Babies, Babies, Babies!!!

Over the next few weeks, I know at least nine women that will be delivering little ones! Isn't that just crazy!! So as you could guess, this post is all about babies....



First up are these little cute treat boxes. I made around 20 of them for a shower we had for a fellow teacher at my school. I got the pattern for these at Chic' n scratch and they were super easy to make. I just rolled the onesies onto a piece of Whisper White card stock and used a blender pen to color them in. Then i just cut them out and used a dimensional to pop them up a little.

Here is the card I gave to my friend Michelle. She is expecting a little boy.... Actually, everyone I know is expecting boys....

This card was for Amy and her little one. She had a Monkey theme going on at her shower so what better than a monkey card.
Here is a close up of the punched monkey. I posted one similar to this on my blog last summer.

I have a few more to post tomorrow. They are on my other camera and I need to charge the silly battery!

Stay tuned for Birthday cards this weekend!

Workshop Card Set

As promised, for those fans following my Facebook status, here are the cards I made for a workshop last weekend.

This first one is one of my FAVORITES! It was really simple to do and the colors are really awesome together! I wish I could take better pictures so you could really see how bright the Pacific Point Blue really is. The stamp I used for this one is from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. For every $50 in product you spend, you get to pick from several fabulous stamp sets for FREE!

LOVE this card! I used the Build a Blossom stamp set and the fabulous punch that goes with it to make this card. It looks like it would be a lot of work, but with the coordinating punch, it was SO easy!

For this Birthday Card, I used Create a Cupcake and the build a cupcake punch! All of the stamped images have a coordinating punch!!! No more cutting! Even the little cherry has a matching punch spot!

For those that might not have a Big Shot yet, here is a little treat box that can be made simply by a few folds!

This card I snagged from a few different blogs. I saw this style on about 4 or 5 different ones, so I thought I'd create one my self.... I must admit it was a little tricky getting a picture of it because of the folds, it was hard to keep it closed...

My last little card is from something I saw on Becky Roberts blog. She is incredibly talented if you haven't seen her stuff!

Don't forget about Stampin' Bunco on Saturday night! If you haven't yet RSVP'd I still have two more open spots!

Just email me at brightpinksprinkles@comcast.net if you want to join in the fun!

Filled with Love

I finally had a free Saturday, so I made the most of it and spent some much needed time in my craft room. Plus, Valentines Day is just around the corner.... I used the Filled with Love stamp set to make my little projects.

Also, don't forget about Stampin' Bunco on February 5th at 6pm!!! The cost is only $15 and there will be a TON of prizes! Just email me at BrightPinkSprinkles@comcast.net to RSVP!

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

I'm back!!!

Where have I been???

First of all, I want to send out a big THANK YOU to all my awesome stampers for all of your wonderful support over the past few months. Things haven’t been easy for me and I am so thankful for your understanding.

So….. Just to sum it all up, here is what has been up with me the last few months….

Most of you know that I am a High School Math teacher. At the beginning of the year I was asked to add on an additional class to meet the needs of students that could not take summer school. So my school day was extended and I was working from 6:30 am to 2:40 pm… But when you add on practice (Still coaching cheerleaders) that means I didn’t get off work until 4:30pm…. BUT if it’s a game day then I don’t get home until around 10 pm…. On top of that I had to find a new place to live… ASAP…. It took a while and a lot of stress, but I was able to find a new place

and be free from my former life.

Then came on the holidays and a new sports season started so that left me working 80+ hours a week and I was barely alive….

But with all that said, I can now say that I am BACK in life! I am so happy and am loving this new chapter I have started in life.

I should also mention that I have a new email address…. Since there is no more “rick” I thought it best to get rid of the old email address….

Here is the new one : brightpinksprinkles@comcast.net

Easy to remember too!!

Ok – now that everything is out there… Here is what's up next:

Stampin’ BUNCO

February 5th, 2011

Cost: $15

6pm at my NEW HOUSE!

Email me to RSVP and I will send you my new address.

Up for grabs will be awesome new stamp sets and punches from the Occasions Mini Catalog AND some of the CUTE Sale-A-Bration stamp sets.

If you need a Mini or Sale Catalog, let me know and I will be sure to get one to you!

Halloween Treats!

Now I know this is a little early, but before we know it Halloween will be here! I saw these CUTE holders on Pink Buckaroo Designs and had to make some of my own.

On the inside of each are antibacterial hand gels from Bath and Body works. They even had Halloween scented ones too!

Don't forget to RSVP for Bunco on September 18th! For $15 you can come enjoy a fun evening with lots of food, drinks, laughs and most importantly STAMPS!

RSVP to rickandblair@comcast.net

Catch ya later!

Not Exactly Stamping....

Well I know this isn't exactly what you might be expecting, but I just had to share... My friend Jessica over on Live it. Love it. Craft it. and I have become quite the blog stalkers... I generally stalk stamping blogs and she stalks crafting blogs. When we find something cool we are sure to pass it on...

Jessica's brother and bride to be were coming into town for their engagement party. So, late one night Jess and I came up with the idea that WE would make the cake! Not just any cake, but a FONDANT cake.... You know, the fancy ones like you see on TLC. The best way to describe our adventure is with pictures so have a look...

We did some research and were told by many sources that the fondant that they sell at Michael's and Joann's was not good. It was dry and hard to work with. BUT we were also told that many bakery's buy their fondant... they don't make it themselves. So basically we had no luck... We did some more searching and found a recipe so we decided to do it ourselves (and it was a lot cheaper).

Crisco

Powdered Sugar
Marshmallow


Here Jessica had to lube up her hands so that the marshmallow wouldn't stick... Lesson learned though because she needed more Crisco.

And let the fun begin....

OK, so I'm not going to lie... There was a point in the middle of the fondant that we thought we had seriously messed up.... But nope! It just takes a LONG time to come together.

The next part was rolling it out.

Did I mention we made the cake AND put filling in it! Mmmmmm Raspberry!!!

Now I know what you are thinking.... We were thinking the same thing... Ummmm That's it???

We were smart about this and did a trial run before the real thing. This is cake #1. We learned from our mistakes and took note of everything that we needed to change.

Now the REAL THING!!!!

Lets just say we were extremely proud of ourselves! AND not only did it look awesome, but we did this in the extreme heat and had to deal with parts melting. Next time we do this we will be sure to wait until it is a little cooler out!

It's Bunco Time!!!

Hola all!! Its time to get ready for some Stampin' Bunco!! Mark your calendars for September 18th, 2010 at 6pm at my house! For those that may have missed the last one, we had a BLAST! We were playing some hard core bunco and winning some awesome new stamp sets and prizes!

This time there will be MORE prizes! The cost is $15 for a night out with the girls! (I upped the cost because prizes are going to come from the Big catalog AND the NEW Holiday catalog - it comes out September 1st)

Anyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Please RSVP by September 11th so I know how many prizes to get! You can RSVP to me at RickandBlair@comcast.net.

Hope to see you there!

Gift Card Holder

How cute is this? I saw this on Erica's blog HERE. She has great directions and more pictures of what you can do with this. I took a few different shots of this cute project so you can see it from all angles. Inside are three mini envelopes. These envelopes are done a little backwards, so you can't open them, BUT there is an opening at the top of each one and you can put something in each one.

I can't get enough of this new stamp set Morning Cup. I have used it on so many things so far.

Here is a close up of the little tea pot on the inside. I used a blender pen to color in the orange.
I used some brads to add just a little touch to each envelope.
That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by!

New Cards for Summer!

Now I am home from cheer camp and in between trips. I am off to Montana on Thursday for a wedding and then a week or so later I am off to Chelan. But in the mean time, I am going to get in as much stamping as I can.

So... I have joined a "challenge" group for Stampin' up and need to meet certain check points every two weeks. One of my first tasks is to book a workshop. I know we are all busy taking our trips this summer (I know I am) but if you are interested in hosting a party and being the FIRST one to get their hands on some new stamps then let me know! You can email me at rickandblair@comcast.net to see about my available dates. I would love to show you some of the new stamp sets!

Now, on to some of my new creations!

Aren't these stamps CUTE! They are a new set from the catalog called Morning Cup. I made this set of 3 X 3 cards and stamped a little teacup on the inside.














This next card is for the wedding I am going to on Thursday. I used the set Cheers to You for the front and although you cant tell with the picture, I used Crystal Effects for the champagne in the glasses and glitter for the top. On the inside I used a NEW set called Word Play. It also has glitter on the diamond. This set is so awesome! It has stamps with a bunch of different sayings.


This card was made from Fox and Friends. It was a set in a previous mini catalog and is now featured in the Big one. This ended up being a birthday card for my best friends little baby boy! He just turned one. I made the monkey in the corner with a few different types of punches.

This card is one of my FAVORITES! I used the NEW Jumbo Wheel Baby Tees. After I rolled it on, I used the blender pen to color in the outfits.