Digital Heaven

Have you been to Two Peas in a Bucket  recently? WOW! They have got a ton of cool new products including over 75 new digital kits! Did I say WOW?! Okay, so you don't do digital. Why not? I'm not a digital person as far as end results go. I like putting things together with my own two hands and having texture and goodies on my projects. But digital is allowing me to have more accents and papers without taking up more space! I can print out just the papers and accents I need  for a project and that's so cool!

Anyway, let me share a couple hybrid cards I made last night using digital kits. These two cards are some of my favorites I've made lately, and guess what? They were quicker and easier than anything I've made in a while! This kit is perfect for those of you who have very little time to devote to crafting.

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Isn't this card lovely?!?! All I had to do was make a pink card stock base. EASY! Print out this pretty design from a digital kit called Romance Me Elements 02 by Vinnie Pearce. EASY! Then I added the sentiment with chipboard letters and a felt flower and gems. Super EASY! I should keep my Staples 'Easy' button on my desk to punch every time I so something so easy my kid could do it! :)

Here's the second card. Another EASY one! For this hybrid card I used digital kit ATC Card Elements also by Vinnie Pearce. What's funny about this kit is that I've never made an ATC card, but that doesn't matter because this kit is PERFECT for greeting cards!

Now for something yummy! Next to crafting, I love to eat delicious food so it's no surprise I stop by my favorite food blog 'Delicious' for the latest recipes. Even though this sandwich sounds a bit odd, it's absolutely heavenly! It's a grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich!!!! Can you say Y U M M Y?!?!

This sandwich is so simple to make, just like a grilled cheese! You can probably figure out what to put on this sandwich, but if you would like the step-by-step directions, just click on word 'Delicious' above and you will be directed to the recipe. I added one more ingredient to this heavenly dish....cinnamon. And if you care to add insult to injury, eat it like a French dip, but use maple syrup! :)

Okay, one last item I'd like to shout from my roof top because I'm so very excited about this opportunity! I've been working on a new project lately that includes drawing. I'm drawing digital stamps that will sell at Two Peas in a Bucket! How exciting is that!?!?! So exciting that one minute I'm on cloud nine and the next minute I'm a bundle of nerves! It's been a wonderfully emotional roller coaster! I'll let you know on my blog when the first stamps will be released, and if you're into the digital stamping/card making sort of thing, I'd love it if you would buy some and have fun playing! And guess what? They will sell for just .99 cents! Whoa! Can't beat that price, can you?

Off to the drawing board I go! Thanks for visiting my blog! Oh, and guess what? We're supposed to get some snow tonight!!!! Have I mentioned that I'm so ready for spring? I'm thinking of doing a scrapbook page of me shoveling snow with thought bubbles above my head of spring dreams! Hope to see you back on Friday. I'm not sure what I'll have to share with you at the moment, but I can promise it'll be something fun and crafty! :)

Supplies:

Love
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Heart Collage:  Romance Me Elements 02
Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts
Felt Flower:  Stampin' Up
Adhesive Pearl:  Queen & Co.
Swarovski Crystals:  Darice

Thank You
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Bird Collage: ATC Card Elements
Sentiment:  Love You Rub-Ons
Sewing Thread:  Coats
Vintage Buttons:  Stash

There's no Business like Snow Business!

There sure is a lot of snow going around so I'll start today's blog post with some snowy themed scrapbook pages I created.

Here's my son waiting for dad to take the picture so he can push the sled! This design is based on a page from the amazingly talented Susan Weinroth. I was thrilled that these patterned papers and the card stock I used for my die cut snowflakes all came from my stash! Thrilled because that bucket is about to take over my office! Seriously, I should take a picture!

This next page was from the same day. Too much fun sledding and making a snowman!

I love that my son used those spiked seed pod things from our sweet gum tree for the eyes, nose and mouth! An all natural snowman complete with stick arms! All that remains of our snowy friend is one snowball on the lawn. :( But that's what pictures and pages are for, right? To keep memories and Mr. Snowman alive!

During these cold winter days, I've been able to do a lot of crafting. Not only keeping up on my scrapbooking, but making lots of cards as well. The new fun line I've been playing with is Letterbox from American Crafts. I just love the color palette of these papers and embellishments.

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Once again I've relied on my Silhouette to make my card crafting creative! I cut the fancy green rectangle and the blue oval with it. Even though the letter stickers go perfectly with these Letterbox papers, they are not part of the line. They are actually from a very old SEI line called Paisley & Petals! Remember that?

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This is the last craft project I'll show you today. Isn't this little bird darling? He's part of the Letterbox line. And you guessed it, another Silhouette die cut! Have I said how much I love my Silhouette? Yes, about two dozen times! ;)

Before I close today's post, I want to give a shout out to my friend Laura Davis and her amazing food blog called Delicious. Last night for dinner we had her clam chowder and it was sensational! Perfect for these bitter cold days!

I'm not a bad cook, but I'm not really that great a cook either. I tend to use a lot more convenience foods that are quick and easy. Lately, however, I've really wanted to spend a little more time and make things from scratch. Laura is helping to show me (us) that it isn't that difficult or time consuming. Thanks a million Laura! By the way, I stole Laura's photo because lighting was terrible at dinner last night.

What a long post! Thanks for dropping in today. Hope you've enjoyed my crafty shares. Now go visit Delicious and drool over the amazing recipes and photos!

Supplies

Mr. Adventure

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey, K & Company & October Afternnon

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Circle Punch:  Ek Success

Emossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts & Basic Grey

Craft String:  Michael's

Snowman

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  October Afternoon

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts

Chipboard Snowflakes:  Maya Road

Dimensional Stickers:  Jolee's

Rhinestones:  TCP Studios

Craft String:  Michael's

Love You!

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Dimensional Stickers:  American Crafts

Letter Stickers:  SEI

Markers:  Copic

Gems:  Queen & Company

Friend

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Dimensional Sticker:  American Crafts

Heart Punch:  Ek Success

Letter Stickers:  SEI

Stamp Ink:  Colorbox

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Craft String:  Michael's

December Daily - Day Thirteen

One of my favorite things about Christmas is home baked goodies! I love to bake for our friends, neighbors and family and I love when the neighbors drop by with a plate of cookies and treats! Yesterday we got some wonderful bon bons and turtles in the mail from Laura Davis. She recently started a food blog called Delicious and boy are these candies to die for! Even the packaging is gorgeous! You have to go visit Laura's food blog because the recipes are awesome and the directions easy! She'll have you cooking like a master chef in no time!

Since we have less than two weeks before Christmas, I thought I'd get some gift wrapping done. I so enjoy wrappng presents! And wrapping is easier than ever since we went green a couple years ago. Most of our presnets are put into gift bags made of recycled materials that we use over and over. I use nice ribbon that can be used again too. And a friend of mine told me a little secret for ironing wrinkles from ribbon by rubbing the ribbon across a light bulb! Works like a charm! No need to drag out the iron and ironing board! Most of our lights are low energy but we still have a couple lamps that use the old fashioned kind.

Well, that wraps up another December Daily! Thanks for dropping by! I hope you can come 'see' me again tomorrow! :) Kathy