Let's Nugget Again...

I wasn't sure about using the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper with the gold wrapped Hershey's nuggets.   Blue and silver go together and red and gold go together.  Those are just the unwritten "Wendy Rules". 

 

 

 Honestly,  I'm really happy with how this turned out.   If I keep breaking the Wendy Rules and trying out these new combinations, there won't be any unused and must be consumed (by me) nuggets.  That's probably a good thing.  This time of year is hard on my waistline.  :)  LOL

 

 

 

Supplies Used:

Whisper White and Island Indigo Cardstock

Pool Paper Seam binding

gold brad

Baker's Twine

Winter Frost DSP

Chalk Talk Framelits

Hershey's Nuggets

Pretzel Bags

bells



Add a Little Jingle

I think everyone has those people on their Christmas list that they don't want to buy an actual "Christmas gift", but they provide a service and need to be remembered this time of year.  Today, I was thinking of all those people that I didn't want to forget this time Christmas and I had quite a few.  Well as most of you know when it comes to the perfect gift there is nothing that says, "I Care" quite like chocolate.  Thank goodness for Hershey's nuggets.  They just scream, "I Care"!

 

 

 

I think the Season of Style Designer Series Paper is beautiful.  I love Cherry Cobbler.  It is such a perfect Christmas color.

 

And no little Christmas tag would be complete without adding a couple little jingle bells.  They always make me smile and want to watch It's A Wonderful Life.  :)

 

 

 

Supplies Needed for this Nugget Holder are:

 

Pretzel bag

Hershey's nuggets

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler Seam binding

Baker's Twine (to attach the bells)

Season of Style DSP

Chalk Talk framelits

gold brad

 

Be My Valentine

I spent the day in my Stampin' Room today, unfortunately there was very little stamping.  I had to clean it up.  It was an absolute disaster.  You know it's bad when your husband starts to notice and begins talking about it. He is not a tidy man so I knew my room was truly horrible.

  I was very proud of myself when I got everything cleaned up off the floor.  It was wonderful to be able to walk around w/o tiptoeing to avoid stepping on stacks of dsp, catalogs, scraps and ribbon. 

Then I looked at my table. [sigh] I found everything that was no longer on the floor!  My table was teetering piles of dsp, catalogs, scraps and ribbon. LOL  I wonder where all that could have come from. 

You can begin ordering from the new Occasions Mini Catalog starting on January 4th.  I took a few minutes to make a little valentine's box that holds 4 Hershey's nuggets. I used the new P.S I Love You set.  It's a great set w/ everything you need to make your honey a Valentine.  :)

If you would like a copy of the new Occasions Mini, email me and I will mail one out to you.  

I will be offering a 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon Share.  I will get back to you with the details.  It's beautiful!  You won't want to miss this one!

 Also, I wanted to share this adorable little card I received from the talented Krista Driessen.  She is such a sweetheart!  I found this darling card in my mailbox a couple days ago.  I just love it. Thank you, Krista!   

 

Don't forget about the Clearance Rack Blitz ending on January 5th. 

That's a lot of great deals to be had on retired products!

Tonight, I'm hoping to sleep better than last night.  Our dog, Pooch barked all night.  We live in the boonies and she rarely barks (she is a poor excuse for a guard dog).  I would jump everytime she would bark. I would just fall back to sleep and she'd start again. I swear she barked for HOURS!   I worry about the chickens, cats, goats and sheep.  There are a lot of coyotes where we live.  They have killed some of the neighbors' sheep.  Happily, all our animals are safe and sound, but this old girl needs some Zzz's tonight.

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Here's Tube You...

Riley Kate and I had a good time filling test tubes w/ M&Ms.  It is always nice when she comes to help me in the craft room.  We have good talks and I think it's moments like those that make great memories. 
We filled 40 test tubes and only ate the 'defective' candies.  It was difficult for both of us, but we found out it was IMPOSSIBLE for Terry when he came to see what us girls were doing.  He ate as many as he could sneak when Riley Kate wasn't looking.  :)

I decorated each test tube w/ a little tag and notice the quilted ribbon.  Isn't it pretty?

Do you have someone that is just a little naughty on your Christmas list?

You Are My Little Nugget....

Nothing says "I Love You & Appreciate You" like chocolate wrapped up in a pretty package and tied w/ a bow.   Well honestly, I would just take the chocolate (especially if it is mixed w/ peanut butter), but it sure is PURTY wrapped up for the holidays! Nugget tins sure make a s-w-e-e-t gift!

I think the red birds and ribbon really make this tin POP! :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip together.  How about you?  YUM!!

Not so girly (surprised I made it?  ME TOO!! )--I love the jute twine!

The bow, trim, CS,  peppermint candy and sentiment stamps are all SU!, but I could resist the pattern paper I found when I was out shopping a couple of weeks ago. I knew it would be just perfect w/ the litle candy.  :)

Cherry Mist.. Christmas Nugget Tin

Today, I worked on some more nugget tins.  This was one of my favorites.  I can't help myself--this little girl from the Greeting Card Kids set it one of my all time favorite stamps.  Instead of traditional Christmas colors the Frostwood dsp has this gorgeous Marina Mist and Cherry Cobbler plaid.  I just LOVE it!   Sometimes I wish SU! sold some of the dsp by the individual sheet.  I would be a whole stack of this sheet.  The backside is the woodgrain that I have under my grosgrain ribbon and half the nuggets are wrapped in.  If you are doing Christmas stamping, I highly recommend the Frostwood.  I give it 2 thumbs up!  :)

 

Supplies Used:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler
Stamp Set: Greeting Card Kids
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi,  Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist
Accessories: 2 way glue, dazzling diamond glitter, aqua painter, retired Marina Mist Grosgrain (there's other ribbon that would match perfectly, but I was using up some of my retired product), Big Shot, Tastefully Trim die, non-SU! circle and scallop dies

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Four Frames Nugget Tin

Today is another sunny fall day in Wisconsin.  It's been a beautiful autumn.  We have had some warm days and a lot of sun.  It has been a picture perfect fall.  It's the type of weather that makes you smile and think about happy thoughts. I am looking forward to taking Evan out this afternoon to Riley Kate's volleyball game.  I get to enjoy a little of the autumn scenery.  Although Wisconsin is past our peak of fall colors, there are still some trees that are showing off their best.  :)

While Evan napped, I worked on some nugget tins.
Here is my favorite:

Supplies used to make the tin:
Stamp Set: Four Frames (neat set)
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP: Frostwood Lodge and Bella Blossoms (retired)*
Punches: Decorative Label and Scallop Trim border
Accessories: NOT SU! jute twine, tin and Hershey's nuggets

*alternative chocolate chip dsp can be found in
neutrals dsp stack, Frostwood Lodge, and Letter to Santa packages.

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Skittles

 I am always looking for treat candies to use in test tubes. I love giving them to customers who book parties at workshops.   I love holiday M&Ms, but used up all I had left from Easter so I went on a hunt for the perfect candy.  I wanted something that #1 matched our SU! colors, #2 fit in the tests and #3 were bright for spring and summer.   I found them--tropical skittles.  There is a not so good looking mauve/pink color too (it's really ugly) in the bag, but here are the rest of the colors....

The green is a little brighter than any current color SU! carries, but for us old timers it's definitely Green Galore! :)  The yellow matches Daffodil Delight. The orange matches Pumpkin Pie or even Peach Parfait. The blue match Pacific Point. I love how bright they are.  

I did use the retired stamp from the Sale-a-bration set, Punch Bunch.  It's a favorite. If you put in a $50 order w/ me from  my online store you could win a chance to own Punch Bunch if you don't have it already. 

Angie Juda's Hershey Nugget Boxes (Tutorial)

I fell in love with these little Hershey's Nugget Boxes over on Angie Juda's blog.  She did a vidoeo tutorial over on her site.  Here's the link to Angie's Video.  I can't believe these little itty bitty boxes will hold 2 Hershey's Nuggets, but they do.  :)

Here's what I used to make my Nugget Box or Nugget Purse

 1 piece 3" x 6" DSP
Scoring Tool or SU! Paper Cutter and Bone Folder
Corner Rounder
Fire Rhinestone Brad
Mat Pack
Paper Piercer
5" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon
3/4" Real Red Circle
Snail
Nuggets

First, score the long sides of your box at 2 1/2"
Turn and score at 2", 2 1/2", 4 1/2" and 5

The end with the the smallest space (1") between the last score line and the end of the DSP is the FLAP of your box.Clip off the outter part of the first two score marks.

 Round your flap.

 Tape up your box.

 Putting a little snail on each end of your taffeta ribbon, add your ribbon.  I also took an extra little piece of ribbon and wrapped around the handle to make a faux bow. 

Using your paper piercer make a hole right below where the flap ends.  You may need to bore out the hole a little so that you can get your brad through.  :)

 Make a hole through the center of your 3/4" circle.

Insert brad through the circle and front of the box.

Add your nuggets....Can you believe those chocolates fit in such a little box????

Here they are?  I think they are great little gifts.... 

Thanks, Angie!

Boy Easter Bunny

Thank you, Tami Black for giving me this idea for a Bashful Blue Easter Bunny for Evan. 

I think he's awful cute, but not sure if boy bunnies need a blue satin bow.  Hmmmm?  Maybe that's not very masculine.  LOL   

Here he is with the little girl basket...  Aren't they cute?

Sweet & Sour Nuggets

It's Sunday and I'm ready for Monday.  Weekends are just crazy around our house and more so this weekend. Last night, Terry's pain finally got to him and he asked me to take him into the ER.  He has been complaining of stomach pain now for a couple weeks. I was relieved to find out that it's nothing too serious.  He has a hernia and will need surgery to repair it.  I'm not excited about him needing surgery, but I'm glad it is somewhat of an 'easy fix'. 
We walked into the ER at 11pm last night and walked out this morning at a little after 4am.  Dani babysat Evan and Riley Kate who were both fast asleep when we left.  Needless to say, Evan thought nothing of being up a little before 7am.  I'm too old for all nighters-it is official.  LOL

Today, I made a door prize for Wednesday's workshop.  I bought these nugget tins (also my test tubes) through SeasideCrafts Bulk Buy group.  They make some pretty prizes.


This is a simple prize. 

Recipe:
Sweet & Sour Speciality DSP, Rose Red CS, Eyelet Border Punch, Afterthoughts (hostess set), Rose Red ink, Very Vanilla CS and Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones. 

Peach Pear and Daffodil Hostess Gift

I just couldn't stop making these cute little cards. The Gala Greenhouse  DSP is definitely growing on me.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do w/ the great big flowers, but I think I figured it out.  :)

Here's the hostess's six cards.  Again I didn't attach all the scallop circles so she could customize them anyway she would like.

This is my first time using the Peach Parfait.  It makes pretty little flowers.  They remind me of springtime.

A matching little test tube filled w/ more of those white M&Ms.  The taffeta ribbon is a must have!  It is so easy to work with. 

It's so bright! These are definitely not winter colors.  :)

Baja/Celery Hostess Gifts

This all started w/ a simple CASE. This card was totally inspired by Angie Juda. She shared this card (well almost-I think I used a different color for my flowers) this week.  I loved it!  I wanted some simple, but pretty cards to give to my March Hostess Club Hostess.

 

I made my hostess 6 cards, but only attached one of the scallop circles.  Just in case she would like to use a different sentiment for her cards, she could always use the scallop circles for tags. 

I added a little test tube w/ white M&Ms.  I think this is so stinkin' cute!  Omgosh...  Is it okay that I get this excited about stamping?  LOL

Here's everything packaged up and tied with Pear Pizzazz ribbon.  Sweet!

A Little Something Sweet

Happy Thursday!  It's a very overcast day in Southwestern Wisconsin. The local weather channel has predicted some freezing rain overnight tonight.  I could complain about that, but I have decided that winter storms mean more stamping time for me.  I'm preparing for Hostess Club on Tuesday and a workshop on Wednesday.  :)  I'm excited.  I enjoy getting together with all the other stampers.

Wednesday, I'm doing a workshop for a nice group of ladies. 

Here are the gifts for anyone that books a party with me.   They are simple, but everyone loves chocolate right?! (Plus I really need to get the chocolate out of my house--it calls to me!)

 I used the little For You stamp from the Punch Bunch Sale-a-bration set.  This little stamp is my favorite of all the SAB stamps this year.  I think it's adorable. I used my Garden Green and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers and inked the stamp directly.  I cut out the image w/ the 1 3/8" circle punch and mounted it on a Garden Green scallop circle.

I made a small hole just big enough to get my ribbon through.  Going from the back of the scallop circle I inserted both ends of the ribbon and slide the ribbon over the test tube.  I cinched the ribbon and tied a quick knot.  Clip your ends.  Easy Peasy!  :)

 

Yummmmm.....  it looks good enough to eat!

Riley Kate's Valentine

Here's a quick little Ghirardelli holder I made for Riley Kate for Valentine's Day. 
She is all about Valentine's Day and L-O-V-E.... 

I paper pieced the little girls dress and bow.  I love her in little polka dots!

January Hostess Club

Tuesday night was Hostess Club night.  It is always such a good time, but this month I didn't have many in the group come.  We had a stomach bug running through our house. I warned the ladies that we were sick and if they didn't want to come and risk getting sick themselves, I would make their projects for them.  I honestly say that I wouldn't have wanted what we had.  YUCK!

Here are the January projects.

 

  

First we started out with coaster calendars.  I cut up a lot of different dsp (including some retired) and let the ladies choose which they liked.  I hope I chose well for those who couldn't come.... 

Here are my favorites...  I wonder how many calendars I can justify making for myself.  I would make both of these again. :) 

After the Coaster Calendars came the Cupcake Birthday card and the matching cupcake box.  I thought they were adorable--all pink and sweet.  I can't wait to hear the reaction when I give them to ladies. 

I did make cupcakes Tuesday night to go in the boxes, but well when your husband has a sweet tooth, they disappeared quick....  Sorry ladies!  Maybe I will make another batch to fill your boxes.  :)

Then everyone got a Valentine from me. I showed these a few days ago. I really wish that Filled w/ Love promotion would have lasted longer. It is such a cute set and I LOVE the paper.