Christmas scent

I have been waiting all year to get these gift ready, I had the idea last year and knew it would turn out just perfect. Last year in our local paper was a section on favorites and traditions for this time of year. One lady said it was a recipe for a Christmas scent that she has been using for 15 years..I thought was a awesome idea. So I have put this basket together . I put in a small slow cooker filled with candy, a bundle of cinnamon sticks, the Christmas scent recipe, and a small bottle filled with enough Christmas scent to fill the cooker twice. I started it last year and  I simmer it all season. We have a artificial tree now so the smell of pine is missed so this was a great substitute. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek...Monique :)

Totally Stampalicious

This week over at Totally Stampalicious their challenge is use buttons ...I made this Birthday card with someone special in mind :) . Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: PTI sweet blush cs pink patterns DP & AC CS

Ink: Versa mark dazzle, copic markers & memento ink

Stamps: Totally Stampalicious & PTI handwritten notes

PTI sweet bluch ribbon & buttons

Nestabilites, border punch

For My Furry Friends

My furry nephews will also be visiting me at Christmas time and I know they will feel left out when thier cousins are chowen down on what ever they get  in thier sock so I thought I would do up a little something for them :)

Thanks for stopping by today ....Monique

Materials

Paper: Left over CS & DP

Ink: Memento tuxedo black & copic markers

Stamps: Mo's digital Pencil - Bismarck

Riboon - Michaels

Posting some Love

I dont have anything to share until tomorrow except some love and a couple pics from yesterdays cookie decorating :) I am so excited. I make my crafts,cards, and scrapbooking pages because I like to. It takes me away and gives me a feel of accomplishment. When somebody leaves a comment you feel even better . Yesterday was s wonderful wonderful day for me. I made a card last week for Totally Stampalicious Challenge. My first time making a CAS (clean and simple card) and for starters I won the challenge and recieved the prize, Miss Boo put me on her blog as a fav ( I have followed her blog since I started and look at her favs often) and then K Dunbrook picked me as on of her favs for the week (I didn't even know they did that) and all the comments and compliments that were left in my gallery on SCS and also on my blog. Thank you everybody...I also got to spend some quality time with my youngest daughter doing some baking.

Zoie getting started :. she wished she got ready now lol

Me helping while the butter tarts cook and now wishing I got ready and did my hair lol

So many cookies.

A sea of Yummie butter tarts with NO RAISINS!! I don't like raisins weird I know :)

They are soooo Yummie

We made sugar cookies. ginger snaps, butter tarts, noodle cookies and my famous nuts and bolts. Thanks for the day Zoie , I had a lot of fun and will treasure the time together and our pictures ..Love you

Thanks for taking a peek today...Monique:)

Cookie Oven Mit

Here is a cute inexpensive gift. I seen this idea on Charmaine Ikach's blog.

Materials

Stamps: PTI Holiday treats

Ink: SU real read, tempting turquiose,& creamy caramel

Poem: Charmaine's blog

Oven mit, cookie mix & ribbon

Explosion box

This is my very first explosion box. I could not find any directions so I just wong it ( not sure if that is a word lol ) , and it seemed to work out just fine. I am happy with it and I can't wait to give it to my adopted daughter ( she is not really adopted but she is my oldest daughters best friend and is here all the time :)...anyway I am so excited to give it to her. The box it self is 6x6 and the second layer inside is 4x4. I used transparent paper to hold onto the bouncing flowers. I will definitely make this again it was so much fun :)

Materials

Paper: Pink and Black CS, DP Kaisercraft blushed

Ink: SU bloack

Stamps: Hampton Art Friends

Martha Stewart heart border punch, pink jewels, random flowers, 7gypsies girlfriend stickers , ribbon from Michaels

Christmas card

Well I think this is it.. the last little thing I had to do for the kids. I made all the goodie bags for friends..School teachers, dance teachers, bus driver, class mate and best friends :). Now I have to start on my stuff lol and time is running out. So this card will be going into the teacher goodie bags. It is just plain and simple I enjoyed making it a little bit of everything stampimg, cutting , embossing and using my new Bow Easy lol.. Thanks for stopping by..Monique

Materials

Paper: Green & whisper white CS

Ink: SU black and garden green

White embossing powder

Stamps: PTI Vintage ornaments, Denami Design Christmas Holly vine

Ribbon Michaels

Teacher Journals

I had made one of these in October and knew this idea was to good not to make again...I was so excited when I seen this project  on  Nichole Heady's Blog. What a wonderful idea this would be for any teacher. She has all the questions ready  to print off and everything :)..I used the Teachers apple stamp set for both projects. I think that has to be one of my favorite sets.

Materials

Paper: Random blue and brown CS, SU kraft CS, All fall penmanship DP

Stamps: PTI Teachers Apple

Ink; Versamark, CTMH star spangled blue, SU black

SU chocolate chip ribbon, jar from Ikea, journal from $ store, Nestabilites circle, scalloped circle & labels 8

 

Materials

Paper: Black and White AC cardstock

Ink: SU Black

Stamps: PTI Teachers Apple

SU black ribbon, jar from Ikea. journal from $ store

Circle, scalloped cirlce and label 9 nestabilites

Thanks for stopping by today :) Monique

More Teacher gifts

Well I have gone all out this year on the teacher gifts since this will be the last year. My last child in her last year of grade school . So I made her 2 home room teachers a little bigger gift (the teachers journal) which I will post tomorrow, and just a little something for her other teachers, and these cute little tins are the other little something :) I filled them with yummie toffee ( I hope these teachers don't have faults teeth cuz this toffee to die for chewy LOL...Thanks for taking a peek today :)...Monique

Materials

Paper: Random scraps

Ink: memento ink & copic markers

Stamps: Just rite

PTI tin and random scrap ribbon

Oh I used my new Bow Easy for the perfect little bow...I recommend if you like bows and can't tie them especially the little bitty ones this is a dream come true :)

The bag

And finally the bag all filled up..the bag is just basic. I stamped on this humungas Snowflake from Bo Bunny threw on a bow and a snowflake ornament...Thanks for stopping by today...Monique :)

Peppermint patties.

Some more sweet treats to go in the goodie bag. I originally seen this idea on Becky Roberts Inking Idaho site. I knew these treats had to go in the bag.. they were so easy to do and what a great idea for any occasion. I cut out CS with my scalloped punch, stamped my holiday treat image from PTI holiday treats stamp set, glued on to the patties ..placed them in the pretzel bags fastened with a ribbon and some bells. How much easier can it get :)..Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek ...Monique :)

Totally Stampalicious

Clean and Simple...is what Totally Stampalicious wants us to do for their challenge this week, and the winner receives a  $10.00 Gift certificate to the store..This month has been full of  I've nevers and this is another I have never done a clean and simple card. Once I had the idea in my head it was easy took only minutes to make the card :)..Thanks for taking a peek today...Monique

Materials

Paper:AC white and red CS

Stamps: TS snowman

Ink: memento black and copic markers

Ribbon, square punch and scalloped square punch

More Sweet treats

Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate...Here are the tins with matching chocolate bar that is going in to the goodie bag.

Materials

Paper: PP & CS DCWV Christmas stack

Stamps: Riley Santa in chimney & Snowman and Riley, PTI limitless labels

Ink: Memento black CTMH Holiday red & Clover meadow greeen, & Copic markers

Sticklers, PTI tin, Hershey nuggets, address labels

 

Materials

Paper: DP & CS DCWV Christmas stack

Stamps: PCS Kissing Penguins. Digital delights Cappuccino Pippin, & PTI limitless labels

Ink: Copic markers, CTMH Holiday red & Clover meadow green

PTI tin, Hershey nuggets, address labels

Materials

Paper: Burgendy CS & Bo Bunny St. Nick toyland

Stamps: Christmas Holly Fairy Mo's digital pencil (Isn't she precious!!) Limitless labels PTI

Ink: Copic markers, CTMH Holiday red & Clover meadow green

Hershey nuggets, PTI tin & address labels

 

 

Last but not least

Materials

Paper: Red CS & 3 bugs in a rug '' Let it snow''

Ink: CTMH Holiday red, Clover meadow green & Copic markers

Stamps: What gift? Victoria Case, Timmys stocking TGF & PTI limitless labels

PTI tin, Hershy nuggets & address labels

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek........Monique :)

Hot Chocolate

Oh I see these all the time on everybodys blogs and decided I just had to make some for the goodie bags...I bought disposable icing bags and stamped on some snowflakes with white StazOn. I used my Just rite stamps and colored with my Copic markers...filled with some YUMMIE hot chocolate , mini marshmellows and topped it off with a bow...The kids are going to love them :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek ...Monique :)

Totally Stampalicious Challenge

I love sketch challenges, and that is what they have over at Totally Stampalicious. And the winner will recieve a $10.00 gift certificate to spend at their store.!!! So here is my take on the challenge. Thanks for  stopping by my blog....Monique

Material

Paper: Red and yello CS, 3 bugs in a rug let it snow Dp

Stamps: TS Willameana

Ink: memento black & copic markers

MS holly border bunch. nestabilites tags.swiss dot embossing folder, brads & ribbon

More Christmas tags

You just don't know how many tags you use or how many gifts you actually buy until you make the tags...I will them here and there during the year in 2010 so I have enought and maybe even enough to give away...I thought I had tons until I started using them...and then POOF they were all gone hehe..

Materials

Stamps: SU Bearing gifts I liked this one...stamp , color , put on ribbon and done :)

Ink: Memento black & copic markers

Paper: PTI white card stock

SU ribbon

Materials

Stamps: Whipper Snapper - Dandy Donner

Paper: PTI white and Christmas stack PP

Ink: Memento black and copic markers

SU ribbon

Materials

Stamps: Just rite stamps , SU serene snowflakes &PTI button bits

Paper : black, pink, white and yellow CS

Ink: Versa mark and embossing powder

SU ribbon

Materials

Stamps: Just rite stamps

Paper: PTI white card stock

Ink: Memento black & copic markers

Stickers

Christmas Purses

My youngest daughter wanted a little something extra for 4 special friends at Christmas. This is what I came up with Paper purses. In the purse we put a framed school picture of Zoie, a bunch of 5 pencils wrapped in ribbon, a can of bubble gum, a Christmas cracker, a candy cane and a snowflake ornament for the tree. I was so excited when I was making these. I found these adorable digital images over at Angle Landings. The purse template idea was from the 12 days of Christmas 2008 by Becky Roberts over at Inking Idaho., but I ended up using this template over at Andrea Walford in the end.

Purse #1

Paper: Light Blue CS & Glitter Christmas stack PP

Stamps: Digi stamp from Angels Landing

Ink: Copic Markers

Snowflake punch,scallop diamond border punch, label 9 nestabilites, funflock

Purse #2

Paper: Pink cs & My minds eye Be Merry oh Christmas tree

Stamps: Digi stamp from Angels Landing

Ink: Copic Markers

Snowflake punch,scallop diamond border punch, label 9 nestabilites, funflock

Purse #3

Paper: Pink CS & Scrapworks season of joy pp

Stamps: Digi stamp from Angels Landing

Ink: Copic Markers

Snowflake punch,scallop diamond border punch, label 9 nestabilites, funflock

Purse #4

Paper: Pink cs & My minds eye Be merry snowball fun pp

Stamps: Digi stamp from Angels Landing

Ink: Copic Markers

Snowflake punch,scallop diamond border punch, label 9 nestabilites, funflock

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my creations :)...Monique