Gingerbread and some good news!!

Before the new challenge over at Susie and Vikki's Christmas Club they were giving away some blog candy and I was lucky enough to win Vikki's!! She sent me the assortment of image and papers you see below (picture is off of Vikki's blog where the candy was posted)....very pretty!



AND....... I also got a Guest Designer spot with the challenge that is starting today! I AM SO ON CLOUD 9!!! :) I was going to try and make two cards but time only allowed for one especially since I wanted this card to be super special and look perfect!!! The challenge is Gingerbread and it is going on right now over here! I do hope you like my gingerbread man and join in the challenge for yourself! Never too early to start on Christmas cards for this year!



Challenges:
Digital Tuesday - sketch
Tuesday Taggers - Christmas Leftovers
Quixotic - ink up an old stamp

Thanks for stopping by!
-Stacie

Bee with flower...

Well, I'm definately not happy with this card but I ran out of time to redo it. Oh well, hopefully it isn't completely terrible. Lots going on this week and not nearly enough craft time!!

Challenges:
Think Ink #12 - Spring
Fresh Brewed Hop - Sketch
Color Throwdown - so saffron, melon mambo, old olive
Sophisticat #18 - Spring
Pick Three - I chose a color that reminds me of spring (yellow), flower image and a card with no specific occasion

Hopefully my next card is much better!!
Now I must get back to entertaining my teenage nephew! The Wii is all we need! :)
-Stacie

A few winnings!

This is the new stamp set I won from commenting on the Whimsy Stamps forum. The carousel horse is gorgeous!!




And the Penny stamp is what I won from a 2 Red Bananas Challenge. They sent me an extra freebie of quotes because it took so long for them to send my prize. So sweet of them to do that!



THANK YOU!!!
-Stacie

Blog Hop!

New Dustin Pike stamps available at High Hopes Stamps. There is a blog hop going on today and they are giving away prizes!
Check it out here and don't forget to leave a comment on ALL the blogs!

Happy Hopping!

Birthday present...

I forgot to post this the other day but it was a present for the 90th birthday party I went to over the weekend. I made some old-fashioned avocado tomato bread and after it cooled wrapped it up in some press n' seal then wrapped with orange tissue paper and covered with cello. Made this tag and used my new JustRite stamper to customize it.

Challenges:
JustRite - Get creative with font

Dragon Fireman!

Supplies: Cuttlebug with diamond plate embossing folder, Dustin Pike digi already colored (first time using one of these and I like it!), yellow strip of paper was distressed with CTMH edge distresser and then I sprayed a bit of Truffle Shimmer mist on it to give it kind of a mud splatter look.

This was a pretty simple card but I thought the combo was too adorable. I did not put a sentiment on it yet but I think it would be cute for a young boy's birthday.

Challenges:
Get Sketchy #21 - sketch
Susie's Sassy Challenge - card for a boy/ option of an animal
Charisma - anything new
Sew Many Challenges - anything goes
KLSNS - Appreciate a dragon
Corrosive - digi

Little Snowman Tote

Supplies: Cricut and Bags/Tags cart for the tote, Storybook cart to cut out the circle, snowman stamp from Imaginisce, colored with Copics, added silver stickles, Cuttlebug and Sizzix calendar die for cutting out the silver foil snowflakes.

Challenges:
2 Red Bananas - Blue, white and silver
Stamp Something - blue and white
Susie and Vikki's Christmas Club - snow (I used snowflakes)
Charisma - anything new
Saturday Spotlight - Snowflakes gone wild
Peachy Keen - purse/tote, atleast one stamped image and incorporate a winter theme.

Love You Tons!!

Supplies: Paper from my stash, inchworm scissors to cut the gray paper, ribbon and buttons from stash, pink heart cutout with Cricut (Bags/Tags cart), "Love You" sentiment is Hot Off the Press (Tiny Words) and "Tons" is from using a JustRite stamper and font, Whisper pink brushed around the edge of the image, digi is from TMITA, colored with Copics/Prisma/OMS, added red glitter to the hearts and band of her skirt.

Challenges:
TMITA - use this image...also add red ribbon, button and glitter
Cute Card Thursday - pink and grey
Charisma - anything new
Sew Many Challenges - anything goes
Character Cafe - one DP, button and ribbon
Polka Doodle - Love
Etsy Inspired The red hearts inspired me here
Corrosive - digi
The Pink Elephant - sketch (I really didn't think about the coincidence of pink and the elephant for this challenge...kind of funny!)
JustRite - Get creative with font (I used JustRite font with another sentiment combined...I liked how I could get TONS to be bigger!)

Whew...that was alot of challenges in one little card!
I got really creative today so stay tuned because I have a few more postings!!!
-Stacie

90th Birthday!

I thought this young image and the bright and cheery colors would make the birthday gal feel young again! 90 years.... AMAZING!! And she is still in good health! :)
I put ALOT of work and detail into this card...took me about 3 hours from start to finish! But I think it turned out so beautifully!

Supplies: Cuttlebug with dot folder (not sure of exact name?), various eyelets and brads, JustRite stamps, memento ink, Whisper ink, ribbon from stash, Rubber Romance image colored with Copics, Cricut to cut out all shapes except the tag with 90 is from K&Co. I just added the 90 with the JustRite stamper.

OKAY....this is probably a good time to ask. Do you like when I list the supplies like I have been doing the last few posts or should I just stick to describing what I did on my card like I used to do???? Or would you prefer I do both sometimes???
Thanks...I like getting opinions from those that are doing the reading!!

Challenges:
Rubber Romance - Jan. 10th sketch
Crafty Catz - Birthday
Paper Makeup - Birthday
Charisma - Anything new
Simon Says - Shabby Chic .... although I don't really know what this means their blog said it shows wear and tear. So I sanded the background paper and inked up the edges of the sentiment tag. Hope that is correct!
ABC - L is for Layering
The Pink Elephant - Birthday
Crafty Creations - Textures
Practical Scrappers - embossing

Thank You Snowman!

Supplies: Leftover x-mas paper, Daisie Company digi, Hero Arts Stamps, Martha Stewart glitter, puffy paint, Prismacolor Premiere, OMS, Copics.

Challenges:
Charisma - Anything new (new Prismacolor pencils)
CPS #149 - Sketch
Die Cuts R Us - Holiday Leftovers

Thanks for stopping by!
-Stacie

Monogrammed Wedding Card!

This card idea came from Sharon Johnson over at Stamp Simply. (Her blog has been down all day so I hate to leave a link that will not work...sorry). But I did want to give credit to her for the idea!

Supplies: Cuttlebug and swirl folder, leftover x-mas paper, Ribbon from Wal-Mart (picked it up in the x-mas section), 2" JustRite Stamper set, dew drops, Memento ink.

Challenges:
JustRite Challenge #001 - Get creative with font!
Charisma - Anything new (JustRite Stamper set)
DCRU - Leftover holiday paper

Card and Treat from Dawn!

Awhile back ago I asked on my blog where I could buy some Stampin' Up sweet treat cups locally and this sweet lady Dawn was kind enough to ask for my address and mail me a couple out of her own stash! That was so very kind...thanks dear!!! She also sent me this beautiful X-mas card! :)
Here is her blog if you want to check out all her lovely creations!

Thanks again!!
-Stacie

No card just some food!

Once again I am sharing some food I decided to cook up recently. I know if my hubby or parents are reading this they can confirm I am a FOOD ADDICT!! LOL! I LOVE crafting but what I LOVE even more is FOOD!! YUM!!! So please bare with me while I use this same blog to post all kinds of stuff...I just simply do not want to create another blog..and for all I know some of you might be food addicts just like me!! :)

Here we have what I call a Whopper Pie! I bought my DH a HUGE box of Whoppers for x-mas and this recipe was on the box...I don't care for these but he said the pie was delish! Simple to make also...just a graham cracker crust filled with Cool Whip, ice cream and crushed Whoppers!


I saw a Vanilla Slice on my friend Annmaree's blog and it reminded me of these Strawberry Napoleon's I make. Puff pastry filled with vanilla pudding and whipped cream. Then you can add fruit, sauces, whatever! As you can see I doctor mine up pretty heavily! ....oh and I want to give a shout out about Annmaree...she has done some AWESOME cards lately so you might want to pop on over and check them out! You go girl!! :)


These are the most heavenly brownies I have ever tasted! Caramel Black Walnut Brownies....not from a box but from scratch!! YUM YUM YUM!!! Big hit at a football party the other day! :)


And last but definately not least is this Broccoli Cheese soup...this recipe is found here on my friend Dottie's recipe blog. Some neat recipes if you like to cook. Hubby and I agreed it is some of the best Broccoli Cheese soup we have ever tasted!! Thanks Dottie!!! Oh..I should note a change I made was ommitting nutmeg...a spice I do NOT like!!! Then I just added some fresh ground pepper.


I also see I have a few new followers! A big thank you and I hope you continue to follow even after my food ramblings...LOL! Thanks to all of you that take the time to leave me comments...I do appreciate the love! Always puts a BIG SMILE on my face! :)

-Stacie

Are you ready to rock?

* I am posting this before bed because when I wake up the New Year Rockin' Hop at Sassy Studio will have already begun and guess what...? I am part of that hop!!! I am entering this altered container into the contest so be sure to leave me some love!! This was a gift for my mom and the shell paper matches her decor perfectly! Do you know what the altered container is?? Not a gum package....this time it is a Velveeta container!!! This is the PERFECT size for those SWEET tea bags (gotta love fruity flavored tea!!). So easy to make too...just cover the container with paper. Then I colored the Sassy image with Copics and adhered to some scalloped circles I cut out with my Cricut...VOILA!!




Thanks so much for stopping by...I appreciate each and every comment!
-Stacie

Joy Wreath

Supplies: Cuttlebug folder, silverish shimmer fibers, digi from the Daisie Company, Copics, glitter, gold and silver paint pen.

Challenges:
Digital Tuesday - Emboss it and used a digi
Charisma - Anything New
Etsy Inspired - The red and green here inspired me.
Crafty Catz - Bright and Sparkly (hopefully you can see the glitter!)
Practical Scrappers - Glitter (once again hope you can see it!)
DCRU - Holiday Leftovers

Nuts About You!

Supplies: Paper Studio papers, Dustin Pike digi (freebie), Sakura white ink pen, hemp string, button from stash, Copics, CTMH edge distresser, Cuttlebug with swirl folder.

Originally the card did not have the button but I thought it needed a little extra something but nothing too girly as this is for a guy. What do you think...did the button do the trick or does it still need more? Guy cards are sooooooooooo hard!!

Challenges:
Digital Tuesday - Emboss It (must also have atleast one digi)
Get Sketchy #20 - Sketch ... I think this is the hardest sketch I have ever done!! lol!
Corrosive #46 - Distressing
Creative Inspirations #24 - Distressing
Doodle Dragon Studio #1 - Use one of their digis and make a Valentine card

Valentine's Day gift

This is an altered Crystal Light container. You just never know what you will find to use for crafting! It was so simple to make too. I just covered it with red paper and cut out all my images with my cricut and glued together! Simple yet effective! Then I filled it up with my hubby's favorite...reeses cups! Afterwards it could be re-used for more candy or a bank or anything else you could come up with!

Challenges:
Polka Doodle - song title
Be My Valentine
Valentine's Day Song
By: Jack Hartmann

Our Creative Corner - 3D challenge to alter something
Squigglefly - Anything but a card
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything but a card
2 Red Bananas - Round with lots of curves (there are several curves here including the container and on my scalloped image, etc.)

With Love!

This is my first Valentine's card I made for the year. The digi image is from TMITA and I colored her with Prisma pencils and copics. Then added some red glitter to the stripes on her outfit. Added some ribbon with the delicate loops on it...found this really cheap at Wal-Mart. Sentiment is from Hot Off The Press (Tiny Words). The hearts I cut out with my new Cuttlebug and the calendar Sizziz dies I won in a candy. Painted on some Angel Wings Shimmerz for that added shimmer!

Voila!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate all my followers and the lovely comments you always leave me! :)

Challenges:
There's Magic in the Air - Use the digi image provided and include stripes.
Cupcake Craft - Going Girly

Christmas presents

Some of you had some good guesses on what I got for x-mas! Here is the final reveal of my crafty goodies!





1. Cuttlebug (I really really really needed this!)...No more rolling pin!!
* Mom - my arm thanks you! LOL!
2. Four different packs of Core-Dinations paper
3. 3 cuttlebug folders
4. Just-Rite Square 2" kit
5. Claudine Hellmuth sticky back canvas
6. Making Memories ribbon slot punch
7. Perfect Pearls
8. Prismacolor Premiere colored pencils - set of 72 (SOOOOOOOOO many colors!!!)
9. Also a giftcard for Hobby Lobby (thanks hubby!!!)

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE everything!!! EECK! SO exciting to get presents!!

Before and After....LOL!

I think I'm the last person to take my Christmas tree down....it was so pretty I wanted to leave it up forever! LOL! But unfortunately it started to die :( This year we got a much bigger tree than normal not thinking of how we were going to get it out of the house. When we brought it in they had it roped up so it was small and it fit through the doorways no problem. Well, lets just say it wasn't going out the same way it came in! I came up with the idea of chucking it out the window which hubby thought was a terrible idea but I thought that would be better than the alternative of getting pine needles ALL OVER the entire house!! He ended up admitting it was a pretty good idea. The only cleanup was the pile under the window...not bad! Here are the before and after pictures...pretty funny isn't it? Can you imagine what our neighbors were thinking? LOL!

2010 Surprise Candy Winner!!!

Thank you to those of you that participated in my surprise giveaway!! I also got a few new followers so that is great too!! :)
Unfortunately, the reponse wasn't as great as I had hoped. :( I only had 5 eligible participants. If there is something that I can do to make this better please let me know!! You won't hurt my feelings...I promise!! An example I had already received was moving my followers list...didn't even think about it so that was a great idea!!
Anyways, for those of you waiting for the winner.....

The surprise candy goes to.................VIKKI!!! Congrats! I will e-mail you for your address.

* Hubby is my guinea pig for drawing names! Thanks for being a good sport hun!

More goodies!

A few more winnings I wanted to share with you!

This selection of beautiful rubbah is from Rubber Romance...I won these by joining in the sketch challenges!


I actually won blog candy from Whimsy Stamps but I was too late to claim it (that week was a tough week) but I understood she had to give the prize away to someone else. Denise was kind enough though to ask me to pick one stamp I would like to have and she would send it to me...so sweet! Was I surprised when I found out she sent me not one but TWO stamps!! Did I mention super sweet?!!


I won this stamp set through the ABC Design hop...perfect for Valentine's Day coming up!


This is what I won through the countdown giveaway at Creatively-Green. They gave a prize away each day. They sent a nice assortment of recycled/green goodies!


THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! I can't say thank you enough for your kind generosity!!!

That is all for tonight...I better get some rest. Stay tuned for who won my surprise candy...I will announce tomorrow!!

-Stacie

DCRU Challenge #20 - Color Inspiration!

The challenge this week over at the Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog is to use the colors in the logo that you see below.


What lovely colors!! I made these notebooks for a few family members that always carry these around in their shirt pockets. I was going to decorate the spiral bound with lots of pretty ribbon but thought that would bug them coming out of their pockets so I just left them plain. I use a few notebooks I found at the dollar store and decorated with my stash paper from one of those big packs at Wal-Mart then added some coordinating Prima Botanical flowers with a metallic brad in the center. The finishing touch was to accent the corners with a flourish stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps.



Thanks for stopping by and don't forget you still have a little time to enter my candy giveaway here.

-Stacie

-3 Windchill .... BRRRRR!!!

So it is down right cold here today. Still snowed yesterday which was another day off from work. This is a picture taken yesterday from the upstairs of my house looking out at the crossroad in town. As you can tell the snowplows have not been down them yet. They did go down them yesterday afternoon which was after this picture...but when we woke up this morning...more snow! Total we only got about 4 inches which really isn't very much...just enough to make it look really pretty! We have been on the roads every day and they really aren't that bad. What is bad is when it starts to melt and then re-freezes to ICE...then we have problems!

Hope you enjoy the winter scenery!
-Stacie

Moved a few items...

Just an FYI that I moved the About Me and Followers List up on the left hand side so it is easier to view/find. Thanks for the idea Courtney!! Didn't realize it was getting lost! :)

-Stacie

Warmth

For whatever reason blogger keeps flipping my second image...sorry about that!
I bought a cheap grey sweatshirt and found this cute pink iron-on that says PRINCESS...right up my alley! Since it is sooooooooo cold outside I could definately use this to warm me up!

Challenge:
Crafty Calendar - Keeping warm and option of texture. Well this project has both but it is not a card. Hope it is okay anyways!

Thanks!
-Stacie

Wow...nobody wants free stuff???

Well, I guess 2 people atleast want some free stuff!!

All my other followers...where are ya? And to anyone thinking of becoming a follower...I won't bite I promise!!

Here is the link if you want to enter...you still have a few days!

Thanks to those of you reading this!

-Stacie

In Style Bag!!

I am trying to win one of the new environmentally friendly tote bags. So here are my answers to the questions you gave me!

1. Carol Duvall Show on HGTV
2. Paris Hilton
3. This question could be taken two different ways so one answer would be anime and retro....the other would be digi and rubber.
4. STICKLES!!!
5. I think this is a trick question! But I am picking the ones with a boy and girl together in the same image.
Mike and Jessie, Dan and Mandy, Lance and Lisa, Leang and Sei
That would make four different couples stamps!

Whew! Hope I passed the test! LOL!
Thanks!
-Stacie

First snow day of 2010!

Today is the first heavy snow day of 2010! Schools are cancelled so I have the day off! Good because I can curl up with my fireplace....bad because I don't get paid! BUMMER!

I went out to take some pictures this morning....this is just the start of what we are getting today. The top picture is my chocolate lab Willie! Isn't he so cute?
The next two pics are of the woods at my parents house and a cornfield across the road. The last picture is the drive on my way home.

Super pretty out don't ya think? I don't mind the snow too much I just don't like ice!

New Year 2010 Surprise Candy!

* This candy is now closed!

I was very blessed in 2009. I made some new friends, I have good health, I have acquired lots of new crafty goodies either by purchasing them myself...receiving as gifts or winning on blogland! My hubby and I bought a great piece of land and I have a job that I love tremendously! Many many many more things to mention but I will stop there for now! Lets just say I am grateful for so many wonderful things that have happened to me and I hope that 2010 will be even greater!! :)

Do any of you have New Year Resolutions?? Well I am like most people and tend to break them very quickly...LOL! This year my GOAL (resolution) is to get more organized and stop the piles upon piles of clutter! Easier said than done right?!
I also want to be more giving...not just with money or donations but in all aspects...more gifts just because or maybe do some volunteer work, etc. I always get so much and in 2009 I was pretty good about giving (maybe that is why I got so much...good Karma?) but I want to do MORE! It is tough to find ways to help in such a very small community but I will atleast try. If all else fails I will atleast continue with the small contributions I have been making...every little bit helps right?

Okay, Okay....you want to know about the candy right??? Let me hear you say YEAH!!!
LOL! Alrighty, I am going to kick off 2010 with a surprise giveaway...see I'm already being more giving! :P What do you have to do you ask?? Easy Peasy...just follow the steps below!

1. You must be a follower but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE only follow if you like my blog and you are going to stick with me!
2. Please post about this on your blog and leave me a comment with the DIRECT LINK to the post. I will be checking!
3. To make this a little amusing for me....hehe...I'm such a stinker! In your comment please list a crafty item you think I got for Christmas!!

All entries must be received by next Monday January 11th at 6:00PM EST. That gives you exactly one week to spread the word and enter! Anyone from anywhere can enter!

If I get atleast 50 followers AND entries I will randomly pick 2 winners!!!

Good luck!
-Stacie

Some winnings...

I won these adorable stamps as blog candy over at Karen's Doodles. These images are so darn cute you really need to check them out! And I also got a super cute piggy book by who you ask??? Karen herself!!! How cool!!! I didn't even know she did books and it is so darling!



This was won through a Cute Daisy May blog hop. Enough goodies for atleast 4 cards...I just love the papers! So pretty!! I also won the grand prize which was 10 sheets of digi images. The best part was I got to choose the sheets I wanted and there are 4 images to a sheet so I got 40 images!! WOW!!! I couldn't of been more excited!!




I played in the Belles N Whistles daily advent giveaway before x-mas and I just so happened to be lucky enough to get picked one day and this was the surprise goody bag sent to me! A Belles N Whistles and Magnolia rubber stamp, some heart gems and prima flowers! Oh my goodness what a wonderful surprise that was to get in the mail!!

Thank you all so very much.... I love everything!!
Hugs!
-Stacie

HAPPY 2010!!!

No card today....just stopped in real quick to wish everyone a HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!! Hope everyone had a great time celebrating whether you stayed home or went out. We stayed in this year and had a Fondue Feast!! YUM! Also watched a few movies...pretty low key around here.

Hugs and best wishes for a wonderful year!
-Stacie

Beer Bread Mixes!

I make these regular and whole wheat beer bread mixes to sell. They are especially great during the holidays. These were for some of my mother in laws co-workers. I used some pretty paper for the tags which includes the recipe. Also stamped some holiday sentiments or candy canes on them.

Challenges:
Our Creative Corner - food or drink (candy cane stamp and the product is food too!)
Practical Scrappers - Winter projects
Secret Crafter - last minute gifts
Stamp Something - holiday
Allsorts - anything but a card
Creative Inspirations - Christmas gift