Shower Day!

Today was Nikki's shower. I kind of took over for my BF Phyllis, whose husband is very sick at John's Hopkins. She had enough on her plate so I told her I would take care of it. So with some help with food, and Aimee's house we pulled together and made it happen! Her nursery theme is Dr. Seuss, so wanted to stick with it. Previous post shows the centerpiece I made. I also made these adorable Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes that I saw on Pinterest! But if you make them be forewarned!!!! DO NOT put the cotton candy on , and put in your cupcake carrier!!! Wait til you are ready to serve them to add the cotton candy! I didn't, and it melted into the frosting! So thankfully I had extra cotton candy and doctored them up when I got to Aimee's house! PHEW! So there was an added layer of sugary crunchiness to the cupcakes! :) I made the favors that are a Hershey candy bar. I saw the poem on the internet and changed a few word. The covering is just red and white striped scrapbook paper, the poem taped on top and punch of Thing 1 or is it 2? Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Dr. Seuss Centerpiece

I wanted to make a centerpiece for my BF's daughters baby shower. The nursery theme is Dr. Seuss, so I wanted to incorporate it somehow in the centerpiece. So here it is. Give me your honest opinions please on whether this looks ok. Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Phyllis Diller,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nuff said!

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Glazed Salmon......YUM!

Costco has salmon on sale for $6.99 a lb so stocked up on some! Connor and I love it......Mike won't touch fish at all. I put the salmon on my Flexipat (love it for a non stick and easy clean up!), mixed up a glaze of brown sugar, rice vinegar, oil, and soy sauce and brushed it all over the salmon! This was soooooo good! And had some for leftovers too! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Prince Charming Birthday

My hubby's birthday card ......since he is my Prince! I had some dsp I wanted to use up. The embossed piece is painted with acylic paint and run through the Big Shot after drying. Then I used a sanding block to disress it some and used a sponge dauber to rub some Soft Suede ink over it. I also used the new Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored (my favorite tools!) to make an envelope to match! The stamp set is called Elementary Elegance and is a Sale-A-Bration set that you can get for free with a $50 purchase! (SAB ends on 3/31) I also used the Curly label punch to punch out the center of the frame and the frame for the sentiment and popped it up with some dimensionals. A decorative brad finishes it off Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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YUMMY! Taco salad at home!

I love taco salads, but wanted to make them at home. I know we can make our own shells, but I wanted a quick fix. I have been on the lookout for some pre-made bowls and finally found them! I got them at one of my local Walmart. I browned ground beef, added some taco seasoning, and a can of black beans. I put the lettuce in the bowl, added the beef mixture on top and then layered with, Rotel tomatoes and green chilies, shredded mexican cheese, and topped it off with sour cream! YUM! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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I "Heart' U!

SCS had a great tutorial on this adorable card. I bought quite a bit of Valentine paper from the SU clearance rack and used it for these cards. I used a heart from our new Framelits to cut the Heart for the center! These are our new Framelits. They come in a great plastic envelope that snaps, but in anticipation of more of these to come I redid the storage! I used one of our empty Clear Mount Stamp Cases. I cut our magnetic sheets down to size, put the information sheets that come in the envie with the Framelits in the front and back, adhered the magnet sheets to that, and then the Framelits cling right to the magnet! Voila!!! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Cinnamon Balls

I haven't made these in years. At least not since I started using and selling Demarle at Home. I would use my old metal mini muffin tins and would be lucky to get 3/4 of them out of the tin in a whole piece. I am going to a friend's house tomorrow for a tea and this is what I am bringing. So much easier in my mini muffin tray from Demarle! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Peanut Brittle Christmas Tree

A Hostess gift festive style! I made this homemade peanut brittle and poured into my Demarle Tree Mold. Once cool, I just unmolded and wrapped up. This stuff is always a hit and I make it every year. I usually spread it out on my Silpat and let it cool, and then break it up, but this makes a cute presentation too! (Tree Molds are on sale right now! Contact me if you want to order one! They can be used for baking cakes, brownies, etc.)

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Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs!

I love making fun things for parties! I have made fruit kabobs in the past with longer skewers, but found these shorter ones marketed for candy apples I knew they would make a cuter smaller version of something I saw on Pinterest. I cut up a store bought pound cake into squares, put a strawberry on one end , a piece of cake in the center, then another strawberry on top. I then melted green candy chocolate melts (for the Christmas combo of red/green) and put in my icing bag and just piped the squiggles all over. Refrigerate a few minutes to harden the chocolate...and voila! They are wrapped up and ready to take the the holiday party tonight! (I think I will make again for Christmas Eve!)

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