Thanksgiving Turkey

In club this month, we made a 6x6 scrapbook page to fit the Thanksgiving theme.  I wanted to make a simple turkey, because most of my customers have children.  The body of the turkey was made with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge by cutting out a three inch oval.  SU's large oval punch was used for the feathers.  For the comb of the turkey's head, I used a bow from a giftbox of a Cricut cartridge.  His beak was made from a square punch cut in half to make a triange.  The waddle came from yet another punch...the wing of  the SU's bird punch. 

Of course, this scrapbook page will look much more complete showcasing a picture.  I plan to have each of my family members write something that they are thankful for on the pull out tag.  Gobble-gobble! 

Materials Used:
Paper:  Orchard Harvest DSP, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake,
More Mustard
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple
Stamps:  Pursuit of Happiness
Tools:  large oval punch, square punch, SU bird punch, scallop edge punch, decorative label punch,
Sizzix tag die,
Embellishments:  Raspberry Ripple ribbon, googly eyes,

Seven Layer Dip Cups

This recipe is familiar to all of us, but its presentation caught my eye right away.  A friend of mine brought this seven layer dip in individual servings to our last stamping club, and I'm stealing the idea to take to a ladies event tonight.  Thanks for sharing, Kim!  Here is the recipe just in case you want to use the idea, too.  Kim won't mind.  She's a sweetheart. 

Ingredients:
2 cans refried beans
1 package taco seasoning
2 cups guacamole
1 8oz. container sour cream
2 cups salsa or pico de gallo
1 cup shredded cheese
2 tomatoes
1/2 bunch sliced green onions
1 small can sliced black olives, drained
9 ounce plastic tumblers
tortilla chips

Directions:
In a small bowl, mix refried beans and taco seasoning.  Layer the ingredients in each cup in the following order:  beans/taco seasoning mix, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, shredded cheese, tomatoes, olives, and green onions.  Store in the refrigerator until serving time and serve with chips. I used Frito Scoops.  This recipe makes about 12 nine ounce cups. 

Kim obtained this recipe from this great blog:  www.sixsistersstuff.com 

Triple Time Stamping

Isn't this a beautiful card?  I used a technique to make it called triple time stamping.  Follow along if you'd like to learn how to make it.

Start with three pieces of card 

stock that measure 2 x 3 1/4, 3 x 4 1/4, and 4 x 5 1/4.  

Lightly adhere the layers together as shown.  You'll be taking them apart in a couple of steps.  

Use a large stamp.  Ink it up well, and stamp all card stock layers together.  

Your card stock should look like this.

Keeping all the layers together, stamp the other images.

Gently peel the layers apart and mat them on three different sizes of card stock.  The mat sizes shown here are 2 1/4x 3 1/2, 3 1/4x 4 1/2, and 5 1/2x 8 1/2 (folded in half to make the base of my card).  

Now you're ready to adhere the layers back together, add ribbon, and a sentiment.  Pretty easy, wasn't it?  

Materials Used:

Card Stock:  cream, old olive

Stamps:  Wonderfall, Day of Gratitude. Canvas

Ink:  crumb cake, early espresso, tangerine tango, and old olive

Tools:  oval punch

Embellishments:  ribbon

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Let me know if you have any questions.  

Halloween 6x6 Scrapbook Page

Tomorrow at club, we'll be making this 6x6 scrapbook page to hold a spooky Halloween photo.  I know the bow does not go with my son's scary picture but couldn't resist how cute it looks.  I'll be yanking it off before he can see it.  If you'd like to make a page like it, here are the materials I used. 

Paper: very vanilla, black, Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP
Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits. Jack of all Trades, Tricky Treats
Ink:  black, tangerine tango
Embellishments:  black and gray satin ribbon
Tools:  1 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 square punch

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. 

Where We Belong

Books written by Emily Giffin are some of my very favorites.  I enjoyed reading this book about characters who experience the joys and complexities of adoption...a subject close to my heart.  I hated to see this book come to an end, but feel hopeful that it might have a sequel.  Its ending certainly lent itself to that possibility.  Pick up a copy.  I bet you'll love it, too!  

Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.
 
For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.  (review taken from www.goodreads.com)

With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are the hardest to make but, in my opinion, the most important to send.  Here are a couple that I made recently.  They are made out of the same materials but have their own unique look.

Materials Used:
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
Paper:  Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Pear Pizzazz DSP
Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers
Embellishments:  brads, Pear Pizzazz ribbon
Tools: scallop oval and large oval punches

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  Have a great week!

A Colorful Card

The brighter the colors the better in my opinion.  I used two of my favorites on this card...Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango.  What are your favorites?

Materials Used: all Stampin Up
Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper:  Tangerine Tango
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, and So Saffron
Stamps:  Printed Petals, Circles of Friendship, Vogue Verses
Tools:  Circle punches (1 1/4 and 1 3/8)
Embellishments:  ribbon