Naughty Coupon Book

Yep, you read the title correctly... Every now and then I like to explore my naughty side (okay, just joking but I thought this idea was too cute not to duplicate, thanks LauraH)... So for our 9th. anniversary I decided to throw in this oooh so naughty coupon book as one of my husband's gifts!!!

A couple coupons didn't make the blog b/c they were a bit too racey!!! Oh, the wonderful things you can do with SCAL...

Supplies Used:

Chipboard for front & Back Cover

Gypsy for all the cuts

Cricut carts:

TBBM

Sweethearts

New Arrivals

From My Kitchen

Everyday Paper Dolls

Indie Art

SCAL

Wording was computer generated

A gift your guest won't forget...

Told you that I've been creating, just haven't had time to post:-).
Last week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to create a project for Mother's Day;

but what do you give to the person that has it all??? hmm, give me a minute... I say tile tissue paper coasters, the coasters are super easy to create, yet have that WOW factor that you look for in a gift!!!

who can forget this face, especially when your glass is sitting on it...

Thanks to Shimmy Bean Creations for the awesome tutorial on printing on tissue paper

&

SplitCoast Stampers  for the how-to tutorial.

Supplies Used:

Modge Podge

4x 4 Tumbled Granite tile

Dollar Tree tissue paper

Storybook- scallop circle

Sentiment is computer generated

FYI- I found that if I allow my ink to dry on the tissue paper before using the sealer I got more of the actual picture color... Also, allow extra time for drying.. You will need to let the sealer completly dry before stacking and wrapping with ribbon ( I learned this the hard way)

Sock Cupcakes: So yummy without the guilt!!!

Life has been sooo busy for our family... We recently returned from a wonderful Disney vacation and a quick weekend trip to DC... top that off with multiple family member birthdays, Mother's Day and end of school year testing... whew, I'm exhausted!!! School is about to end and the kids are getting a tab bit antsy... summer sports are starting and my days are running into my nights ( oh, what a life!!!); but I've managed to find some ME time... time to create and just be free ( if only for a few minutes:-). Okay, now to the good stuff... Every year for Mother's Day, we give all the Mother's in our lives a small token of appreciation, this year thanks to Greenbean I created 15 of the cutest sock cupcakes with matching Jr. Legal Pads!!! I think they turned out perfect and everyone loved them!!!

Supplies Used:

Sweet Treats- Cupcake Holder

Plantin Schoolbook- Circle

Storybook- Scallop circle

Stamp Sentiment- Paper Trey Ink

Various ribbon and PP

I Hope U Dance...

This week over on PlatinumScraps, we were asked to use the below sketch by Robin to create a one page lay-out...

Using elements from the dress that my daughter wore to the 2010 Father-Daughter dance ... I created a Paris themed lay-out based on the sketch... I hope that you enjoy my interpretation of the sketch!!!

Carts used:

Everyday Paper Dolls- grass

From My Kitchen- cheese wedge

Forever Young- perfume bottle

Gypsy Font- title

Gypsy Wandering- music note

Pooh and Friends- clouds

SCAL- Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, wine bottle and glasses, doves

* I used various cardstock and printed paper

Forever Young Clock Canvas

This week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to use the Forever Young cartridge to create any altered item... I decided to create a clock using stretched canvas and the wonderful ladies from Forever Young!!! This cart was so much fun to work with and offers a ton of possiblites...

Wonderful World of Disney!!!

Three weeks and counting... the kids are so excited about our upcoming Disney vacation, and I will admit that I'm having tons of fun creating Disney related items for them to enjoy!!!

This week over on platinumscraps the designers were asked to create any altered item, so to keep the Disney mood going I altered a couple plain t-shirts that were purchased from AC Moore using Siser EasyWeed Heat Transfer Vinyl and the Mickey and Friends Cricut cart...

Click on pic for larger view

Sea World T-shirts

Whew, its been a minute since I've posted to the blog... Our schedule has gotten quite busy with all of the kids activities and work; however, we are less than one month away from our Disney/Sea World vacation so I need to get cracking!!!

To help save on cost and add a little personalization to our trip, I decided to make custom Sea World t-shirts... I created the logos using SCAL from images found on brandsoftheworld.com and freelogovector.net.

Click on pic for a larger view ( the shirts are actually brighter in person)