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Valentines Treats!

I mass produced some Valentine gift bags, M & M bags, and cardstock candy bags with heart shaped handles to send to our daughters, their boyfriends and our daughter's roommate.  All without stamping an image, if you can believe it!  Actually, I have been working on a HUGE pile of projects for upcoming releases of stamp sets from The Stamping Studio......but I am getting way ahead of myself here.  The releases are in April, May, June and July, so there is a bit of a wait on seeing those.  ANYWAY here are all of the bags.........back to post Valentines cards later!!

Valentine Gift Bag and photos of all of the tags that were attached to them:

M & M bags with very simple toppers, but it gave me a chance to use the cute new conversation hearts embossing folder I bought!

The little cardstock bags are from Taylored Expressions and come in a ton of colors.  I chose pink for girls and purple for the boys.  They are filled with little candy bars!!

Project Recipe:

Heart Handle Bags (Baby Pink Medium and Majestic Purple Medium) by Taylored Expressions
Love Potion patterned paper from the Cupid Collection by Pink Paislee
100% hemp twine by Ecolution
Cupcake jewels by Doodlebug
Heart Strings patterned paper and Cinnamon Hearts glitter cardstock by Doodlebug
Conversations embossing folder from Cuttlebug by Provo Craft
Classic Scalloped Circles-Large and Standard Circles-Large dies from Nestabilities by Spellbinders
Ka-Zoo Monkey Chipbox chipboard pieces by K and Company
Other:  
White and red buttons
Green and dark pink cardstock
Black and white dotted sheer ribbon
3 x 6 x 2 gusseted cellophane bags
  
  
 
 
 
 
  

What's Cookin'?

A question that bears repeating.....what's cookin'?  We are in the midst of a snowstorm that will drop a foot of snow on us by tomorrow.  I am kind of in the mood for it! 

Here is a fun card that can be sent when you just want to find out what's going on!  The sentiment a sticker from SRM Press.....how cool and easy is that?  I have a huge collection of stickers dating back to about 10 years ago, all organized in a notebook using page protectors and pages made to store baseball cards.

Close-up of the awesome sticker phrase and red pearls, and one of the glittery paper and chipboard pieces.
  

 
 

Card Recipe:
What’s Cookin’? stickers from Live Life collection by SRM Press
Nana’s Kitchen 12 x 12 Paper Stack by Die Cuts With a View
Ocean Breeze Smoothies cardstock by Bazzill Basics
What’s Cookin’ Chipboard Mini Set by Maya Road
Snow Cap AdirondackPaint Dabber by Ranger
7/8-inch red double satin ribbon

I'll be back soon with some Valentine's!

Another One Of THOSE Things!

I came across this little questionnaire......someone actually did it on a layout, much more clever than posting it on your blog. HA  I cannot get my camera synced with my computer today and can't post more cards! (insert bottom lip stuck out here)  So, you are getting this questionnaire.  Awesome! (insert sarcastic face here)  If anyone wants to play along with answering the questions, have at it!

1.  What time did you get up this morning?
10:00 am which is kind of late, but (here goes my statement qualifying my answer) but I was up until almost 4:00 am.  New symptoms with dang meds I am on.

2.  How do you like your steak?
Medium.  I only eat steak once or twice a year, so it's got to be grilled just right!

3.  What was the last film you saw in a theater?
"Sherlock Holmes" on Christmas Day

4.  What is your favorite TV show?
If only you knew how much TV we watch.....thank goodness for TiVo!  So, I am breaking this down.

Reality Show:  Amazing Race (or Survivor......or The Bachelor......or Top Chef.....or Project Runway......man, I watch too much Reality TV!!!)
Action Show:  24 (love me some Jack!)
Comedy:  The Big Bang Theory (or Modern Family.....or The Office)
Crime Show:  NCIS (or Criminal Minds......or CSI)

Whew!

5.  If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Operative word......ocean!  I would love to live somewhere like Hawaii!   

6.  What did you have for breakfast?
Honey Nut Cheerios with milk and orange juice.  Actually, I have the same thing every single solitary morning.

7.  What is your favorite cuisine?
Something with seafood or fish.  Does chocolate qualify as a cuisine?

8.  What foods do you dislike?
Raw sushi (I eat some types of sushi, but the raw fishy-fishy ones are gross!), okra, pickled herring, beets, liver and similar meats, and marzipan (my husband LOVES this stuff....me, not at all so it is one candy we don't fight over). 

9.  Are you a cat or dog person?
Cat person right now.  When I was growing up we had a dog and I've always wanted another one.  So maybe someday I will be a cat AND dog person.

10.  What did you want to be when you were little?
Truly I just do not remember.  Probaby the standard ballerina or dancer.  When I was 12 or so until I was an adult, I wanted to be a writer.

Hopefully, the camera/computer situation will be resolved soon!  Or you can look forward to another one of these lovely questionnaires!  Double awesome! (insert sarcastic face here again).