May 31, 2007

Eat Cake!

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Remember when I said this week was about all things home made? Well, that's the truth! This morning, I made 4 batches of 4 different cookies! We're having a garage sale tomorrow and the girls love to sell cookies, pop and bottled water. The little stinkers pull in some good spending cash, and they have a blast prepping for their *business*. They have made signs, got cash boxes, counted their starting stash of change and have taste tested every batch of cookies. Whew, glad that part is over. Now tomorrow is the fun part...to watch them work their magic at the garage sale!

So now it's lunch time and the girls are on their own. I have found these microwavable packet meals that the girls can fix on their own. Their favorite is Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni. Add water, microwave and lunch is done!

Another wonderful thing....toaster ovens!! My neighbor suggested I get one and so I did. We love it! I never had one of these things growing up but boy was I missing out. It allows the girls to able to cook things but without using the big oven. They are careful to use their pot holders and love to cook little meals. They love Bagel Bites and English muffins with various toppings. It's a good thing!

Now for this card....EAT CAKE everyone! For my birthday, my husband bought this huge sheet cake with lots of pink and white frosting. Hence, the inspiration for this card. We ate a few pieces of cake and froze the rest. Not good for my diet to say the least. But it was wonderful inspiration for this card. I wanted a clean, white look to resemble the white frosting on my birthday cake. I used the fork and little cake stamps from the Crafty Secrets set Kitchen Classics. I love this set! The alphabet is from CS too, along with the cute polka dot paper from the 6 x 12 Radiant paper pad. The main image is stamped on white, then also mounted on a white mat using pop dots. I then stitched around the matted image with my sewing machine. White brads finished off the card for a clean look. Oh, and see the sentiment that I stamped inside? It says: Ingredients: Best Wishes.

Tip of the day: If you like the look of ribbon but a bow is maybe too much for your card, try this. Cut a strip of ribbon longer than your card base. Tuck under the top layer and then stitch over the ribbon. The ends are tucked underneath and the ribbon stays in place by the stitching. A fun look without all the *poofiness*.

12 comments:

Jami Speidel said...

Good luck with your garage sale! Sounds like you've been busy preparing for it! They are so much work! Hopefully the weather cooperates for you!

Anonymous said...

Love the clean & crisp look! Beautiful work as always!

Dawn T in Canada

Alhambra Club said...

Great card, love the fork stamp. Good luck with your Garage Sale

Anonymous said...

Now you are enabling me to buy kitchen appliances! I love it. :)
Janet
aka Jessica'sMom on SCS

Viv said...

Very cute! I love that set too! Good luck at your garage sale! Hope you have great weather!

Anonymous said...

Pretty card!! Great tip about the ribbon. Congrats on being picked for the design team!!

Alli Miles said...

I just adore your tips! Thanks Mish. And great card too. Just wanted to let you know that you have been tagged (you can read the details on my blog)

Carol (HB) said...

LOVE this card Mishie!! It looks just as sweet as frosting!

Stefanie Staniak said...

This card is Simply Wonderful !!

Anonymous said...

Splendid card! You have now convinced me that I MUST have this set very soon, LOL. Great tips as always. TFS.

Anonymous said...

More fabulous ideas. The cards are beautiful!! Your tips are priceless!! TFS.

Lisa C. said...

I am loving all the tips you give, going back to read old ones I have missed!

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