Accessories:  5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Stapler, Brad, Dimensionals, Scor-It, Crafter’s Tool Kit.  Punches used:  1 1/4″, 1 3/8″, Scallop, Corner Rounder, Round Tab

Hope all the swappers who got this enjoyed it — it was fun to make!!! Thanks so much, everyone, for stopping in — truly appreciate it!!!  I have a full agenda this week and should have regular uploads.  See you later!

I wasn’t planning to do any copper cards today, but once I saw the Ways to Use it Challenge at SCS, which was to use metallic paper, how could I not?  I only have one card today, but I’ll add it to the rest in my copper card series.

This card uses my favorite snowflake stamp in the retired set called Snowflakes by SU.  It is copper embossed.  My metallic paper comes into play on the round tab punched ornament topper and the strip of brushed copper metallic paper.  I think these few sheets of paper in this color scheme in the Fruitcake pack by Basic Grey are just the most perfect papers to pair with copper.  Not only is the color a good color, but the design in the print reminds me of the shapes and forms that appear when copper oxidizes.  Believe me — I KNOW!!!  I have a copper and slate tabletop fountain and I rarely clean it because I LOVE that greenish growth that appears — the colors and shapes just fascinate me — and it drives the rest of my family totally nuts because they view it as *dirty*.  I, however, view it as *beautiful*.  As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!!!

• Stamps:  Snowflakes (retired) by SU
• Paper:  Whisper White, Not Quite Navy (it looks dark in photo), Brushed Metallic Copper, Fruitcake DP by Basic Grey
• Ink:  Versa Mark
• Accessories:  Copper Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Brads, Copper Leaf Pen (to coat brads that were the wrong color),  2 1/2 and 3″ Marvy Punches, Round Tab Punch, Crafter’s Tool Kit, Cuttlebug, Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Sorry I didn’t get ribbon tying photos last night.  We had our Hostess Club Christmas party.  We ate too much and our project was too time consuming, but a good time was had by all.  I made Chicken Wings, which are super simple and super good.  Everyone wanted the recipe, so I’ll share it here — it’s quick and great for get-togethers at this time of year.

Chicken Wings - frozen in bags - 5 - 8# (thawed).  Marinate them for 24 hours in:

• 1 cup Soy Sauce
• 1 cup Lemon Juice
• 1 cup Oil

The ingredients want to separate, so mix it up once in a while.  Drain.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour (or less if done sooner)  in a single layer, uncovered,  on a cookie sheet with sides.   Transfer to crock pot for easy serving or a pot luck dish.  Everyone is guaranteed to love them!!!

Thanks much for looking!!!  I have a fun challenge for tomorrow morning — hope you can check back.  More of you played last weeks challenge than any other — thanks much!!!  Remember, you can go back and play any of them at any time!!! 

This is a grouping of 7 items all made with Dashing DP and the adorable little snowman from Merry and Bright.  Actually, this grouping was pretty much an after-thought.  Last week I had a workshop and we made the card (which you can hardly see) in the back, far left.  I had some left over pieces of DP cut to size for that card.  I had a quiet Friday evening here and decided I would challenge myself to use up each cut piece of that DP, and get myself a few Christmas cards done as a result.  So that’s what happened.  Then when I had used up all the cut pieces, I wanted to do a couple more items!  Here’s what I ended up with:

• 5 standard cards
• 1 tent topper gift holder
• 1 bookmark with sleeve (and jingle bells!)

The card on the left is the one we did at the workshop, and that card uses all SU supplies.  For the other cards I gave myself the liberty of using a variety of my Marvy Punches and the tent topper uses a rectangle and rectangle scallop Nestability Die by Spellbinders.

It isn’t visible from the front view, but the tent topper is actually a gift card holder.  I cut my paper 4 1/4 x 10 1/4, and scored it (on the Scor-Pal) at 4 1/4 and 8 1/2.  That will then fold into the 4 1/4″ square necessary for the tent topper and it leaves a 1 3/4″ flap to turn up for the gift card holder.  Here’s a picture of the inside:

Here’s the last 2 cards:

And here’s a bookmark I made with a sleeve for gift giving — and I added jingle bells to this bookmark — I’ll probably give it to one of our God-children along with the gift card holder above!  My Stamp Simply Challenge on Friday was to do one of these bookmarks with a sleeve.  You can click here to find the tutorial.

• Stamps:  Merry and Bright, Many Merry Messages, Star Studded Season
• Paper:  Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Dashing Designer Paper
• Ink:  Black Stazon.  Markers in Real Red, Certainly Celery, Only Orange, Sahara Sand.
• Accessories:  Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crafter’s Tool Kit.  Variety of punches and dies.  Jingle Bells from Christmas craft section of Wal-Mart.

Again, thanks much for looking and for all your comments!!!  I truly appreciate it!!!  If all goes as planned, my next upload will be a very pretty gift set — crossing my fingers that all goes well — LOL!!!

What’s for Dinner?  I found a recipe the other day for a crock pot chicken dish to be served over noodles on Nancy Riley’s Blog.  I tried it and it was delicious!!!  Even all my guys, who are meat and potato lovers, loved it!!!  Check it out!!!