Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How to Murder Your Mother-in-Law

Our book club book this month was "How to Murder Your Mother-in-Law". My darling granddaughter Ashley came over and helped me make Thumbprint cookies for the refreshments.
 I thought they were a fitting treat for a mystery! And look how pretty they are!

Ashley told me they are the best cookies she ever ate! Oh yum! They really are good. Here is the recipe, in case you want to make them for your family!

Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
·        1 cup butter, softened
·        1/2 cup packed brown sugar
·        2 eggs
·        1 teaspoon vanilla extract
·        2 cups all-purpose flour
·        1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
·        2/3 cup any flavor fruit jam or preserves (I used Apricot and Strawberry Blackberry)
·        1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions
1.    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2.    Separate eggs, reserving egg whites.
3.    Cream butter, brown sugar, and egg yolks.
4.    Add vanilla, flour and salt, mixing well.
5.    Shape dough into balls about the size of walnuts. Roll in egg white, then walnuts. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes.
6.    Remove cookies from oven. With thumb, dent each cookie. Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint. Bake for another 12-15 minutes.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Silly Shells

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        June Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.


Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Thrifty Stamper
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Tammylee
Janis L.
Mark's Finest

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Island Life


Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        June Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.


Here are two cards I created using the stamp set Island Life. Another one of my cards is featured on the Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's blog today. Be sure to pop over and look at that one too.
This card features just a sentiment from the set.

On this card, I combined an image from the Island Life set and a sentiment from Silly Shells. The sentiment is stamped onto twill tape and attached to the card front with brads.

Now hop along this route, and be sure to leave some love along the way.


Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Thrifty Stamper
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Tammylee
Janis L.
Mark's Finest

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

I'm in Stitches


Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        June Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.






Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Thrifty Stamper
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Tammylee
Janis L.
Mark's Finest

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Welcome Poppies


Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        June Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.


Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Thrifty Stamper
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Tammylee
Janis L.
Mark's Finest

Friday, June 15, 2012

Sneak Peeks continue

Ooops, I didn't post the sail boat card yesterday, so I will add two today using different stamp sets. I used the same color scheme on both, so they go together well enough. Red, white and blue is such a great color combo and looks so fresh and cool for summer. It's certainly summer here in Phoenix - triple digits already! June is usually the hottest month, so I guess it is understandable.

 This card features the set Island Life. I think this image is perfect for masculine cards, which can be challenging to create. I stamped the sail boat image using Chipped Sapphire distress ink onto the white card. I then added the sentiment using red ink. I added a textured panel (embossed) created with red and blue and a bit of knotted twine as an embellishment. The entire card is mounted onto a blue rectangle. 

Manly yes, but I like it too. 

This one features the set Welcome Poppies. I created a frame by stamping the poppy in red  and then cutt/embossing the frame using two sizes of Spellbinders Labels Four dies. I attached that to the blue gingham card front. I then added an organdy ribbon and bow treatment to the upper left corner with a red dew drop to the center of the bow.

I hope you like these cards and the stamp sets! I'm lovin' them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sneak Peek II

And here is another sneak peek of a set being released next week called Silly Shells. The card stock is also from MFP and is a very soft shell pink appropriately enough. I stamped the shell image onto it using Victorian Velvet distress ink and then water coloring with the same ink. I stamped it again and cut out the one shell and popped it up on the corner. The swirls are from an EK Success punch and added to the square which is embossed with Spellbinders Mystic M-bossabilities folder and sponged with more of the Victorian Velvet ink. The sentiment (also from the set) is stamped onto the lower right corner of the card front.
Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget next week is the blog hop! You won't want to miss it!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sneak Peeks

I get to show you sneak peeks of the new sets being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company!!!! Ooooo, you are going to want them all. They are wonderful.

Here is my first sneak peek!

This card features the new set Welcome Poppies. I just love poppies. Aren't they happy flowers? I think so. 

I stamped the image with Black Soot distress ink and clear embossed before coloring with markers. I then sponged on some Baja Breeze ink. The frame is cut using Antique Doily and then embossed with Spellbinders Enchanted folder before popping up on the white card front. The sentiment is stamped onto Baja Breeze card stock with Versamark and embossed with white powder before being cut with Spellbinders Floral Tags die and added to the card front.

I will have more sneak peeks all week, so be sure to come back!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Happy 4th!

Look! I actually did a project inspired by one on Pinterest! I'm so proud! lol

This is the one I made!

Here is the one from Pinterest.
I purchased my floral mesh here: https://www.bbcrafts.com/floral-mesh/floral-mesh-wrap-solid-color-/  the prices are GREAT!

I just saw it at Hobby Lobby too. If you have a coupon, you're all set. 


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Blog hopping with Rubbernecker and The Twinery!

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More fun than you should be allowed to have. That’s what today’s hop is! We are featuring our Rubbernecker stamps (of course!). Here is the Rubbernecker prize up for grabs -

AND baker’s twine from The Twinery! Oooo, the colors are so gorgeous! Here is the prize package from The Twinery -


For all the important details of the hop and how to qualify to enter to win these great prizes, please visit these two blogs:


Now, here are two cards I created for you. 


Stamps:
Pattern Background #3 SKU 644-03
Grunge Background #3 SKU 618
Willie SKU 651-11

Twine:
Cappucino (bow on the dog's collar)
Maraschino (in the buttons)


Stamps:
Faith SKU 646-02
Pattern Background 2 SKU 544-02
Floral #4 SKU 609-01
Floral Square Set SKU 632

Twine:
Lilac

You should have arrived here from Jen Carter's blog

Your next stop is Kathy Skou's blog