Valentine Sweet Treat

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Waking up to some snow this morning. Nothing too heavy but it is downright cold out!

They are saying snow all day which may mix with sleet & freezing rain. Power outages are possible. I've declared today a pajama day! I'm having my coffee as I type this then headed to my stamp table for a bit. 

The other day I whipped up a few sweet treats with the Endless Love bundle. These were so fun to make and the stamp girls loved them! I found some Ghiradelli candy at the store and the rest is history!

Project Details:

Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Darice Self Sealing Cello Bags, Endless Love Dies, White Ribbon (retired Online Exclusives), Pretty In Pink Shimmer Dots (retired), Hand Held Hole Punch (retired)

2 little treats fit in each bag and I made 5. My heart is attached to the bag with the ribbon. No adhesives were needed.

I was a bit skeptical on the Creme Brulee candy but they were very tasty & sweet! Yum!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Christmas Peekaboo Treat Bags

 Good Monday Morning, Everyone!

I hope you had a nice weekend!

Can you believe that Christmas is just a few short days away?!

Us crafters have been working on Christmas for months so it's hard to believe that it's almost here! We've had a very cold weekend and did some last minute shopping. I got all my gifts wrapped and under the tree except one big box for Ryan. It's a heavy one, too! I will need Shawn's help for that one! 

How are you doing with your Christmas preparations?

I am happy where i'm at with mine and later this week I will make a homemade pumpkin pie for dessert.

I planned out my holiday meals last week. My freezers are stuffed full!

 Meatball subs and a cheese tray for Christmas Eve. The usual turkey with all the fixings for Christmas Day. New Year's Eve will be steamed shrimp. And our New Year's Day tradition of Pork & Sauerkraut with mashed potatoes. 

I am almost ready for the holiday hoopla to be over.

Last night was the last Hallmark Channel Christmas movie of the season.

It was a new one for Hanukkah. I did not stay up to watch it but hope to catch a repeat later this week. I have seen all but 5 of their new movies this season. Not bad out of 40! 

Their Christmas movies will run up until January 1st so maybe I will see those 5 I missed.

Ok, let's get to some stamping now!

I have a sweet treat to share today using the Peekaboo Treat Bags again!

Bag #1 are made with the Silver & Gold DSP from the last SaleABRation offerings.

I have 4 packs of this DSP that I was saving to use for some New Year's cards but decided since the wrapper on my Ghiradelli Candies was Gold I need to use some of it for my treat bags! My sentiment is heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and I used the Framed & Festive stamp set. Each treat bag has 2 Ghiradelli Snowmen in and these are Caramel & Milk Chocolate. I also added some of those Wonderful Snowflakes to each bag! Love these!

Bag #2 uses some Storybook Gnomes DSP since it matched the wrapper on my Ghiradelli candies. The candies are Milk Chocolate and I stamped my sentiment in Pacific Point.

Bag #3 uses paper from the Sweetest Christmas DSP. The candy is Peppermint Bark. My sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink.

I love how these turned out. I made up 5 of each color for a total of 15 treat bags.

I have used up all the treat bags that I had on hand. I will most likely get more as I really love them! The tops are like a ziplock bag and they are food safe which makes for a great treat holder!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Tis the Season Treat Holders

Hello & Happy New Year's Eve!

How are you going to be bringing in the New Year tonight?

We have not done anything on New Year's Eve in quite a few years.

Most likely we will be in bed way before midnight and sleep right thru it unless someone in our neighborhood is setting off fireworks.

Today is the start of taking down the Christmas decorations for another year.

I so love all the lights & decorations at this time of year!

I have one last treat holder to share with you using the Christmas Season & Christmas to Remember stamp sets. These were my absolute favorites this holiday season and I think I read somewhere that Stampin Up! is carrying them over for next year! YAY!

I made these up back before Thanksgiving and handed them out to some of my friends, the lady at the deli counter at our local grocery store, the pizza delivery guy and the mail carrier. Just a perfect little treat!

These little pouches are made using the Diaper Fold.

Very simple and needs no adhesive!

Project Details:

Stamps: Christmas Season, Christmas to Remember

Ink: Real Red, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Basic White, Painted Christmas DSP

Accessories: Seasonal Layers Dies, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These are so fun to make and like I said, easy to whip up in a matter of minutes! They are not a good seller for me so that is why I decided to make these up and hand out to people. I used the Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark Squares in them.

Incase your a regular blog follower, I know some of you love seeing my Year in Review updates each year. I am going to start that later today so be sure to stop back later this evening to check it out. I will do January thru June today then tomorrow I will do July thru December, sharing with you all my favorite cards & projects for each month!

For now, it's time to start packing away my Christmas decorations & ceramic Christmas trees! Hope you'll come back later to see my favorite picks!

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My thoughts today...

Truer words have never been spoken!

Thankfully, we don't put much outside anymore, just lighted garland around the front porch and 3 lighted wreaths. The inside is another story with all my ceramic Christmas trees! I love them but boy, what a pain to put away!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Hope to see you back here later today for my Year in Review!

~Wendy

 

A New Challenge

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

Today I am sharing something new!

My dear sweet friend, Vicki & I decided we were going to start doing our challenges again!

She challenged me to make anything 3D!

WooHoo! I love making that kind of stuff!!

We will share our idea's every other Saturday so make sure you stop back to check out what we share!

Game on, Vicki!

Here is my 1st Challenge Project...

My treat box is made from the Little Treat Box Dies from the Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog.

It was diecut with Bumble Bee cardstock then once it was glued together I wrapped a piece of Bumble Bee DSP around it. A 1 1/2 X 6 piece fit nicely!

I then stamped out my sunflower images from the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set that is in the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog. I colored with my Stampin Blends then diecut it using the Sunflower Dies.  

I stamped a quick sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings set also from the Annual Catalog and took my scissors and cut my saying out on an angle for interest.

Lastly, I filled my treat box with a Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate & Caramel Square Chocolate.

I added a glue dot to the inside of my box at the top to keep it closed. Then added my Bumble Bee Gingham Bow with another glue dot.

If your looking for a quick treat idea, these boxes are the perfect solution!

Easy to diecut and decorate!

And you can get 2 boxes out of an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock!

I was optimistic at first but now I can say these little boxes are super quick & easy and bound to make anyone smile with a little treat inside!

Sunflower Treat Boxes:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflower, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends 

Cardstock: Bumble Bee, Whisper White, Bumble Bee DSP

Accessories: Little Treat Box Dies, Sunflower Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you like my Sunflower Treat Boxes!

Be sure stop over to Vicki's blog and check out her 3D project!

I know it will be amazing!!!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Ghiradelli Treat Holder

Hello & Happy Sunday!

 Hope your weekend is going well!

Yesterday we were out shopping and popped into Hobby Lobby, the place was nuts!

I picked up a couple of things and high tailed it out of there!

Tis the season, right?

Today I am off for a haircut and then grabbing a few things at Walmart.

I'm looking for a lighted wreath for the side garage door now that we finally have a storm door on there. I have not decorated for Christmas yet but trying to get my ducks in a row before Thanksgiving comes. I don't want to get caught up in the Black Friday shopping craziness!

Today I am sharing another Thanksgiving Treat Holder using Ghiradelli Chocolates.

This cute little treat holder was designed by Anne Marie Hile and I loved how simple they were to create! After watching her video on FB Live, I wanted to try my own!

The sentiment comes from the Gather Together stamp set.

The leaves come from the Gathered Leaves Dies. 

I did my one leaf in Gold Foil Paper to match my Ghiradelli Candy.

Project Details:

Stamps: Gather Together

Ink: Merry Merlot, Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Merry Merlot, Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Gold Foil Paper, Cajun Craze, Come to Gather DSP

Acessories: Simply Score Board, Stitched Nested Dies, Gathered Leaves Dies, Beautiful Bouquet Framelits, Gold Metallic Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These are a perfect little sweet treat for on your table for Thanksgiving Day!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the day!
~Wendy

Valentines Treats

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Can you believe that today is the last day of January 2018?!

Did you happen to the see the Super Moon last night or early this morning?

They said it was to be very bright!

So, today I have a treat holder to share that I made to go with these Strawberry Ghirardelli Chocolates that I picked up at the grocery store. I did not eat any of them so i'm not sure how good they are but Ghirardelli Chocolates usually don't disappoint.

I just wanted a little something to hold these cute candies in.

Was quite pleased when they were done!

Project Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Pumpkin 2015

Ink: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Painted with Love Specialty Paper

Accessories: Corner Rounder, Hole Punch, Hearts from Paper Pumpkin Kit 2015, Gold Metallic Enamel Heart, Melon Mambo Thick Twine, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you like!

ETA: Directions for the Ghirardelli Holders

Cardstock measuring 7 X 3 1/2

scored at 3 1/2.

I then slipped the cardstock into my trimmer and sliced a piece off diagonally then glued the side & bottom with Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue. You will need a strong adhesive. Then decorate how you would like! Have fun! 

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My thoughts today.....

I can honestly say at this point in my life that this statement is true!

Oh to be 20 again.....

That is all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a great day!
~Wendy

Christmas Diaper Fold Pouches

Hello & Happy Friday!

Here we are at the weekend again!

Lots to do to prepare for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day but it's all good!

Today I have something to share that is sure to fill anyone's sweet tooth.

I made these little pouches which in the stamping world we call Diaper Fold Pouches. I've made these before and are very simple! I was shopping at my local grocery store and found this adorable bag of Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate and Caramel/Milk Chocolate Snowmen. I could not resist and bought several packages!

These were a great seller this holiday! 

They'd also make a nice treat to place at everyone's table setting which I will be using for mine.

Some years I have done up a cello bag with Yankee Candle Tealights in or cello bag with some sort of candy. There are so many ways you can present a sweet treat to anyone for the holidays!

Christmas Diaper Fold Pouches:

Stamps: Oh What Fun, Snowflake Sentiment, Half Full

Ink: Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Real Red

Cardstock: Presents & Pinecones DSP, Winter's Frost DSP, Be Merry DSP, Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Real Red

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Shapes, Circle Layering Shapes, Metallic Enamel Stars, Emerald Envy Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

And besides....who does not like chocolate??!

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My thoughts today.....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Sunflower Ghirardelli's

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have another Thanksgiving treat to share.

These are my favorite especially for a nice little sweet treat for any Thanksgiving table setting!

 

I recently picked up a huge bag of Ghirardelli's at Sam's Club and thought these would make a great treat so I got to work using my Painted Harvest stamp set. I just put a belly band around it with a piece of Painted Autumn DSP then I decorated it with my sunflower and a piece of Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon. It's all attached to the belly band with Dimensionals. My sentiment is laid over top of the sunflower with a Dimensional.

Sunflower Ghirardelli Treat:

Stamps: Painted Harvest

Ink: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Painted Autumn DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon, Banner Punch, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I only made 6 of these and I have a feeling I will be asked to make more!

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Mini Ghiradelli Chocolates

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope everyone is having a nice start to the weekend!

They are calling for yukky weather today then temps jumping to 50 degrees! Crazy!

I will be staying inside to wrap gifts & bake cookies!

A few weeks ago I saw these Mini Ghiradelli chocolate squares at the local grocery store. What caught my eye was the colors of them. They are usually a bit pricey but since they were on sale I decided to get them and make some candy bags up for some of my customers.

This was the finished product....

I used papers & twine from Hobby Lobby on these. My tag is from Hero Arts. The bags are the 2 x 8 cello bags that Stampin Up! carries. I think I went thru 4 packs of 50 bags this season. I loved these Ghiradelli's especially the Christmas colors! They make a really nice gift or stocking stuffer.

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My thoughts today....

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Diaper Fold Pouches

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a terrific weekend!

I spent Friday & Sunday in my craft room playing with stamps & papers without any interruptions. I also watched many You Tube video's learning how to make different things. Some I saved for a later date but what i'm sharing today is a project that I revisited after making these many years ago!

Diaper Fold Pouches

I watched a video that Kay Kalthoff made sharing the directions for making the Diaper Fold Pouches. I was inspired to make a bunch for my group of stamp ladies for next week. Here is the link to her blog post: Stamping to Share

They are really quick & easy to whip up and so adorable!!

Diaper Fold Pouches:

Stamps: Birthday Blooms

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pacific Point

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Pretty Petals DSP 6 X 6 Pad

Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Kaiser Vanilla Pearls, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid

Inside each Diaper Fold Pouch I added a Ghiradelli Caramel Square...YUM!

I think the girls will like them!

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Love is in the air! Unfortunately, we had plans with my parents & Ryan to have a get together later today to celebrate Valentine's Day & also my parents anniversary! I'm thinking this may be their 56th wedding anniversary but not quite sure. I will have to look into that! Anyways, we planned to do New York Strip steaks on the grill and have all the fixin's with Lemon Lush for dessert but with the weather people calling for some snow today that plan quickly got cancelled until maybe next weekend. I feel sad about it but I know the thought of one single snowflake falling from the sky, my Dad will not drive in it anymore. Sunday we are to have VERY extreme cold temps with a high wind warning and then there is the possibility of snow drifts which again Dad will not drive in. Hopefully next weekend we can make it happen! Kelsey went to her boyfriends for the weekend as they have plans to go to Cabella's with his family today. Not even sure that will happen with bad weather expected. So today it will just be my hubby, Ryan, Gigi & Bailee and me. I will probably take some time to go craft a bit. I am in need of a Sympathy card plus I have another HUGE order for about 35 cards. I can get a head start on them since we are going to be having a snow day/weekend!

So, before I close, I wanted to share the rest of my Valentine's Day things I whipped up. 

Let's get to it!

M&M Sticks with Hearts A Flutter stamps and matching Framelits! Love that about Stampin Up.....everything coordinates! :)

Scalloped Envelope Die decorated with Amore DSP & Filled with Love Stamp Set.

Cute! :)

The Mini Treat Bag Framelits make such a nice holder for a note card or candy! Very easy to use & assemble!  DSP is from the Stacked with Love Paper Pad & I used the Groovy Love stamp set on this one with the matching Sweetheart Punch! :)

This Mini Treat Bag Framelit I used the Stacked with Love Paper Pad , the You Plus Me stamp set, Sweetheart Punch with Red Glimmer Paper, Chalk Talk Framelits to diecut the sentiment panel and the Crisp Cantaloupe panel is embossed with the Happy Hearts Embossing Folder! :)

Of course there are more candy treat bags! These are my specialty! LOL I used Candy Lane DSP retired paper on these and the retired set called PS. I Love You. Each bag is filled with a variety of candies! :)

Then again, my Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts, Eggs, Pumpkins & Trees have become a favorite of mine to bag up! I'm not wild on Peanut Butter so you won't catch me munching on them!

I used the new to me, Happy Heart Day Single Stamp on these! I fought tooth & nail to win this stamp off of Ebay a week or so ago! Paid more than I would have liked but this adorable heart shaped stamp is perfect all by itself! The patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby! They always have the cutest patterned papers there! :)

And what holiday wouldn't be complete without having some Hershey Candy Bar Wrappers! I did these to give away for a few sweet treats for Valentine's Day! The patterned paper is once again from Hobby Lobby, the stamp is Happy Heart Day from SU! and the cardstock is from Michael's. I ran out of Real Red cardstock from SU! so had to improvise. Michael's cardstock is much thinner than SU! and worked out perfectly for these candy bar wrappers! :)

And lastly is the card I made my Valentine this year! I really put some thought into this one and tried to get it to say what I felt! The paper is from the Stacked with Love Paper Pad, the Love die is from the Expressions Thinlits and the You & hearts are from the Work of Art stamp set. First I ever used that stamp set and it will not be the last! The Red Glimmer paper is what I used to cut out the "love" word. I think he will love it! :)

So many cute things from the Valentine's Day Treat Bags to the Mini Treat Bag Framelits! I just love the things you can do to decorate candy for any holiday! :)

My Stampin Up! party with the girls was a success last night! I placed a huge order but then ended up with $90 hostess money to spend. I did not even have a list made up of what I wanted so it took me a bit the go thru the catalogs and make my choices. I'm pleased though with what I ordered!  It's always great to hang out with the girls, talk & laugh! We did miss Deb K. & Miss Emily but we will catch up to them soon at the next party! :)

My dear sweet wonderful husband made me open my Valentine's Day gift last night too! I wanted to wait till today since it was for Valentine's Day. He got me one of those Open Hearts Collection Necklaces from Kay Jewelers! They caught my eye back at Christmas time. Then last week I had seen a commercial of Jane Seymour advertising these beautiful necklaces and so I made mention how pretty they are. Yep, he must have been paying attention! It's beautiful! We've been married this year for 25 years and I think it's the first in quite awhile that I got jewelry! Love him & the necklace! :)

Well, that is all I have for today!

Sorry for such a long post. 

Guess I had a lot to say & share, which might not be a bad thing! LOL

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

Happy Valentine's Day, friends!

~Wendy