An Apple a Day ....Makes the Boss Happy!

Happy Boss's Day to all you who get to boss someone around....

I went to pintrest of course to come up with what to do this year.  Here is the site I used to make my gift this year.

I kept it really simple.  The only thing I would change is I would not use any cornstarch that is mentioned in the recipe for the caramel sauce.  I totally missed the "if needed" part of this and added it in.  Totally did not need this and made my caramel a bit hard so it was hard to scoop out with the apple.  It was still delicious however.

I gave my gift a day early this year since waiting till tomorrow would not work in my schedule.  If I had done that, my bosses would have never received a thing.

If nothing else, I did win points from the boss for the "cuteness" factor.

The card is just a plain sheet of paper with a circle punch folded in half and stapled to it.  The envelope is from a package I picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby made by The Paper Studio.  The twine from Do It Yourself and the cute jar came from the Target Dollar Spot.

Witchy Boots are made for Spookin'

Well these Witchy Boots are made for spookin'.  At least they look that way from me.  I started with a cool card sketch.  It came from a pin I found.  Here is the link!  I unfortunately don't have any great bright cutesy paper to use so I used some subdued hues from We R memory keepers "For the Record" collection.  The image I just bought the other week from Michael's when their Halloween stuff was on sale.  It is by Hampton Art.  So is the spider web I added to the corner.  I colored in my boots with my Sharpies Pens and added some Ranger Crystal Effects.  Both images were stamped in Staz On Black ink.  After I distressed the edges a bit with some orange distress ink, I decided it needed a bit more "something".  Therefore, I added the faux suede brads, which are adorable.  Not sure who I am going to give this too yet, but I have a few ideas.

Trio of Treat Bags

For this trio, I wanted something special, cute, and simple. I went to this site for inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKMIrH0v54o&list=UUsFTjlTbVlnw5WJmowPDytg

These fun little treat bags will hold something sweet for my son's teachers.  I used the envelope punch board as shown in the tutorial to create these.  The paper came from We R memory keepers Anthologie 6x6 paper pad and some 12x12 paper by We r memory keepers called For the Record.  I just cut this down to the 6 x 6 needed.  I added some of the digital stamps I had on hand to decorate and some nice pumpkin colored ribbon by American Crafts.  This was super simple and came together pretty quickly.

Burlap and Leaves...It must be fall!

Got some good papercrafting in this weekend.  That always puts a smile on my face.  My inspiration card came from here:  http://www.catherinepooler.com/2013/09/burlap-happy-birthday-card/

I bought some burlap pieces a few months ago by Die Cuts with a View, but had yet to use them.  Then while surfing, pintrest I found the card by Catherine Pooler.  I thought, yes that is it.  I left the burlap as is and then used my scalloped die to cut a piece to the side.  I then with Staz On Brown ink stamped the entire stamp by Inkadinkado on the piece.  Using Colorbox silver pigment ink I then took a Technique Tuesday border stamp and stamped the left and bottom with a nice vine.  I added some white dots with a chalk white pen.  The leaf is a die by Sizzix that I inked the edges with the brown Staz On and then put some Ranger Crystal Effects on it to make it look nice and glossy.  I adhered all the layers and then topped it off with a gold colored bow.  I am happy with the way it turned out.  I have a recipient in mind that will receive this.  I hope it brings a smile to her face.

Autumn

Well here in Southern CA we finally had a break in the temps and hit the 80's this week a couple of days.  Love it!  Though there really isn't a true change in season with fall colors where we are, doesn't mean I don't want to make some "fall" cards.  This one is again using an image on line that I colored with sharpies.  I also decided to do a shaker card, which I haven't done in a long while.  I colored the silver sequins I had by Tree house studio with my sharpies and add them in.  I have had these shaker cards forever, so I have no idea where the card kit came from.  The one thing I would have done different here is put two layers of foam tape around my image to make the shaker part a bit deeper.  I used brown StazOn ink for the sentiment.  The sentiment is one of my favorite.  I have had it forever.  I love the the font.  It is made by Hero Arts.  It was a pretty simple card to make and I know just who will be receiving this one.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Halloween Fun

I was able to get some craft time in tonight.  I did something I have not done in a long while.

I used a digital image from the internet to create a card.  I think it turned out pretty cute.  Since my stamping/papercrafting stash has recently downsized again (long story).  I was proud to see I could still put together a pretty nice card with what I had on hand.  The sentiment I down loaded from the internet.  Please forgive me for not having the reference on hand.  But, if I find the site I will definitely add that in.  I usually do not make halloween cards, but now that I have 5 year old, well I see these quick easy cards will come in handy this season.  The black spiders are from a Studio G set from years back.  I stamped them on the top half of a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Recollections creme cardstock.  I ran the orange Colorbok cardstock through my Big Shot with the Cuttle Bug dot folder.  I added some Recollections black and white Bakers's Twine in a bow.  The sentiment from the internet was cut out with a circle punch.  Simple and Easy.  My favorite type of card!  I see this as an easy card to give to a few family, friends, teachers, etc.  Thanks for taking a moment to look. 

New Toys

Well I broke down and bought a new computer.  I am testing it out and so far so good.  Hopefully, that means new cards are on the way as well.