Home made Pretzels

There is a blog that I visit frequently called Love your Mother, And Mara not only has inspiring crafts but she talks to my tummy all the time..lol..I went to her blog and was inspired to try something new. My family and I love small crunchy pretzels but have never tried the homemade ones. While I was visiting Mara blog she had a recipe and all these lovely pictures of homemade pretzels and my goal was to try it out. So here it is my pretzel making Sunday . They were really YUMMIE..I think next time I wil ltry cinnamon and sugar on it.... Thanks Mara :)

 

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Hello Friend

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Look at this cutie that I got from this weeks digital release over at Pink Cat Studios!! I think a lady bug is the only bug that can land on me and I don't have a total freak out lol..Why is that? Is it cuz they are red..and the black bugs are just scarier???...I have used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch ... Hope your having a great weekend  and thank you for joining me today :)..Monique

Materials

Paper: Yellow, black & white CS Scrap DP

Stamps: PCS Digital stamps & MTME Argyle Amazement

Ink: Copic makers & Momento Black

Nestabilities, gingham ribbon sewing embossing folder & border punch

You crack me up!!

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I had so much fun making this card :) I am playing along with The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge :).. I have printed up some of MTME digital stamps. I came across this sight that is just the greatest for SVG files click here to check it out, this is where I got this cute little barn. Hope you all have a great weekend :) Thank you for joining me today :)..Monique

Materials

Paper: Red & Kraft CS, CTMH DP

Stamps: MTME digital stamps

Ink: Copic Markers

Svg files, paper piecing, paper piercing, raffia, & charm

Butterfly

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Isn't this a beautiful sentiment !! Makes you look at Caterpillars in a whole diffent way...I  am playing with Tuesday Morning Sketches color challenge . They want you to use Chocolate chip, apricot and vanilla.. Now I dont know if you can see it or not but I used a new technique called double embossing. I have embossed the around the nestabilitie..So it is smooth in the middle and then embossed a second time so you could see the shape of the nestabilitie. On top of that I used Waltzing mouse nesti friendly stamps to accent it. It sounds confusing but if you want to try it check out this video over at cuttlebug spot..I used my big shot and it worked just the same. I am also putting this on Flutter by Wednesday Challenge, this week is a open week but you must have a farie, angel or butterfly on your card..Thanks for joining me today!!Monique

Materials

Paper: Brown, vanilla and orange cs
Stamps: MTME All a Flutter sentiments
Ink: Orange
Embossing folder, nestabilities, cricut, sewing machine ms butterfly punch and jewel

Somebuggy Loves you

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Isn't this the cutest little bug you ever did see....I love lady bugs expecially when I can color them any color I want lol...I am playing along with Paper Sundae Challenge and using Mojo Monday Sketch. Paper Sundaes Challenge is to distress your card. I have been using that technique a bit latley it just seems to add and take the edge off...And over at Mojo Monday you can make a round or square card..How much fun is that..They always have such great sketches there...Thanks for joining me today...Monique

Materials

Paper: White, and red cs Basic Grey DP

Stamps: Pink Cat Studios digital stamps

Ink: copic markers & Tim Holtz distress Ink

Nestabilities, MS butterfly punch, jems, ribbon and paper piercing

Sweet Sunday Sketch

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I just couldn't resisit. I seen all the beautiful cards made with this sketch over at Sweet Sunday Sketch and had to try!! This is my first time for this Challenge. It is amazing how many great Challenges there are out there. I just love this theme School House. It reminds me of fall my favorite time of the year..I know I know I am looking forward to spring and summer but fall is my overall fav...Here is my take on the Challenge...Thank you for joining me today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Red & white CS, DCWV School stack

Stamps: PTI Teachers apple (love this set)

Ink: SU black & real red

Ribbon, Cricut, Buttons, sewing maching

Another New Challenge for me Card Patterns

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I tell my self no more surfing you need to create....It does not matter how much therapy I try to give myself it just does not work lol..So here I am playing along with Card Patterns I thought this sketch was so unique..(I know they all are) but this one just popped out.. So Here is my take on the challenge. I used these cuttie pat-tu-ties that I have had for ever and this is the first time they have seen ink!! Thank you for stopping by and joining me today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Purple, green, & vanilla CS, MM emellishments paper

Stamps: PKS Sweetie Pie Peppers & PTI Polka dot basics

Ink: memento black & copic makers

Nestabilities, MS border punch, sewing machine & jems.

Very Exciting News

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Well I am very excited to announce that I have been invited to be on the Design Team of Totally Stampalicious. I Accepted with honor :). I have just started blogging in June of 2009, and often thought I would like to be on a Design Team .:) and here I am .. So with further a-do this is my first Post being on the Team!! This week over at Totally Stampalicious the challenge is to  create a card using GLITTER – make your creation Glitzy and Glamorous – Vegas Style!! The winner will receive a fun Vegas Goodie Bag (brought back from Vegas by Becky). For my card I used the sketch from the Crazy for Challenges blog, there you have a chance to win a prize which has been donated by Totally Stampalicious ...check it out. Thanks for stopping by my blog and joining me on this special day!!...Monique

Materials

Paper: Burgandy, black & white cs

Ink: Memento black,& copic markers

Stamps: Totally Stampalicious

Nestabilities, glitter Ritz, dice, mini cards, jems

Jugs 21

Wow this must be my 6th week over at the Jugs Challenges. I started with the color challenge and back to another color challenge. I must be having fun lol.. I just love these color challenges.If I have a hard time with anything it is always me pondering about the colors..This makes it so easy when they are chosen for you. For my coral color I have used card stock that is showing just a bit but have also I have used my new MTME Argyle Amazement stamps..I love love love these stamps they are so much fun!!  I am not sure what the heck was going on with my sewing machine this afternoon but I was having all kinds of trouble as you can tell...At one point my needle actually fell out of my machine..then once I got that all fixed up it started skippin and made a bit of a mess but I am posting it anyway. Lastly I have used last weeks Mojo Monday Sketch..Thanks for stopping by..Monique

Materials

Paper: Chocolate, Vanilla, Coral  & Raspberry

Stamps: Inkadinkado hello & MTME argyle Amazement

Ink: Su Chocolate chip & coral & copic markers

Sewing machine, nestabilities, lace, embossing folder, ms border punch, made flower with my cricut. 

Pals Paper Arts

I found another Challenge blog with another great DT.. This weeks Challenge over at Pals Paper Arts is KISS ( Keep it Simple Sweetie) How great is that :) I made my border with my MS border punch . I used the turtorial over at Amazing Paper Grace.  .. Here is my take on the challenge.Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Purple & white cs

Stamps: Fred said she said digital stamp PTI Birthday basics

Ink: Copic markers & SU elegant effplant

MS border punch, nestabilities & sewing machine

Flutter by Wednesday & Tuesday Morning Sketches

I have combined Two Challenges with this card. Flutter by Wednesday which I like to play each week has a challenge of using hearts on your card as well as your butterfly , farie or angel .., and Tuesday Morning Sketches ( this is my first time playing along) has a awesome sketch this week :)...Here is my take ..Thanks for stopping by...Monique

Materials

Paper: DP crate paper Baby Doll SU regal rose & whisper white cs

Stamps: PTI Birthday Basics, PTI Heart prints & bugaboo digital stamps

Ink: SU regal rose & copic markers

Nestabilities, ribbon, sewing machine & paper piercing.

Paper Sundae

Already week 5 over at Paper Sundae's  Challenge blog. This week they are challenging you to put some glitter on your project. I look at all these cards and projects with distressing on it and I just love it. So why don't I use that technique more often?? This week stepping out  :) and distressing everything.. I love it !! Thanks for stopping by today!! Monique

Materials

Paper: White & orange cs, Crate paper DP

Stamps: PTI scattered showers

Ink: SU pumpkin Pie

Su border punch, nestabilities, PTI ribbon, glitter prima flowers & make your own brad from SU.

Totally Stampalicious

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Totally Stampalicious is now carring their stamps in digital as well as rubber!! This week their challenge is to use digital. I love digital. For example on my project for the challenge I used the digital fire hydrant and risized it and made DP out of it. (yes I know they are upside down on my box  oh well LOL) .Then I resized Hawt Dog to fit on my bone. There are endless ideas and ways to use digital stamps :) I got the idea for the fire hydrant  from Lauren Meaders blog , she has a video tuturial to show you how to put it together..( that girl can make anything out of paper :) ) By the way  My dogs were going nuts barking at me, rolling over and trying to shake a paw as I was taking these pictures lol..Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Red card stock

Stamps: Totally Stampaliciou digi's

Ink: copic markers, distressing ink,

Timeless template perfect match box, ribbon svg bone file, ms border punch

C4C

Tuesday already..Wow we had such a beautiful weekend. Yesterday was a holiday and we spent it outside. The snow was melting we had a bomb fire it was just beautiful. I hope you all had fun with your family . ..This week over at C4C the challenge is to have red as your main color.I used my new stamps Argyle Amazement. I totally love them there are so many different ways I can use them. Lots of fun ..anyway here is my take on the Challenge..Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: SU whisper white & red CS

Stamps: MTME Argyle Amazement & digital stamps

Ink: Su real red, versa mark & copic markers

Nestabilities, ribbon, fancy tags.

Just us girls

 Hope you all had a great weekend and a Happy Valintines Day. Just us girls is having a technique challenge this week.  The technique was to use split negitve. I have never used this befor but it was fun. You can find directions here. Thanks for stoppinb by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: All from the scrap bin :) (I love when I can use my scraps)

Ink: Vera mark, SU Chocolate chip, copic marker

Clear and seafoam white embossing powder, nestabilities, ribbon, jems, piercing piece from Fred said she said...

I love you

I have combined mojo Monday's awesome sketch with Flutter by Wednesdays (have to do with love) .I used this free digital stamp that I got from Craft gossip. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful weekend :)...Monique

Paper: Brown, pink & white cs, MTME digital paper

Stamps: craft gossip digital stamp

Ink: copic markers

Mojo monday sketch, nestabilitites, fancy tags, butterfly punch, jems & sewing machine

C4C

This week over at Crazy for Challenges the Challenge is to make a Valintines Card...Here is my take :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek... Monique

Materials

Paper: Swiss dot red,AC white and Bo Bunny Tweetheart DP

Stamps: PTI heart prints

Ribbon, Nestabilities, & sewing machine..

Happy Mail 4 Him

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Valintine's Day is just around the corner and I have not gotten my DH anything . I have been wanting to play with the new templates that I got from MTME Feb release . So I put on my thinking cap and I made Happy Mail 4 Him!!! What do you think? I am so excited about this project I have made. He is going to love it. I sit and craft in my room and only once a year I make something for him ( a calander for Christmas every year) but this year will be 2 things :)...Thanks for stopping by today.. Monique

Materials

Paper: Black & orange CS, Harley Davidson DP

Stamps: PTI heart prints

MTME Happy mail template, ribbon, HD embellishments

Flames- SVG file from Svg.com

Little Valintines

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This is the last year that any of my childern will be in grade school so with that comes no more parties or fun things lol...well maybe the odd dance but that is about it..Anyway this will be my last year that we have to do Valintines for all the classmates...As I was putting these together this is what I was thinking

168 scalloped circles

84 punched hearts

21 cute stamped images

21 smiling faces  "Priceless"

It is kinda sad that our girls are growing up but exciting to. Our oldest will graduate next year and our middle daughter will have her licence and youngest will be in junior high!! How times change. :)

Materials

Stamps: The Greeting Farm

Ink: Copic markers

Pretzel bags, small cello bags, scalloped crcle punch, heart punch curling ribbon cinnamon hearts and peppermint patties

Paper Sundae and Totally Stampalicious

I have combined my card with 2 Challenges this week ..Paper Sundae's Sketch Challenge and Totally Stampalicious use a heart Challenge. This is the first time I inked up Glam Kitty, she was so much to color and put together. I used some swiss dot card stock ( I bought a whole pad full for scrapbooking love it) and paper pieced her dress and tail . The Border was cut out with Martha Stewart punch and then Glitter Ritz it..I just love that stuff if you have not tryed it I would recommend you do so it is fantastic. The heart Swirlly things are cut on my cricut with a Svg file. And that is it..Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Black & white cs, Rusty Pickle DP swiss dot cs

Stamps: TS Glam Kitty & PTI Heart prints

Ink: Memento black, SU real red & copic markers

SU black ribbon, MS border punch, gltter ritz, heart pin,jems, pearls, nestibilities

Just Us Girls

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Hi Everybody hope you all had a great weekend. I am not sure why but I was thinking about my favorite old products that I used to use as a teenager..Close up toothpaste.Revelon Flex shampoo...Tame hairspray and my most favorite perfume Cachet.. my favorite movie was Grease and Little Darlings with Tatum O'Neal, Kristy Mcnichol and Matt Dillion I thought he was such a HUNK!!  lol What are some of your old favs? .. Anyway on to my card..I am playing with the JUGS sketch challenge this week... Thanks for stopping by today. :)..Monique

Materials

Paper: Green , brown & white cs. Basic Grey DP (Hot Stone)

Stamps: CTMH Be true

Nestabilities, PTI Ripe Avacado Buttons and ribbon., Fancy tags and Sewing machine

Flutter By Wednesday

This is my first Fairy stamp that I have purchased and I really enjoyed coloring her..stepped out of the box a bit and mixed up some colors...Hope you enjoy my card..Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: All out of the scrap bin

Stamps: TGF & PTI

Ink: copic markers

Nestabilities, ribbon, CTMH embellishment, pearls, sewing maching...

Paper Sundaes

Well I did it...I went on You tube and learned how to thread my sewing machine. My husband bought me my machine in 1993 lol.. I went to a class when I first got it..and that is as far as it went ..I always admire all the stiching on everybody's projects and yes faux stiching is ok...but...the real thing is so nice. So look at me go tee hee...This is my first card with stiching. The challenge at Paper Sundaes was to make a Valintine card. Here is my take on the Challenge..Thanks for stopping by...Monique

Materials

Paper: Pink,red and cream CS, PTI DP

Stamps: Digital stamps from Karens Doodles &CTMH Feb word puzzle

Ink: copic markers

Sewing machine, nestabilities, jems & corner punch

Just us Girls

A close up

Look at me go!! I am giddie with excitement that I have learned how to use my sewing machine...This is my second project using the sewing machine. This week over at Just us Girls is Wild card week. The Challenge is to make a Pennant Banner with a love theme that is optional. I decided to make a country banner using Lauren Meaders new Febuary Template Welcome Home. I love everything country and have hung this above my fire place..My girls noticed first thing when they got home..Thanks for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: Yellow, black, Red, & cream CS MTME Chicken gingham & gaga gingham

Ink: Chocolate distressing ink

MTME Welcomehome template, nestabilities, SU black gingham ribbon, eyelets & sewing machine

C4C

This week over at Crazy for Challenges you need to design a card/project using Lollipops - It can be paper or ribbon with a lollipop design, a stamp, a project made using a real Lollipop. I originally saw this project on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts and knew I had to make some ...This was a great opportunity to do so..Here is my take on the Challenge. Thank you for stopping by today...Monique

Materials

Paper: red and cream Cs MTME digital DP

Tag and heart cut out., ribbon, tea light candle, lollipop stick and small celo bag.

Flutter By Wednesday

Wow I am late on this one!!! My kids had exam week last week so I did not get much time in the craft room :(.. this is one of the free digital stamps that I got last week for participating in TGF relay. Isnt she a cutie :).. Thanks for stopping by..Monique

Materials

Paper:  Yellow white and pink CS random DP

Stamps: TGF digital stamps

Ink: Copic markers

Buttons, flower ribbon, nestabilities, embossing folder  butterfly punch