New Items- CD Jewel Case Calendars

I have been working hard the last couple of day's to bring you a new cool item for 2011.
This Cd Calendar comes with the Holder and 12 Calendar Months for only $10 plus Shipping.

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Cute Little Bags

I came across the cutest little bags from http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/2009/07/paper-bag-purse.html and I thought wow those are really cute. So I decided to try some for my self and here is the one I made today.

Christmas Cards

Well I decided I had better get started in setting up the sample of Christmas cards I am selling this year and taking orders. I will have 4 designs and the minimum order is 12. I have one more design that will be posted this coming week, so please check back.
You can order 12 of any set or 6+6. They will include white envelopes that will be plain or lined in red or green paper. The sets including envelopes are $25 plus shipping. I will ship priority and if you need confirmation just add $1.00. I will accept pay pal payments and money orders. I will also take checks, but your check must clear, before I ship out. So without further delay here are the sets.

Snowflakes

The Snowflake Card is embossed and has a very pretty glittery finish on the snowflake. Plus a beautiful blue gem in the center.


Close Up

Shopping

This one will vary on type of paper used
However the design will be the same.

Santa

Without Flash

On this card I have distressed the edges for an older vintage look.

Checkbook Cover

I made this Checkbook cover today. I saw a similar one on the internet, but it had more pieces to it. My hubby designed this with 1 -12x12 paper. I tried to make 2 out of a 12 x 12 paper, but you need this to be 6 1/2 x 11.25 so it doesn't work.
I will post directions after I type them up, later this week.

Video Tutorial

New Cards

Just wanted to share my latest Thank you cards.
I used my Cuttlebug embossing folders, Punches, Stamping, Ribbons and Chalking.

New Card & Gift

I made this "Coffee" Card and Cookie box gift for my sister Yoli's Birthday. She is one of my biggest fans to my cards and Homemade gifts. I love making things for family they are always so grateful!

Inside:

Now the Gift:
A Box of Dark Chocolate Cookies From Trader Joe's
I used their bag and stamped it with a bean stamp and added Ribbon
and a a topper with a Pink and Brown sentiment.

Let them Eat Cake!

I made this Peach Cobbler for Dessert the other night; all I had was canned peaches, but it turn out really good anyway. I bet this would be excellent using FRESH peaches. I will try this again with fresh peaches. We topped it with a light Vanilla Ice Cream and it was still Yummy! I had almost the whole thing left the next day and we had it for my sister's Birthday Dessert! I got the recipe here Peach Cobbler Link and it was so easy to make.

I used only 1/2 cup sugar for the Peach sauce since the peaches came in LITE sauce and baked mine @ 400 Degrees for only 30 minutes and it came out perfect.

Now we're cooking

Today I am posting some yummy stuff!
Here are pictures of our Homemade Pizza for our Friday Date Night. We usually buy a pizza for our Friday Date Night, but this week we decided to make our own pizza. So we went off to Trader Joe's, whom has the freshest dough next to you making it yourself. My Mikey made the sauce and made us a very yummy pizza! Love a man that can cook!

Here is the Pizza before getting all the goodies on it.

Here is the Pizza with the Yummies on it.

Here is the Pizza all done . YUMMY!

New Cards

I have been busy working on some cards and  I have a few new cards to share with you.
These are Thank you cards I just finished last night. These will be sent off to potential employers, ladies of course. 
Card #1 
  





 

5 1/2x 4 1/4 Landscape
Recipe: Double sided paisley background, distress ink on a 2" pink flower, 1/2" circle center is Bazzil 2 double sided chocolate/pink paper, Chocolate and pink flower ribbon, Thank you sentiment stamped on pink Bazzil layer onto mauve paper and chocolate double sided Bazzil paper.

Card #2
 









5 1/2"x 4 1/4" Portrait

 Recipe: This is a bright green Bazzil paper background stamped with a Butterfly stamp and Martha Stewart pink pigment inks.The green paper was edged with distress ink. The the aqua blue strip was punched with a Fiskars edge punch and chalked with a chocolate brown. The center sentiment was stamped on in black. The blue butterfly was also inked around the edges in distress ink and hand embossed on a Fiskars embossing plate and I added 3 Pink Rhinestones to the center. The sentiment background paper is from Micheal's. I was using scraps I had left over from other projects. The pink flower is a flower die cut I had. I added a button to the center and ran floss through the holes and tied it behind the button. Lastly I used my Cropadile a punched to small hole next to each other and ran the pink ribbon through the top. 

Card #3

 

 5 1/2x 4 1/4 Landscape

Recipe:
This card was dry embossed using the Cuttlebug and the The sentiment was stamped onto the card before it was embossed with the divine swirls embossing plate.
The red and white flowers are paper punched shapes with a mini silver brad attached. The center aqua flower is a foam shaped flower with a red paper flower and a mini pearl glued on. The black polka dot ribbon was glued to the center using my glue runner.

Lots of Things to talk about

First I want to announce that I finally have a place for all of you to go to buy my cards. Up until this week I have been asked where can people see and buy my cards and aside from this blog I didn't have a place.... NOW I do. To purchase cards and other gift from me visit me at http://www.artfire.com
I am listed as Artsy Chica. Family and Friends can email me directly, if you want or go on this website. Ok so I have been a busy bee and have made 10 cards this week, whew! I am pooped! Thanks to Yoli my sister for putting my feet to the fire on getting my cards out there! So as soon as your done here, if you haven't gone to artfire.com go check it out!

Next I was checking out a fellow SCS Card maker's blog and she is giving out some fun blog candy go check it out. Everyone loves freebies! http://obsessed-crazymomma.blogspot.com/
so that is what I have for today. I will contune to post my stuff, but will link to Artfire.com now too.

Have a great day!

This Weeks Goodies

Today I am going to share what I have been working on.

BabyCard 

This card was made using the Cuttlebug embosser and I used a onsie stamp and pencil colored the image in pink. This card is 3x3 inches and comes with an envelope.

Baby Girl Card 

This card was made using the Cuttlebug embosser and a star brad with a little princess clear sticker.

Gift-Card Holder

This is a gift card holder using some fun preprinted embellishments and embossed background paper with the Cuttlebug.

(inside of gift card holder)

Gift Card Holder
This is gift card holder has a pre-printed flower and hand made dots with a belly band.

(inside gift card holder)

Cupcake Gift Card Holder
This gift card holder was made using a scalloped punch and a printed cupcake. The cherry on top of the cupcake has sparkle glitter.

(Inside the gift-card holder)

Holds a standard gift card on the right side.

It's Spring time!

Wow I can't believe I haven't updated my blog lately. It is finally spring and It's funny how busy one can get and then all of a sudden you look back at your week and say where did it go? I want to thank my Friend Gem for Reminding me to update my blog. Gem is another crafty girl , Check out her blog at http://www.gemscottage.com/wordpress/
So today I am going to go back a bit and post a few different things. Let's start with my sparkly nails: I had been in a very PINK mood so I decided 2 weeks ago to do this fun look. Known in the Nail world as Glitter Nails or "Rockstar".

 

Hopefully by next week I will have changed this out, I am getting bored with it now since I have been wearing them for 2 weeks.

Ok on to my next item. My niece just a smidge before her 12th birthday and I have been sewing together. She is an adorable tween and I love teaching all my crafty stuff. I think I have the inner spirit of a 12 year old girl...I LOVE Glitter! and all things sparkly, my friend Amanda says we are fish (her and I) because we love sparkly stuff.  Last week I was teaching my niece how to sew, so here are pictures of her sewing herself this cute little bag. She even pick out that cute fabric from my fabric stash! Next we are going to sew a super cute Mermaid bottom for her mono fin. I know she will just look adorable! and make a beautiful Mermaid!

All Done! How cute is that?

I just know she is going to grow up to be a super crafter!

Oh and I forgot to post what I made for my daughter for Easter.
This is supposed to be a small Hobo type purse /bag, but she was in great need of a new make-up bag, yes she can fill this at least 1/2 full with her make-up. It is so cute! I just had to make her one.






I got the free pattern from Allpeoplequilt.com







This is called a Grab bag. 

Well I guess this week's theme was sewing, next week I will change it up a bit!
Thanks for stopping by!