Paper Fortune Cookies

Chinese paper fortune cookies!  I dared to dream the impossible :) lol!  I found a recipe to make paper fortune cookies but I wanted to turn one into a special treat.  A cookie within a cookie!  These little cookies can be used for a variety of things.  To gift money, secret message, or an invite to a birthday party.  We're actually using this same idea to invite my daughter's guest to a Chinese themed birthday later this month.  These are very easy to make.  Use your favorite color of paper cut out a circle, tape, pinch and walla instant cookie!

http://www.ehow.com/video_4790371_make-paper-fortune-cookies.html

Owl Bookmark

In one of our recent classes we made these fun owl bookmarks out of colored paper clips.
The kids had so much fun.  These would make a great gift for any book lover or even party favors.  Supplies used - Stampin Up Owl punch, a variety of scrap paper, google eyes, foam tape, and colorful paper clips.

Valentine Candle Stamping

I love using stamps on a variety of things.  One of my favorite is stamping on candles.  It looks so neat and is sooo easy. :)

1. Stamp on white tissue paper.
2. Color and trim around your image.
3. Place trimmed image on candle.
4. Place wax paper over image and press onto the candle.
5. Use heating tool on wax paper to melt the tissue paper image underneath to candle.
6. Step back oooh and ahhh over your creation :)
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/stamping_on_candles/

Candle Stamping

Strawberry Treat Holders

Strawberries & Basket - so cute they look good enough to eat!  Well actually the strawberry is a candy holder!  I made these from using a strawberry & basket svg cut file, the Sure Cuts A Lot program, and my Cricut. Scallop oval punches are Stampin Up.  Friends stamp was a cheap find at Michael's.
Filled with conversation hearts for a Valentine treat. :)

Bee Mine....

I have a class once of week for elementary students.  My goal is to teach them to be creative and have fun making gifts to share with family and friends.  Here is our latest project.  Lollipop holder with a Stampin Up Scallop Square.

Valentine's Day Treat

For Christmas I purchased the Sure Cuts A Lot program for my Cricut.  The Craftedge blog has some wonderful svg files. One of them being this cute Valentine's Day Mailbox.  You can make them any size you like.  I sized them down to 6 inches because it fit my SweetTart candy perfectly.

http://www.craftedge.com/purchase/purchase.php?rfid=2072843&ref=0adfe1a0d2cc2c8f10bc5b46d377d9da

Christmas Reindeer

I'm running late on Christmas cards this year.  But surfing the web I found an easy cute card on Dawn's website.  I changed mine a bit.  I used the Stampin Up Owl Punch & eyes, snowflake stamp & brad, along with mitten ribbon.  I also bought red glitter buttons (they sparkle and look like candy) for his nose.  Happy Holidays to all! :)

http://www.dawnsstampingthoughts.net/2010/11/-reindeer-christmas-card-.html

Halloween Card Potions - Soot, Bleach, & Cricut cartridges OH MY!

Two new cards for Halloween.  I'm really feeling the erie, tingly feeling you get when you know that special time of year is right around the corner.  Who doesn't like a good ghost story or how the hair stands on the back of your neck when your out after dark during a full moon!  Scary :)  To add to the excitement I went with the feeling of Halloween from the past but with modern techniques.


Card Recipe - gold, blue metallic paper, sizzix machine for the dot look on the gold paper, bleach for the white star dots, Cricut cartridge Pumpkin Carving for the owl, and the moon is Martha Stewart Halloween sticker collection, and black beads for the owls eyes.

Whooo's there?

Card Recipe - Soot stamping, Martha Stewart stickers (bird & tombstone), bone is a Martha Stewart punch, grass and hand made with the Cricut cartridge Pumpkin Carving.

Don't stay out late after dark, especially near a cemetery!

Halloween Bookmarks

Part of a Swap-bot challenge. Ghosts in the graveyard and mad scientist eyeballs in a jar. Add one scary book and a full moon, you're all set! :)




Did you see that?  The ghostly picture changes oooo spooky!



Fun with Halloween stickers!

I have found the coolest, scariest stickers at Michael's - hologram portrait stickers! Ok well they aren't that scary but they sure make you do a double take. :)