I Cheated. Totally, dude.

Today's new release from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is AWESOME! It is a super fabulous die that coordinates with the beautiful Truth Is stamp set, which happens to be one of my personal favorites in the CAS-ual Fridays line! Naturally, I didn't use that stamp set. At all. HA! For reals, though, you guys, as SOON as I saw the dies, this idea popped into my head and I HAD to make it happen. Cupcakes. It had to be cupcakes.



Ack! Isn't that fun? Yes, they are supposed to be super pretty flowers, and they are...and you will see them used that way over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog, but I just HAD to do something totally fun with them! These are SUPER versatile dies...trust me... go check out the inspiration! *wink* *wink*



Also, remember you can get a 15% off discount if you order today! Be sure to check out the other new releases, as well!!!

Have a Happy!

Put a Little Love In Your Heart

I have just a quick post for you today with a fun card I made using some awesome dies from Simon Says Stamp!



To create the hearts I die cut them from three different colors of cardstock and then layered them, stapling them together with my Tiny Attacher.  I LOVE the Tiny Attacher!!!!  I adhered them to the card after stapling them to ensure that they would be straight and because the stapler likely wouldn't reach the center of the card.  I trimmed the sentiment die to the correct size for the card and adhered that traditionally.  This card was pretty easy and I LOVE how cute it turned out!



And that, my friends, is all for today!

Oh....yeah, well, also, I dreamed about making blueberry muffins and, therefore, woke with an intense urge to bake.  I didn't have blueberries on hand, so the muffins were out, but these happened.  Mmmmm.... cupcakes for breakfast, dude.  Cupakes. For. Breakfast.



Have a Happy!

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Wanna See My Hamburger Cupcakes??????!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I am a WEE TAD bit excited to share these with you! They are HAMBURGER CUPCAKES!!! I had SO much fun making them!!! Seriously, I think this was the highlight of my Fourth of July weekend! They took a really long time, but it was SO worth it to see how they looked when they were done! Even the Hubbums loved them! He wanted to eat one right away and he NEVER does that!!!! The great inspiration came from the one and only Bakerella. I was worried that I couldn't make them look good enough, but I am SO thrilled with the results! I will totally make them again! Yes, a lot of work, but SO much fun! Oh....and it made for a messy kitchen, too! LOL!

Here are the photos!

The buns are yellow cupcakes, the burgers are brownies, and the ketchup, mustard, and lettuce are, of course, frosting. They are topped with sesame seeds and I made some fun picks since I was taking them to a 4h of July party! The french fires are sugar cookies! Yum!!!







SEEEEE!!!! Seriously? Aren't they the cutest things EVER???!!!! I love them. What did YOU make for the holiday? Anything way fun? I did!!! Hee-heee!!!!

20 January 2009, 12:00pm

YAY!!!! It is finally here! Happy Inauguration Day!!! I will have my headphones GLUED into my ears all day today! I'm pretty excited! Check out yesterdays post if you didn't see it already. LOL!

I have some more projects to share with you!

This is a little mini album that I made using ID badges from good 'ole Walmart! I plan to fill it with wonderful quotes that make me think, make me laugh, make me smile, make me consider, etc....



This is a special layout to me. This is a photo of me and my dear friend, Anne Marie. We met through All Moments Remembered and live miles and miles from one another, but still, she has provided such amazing support and encouragement for me just when I needed it! AM is one of the many reasons why I love blogging and being involved in message boards - without all that - I don't know how I would have got through some of the stuff I've had to work through! She has been at my "fingertips" so to speak! LOL! So, I really love this layout because it is a REAL LIFE picture of the two of us together. I don't know if we will get that opportunity again, so I am so excited to have this token!



And finally, I want to share with you this fun layout! You know I love cupcakes...you know I adore them....you know that they make me happy...well....did you know that my obsession goes as far as actually scrapbooking this love? LOL! This was inspired by an ad I saw online. I really love this layout! I love this photo - and yes, I did take it and yes, I did make that cupcake!



So, that's what I have for you today!!! Have a wonderful day! Enjoy the History! Embrace it!!!!

Thanksgiving Day, Kids in a Cage, Cornbake, and Pumpkin Cupcakes

Today you get a quick overview of my Thanksgiving day. Really, it was a wonderful holiday and great to see family again! Here are some of the highlights of the day.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Instead of the classic desserts I decided to bring pumpkin cupcakes as my contribution. They were SO yummy! And they came out perfect! I would love to tell you that they take great skill and amazing background knowledge to make, but really, I cheated, as I always do! LOL! One can of pumpkin and one box of your favorite spice cake mix. Seriously, folks! That's all! Then pour into your cupcake papers and bake at the usual 350 for about 20 minutes! I used a basic cream cheese frosting and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar for an extra kick! That was yummy!



And the cornbake!!! We LOVE this stuff in our house! Sean makes it and he does a great job with it. It's amazing just how difficult this can actually be! One year his cousin tried to make it and it was more of a corn BRICK and every single time his mother tries to make it there is LITERALLY an explosion in the oven. I have no idea how they do it, but Sean makes it perfect EVERY time! It is SO SO SO good! I really don't know why we don't eat it more often! He even made this one a low-fat version just for me and it tasted exactly the same! It was wonderful!





This is my cousin (the adorable little 3 year old girl) and my other cousin's son (the super-cute 2 year old boy). They decided that the best way to spend Thanksgiving would be to crawl into the dog kennel and play. For a really long time. LOL! I sat there and took SO many pictures! They were totally cracking us up!


And....as this was going on we just sat and watched as you see Sean doing here. It was too cute! LOL!



So, overall, it was a wonderful day! We really enjoyed it!

I don't usually do a lot of family stuff on my blog, but I got some great photos this past weekend, so I may share our Christmas tree hunting experience with you, too, if you don't mind!

And...finally, I just want to show you this video. It is so dead on and I love that!

My new Upcycled Watch and A Birthday Card with a Gnome on a Cupcake in a Jar

Those things seem to go perfectly well together if you ask me! HA! Anyway, that is what I have for you today!

My New Upcycled Watch

Let me start you out with a little back story here. Not much, don't worry. I have had a fairly simple, decent pair of black boots for a couple of years now....more than a couple, I think. I purchased them at top dollar from a trendy little boutique ($25 at Payless) expecting them to last me a lifetime (a season). SO....the reality of it is...they actually lasted for a few years - I don't remember exactly how many, but considering the price - WAY longer than they were required to last, THAT is for sure. However, you may have noted by now that this entire diatribe has been in passed tense. Yes. They "lasted" for a long time. When did they finally go, you ask? Well, that would be last week. When I REALLY needed them for the outfit that I wanted to wear and I no longer owned ANY backup plan of ANY kind in the black boot category. This was also, incidently, one day after I made the stunning realization that I had given away my brown boots after last season, as they were a little too worn and I just wasn't loving them anymore. Oh....that was dumb. Because you see....now....I didn't have any "normal" boots (I do have a couple cute "trendy" pairs, but they aren't the "wear with anything" type of boot, kwim?) to speak of. THIS was not a good thing! No. Not a good thing at all. I am a SHOE girl! I MUST HAVE BOOTS! Problem: Not exactly room in the budget for the WAY cute boots I saw in the latest Eddie Bauer Catalog. Solution: An unexpected stop at yet another high end trendy boutique (Charlotte Russe) where I managed to procure TWO (count 'em) TWO pairs of boots (one black and one brown) for $50. That I could manage since it was an emergency and all. BUT....alas, that left me with my old Payless boots sitting forlorn and cracked with no hope for donation as they were beyond wearable. What is one to do with such forlorn boots? One must make them feel as though they have done all that was required of them and more, thus. My next story.

I'll keep this one short and to the point. My old watch is driving me nuts. My skin has been reacting with the metal band causing chemical burns on my wrist with tiny blisters and it even made the metal on the underside of the watch band bubble up. NOT a good thing. Must replace watch.

I had an old watch with a decent face, but the band didn't really work as an everyday band because ....well because it just didn't.

Enter: the Boots.

I had planned to do this myself despite the fact that I can't sew and have not even really used the sewing maching that sits in my scrapbook room, but, alas, my wonderful husband did it for me yesterday!!!!

He cut the material from the boots to create this great new band for the watch face that I already had! All he had to add were snaps to attach the face and, obviously, to secure the band around my wrist! I love it! Isn't it great? And it totally repurposed my boots, which I think is WAY cool! Plus, if I want to make other bands with other fabrics, I can switch them out! I love upcycling!!!!!

Here is my new watch!







Now...For the Birthday Card With a Gnome and a Cupcake in a Jar

Isn't that what is on all of YOUR birthday cards? LOL!

This card was inspired by the wonderful Travelocity commercials. My dear and wonderful husband is turning 30 on Saturday and we really aren't "talking" about that. LOL! Hence the gnomes fear of certain death.






This card has SO many supplies! I didn't really realize it until I had to list them all! LOL!

Acrylic Overlay: Hambly Studios
Decorative Tape: Martha Stewart
Stamps: Close To My Heart (frame behind title), Stampn' Up! (jar and lid), NikoArt (gnome - everyone needs this stamp!!!)
Colored Pencils: Prismacolor
Cupcake Punch: Martha Stewart
Cupcake Rub-on: Pink Paislee
Glitter: Pink Paislee
Transparency: Avery (over jar)
Ink: Close To My Heart (black and chocolate) Ranger (pumpkin)
Marker: Marvy Uchida (used to add the color to the dots in the frame)
Chipboard Letters: Heidi Swapp
Silver Pen: Target
Cardstock: Close to My Heart

Feel free to ask any questions. I'd love to know what projects you are working on!!! I always enjoy reading your comments! Thanks for stopping by!

Oh...and one more quick thing....

crowdSPRING, hire Kelly Purkey for your new Community Marketing Manager! Seriously, though folks!