Take out the TRASH...#2

Take out the Trash....#2

Tori loves these Popcorn Chicken from KFC. I do too, but eating them is like eating dog food, "kibble". Okay, that's gross, but you know what I mean if you've had them. It is fried little bits of chicken with batter on it, and then you dip it in a sauce...

It's good, don't get me wrong, but...it isn't eating FOOD.

I guess that's why they call it FAST FOOD!

I couldn't see myself covering it, so I just copied the box, and traced it onto Bashful Blue cardstock and then stamped it Baja Breeze using the DORMANT set THE SNOWFLAKE SPOT. I punched the center and added a rhinestone brad and glitter to the cut out snowflake!











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"Take out the Papers and the TRASH...!"

Week 5...Challenge

"TAKE OUT THE PAPERS AND THE TRASH!...."

At convention, Carrie Cudney showed us her way to recycle and go 'green'. She took a pop tart box, and made it into a recipe file. I loved the idea..!!!!

So, taking the Pop Tart Box, and cutting the side out, and reconstructing it, and reinforcing it with Designer paper (Hawaii Papya), I covered it, and lined it with OLD OLIVE cardstock inside.

I cut a Top Note Bigz die in OLD OLIVE and rubbed the edges with Chocolate Chip. I stamped in Chocolate chip, the Upsy Daisy, and then wrapped the stitched chocolate chip ribbon around the box. The flower was die cut with more mustard, and chocolate chip center.

Each of the dividers is Chocolate Chip with the tab punch, and I used the SU font "Jodyola".

The Address card is Pumpkin Pie, and I created my own address card.

Name

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone

email

birthday (of course, so I can send a card!)

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Decor Elements More coming Soon!

This is a sneak Peek at a new Product!

I wanted to give you an idea of how cool they are!

I ordered the Bulk - Decor Elements in the Pink Flowers...

OOOhh, they are cute! They come in the flat sealed package, and there are 8 of them (for Demonstrators only....!)

I ordered them for this project, a small white planter from IKEA. I rubbed the front and the back first with the tool, and then peeled off the gridded section.

Then you lay it on the planter (or other object) and the rub all over with the tool.

Then, you peel back the white sticky paper, and VOILA~ It is sealed on the Ceramic planter or other smooth non Porous surface!!!!


Using sticky tape, I adhered the Ribbon on the top edge.... and tied a bow!!!






This is just too cool, and cute! Come to a class..and let's try it out together!





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Teacher Appreciation...Spanish!

My daughter is taking Spanish 5-6, which is the 3rd year of Spanish in High School. Her teacher is Italian, he was born in the US, grew up in Italy, speaks Italian, Dutch, German, English, Spanish, and I believe he has 2 other languages that he speaks...fluently! All I can say is WOW!

He is young too! (and not married.....and looking for a dog for his life...lol - this is according to my daughter...who said he gets off on these tangents and talks about dogs, etc)....

But, he makes Spanish fun, and hopefully, my daughter will learn to speak spanish. To tease her, I told her that I stamped "Happy Birthday" on the card. She made fun of me....and then proceeded to tell me that it was Feliz Cumpleanos (although she couldn't say Cumpleanos very well)...she is not gifted at speaking spanish...let's just put it that way...

I only took 3 years of spanish..but I think I can still remember a few things...lol

I posted these photos again, of my storage for my Sizzix Dies.

I got this box from Office MAX and it is an IRIS box. (for cards and photos) but it is bigger than a regular photo box.

Oh, and if you watch the BRAVO channel......

The LOFT is a salon by my work (it actually is attached to the same building..) it will be featured on the BRAVO Channel at 7pm (not sure if that is PT but...they had a sign out in front of their store.)

It is a salon in Long Beach, on Broadway, off Redondo, in the Belmont Shore Heights area. CoOl~

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Teacher Appreciation Cards

Tonight (Weds) was Back to School Night at my daughter's High School....

So, I wanted to do something different from anything else I've done for any other Back to School Night...

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I stamped cards for each of her teachers. I wanted to thank them for their work in the classroom and to let them know that I appreciate their hard work. I also wanted to give them something to remember me by, and to just be a presence.

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So, I stamped this card. I used the horse, and stamped it first in Close to Cocoa, and then tapped off the image so it looked like the horse was running...

Then tied with hemp cording and rubbed the edges with Close to Cocoa. I mounted it on Kiwi Kiss, over Not Quite Navy, and used the Maine Blueberry DSP with the edge scalloped.

3 brads at the bottom accented the base of the card...which was stamped using Versamark. I gave the Spanish teacher something different, which I will post later...(of course, using a spanish stamp set!)

I love her teachers this year! It is going to be a difficult year, but it will be fun! I think my daughter's ceramic teacher is the BEST!

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Oh, and the dog we found???

Well, it turns out he might be the long lost puppy of this family in Huntington Beach! How did he get to Long BEACH? We'll probably never know!....but he's a long way from home BABY! I am meeting this family Thursday morning.....let's hope it is the right family!

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UPDATE!! - Dog was from this family! How he got to LONG Beach, which was about 25 miles away, we can only guess that someone found him and brought him to our area. I am so happy to say that he's finally at his real home, and we're happy that we could help!!! I told them to get the Dog Microchipped! This is a really good lesson for all, who have pets...with the fires that are here in Los Angeles, and Southern California, and in disaster prone areas (floods, hurricanes, etc) Get your pets Microchipped! (ok, off my high horse..and on to stamping!)

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Wedding Card

Well, Celebrations are in all colors...!
I got the wedding invitation and it was vanilla (ecru) and burgundy. So, i decided to make the card the same colors to match!

I Love the way PRICELESS just accents the curvy, romantic feel of this card, and I hope Renee likes it too.

It is all ready to go with the gift cards inside.....

Congratulations ! Off to the wedding we're going- this afternoon......!!!



Check out this wedding card!!! I got this from one of the comments on my blog! It is a beautiful card!!!






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Spooky Spiders

I wanted to have fun with these, since I love PEPPERMINT PATTIES! So, making these cute spiders for gifts for those who WERE SUPPOSED to come for Today's class...well, these will have to wait for maybe, next week's ..or next time....sigh.......

I love the eyes. They were so much fun to do them differently. I made the mouth from the Blossoms Three, and cut them differently. One of them, I used a circle and then punched it again, to make a curved mouth.

gotta try these...they're very cute! I haven't done the Frankie yet, but you have to see them on Cambria's blog.......!!! They're cute! (click on Cambria's name)

Get ready for Halloween! It is coming soon!!!


All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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