Retro sketches card - Sympathy card #4

I finished the last of the sympathies cards.  While doing so I used the sketch from Retro sketches and used everything except some scraps from a very old monthly kit (Bring Your Own Memories Jan. 09).

Supplies:

Paper:  Crate paper and MM paper
Stamps:  CTMH Words of Comfort and HOTP Heartfelt Greetings
Ink:  CTMH Cocoa
Extras:  HOTP dazzles

Sympathy card #3

Supplies:

Paper:  Crate paper
Sketch:  CAS(E) This Sketch
Ink:  CTMH Cocoa
Extras:  HOTP dazzles
Inspiration:  Fusion photo challenge

Seize the Sketch card

#2 of the five sympathy cards I need to make.  This time I used the Seize the Sketch challenge sketch for this card.

Supplies:

Paper:  old Crate paper and MM paper

Stamps:  CTMH Something Splendid and Words of Comfort

Ink:  CTMH Cocoa

Mojo Monday card

I live in a very small community, and I've been teaching at the high school for 14 years.  Yesterday was a very sad day for our community.  First I heard the news that one of my former students and her niece (whose mom is also a former student) were in a horseback riding accident.  The little girl was killed and the aunt is still missing.  A little later the news of the passing of a well-known and respected lady.  I've taught several of her grandkids and I'm friends with the family.  In light of these tragic events, I decided I needed to make sympathy cards to send to various members of both families.  Here is the first one.  I used the sketch challenge at Mojo Monday for this first one.

Supplies:

Paper:  Very old Crate paper and MM paper
Die cut:  Crate paper border
Stamp:  HOTP Heartfelt Greetings
Ink:  CTMH Cocoa
Extras: Flowers and brad from my stash

Heart 2 Heart and Stuck On U Sketches layout

Another layout of my beautiful little girl for two challenges.  On Heart 2 Heart the challenge was to use blue.  I might have gone a little overboard...LOL.  I also used the current sketch challenge on Stuck on U Sketches but turned it since my picture is horizontal instead of vertical.  These pictures were taken on the first day of school in 2009 which is when my daughter started PreK.

Supplies:

Paper: CTMH Magnifique collection

Ink:  CTMH Lagoon

Tools:  We R Memory Keepers mini 8 punch

Extras:  Prima rhinestones, ribbon and flowers from my stash

Pals layout for 3 challenges

This layout is of my pretty little girl and our former pastor.  He was the pastor of our church for several years and loved my daughter.  This layout is for three different challenges.  I used the sketch from Creative Scrappers, the color challenge from Color My Heart, and the challenge to ink it from Craft Hoarders Anonymous.  This picture was taken in 2009 so my little girl has grown up a lot, and sadly, our preacher moved away too, but at least I have these adorable picture to remember him by.

Supplies:

Paper:  CTMH Sophia collection
Stamps:  CTMH Heartfelt treasures and alphabet stamps
Ink:  CTMH Creme brulee, Cotton candy, Pear, Sweet Leaf and Blush
Extras:  CTMH buttons and jewels

Peachy Keen and Freshly Made Sketches card

I made this birthday card for my mother-in-law.  I used the Peachy Keen photo challenge and the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Supplies:

Paper: MME Oh La La collection
Die Cuts:  MME Oh La La collection
Stamps:  CTMH Belated Birthday
Ink:  CTMH Lagoon

cards

I've been in a card making mood.  This first card is made from my HOTP kit featuring The Stolen Moments paper and die cuts.  The other two cards are lifts from the Cricut magazine and used scraps of paper that I've hoarded.

Zoology LO

I finished up another layout from my kits that I had put together for scrapping last weekend.  This one I scraplifted from a CTMH Idea Book.  A couple of weeks ago I was going through my memory cards looking for pictures to print with the Shutterfly coupon I had.  I came across over 100 pictures from May 2009 that I had never printed off.  These are some of those pictures.  They are of the OKC zoo and my son's 2nd grade field trip.

Supplies:

Paper:  DCWV Safari Kids Stack and cardstock from my stash
Stamps:  CTMH star struck, adventure, Life's a Jungle, and alphabet
Ink:  CTMH cocoa
Extras:  gold Stickles
CTMH Idea Book lift

Wild Ones LO

Over last weekend I scrapped with a group of friends.  I was able to complete 20 pages by having layout kits already to go.  I didn't finish all the kits I put together over the weekend, so I've been finishing them up this week.  My children have gone to camp, so I have the next couple of days to spend in my scrapbook room instead of playing chauffeur for them.  This page came from a CTMH Idea Book from 2009 and so did the pictures.  I changed things a little bit, but basically stuck to the book.

Supplies:

Paper - cardstock from stash
Stamps:  CTMH Cocktail alphabet, In the Wild
Ink:  CTMH Cocoa, Slate and desert sand
Extras:  Prima jewels and Darice fibers
Tools:  Cricut Accent Essentials (arrow) and Birthday Bash (bracket)

Lake layout and card

Before I left for NYC last Friday, I finished up the July 2013 monthly scrapbookers kit from Paper Wishes.  I love these kits because the force me to do a little more challenging of layouts.  These pictures were from a trip to the lake in 2009 of my daughter.

Bacon-wrapped Jalapeno Bites

Besides scrapping, I love to cook and bake, and I love trying new recipes.  Tonight I tried one I found on Pinterest.  It was super easy and very tasty too.

Ingredients

• 8 chicken tenders, flattened and cut in two
• 3-ounce package softened cream cheese
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 8 slices bacon, cut in half

Instructions

1. Dab ½ teaspoon (more or less) of cream cheese on top of each chicken tender. Sprinkle a scant ¼ teaspoon of peppers over cream cheese. Fold or roll chicken to enclose cream cheese mixture. Wrap each roll with one piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
2. Grill until bacon is brown and crispy on both sides.

Mine wasn't spicy at all, but I guess it will depend on the jalapenos.  Here is a picture and the website where I found to recipe.

http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/family-recipes/bacon-wrapped-jalapeno-chicken-bites

Mojo Monday card

One more card for me today!  This one used the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.

Supplies:

Paper:  Imaginisce

Extras:  Felt butterflies (Creative Impressions), ribbon from stash, felt dragonfly cut from a border, HOTP dazzles (banner and sentiment), and decorative straw (Queen and Co.)

How Lovely? layout

This is kind of a silly layout of my daughter.  She is wearing those fake teeth that a disgusting, but I wanted to play on the fact that usually I focus on how cute she is.  I used a sketch from Stuck On U Sketches and used the color challenge from Color My Heart for this layout.  The larger journalling on the half-circle reads:  Emma loved wearing these fake teeth.  She thought it was so funny.  Even though they were way too big for her little mouth I couldn't convince her to throw them away.  And the journaling on the smaller stamped image reads:  I normally do layouts to show how cute Emma is, but not this time!

Supplies:

Paper:  CTMH Dream Pop

Stamps:  CTMH Floral Delights and Frame of Mind

Inks:  CTMH Sunset, Creme Brulee, and Crystal Blue

The Friday Mashup card

Since I didn't get to scrap last weekend because of my daughter playing softball all weekend, and I won't get to scrap this weekend since I'm going to NYC!!!, I thought I better get as much done during the week as possible.  This card is for The Friday Mashup! weekly challenge of stripes and/or movable parts.  I wasn't really sure how to make something movable so I just kept the tag with the sentiment at the top of the card loose on the baker's twine.

Supplies:

Paper:  DCWV Cherry Limeade stack

Stamps:  HOTP Heartfelt Greetings

Ink:  CTMH gypsy

Extras:  American Crafts baker twine, HOTP Dazzles, Michael's gem

Template:  HOTP 15 Lovely Labels 

My Scraps and More layout

Yesterday I found a Facebook page that challenges people to scrap 50 pages before buying new supplies (adhesive, photos, and monthly kits don't count), and I thought this would be perfect for me to try this summer.  As I've mentioned before in my posts, I'm desperately trying to get rid of my old stuff in my stash which has been relatively easy.  I love paper, but I'm not really a trendsetter in technique.  I still use stickers and I like the clean and simple look usually.  So here is my first layout in the 50 pages challenge.  It is also for the My Scraps & More sketch #83.  I hadn't ordered pictures for a long time because I'm so far behind in my scrapping.  While looking for some pictures to have developed, I came across some pictures from 2009 that I hadn't printed yet.  These are two of my son from those pictures.  The journaling reads:  I love this sweet little face.  You can be such a sweetheart but have a little mischievous side too.

Supplies:

Paper:  Very old Daisy D  (anybody else remember that brand?)

Stickers:  Daisy D to match the pp (corner) and Sassafrass Lass (title sticker)

Extras:  Ribbon from stash