Uncle Kracker - Good To Be Me ft. Kid Rock [Official Video]

Just a little song for today.....

Mum Card with Label Wrapper....

Hi friends. Boy, did we have fun with that anonymous poster, huh? Thanks for backing me up and for all your nice comments. And you know what? That stupid comment made me really reflect on my life. I kept thinking to myself, *Geez, I'm a just a mom, lay off a little*. And then I thought *I. am. just. a. mom* What a beautiful thing to be. Just a mom. Just a wife. Just a friend. Just another person trying to make it one more day on this beautiful earth. One more ordinary day of my beautiful life. I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I wouldn't miss this crazy ride for nuthin! So if it means we eat cookie dough from a plastic tube, or that we have bologna sandwiches for supper sometimes just so we can sit around the table together....or that we eat hotdogs at the concession stand to support the school.....or that we have leftovers because it's a frugal thing to do.....or that I serve Doritos and gallons of pop to the girls' friends when they come over.....all that matters is that I see my little family smile and say *Mom, you're the best!* That. is. all. that. matters.to. me.

So. With that said, let's get down to crafty business, shall we? Sometimes you just want to do something a little different with your projects. Mix things up a bit. Experiment a little. Today I have a fun idea to show you using my Label Wraps from my Etsy shop.

The Label Wraps are rectangle shaped pieces of thin paper that have adhesive on the back. Think of a giant sticker. They come 5 to a sheet and you just cut the labels apart when the divided lines are. You can stamp on them, do masking techniques, emboss, ect. For today's project, take one Label Wrapper and simply add rectangle pieces of ledger paper. I used a single arrow stamp to add some graphic fun then added *to* and *from* using an ink pen.
To attach to the envelope, peel the backing off the Label Wrap and adhere part of it to the front then wrap around the back of the envelope. Here you can see the front of my envelope with my pretty card made with Nichole's new Year of Flowers: Mums stamp set. The ledger paper on the envelope coordinates with the ledger paper I used as a background for my card.
And here you can see the back of my envelope which is where you can write your return address. Such a fun and unique way to dress up an envelope. The recipient will know it's a good mail day when they see this card coming their way. I also added an envelope liner using Papertrey's envelope liner die and Distressed Dots patterned paper. So fun!
For more fun using Label Wraps, check out this link. It has a continuous showing of all my blog posts using Label Wraps. Hope you enjoy!

Coming soon: There will be a very exciting holiday event happening here on my blog right after Thanksgiving. I am teaming up with a very special friend and crafter extraordinaire that you all love and adore. We've been working very hard behind the scenes to bring you a fun filled holiday season full of crafty goodness. Can you guess who my friend might be?

Whatever!

I love you people who leave negative comments...but always forget to leave your name. You entertain me. Edited to add: I also love Velveeta, Miracle Whip and Pork Rinds.

Anonymous said...

Cool whip?! Premade cookie dough?! Ick! Not very domestic diva.

Hello ordinary day....

Hello first snow of the season. Hello giant fluffy, cotton candy looking snowflakes.
Hello warm and cozy fire.
Hello yummy cappuccino with Cool Whip dollop and cinnamon sprinkling.
Hello funny child who aspires to be an architect.
I love my ordinary days. :)

Yum-Dee-Dum....Treat Boxes

Looking for clever ways to package homemade treats this year. My Twinkles and Tinsel Box Kits offer up a fun way to offer up your best treats this year. Sometimes just a few little treats is you need to show someone you care. Today I've made some of my family's favorites...Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. Again, we enjoyed these at the basketball game the other night. The bus driver really appreciated a little goody! :)

With the kit, you'll get supplies to assemble 4 completed boxes. Bonus: For the remaining kits in the shop, I'm adding in 4 free sheets of tissue and 4 free Dainty Doilies so you can package your treats just like I'm doing today.

First up, assemble the boxes and tags as shown in the kit photos...or any way you'd like.

Prepare your treats and stack two cooled cookies in a cute cupcake liner. I found these holiday ones at Michael's in the Martha Stewart section.
Fold a sheet of tissue to fit the width of the box.

Nestle the treats into the box. Goodbye little morslets of chocolate and peanut buttery goodness. :)

Tuck the fold tissue paper neatly into the box.
Fold up the box. Fold over about 1" of a Dainty Doily. Lay on top of the box and wrap twine around the box. Tie on an embellished tag. Write the recipient's name on the label. Deliver to your favorite peeps!

Oh, such a cute way to hand out some little goodies. If homemade treats aren't your thing, you can add in chocolate truffles or fudge from the candy shop.....stacks of pre-wrapped candies, Hershey Kisses, etc. Enjoy!

If you'd like to purchase any of the items used in these kits separately, I used Dainty Doilies, Small Kraft Boxes with Tissue, Small White Boxes with Tissue, Small Holiday Tag Trio, and Cotton Twine.

Recipe for cookies: Take tube of peanut butter cookies (I used Pillsbury) and roll into 1" balls. Bake in mini muffin tins as package directs. Immediately push mini Reese's peanut butter cups into cookies when removed from the oven. Sprinkle with holiday sprinkles if you wish. Cool. Eat two or three or six and package up the rest for gifts. :)

Candy Cane Cutie Kits

Edited for questions: Susan asked *Can you share your recipe for the chocolate covered popcorn? Just melted white chocolate?*......Susan Dear, the recipe is in my blog post. :)

Happy day to you! Today I have a fun kit called Candy Cane Cutie to show you. It's a simple little kit that is perfect if you like to get the kids involved in all the crafty fun!
In the kit, you'll get the supplies to make four embellished candy cane gift toppers (minus the candy canes). You can tie the candy canes to gift sacks, wrapped packages....or attach to treat sacks like I've done today. I packaged up some of my much loved White Chocolate Covered Popcorn in a Large Cello Gusset Bag, tied it up with some candy cane striped ribbon and then attached the embellished candy cane to the bag with a pop dot. Simple goody sacks like this are so much fun to hand out. They're inexpensive and you haven't spent a lot of time on them. I love to pack treats like this for ballgames to hand out to some of the girls' friends. Treats like this are also perfect to take along on those long holiday shopping trips that seem to last forever! Many times you're too rushed to sit down and eat a big meal....but little snacks like this are a real *pick me upper*. The kiddos will love getting their own treat sack too! My mom and I thoroughly enjoyed this little bag last night at the ballgame. :)
In the Candy Cane Cute Kits, you'll receive the supplies to make four completed goody bags along with lots of leftover tags to embellish as you wish. If you need even more tags, I have them listed separately in the shop here. These are going to be my go to tags this year for gift packaging. So simple and everything will coordinate.
To assemble the sacks, simply fill a sack with a treat or gift and tie up with a torn strip of candy cane striped fabric. For the candy cane toppers, adhere a round sticker to any color tag you wish. Thread the baker's twine with pom pom accent through the tag and tie around a candy cane that you provide. Adhere to the goody sack with a simple pop dot. Presto....easy peasy gift!
I've had the kit in the shop for a day or so but there are a few kits left. I'll be making lots more of these for the girls to assemble on those long winter days....perfect for teachers and their friends. Hope you enjoy!

I know, I know.....*where's the recipe*? :) It's super easy: Pop popcorn and remove all kernels. Spread out on waxed paper. Melt white chocolate in microwave bowl and add desired food coloring. Drizzle over popcorn. Add holiday sprinkles and sugars. Let dry. Place in treat sacks. Tip: Try not to eat it all before it gets in the treat sacks!

Coffee Break Notebooks

Update: The Notebook Slicks are sold out for today. I will be back tomorrow to add a few more to the shop. Heading out to ballgames right now. :)

Etsy Shop Update: My shop is now updated with the new Notebook Slicks, more Bookmark Slicks, some projects from this month's PTI release and a few new kits. Be sure to check out my Candy Cane Cutie kits for some fun packaging and a recipe! Enjoy friends!

Hey there, I hope your week is off to a good start. I'm really enjoying this new time change. I'm getting up extra early and am an hour ahead on my work day. If you're one that struggles when it comes time to head off to work then maybe one of my Coffee Break Notepads is just what you need. This notepad is a Papertrey project for this month's release created with Take Note and Pine's new Warm Happiness Too stamp set. I just love the colors of the papers which are from the Library Ledger collection from PTI. For the main focal point I stamped and die cut a cute mug. The new mug die is great! I then die cut a new Fillable Frame shape from Cork Paper then stamped on more images. I love the glitter filled heart. As a finishing touch I added a tiny pencil from Take Note along the bottom of the mug. It's a coffee break waiting to happen. Who wouldn't love to receive one of these at work? It would surely make those long office days go by more quickly.
For extra embellishments, I added a wide strip of vintage velvet (totally hoard worthy though). My Small Metal Rim Tags go perfectly with the whole notebook theme. I stamped a sentiment, added some glitter and finished it off with some PTI baker's twine.
I'm loving vintage ledger paper right now on my projects. This little strip has been stamped with multiple paper clips. You can never have enough paper clips.
I enjoy making my notepads into double deckers. One Papertrey notepad on each side.
I decided to go ahead and wrap this notepad up for little gift. I have been so eager to show you a new product in my Etsy shop. I've already introduced you to the Bookmark Slicks and now I've got Notebook Slicks! The long notepads fit perfectly into the clear sleeves making for a great presentation. These would be perfect for holiday notebooks that you want to give out this year.
I finished up by tying on some Wrinkle Ribbon, a Small Manila Parcel Tag that has been adorned with more ledger paper and a small office sticker. A Mini Clothespin finishes off the tag along with a scalloped punched border. Love.
Hope you enjoy! I'll have the Bookmark Slicks in my Etsy Shop a little later on today.

Sunday afternoon....

Hi friends. Hope you have enjoyed all my posts this weekend. Make sure to scroll down all the way to see everything. :)

Etsy shop update today: I just added a new kit to the shop. Stay tuned this week for NEW items to come. I think you'll love them for a sparkly holiday season.

On the blog: A fun announcement coming soon....double the blogging fun with all sorts of holiday happenings.

New kits: A favorite kit from last year is coming again. Think PINK.

As always, thanks for stopping by. I so appreciate and enjoy your nice comments.