Happy Together inside (Bob!)

Here's the inside tab. I folded a piece of Whisper White so when you pull the tab the photos come up with it. It keeps the photo from being scratched on it's travels. Bob! Who names a baby Bob? Way too cute. He's my nephew and just the most sweetest little boy ever. ...but Bob? Pretty adorable huh?

D is for Dog

I have two little dogs. Barkley and Bosco. They are a bit annoying to others but to me....they're my joy. When I saw this stamp set I had to get it. I'm seeing scrap book pages too. But along with this set I absolutely had to have the "Extreme Elements" set of stamps. I'm in love with them. One stamp looked like a blob of mud...if you have dogs you recognize that shape immediately! I had fun plopping on different combinations of Extreme Elements and could have spent all day just doing that. Combining colors and seeing how they all go together is addicting. But when I put in the doggy in Soft Suede I just knew I hit pay "dirt". This is part of next weeks stamp camp. It was easy and fun to play.

Recipe Book

I'm making recipe books for the kids for Christmas and started with this one for my daughter. I should have most of the family recipes typed and ready by Christmas.

I used Cottage Wall designer Series Paper. I really love this set. It was fun to put together. Each page has a pocket and they are all decorated with all of the papers from this set. There's a pocket that formed between each page. I'll show you the insides when I get closer to Christmas. I'm saving those pockets to put a photograph of the family member who the recipe came from. Or a picture of a family memory for extra fun. Stay tuned to this project. I will be presenting two more books. One for each boy. I think this will make a special gift, one to treasure for generations.

If you would like to get one for yourself let me know when a good date would be and we'll have a little get together and whip up a few. Last Saturday we had a fun group make theirs requests for more. (I think I may be on to something here!)

Recipe Book coming!

I'm cooking up a delicious treat for our next Stamp Camp. We'll be making mini cookbooks with a scrapbook flavor.

My kids have all moved away and now live in Seattle. They keep bugging me for those recipes that we all love. You know... when you're first married and you have the kids there's not much money and you do the best you can with what you have? So you make casseroles and other budget items. Funny how those things seem to be the foods known as "Comfort Food". So I'm finally getting it done.

I'm putting in how to make homemade bread the way my Great Aunt Kate showed me. No written recipe. Can you believe it? This was pre-breadmakers! Spaghetti Recipe with the secret ingredients. (It was shredded carrots and whatever vegetables I could sneak in their diet without them knowing!) Remember "Ants on a Log"? Celery with peanut butter and raisins for "ants"!

If you're hungry for a fun Stamp Camp..... stay tuned for more details.

Wings of Friendship Card Swap

The Wings of Friendship card is something I put together for a card swap. Our challenge was to use our new items from the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog.

Whisper White was folded into a sort of "Z" shape to create the "cage". When that little fold is opened the whole design is visible. BigShotz was used to cut a half circle from the short fold cage and a smaller circle cut from "Bermuda Bay". I used Crushed Curry Cardstock to cut the scallop and the Bird from the Wings of Friendship stamp set. Before I used adhesive to close the "Z" I cut and glued 3 strips of Gold Elastic Cord to create the bars on the birdcage. I used Melon Mambo ribbon and ink for the flower. The flower and the Bird were attached using Stampin Dimensionals. The Whisper White assembly was attached to Bermuda Bay Cardstock to complete the card. Melon Mambo cardstock was cut using the Oval Scallop Punch and Melon Mambo ink for the sentiment.

Fifth Avenue Floral Thank You

This card was so easy. All my Skwerly girls sent me a huge bouquet of flowers from Roberta's parents floral farm in Hawaii. What a fantastic surprise. I really wanted to do something special to say thank you.

The Fifth Avenue Floral Rose was stamped on watercolor paper using clear emboss and then colored with Dusty Durango and So Saffron reinkers. I used Old Olive cardstock through my BigShotz to make the leaves. I hope they like it!

Fifth Avenue Floral Thank You

Here's the inside view. There's a nice little space hidden in the "pot" where you can write your note of appreciation. The "So Saffron Cardstock" slips into the "Dusty Durango Cardstock" that has been folded at the bottom. The "So Saffron" grossgrain ribbon is what holds this together.